Description: Noguchi's Gardens by Marc Treib In this illustrated study of Noguchis gardens, noted landscape historian Marc Treib describes and critiques projects that date from his early unrealised projects for playgrounds and monuments to a large park in Sapporo, Japan, whose construction was completed only posthumously. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description While sculpture remained central to his artistic practice, Isamu Noguchis (1904–1988) interests and production spanned an exceptionally broad terrain that included furniture and lamps, stage sets for dance, plazas, courtyards — and gardens. Noguchi made no distinction between design, craft, and the so-called fine arts: in his view all of these could all be considered art should their aesthetic qualities sufficiently transcend those generated by the simple address of need.Although his gardens include several of the twentieth centurys most iconic landscape designs and have received almost universal praise, Noguchi nonetheless occupies a place removed from the normal practice of landscape architecture. As an artist he relied more on intuition — bolstered by focused study where required — than on objective analysis, and he shaped his landscapes as sculpture, with space as their primary vehicle. To Noguchi landscape design was a spatial and formal art, and from his earliest environmental projects to the works of his later maturity, he succeeded in conceiving and constructing a series of remarkable places.In this comprehensive and richly illustrated study of Noguchis gardens, noted landscape historian Marc Treib describes and critiques projects that date from his early unrealized projects for playgrounds and monuments to a large park in Sapporo, Japan, whose construction was completed only posthumously. The story begins with the discussion of Noguchi sculpture that relate in some way to actual landscapes, then moves to the dance set designs for Martha Graham, finally entering the realm of actual landscapes with his gardens for the Readers Digest offices in Tokyo and UNESCO House in Paris. Many more projects followed in the United States, Japan, and Israel.Varying in their content and structure, several chapters collectively treat subjects such as landform, water, and the courtyard, while others focus on the major gardens monographically. Accompanied by stunning images from the archives of Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum archives and the authors own photographs, the story of Noguchis Gardens: Landscape as Sculpture will reward those interested in landscape architecture, art history, garden design, and art more broadly. Author Biography Marc Treib Professor of Architecture Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, is a historian and critic of landscape and architecture who has published widely on modern and historical subjects in the United States, Japan, and Scandinavia. Books published by ORO Editions include Landscapes of Modern Architecture; Austere Gardens; The Landscapes of Georges Descombes: Doing Almost Nothing; and Thinking a Modern Landscape Architecture, West and East; and more recently The Aesthetics of Contemporary Planting Design and Serious Fun: The Landscapes of Claude Cormier. Review "… delves deeply into the landscape designs of Noguchi, "from his early unrealized projects for playgrounds and monuments to a large park in Sapporo, Japan, whose construction was completed only posthumously."" - Archidose Details ISBN1957183993 Author Marc Treib Format Hardcover Publisher Oro Editions Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781957183992 Imprint Oro Editions Subtitle Landscape as Sculpture Country of Publication United States Audience General Place of Publication San Rafael Illustrations 250 Illustrations, color Language English ISBN-10 1957183993 AU Release Date 2024-10-07 DEWEY 712.509524 Publication Date 2024-09-12 US Release Date 2024-09-12 UK Release Date 2024-09-12 Pages 296 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161589645;
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