The Redstone Book of the Eye Paperback (A Compendium of Visual Surprise)
Rothenstein, Julian, Shrigley, David, Shrigley, David (INT) | Square Peg
61,630원 | 20130401 | 9780224086868
Open this book and look the world in the eye. As we look at the world the eye seeks meaning, searches for the familiar. 'I see!' we say when the penny drops, when things make sense. Then we smile ??for the mind enjoys the eye surprised. But when it encounters things odd and unexpected, it is stopped in its tracks. The Redstone Book of the Eyeconfounds expectations and counters the familiar. From Grayson Perry to David Shrigley here is a collection of extraordinary images to excite the eye, tease the eye, see things anew and make you smile. Julian Rothenstein is the brilliant editor and designer of Redstone Press whose books and diaries have delighted bookbuyers the world over for over twenty years. Now he joins Square Peg to bring us this ultimate gift edition celebrating the visual world. Contributors include Manuel Alvarez Bruno, Saul Leiter, Grayson Perry, Bridget Riley, James Rosenquist, Ed Rushca and Saul Steinberg. With an introduction by David Shrigley and texts by Mel Gooding.
From Grayson Perry to David Shrigley, here is a collection of extraordinary images to excite the eye, tease the eye, see things anew and make you smile.
Julian Rothenstein has ink in his blood. He is the eldest child of the late printmaker Michael Rothenstein, and the grandchild of Sir William Rothenstein, the portrait painter who served as Britain's official war artist for both World Wars and director of the Royal College of Art. Julian's uncle Sir John Rothenstein was Keeper and Director of the Tate Gallery. Before founding the Redstone Press, in 1986, Julian was previously art director of the 1970s art magazine IBananas/I.I /IHe lives and works in London.
As we look at the world the eye seeks meaning, searches for the familiar. 'I see!' we say when the penny drops, when things make sense. Then we smile ??for the mind enjoys the eye surprised. But when it encounters things odd and unexpected, it is stopped in its tracks. The Redstone Book of the Eyeconfounds expectations and counters the familiar. From Grayson Perry to David Shrigley here is a collection of extraordinary images to excite the eye, tease the eye, see things anew and make you smile. Julian Rothenstein is the brilliant editor and designer of Redstone Press whose books and diaries have delighted bookbuyers the world over for over twenty years. Now he joins Square Peg to bring us this ultimate gift edition celebrating the visual world.
From Grayson Perry to David Shrigley here is a collection of extraordinary images to excite the eye, tease the eye, see things anew and make you smile. Julian Rothenstein is the brilliant editor and designer of Redstone Press whose books and diaries have delighted bookbuyers the world over for over twenty years. Now he joins Square Peg to bring us this ultimate gift edition celebrating the visual world.
A stunning compendium of visual delight from the Redstone Press, culled from a lifetime's collection of beautiful, strange, surprising and intriguing images. With an introduction by David Shrigley.
