Walton Ford. Pancha Tantra (Buford Bill); TASCHEN, 2020

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. First available as a signed and limited volume, 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. Multilingual Edition: English, French, German

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Параметр	Значение
Автор(ы)	Buford Bill
Вес	3.89
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2020
Год публикации	2020
Жанр	нехудожественная литература
Издатель	TASCHEN
Издательство	Taschen
Кол-во страниц	424
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	424
Переплет	Твёрдый
Переплёт	Твёрдый
Тип издания	подарочное
Тип обложки	твердая
Формат	280x374
Язык	Несколько языков