
Holy Fool
The pictures of Michael Leunig
Michael Leunig(Author)
Allen & Unwin (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2013
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-74331-821-8 (ISBN)
Description
At the heart of Michael Leunig's work lies the idea of the holy fool - a character who does not conform to social norms of behaviour because of mental disability or as a deliberate choice, but is regarded as having a compensating divine blessing or inspiration. The holy fool is the protagonist in most of Michael's paintings and cartoons. He is, in short, that strange person with the big nose, Mr Curly, and Vasco Pyjama.
In Holy Fool over 240 of Michael Leunig's artworks are collected together for the first time in a book - ranging from paintings to sculpture, from prints to drawings. As wonderful as his cartoons are, in Holy Fool we see so much more of the artistic expression of Michael Leunig. Filled with his trademark, lunacy, poignancy and arrow to the heart wisdom Holy Fool will be a must have volume for the legion of Leunig fans.
In Holy Fool over 240 of Michael Leunig's artworks are collected together for the first time in a book - ranging from paintings to sculpture, from prints to drawings. As wonderful as his cartoons are, in Holy Fool we see so much more of the artistic expression of Michael Leunig. Filled with his trademark, lunacy, poignancy and arrow to the heart wisdom Holy Fool will be a must have volume for the legion of Leunig fans.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
St Leonards
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Full colour throughout
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 280 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1989 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74331-821-8 (9781743318218)
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Person
Michael Leunig is an Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher and poet.