James Castle: Memory Palace John Beardsley Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Art General

A Fascinating New Look At An Extraordinary Artist Whose Deafness Led To Acute Visual Awareness And Near Photographic Memory Self-Taught James Castle (1899–1977) Is Primarily Known For Soot Saliva Drawings Of Meticulously Rendered Domestic Interiors Farm Scenes Along With Fantastical Figures Animals Architectural Constructions Made Cardboard Stitched Paper Was Born Into Family Homesteaders In Idaho His World Comprised Variations Seemingly Ordinary Subjects: Rural Landscapes Houses Barns Outbuildings Closed Open Doors Beds Bureaus Tile Floors Minutely Patterned Wallpaper Color Copies Illustrated Advertisements Food Fuel Matches Deaf Who By Most Accounts Never Learned Read Write Or Speak This Remarkable Book Author John Beardsley Discusses How These Limitations The Development Ability That Enabled Him Create Large Number Distinctly Intelligent Artworks Follows Castle’s Work As If Through Series Rooms (A “Memory Palace”)—Interiors Exteriors Objects Books Words—Reproducing Many Previously Unknown Works Referencing Other Documents Available First Time From Collection Archive Published Association Σελίδες: 280 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0209 Διαστάσεις: 23 5X23 5Cm