VISIONARY LANDSCAPES: JAPANESE GARDEN DESIGN IN NORTH AMERICA, THE WORK OF FIVE CONTEMPORARY MASTERS
Book ID/图书代码： 02911017C00030
English Summary/英文概要： Japanese gardens are found throughout the world today--their unique forms now considered a universal art form. This stunning Japanese gardening book examines the work of five leading landscape architects in North America who are exploring the extraordinary power of Japanese-style garden design to create an immersive experience promoting personal and social well-being. Master garden designers Hoichi Kurisu, Takeo Uesugi, David Slawson, Shin Abe and Marc Keane have each interpreted the style and meaning of the Japanese garden in unique ways in their innovative designs for private, commercial and public spaces. Several recent Japanese-style gardens by each designer are featured in this book with detailed descriptions and sumptuous color photos.
Also included are essays on the designers and mini-essays by them about gardens in Japan which have most inspired their work, as well as commentaries by patrons and visitors to their North American gardens.
The book focuses on recently-created gardens to suggest how the art form is currently evolving, and to understand how Japanese garden design principles and practices are being adapted to suit the needs and ways of people living and working outside Japan today.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 日式的花园如今遍布世界各地——它们独特的形式现在被认为是一种普遍的艺术形式。这本令人惊叹的日本园艺书审视了北美五名主要景观设计师的作品，他们正在探索日式园林设计的非凡力量，创造一种身临其境的体验，提升个人和社会的幸福感。大师园的设计师——千岛屋、武里苏、大卫斯劳森、辛贝和马克基恩在他们为私人、商业和公共空间设计的创新设计中，以独特的方式诠释了日本园林的风格和意义。这本书中介绍了几位设计师的日式花园，其中有详细的描述和华丽的彩色照片。
此外，还有一些关于设计师的文章，以及关于日本花园的小短文，这些文章最能激发他们的灵感，也包括读者和游客对他们北美花园的评论。
这本书关注的是最近创建的花园，以说明目前的艺术形式是如何演变的，并理解日本园林设计原则和实践是如何被改编以适应当今日本以外的人们的生活和工作方式的。（WYL）
Awards/获奖情况：“在整个过程中，梦幻园林有丰富的、美丽的插图，聚焦于最近创造的花园，来说明艺术形式是如何发展的，以及了解日本园林设计原则和实践。梦幻园林是一种享受浏览的乐趣，它将会成为一个经久不衰的受欢迎的个人、专业、社区和学术图书馆园艺和园艺收藏的收藏，还有日本花园补充研究的阅读清单。”——中西部书评
“梦幻园林迎合了园艺爱好者的需求，他们把园艺当作一种手艺或艺术，但同时也为普通读者提供了一个令人大开眼界的作品。从一位对他的主题如此有激情的作家那里读来，真是令人耳目一新。”——华盛顿园丁杂志
“在梦幻园林：北美的日本花园设计中，肯德尔•H•布朗探索了五位当代日本风格的园林设计师的作品，他将这些设计师指定为艺术大师。这本书的几位特色设计师在作品中唤起了日本的风景画。”——美国景观设计师协会
“对于日本风格的花园爱好者来说，看这本书可能会激励他们不仅要扩大自家后院的种植面积，还要扩大他们对传统花园形式和特色的印象。”——俄勒冈州
"Profusely and beautifully illustrated throughout, Visionary Landscapes focuses on recently-created gardens to suggest how the art form is currently evolving, and understanding Japanese garden design principles and practices. Informed and informative, Visionary Landscapes is a delight to browse through and will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Gardening & Horticultural collections in general, and Japanese Gardens supplemental studies reading lists in particular." --Midwest Book Review
"Visionary Landscapes caters to gardeners who treat horticulture as a craft or artistry, but also serves as an eye-opening piece for the average reader ... It’s refreshing to read from an author so passionate about his subject." --Washington Gardener magazine
"In Visionary Landscapes: Japanese Garden Design in North America, Kendall H. Brown explores the work of five contemporary Japanese-style garden designers whom he has designated masters of the art ... Several of the book’s featured designers evoke Japanese landscape painting in their work." --American Society of Landscape Architects
“For hands-in-the-soil fans of Japanese-style gardens, looking at this book might inspire them to expand not only their backyard plantings but their image of classic garden forms and features.” ―The Oregonian
About the Author/作者介绍： 肯德尔•H•布朗是加州州立大学长滩分校的亚洲艺术史教授。他最近在太平洋亚洲博物馆担任收藏品、展览和项目的策展人。他在加州大学伯克利分校获得了艺术史学士学位，并获得了耶鲁大学艺术史博士学位。布朗博士积极地在日本艺术的各个领域发表作品。他是研究北美日式花园的领军人物，著有太平洋西海岸日式花园和宁静美：北美的日式花园
摄影师大卫•M•科布是南帕（北美自然摄影协会）和PPA（美国职业摄影师）的成员。他和妻子以及两只猫咪住在太平洋西北部。
Kendall H. Brown is Professor of Asian Art History at California State University Long Beach. He recently served as Curator of Collections, Exhibitions and Programs at the Pacific Asia Museum. He received BA and MA degrees in history and art history from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD in art history from Yale University. Dr Brown publishes actively in various areas of Japanese art. He is a leading figure in the study of Japanese gardens in North America, and is the author of Japanese-style Gardens of the Pacific West Coast and Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America
Photographer David M. Cobb is a member of NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association) and PPA (Professional Photographers of America). He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and their two cats.
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