Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The figure drawing in this Art in Medicine article was created by the author as a first-year medical student attending a live model art class. We might call this work, “The Side Sleeper”. In deconstructing the anatomic axes and posturing of the model in this artwork, we get an inkling of how figure drawing might meld with improving a physician’s grasp of anatomy and kinesiology. This article will explore the developmental stages of figure drawing from childhood, moving to the development of adult artistic rendering of the human figure, and then discuss the potential impact of art education within medical education.
DOI: 10.65738/001c.153907
Author: Larry Kravitz
Language: English
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7125943405