Life Drawing with Early Masterworks: Reimagining the Cameras Gaze

Drawing Room and Early Masterworks presents:

'The Decisive Line: Reimagining the Camera’s Gaze'

Early Masterworks' {Real Drawing is Thinking} experimental life drawing session is meant to bring photography and drawing together. As part of the current exhibition being hosted at Drawing Room, the session encourages participants to start "framing" the human body in new ways.

The session will revisit legendary photos in photography history that were inspired by artists and will continue to inspire generations of experimental creatives: the fractured perspectives of David Hockney, the motion blur of Gerhard Richter, and the surrealism of Man Ray, to name a few. The class will explore how these photographic visionaries conversed with painters like Francis Bacon, Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Cristian Blanxer, Caravaggio, Degas, Jenny Saville and the Futurists.

Participants will be challenged to translate technical camera effects—shutter drag, film noir chiaroscuro, and distortion—into physical mark-making. Whether you are a photographer looking to deconstruct light or an artist seeking to break static habits, this session promises a fresh vantage point. Join us to reframe your perspective, and discover what happens when the "decisive moment" meets the drawn line.No previous experience in drawing or photography needed - come with curiosity and an open mind.Light drinks and snacks will be provided, alongside drawing materials. If you would like to use your own, please bring them in yourself.

About Early Masterworks (EM) Life Drawing:

We create a welcoming and warm environment for all backgrounds, demographics, and skill levels at this creative social life drawing event to meet, drink, draw, and create! We do not instruct; instead, we invite participants to share. We believe that art connects people, and sharing improve creativity!We host weekly themed untutored gatherings at a variety of one-of-a-kind places in London. You may have also heard of us because of the work we have done with the National Gallery, Open House Festival London, SOHO HOUSE, Urbanism/Architecture Bi-City Biennale (UABB), and The European Biennial of Contemporary Art.

About Drawing Room:

Drawing Room is accessible and intuitive, bridging art forms and cultures, a way of thinking and expressing available to all. Our mission to champion drawing derives from our charitable objective to ‘promote art for the public benefit’. We do this through inspiring free exhibitions, vibrant learning projects and our unique drawing research library. Https://www.instagram.com/drawingroomlondon/

Concessions are available for:

Government allowance/Pension recipients of any kind

Southwark residents

Full-time Students

Over 60s/Under 25s

Drawing Biennial 2026/Tannery Artists

Drawing Members

For further information about this event and/or to address any access needs, please contact rebecca@drawingroom.org.uk / 020 4547 6200

Concession tickets are limited to 6 per event as we are a charity and rely on funds such as these to make our programme possible!

Rundown:

Doors open: 6.45pm

Life drawing: 7 to 8:30pm (mix of short and long poses, with short break)

Doors close: 9pm

House Rules:

• NO REFUNDS - Due to the amount of time and effort invested in event planning, we are unable to give refunds for this event.
• Book ASAP - Please book online for you and your friends in advance so we know how to arrange the seats.
• Discrimination and bullying in any form will not be tolerated at our events.
• This is a 18+ event due to nudity and alcohol consumption, please bring ID with you
• Photography and Filming take place during workshops and gallery opening times.
• Please let us know if you do not want to be on film. All material captured is used for either our social media or future promotion.