Biophilia

Name: Biophilia
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781419715617
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Biophilia showcases Christopher Marley's stunning art inspired by the natural world. The book features mesmerising images and mosaics created from insects, aquatic life, reptiles, birds, plants, and minerals. Marley's expertise as a designer and taxidermist enables him to reveal vibrant colours, intricate patterns, and deep connections among living things, evoking strong emotional responses.
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A perfect choice for nature lovers, artists, designers, craftspeople, and anyone seeking visual inspiration from the living world.

Christopher Marley's artwork offers a vivid experience of natural beauty and design

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New York Times Bestseller

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 colour 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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Praised by The New York Times Science Times for being more than a coffee-table book, Biophilia is described as an elegant manifesto encouraging exploration of nature. Slate highlights Marley's ability to transform nature's complexity into organised art. Smithsonian.com notes the scientific storytelling behind his mosaics, while Wired.com admires his colour juxtapositions that celebrate natural beauty.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419715617

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 April 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Illustration: 212 colour plates

Contributors:

Illustrated by Christopher Marley

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 265.0mm

Height: 314.0mm

Weight: 2190g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

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.