Gorgeously illustrated with new color photographs, this book offers the first definitive look at the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr., (1890-1978), known as Lloyd Wright, who had a long, successful but generally overlooked career in Southern California. 595 illustrations, 428 in color.
The Ultimate Planting Guide
A useful guide for any gardener, this book begins by answering basic questions about the garden environment, planting design and practical matters such as cost and maintenance, while the main part of the book studies the plants themselves and helps select the best plant for each location.
Contemporary Desert Photography: The Other Side of Paradise
Contemporary Desert Photography: The Other Side of Paradise emphasizes the artist’s view of the desert in a selection of startling visual works. The differeing viewpoints in these works by 26 American photographers provide a rich and deep experience and speak to the fragility of nature, to the sense of desloation, to the beauty of untouched land, to the ethereal quality of decaying structures, to the fleeting nature of perception, and to so many other ideas.
The relationship between photography and reality is a particularly complex one. As viewers, there is often a basic expectation that we will see reality in a photograph. But that reality is actually formed by the vision of the photographer who may manipulate the viewpoint of the photograph or the techniques used to capture the image. In some cases, the artist may engage in elaborate manipulations of the subject matter itself.
