The act of drawing has long been considered the foundation of an artistic education‎,‎ and the life class essential to the formation of an artists style and technique‎.‎ Yet in the contemporary art world drawing is increasingly regarded as a medium in its own right‎,‎ and the figure as a subject for ongoing exploration well beyond the sketchbook‎.‎ Drawing People is a thoughtful and beautifully illustrated survey of the most compelling and inventive drawings of the human form being produced today‎.‎ An introduction places the medium of drawing in its historical context‎,‎ discussing its intersection with photography‎,‎ painting‎,‎ collage and illustration‎.‎ Five chapters Body‎,‎ Self‎,‎ Personal Lives‎,‎ Social Reality and Fictions include short introductions outlining each theme‎,‎ followed by commentaries on individual artists exploring their style‎,‎ ideas and techniques‎,‎ accompanied by finely reproduced images of their recent work‎.‎