The Primacy Of Drawing: Histories And Theories Of Practice

Author: Deanna Petherbridge

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  • : Yale University Press
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  • : April 2011
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Description

Discusses the significance of drawing as visual thinking in western art since the fifteenth century, through an examination of its practice: how and why it is made, how it relates to other forms of visual production and theories of art, and what artists themselves have written about it.

Author description

Deanna Petherbridge is a practising artist. She was formerly Professor of Drawing at the Royal College of Art and is now Visiting Professor of Drawing at the University of the Arts London.