{"title":"Mike and Doug Starn","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"mike-and-doug-starn","title":"Mike and Doug Starn","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of Mike and Doug Starn by Andy Grundberg(\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1990\u003c\/span\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst impression\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge format hardcover with dust jacket in fine condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSome very minor wear to extremities of boards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages clean, binding firm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Starn Twins\" are relatively new to the art world yet have been featured in Boston and New York shows and in the 1987 Whitney Biennial, which established them as promising talents and an innovative force. These young men have challenged traditional photography by cutting, tinting, creasing, tearing and reassembling prints. Their emphasis on building up surfaces with layered materials and tape, quoting portions of paintings by old masters such as Rembrandt and da Vinci, and maintaining a beauty in their work reminiscent of romanticism is highlighted in this collection of 92 of their pieces, all reproduced in color. The wonderful prints of finished work and the black-and-white photographs of their Brooklyn studio kindle enthusiasm and admiration. New York Times photo critic Grundberg here interviews the brothers, analyzes the thematic content of their photographic collages and contrasts and compares their work with that of Robert Rauschenberg, Gilbert and George, Joel Peter Witkin and Cindy Sherman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike and Doug Starn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57840304718206,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/Mike-and-Doug-Starn1.heic?v=1786631691"},{"product_id":"attracted-to-light","title":"Attracted To Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of Attracted To Light by Doug and Mike Starn (2003)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst impression \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge format hardback in near fine condition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned and dated by Doug and Mike Starn to title page\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome wear to to boards (predominantly to extremities), \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexpected given the age of the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome very slight toning to extremities of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOtherwise, pages clean, binding firm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA sumptuously oversized and exquisitely produced book, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAttracted to Light\u003c\/span\u003eshowcases the Starns’ extensive conceptual portrait series of the nocturnal moths’ mysterious journey and the seeming gravitational force that light has over them, “captured” in photographs and filmic video footage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Light necessitates darkness, the shadow created by anything physical. But black is not only the lack of light—it is also the complete absorption of light. The void and reservoir of what we want, what we need; light is power, it is knowledge. When we look into the deep, velvety black eyes of moths we see both emptiness and (the absorption of) light. No one understands why moths are attracted to light. It's neither to mate nor to eat: many moths don’t eat at all; some don't even have mouths. Like butterflies, moths are almost as light as air, but they’re the poor stupid cousins. Choosing to live their lives at night, flying from nowhere towards the end of their lives—fragile, dusty wings in tatters. A moth will bounce across a ceiling, orbit a lamp, fly into a flame, or self-immolate like a Buddhist monk.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Doug and Mike Starn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike and Doug Starn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57844724531582,"sku":null,"price":235.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/Attracted-To-Light-Doug-and-Mike-Starn.jpg?v=1786697975"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/en-us\/collections\/mike-and-doug-starn.oembed","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}