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Walton Ford. Pancha Tantra [Updated Edition]

Buford, Bill

Descrizione Edizione trilingue in inglese, tedesco e francese / English, German, and French texts - Volume di grande formato (28,5 x 38 cm circa), copertina rigida editoriale con sovraccoperta, 424 pagine profusamente illustrate con tavole a colori fuori testo. Copia in condizioni eccellenti, poco o nulla consultata [ FOR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS: heavy book, will require additional shipping costs, thank you ] -- At first glance, Walton Ford's large-scale, highly detailed watercolors of animals recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear. A closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the ‘operatic' quality of traditional natural history. In this stunning but sinister visual universe, beasts and birds are not mere aesthetic objects but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles: a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreaks havoc on a formal dinner table; an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. In dazzling watercolor, the images impress as much for their impeccable realism as they do for their complex narratives. This updated edition of Pancha Tantra is the most comprehensive survey of Ford's oeuvre to date, with 40 new works, more than 120 additional pages, and a new essay by the artist. It features dazzling details, an in-depth exploration of his visual universe, a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual inspirations: from Indian folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin to the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and Audubon's Ornithological Biography.

Categoria: Arte Monografie

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Edito da: Taschen (Koln) anno 2020

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Dimensione: 38

ISBN: 9783836578158

Prezzo: € 70.00