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The Quay Brothers: Into a Metaphysical Playroom

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Description for The Quay Brothers: Into a Metaphysical Playroom Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 666.
This work is the first thorough analysis of the creative oeuvre of the Quay Brothers. Known for their animation shorts that rely on puppetry, miniatures, and stop-motion techniques, their fiercely idiosyncratic films are fertile fields for Suzanne Buchan's engaging descriptions and provocative insights into the Quays' art-and into the art of independent puppet animation.
Buchan's aesthetic investigation stems from extensive access to the Quay Brothers' artistic practices and work, which spans animation and live-action film, stage design and illustration. She also draws on a long acquaintance with them and on interviews with collaborators essential to their productions, as well as ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816646593
SKU
V9780816646593
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About Suzanne Buchan
Suzanne Buchan is professor of animation aesthetics and director of the Animation Research Centre at the University for the Creative Arts, United Kingdom.

Reviews for The Quay Brothers: Into a Metaphysical Playroom
"Suzanne Buchan’s book offers a welcome introduction to the art of the Brothers Quay, with an emphasis on a detailed reading of their animated film, Street of Crocodiles. The Quay Brothers offers engaging descriptions and thought-provoking insights into the Quays’ art specifically and into the art of animation generally." —Thomas Lamarre, McGill University "To use the term Buchan cites from ... Read more

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