ABSTRACT
Often, in the gesture class, I fi nd an artist drawing a sleeve before they draw the arm — as if the sleeve has thought itself into that position. Then sometime later they stick in an arm and hand just to complete the parts. It’s not a question of which came fi rst the chicken or the egg — it is a question of which comes fi rst, the body gesture or the clothing gesture. Needless to say, the clothes merely react to the stresses placed upon them by the action of the body. Elementary, but sometimes overlooked.
