01-05-2016 06:59 via theguardian.com

How drawing focuses the mind | Daniel Glaser

Sketching requires looking at objects in a different way – it’s all in the detailThe V&A has come under fire for banning sketching at its new exhibition of underwear. The museum says it’s to ease congestion as punters browse through 18th-century knickers and learn the history of the jockstrap . But as one Twitter user pointed out: ‘Drawing is an essential mode of looking.’Sketching something close up and looking at it from afar are approached in quite different
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