The act of drawing has long been considered the foundation of an artisticeducation, and the life class essential to the formation of an artist's styleand technique. Yet in the contemporary art world drawing is increasinglyregarded as a medium in its own right, and the figure as a subject forongoing exploration well beyond the sketchbook. Featuring aninternational roster of over seventy artists working with pencil, ink, crayon,watercolour and charcoal, Drawing People brings to life one of the mostcreatively rich and emotionally powerful forms of art being made today.An introduction places the medium of drawing in its historicalcontext, discussing its intersection with photography, painting, collageand illustration. Five chapters Body, Self, Personal Lives, Social Realityand Fictions include short introductions outlining each theme, followedby commentaries on individual artists exploring their style, ideas andtechniques, accompanied by finely reproduced images of their recent work