Vitamin D3, Today's Best in Contemporary Drawing

Idioma/Language: Inglés. Has the oldest artistic medium also proven to be the best form of contemporary expression? The gestures we recognise in prehistoric cave paintings arenât so very different from the ones we can all see in Vitamin D3: Today's Best in Contemporary Drawing. [. . . ]an indispensable survey of contemporary drawing, chosen by the world's leading art experts. Many of the works reproduced in these pages have a timeless beauty and appeal. However, many also address the immediate pressures, concerns and joys of being alive in the second decade of the 21st century. Indeed, as the writer and art history professor Anna Lovatt puts it in the bookâs introduction, drawing has proven to be uniquely well suited to many of us quite recently. âDuring the pandemic, artists, nurses, journalists, teachers and school children began to draw. As social distancing and stay-at-home orders were put in place throughout the world, drawings appeared on pavements, in windows, on walls and on the Internet,â she writes. âArtists and teachers led online drawing sessions, while museums released colouring sheets based on works in their shuttered collections. â Lovatt's opinion is shared by one of the artists in the book Christina Quarles, who told us recently: "Perhaps now, as we find ourselves entering the second year of a global pandemic and many of us are forced to remain isolated, we are turning to the intimate and personal qualities that can be found in drawing. [. . . ] Each entry features a selection of representative works, as well as succinct biographical information and insightful analysis from noted arts writers; thereâs also a detailed index, contents page, and overview of the nomination panel. *** Nota: Los envíos a España peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a través de mensajería urgente. No aceptamos pedidos con destino a Ceuta y Melilla.…