Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra - Rilegato

Buford, Bill; Ford, Walton

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 3822852376 ISBN 13: 9783822852378

Casa editrice: Taschen America Llc, 2009

Riassunto

The sinister majesty of Walton Ford's wildlife At first glance, Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly-detailed watercolors of animals may recall the prints of 19th century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear, and others of the colonial era. But a closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the 'operatic' nature of traditional natural history themes. The beasts and birds populating this contemporary artist's life-size paintings are never mere objects, but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles: a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreak havoc on a formal dinner table, an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. The book's title derives from The Pancha Tantra, an ancient Indian book of animal tales considered the precursor to Aesop’s Fables.

This large-format edition includes an in-depth exploration of Walton Ford’s oeuvre, a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual inspirations: Vietnamese folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin, the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and Audubon’s Ornithological Biography.

First published in TASCHEN's limited collector's edition — now available in this popular hardcover edition!

Su questo libro

L'autore:

About the artist:
Walton Ford, born 1960 in Larchmont, NY, graduated in filmmaking from RISD, but switched to large-scale watercolor painting. His work has been widely exhibited, including shows at the Whitney and Brooklyn museums. He lives and works in Massachusetts.



About the author:
Bill Buford is an author and New Yorker staff writer, as well as the founding editor of Granta, which he edited for 16 years. His books include Among the Thugs and Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as a Kitchen Slave. He lives in New York City with his wife and two sons.

Product Description:

walton Ford da acquerelli di animali potrebbe essere scambiato per scienze naturali del XIX secolo illustrazioni o British Colonial dipinti. Questo libro esplora ford' S oeuvre. esso comprende una biografia e frammenti dalle fonti testuali per i dipinti, dal vietnamita folktales al "autobiografia di benvenuto cellini.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Taschen America Llc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 3822852376
• ISBN 13: 9783822852378
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320