Gardens of Revelation: Environments by Visionary Artists
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Twenty visionary architects have created unusual landscape/building environments through their revolutionary visions: Beardsley gathers their stories and unorthodox creations in this fine presentation, which blends color photos of their achievements with in-depth profiles of both personalities and artistic insights. This is an excellent and unusual examination of diverse achievements.
Book Description
This lively international tour spans from the soaring spires of Watts towers in Los Angeles to the spirit-lifting Camel Yard and Owl House in New Bethesda, South Africa.
With incisive intelligence and beguiling prose, John Beardsley tells the story of some twenty-five "visionary environments" and the fiercely independent individuals who created them. Beardsley also situates the work in the larger contexts of traditional garden design, religious architecture, environmental sculpture, and folk art. The thought-provoking text combines with dazzling views of the far-flung gardens to make this an inspiring volume.
Other Details: Now in paperback! 120 illustrations, 90 in full color
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Gardens of Revelation: Environments by Visionary Artists
Gardens of Revelation: Environments by Visionary Artists,John Beardsley,Abbeville Press,1558593608,19th century,20th century,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General,Environment (Art),History,History - Modern,History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945),Modern Art,Outsider art,Sculpture
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