The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art by Owens, Susan

The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art

Drawing is at the heart of human creativity. The most democratic form of art-making, it requires nothing...
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Author: Susan Owens
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The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art by Owens, Susan

The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art

$70.60

The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art

$70.60
Author: Susan Owens
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Drawing is at the heart of human creativity. The most democratic form of art-making, it requires nothing more than a plain surface and a stub of pencil, a piece of chalk or an inky brush. Our prehistoric ancestors drew with natural pigments on the walls of caves, and every subsequent culture has practised drawing - whether on papyrus, parchment or paper. Artists throughout history have used drawing as part of the creative process.

While painting and sculpture have been shaped heavily by money and influence, drawing has always offered extraordinary creative latitude. Here we see the artist at his or her most unguarded. Susan Owens offers a glimpse over artists' shoulders - from Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Hokusai to Van Gogh, K?the Kollwitz and Yayoi Kusama - as they work, think and innovate, as they scrutinise the world around them or escape into their imaginations.

The Story of Drawing loops around the established history of art, sometimes staying close, at other times diving into exhilarating and altogether less familiar territory.

Author: Susan Owens
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780300260472

About the Author
Susan Owens is a writer and art historian. Her previous books include The Art of Drawing, Spirit of Place, and Imagining England's Past.

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