Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing (Themes),   ISBN:9780714845456

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This is a book that I recommend to artists. It's a great book to reference on when you have no clue on your next project or piece. I fell in love with the book when I had to do a book report on several of the artists presented in the book. I couldn't help but look at each page and read up on all artists, mind you I only had two hours to have the book since it was on special reserve in the library. So I decided to buy the book instead. A little pricey for me but bought it used instead. Still in great condition besides the jacket but I can careless. This book is a must buy!

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This book is a fantastic compilation of fine art drawing and painting at its best. highly recommended

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Vitamin D is a wonderful reference, with encyclopedic descriptions of contemporary artists and their work in drawing. It is filled with drawings in full color, and even has beautiful deckle-edged pages.

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As an artist myself, I have to first be aesthetically attracted to a book before I can look further, and the Vitamin series are truly stunning. In this edition, each of the numerous artists chosen get a two page spread, sometimes four. This spread included a lengthy blurb on the artist and images of their work. All I can do is highly recommend that you look at this book in person before buying it, and I think it will be nearly impossible to turn down after that. Great book to have in your collection!

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Vitamin D is an outstanding publication of drawings from contemporary artists which shows great depth in both subjectivity and theme, the one overwhelming issue seems to be the quality of the reproductions within. Context gives us the reason for this.. in that these are works by CONTEMPORARY artists and as such have not been digitized as throughly as say the often if not OVER reproduced imagery of Leonardo or Michelangelo, so yes some of the reproductions are less stunning however they are more than adequate and what is more important, they are reproduced well enough to spark interest in seeing the original. Artwork can never truly be reproduced, you must experience the original to truly appreciate the pieces. However Vitamin D does what it was designed to, as did it's predecessor Vitamin P, giving a contemporary overview of works and the artists who create them which have yet to be studied. These books are history in the making and that alone gives them more merit than most art publications. This series is more than worth owning and will prove to be volumes you will return to again and again.