Walton Ford: Tigers of Wrath, Horses of Instruction - Hardcover

Katz, Steven; Kazanjian, Dodie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810932865 ISBN 13: 9780810932869

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2002

Synopsis

Working in the tradition of such legendary animal painters as John James Audubon, Walton Ford brings new life and vigor to the great legacy of artist/natural historians. The sheer visual beauty and superb workmanship makes a startling contrast with their sometimes violent imagery and trenchant political and social commentary on history, colonialism, and the precarious relationship between man and animal.
Walton Ford: Tigers of Wrath, Horses of Instruction is the first survey of his paintings. This volume includes an essay by screenwriter Steven Katz, who describes the artist's formative years and developing interest in natural history. In his interview with Dodie Kazanjian, the artist discusses the complex interweaving of ideas, personal memories, and historical events that forms the imaginative and intellectual armature of his paintings.

About this title

Synopsis:

The paintings of Walton Ford (born 1960) combine draftsmanship with layers of allegorical and lyrical symbolism. "It's as if John James Audubon had been visited by the spirit of Hieronymous Bosch" is how one critic has described the unsettling impact of Ford's work, with their sometimes violent imagery and their trenchant political and social commentary on history, colonialism and the precarious relationship between man and animal. This volume provides an overview of Ford's paintings. Printed to coincide with a Ford exhibition at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, the book includes an essay by screenwriter Steven Katz and an interview with the artist by Dodie Kazanjian.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0810932865
• ISBN 13: 9780810932869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64