A series of 113 drawings which served as studies for artist Tony Urquhart's ubiquitous box sculptures -- strange, surreal, almost absurd objects. These preliminary sketches provide a unique window into the mind and process of the artist. Captions for the drawings are provided by Michael Phillips who has approached them as if coming on a batch of drawings without prior knowledge of their intent. He has tried to divine something of the artist's purpose in designing these objects, and to speculate on the end of various ...
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A series of 113 drawings which served as studies for artist Tony Urquhart's ubiquitous box sculptures -- strange, surreal, almost absurd objects. These preliminary sketches provide a unique window into the mind and process of the artist. Captions for the drawings are provided by Michael Phillips who has approached them as if coming on a batch of drawings without prior knowledge of their intent. He has tried to divine something of the artist's purpose in designing these objects, and to speculate on the end of various projects. "Off the Wall" -- amusing, irreverent, nonsensical -- is exactly that! In order to facilitate the construction of his box sculptures Urquhart required working drawings, idea drawings and even drawings of the stands upon which the sculptures would sit. These works were not intended as ends in themselves, but nonetheless they are as complete, interesting and exciting as the artist could render. Urquhart explains that one of his artistic heroes' is Leonardo da Vinci -- whose idea drawings for flying machines, military catapults and siege cannons have never been surpassed.
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Very Good. No Dj. pp. 223, "Before the Canadian Government ended the jet interceptor project Urquhart, then a young artist, was consumed by a wish to design a hood ornament for the new fighter aircraft. He was hard to console when he first learned that the plane would not have a hood and his melancholy deepened when the entire… 8vo. Signed By the Author.
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Tony Urquhart with Captions Courageous. Near Fine. A quirky book in which the author's Leonardo da Vinci-inspired drawings are given very off-the-wall explanations. For example, one descriptions reads, "This simple wooden on/off switch evokes the era of Soviet nuclear power plants. Larger than a conventiopnal switch, iits size made it easy to locate in the dark during a malfunction or meltdown. Note the equisite carved detail on some of the moving parts." Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 223 pp.
