Drawings
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Overview
Drawing Acts is about drawing, both as 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 recreative 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 often considered the most revealing record of artistic creativity, offering the most direct expression of the artistic self.
Editorials
Booknews
Rosand (art history, Columbia U.) presents ideas that he first aired publicly in a 1977 lecture and has cultivated since then. His explorations extend far beyond the traditional agenda of connoisseurship with regard to drawing; instead he looks at the phenomenology of drawing<-->the making of drawings and the meanings that can be discerned from them as a record of the workings of hand, body, and mind. Seeking new foundations for the criticism and appreciation of drawing, he focuses carefully on drawings by artists such as da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Picasso, among others, as well as on the history and theory of the medium itself. The text is supported by 332 b&w plates. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
March 11, 2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
448
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521773300