{"product_id":"walton-ford-pancha-tantra-9783822843864","title":"Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\" id=\"description_text_headlines\"\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv\u003e\n\t\t\u003cstrong\u003eWalton's World: The beautifully savage beasts and birds of Walton Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv\u003e\n\t\t \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description_text\"\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\" id=\"description_text\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cstrong\u003eCollector’s Edition (No. 101–1,600)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\u003cul\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited to 1,500 individually numbered copies, each signed by Walton Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted on archival-quality paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinished in book cloth with a leather spine and corners with gold embossing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaged in a clamshell box covered in Luxor book cloth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eAt first glance, Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly-detailed watercolors of animals may recall the prints of 19th century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear, and others of the colonial era. But a closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly\u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eanthropomorphic universe,\u003c\/strong\u003e full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the ’operatic’ nature of traditional natural history themes. \u003c\/em\u003eThe beasts and birds populating this contemporary artist’s life-size paintings are \u003cstrong\u003enever mere objects, but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles:\u003c\/strong\u003e a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreak havoc on a formal dinner table, an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. The book’s title derives from \u003cem\u003eThe Pancha Tantra\u003c\/em\u003e, an ancient Indian book of animal tales considered the precursor to Aesop’s Fables.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\tThis large-format limited edition includes \u003cstrong\u003ean in-depth exploration of Walton Ford’s \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eœ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003euvre,\u003c\/strong\u003e a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual inspirations: Vietnamese folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin, the \u003cem\u003eAutobiography of Benvenuto Cellini \u003c\/em\u003eand Audubon’s \u003cem\u003eOrnithological Biography\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\tFord’s paintings have been color-separated and reproduced in Pan4C, the finest serigraphic technique available, providing unequalled intensity and color range. The book includes 12 horizontal and 4 vertical foldouts that look awesome when you stand over them. \u003cem\u003eAnd you will.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable in an Art and a Collector’s Edition, \u003cem\u003eWalton Ford: Pancha Tantra\u003c\/em\u003e is signed by the artist and presented in a custom clamshell box.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\tBoth editions feature a complete biography and excerpts from the textual sources for the paintings: Vietnamese folktales, the letters of Benjamin Franklin, the \u003cem\u003eAutobiography of Benvenuto Cellini\u003c\/em\u003e and John James Audubon’s \u003cem\u003eOrnithological Biography\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eText in English, French, and German\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bill Buford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48291807723771,"sku":"9783822843864","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_013c6e10-36e2-4010-b552-140db7d1dae2.jpg?v=1779995312","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/walton-ford-pancha-tantra-9783822843864","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}