A2ZWTF - Watson, Norval Ross

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Résumé :
A2ZWTF is the third book in Norval Watson's lush, saturated and provocative A2Z series of artist's books. The first book, A2Z&123, is a general introduction to the art of Norval Watson. The second book, A2ZSURF, features Norval's surf art, seascapes, and marine art. A2ZWTF picks up where the other two books left off, and includes over 80 strange, wierd, quirky, and altogether whacked-out examples of the artist's broad and varied oevre. The reader can expect to discover a two-headed stag, a child (up to no good?) with a mobile device, desolate battlefields, alligators, red cats, black dogs, dancing librarians, a petrol-head Mona Lisa, submarines, rocket ships, a symphony orchestra at full volume, and much, much more. No expense has been spared in producing these books, which feature lustrous hardcovers, premium 70 lb paper, and the best, most vibrant inks money can buy. This is truly a premium quality first edition which, you will be pleased to display on your bookshelf or coffee table for years to come. Artists, designers, collectors and curators will all enjoy this third artist's book by an inspiring and enduring Australian artist whose contemporary art merits closer attention....

Biographie:
Norval Watson was born in Australia in 1957. He was already good with his hands at six months old. He began drawing as soon as he could hold a crayon and has kept up with the art bug ever since. In 1990 he created a pop-up show of paintings in a warehouse in South Melbourne, Australia, and has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions since then. In 2006 Norval's spinal cord was crushed in a cycling accident and he became an incomplete quadrIplegic for life. He has lived and worked in a small town on Australia's east coast since '95, and he likes to make new art every day.