PDF David Muench's National Parks: Native Ceremony and Myth on the Northwest Coast by Ruth Rudner in Arts-Photography

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Drawing is experiencing an unparalleled surge in the art world. Passeacute; notions that once defined drawing as being a preparatory stage for painting or sculpture have long since been cast aside. Drawing is now fully recognized as its own art formmdash;in the biennials; art fairs; museum exhibitions; and beyond. Drawing has come of age. Contemporary artists are increasingly discovering that drawing is something unique and different from painting. It is an intense; sensitive; compelling; personal; and utterly direct art form; one with its own concepts; characteristics; and techniques. In addition; contemporary drawing is not governed by any particular imagery; but rather encompasses a variety of approaches; including realist; abstract; modernist; and post-modernist. Contemporary Drawing delves into the essential and far-reaching concepts of this medium; exploring surface; mark; space; composition; scale; materials; and intentionality in turn. Key techniques; such as using nature to induce marks and working with a checklist to determine a drawingrsquo;s problems; are introduced throughout. Plus; an in-depth chapter examines a number of artists; such as William Kentridge and Gego; who are breaking traditional boundaries that separate one artistic discipline from another.Lushly illustrated by a wide range of highly accomplished contemporary artists; Contemporary Drawing offers a broad perspective on this expansive and energized field of art. From the Hardcover edition.