| Description |
1 online resource (221 pages) : chiefly illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Foreword, Angus Hyland; Introduction, Angharad Lewis; Laura Laine, Interview & Portfolio; Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti, illustrated by Laura Laine; Works By; Laura Laine; Yuko Michishita; Miss Van; Deanne Cheuk; Daisy Fletcher; Tran Nguyen; Conrad Roset; Tim Hon Hung Lee; Yuko Shimizu; Izzie Klingels; Vania Zouravliov, Interview & Portfolio; Eleonora by Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated by Vania Zouravliov; Works By; Vania Zouravliov; Amelie Hegardt; Tim Hon Hung Lee; Vania Zouravliov; Amelie Hegardt; Izzie Klingels; Dan Hillier; Sam Wolfe Connelly |
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Jules Julien, Interview & PortfolioStory of the Eye by Georges Bataille, illustrated by Jules Julien; Works by; Izzie Klingels; Jules Julien; Yukari Terakado; Miss Van; Makiko Sugawa; Soey Milk; Sam Wolfe Connelly; Amelie Hegardt; Jasper Goodall; Jesse Auersalo; Yuko Shimizu; Andrzej Klimowski, Interview & Portfolio; Szamota's Mistress by Stefan Grabinski, illustrated by Andrzej Klimowski; Works by; Yuko Shimizu; Natalie Ratkovski; Deanne Cheuk; Yuko Michishita; Dan Hiller; Deanne Cheuk; Daisy Fletcher; Kelly Thompson; Makiko Sugawa; Daisy Fletcher; Dan Cheuk; Soey Milk |
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Martine Johanna, Interview & PortfolioAn extract from Ulysses by James Joyce, illusrated by Martine Johanna; Works by; Soey Milk; Martine Johanna; Soey Milk; Tran Nguyen; Conrad Roset; Elodie Nadreau; Tim Hon Hung Lee; Cho Kyuhyung; Yukari Terakado; Megan Pearce; Yukari Terakado; Biographies; Picture credits |
| Summary |
The Purple Book is a luxurious compendium of contemporary illustration that explores fantasy, sensuality, and the erotic imagination. It highlights visual art and the written word as media for representing human desire's relationship with the dream-state, make-believe, and symbolism. Much of the work by illustrators exploring these themes is unpublished, personal work, and many works here appear in print for the first time. As well as a treasury of portfolios by 21 of the very best international contemporary illustrators, a series of specially-commissioned works illustrate five classic literary |
| Subject |
Erotic art.
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Erotic drawing.
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ART -- Techniques -- Drawing.
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Erotic art
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Erotic drawing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lewis, Angharad
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| ISBN |
9781780671581 |
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178067158X |
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