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Undressed Art: Why We Draw

by Peter Steinhart

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

To draw is to understand what we see. In The Undressed Art, writer-naturalist Peter Steinhart investigates the rituals, struggles, and joys of drawing. Reflecting on what is known about the brain’s role in the drawing process, Steinhart explores the visual learning curve: how children begin to draw, how most of them stop, and what brings adults back to this deeply human art form later in life.  He considers why the face and figure are such commanding subjects and describes the delicate collaboration of the artist and model. Here is a powerful reminder that no revolution in art or technology can undermine our vital need to draw.

Review:

“Richly enjoyable. . . . Lucidly written, delightfully illustrated. Steinhart considers the phenomenon of drawing from practically every conceivable angle and the result is as stimulating as it is enlightening.”Los Angeles Times

Review:

“Steinhart is one of those lucky writers who can’t help being entertaining, even when he’s making a serious inquiry. He reminds us that there is something ‘innate and human’ about the impulse to draw what we see. I wasn’t long into the book before I felt I was in the presence of a friend.” —Edward Sorel, The New York Times Book Review

“This rare, transcendent book . . . deserves to be part of the rarefied canon of nonfiction that ventures–gracefully, delightfully–far beyond its expected scope.” –The Plain Dealer

Synopsis:

A naturalist and writer who also loves to draw, Steinhart investigates the obsessions, rituals, and passions that accompany the act of figure drawing.

About the Author

Peter Steinhart is a naturalist and a writer. For twelve years he was an editor and columnist at Audubon, and his work has appeared in Harper’s, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones and Sierra. He has twice been a finalist for a National Magazine Award, and his essays have been widely anthologized. He has published four books, the most recent of which is The Company of Wolves He lives and draws in Palo Alto, California.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781400076055
Subtitle:
Why We Draw
Author:
Steinhart, Peter
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Subject:
Criticism
Subject:
Drawing
Subject:
Techniques - Drawing
Subject:
Criticism -- Theory.
Publication Date:
September 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
259
Dimensions:
7.98x5.24x.57 in. .55 lbs.

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