Art of Play - Wonder by Design

Impossibilia

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Category: 建築

「為什麼某些物品擁有非凡的能力,能讓我們著迷並引發驚奇,而其他物品卻不能?」

這是 Davide Fumagalli 在本書中提出的問題——這是一本同類作品中的首創——它探討了那些中斷邏輯思維、迷惑感官的物品的起源、歷史、發展以及現代的狂熱現象。他將這些不可能的物體稱為「impossiblia」。

讀者將穿越偉大藝術家、謎題製作者、瓶中船建造者、錯覺設計師、工匠、魔術師以及創意問題解決者的領域與心靈。

從 M.C. 埃舍爾的作品與方法,到不可能瓶子的教父 Harry Eng,《Impossiblia》以前所未有的方式追溯了這個極度秘密且廣受歡迎的次文化的起源。(書中還首次揭露了其創作背後的一些秘密。)

本書配有豐富的插圖,並以作者自己創作的原創照片以及許多從未公開的、啟發他的奇蹟作品圖像進行風格化處理,《Impossiblia》是引人注目的視覺效果與前所未有歷史記錄的絕妙結合。

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 19 reviews)

Violet G. ★★★★★

The chapter on why certain objects spark wonder had me rereading pages out loud to my partner. It's a genuinely fresh take on architecture and perception, not the usual coffee-table fluff. I’ve already lent it to a friend who's an architect.

Robert ★★★★★

I skimmed through the section on architectural marvels twice already, and the way it weaves philosophical questions with visual examples really pulls you in. The hardcover binding feels sturdy enough to survive being passed around my studio.

Ryan ★★★★★

The way it traces the psychology behind why certain objects captivate us felt like a whole new way of seeing the world, and I found myself underlining something on nearly every page. It's genuinely the first book I've read that treats wonder itself as a subject worth studying.