Recent books on Cornell have brought new attention to the artist and increased his popularity, introducing his art to new audiences. These recent books, however, only deal with specific areas of Cornell's oeuvre or are not illustrated. This book by Diane Waldman covers Cornell's entire career- and it will be sought out by old and new fans of his work. Out of the fantasies that enriched a private, often reclusive life, Joseph Cornell created, in his famed shadow boxes and collages, a poetic theater of memory in which fables ...
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Recent books on Cornell have brought new attention to the artist and increased his popularity, introducing his art to new audiences. These recent books, however, only deal with specific areas of Cornell's oeuvre or are not illustrated. This book by Diane Waldman covers Cornell's entire career- and it will be sought out by old and new fans of his work. Out of the fantasies that enriched a private, often reclusive life, Joseph Cornell created, in his famed shadow boxes and collages, a poetic theater of memory in which fables of the unconscious were played out by characters as varied as a Medici princess, a blue swan, and a supporting company of angels, parrots, and ballerinas. Using the same seemingly commonplace materials that compose the classic fairy tale and our daily lives- thimbles, eggshells, mirrors, and maps among them- Cornell beckons us into a world at once distantly magical and tantalizingly, nostalgically home. Uniquely Cornell's, yet very much our own, this private universe of objects and images, vivid with half-remembered fantasies, reminds us ultimately of the strangeness of the familiar, the odd familiarity of the strange, the final mysteriousness of the world we
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Like New. Size: 9x0x12; Third Printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Jacket slightly creased. Clean, unmarked pages. 152 pages: illustrations (some color); 31 cm. "Joseph Cornell's art has been described as romantic, poetic, lyrical and surrealistic. Self-taught but amazingly sophisticated, he created his first collages, box constructions and experimental films in the 1930s. By 1940, his boxes contained found materials artfully arranged, then collaged and painted to suggest poetic associations inspired by the arts, humanities and sciences. He believed aesthetic theories were foreign to the origin of his art but said his works were based on everyday experiences, 'the beauty of the commonplace. '" This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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New. 0810912279. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--152 pages; 156 illustrations. --with a bonus offer--
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This item is in overall good condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have minor wear including slight curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages are intact but may have minor highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have slight wear overall. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Minor shelf wear overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
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VG-/VG-scuffing to boards, light curling to dj edges. Black boards with cream design and spine lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with yellow and white lettering. 152 pp. 116 illustrations, 40 in full color. An examination of the elusive imagery of Joseph Cornell's shadow box and collage works is based on interviews with the artist and his family as wells as excerpts from his letters and papers. -Amazon.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall A beautiful crisp, clean hardcover copy in very good condition, small bump to lower edge of front board. DJ in very good condition, with edge wear at spine head, now in protective mylar cover.
