Animal: Portraits of Eighty-Eight Animals & One Shy Enchanted Boy

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What would an animal look like if it were a human The question is actually a contradiction in terms, and Tein Lucasson's answer is as humorous as it is creative. With digital photo technology, he combines pet portraits with human poses, celebrating each animal's unique personality, while drawing on his passion for costume and art history. Open up Animal and discover a raccoon sporting a sailor's suit, an aristocratic pig enthroned above a roulette table, and a giraffe grinning in its thick wool sweater. SELLING POINTS: . A delightful and humourous book for pet and animal lovers . Features 88 Old Masters' style animal pictures and a portrait of a shy boy . Humorous and philosophical texts about different animal characters 89 colour images

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"The Dutch graphic designer and visual artist [Tein Lucasson] has turned hundreds of cats, dogs and guinea pigs into works of art for his website Lanimorphe. These are collected, along with his portraits of wild animals such as zebras, flamingos and raccoons, in a series of books published by teNeues." - Kathryn Bromwich, The Guardian