| Titre : | Garden of revelation : Environments by Visionary Artists | | Type de document : | texte imprimé | | Auteurs : | John Beardsley, Auteur ; James Pierce, Photographe | | Mention d'édition : | cop | | Editeur : | New-York : Abbeville Press Publishers | | Année de publication : | 1995 | | Importance : | 1 vol. (223 p.) | | Présentation : | Ill. en coul., couv. ill. en coul. | | Format : | 26 x 23,6 cm | | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-55859-360-2 | | Note générale : | Beau-livre | | Langues : | Anglais | | Catégories : | Architecture
Architecture anonyme
Utopies architecturales
| | Mots-clés : | environnement nek chand rock garden howard finster paradise garden simon rodia sam rodia watts tower bottle village tressa prisbrey jardin de bomarzo samuel perry dinsmoor jardin d'eden garden of eden rolling mountain thunder father mathias wernerus grotto of the blessed virgin james hampton orange show jeff mckissack ferdinand cheval palais ideal du facteur cheval raymond isidore maison picassiette robert garcet tour d'eben-ezer helen martins owl house camel yard fred smith:winsconsin concrete park mrs. pope's museum prairie moon museum and garden herman rusch old trapper's lodge burt vaughn w.t. ratcliffe desert view tower boulder park cave clem "pop" shaffer rancho bonito ed galloway totem pole park the ave maria grotto joseph zoetl father paul dobberstein grotto of the redemption grotto of blessed virgin dionicio rodriguez edward leedskalnin coral castle harry andrews chateau laroche st eom land of pasaquan houston baldasare forestiere underground castle romano gabriel wooden garden walter flax lonnie holley tyree guyton fun house Heidelberg Project | | Index. décimale : | 5000 | | Résumé : | Jaquette : "With incisive intelligence and beguiling prose, John Beardsley tells the story of about twenty-five « visionary environments » and the fiercely independent individuals who have created them in the course of the last century. This lively international tour ranges from the soaring spires of Watts Towers in Los Angeles to the spirit-lifting Camel Yard and Owl House in New Bethesda, South Africa, to the junk-and-flower-filled labyrinths of Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden near Summerville, Georgia.
Many of these handmade environments – usually the result of years of obsessive work – express profoundly personal and frequently unorthodox beliefs. These gardens are often a form of persuasion, places to make public the creators’ heartfelt ideas about past or future, politics or religion, sexual fulfillment or healthful living. The forms they take are varied and extraordinary, from luminous bottle villages to garishly painted temple compounds, from mock castles to miniature cities, from sculpture gardens populated with biblical and historical figures to artificial grottoes encrusted with glittering geodes.
While capturing the spirit of each individual’s unique creation, Beardsley also situates the work in the larger contexts of traditional garden design, religious architecture, environmental sculpture, and folk art. He muses about the compulsion to create, the sense of place, and the visionary spirit that has inflamed these artists, quoting at length their own poignant and pungent commentary on what they have created and why. The thought-provoking text combines with dazzling views of the far-flung gardens to make this a richly rewarding and often inspiring volume."
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Garden of revelation : Environments by Visionary Artists [texte imprimé] / John Beardsley, Auteur ; James Pierce, Photographe . - cop . - New-York : Abbeville Press Publishers, 1995 . - 1 vol. (223 p.) : Ill. en coul., couv. ill. en coul. ; 26 x 23,6 cm. ISBN : 978-1-55859-360-2 Beau-livre Langues : Anglais | Catégories : | Architecture
Architecture anonyme
Utopies architecturales
| | Mots-clés : | environnement nek chand rock garden howard finster paradise garden simon rodia sam rodia watts tower bottle village tressa prisbrey jardin de bomarzo samuel perry dinsmoor jardin d'eden garden of eden rolling mountain thunder father mathias wernerus grotto of the blessed virgin james hampton orange show jeff mckissack ferdinand cheval palais ideal du facteur cheval raymond isidore maison picassiette robert garcet tour d'eben-ezer helen martins owl house camel yard fred smith:winsconsin concrete park mrs. pope's museum prairie moon museum and garden herman rusch old trapper's lodge burt vaughn w.t. ratcliffe desert view tower boulder park cave clem "pop" shaffer rancho bonito ed galloway totem pole park the ave maria grotto joseph zoetl father paul dobberstein grotto of the redemption grotto of blessed virgin dionicio rodriguez edward leedskalnin coral castle harry andrews chateau laroche st eom land of pasaquan houston baldasare forestiere underground castle romano gabriel wooden garden walter flax lonnie holley tyree guyton fun house Heidelberg Project | | Index. décimale : | 5000 | | Résumé : | Jaquette : "With incisive intelligence and beguiling prose, John Beardsley tells the story of about twenty-five « visionary environments » and the fiercely independent individuals who have created them in the course of the last century. This lively international tour ranges from the soaring spires of Watts Towers in Los Angeles to the spirit-lifting Camel Yard and Owl House in New Bethesda, South Africa, to the junk-and-flower-filled labyrinths of Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden near Summerville, Georgia.
Many of these handmade environments – usually the result of years of obsessive work – express profoundly personal and frequently unorthodox beliefs. These gardens are often a form of persuasion, places to make public the creators’ heartfelt ideas about past or future, politics or religion, sexual fulfillment or healthful living. The forms they take are varied and extraordinary, from luminous bottle villages to garishly painted temple compounds, from mock castles to miniature cities, from sculpture gardens populated with biblical and historical figures to artificial grottoes encrusted with glittering geodes.
While capturing the spirit of each individual’s unique creation, Beardsley also situates the work in the larger contexts of traditional garden design, religious architecture, environmental sculpture, and folk art. He muses about the compulsion to create, the sense of place, and the visionary spirit that has inflamed these artists, quoting at length their own poignant and pungent commentary on what they have created and why. The thought-provoking text combines with dazzling views of the far-flung gardens to make this a richly rewarding and often inspiring volume."
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