Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash (Paperback)

from Smiler69

Incredibly powerful whether you are familiar with the artist and poet Paul Nash or not. It speaks of all the horror or WWI and of living with depression, aka the Black Dog, primarily in images, and here Dave McKean uses a range of highly expressive styles that cannot fail to grab you by the guts....

from lostinalibrary

Artists' reflections on war can illuminate events that might seem abstract to those of us living at some distance from the horrors of the battlefield. The best art carries a unique and profound power, shaping our understanding of the historical episodes that inspired it. Jenny Waldman Director, 1...

from Smiler69

Incredibly powerful whether you are familiar with the artist and poet Paul Nash or not. It speaks of all the horror or WWI and of living with depression, aka the Black Dog, primarily in images, and here Dave McKean uses a range of highly expressive styles that cannot fail to grab you by the guts....

from lostinalibrary

Artists' reflections on war can illuminate events that might seem abstract to those of us living at some distance from the horrors of the battlefield. The best art carries a unique and profound power, shaping our understanding of the historical episodes that inspired it. Jenny Waldman Director, 1...

from ElizaJane

Ugh! A book written in verse. Terribly dull and tedious trying to make any sense of it. Too bad as I love Dave McKean's art. Here is a quote from the book which sums up my understanding of the text, "I recognize the words in and of themselves. I can't make sense of the order in which they arrive....