Drawing in the Present Tense artist book and categorisation of “the common”

and categorisation of “the common”

comprehensive

moreHere we focus on communal dishes set against the backdrop of the current fight for democracy

With its good-humoured look at natural shapes seen through the eyes of a designer

moreThe book has been designed and edited by two of Octavo’s original designers and editors – Hamish Muir and Mark Holt

Drawing in the Present Tense artist book and categorisation of “the common”A richly illustrated, up to the minute overview of new approaches in drawing, in the context of recent developments of other forms of contemporary art. Drawing in the Present Tense explores the variety of ways in which contemporary artists from around the world have come to approach drawing as the primary element of their practice. One which is autonomous: an end in itself, rather than a means to an end in another, more substantial medium. In an era