Bibliograph

Creature, paintings, drawings, and reflections, Shaun Tan

Type

Label

Creature, paintings, drawings, and reflections, Shaun Tan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 221)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Creature

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1299301943

Responsibility statement

Shaun Tan

Sub title

paintings, drawings, and reflections

Summary

From the creator of THE ARRIVAL, a collection of essays illuminating his thoughts and advice for writers and artists, young and old. Shaun Tan is one of the world's most highly acclaimed narrative artists—his stories and images are loved by countless young and not-so-young readers around the world. Drawing upon 25 years as a picture book and comics creator, painter, and filmmaker, CREATURE explores the central obsession of this visionary artist, from casual doodles to studied oil-paintings. Beyond sketches for acclaimed works such as THE ARRIVAL, THE LOST THING, and TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA, this volume collects together for the first time unseen and stand-alone illustrations, each resonant with unwritten tales of their own. Detailed commentary by the artist offers an entertaining insight into the endless allure of imaginary, non-human beings and what they might tell us about our so-called "normal" human selves. Artists, writers, students, dreamers, and anyone interested in the deeper undercurrents of creativity, myth, and visual metaphor will find inspiration in these pages

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