Portfolio E: Drawings | Part 1

JEF7REY HILDNER | ARCHITECT

HOME  >  Portfolio E: Drawings Part 1 ♞ |  JEF7REY HILDNER | ARCHITECT — Q.F.B.   |  ARCHITECTURE IS A  VISION QUEST L EGACY LABYRINTH:  BEGINNINGS "ART IS A CHESS GAME OF FORM & STORY."   — JEF7REY HILDNER,  HENRY TRUCKS — PAINTER : ancient myths meet modern landscapes _______________________________________________________________________________________ F eatured in the viewer above :   Part 1 of selective drawings from my extensive portfolio, showcasing drawings that led me to  become a painter.  Though I painted a mural in 1980 , it would be fifteen years —and  several murals later — before I painted on canvas. E verything you see in these ten slides, I created before I did so: during the crucial turning-point years of 1986 through 1995 — the year I finally took a brush to canvas . E xplore my other drawings : Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 A dozen or so of the 30 drawings that I present in this three-part series appear in my  essays  and  books , where I explain my thought process—my aesthetic theories and symbolic themes.  See, for example,  " Drawing as Contemplation ,"  Architecture New Jersey , 1990:4, pp. 11-13, 25.  See also my viewer-friendly  presentation of the essay in the Internet Archive  Wayback Machine . _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ To explore my entire Legacy Labyrinth — its major galleries, special worlds, and secret chambers — go to: Legacy Labyrinth: Doorway to the Stars Links HQ: Navigation | About   Internet Archive Home _______________________________________________________________________________________ JEF 7 REY HILDNER   | ARCHITECT