{"product_id":"9781119194545","title":"A Companion to Contemporary Drawing","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Art History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Contemporary Drawing\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKelly Chorpening | Rebecca Fortnum\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ History \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first university-level textbook 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 20th and 21st century artists have used drawing to understand and comment on the world. Presenting contributions by both theorists and practitioners, this unique textbook considers the place, space, and history of drawing and explores shifts in attitudes towards its practice over the years. Twenty-seven essays discuss how drawing emerges from the mind of the artist to question and reflect upon what they see, feel, and experience.\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 put drawing practices at the centre of contemporary art. This textbook:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates ways 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 \u003cli\u003eEstablishes drawing as a mode of thought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell \u003ci\u003eCompanions to Art History\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Contemporary Drawing \u003c\/i\u003eis a valuable text for students of fine art, art history, and curating, and for practitioners working within contemporary fine art practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly Chorpening\u003c\/b\u003e is the Fine Art Programme Director at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts, London. She has worked extensively in drawing as an artist, writer, curator and educator within fine art and across disciplines, and in a number of national contexts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Fortnum\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Fine Art at the Royal College of Art, UK. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eContemporary British Women Artists: In Their Own Words\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Not Knowing: How Artists Think.\u003c\/i\u003e She has exhibited widely including solo exhibitions at the Freud Museum and the V\u0026amp;A Museum of Childhood in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 November 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119194545\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377841074316,"sku":"9781119194545","price":189.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119194545.jpg?v=1780154309","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119194545","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}