Undressed Art: Why We Draw by Steinhart, Peter

Undressed Art: Why We Draw (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400076055)

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Undressed Art: Why We Draw by Steinhart, Peter

Undressed Art: Why We Draw

$21.00
Undressed Art: Why We Draw by Steinhart, Peter

Undressed Art: Why We Draw

$21.00
Format: Paperback
Description
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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.

Author: Peter Steinhart
ISBN-10: 1400076056
ISBN-13: 9781400076055
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2005
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.24w x 0.57d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 36
New York Times 10/30/2005 pg. 24
By Peter Steinhart
By Peter Steinhart
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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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