Tree Exploring The Arboreal World

Binding: Hardcover
Description: As seen in The Guardian Harper's Bazaar and Wall Street Journal It's no secret that I adore trees. This book is a most glorious cornucopia celebrating our enduring love affair with trees an uplifting and eye - opening tribute to the way they enrich our lives. Dame Judi Dench An extraordinary collection of more than 300 images celebrating the beauty and diversity of trees This exquisite survey presents a breathtaking sequence of full - page images from landscape paintings and botanical drawings to ancient frescos vintage book illustrations and contemporary photographs revealing the tree as a source of inspiration throughout history. Spanning continents and cultures Tree reflects the diversity of its subject depicting giant sequoias cherry blossoms palms poplars ginkgoes and other species found across Earth's forest biomes in a wide - ranging selection of visuals dating from Ancient Greece to the present day. More than 300 images include Roman stone mosaics illustrated Norse myths Edo - period woodblock prints and living tree installations each lavishly reproduced. Curated by an international panel of botanists naturalists art historians and other experts the images expand the definition of botanical art together forming a vibrant vital homage to the natural world. Featured artists and contributors include: Ansel Adams Yann Arthus - Bertrand Ruth Asawa Paul C zanne Agnes Denes Albrecht D rer Caspar David Friedrich; Global Forest Watch Andy Goldsworthy Ernst Haeckel Utagawa Hiroshige Frida Kahlo Yayoi Kusama Sally Mann Grandma Moses Marianne North Pierre - Joseph Redout Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli Antoine de Saint - Exup ry Sebasti o Salgado and Yokohama Nursery Co. among others.
Title: Tree Exploring The Arboreal World
Author(s): Editors Phaidon
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781838667795
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 9/24/2024
Category: Trees, Wildflowers & Plants