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| Weight | 1.250 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 27 × 27 × 2.8 cm |
| Hardback | Hardback |
| pages | pp.144 |
Nature Drawings
£45.00
Today, when most of our visual experiences can be recorded instantly by camera or video, it is a wonder that such a laborious activity as drawing still exists; even more so, that it can be applied to the portrayal of birds. It is perhaps the only activity that can match their vivacity in the speed and energy of its execution. While the camera can instantly freeze-dry movement and detail beyond the perception of the human eye, drawing ability takes years to develop and is the result of a lifetime of learning to see.
The artist’s eye does have several advantages over the camera: focus is not a mechanical problem but a matter of thought and concentration: time is not measured in hundredths of a second but can seem to stand still. A drawing can include events happening over a long timespan, nor is it even confined to what is there. I find, especially when painting, that I bring in association from previous experience, and as I get older it is more difficult to be entirely objective. Making connections is very much the business of art…
Published 1993 by Arlequin Press
Limited Edition of 1000 copies, individually numbered and signed.
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