{"product_id":"shadows-of-love-shadows-of-loneliness-volume-two-drawings-prints-paintings-1980-2020-9781644281857","title":"Shadows of Love, Shadows of Loneliness: Volume Two: Drawings, Prints \u0026 Paintings: 1980-2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the PubWest 2023 Design Award\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this landmark collection co-released by Rare Bird and Unnamed Press, William T. Vollmann offers a kaleidoscopic retrospective of the visual artwork he has produced over four decades, with new commentary from Vollmann on his process, inspiration, and the many intersections with his writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe celebrated author of over twenty-five books (among them the National Book Award-wining novel \u003ci\u003eEurope Central\u003c\/i\u003e; the seven-volume \u003ci\u003eRising Up and Rising Down\u003c\/i\u003e, based on Vollmann's career as a war correspondent; and the two-volume climate change investigation \u003ci\u003eCarbon Ideologies\u003c\/i\u003e), Vollmann's equally ambitious and prolific career as a photographer, printmaker, and painter reflects the artist's deep interest in people existing on the margins, a profound empathy for his subjects, and the humility and generosity to meet them on their terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadows of Love, Shadows of Loneliness \u003c\/i\u003eincludes Kodachrome slides of Afghan Mujahideen from 1982; a handmade watercolor sketchbook from Subarctic Canada, complete with inscriptions to Vollmann from local Inuit teenagers; gum bichromate prints of American landscapes from Maui to Mount Desert Island; silver gelatin portfolios of insurgents, refugees, prostitutes, police, and criminals all over the world; photogenic drawings of Tahitian women; transgender self-portraits of \"Dolores\"; Bible woodblock prints in which God and everyone else is female; acrylic paintings of California landscapes; cyanotypes, platinotypes, salt prints, and gold-toned Vandykes, to name just a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplementing these selections is a series of essays commissioned especially for this book to lay out Vollmann's views on what photographs can and should say, how he chooses what to represent (beauty, suffering, compassion, love, desire, ideology), thoughts on photographic consensuality, and any number of technical descriptions. Particularly useful for Vollmann fans and scholars are the cross-references between these artistic and photographic projects and his books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William T. Vollmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rare Bird Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 14.50h x 9.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644281857","brand":"Rare Bird Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705138188425,"sku":"9781644281857","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_af831e15-2b21-4246-a1dc-c1a96d39b2df.jpg?v=1719433625","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/shadows-of-love-shadows-of-loneliness-volume-two-drawings-prints-paintings-1980-2020-9781644281857","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}