drawing
drawing is about seeing. when you draw something, you observe the subject differently. your sense and awareness of the space changes. the experience of the light is transformed. the moment becomes less about the idea of the place and more about the layers of details adding up to something profound.
In the studio there are 2 different kinds of drawings. one is a record of the experience of the space and light. the other is an imagination of the experience of the space and light. the difference is drawing what one sees versus drawing what one thinks. the first type is slower and almost retrospective and the second is fast. in studio the fast drawings are a “talking while drawing” mixed media experience of words and drawn lines as part of the collaborative design process. the slow drawings are quiet, solitary experiences.
we enjoy drawing with any implement. cheap pens, pencils, crayons, markers, nearly anything will do. the scale of the drawing changes depending on the tools.

ROBERT BENSON
Paris 2013 | Graphite
Paris 2013 | Graphite
Paris 2013 | Graphite
UIUC Illini Hall Study 2020 | Graphite
UIUC Illini Hall Study 2020 | Graphite on Canvas
Chicago River 2019 | Digital (Adobe Draw)
St. Paul-de-Vence 2013 | graphite
Antibes 2013 | graphite
Millennium Park Chicago 2019 | Graphite
Daley Plaza Chicago 2019 | Digital
Cripple Creek Hotel Study 2018 | digital
Wilson Hall Fermilab 2019 | Digital
Applied Physics Lab Study 2018 | Digital
Applied Physics Lab Study 2018 | Digital
Applied Physics Lab Study 2018 | Digital
Natatorium Study 2018 | Digital
Natatorium Study 2018 | Digital
Diagrid Tower Study 2017 | Digital
Applied Physics Lab Study 2020 | Graphite
Applied Physics Lab Study 2020 | Graphite
Republic Airways Campus Study 2018 | Digital
Republic Airways Campus Study 2018 | Digital
Republic Airways Campus Study 2018 | Digital
UW Madison Chemical Engineering Study 2017 | Digital
London 2016 | graphite
MICHAEL SEMENZIN
San Zenone 2015 | Watercolor
Rome 2015 | Watercolor
St. Michaels MD 2016 | Watercolor
2016 | Watercolor
Montebelluna 2015 | Watercolor
Rome 2015 | Watercolor