In this first comprehensive overview of his drawing practice from 1980 to the present, artist and sculptor Antony Gormley reflects on the ideas, processes, and histories behind his craft. “What is drawing?” artist and sculptor Antony Gormley asks in his prologue to Drawing: Antony Gormley. “What does it take to draw?” This book, the first to provide a complete overview of four decades of Gormley’s drawing practice, offers a window into his vision and working methods from 1980 to the present. His drawings—produced mostly at night, when “it is easier to withdraw into the inner realm”—represent experimental journeys of the soul, providing an intimate counterpoint to his landmark installations. Drawing: Antony Gormley is an alternative chronology of the creative output of one of the most critically respected artists working today, told through forty years of work for which he is less well known and now more closely revealed in this volume. The drawings are organized into themes—from “Early Drawings” and “Loose Earth” to “Cosmic” and “Learning to Think”—and punctuated with thoughts and reflections by Gormley, in his own words. Details: Format: Hardcover Pages: 320 Artwork: 405 color illustrations Size: 10.5 in x 11.3 in x 1.4 in Forthcoming: May 26th, 2026 ISBN: 9780500029282
