Miro's Magic Animals

ISBN-13: 9780500650660 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 48 str.

Antony Penrose

Opis

Tony introduces Miro as a quiet, kind, and smartly dressed man who "dreamed when he was awake" and painted wonderfully strange worlds filled with magical animals. The book brings Tony's memories to life with beautiful reproductions of some of Miro's finest works, as well as evocative archival photography by Lee Miller and specially commissioned artworks in the style of Miro, painted by children. We see the renowned painter from a new perspective, as the slightly eccentric visitor to Tony's childhood home, during an excursion to Miro's farm--filled with extraordinary creatures--and on a trip to London Zoo, during which Miro asked to see "large birds, snakes, and strange creatures of the night." Vibrant design and playful typography make the package as appealing as the story, and round out the feeling that we're immersed in Tony's adventure.

Recenzje

'With wonderful insights into the imaginative mind of one of the most celebrated Spanish painters and sculptors of the 20th century, Miró's Magic Animals is a brilliant introduction to Surrealist art' - Junior Magazine

O autorze

Antony Penrose is a British photographer. The son of Sir Roland Penrose and Lee Miller, he is director of the Lee Miller Archive and Penrose Collection at his parents' former home, Farley Farm House.