Steidlville

Drawing is not an exercise. Exercise is sitting on a stationary bicycle and going nowhere. Drawing is being on a bicycle and taking a journey. For me to succeed in drawing, I need to go fast and arrive somewhere.
Jim Dine

Jim Dine is a consummate draftsman whose images of tools, large-scale nudes, self-portraits, and studies from nature and after antiquity are among the most accomplished and beautiful drawings of our time. This book represents the first major survey of Dine’s drawings in over 15 years and features some of the finest examples from the 1970s to the present day. During the 1960s, Dine’s name was synonymous with Pop art and he was known as a pioneer creator of happenings and mixed-media constructions. In the 1970s, however, he made a dramatic shift, devoting himself to drawing from life for most of the decade.
Drawings of Jim Dine examines the artist’s accomplishment by focusing not only on works on paper but also on drawings in a purer sense, ones that incorporate line and rely heavily on materials such as pencil, chalk, and charcoal. The collection of works underscores his traditional underpinnings, even as he has broken new ground.