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Drawing

The Bottom Line


  • Fonds Mercator/ Mercatorfonds
  • Expo: 9/10/2015 - 31/1/2016, SMAK, Gent
  • by Martin Germann, Philippe Van Cauteren
Drawing. The Bottom Line' presents drawing related work of 54 international artists. Drawing has always been there, will ever be there, and becomes particular present in times of crisis. Once described as the mother of all arts drawing lies at the bottom of all artistic activities. The freedom of art lives in drawing.

ISBN 9780300220094 | E | SWISS
€49,95
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Publisher Fonds Mercator/ Mercatorfonds
ISBN 9780300220094
Author(s) Martin Germann, Philippe Van Cauteren
Publication date October 2015
Edition Swiss binding
Dimensions 305 x 228 mm
Illustrations 220 col.ill.
Pages 256
Rights Only Benelux
Language(s) Eng. ed.
Exhibition SMAK, Gent
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Drawing. The Bottom Line' presents drawing related work of 54 international artists. Drawing has always been there, will ever be there, and becomes particular present in times of crisis. Once described as the mother of all arts drawing lies at the bottom of all artistic activities. The freedom of art lives in drawing.
'Drawing. The Bottom Line' embraces the singular practices of all participating artists, whose approach derives out a drawing, or where the history and conventions of the medium find a particular reflection. The presented work hovers between quick sketch and complex construction, between explosive expression and controlled stasis, and, essentially between fast and slow, since drawing is the medium of absorbed time. As most elegant parasite amongst the media drawing stays immune towards many Zeitgeist-attacks, from material patina to the hunger of the curator. A drawing trace can lead you far out to another century in the same way as it can sketch the beginning of something new. Drawing jumps from diary to film, from thought to narration, from material to idea, and from study to mastery, such as the artists wants. They can let it dig deep into their minds as they can make it touch the ground. Because every picture starts with a separation, which is a line.


'Drawing. The Bottom Line' aborde les pratiques propres à tous les artistes participants, dont les approches découlent du dessin ou reflètent l'histoire et les conventions propres à ce médium. Les œuvres présentées oscillent entre le croquis rapide et la construction complexe, entre l'expression explosive et l'équilibre contrôlé, et surtout entre la précipitation et la lenteur, le dessin étant le médium du temps absorbé. Tel un parasite d'une suprême élégance parmi les médias, le dessin échappe à la plupart des attaques temporelles, de la patine matérielle à la convoitise du conservateur. L'analyse d'un dessin peut vous ramener très loin en arrière ou vous mettre sur la piste d'un élément nouveau. Le dessin saute du journal au film, de la pensée à la narration, de la matière à l'idée, de l'étude à la maîtrise, selon le gré des artistes. Ils peuvent le laisser fouiller leurs esprits ou lui faire toucher le sol. Parce que tout tableau commence par une séparation, une ligne de démarcation.
Drawing. The Bottom Line rassemble des essais de John Berger, Martin Germann et Philippe Van Cauteren, et de brèves introductions de quelque 40 experts internationaux du dessin, choisis pour la plupart par les artistes invités. SMAK Gand, 9 octobre - 31 janvier 2015