Shapton Leanne
Shapton Leanne - The Native Trees Of Canada - Paperback
Shapton Leanne - The Native Trees Of Canada - Paperback
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Description: A new edition of the artist's bold reinterpretation of a century - old book With a foreword by Sheila Heti Leanne Shapton's cult art book inspired by a government textbook is back in print with a gorgeous new cover. While shopping in the used - book store the Monkey's Paw in Toronto Leanne Shapton happened upon a 1956 edition of the stalwart reference book The Native Trees of Canada originally published in 1917 by the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. Most people might simply view the book as a dry cataloging of a banal subject; Shapton however saw beauty in the technical details and was inspired to create her own interpretation of The Native Trees of Canada. Shapton distills each image into its simplest form using vivid colors in lush ink and house paint. She takes the otherwise complex objects of trees pinecones and seeds and strips them down into bold almost abstract shapes and colors: the water birch is represented as two pulsating red bulbs contrasted against a gray backdrop; the eastern white pine is represented by a close - up of its cone against a radiant summer sky. The author of Guest Book; Toys Talking; Sunday Night Movies; Swimming Studies; Was She Pretty? and Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris Including Books Street Fashion and Jewelry Shapton puts forth yet another entirely new facet of her creative artistry.
Title: The Native Trees Of Canada
Author(s): Shapton Leanne
Publisher: Drawn And Quarterly
Barcode: 9781770467446
Pages: 104 Pages, Full-Colour Illustrations Throughout
Publication Date: 9/10/2024
Category: Graphic Novels: True Stories & Non-Fiction
Description: A new edition of the artist's bold reinterpretation of a century - old book With a foreword by Sheila Heti Leanne Shapton's cult art book inspired by a government textbook is back in print with a gorgeous new cover. While shopping in the used - book store the Monkey's Paw in Toronto Leanne Shapton happened upon a 1956 edition of the stalwart reference book The Native Trees of Canada originally published in 1917 by the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. Most people might simply view the book as a dry cataloging of a banal subject; Shapton however saw beauty in the technical details and was inspired to create her own interpretation of The Native Trees of Canada. Shapton distills each image into its simplest form using vivid colors in lush ink and house paint. She takes the otherwise complex objects of trees pinecones and seeds and strips them down into bold almost abstract shapes and colors: the water birch is represented as two pulsating red bulbs contrasted against a gray backdrop; the eastern white pine is represented by a close - up of its cone against a radiant summer sky. The author of Guest Book; Toys Talking; Sunday Night Movies; Swimming Studies; Was She Pretty? and Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris Including Books Street Fashion and Jewelry Shapton puts forth yet another entirely new facet of her creative artistry.
Title: The Native Trees Of Canada
Author(s): Shapton Leanne
Publisher: Drawn And Quarterly
Barcode: 9781770467446
Pages: 104 Pages, Full-Colour Illustrations Throughout
Publication Date: 9/10/2024
Category: Graphic Novels: True Stories & Non-Fiction
