Drawing Acts
Subtitle: Studies in Graphic Expression and Representation
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 11, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780521773300
Subjects: Drawing & drawings; History Of Art / Art & Design Styles; Techniques - Drawing; Drawing; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Criticism; Art / General; Study & Teaching; Expertising
Description: "Drawing Acts is about drawing, as both art and act. Taking the study of drawings beyond the traditional agenda of connoisseurship, David Rosand explores the significance of the making of drawings, the meaning in the line of the draftsman, and the re-creative dimension of critical response. The book focuses on drawings by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Piranesi, Tiepolo, and Picasso, as well as on the history and theory of the medium itself. It seeks to establish new foundations for the criticism and appreciation of drawing, which is generally considered the most revealing record of artistic creativity, offering the most direct expression of the artistic self."--Jacket.