{"product_id":"a-companion-to-contemporary-drawing","title":"A Companion to Contemporary Drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Companion to Contemporary Drawing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first edited volume on the power, condition, and expanse of contemporary fine art drawing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Contemporary Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e explores how twentieth and twenty-first century artists have used drawing to understand and comment on the world. Presenting contributions by both theorists and practitioners, this unique book considers the place, space, and history of drawing, and explores shifts in attitudes towards its practice. Twenty-seven essays discuss how drawing emerges from the mind of the artist to reflect upon and question what is seen, felt, and experienced. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses key themes in contemporary drawing practice, addresses the working conditions and context of artists, and considers a wide range of personal, social, and political considerations that influence artistic choices. Topics include the politics of eroticism in South American drawing, anti-capitalist drawing from Eastern Europe, drawing and conceptual art, feminist drawing, and exhibitions that have placed drawing practices at the centre of contemporary art. This comprehensive study: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the ways in which contemporary issues and concerns are addressed through drawing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how drawing is used to make powerful social and political statements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates works by contemporary practitioners within the context of their historical moment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how contemporary art practices utilize drawing as both process and finished artifact\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how concepts of observation, representation, and audience have changed dramatically in the digital era.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to Art History\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e series,\u003ci\u003e A Companion to Contemporary Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable text for students of fine art, art history, and curating, and for practitioners working within contemporary fine art practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Fortnum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42849025523773,"sku":"9781119194545","price":305.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781119194545_435d7b61-31ac-46a4-bd71-0f5936445608.jpg?v=1766991313","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/a-companion-to-contemporary-drawing","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}