Stick Figures: Drawing as a Human Practice

"Startlingly original." - Steven Guarnaccia, former op-ed director of the New York Times From an accomplished practitioner, curator and theorist comes Stick Figures: Drawing as a Human Practice to reset the terms for an ancient activity. D. B. Dowd embraces drawing as a process for everyone, not just artists. This beautifully designed book uses a wonderful range of visual samples to explore an elemental human capacity. The artifacts of drawing (chiefly, illustrations and cartoons) are rescued from outdated hierarchies of taste and engaged on their own theoretical and cultural terms. NOTE: This a book is a rumination on drawing, but it is NOT a book that will teach you how to draw. A reflection on why drawing matters, and how we might think about it as distinct from painting. Drawing as symbolic communication, not illusion-making. Not How-To, but What-For.

were Christian martyrs who were put to death during the reign of Abd ar-Rahman II, Caliph of Crdoba, and are counted among the Martyrs of Crdoba. Aurelius was the son of a Muslim father and a Christian mother. He was also secretly a follower of Chris...

This beautifully matted collector's photo presentation is an 11'' x 14'' collage. It contains an 8'' x 10'' photo offset with an additional 3'' x 5'' photo, coupled with a bio. All photos and bio are bevel-cut and double matted under glass. These q...

This Handbook surveys the contemporary state of the burgeoning field of metaethics. Forty-four chapters, all written exclusively for this volume, provide expert introductions to: the central research programs that frame metaethical discussions ...

CHAIN IS NOT INCLUDEDAvailable in Solid 14K Yellow or White Gold, or in Sterling SilverSize Reference:17mm is the size of a US dime21mm is the size of a US nickel24mm is the size of a US quarter Aurelius and Natalia (died 852) were Christian martyrs ...