All kinds of eccentric beasts appear in alexis turners new taxidermy tome, from acrobatic elephants to victorian two headed beasts. Photos which celebrate the art of the stuffed dead animal. All of the procedures for taxidermy are fully explained in easytounderstand text and hundreds of black and white photos and diagrams. Booktopia buy taxidermy books online from australias leading online bookstore. Turner s examination of the practice encompasses religious beliefs, science and museums, interiors, fashion and advertising, tracking it all the way to the present day in a fascinating and occasionally queasymaking narrative. Alexis turner is the founder of london taxidermy and has been buying, selling and hiring natural history for twenty years. San francisco chronicle taxidermy is alexis turners beautifully designed homage to the long established, curious and flamboyant art of skinning and stuffing dead creatures. An unsurpassed survey of the worlds finest examples of this popular art formin situ from the greatest private and public collections to the beautifully assembled rooms of contemporary artists, stylists, and cuttingedge interior designers. For some people the thought of having stuffed animal fills them with dread. Taxidermy is everywhere these days, from hip restaurants to posh clothing stores, and practically every luxury brand can be seen offering its wares on the backs of preserved, stuffed animals or incorporating them in their interiors.
Clients include set designers, interior designers, fashion stylists, photographers, museums and galleries, and collectors. Oct 12, 2017 turner brothers taxidermy, hattiesburg, mississippi. Dec 08, 20 this book is eye candy the frontispiece is, in fact, a surprisingly delectable array of glass eyes, which makes sense because alexis turner is the founder of london taxidermy, a business that. Taxidermy is alexis turner s beautifully designed homage to the long established, curious and flamboyant art of skinning and stuffing dead creatures. His clients include film and tv studios, fashion and jewelry designers, interior decorators, artists, advertising agencies, magazines, theatres, private collectors and museums. Theres nothing better than walking into a study or library and seeing books, old photographs, paintings and stuffed animals vying for attention to satisfy the optic nerves. Alexis turner owns a showroom in london that looks like the casting call for life of pi and hes recently published a book exploring the weird and wonderful world of taxidermy. Taxidermy is alexis turners beautifully designed homage to the long established, curious and flamboyant art of skinning and stuffing dead creatures. May, 20 alexis turner is the founder of london taxidermy and has been buying, selling and hiring natural history for twentyfive years. See more ideas about taxidermy, bad taxidermy and funny taxidermy.
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This book reveals the art of taxidermy in all its weird and wonderful glory, from its beginnings as a tool of natural history research, through crazes for anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and fake taxidermy, to its rediscovery by the art, fashion and design worlds of the 21st century. An unsurpassed survey of the world s finest examples of this popular art. An unsurpassed survey of the worlds finest examples of this popular art formin situ from the greatest private and public collections to the beautifully assembled rooms of contemporary artists. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. No longer confined to stately homes, stuffed animals are appearing ev. Alexis turner an unsurpassed survey of the worlds finest examples of this popular art formin situ from the greatest private and public collections to the beautifully assembled rooms of contemporary artists. Taxidermy is everywhere these days, from hip restaurants to posh clothing stores, and practically every luxury brand can be seen offering its wares on. The founder of london taxidermy lends his twenty years of experience to the creation of this beautiful book that catalogues and illustrates. Jan 31, 2019 this book reveals the art of taxidermy in all its weird and wonderful glory, from its beginnings as a tool of natural history research, through crazes for anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and fake taxidermy, to its rediscovery by the art, fashion and design worlds of the 21st century.
This is the first volume to consider taxidermy as an art form, and it balances showcasing classic work such as pieces by walter potter alongside innovative and modern contemporary pieces by various practitioners, from traditional taxidermists to interior designers, fashionistas, and fine artists. From the greatest private and public collections to the beautifully assembled rooms of contemporary artists, stylists, and cuttingedge interior designers, this book would make a great gift. An unsurpassed survey of the worlds finest examples of this popular art form in situ from the. Apr 20, 2015 alexis turner is the founder of london taxidermy, one of the worlds leading dealers in antique and contemporary stuffed and preserved fauna and related objects. May, 20 taxidermy is a love it or hate it situation. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. Buy taxidermy by alexis turner, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Author alexis turner, a djturnedbardesignerturnedtaxidermist as you do, covers its use in art, in zoomorphic taxidermy, where animals enact human scenarios who doesnt love bareknuckle. This book is eye candy the frontispiece is, in fact, a surprisingly delectable array of glass eyes, which makes sense because alexis turner is. The one that didnt get away, or how to preserve your fish and prove it. Alexis turner hardcover september, 2016 an unsurpassed survey of the world s finest examples of this popular art form in situ from the greatest private and public collections to the beautifully assembled rooms of contemporary artists, stylists, and cuttingedge interior designers. He has also been dj and tv presenter and has been instrumental in raising the profile of taxidermy and natural history. This beautifully bound book covers taxidermys story, starting with the egyptian mummification of cats to contemporary feather fashion on the catwalk. Sep 03, 20 this beautifully bound book covers taxidermys story, starting with the egyptian mummification of cats to contemporary feather fashion on the catwalk.
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