Architecture by Birds and Insects: A Natural Art
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (585 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226500977 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 164 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Incredibly beautiful art!" according to Hort Man. This book is a must for anyone who wishes to see beyond the obvious and begin to appreciate the incredibly beautiful nuances of nature. In order to see one must learn to observe. This book will open up a new world of the intricacy of nature in its many forms.. Lost in translation? MLA The illustrations are intriguing and pretty well done and the information is somewhat interesting. The individual page layouts are weird, some illustrations are tiny, some are decent sized but none are the size one would want. The illustrations are more interesting with a tripod magnifier but I can't imagine they are even close to the originals.. Joni Gibb said Three Stars. Nice drawings. Not a "field guide", but nice to look at,
Here, we see the kinds of places where nests are built—for instance, the house wren has been known to occupy cow skulls, flower pots, tin cans, and the pockets of hanging laundry, while the uglynest caterpillar prefers rose bushes and cherry trees. Influential American architect Philip Johnson once mused, “All architecture is shelter; all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.” But with just a small swap of a key word, Johnson could well have been describing animal nests. But Macnamara’s gorgeous paintings will undoubtedly change that. This narrative provides a foundation in natural history for each painting, as well as fascinating anecdotes about the nests and their builders.Like so many natural treasures, nests are easy to ignore. Architecture by Birds and Insects at last gives the tiniest engineers their rightful moment in the spotlight, and in so doing increases awareness and encourages the protection of birds, insects, and their habitats. Readers will never look at a Frank Gehry design, or a treetop nest, the same way again.. Birds and insects are nature’s premier architects, using a dizzying array of talents to build functional homes in which to live, reproduce, and care for their young. Recycling sticks, branches, grass, and mud to construct their shelters, they are undoubtedly the originators of “green architecture.”A visual
Peggy Macnamara is adjunct associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; artist-in-residence and associate of the zoology program at the Field Museum; instructor at the Field Museum, Chicago Public Libraries Nature Connection, and Art Institute family programs; and author of Illinois Insects and Spiders, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
"In these pages, the predators and parasites become more than a necessary part of our ecosystem - they are living objects of beauty." - Elizabeth Taylor, Chicago Tribune "A delightful and surprising book, representing the best kind of synergy of art and science. Paintings are both accurate and beautiful." - Sarah O'Malley, Northeastern Naturalist"