Friday 21 October 2011

What I'm Reading

It's Study Week next week and with not much else planned I've brought home two wonderful books to keep me occupied. It's been a while since I've read anything apart from fiction so I'm really looking forward to a bit of self education.


The first is Patrick Mauries Cabinets of Curiosities, a wonderful encyclopedia on the origins of the Wunderkammer. I happened on this book by chance while browsing a publisher catalogue and immediately bought it for the art library. Even though I get to keep it for the next few months I'm still tempted to add it to my Christmas Wishlist.


The second is a book called Beauty in Decay from URBEX. It's a photographic exploration of abandoned spaces and architecture which I find both beautiful and sad at the same time.  It's the sort of book I'll pick through, dipping into during quiet moments. (Unlike C of C which I'll read cover to cover) Again, it's probably going to end up on my wishlist for Christmas this year.  


2 comments:

  1. Having finished Beauty in Decay I have to say I was fascinated by the mixture of skill and inspiration in the photographs. I wanted to make a record of some of the artist that I especially liked.

    http://www.midnight-artwork.com

    http://www.niceshoot.de

    http://matthiashaker.com

    http://www.dylantrigg.com

    I'm still a bit undecided about the High Dynamic Range images (this creates a staged, unreal aspect to the picture) but it's something I'd like to try

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  2. New exhibition in Manchester featuring James Chadderton, very similar to some of the Beauty in Decay photographs but reworked digitally.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16054633

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