Charles Avery Onomatopoeia |
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| Artist:
| Avery, Charles |
| Text by:
| Zechlin, René |
| ISBN: | 978-3-86560-840-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Charles Avery has created an extraordinary and epic piece of artistic work, in which large format drawings and sculptures connect with and complement one another within a fictional narrative structure. The point of departure in this narrative is the description of the discovery of a fictive island, its secrets and its mysterious inhabitants, which Avery published in 2008 under the title The Islanders: An Introduction. Part two is this artist's book, with a reproduction of the huge...
More DescriptionCharles Avery has created an extraordinary and epic piece of artistic work, in which large format drawings and sculptures connect with and complement one another within a fictional narrative structure. The point of departure in this narrative is the description of the discovery of a fictive island, its secrets and its mysterious inhabitants, which Avery published in 2008 under the title The Islanders: An Introduction. Part two is this artist's book, with a reproduction of the huge pencil and ink drawing View of the Port at Onomatopoeia as its centrepiece. Published to accompany the exhibition touring in 2010/11 to Le Plateau/Frac d'lle-de-France, Paris; Kunstverein Hannover; and Ex3 Centro per l'arte contemporanea, Florence. English, German, French and Italian text.