2024-11-16T06:32:18-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/84998562/drawing-space-by-emma-mcnally-to-show-at-abstract-drawing-exhibition-in-london-s-drawing-room Justine Testado 2013-10-25T18:02:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e1/e1p196lghqhet9o9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> London-based artist <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/emmamcnally/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma McNally</a> will be showing her "drawing/space" works in the <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/event/abstract_drawing_exhibition/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Abstract Drawing" exhibition</a> at London's Drawing Room beginning February 20, 2014. Delving into the idea of abstraction in the drawing medium, "Abstract Drawing" will be curated by artist Richard Deacon, making it the Drawing Room's fourth artist-curated exhibition.</p> <p> Even at first glance, McNally's silver-beaded wire sculptures and graphite drawings resemble constellations in the night sky or maps, while other paperfolding pieces look like geological forms. There's no doubt her interests in philosophy, science, and music influence the intuitive, cartographic quality of her work.</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ef/ef5mz3uuwxl3jpzq.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <strong>Excerpt from an interview with Luce Garrigues of <em>Pasajes arquitectura</em>, courtesy of Emma McNally:</strong></p> <p> "Born in 1969, Emma started to create art as a way to unfold her thoughts and reflections whilst studying for her MA in Political Philosophy at York. She describes her drawings as a visualisation of complex systems and as...</p>