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The primacy of drawing : histories and theories of practice / Deanna Petherbridge

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : New Haven, Conn : Yale University Press, ©2010Description: 521 pages : black & white illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780300126464
Subject(s): Summary: Scrutinizing a wide range of drawings, Petherbridge confirms a long historical commitment to the primal importance of sketching in generating ideas and problem solving, examines the production of autonomous drawings as gifts or for pleasure, and traces the importance of the life-class and theories of drawing in the training of artists until well into the 20th century. She also addresses the changing role of drawing in relation to contemporary practice and its importance for conceptual artists working in a non hierarchical manner with a multiplicity of practices, techniques and technologies
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Includes bibliographic references and index

Scrutinizing a wide range of drawings, Petherbridge confirms a long historical commitment to the primal importance of sketching in generating ideas and problem solving, examines the production of autonomous drawings as gifts or for pleasure, and traces the importance of the life-class and theories of drawing in the training of artists until well into the 20th century. She also addresses the changing role of drawing in relation to contemporary practice and its importance for conceptual artists working in a non hierarchical manner with a multiplicity of practices, techniques and technologies

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