Mars
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
War, myth, and the raw violence of the human condition collide in Mars, a landmark collaboration between the celebrated Australian painter Arthur Boyd and the acclaimed British-Australian poet Peter Porter. This extraordinary artistic dialogue pairs Boyd's visceral, haunting etchings with Porter's incisive and unflinching poetry, united by the singular lens of Mars — the ancient Roman god of war — as a prism through which to examine mankind's enduring appetite for destruction and conflict. The result is a work that transcends the boundaries of both visual art and literature, presenting a meditation on mortality, power, and the grotesque beauty of warfare that resonates as urgently today as when it was first published. Boyd's expressionistic imagery, darkly surreal and deeply allegorical, mirrors Porter's sophisticated verse with remarkable synergy — each amplifying the other's voice in a conversation that is by turns anguished, ironic, and profoundly human. A rare testament to what two extraordinary artistic minds can achieve when their visions converge, Mars challenges the reader to confront the myths we construct around violence — and asks what remains when the battles are over.
Author: Arthur Boyd And Peter Porter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Secker & Warburg
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
War, myth, and the raw violence of the human condition collide in Mars, a landmark collaboration between the celebrated Australian painter Arthur Boyd and the acclaimed British-Australian poet Peter Porter. This extraordinary artistic dialogue pairs Boyd's visceral, haunting etchings with Porter's incisive and unflinching poetry, united by the singular lens of Mars — the ancient Roman god of war — as a prism through which to examine mankind's enduring appetite for destruction and conflict. The result is a work that transcends the boundaries of both visual art and literature, presenting a meditation on mortality, power, and the grotesque beauty of warfare that resonates as urgently today as when it was first published. Boyd's expressionistic imagery, darkly surreal and deeply allegorical, mirrors Porter's sophisticated verse with remarkable synergy — each amplifying the other's voice in a conversation that is by turns anguished, ironic, and profoundly human. A rare testament to what two extraordinary artistic minds can achieve when their visions converge, Mars challenges the reader to confront the myths we construct around violence — and asks what remains when the battles are over.