Writing on Drawing: Essays on Drawing Practice and Research by Steve Garner

By Steve Garner

An elevated public and educational curiosity in drawing and sketching, either conventional and electronic, has allowed drawing study to emerge lately as a self-discipline in its personal correct. In mild of this improvement, Writing on Drawing offers a suite of essays through major artists and drawing researchers that demonstrate a provocative schedule for the sphere, studying the most recent paintings on creativity, schooling and considering from numerous views. Writing on Drawing is a forward-looking textual content that provokes enquiry and shared knowing of latest drawing learn and perform. a vital source for artists, scientists, designers, and engineers, this quantity bargains consolidation, dialogue and advice for a formerly fragmented discipline.

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