Contemporary Drawing by Davidson, Margaret -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgements Contents Introduction: The State of Contemporary Drawing One: Surface

A Deliberate Choice It All Began with Seurat » Technique: Copying Seurat » Feature: Was This Seurat’s Intention? The Relationship of the Surface to the Mark Surface Options Given Papers Alternative Surfaces

Two: Mark

The Fundamental Truth of Drawing The Basic Marks Mark-Making as the Means to an End Mark-Making for Its Own Sake » Technique: Using Nature to Induce Marks The Mark’s Relation to All Aspects of Drawing Summary

Three: Space

Space in Drawing The Illusion of Three-Dimensional Space The Truth of the Flatness of the Surface A Combination of Flatness and Space Actual Three-Dimensional Drawings »Technique: Drawing on Both Sides of a Translucent Material Summary

Four: Composition

Universal Fundamentals of Composition Traditional Approaches to Composition » Technique: Working with a Golden Rectangle Modern/Contemporary Compositional Structures Summary

Five: Scale

Big Drawings » Technique: Scaling Up an Image Small Drawings Summary

Six: Materials

Materials to Draw With » Technique: Testing Pen Nibs Materials to Draw On » Feature: A Brief History of Paper » Feature: Paper Options » Feature: Paper Terminology Summary

Seven: Breaking Barriers

William Kentridge Gertrude Goldschmidt (Gego) Barbara Robertson Nancy Rubins Summary

Eight: Intentionality

What Is Intentionality? How Can We Learn Intentionality? » Technique: Using a Checklist Summary

Afterword: Conscious Intent and Greater Choice About the Author Bibliography Sources Index