Rapture of the Deep
Subtitle: The Art of Ray Troll
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: September 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780520239470
Subjects: Drawing & drawings; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Individual artists; Painting & paintings; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Fishes in art; Science; Art & Art Instruction; Troll, Ray,; Science/Mathematics; Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals; Individual Artist; Art / General; Catalogs; 1954-
Description: "Rapture of Deep celebrates Ray Troll's vision with legendary works including "Spawn Till You Die," "Life's a Fish and Then You Fry," and "Bassackwards," in which fish use money, liquor, and literature as bait to lure humans. Though Ray's mind is anything hut linear, the images in this book are organized thematically: Alaska, including works influenced by native art; fish and fishing; paleontology; the Amazon; and sharks. Troll's running commentary reveals the thought and inspiration behind his art and illuminates the fish, people, and other creatures inhabiting these pieces. Writer Brad Matsen, Troll's longtime coconspirator, adds a lively introduction to the art and life of his "sole brother," in which the energy of their collaboration in words and images comes alive on a road trip down the Pacific Coast."--BOOK JACKET.