Why read The Drawing Book?

Book cover of The Drawing Book: A Survey of Drawing: The Primary Means of Expression

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The works in "The Drawing Book", by artists, architects, sculptors, scientists, filmmakers and thinkers of all descriptions, attest to the versatility and immediacy of drawing. From first thoughts to finely wrought, elaborate artworks, from the lightest sketch in pencil to bold, gallery-wall installations, the medium is shown as an essential…

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1 author picked The Drawing Book as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Maryclare Foá and Carali McCall

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At times, it may seem apparent that successive generations of artists reinvent the wheel and explore performance drawing across a range of disciplines; it was in particular, Tania Kovat’s writing in The Drawing Book, that gave us the broad contextualization of things – it seemed to reach into diverse yet significantly relevant references of historical predecessors that excited us. The book is complete with brilliant replications of artworks and quotes by a collection of artists.

From Maryclare's list on performance drawing for artists.