Writing on drawing : essays on drawing practice and research / edited by Steve Garner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Garner, Steve.

Series:

Readings in art and design education series ; v. 6.

Readings in art and design education, 1747-6208

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drawing--Research.

Drawing.

Drawing--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Essays on drawing practice and research

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Chicago : Intellect, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-78605-5

9786611786052

1-84150-254-5

OCLC:

467174886