Over the past two decades, drawing has attracted growing interest from the public, institutions and artists alike. Going beyond the sketch and the sketchbook, drawing is an art form in its own right, and can be deployed on a wide range of surfaces.
In this book, Barbara Soyer presents the work of 80 contemporary artists, both men and women, offering a surprising and varied panorama of the medium. The book multiplies approaches and gives space to multiple voices, reflecting the freedom and richness of contemporary drawing.
Preparatory drawings, autonomous, figurative, abstract, quasi-photographic, pictorial, in volume, black & white or color; works in ink, pastel, watercolor or gouache; works on paper, canvas, cardboard, wall or textile: the creations unveiled in this book all say something about drawing and the world today.
