Drawing — Eileen Cubbage

Drawing

This body of work emerges from daily rituals of body, breath, movement, and mark-making, evoking primal impulses through sensory archetypes and rhythmic marks. Guided by duration and Laban’s effort qualities, the drawings translate physicality and psychological states into visual language, merging the corporeal with the abstract. These life-size works act as meditative expressions, capturing the flow and vitality of embodied presence.

2023. silverpoint, graphite, charcoal, and colored pencil

Slash, Press, and Float. Series of somatic movement drawings. Graphite, charcoal pencil and pen on paper. 84" x 60" each

Sustained direct float. 96"x 72". Graphite, charcoal pencil on paper.

Sustained light dab. 96"x 72". Graphite, charcoal pencil on paper.

Sustained direct slash. 96"x 72". Graphite, charcoal pencil on paper.

Flexible sustained punch. 96"x 72". Graphite, charcoal pencil on paper.

Wringing and Flicking. Graphite, charcoal pencil on paper. 84"x 60" each.

Direct light flick. 96"x 72" . Graphite, colored pencil on paper.

Flexible light thrust. 96"x 72". Graphite, colored pencil on paper.

Strong light press. 96"x 72". Graphite, colored pencil on paper.