Drawing by Seeing : Using Gestalt Perception - Softcover

John Torreano

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9781856695152: Drawing by Seeing : Using Gestalt Perception

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856695158 ISBN 13: 9781856695152

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, 2007

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“Why can’t I draw what I see?” Long-time drawing instructor and celebrated artist John Torreano answers this much-asked question, showing how to visualize three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. Torreano offers a series of exercises to help the reader to train his or her eye and to enable anyone, regardless of age or experience, to draw. Lively, accessible, and authoritative, the book includes illustrations to demonstrate techniques, examples of student drawings, and historical examples of drawings by famous artists.

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John Torreano is head of Drawing and Painting at New York University’s Steinhardt School. He has shown his work across the United States, including the Whitney Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

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