{"product_id":"everything-is-alive-by-joseph-giovannini-9781682450840","title":"Everything Is Alive","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOka Doner's life work shines a light on the continuing importance of art and the transformative power of our cosmic and enchanting natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMichele Oka Doner is one of today’s foremost artists. Her prodigious career spans five decades and numerous artistic media, including sculpture, works on paper, furniture, video, jewellery, and sets and costumes. In addition, she has created over forty iconic public and private permanent art installations. They are the focus of \u003ci\u003eEverything Is Alive\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe common thread running through Oka Doner’s oeuvre is her lifelong study and appreciation of the natural world, from which she derives her formal vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEverything Is Alive\u003c\/i\u003e, this vocabulary hones in on magic, enchantment, and transformation as we are led through the artistic processes informing Oka Doner’s prominent art installations. From \u003ci\u003eMicco\u003c\/i\u003e, the monumental concrete sculptural pavilion suffused with native greenery of the nearby Everglades, to Oka Doner’s haunting ceramic \u003ci\u003eSoulCatchers\u003c\/i\u003e and figurative sculptures born of clay at the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactury in Munich, to Miami International Airport, where Oka Doner’s \u003ci\u003eSargassum\u003c\/i\u003e soars overhead and her \u003ci\u003eA Walk on the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e lies at the feet of over 25 million travellers who traverse its 9,000 oceanic bronze forms each year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFour distinguished essayists, Judith Thurman, Joseph Giovannini, Cynthia Nadelman, and Gregory Volk, serve as guides through Oka Doner’s evolution as an artist as seen in these installations, which are brought to life on 240 pages of stunning photographs, original process sketches, and sources of inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything Is Alive\u003c\/i\u003e offers a glimpse into the full breadth of Oka Doner’s work. Above all, it shines a light on the continuing importance of art and the worldview that there is beauty to be found in all living things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076556374252,"sku":"9781682450840","price":120.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/211673482787.jpg?v=1765206481","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/everything-is-alive-by-joseph-giovannini-9781682450840","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}