{"product_id":"9780977719334","title":"Variations: The Architecture Photographs of Jenny Okun","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndependently and through prestigious commissions, photographer Jenny Okun has traveled the world for more than twenty-five years creating dazzling, multi-layered interpretations of buildings by Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Richard Rodgers, and many other renowned architects. Commissions have included the J. Paul Getty Museum; the Tate Modern; and the Whitney Museum of American Art. This is the first major book of Okun’s photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Okun’s artwork,” writes Craig Krull, “consists of large-scale color photographic abstractions of architectural works. Rather than produce literal representations of buildings, Okun distills the essential qualities of form, texture, color, and detail . . . developing a Cubist interpretation of forms.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Looking at architecture,” Okun has written, “is like listening to music. Both are dramatic forms that reveal multiple, repeating themes. Above all, both need time. Just as a symphony cannot be experienced in a few seconds, it is impossible to see a whole building, all at once. When I photograph a building, I feel as if I am conducting with my camera, as I explore the architect’s themes in time and space. The harmonious overlapping shapes create new playful variations on the theme of the original architecture.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe preface to the book is by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Thom Mayne. With essays by Henry T. Hopkins and Michael Webb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Five Ties Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020751356144,"sku":"9780977719334","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780977719334_p0.jpg?v=1763882470","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780977719334","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}