A Companion to Contemporary Drawing (Blackwell Companions to Art History)

The first university-level textbook on the power, condition, and expanse of contemporary fine art drawing A Companion to Contemporary Drawing explores how 20 th and 21 st century artists have used drawing to understand and comment on the world. Presenting contributions by both theorists and practitioners, this unique textbook considers the place, space, and history of drawing and explores shifts in attitudes towards its practice over the years. Twenty-seven essays discuss how drawing emerges from the mind of the artist to question and reflect upon what they see, feel, and experience. This book discusses key themes in contemporary drawing practice, addresses the working conditions and context of artists, and considers a wide range of personal, social, and political considerations that influence artistic choices. Topics include the politics of eroticism in South American drawing, anti-capitalist drawing from Eastern Europe, drawing and conceptual art, feminist drawing, and exhibitions that have put drawing practices at the centre of contemporary art. This textbook: Demonstrates ways contemporary issues and concerns are addressed through drawing Reveals how drawing is used to make powerful social and political statements Situates works by contemporary practitioners within the context of their historical moment Explores how contemporary art practices utilize drawing as both process and finished artifact Shows how concepts of observation, representation, and audience have changed dramatically in the digital era Establishes drawing as a mode of thought Part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to Art History series, A Companion to Contemporary Drawing is a valuable text for students of fine art, art history, and curating, and for practitioners working within contemporary fine art practice. Le premier manuel de niveau universitaire sur le pouvoir, la condition et l'étendue du dessin d'art contemporain. A Companion to Contemporary Drawing explore la manière dont les artistes des XXe et XXIe siècles ont utilisé le dessin pour comprendre et commenter le monde. Présentant des contributions de théoriciens et de praticiens, ce manuel unique en son genre examine la place, l'espace et l'histoire du dessin et explore les changements d'attitude envers sa pratique au fil des ans. Vingt-sept essais discutent de la manière dont le dessin émerge de l'esprit de l'artiste pour questionner et réfléchir à ce qu'il voit, ressent et vit. Ce livre aborde les thèmes clés de la pratique contemporaine du dessin, traite des conditions de travail et du contexte des artistes, et considère un large éventail de considérations personnelles, sociales et politiques qui influencent les choix artistiques. Les sujets abordés comprennent la politique de l'érotisme dans le dessin sud-américain, le dessin anticapitaliste d'Europe de l'Est, le dessin et l'art conceptuel, le dessin féministe et les expositions qui ont placé les pratiques du dessin au centre de l'art contemporain. Ce manuel démontre comment les questions et les préoccupations contemporaines sont abordées par le biais du dessin; révèle comment le dessin est utilisé pour faire des déclarations sociales et politiques puissantes et situe les œuvres des praticiens contemporains dans le contexte de leur moment historique. Ce livre explore comment les pratiques artistiques contemporaines utilisent le dessin à la fois comme processus et comme artefact fini. Montre comment les concepts d'observation, de représentation et de public ont radicalement changé à l'ère du numérique. Établit le dessin comme un mode de pensée. Faisant partie de la célèbre série Wiley Blackwell Companions to Art History, A Companion to Contemporary Drawing est un texte précieux pour les étudiants en beaux-arts, en histoire de l'art et en conservation, ainsi que pour les praticiens travaillant dans le domaine des beaux-arts contemporains

The first university-level textbook on the power, condition, and expanse of contemporary fine art drawing

A Companion to Contemporary Drawing explores how 20 th and 21 st century artists have used drawing to understand and comment on the world. Presenting contributions by both theorists and practitioners, this unique textbook considers the place, space, and history of drawing and explores shifts in attitudes towards its practice over the years. Twenty-seven essays discuss how drawing emerges from the mind of the artist to question and reflect upon what they see, feel, and experience.

This book discusses key themes in contemporary drawing practice, addresses the working conditions and context of artists, and considers a wide range of personal, social, and political considerations that influence artistic choices. Topics include the politics of eroticism in South American drawing, anti-capitalist drawing from Eastern Europe, drawing and conceptual art, feminist drawing, and exhibitions that have put drawing practices at the centre of contemporary art. This textbook:

• Demonstrates ways contemporary issues and concerns are addressed through drawing
• Reveals how drawing is used to make powerful social and political statements
• Situates works by contemporary practitioners within the context of their historical moment
• Explores how contemporary art practices utilize drawing as both process and finished artifact
• Shows how concepts of observation, representation, and audience have changed dramatically in the digital era
• Establishes drawing as a mode of thought

Part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to Art History series, A Companion to Contemporary Drawing is a valuable text for students of fine art, art history, and curating, and for practitioners working within contemporary fine art practice.

A Companion to Contemporary Drawing explores how 20th and 21st century artists have used drawing to understand and comment on the world. Presenting contributions by both theorists and practitioners, this unique textbook considers the place, space, and history of drawing and explores shifts in attitudes towards its practice over the years. Twenty-seven essays discuss how drawing emerges from the mind of the artist to question and reflect upon what they see, feel, and experience.0This book discusses key themes in contemporary drawing practice, addresses the working conditions and context of artists, and considers a wide range of personal, social, and political considerations that influence artistic choices. Topics include the politics of eroticism in South American drawing, anti-capitalist drawing from Eastern Europe, drawing and conceptual art, feminist drawing, and exhibitions that have put drawing practices at the centre of contemporary art "With their deviant movements, carefully defined features, and exquisitely detailed faces, the serial drawings of Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Titus Kaphar, and Whitfield Lovell offer refreshing approaches to visual indexes of Black bodies. For some artists, the act of drawing is only a preliminary step toward a final artwork yet to be realized. However, these artists create drawings as complete manifestations of transient forms-humans in various stages of life and death. Each presents the beauty of Blackness, not to promote its consumerism, but to provide a space for meditation on the invisibility, misrecognition, and complexity of Black people"-- Provided by publisher Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1 The Power of Drawing -- Chapter 1 The Black Index -- Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle: The Evanesced -- Titus Kaphar: Asphalt and Chalk -- Whitfield Lovell: Rounds -- Double Take -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 A State of Alert: The Politics of Eroticism in South American Drawing -- Defining South American Drawing -- The Politics of Drawing Maps -- Away with These Ancient Disabilities: Erotic Drawing in Brazil