Shadows of Love, Shadows of Loneliness: Volume One - by William T Vollmann (Hardcover)

This comprehensive collection of William T.

Vollmann's artwork showcases his diverse talents as a photographer, printmaker, and painter, offering a kaleidoscopic retrospective of his visual art over four decades.

With new commentary from Vollmann on his process, inspiration, and intersections with his writing, this book provides an in-depth look at the artist's deep interest in people existing on the margins, his profound empathy for his subjects, and his humility and generosity to meet them on their terms.

Featuring Kodachrome slides of Afghan Mujahideen from 1982, handmade watercolor sketchbooks from Subarctic Canada, gum bichromate prints of American landscapes, 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, this book offers a unique glimpse into the artist's creative process and his commitment to capturing beauty, suffering, compassion, love, desire, ideology, and more through his art.

Whether you're a fan of Vollmann or just discovering his work, this comprehensive collection is sure to inspire and delight.