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Biophilia

by Christopher Marley
Biophilia

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ISBN10: 1419715615



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Christopher Marleyandrsquo;s art expresses his passionate engagement with the beautiful forms of nature. Beginning with insects and moving on to aquatic life, reptiles, birds, plants, and minerals, Marley has used his skills as a designer, conservator, taxidermist, and environmentally responsible collector to make images and mosaics that produce strong, positive emotional responses in viewers. Marley has a brilliant eye for color and pattern in different natural objects, and he expertly captures the deep relationships among them. Biophilia (literally, andldquo;love of living thingsandrdquo;) is a must-have for nature lovers, designers, artists, craftspeople, and anyone looking for visual inspiration in the arts.and#160;

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andldquo;Christopher Morleyandrsquo;s Biophilia is much more than a sumptuous coffee-table pleasure. It is also an elegant manifesto meant to nudge us off our couches and easy chairs and out the door.andrdquo;

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Christopher Marley's art expresses his passionate engagement with the beautiful forms of nature. Beginning with insects and moving on to aquatic life, reptiles, birds, plants, and minerals, Marley has used his skills as a designer, conservator, taxidermist, and environmentally responsible collector to make images and mosaics that produce strong, positive emotional responses in viewers. Marley has a brilliant eye for color and pattern in different natural objects, and he expertly captures the deep relationships among them. Biophilia (literally, "love of living things") is a must-have for nature lovers, designers, artists, craftspeople, and anyone looking for visual inspiration in the arts.

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A New York Times bestseller, Christopher Marley's Biophilia is a collection of his creative art made from the natural world and wildlife.

Christopher Marley's art expresses his passionate engagement with the beautiful forms of nature. Beginning with insects and moving on to aquatic life, reptiles, birds, plants, and minerals, Marley has used his skills as a designer, conservator, taxidermist, and environmentally responsible collector to make images and mosaics that produce strong, positive emotional responses in viewers.

Marley has a brilliant eye for color and pattern in different natural objects, and he expertly captures the deep relationships among them. Biophilia (literally, "love of living things") is a must-have for nature lovers, designers, artists, craftspeople, and anyone looking for visual inspiration in the arts.

"Christopher Marley's Biophilia is much more than a sumptuous coffee-table pleasure. It is also an elegant manifesto meant to nudge us off our couches and easy chairs and out the door." --New York Times

"Nature can seem messy, chaotic, even frightening, but in Christopher Marley's world, it's a bounty of useable materials that can be infinitely organized and aestheticized." --Slate


About the Author

Christopher Marley is an artist and designer who uses natural artifacts as his medium of expression. To create this work, he collects specimens in an environmentally responsible manner from a worldwide network of people who share his passion for nature. His popular first book, Pheromone (2008), focused on his artwork with insects. He lives and works in Oregon.

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ISBN:
9781419715617
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
04/14/2015
Publisher:
Harry N. Abrams
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Height:
1.26IN
Width:
10.66IN
Thickness:
1.00
LCCN:
2014942732
Illustration:
Yes
Author:
Christopher Marley
Subject:
Nature Studies-General

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