Adobe Photoshop Master Class: Maggie Taylor's Landscape of Dreams - Softcover

Standen, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321306147 ISBN 13: 9780321306142

Publisher: Adobe, 2005

Synopsis

Maggie Taylor's digital photo collages have been described as a contemporary exploration of the Surrealist world view. In Taylor's strange, parallel universe, birds ride bicycles, ideas materialize in the shape of clouds, and wings sprout from the backs of prim Victorian women. Starting with objects that she finds on eBay, in flea markets, and in her own surroundings, Taylor then uses her  flatbed scanner, Adobe Photoshop, and an Iris printer, to produce images of surprising beauty and emotional impact.
 
Adobe Photoshop Master Class: Maggie Taylor's Landscape of Dreams offers a close and richly illustrated examination of Taylor's practice, tracing her images from inspiration through execution. Taylor explains her influences, both in art and in her own life, and takes the reader inside the making of some of her intriguing, painterly work. Along the way, we hear from respected artists and critics familiar with Taylor's work, and from the artist herself, in conversation with the author.
 
Illustrated with more than 65 color plates, Landscape of Dreams is essential reading (and viewing) for all those interested in applying technology to a creative personal vision.

About this title

About the Author

Amy Standen is a journalist who works in both print and radio. Formerly a technology editor for Salon.com, she is a senior editor at the environmental quarterly Terrain as well as a producer for "Philosophy Talk," a syndicated public radio show. She also works as an oral historian.

Edition details

• Publisher: Adobe
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0321306147
• ISBN 13: 9780321306142
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 168