{"id":150,"date":"2021-11-11T15:27:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/personal-pages-to-public-spaces\/?page_id=150"},"modified":"2021-11-11T15:27:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:27:50","slug":"repetition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/personal-pages-to-public-spaces\/repetition\/","title":{"rendered":"Repetition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With repetition the mind recalls images and the muscles of the hand remember gestures; confident, flowing lines communicate a surety in practiced motions. Muscle memory is created by the act of drawing, therefore, the act itself becomes integrated with the mental process of remembering. Human memory is susceptible to degradation and alteration. The acquisition of knowledge through sketching, coupled with the mnemonic aid of the paper or sketchpad, preserves memories and enhances recall. Emotional or personal involvement can also serve to sustain a memory over time. Memory is not a purely mental process, but a physical process. The artist\u2019s body repeatedly channels the movement of her subject through the arm and the hand onto the page, until the hand can perform those movements even in the absence of that subject.<\/p>\n\n\n

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