{"product_id":"idyll-9781770460638","title":"Idyll","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDream-filled landscapes, portraits, and abstracts in beautiful detail\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmber Albrecht's work is rooted in magic, folklore, and postfeminist neo-romanticism. The newest entry in the Petit Livre imprint of accessible art books, \u003ci\u003eIdyll \u003c\/i\u003ecomprises a series of paintings, silk-screened prints, and drawings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuch of Albrecht's work is inspired by the dreaminess of childhood, whether expressing her cloudy recollections of the storybooks she read as a child (stories populated by strange creatures, impossible happenings, and oneiric landscapes) or the forested West Coast landscapes that surrounded her. On the pages of \u003ci\u003eIdyll\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of interconnected myths emerges fully formed, each myth articulating a sense of wistfulness for a past that never was. By turns surreal, fantastical, and absurdist, Albrecht constructs these pieces with the vivid yet subtle values that are a product of her silk-screening work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIdyll \u003c\/i\u003eemploys female iconography in myriad ways--many of these works feature female figures, the lushness of the natural environment, and femaleassociated textures (ornamental detail, as well as lace and other fabrics). Albrecht's \u003ci\u003eIdyll \u003c\/i\u003ecommunicates questions about loneliness, passivity, and loss through investigations of femininity and nostalgia for an imagined past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770460638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Amber Albrecht","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507574108341,"sku":"9781770460638","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ba0188ca-be03-44ad-8375-d1f9630b23a2.jpg?v=1778565885","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/idyll-9781770460638","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}