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What do the bird king, the thing in the bathroom and the paraffin-oil koala have in common? They all inhabit the unique world of renowned artist, author and illustrator Shaun Tan. Collected from his working sketchbooks, with commentary by the artist, these ideas, studies and doodles offer a special insight into the imagination of this internationally acclaimed storyteller. The Bird King is a collection of sketches, random jottings, preliminary designs for book, film and theatre projects, sketchbook pages and drawings from life. Each of these represent some aspect of a working process, whereby stories generally evolve from visual research and free-wheeling doodles. They are also 'unfinished' pieces created in a single sitting, not originally intended for publication, and for that reason perhaps more revealing of a personal style (and particular obsessions) than other more polished artwork.
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Shaun Tan was born in 1974 and grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. He graduated from the University of WA in 1995 with joint honours in Fine Arts and English Literature, and currently works full time as a freelance artist and author in Melbourne. Shaun began drawing and painting images for science fiction and horror stories in small-press magazines as a teenager, and has since become best known for books such as The Rabbits, The Red Tree, The Lost Thing, and the acclaimed wordless novel The Arrival
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Shaun Tan is one of the most imaginative artists and storytellers around. I love his stories, simple yet always fascinating.
This sketchbook is a little 128-page hardcover. The spine area is clothed and it comes with a wraparound red rubber band and a ribbon bookmark.
The sketches collected are those he created for his other books, like The Arrival, Tales from Outer Suburbia, Lost and Found, Volume 3 (Lost and Found Omnibus), and perhaps some other stories I've yet to discover.
There are also many new sketches including some of his drawings from life which look strangely abstract to me.
Many weird and appealing characters live on these pages, all seemingly alive. It's difficult not to be marveled at his sketches. On one page, there's a giant bird treading through an ocean with sharks and octopus, while carrying a cardboard box with a little girl sleeping in it. On another, there's concepts for Aquasapiens, automobiles crossed with aquatic life that roam the seabed.
His works are best to be seen than described. Highly recommended for sketchbook lovers, those who like doodles and fans of Shaun Tan.
This sketchbook is a little 128-page hardcover. The spine area is clothed and it comes with a wraparound red rubber band and a ribbon bookmark.
The sketches collected are those he created for his other books, like The Arrival, Tales from Outer Suburbia, Lost and Found, Volume 3 (Lost and Found Omnibus), and perhaps some other stories I've yet to discover.
There are also many new sketches including some of his drawings from life which look strangely abstract to me.
Many weird and appealing characters live on these pages, all seemingly alive. It's difficult not to be marveled at his sketches. On one page, there's a giant bird treading through an ocean with sharks and octopus, while carrying a cardboard box with a little girl sleeping in it. On another, there's concepts for Aquasapiens, automobiles crossed with aquatic life that roam the seabed.
His works are best to be seen than described. Highly recommended for sketchbook lovers, those who like doodles and fans of Shaun Tan.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
i bought this Shaun Tan book for my children (we have several of his other books and we love them all as a family) so they could see what a collection of ideas in the form of sketches looks like and how important is the skill of observation and study of real life, to be able to create from imagination. The children have gone back to the book over and over and now we have a very interesting collection of clay models of the characters from the sketches in the book ... an inspiration to creative minds of all ages.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I love the work of Shaun Tan, particularly when his wonderful illustrations are matched by his own stories so I was thrilled to see this book become available. It looks and feels like a sketchbook, even down to the band of elastic holding it closed. A marvellous peek at the creative process. I would recommend this to illustrators and writers. Inspirational.
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