You Animal, You!: Charlotte Cory - Hardcover

Wilson, AN; Gordon, Sophie; Sellers, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1907317597 ISBN 13: 9781907317590

Verlag: Black Dog Publishing London UK, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Wilson AN Gordon Sophie Sellers Jane

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Críticas:

'Channelling all that is deliriously eccentric in British heritage, London-based artist Charlotte Cory throws together Victoriana and taxidermy to deft (and, at times, unsettling) effects.' We Heart (Q&A) 'Well worth a perusal, [Charlotte's] new book features revealing essays by historian A N Wilson, curator of the Royal Photograph Collection Sophie Gordon.' Coolhunting (feature) Featured in the Daily Mail titled, 'The Queen a fan of wacky artist's stuffed animal portraits'. 'Explains the long lost culture of the calling card and Cory's motivation to revive it.' Dazed & Confused 'Charming and at times sinister creations...' Huffington Post (feature) 'Definitely intriguing' Observer Also featured in The Art Newspaper, Time Out, CAmden Journal, Pack Press, What's Up and the San Fransisco Book Review

Reseña del editor:

Charlotte Cory's photographic collages, skillfully reworking Victorian photographic visiting cards, resemble intriguing short stories, which invite viewers to speculate on the events behind the picture. By creating highly subversive images of human bodies with animal heads, she creates a vision of the nineteenth century, an exciting post-Darwinian alternative universe in which animals are clearly in charge. At first you laugh, but then you find yourself thinking... Collecting Cartes-de-visite was a craze in Victorian times, called "cartomania." It was the Facebook of its time. Millions were produced and are now mostly worthless. Cory combines these poignant images with portraits taken of stuffed animals from museums and her own collection. By recycling these dispossessed images and long-dead creatures, she gives them all a new lease of life. Brighter, more colourful, more interesting and more disturbing than before. Highly illustrated, great fun and at the same time oddly serious, You Animal, You! is an in-depth look at the world of this unusual artist that will delight her fans and interest newcomers to her work in equal measure.

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• Verlag: Black Dog Publishing London UK
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1907317597
• ISBN 13: 9781907317590
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160