And the history of exploration site_link site_link A coffee table book displaying the sketches and paintings that have aforned the calendars and books of Australian Geographic since it began in 1986 Australia s flora and fauna at its best 1742454720 Must confess that I really love the realist art that comes with the Australian Geographic Takes me back to my uni days when we had to draw the elements of various grasses fastidious work carried out with the air of dissecting microscopes And I remember asking our lecturer wh we didn t just take a photo His commentwhich I thought a bit lame at the time. was that it was very hard to take a photo that illustrated all the elements was well as a drawing With the benefit of much hindsight and experience in both photography and botanical paintingI must say that I agree with him And the illustrations in the Australian Geographic really bare this out They are bot great works of art and great scientific references And.
Alasdair McGregor is a writer painter and photographer based in Sydney Australia His professional and creative interests range across a number of fields and include natural history and the environment architecture and design and the history of exploration site_link Alasdair McGregor is a writer painter and photographer based in Sydney Australia His professional and creative interests range across a number of fields and include natural history and the environment architecture and design I must say that I really take my hat off to the individual artists Fantastically talented people and highly skilled technicians Is it great art Who cares I think it s great What I did find lacking was some idea of the artists at work I would really have liked to see pictures of their working technique their sketches the roughs the process And pictures of them in their studios How did they achieve that fantastically realistic fur for example What sort of brushes did they use Some of this one can get from magazines devoted to painting or drawing but I think it might have lifted the current book to another level As it is it is a great summary of the graphic work in the magazine and maybe this is all that was desired by the publishers I give it four stars 1742454720
| The Art of Australian Geographic Illustration By Alasdair McGregor |
| 1742454720 |
| 9781742454726 |
| English |
| 224 |
| Hardcover |
On the printed page an illustration has the power to outperform its counterparts the written word and the photograph when explaining difficult concepts opening windows onto our ancient past or presenting a species with clarity and intricate detail Since its inception Australian Geographic has harnessed the illustrator s skill to enhance its storytelling through exquisite depictions of Australia s flora and fauna geology history and technology This anthology brings together the very best of Australian Geographic illustration From the first edition of the Australian Geographic journal in 1986 with Banjo the platypus on the cover through to recent editions that appear in both print and digital formats the tradition of commissioning the finest artistic talent continues The abilities of longtime contributors such as Kevin Stead and Ego Guiotto to portray the natural world remain unsurpassed while relative newcomers such as Michael Payne and Bob Kayganich utilise all opportunities presented by new media to ensure illustration evolves This book is a sumptuous celebration of both the art of the illustrator and the natural world that inspires them The Art of Australian Geographic Illustration.