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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453600203321

Titolo

Writing on drawing [[electronic resource] ] : essays on drawing practice and research / / edited by Steve Garner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2008

ISBN

1-281-78605-5

9786611786052

1-84150-254-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Collana

Readings in art and design education, , 1747-6208

Altri autori (Persone)

GarnerSteve

Disciplina

741

741.01

Soggetti

Drawing - Research

Drawing - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Foreword - Re: Positioning Drawing; Introduction; Chapter 1 Towards a Critical Discourse in Drawing Research; Chapter 2 Nailing the Liminal: The Difficulties of Defining Drawing; Chapter 3 Drawing Connections; Chapter 4 Looking at Drawing: Theoretical Distinctions and their Usefulness; Chapter 5 Pride, Prejudice and the Pencil; Chapter 6 Reappraising Young Children's Mark-making and Drawing; Chapter 7 New Beginnings and Monstrous Births: Notes Towards an Appreciation of Ideational Drawing; Chapter 8 Embedded Drawing

Chapter 9 Recording: And Questions of AccuracyChapter 10 Drawing: Towards an Intelligence of Seeing; Chapter 11 Digital Drawing, Graphic Storytelling and Visual Journalism; Notes on Contributors; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

An increased public and academic interest in drawing and sketching, both traditional and digital, has allowed drawing research to emerge recently as a discipline in its own right. In light of this development, Writing on Drawing presents a collection of essays by leading artists and drawing researchers that reveal a provocative agenda for the field,



analyzing the latest work on creativity, education and thinking from a variety of perspectives. Writing on Drawing is a forward-looking text that provokes enquiry and shared understanding of contemporary drawing research and practice. An essential