TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tan,Shaun
TI  - Creature: paintings, drawings, and reflections 
SN  - 9781646142002
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Montclair, Amsterdam, Hoboken
PB  - Levine Querido
KW  - Tan, Shaun
KW  - Fantasy in art
KW  - Fantasy fiction
KW  - Illustrations
KW  - Young adult fiction
KW  - Paintings
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Drawings
KW  - Illustrated works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 221); Introduction -- Lost things -- Companions -- Myth & metaphor -- Birds -- Afterword -- Artwork notes
N2  - 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.--
ER  -