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 enlarge | Authors: Christopher Beane, Anthony Janson
Publisher: Artisan
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 173275
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 168
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 10.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 1579653529
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9781579653521
ASIN: 1579653529
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Condition: Brand new, just as shown on Amazon.com
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Photoman April 10, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not simply a book of beautiful images, this is a book about the development, growth and courage of an artist.
A welcome and enthusiastically recommended addition April 4, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
One of nature's most diverse and artistic creations are the flowers. This is amply documented by the spectacular photography of Christopher Beane as compiled in a coffee table photography book that rises to the timeless level of great art. Each full-page, captioned and visually stunning photograph comprising this remarkable volume showcases an particular flower bloom and could well be framed separately and be mounted upon the wall of an elegant home, a prestigious art gallery, or a premier museum. Enhanced with an informative introductory essay by Anthony Janson, "Flower" is a technical masterpiece of the photographer's art and a memorable homage to the architectural diversity and spectacular wonder of the blooming and colored petals of flowers. "Flower" is a welcome and enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library world-class photography collections.
Stunning and chic photographic images of flowers March 29, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Christopher Beane's collection of flower photography is a breathtakingly beautiful feast for the eyes. Anthony Janson has written insightful text that accompanies the images and masterfully analyzes and explains Beane's artistic perspective. Janson places Beane firmly into the lineage of the history of art through his discussion of the history of painters and photographers who have focused their artistic talents on flowers. A remarkable comparison is the similarity of one of Beane's images to the Greek Nike statue. Janson discusses how Beane has overcome the historic treatment of flowers as a traditionally static still life subject, and given his flowers a dynamic quality that relates more to figurative art than traditional still life compositions. Beane's use of light, his physical manipulation of flowers, and his placement of them against exciting and unexpected backgrounds all contribute to the vibrancy of his compositions. Janson's analysis of how Beane has broken through the boundaries of his traditional art education is an interesting read for any classically trained artist who, through their maturation, manages to develop his or her own unique, signature style. The history of Beane's relationship with flowers through his work in New York City's incredible flower market, his love for and knowledge of flowers, and his development into one of the most remarkable flowers photographers of our time is compelling. This is a beautiful book which serves as a coffee table decoration, while the text raises the book to a level of compelling reading about the nature of an artist who has transcended the ordinary to create something both radically new and classically inspired. Janson challenges the notion that oil painting is a more effective art form than photography because, as the gorgeous reproductions in this book exhibit, Beane has managed time and time again to create extraordinary images that rival some of history's most revered examples of fine art.
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