You Animal, You! Charlotte Cory |
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| Author:
| Wilson,
Gordon, |
| ISBN: | 978-1-907317-59-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Black Dog Publishing Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The images featured in this book are serious in nature whilst also appearing fun and humorous. Photographic calling cards- Cartes-de-visite’ were a craze in Victorian times, called cartomania’ with millions being produced and stored. There is a melancholy to these faded sepia photographs, which now appear in junk shops everywhere. Cory combines these poignant images with the perhaps sadder still images of stuffed animals from museums. By recycling these...
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The images featured in this book are serious in nature whilst also appearing fun and humorous. Photographic calling cards- Cartes-de-visite’ were a craze in Victorian times, called cartomania’ with millions being produced and stored. There is a melancholy to these faded sepia photographs, which now appear in junk shops everywhere. Cory combines these poignant images with the perhaps sadder still images of stuffed animals from museums. By recycling these dispossessed images and long-dead creatures Cory gives them all a new lease of life. The result is an alternative vision of Victorian England that uses color, humor and shock tactics to get your attention.
You Animal, You!features essays putting Charlotte Cory’s work in context. Bestselling author AN Wilson writes on Victorian photography and portraiture and sets the images in a historical context. Sophie Gordon discusses the collage element of Cory’s work and the idea of collecting and recreating images from recycled objects. Highly illustrated and humorous by nature,You Animal, You!is an in-depth look at this unusual art practice and is both fun and serious at the same time.