VIS 105C: Drawing Portfolio Projects: Getting started with your research

This survey of great contemporary artists is the perfect introduction to the exciting world of art today.

Drawing is at the very forefront of contemporary art practice. The radical shift in the treatment and development of drawing since the 1960s has resulted in a renewed status and relevance for it, with some of the most exciting artistic ideas of the last 50 years indebted to its use.

As a response to the ubiquity of drawing in contemporary consciousness and a corresponding dearth of critical engagement with the medium, these collected essays provide original interpretations of artists' drawing today.

The authors and artists come together to explore the potential of what drawing in contemporary art theory and practice might become.

An accessible A-Z guide to best contemporary art made since 2000

Extending beyond the traditional image associated with this medium, Vitamin D hopes to illustrate the complexity, variety, and relevance of the practice of drawing today.