Bird on a Wire The Life and Art of Guy Taplin |
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| Author:
| Collins, Ian
Palin, Michael |
| Photographer:
| Montgomery, Andrew
Cotton, Robert |
| Foreword by:
| Palin, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-1-905883-10-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Publisher: | David Messum Fine Paintings, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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A beautiful and enlightening new book about the Taplin life and work charts a riveting journey from the wartime East End to the wilds of the Essex coast. En route, the self-taught artist, hurtling through many careers before finding his feet and pouring his spirit into sculpture, has meandered as far as the driftwood he turns into magical art.
A beautiful and enlightening new book about the Taplin life and work charts a riveting journey from the wartime East End to the wilds of the Essex coast. En route, the self-taught artist, hurtling through many careers before finding his feet and pouring his spirit into sculpture, has meandered as far as the driftwood he turns into magical art.