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The Redstone Book of the Eye: A Compendium of Visual Surprise Paperback – 3 October 2011
by
Julian Rothenstein
(Author)
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A stunning compendium of visual delight from the Redstone Press culled from a lifetime's collection of beautiful, strange, surprising and intriguing images.
From Grayson Perry to David Shrigley here is a collection of extraordinary images to excite the eye, tease the eye, see things anew and make you smile.Julian Rothenstein is the brilliant editor and designer of Redstone Press whose books and diaries have delighted bookbuyers the world over for over twenty years. Now he joins Square Peg to bring us this ultimate gift edition celebrating the visual world.
From Grayson Perry to David Shrigley here is a collection of extraordinary images to excite the eye, tease the eye, see things anew and make you smile.Julian Rothenstein is the brilliant editor and designer of Redstone Press whose books and diaries have delighted bookbuyers the world over for over twenty years. Now he joins Square Peg to bring us this ultimate gift edition celebrating the visual world.
- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSQUARE PEG
- Publication date3 October 2011
- Dimensions26.67 x 18.54 x 3.3 cm
- ISBN-100224086863
- ISBN-13978-0224086868
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Julian Rothenstein's books are extraordinary - their range of reference seems to be universal and yet they have a flavour distinctively of their own. This Book of the Eye is no exception - vintage Redstone -- Quentin Blake
His whole mission has been to make beautiful things and the results have almost never been equalled -- Will Self
Visual confusion and asymmetrical beauty are celebrated in this stimulating series of images and photos ― The Times
Rothenstein uses an array of striking images to deconstruct everything about eyes, from the eye itself to optical illusions. Not simply a book for the art crowd ― Big Issue
An eccentric compendium of images celebrating the world of the visual in delightfully oblique ways...the most moving section is perhaps The Unseeing Eye, where most of the pictures reproduced were taken by blind photographers and beguilingly demonstrate their sharpened sensual engagement with the world they are capturing ― Metro
His whole mission has been to make beautiful things and the results have almost never been equalled -- Will Self
Visual confusion and asymmetrical beauty are celebrated in this stimulating series of images and photos ― The Times
Rothenstein uses an array of striking images to deconstruct everything about eyes, from the eye itself to optical illusions. Not simply a book for the art crowd ― Big Issue
An eccentric compendium of images celebrating the world of the visual in delightfully oblique ways...the most moving section is perhaps The Unseeing Eye, where most of the pictures reproduced were taken by blind photographers and beguilingly demonstrate their sharpened sensual engagement with the world they are capturing ― Metro
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A stunning compendium of visual delight from the Redstone Press culled from a lifetime's collection of beautiful, strange, surprising and intriguing images.
About the Author
Julian Rothenstein has ink in his blood. He is the eldest child of the late printmaker Michael Rothenstein, and the grandchild of Sir William Rothenstein, the portrait painter who served as Britain's official war artist for both World Wars and director of the Royal College of Art. Julian's uncle Sir John Rothenstein was Keeper and Director of the Tate Gallery.
Before founding the Redstone Press, in 1986, Julian was previously art director of the 1970s art magazine Bananas.He lives and works in London.
Before founding the Redstone Press, in 1986, Julian was previously art director of the 1970s art magazine Bananas.He lives and works in London.
Product details
- Publisher : SQUARE PEG; 1st edition (3 October 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0224086863
- ISBN-13 : 978-0224086868
- Dimensions : 26.67 x 18.54 x 3.3 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 1,331,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 1,318 in Design History & Criticism
- 15,651 in Art History (Books)
- 16,856 in Graphic Design (Books)
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2016Verified Purchase
Disappointing - the blurb suggests this is a book of "visual surprise" so I expected optical illusions. In reality it is just a book of mildly quirky photos, with a bare 12 pages of illusions - none very surprising! If I had paid full price I would have returned it.