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Arts - the Secret of Drawing

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All in the Mind

David Hockney

Andrew investigates drawing as a primal human instinct and a learned discipline, looking at the earliest cave drawings and the work of David Hockney and Picasso. The programme uses the latest developments in cognitive science to examine why we draw the way we do.


Places to visit

Take time out to visit the following museums, galleries and collections.

British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings
Picasso Museum
Rembrandt's House Museum
Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum
Matisse Museum
Paul Klee Museum

Online Collections

Check out the following collections of drawings and works of art on the web.

Official Picasso Website
Drawings of Victor Hugo
Jean Dubuffet's paintings at the Guggenheim


 
Get Involved
Drawing of houses

Find out about drawing events and activities.

The Big Draw
Imagine Drawing
Drawing Research Network
Jackson Pollock Animation

See Also
Pencils

Discover more about subjects discussed on the programme.

Ruskin School of Drawing
Surrealists Website
Picasso's Guernica




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