In his work, Richard Cook explores the landscape of Cornwall, in particular the landscape around Penzance and Lelant. These new paintings offer a paradox, while Cook creates textured layers of sweeping brushstrokes resulting in a thickly accreted surface, the works convey a sense of energy and luminous colour. The book also includes an essay which places Cook's work in the context of the wider British landscape tradition.
A Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration (Bibliotheca Universalis)
by H. Walter Lack
In pursuit of both knowledge and delight, the craft of botanical illustration has always required not only meticulous draftsmanship but also a rigorous scientific understanding. This new edition of a TASCHEN classic celebrates the botanical tradition and talents with a selection of outstanding works from the National Library of Vienna, including many new images. From Byzantine manuscripts right through to 19th-century masterpieces, through peonies, callas, and chrysanthemums, these exquisite rep...
Wild
In this interdisciplinary work, philosophers from different specialisms connect with the notion of the wild today and interrogate how it is mediated through the culture of the Anthropocene. They make use of empirical material like specific artworks, films and other cultural works related to the term ‘wild’ to consider the aesthetic experience of nature, focusing on the untamed, the boundless, the unwieldy, or the unpredictable; in other words, aspects of nature that are mediated by culture. Th...
Experience the brilliant artist's lifelong obsession with nature and immersion in gardens, a bedrock of her hugely influential work. Yayoi Kusama’s work is the product of an infinite curiosity and obsessive drive to create. Throughout the artist’s long and varied career, there is one persistent yet little-studied through line—her deep engagement with nature. From early sketches depicting flowers at her family’s plant nursery in Japan, to her most recent monumental sculptures of botanical form...
Animal Figures (Coloring Books for Adults, #4)
by Publishing and Audrey Wingate
Cat lovers of all ages, adults and children alike, will love this book. It is a tale about Ailsa, a true cat who belonged to artist Ruth MacLean. Ailsa was one of those originals who delight in the discovery of the world around them. Her tireless pursuit of the truth led her into unexpected tangles, whether learning to spin wool or unravelling it beneath the bed. Her many ploys became the inspiration behind this book. The loss of her tail did nothing to deter her. In fact, she became the mother...
