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Drawing people : the human figure in contemporary art / Roger Malbert.

By: Publisher: London : Thames and Hudson, 2015Description: 256 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 35 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780500291634
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Body : Nalini Malani ; Wangechi Mutu ; Barthélémy Toguo ; Ed Pien ; Louise Bourgeois ; Ulrike Lienbacher ; Odun Orimolade ; Antony Gormley ; Mithu Sen ; Chloe Piene ; Paul McCarthy --Self : Tomoko Kashiki ; Francesco Clemente ; Kiki Smith ; Marlene Dumas ; Rosemarie Trockel ; Sevda Chkoutova ; Martin Assig ; Chris Ofili ; Elizabeth Peyton ; Kumi Machida ; Jinju Lee ; Juul Kraijer --Personal lives : Li Jin ; Emma Talbot ; Amy Sillman ; Arpita Singh ; David Haines ; Tal R ; Jowhara Alsaud ; Virginia Chihota ; Julio César Morales ; Richard Forster --Social reality : Cho Duck Hyun ; Fernando Bryce ; Francis Alÿs ; Emmanuel Régent ; Otobong Nkanga ; William Kentridge ; Michaël Borremans ; Aida Makoto ; Yun-Fei Ji ; Pavel Pepperstein ; Sun Xun ; Chad McCail ; Francesc Ruiz ; Chen Shaoxiong ; Ivan Razumov ; Adam Dant ; Kara Walker ; Marc Brandenburg ; Mircea Suciu --Fictions : Charles Avery ; Dasha Shishkin ; Ricardo Lanzarini ; Marcel Dzama ; Inci Eviner ; Sandra Vásquez de la Horra ; Marcel van Eeden ; Erinç Seymen ; Raymond Pettibon ; Jorge Satorre ; Paula Rego ; Jockum Nordström ; Dr Lakra ; Marijn Akkermans ; Laurie Lipton ; Tabaimo ; Shahzia Sikander ; Rinus Van de Velde ; Barry McGee.
Summary: The act of drawing has long been considered the foundation of an artistic education, and the life class essential to the formation of an artist's style and technique. Yet in the contemporary art world drawing is increasingly regarded as a medium in its own right, and the figure as a subject for ongoing exploration well beyond the sketchbook. Featuring an international roster of over seventy artists working with pencil, ink, crayon, watercolour and charcoal, 'Drawing people' brings to life one of the most creatively rich and emotionally powerful forms of art being made today. An introduction places the medium of drawing in its historical context, discussing its intersection with photography, painting, collage and illustration. Five chapters: 'Body', 'Self', 'Personal lives', 'Social reality' and 'Fictions' include short introductions outlining each theme, followed by commentaries on individual artists exploring their style, ideas and techniques, accompanied by finely reproduced images of their recent work.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Green 743.4 MAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 28/03/2025 07469

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Body : Nalini Malani ; Wangechi Mutu ; Barthélémy Toguo ; Ed Pien ; Louise Bourgeois ; Ulrike Lienbacher ; Odun Orimolade ; Antony Gormley ; Mithu Sen ; Chloe Piene ; Paul McCarthy --Self : Tomoko Kashiki ; Francesco Clemente ; Kiki Smith ; Marlene Dumas ; Rosemarie Trockel ; Sevda Chkoutova ; Martin Assig ; Chris Ofili ; Elizabeth Peyton ; Kumi Machida ; Jinju Lee ; Juul Kraijer --Personal lives : Li Jin ; Emma Talbot ; Amy Sillman ; Arpita Singh ; David Haines ; Tal R ; Jowhara Alsaud ; Virginia Chihota ; Julio César Morales ; Richard Forster --Social reality : Cho Duck Hyun ; Fernando Bryce ; Francis Alÿs ; Emmanuel Régent ; Otobong Nkanga ; William Kentridge ; Michaël Borremans ; Aida Makoto ; Yun-Fei Ji ; Pavel Pepperstein ; Sun Xun ; Chad McCail ; Francesc Ruiz ; Chen Shaoxiong ; Ivan Razumov ; Adam Dant ; Kara Walker ; Marc Brandenburg ; Mircea Suciu --Fictions : Charles Avery ; Dasha Shishkin ; Ricardo Lanzarini ; Marcel Dzama ; Inci Eviner ; Sandra Vásquez de la Horra ; Marcel van Eeden ; Erinç Seymen ; Raymond Pettibon ; Jorge Satorre ; Paula Rego ; Jockum Nordström ; Dr Lakra ; Marijn Akkermans ; Laurie Lipton ; Tabaimo ; Shahzia Sikander ; Rinus Van de Velde ; Barry McGee.

The act of drawing has long been considered the foundation of an artistic education, and the life class essential to the formation of an artist's style and technique. Yet in the contemporary art world drawing is increasingly regarded as a medium in its own right, and the figure as a subject for ongoing exploration well beyond the sketchbook. Featuring an international roster of over seventy artists working with pencil, ink, crayon, watercolour and charcoal, 'Drawing people' brings to life one of the most creatively rich and emotionally powerful forms of art being made today. An introduction places the medium of drawing in its historical context, discussing its intersection with photography, painting, collage and illustration. Five chapters: 'Body', 'Self', 'Personal lives', 'Social reality' and 'Fictions' include short introductions outlining each theme, followed by commentaries on individual artists exploring their style, ideas and techniques, accompanied by finely reproduced images of their recent work.