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Denise Chac

Denise Chac. EEB: Art and Organism, Spring 2014 Senior in Anthropology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The Definition. Wikipedia An unfocused or unconscious drawing made while a person’s attention is otherwise occupied Dictionary.com A design, a figure made by idle scribbling

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Denise Chac

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  1. Denise Chac EEB: Art and Organism, Spring 2014 Senior in Anthropology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  2. The Definition • Wikipedia • An unfocused or unconscious drawing made while a person’s attention is otherwise occupied • Dictionary.com • A design, a figure made by idle scribbling • Archaic – a foolish or silly person • Merriam-webster.com • To draw something without thinking about what you are doing

  3. History – Blombos Cave

  4. History - Etymology • Portugese • Doudo – foolish • Low German • Dudel – dunce • Dudeltopf, Dudeldopp - simpleton • English – in 17th century, doodle was defined as “to make a fool of, to cheat”

  5. Doodle Art

  6. Doodle Art • InsulaDulcamaraby Paul Klee

  7. R. W. Emerson • “In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. Great works of art have no more affecting lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side.” • - Self Reliance

  8. Functions of Doodling • Increase Focus • Increase Retention and Recall • Reduce stress • Enhance creativity • Enhance learning (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic)

  9. A story about medical doodles… • Michiko Maruyama • Medical student • "At the end of each day, I sit and I think about everything that I had learned from morning till night and I transform it into a Daily Doodle. By combining studying and drawing, each doodle acts as a learning tool and a creative exercise.“ • www.artoflearning.ca

  10. DEEP:Development Doodle by Sylvia Plath. Doodles become more or less focused; more complex; Feature more artistic properties – Geometric structuring Symmetry Repetition Inversion Order vs. disorder

  11. DEEP:Ecology Doodle by Sylvia Plath. Doodles are found in environments where one can easily multitask. Diary setting – private, free from criticism, relaxed, away from prying eyes, comfortable

  12. DEEP:Evolution Doodle by Sylvia Plath. Doodles continue to present itself throughout human evolution Evolved from the basic scribbles of words in the margins to major art works

  13. DEEP:Physiology Doodle by Sylvia Plath. According to most definitions, doodling occurs when the mind is preoccupied. Doodling becomes a way to express strong feelings. They are a creative outlet to express oneself through pictures next to literature

  14. Awesome Links and Videos • TED Talk: Sunni Brown – The Doodle Revolution • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fx0QcHyrFk • Daily Doodles of a Medical Student – Michiko Maruyama • http://michikomaruyama.ca/artoflearning/?p=876&preview=true • Doodling in the Sand – Andres Amador • http://www.andresamadorarts.com/

  15. Additional Topics to Explore • Outsider Art – or Art Brut (French for “raw art”) • Graffiti • Banksy • Psychology & Doodles • Developmental psychology • Freud • Famous doodles • Presidents • Authors • Musicians

  16. Resources Select References Acknowledgements • Andrade, Jackie. 2009. “What Does Doodling Do?” Applied Cognitive Psychology 24:1 pg. 100-106. • Balter, Michael. 2002. “From a Modern Human’s Brow – or Doodling?” Science 295 pg. 247-249. • Battles, Matthew. 2004. “In Praise of Doodling.” The American Scholar 73:4 pg. 105-108. • Brown, Sunni. 2011. “The Miseducation of the Doodle.” Creativity 322. • Courneya, Carol A. 2012. “Medical doodles: 30 minutes well spent.” Canadian Medical Association Journal 184:12 pg. 1395-1396. • I would like to thank Dr. Neil Greenberg for instigating this project and enabling me to evaluate art through the DEEP perspective. In this class, EEB: Art and Organism, I have made several profound associations between biology and art. Without these insights, analyzing art through a biological lens would be more challenging.

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