Janet Russek Tenuous Stem (7 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good dust jacket with some wear. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized.

Hardback. Condition: New. In 1993, Janet Russek began a series of still lifes of ripe squashes, peaches and pears whose rounded forms echoed the plenitude of pregnancy. Using only natural light, she then started to photograph vegetables and roots whose tendrils, reaching for the sun, expressed all of life's striving and aspiration, and finally, the maturing plant, evoking the inevitable downward spiral into decay. In subsequent years, Russek has expanded the project to include pregnant women photographed at close range so that bellies and breasts become almost abstract. Her haunting portraits of dolls explore the darker, more psychologically complex side of childhood and parenting, while the Memory series includes photos of significant personal objects that harken to the past, and take this volume full circle. The Tenuous Stem also includes an essay, written by art scholar and critic MaLin Wilson-Powell, addressing Russek's creative process.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Russek to previous owner! Large hardcover in jacket, 223 pages, exceptional b + w plates throughout. Condition: book is quite bright, solid, and square. There is light wear to the jacket, mostly at edges. Very nice. Inscribed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 10.75" x 9.75". 223 pp. Numerous full-page plates of the photographer's work. White boards. DJ has some light wear to the rear panel. A bright clean copy. This book weighs 1.6 kg, extra postage may be requested.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 2013,ardcover with the dust jacket, 223 page book. This is a copy that was signed by both Janet Russek & Malin Wilson Powell and dated the year of publication on the main title page.Illustrated with Russek's 28 beautifully done full page black and white plates. Condition : As NEWwith very light dust jacket rubs and publishers wrinkles at the back side od the dust jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Janet Russek (illustrator). Signed By Photographer. Book.…

Hardback. Condition: New. In 1993, Janet Russek began a series of still lifes of ripe squashes, peaches and pears whose rounded forms echoed the plenitude of pregnancy. Using only natural light, she then started to photograph vegetables and roots whose tendrils, reaching for the sun, expressed all of life's striving and aspiration, and finally, the maturing plant, evoking the inevitable downward spiral into decay. In subsequent years, Russek has expanded the project to include pregnant women photographed at close range so that bellies and breasts become almost abstract. Her haunting portraits of dolls explore the darker, more psychologically complex side of childhood and parenting, while the Memory series includes photos of significant personal objects that harken to the past, and take this volume full circle. The Tenuous Stem also includes an essay, written by art scholar and critic MaLin Wilson-Powell, addressing Russek's creative process.…