- Hardcover: 16 pages
- Publisher: Tunnel Vision Books; 1 edition (May 28 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0975415018
- ISBN-13: 978-0975415016
- Product Dimensions: 15.6 x 18.5 x 3.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
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- #89 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Activities > Activity Books > Cut & Assemble
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"You'll be mesmerized by this spectacular look into the jungle of French artist Henri Rousseau. A unique viewing experience." —The Bloomsbury Review
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Henri Rousseau's famous 1908 jungle painting Fight Between a Tiger and a Buffalo is presented through the windowed format of this appealing cousin of the pop-up book—the tunnel book. Following the tradition of the paper peep show, sturdy covers support the two ends of an accordion-pleated paper tube that can be stretched out to provide a three-dimensional view of Rousseau's flora and fauna, including snakes in the trees and tigers ready to pounce, all layered in paper cutouts faithfully reproduced from the painting. A 16-page book providing an introduction to the self-taught French painter and his fantastical canvases is also included.
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Magical, April 1 2008
By Curmudgeon "grantc" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Henri Rousseau Tunnel Book: Take a Peek into a Fantastic Jungle! (Hardcover)
Tunnel books are an old idea in a new form: creating the perspective of depth with 5-6 concertinaed panels of an image. Utilising the work of Henri Rousseau in this respect is almost heartbreaking in its conceptual purity: his beautiful, naive style results in a 3d image of great delicacy. The book needs lots of light to be effective - preferably direct overhead, but changing the light source and direction subtly alters the 3d effect. Play around with it. I know this sounds simplistic! but that's what this is about: some people will flip over this, others will be completely unmoved. Me? It's sitting right next to my monitor, ready to offer a shot of surreal beauty any moment I care.
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