Creature : paintings, drawings, and reflections /
Tan, Shaun,
Creature : paintings, drawings, and reflections / Shaun Tan. - 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 221).
Introduction -- Lost things -- Companions -- Myth & metaphor -- Birds -- Afterword -- Artwork notes.
Shaun Tan is one of the world's most highly acclaimed narrative artists -- his stories and images are loved by countless young and not-so-young readers around the world. Drawing upon 25 years as a picture book and comics creator, painter, and filmmaker, Creature explores the central obsession of this visionary artist, from casual doodles to studied oil-paintings. Beyond sketches for acclaimed works such as The arrival, The lost thing, and Tales from outer suburbia, this volume collects together for the first time unseen and stand-alone illustrations, each resonant with unwritten tales of their own. Detailed commentary by the artist offers an entertaining insight into the endless allure of imaginary, non-human beings and what they might tell us about our so-called "normal" human selves. Artists, writers, students, dreamers, and anyone interested in the deeper undercurrents of creativity, myth, and visual metaphor will find inspiration in these pages.--
9781646142002 1646142004
2022931599
Tan, Shaun--Themes, motives.
Fantasy in art.
Fantasy fiction--Illustrations.
Young adult fiction--Illustrations.
Paintings.
Drawings.
Illustrated works.
Creature : paintings, drawings, and reflections / Shaun Tan. - 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 221).
Introduction -- Lost things -- Companions -- Myth & metaphor -- Birds -- Afterword -- Artwork notes.
Shaun Tan is one of the world's most highly acclaimed narrative artists -- his stories and images are loved by countless young and not-so-young readers around the world. Drawing upon 25 years as a picture book and comics creator, painter, and filmmaker, Creature explores the central obsession of this visionary artist, from casual doodles to studied oil-paintings. Beyond sketches for acclaimed works such as The arrival, The lost thing, and Tales from outer suburbia, this volume collects together for the first time unseen and stand-alone illustrations, each resonant with unwritten tales of their own. Detailed commentary by the artist offers an entertaining insight into the endless allure of imaginary, non-human beings and what they might tell us about our so-called "normal" human selves. Artists, writers, students, dreamers, and anyone interested in the deeper undercurrents of creativity, myth, and visual metaphor will find inspiration in these pages.--
9781646142002 1646142004
2022931599
Tan, Shaun--Themes, motives.
Fantasy in art.
Fantasy fiction--Illustrations.
Young adult fiction--Illustrations.
Paintings.
Drawings.
Illustrated works.