Stephen Ellcock’s Book of Textiles
The Karun Thakar Collection
Seiten
2024
ACC Art Books (Verlag)
978-1-78884-249-5 (ISBN)
ACC Art Books (Verlag)
978-1-78884-249-5 (ISBN)
A unique collaboration between bestselling author Stephen Ellcock and textile expert Karun Thakar, presenting an inspiring vision of the world through the medium of textiles.
Stephen Ellcock's Book of Textiles is a unique collaboration between bestselling author Stephen Ellcock and textile expert Karun Thakar. Together, they share an inspiring vision of the world through the medium of textiles, leading the reader on a journey into the splendours of nature and the infinite complexities of the human condition.
A social-media sensation, Ellcock is widely known for his online curation of artworks, while Thakar owns one of the world’s most important and varied textile collections. Through a spellbinding selection of more than 200 of the most significant, extraordinary and distinctive pieces in Thakar’s collection, these pages cover everything from fashion, costume and adornment to pattern and design, rituals and magic, pure abstraction and the sublime.
Combining Ellcock’s singular vision with Thakar’s expert eye, Stephen Ellcock's Book of Textiles is a ground-breaking compendium of wonders and a must-read for anybody with an interest in art and visual culture, as well as textile devotees, experts and enthusiasts.
Stephen Ellcock's Book of Textiles is a unique collaboration between bestselling author Stephen Ellcock and textile expert Karun Thakar. Together, they share an inspiring vision of the world through the medium of textiles, leading the reader on a journey into the splendours of nature and the infinite complexities of the human condition.
A social-media sensation, Ellcock is widely known for his online curation of artworks, while Thakar owns one of the world’s most important and varied textile collections. Through a spellbinding selection of more than 200 of the most significant, extraordinary and distinctive pieces in Thakar’s collection, these pages cover everything from fashion, costume and adornment to pattern and design, rituals and magic, pure abstraction and the sublime.
Combining Ellcock’s singular vision with Thakar’s expert eye, Stephen Ellcock's Book of Textiles is a ground-breaking compendium of wonders and a must-read for anybody with an interest in art and visual culture, as well as textile devotees, experts and enthusiasts.
Renowned image alchemist Stephen Ellcock is a London-based curator, writer, researcher, and online collector of images who has spent the last decade creating an ever-expanding virtual museum of art that is open to all via social media, attracting more than 650,000 followers worldwide. He is also the author of Underworlds, The Cosmic Dance, All Good Things, The Book of Change, England on Fire (with text by Mat Osman) and Jeux de Mains (in collaboration with Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi), and the co-author of‘'Time for Magic’ the forthcoming retrospective of the work of the late Jamie Reid.
Introduction
The Natural World
The Human Realm
Fashion and Clothing
Abstraction
Magic, Myth and Ritual
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.10.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 5 Illustrations, black and white; 253 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | Woodbridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 180 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 968 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78884-249-9 / 1788842499 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78884-249-5 / 9781788842495 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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