Drawing

Giorgio Vasari told a story in his Lives of the Artists about Giotto, who proved his ability by drawing a circle. The Pope needed a fresco a...

Deanna Petherbridge Deanna Petherbridge is an artist and writer on drawing who has contributed deeply to the way that drawing is thought abo...

It is now over 50 years since the smiley face image was introduced into our culture. There are two aspects to it that really fascinate me, o...

I have just been to see the exhibition ' Pushing paper: contemporary drawing from 1970 to now' , which is on at the Cooper Art Galle...

'I swear I saw this' is the title of Michael Taussig's book of reflections on the use of fieldwork notebooks. Taussig is an ant...

Chuck Close Chuck Close If anyone knew how to maintain his attention span it was Chuck Close, who has just packed up his studio forever.  Ch...