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Trees in art / Charles Watkins. by Watkins, C., author. London : Reaktion Books, 2018. Subjects Trees in art. ISBN:  9781780239309 (hardcover) : 1780239300 (hardcover) Description:  255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm Contents:  Depicting trees before 1800 -- Drawing and painting trees after 1800 -- Trees and ancient stories -- Lops and pollards -- Sacred trees -- Nationality, revolution and war -- European forest interiors -- Trees and timber -- Western art abroad -- More than real trees. Requests:  0 Summary:  In this superbly illustrated book, Charles Watkins explores the myth and magic of arboreal art. Enter the groves of the classical world, from Daphne's metamorphosis into a laurel tree to the gardens of Pompeii. The tree in sacred art is represented in master works by Botticelli and Michelangelo. The oak as a symbol of nationhood and liberty across Europe is revealed. The mystery and drama of forest interiors, the formal beauty of avenues of trees, the representation of forestry over the ages and the world of 'more than real' trees in the fantastic and surreal art of Arcimboldo, William Blake, Arthur Rackham and Salvador Dali are each illuminated in fascinating detail, coming right up to date with Giuseppe Penone and Ai Wei Wei. Watkins also elucidates the practice of genius in how artists learned to draw trees. Each thematic chapter takes a breathtaking journey through centuries of artists' engagement and fascination with a natural form that seems to allegorize or mirror the human journey through life. Drawing on the author's deep knowledge of the history and ecology of trees, Trees in Art shows that we can learn much about ourselves from the art of trees.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 704.9434 Wa Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahala P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 704.9434 Wa Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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