Right Brain Thinking

Hi everyone! The drawings below are exercises I completed to demonstrate how the left and right sides of the brain interact. First though, here is some information about the right and left sides of the brain:

Generally the right side of your brain absorbs any information your senses might perceive and your left side sorts and orders this information. Now this doesn't mean that the left side of the brain cannot do what the right side of your brain can do. It just happens that the left side is more efficient at cataloging information and your right side can process information well. Now sometimes both sides or the brain work in conjunction to operate normally in someone. Although in most people one side of the brain will be dominant over the other, which creates certain character and personality traits.

Left Side Dominant vs Right Side Dominant Character Traits

Plans schedule vs Impulsive scheduling

Follows rules without question vs Questions the rules

Rarely uses hand gestures when talking vs Uses hand gestures when talking

Listens to what is being said vs Listens to how something is said

Face/Vase Drawing

The point of this exercise was to demonstrate the mental confusion even temporary paralysis experienced when the your brain shifts from the dominant left side mode to the sub-dominant right side mode.

The process I followed was to draw the face on the left first while stating what body parts I was drawing. I then drew the top and bottom lines for the vase. Starting the face on the right, I continued to name the body parts. When I reached the chin I found myself attempting to draw in the opposite direction I needed to go. In response I paused and then continued to draw the face correctly. 

Picasso Drawing

For this task I was asked to copy off an upside down Picasso drawing. I was also asked to focus completely on the lines and shapes that the picture was composed off and ignore any anything the picture seemed to be. I drew for roughly 40 minutes. After that time, I flipped my drawing the right side up and was pleasantly surprised. 

The end result was much better than I had anticipated, as was expected conclusion. The simple act of focusing on the individual parts of the image and not knowing the end result had resulted in a better outcome than I would have produced knowing full well what I was actually drawing.