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A Micronaut in the Wide World
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- Book Synopsis
- This is the story of a micronaut. Artist, designer and illustrator Graham Percy travelled far and built a career on the closely observed detail. Born in Taranaki in 1938, Percy spent apprentice years in Auckland before moving to London, where with his photographer-partner Mari Mahr he created a workshop-home, a microcosm of the outside world. Here fellow-venturer Gregory O'Brien presents an account of Graham Percy's life and art, by way of motorbike and hot-air balloon, through sketches and bookshelves, touching on childhood losses and adult nostalgia. Including some of Percy's most compelling drawings, A Micronaut in the Wide World showcases his early design work, vivid children's book illustration and thriving mature art. The drawings reveal Percy's passion for the small and hand-drawn; convey quirky remembered and imagined histories; and feature a cast of curious characters, from storks and trainee running targets to Commedia dell'Arte characters and illustrious composers. In its vivid, exuberant detail - alphabets and elephants, red lettuces and homesick kiwi, the Hungarian navy and the starry skies of the southern hemisphere - A Micronaut in the Wide World is a stimulating rediscovery of a remarkable artist.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781869404703
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press, (01 April 2011)
- Number of Pages
- 184
- Weight
- 960 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 248 x 200 x 29 mm
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