A new volume explores the intimate art of drawing, as seen through a wider lens

The article discusses the benefits of focusing on drawing within the history of art, as it provides access to the creative process, including drafts and personal expressions not typically visible in finished works. This approach opens avenues to include a broader range of artists, especially women and non-European figures, often overlooked in traditional art narratives. However, the complexity of what drawing entails must be recognized, as it varies from rough sketches to polished works, challenging the notion that drawing is inherently more revealing of creativity than other forms of art.

Drawing can mean many different things, not all of them any more intrinsically likely to lay bare the hard, gem-like flame of creativity than painting or sculpture.

You are potentially, at least, getting closer to the creative heart of things, to first drafts and private passions, forsaking the chilly exhibition hall.

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