The best presents are books. Especially when it is a book of Rachel Whiteread's drawings.
I am a lover of her work (ideas of space/structure, definitely posted about her before) and her drawings are also quite excellent.
I sometimes find drawing a tricky spot, not because I cant draw, or don't want to draw, just often I am stuck as to how exactly it can help me move along, so not just drawing what I have made, or what I will make. So I read a bit of the book at the beginning, and a few things stood out to me;-
-'In their construction, these drawings mirror the thought processes contained within the sculpture' (and I assume this can apply to anything not just a sculpture...)
-'You can worry something through by placing things on a page'
-(Quote by louise Bourgeois, but still relevant and in the book) 'Everything is fleeting but your drawing will serve as a reminder'
I also read that drawing things, just helps to get things out there, out of your head, just as another thought process, serves as a reminder...
Here are some drawings.
(Scanned from the book, as they are really nicely laid out which add to the overall brilliance of the book)
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