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(More customer reviews)This very reasonably-priced book has coffee-table-quality plates of butterflies, moths and other insects against well-chosen, well-composed backgrounds. There is almost a collage feel to some. For example, one of my favorites is black and white butterflies on a piece of sheet music. Many of the insects are vibrantly colored, and the color reproduction is excellent. As a lifelong naturalist, I find the photographs intriguing, sometimes exotic, and always beautiful. They make one pause to look at the world in a special way.
I saw a friend's copy, ordered one for myself, and am lining up more people I can share copies with. Very highly recommended.
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Photographer Jo Whaley constructs mesmerizing scenes with vibrantly colored bugs (butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, and more) that echo the tradition of natural history dioramas, but are artfully placed against weathered, manmade backgrounds. The result is a compelling marriage of natural and artificial, art and science. The Theater of Insects will publish to coincide with an exhibition at the National Academy of Sciences and travel to the Museum of Photographic Arts and beyond throughout 2008 and 2009. This volume not only presents a beautiful miniature world, but is also an eminently covetable object in its own right.
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