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 resource for artists, scientists, designers, and engineers, this volume offers consolidation, discussion and guidance for a previously fragmented discipline.
Chapter titles
Foreword – 'Re: Positioning Drawing' - Page 9
Anita Taylor
Chapter 1: 'Towards a Critical Discourse in Drawing Research' - Page 15
Steve Garner
Chapter 2: 'Nailing the Liminal: The Difficulties of Defining Drawing' - Page 27
Deanna Petherbridge
Chapter 3: 'Drawing Connections' - Page 43
Richard Talbot
Chapter 4: 'Looking at Drawing: Theoretical Distinctions and their Usefulness' - Page 59
Ernst van Alphen
Chapter 5: 'Pride, Prejudice and the Pencil' - Page 71
James Faure Walker
Chapter 6: ' Reappraising Young Children’s Mark-making and Drawing' - Page 93
Angela Anning
Chapter 7: 'New Beginnings and Monstrous Births: Notes Towards an Appreciation of Ideational Drawing' - Page 109
Terry Rosenberg
Chapter 8: ' Embedded Drawing' - Page 125
Angela Eames
Chapter 9: 'Recording: And Questions of Accuracy' - Page 141
Stephen Farthing
Chapter 10: 'Drawing: Towards an Intelligence of Seeing' - Page 153
Howard Riley
Chapter 11: 'Digital Drawing, Graphic Storytelling and Visual Journalism' - Page 169
Anna Ursyn
Reviews
'This is an impressive achievement, as an academic who wishes to explore drawing as a cognitive process and as an artist working in the mass mediated world where the language of drawing has found a vital role, this book will be invaluable for me and to my students.' – Prof Mario Minichiello, Birmingham City University
'The past decade has seen a change of attitude towards drawing. Its importance as an element in human intelligence is now widely appreciated. [Writing on Drawing] gives an insight into current work and it is clear that a paradyme shift is underway. The contributions to this book give a new insight into this fascinating activity.' – Prof Ken Baynes, Loughborough University
'Writing on Drawing is an excellent resource, in which a balance is achieved between academic, educational and entertaining pieces. While the book is intellectually stimulating, it is never dry and successfully brings together critical thinking, debate and research to form a thought provoking insight into the "intelligence of seeing".' – Alice Hunter, www.artjournal.co.uk
'‘Most art libraries have nothing in their holdings that quite resembles this book.’ ' – Choice
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