The Draughtsperson

The aim of the research project is to map the cognitive relationships of the

draughtsperson'sbrain in the construction of the mental activity that results

fromtheexperiencewecalldrawing.Eyemovementsandmanualtrajectories

triggerajourneythroughthisvisuospatialmappingofanatomical,neuronaland

cognitiveconvergences,which areconnected to cultural, historical and social

itineraries,inaclusterthatallowsonetovisualizetheprocessesinvolvedinthe

epistemologicaloriginsandlimitsofdrawing.

From the sketch to the project, the scientific reflection converge to the

specializeddomainsofneuroaesthetics,theexperienceofbeauty,thecreative

universality and individuality. The cognitive mapping is guided by sources of

artisticproduction:visualorganizationandcomposition,structuralelementsof

plasticity language, systems and methods of technical and graphic

representation, treatises and traditions of drawing (proportion, scale,

perspective, shadow, colour), expression of marks, medium and supports,

emergenceofnewdigitaltechnologies.

Key-questions: What neuronal structure is activated in the draughtsperson?

Whatnetworks,regions,processesandbrainfunctionsparticipateinit?Whatis

the impact of systems, methods, marks and instruments of representation?

Howisthemultiplicityofgraphicrecords(descriptive,operativeandcreative)

aggregatedintheconstructionoftheidentityofthearchitect'sbrain?Howare

thecircuitsofprojectdrawingpracticeprocessedasatransferofobservational

drawing?Whatis,inthiscontext,knowinghowtodraw?

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