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Robert Motherwell Drawing: As Fast as the Mind Itself

By (author) Edouard Kopp

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A celebration of Robert Motherwellâ€™s drawings that provides new insight into the thematic continuities and techniques that informed the artistâ€™s working methods Throughout his long and prolific career, Robert Motherwell (1915â€“1991) sustained a fascination with making art on paper. His multifaceted drawing practice was an integral part of his search for a personal, spontaneous language of mark-making. Presenting works spanning from The Mexican Sketchbook of the early 1940s to the Joyce Sketchbook of the 1980s, this overview of Motherwellâ€™s work on paper highlights the way the artist embraced the suggestive potential of his materialsâ€”blending the accidental and the intentional in the creative gesture. Large-scale reproductions encourage close looking and immerse the reader in details such as a stroke of the brush or a tear of paper, while an essay by Edouard Kopp examines how the artistâ€™s practice of â€œautomatic drawingâ€ dovetailed with his love of paper and ink in the creation of these unique and compelling works. The book closes with Motherwellâ€™s own â€œThoughts on Drawingâ€ (1970). Distributed for the Menil Collection Exhibition Schedule: Menil Drawing Institute, Menil Collection, Houston (November 18, 2022â€“March 12, 2023)