The Topolski Studio Residency Programme

Embury, Gary

Abstract

Interpretation was the theme of September 2014’s VaroomLab symposium on illustration, held in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth, which explored ways in which illustrators interpret, re-interpret and misinterpret information through illustration practice.
Gary Embury discussed reportage illustration and the different approaches artists take to record the same location and subject, also how documentary drawing and reportage can be used by artists to clarify and focus on issues through journalistic enquiry, the use of selection, editing on the spot, and area of focus including conversations evidenced through the use of annotated text to anchor meaning and add content.
The presentation including excerpts of film footage and interviews focussed on the Topolski Studio four-month residency reportage drawing programme.
The presented paper was published as part of Varoomlab journal issue 3.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: Varoom Lab Interpretation Symposium 2014
• Start Date: Sep 18, 2014
• End Date: Sep 19, 2014
• Acceptance Date: Sep 18, 2014
• Publication Date: May 13, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 6, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 9, 2019
• Volume: 3
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/2812081
• Publisher URL: https://theaoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/VaroomLab-Journal-Issue-3-Interpretation.pdf