Buy this book on-line WOODROFFE**, PATRICK: : MYTHO-POEIKON.Fantasy,Monsters,Nightmares,Daydreams - The Paintings,Etchings,Book-Jacket & Record Sleeve Illustrations of Patrick WoodroffeUK.SURREY.DRAGON'S WORLD BOOKS,1976. ISBN 0905071085.
UK,Qrto wraps,1st edn thus.[Published in German and Dutch by Dragon's World,1976 in both hardback and sof-back.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Some slight crinkling/ shrinking to both of the laminated wraps, causing one crease to centre of front bottom edge and front bottom corner.The rear wrap suffers from similar shrinking leaving a central vertical crease.UK,Qrto softback,156pp profusely illustrated b/w+ colour.Illustrations in various mediums; crayons,ink,gouache,acrylics,oils etc. A collection of Woodroffe's work from 1965 to 1976 includes many old paintings, etchings,Science Fiction book-jackets and record sleeves; the title is his own coinage - joining together two words "mythopoeic" and "ikon" - meaning myth- making images.There is no agreement on the pronunciation,so you can say it however you like!
None of these appear in 'Benign Icons' - see my book ID rja79 18,because he hopes to have 'Mythopoeikon' re-published.The two title are as close as he could get and he designed the second title mainly because he wanted people to recognise 'Benign Icons' as a second version of 'Mythopoeikon'.
An English artist,etcher and drawer,who specialised in fantasy science-fiction artwork,with surreal imagery.
Patrick Woodroffe (b.1940,died May,2014) born Halifax,West Yorkshire,son of an electrical engineer.1964 he graduated from University of Leeds,before going on and exhibiting his first showing of pen+ink drawings,'Conflict' at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.However,he did not become a full-time artist until 1972, the year in which he gave an exhibit of his paintings,etchings and related works at the Covent Garden Gallery in London.His career took off when he was asked to produce approximately 90 book cover paintings between 1973 and 1976 for the publisher Corgi.In this early period he was also commissioned to provide art for record album cover sleeves,including heavy metal band Judas Priest's album Sad Wings of Destiny (1976).This was shortly followed by an exhibition of book-jacket and record-sleeve paintings in 1976.1976 also saw books published - 'Micky's New Home' illustrated by Woodroffe ,'Tinker - The adventures of the hole eating Duck' - written and illustrated by Woodroffe himself (see my book ID rja692917). Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of WOODROFFE**, PATRICK: : MYTHO-POEIKON.Fantasy,Monsters,Nightmares,Daydreams - The Paintings,Etchings,Book-Jacket & Record Sleeve Illustrations of Patrick Woodroffe. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, atlases, out of print books, collectables and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |