Walton Ford. Pancha Tantra by Walton Ford

It features dazzling details, an in-depth exploration of his visual universe, a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual inspirations: from Indian folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin to the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and Audubon’s Ornithological Biography. In dazzling watercolor, the images impress as much for their impeccable realism as they do for their complex narratives.įirst available as a signed and limited volume, this updated edition of Pancha Tantra is the most comprehensive survey of Ford’s oeuvre to date, with 40 new works, more than 120 additional pages, and a new essay by the artist.

In this stunning but sinister visual universe, beasts and birds are not mere aesthetic objects but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles: a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw a troupe of monkeys wreaks havoc on a formal dinner table an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. Oversize, full-color collection of Fords artwork, reminiscent. A closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the ‘operatic’ quality of traditional natural history. Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra by Bill Buford - Alibris Weekend Sale Save 15. Signed by Walton Ford on the title page in sharpie, dated 2009.

The most comprehensive survey of the artist’s work to date, the expanded publication features forty new works, more than 120 additional pages, and a new essay by the artist. With titles like New Tricks for Ancient Wings, Necropolis, and Space Monkey, his paintings open the doors to a world of real-life fantasy, dreams, and nightmares - all with a stunning candor that almost belies the artist's intentions.This sumptuous book - replete with reproductions including 16 foldouts - provides an in-depth exploration of Walton Ford's oeuvre.Art Edition is an edition of 1000 copies, numbered and signed by the artist.At first glance, Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly detailed watercolors of animals recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear. Walton Ford will sign copies of the updated edition of his book Pancha Tantra (2020). Painted with the deft technique of a technical artist, Ford's works vibrate with an intensity of uncanny familiarity they are both reassuring in style and disturbing in content. Though buffalo, lions, monkeys, snakes, and other such beasts populate his work, it's birds - in their reptilian primitiveness - that Ford is most attracted to. Something strange and usually sinister is happening in each of Ford's works, whether it's a wild turkey stomping on a small bird or a rabid-looking swarm of passenger pigeons ravaging a tree limb. Walton Fords life-sized watercolors of animals could be mistaken for 19th-century natural science illustrations or British colonial paintings. Walton Ford's watercolors of animals could be mistaken for 19th century natural science illustrations or British colonial paintings.

Walton Ford. Pancha Tantra by Walton Ford