Strandbeest The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen HC TASCHEN - Good

Strandbeest The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen HC TASCHEN - GoodGOOD Book is in Good condition with moderate shelf wear. This book may have defects such as small corner ding(s), short cover crease(s), moderate loss of cover gloss or other issues but still a good copy. NO major issues like missing pages cover, liquid damage, ripped cut covers, etc. Book likely has a remainder mark. Creators: Lawrence Weschler, Theo Jansen (Illustrated by), Lena Herzog (Photographs by) Publisher: TASCHEN ISBN: 9783836548496 Binding:

GOOD -Book is in Good condition with moderate shelf wear. This book may have defects such as small corner ding(s), short cover crease(s), moderate loss of cover gloss or other issues but still a good copy. NO major issues like missing pages/cover, liquid damage, ripped/cut covers, etc. Book likely has a remainder mark.

Creators: Lawrence Weschler, Theo Jansen (Illustrated by), Lena Herzog (Photographs by)

Publisher: TASCHEN
ISBN: 9783836548496
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 328 pages
On Sale Date: 11/22/2014
Dimensions: 14.2 in H | 10.3 in W | 1.3 in T | 7.5 lb Wt

For seven years, photographer and artist Lena Herzog followed the evolution of a new kinetic species. Intricate as insects but with bursts of equine energy, the Strandbeests, or beach creatures, are the creation of Dutch artist Theo Jansen, who has been working for nearly two decades to generate these new life-forms that move, and even survive, on their own. This tribute showcases Jansens imaginative vision, a mesmerizing encounter with whole new ideas of existence.
For seven years, photographer and artist Lena Herzog followed the evolution of a new kinetic species. Intricate as insects but with bursts of equine energy, the Strandbeests, or beach creatures, are the creation of Dutch artist Theo Jansen, who has been working for nearly two decades to generate these new life-forms that move, and even survive, on their own.

Set to roam the beaches of Holland, the Strandbeests pick up the wind in their gossamer wings and spring, as if by metamorphosis, into action. As if it were blood, not the breeze, running through their delicate forms, they quiver, cavort, and trot against the sun and sea, pausing to change direction if they sense loose sand or water that might destabilize their movement.

Coinciding with a traveling exhibition, Herzogs photographic tribute captures Jansens menagerie in a meditative black and white, showcasing Jansens imaginative vision, as well as the compelling intersection of animate and inanimate in his creatures. The result is a work of art in its own right and a mesmerizing encounter not only with a very surrealist brand of marvelous, but also with whole new ideas of existence.

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