upside down picasso

#2 Journal/Reflection Contour Upsidedown 

Picasso 

Please discuss why drawing an image upside-down shifts our brain mode from left to 

right, language to spacial respectively. Also, discuss your use of the grid, and explain 

the concept of the Grid. Make sure you write about the considerations you made 

while working on your composition. Don't forget to "click" on the button "submit 

assignment" after you have drag and dropped the PDF document into the window (as 

discussed in class) . Make sure that you have inserted an image (small) of your artwork 

into the word document so I can see what you are talking about. 

 The left is the analytical and the more technical side of the brain, while the 

right is the more creative and freely expressed. So with this in mind I believe 

that making the flip on the paper, confusing the left “more logical brain” 

activates the right brain to try and complete the task of drawing an image 

upside down. Instead of focusing on getting every exact detail with the left 

side, the right side attempts to creatively replicate the Picasso image. I also 

noticed that while I was doing the drawing, I had to focus entirely on the 

drawing only and nothing else. I usually listen to music while I draw but for this 

assignment, I didn’t even notice any music was playing. I was completely 

absorbed in trying to match the grid and where the lines were on the image. I 

don’t think I got it completely but it’s the best my right brain can do. The grid 

to me wasn’t very helpful; I didn’t really use any of it, except for the larger 

horizontal and vertical lines. So basically I only used a four square grid to try 

and copy the drawing. Although this assignment was a little more difficult for 

me, I really enjoyed doing this attempt because it really made me analyze and 

scrutinize what I put into a piece, and not just look at what looks good. (if that 

makes sense.)