Thinking About Drawing: An Introduction to Themes and Concepts

This accessible book explores the significance of relationships between the body and the mark, visual imitation, drawing and writing, and visual storytelling, offering a simple guide to these key ideas. Drawing has been an exploratory activity for millennia, revealing hidden relationships, directing attention, scrutinizing the material world, and providing plans for further action. The book presents illustrated examples of drawings made by culturally and historically diverse people for different purposes, with different media, in different times and situations, to build a complete guide to ideas about drawing.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 07 April 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This comprehensive and user-friendly book delves into the profound significance of the intricate connections between the body and the mark, visual imitation, drawing, and writing, as well as visual storytelling. It serves as a straightforward guide to these essential concepts, making them accessible to a wide range of readers. Drawing has long been regarded as an exploratory endeavor, serving as a bridge between the drafter's vision and the subject of their drawing. Through the act of drawing, hidden relationships are unveiled, attention is directed, the material world is scrutinized, and plans for future actions are generated. This book aims to unravel the core principles that have shaped the diverse, intricate, and foundational art of drawing. It presents a captivating and authoritative array of illustrated examples of drawings created by individuals from diverse cultural and historical backgrounds, utilizing various media and spanning different eras and contexts. Educator, author, and artist Simon Grennan skillfully weaves together these concepts to offer a comprehensive guide to understanding ideas about drawing.

Drawing has long been regarded as an exploratory endeavor, serving as a bridge between the drafter's vision and the subject of their drawing. Through the act of drawing, hidden relationships are unveiled, attention is directed, the material world is scrutinized, and plans for future actions are generated. This book aims to unravel the core principles that have shaped the diverse, intricate, and foundational art of drawing. It presents a captivating and authoritative array of illustrated examples of drawings created by individuals from diverse cultural and historical backgrounds, utilizing various media and spanning different eras and contexts. Educator, author, and artist Simon Grennan skillfully weaves together these concepts to offer a comprehensive guide to understanding ideas about drawing.

Weight: 318g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350265936