Anatomy
Artists contributed greatly to the anatomical drawings and dissections in the 15th and 16th centuries as the new scientific knowledge emerged, two most famous artists for this are Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. The study of anatomy was extreemly important and was included in the programmes of instructon in the earlier italian academies. The study of anatomy was obligatory in acadamies in europe. My research in anatomy will give me a better understanding of the types of muscles and postioning of them to aid me in making my makeups look more realistic, and anatomically correct.
A sketch from 1560s showing the body with just the bones, the muscles and then them both combined. This is useful for my research into people with bodily obsessions as the obsessions revolve around altering this ratio- for anorexias their goal is to lose body mass so muscle and fat so reveal their bones only. For a body builder they will strive to burn their fat to the lowest possible percentage, sculpt and build on their muscle mass. Complete opposite in their goals but it can be very similar in being obsessed and allowing it to consume a large amount of time and effoert in ones life.
A drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, he has shown three angles of the leg which helps us to leaner how the bones, tendons and muscles are entwined
The book states- 'even if you have skill in drawing it may not be accompanied by a knowledge of perspective; ...you might lack the methods of geometrical demonstration and the methods of calculating the forces and strength of the muscles..."(Keele and Pedretti, p1979, p.362)
Petherbridge, [essays by] Deanna and Jordanova, L. (1997) The Quick and the dead: artists and anatomy. United Kingdom: National Touring Exhibitions (Hayward Gallery).
Petherbridge, [essays by] Deanna and Jordanova, L. (1997) The Quick and the dead: artists and anatomy. United Kingdom: National Touring Exhibitions (Hayward Gallery).
Petherbridge, [essays by] Deanna and Jordanova, L. (1997) The Quick and the dead: artists and anatomy. United Kingdom: National Touring Exhibitions (Hayward Gallery).
Simblet, S. (2001) Anatomy for the artist. 1st edn. United States: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley).