{"title":"Books by Philip F. Palmedo","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780789214461","title":"From Angels to Werewolves","description":"The alluring mermaids sighted by lonely mariners. The winged angels, by turns avenging and comforting, that abound in Christian art. The fearsome Minotaur of Greek mythology. Animal-headed deities, from the elephant-headed Ganesha in India to the falcon-headed Horus in ancient Egypt. An enigmatic cave painting representing a possibly shamanic figure with the hindparts of a man and the foreparts of a stag. As far back as we go in human history, we find therianthropes, or animal-human hybrids.In this thoughtful volume, Philip F. Palmedo surveys each of the major categories of therianthrope in turn—from animal-headed beings to merpeople to shape-shifters—with particular attention to their roles in religion, folklore, and the popular consciousness. With well-chosen color illustrations, he demonstrates how artists of all eras have shaped our conception of these mythical beings. Palmedo closes the book by theorizing about the ultimate origin and meaning of therianthropes, placing them at the nexus of our close ancestral relationship with the animal world.From Angels to Werewolves","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294809174389,"sku":"9780789214461","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780789214461_9f701e03-d401-448c-8c12-d18be254706e.jpg?v=1786015757"},{"product_id":"9780789213785","title":"Deep Affinities","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn illustrated exploration of the fundamental connections between art and science, from an author who has lived in both worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thought-provoking book, Philip F. Palmedo, a former physicist who now writes on art, reveals how the two defining enterprises of humankind - art and science - are rooted in certain common instincts, which we might call aesthetic: an appreciation of symmetry, balance, and rhythm; the drive to simplify and abstract natural forms, and to represent them symbolically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePalmedo traces these instincts back to a very early time in human history - demonstrating, for example, the level of abstract thinking required to create the stone tools and cave paintings of the Paleolithic - and then forward, to the builders of the Gothic cathedrals, to Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton, to Einstein and Picasso.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with more than 125 creations of the genus Homo - from a flint hand axe chipped half a million years ago to the abstractions of Hilma af Klint and the James Webb Space Telescope - Palmedo's text leaves us with a new appreciation of the instinct for beauty shared by artists and scientists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294925730165,"sku":"9780789213785","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780789213785_a98bd5c8-a2f8-4b3a-ba70-c30d6f7c92fb.jpg?v=1786015741"},{"product_id":"joel-perlman","title":"Joel Perlman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA revised edition of the standard monograph on renowned American sculptor Joel Perlman, updated to include the latest two decades of his life and work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis abundantly illustrated volume celebrates the art of Joel Perlman (b. 1943), who has carried forward the great tradition of metal sculpture founded by Pablo Picasso and Julio González and fostered by David Smith and Anthony Caro. Author Philip F. Palmedo, a noted biographer of sculptors, traces the evolution of Perlman’s career, from his early days teaching at Bennington College alongside Kenneth Noland and Jules Olitski, to his participation in SoHo’s vibrant 1970s art scene, to his success as an established artist, showing at the André Emmerich gallery and seeing his pieces acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney, the Hirshhorn, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe revised edition of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Sculptor’s Journey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e has been expanded to included a generous selection of Perlman’s lyrical works of the last two decades. A text by Charles A. Riley II, curator and cultural historian, explores the themes and development of Perlman’s recent sculpture, which ranges in scale from the intimate to the monumental. This volume will be an essential addition to any library of American art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57499342963061,"sku":"9780789215406","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780789215406.jpg?v=1786694652"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-philip-f-palmedo.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}