The artful garden: creative inspiration for landscape design

182 Pages·2011·10.97 MB·English

by  James van Sweden

Also by James van Sweden
BOLD ROMANTIC
GARDENS
GARDENING
WITH NATURE
GARDENING
WITH WATER
ARCHITECTURE
IN THE GARDEN
—
Also by Tom Christopher
ARCHITECTURE IN
THE GARDEN
IN SEARCH OF
LOST ROSES
IN THE LAND OF
THE BLUE POPPIES

Copyright © 2011 by James van Sweden All rights reserved.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA van Sweden, James
The artful garden: creative inspiration
for landscape design/
by James van Sweden and Thomas Christopher.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-67964367-8
1. Gardens—Design. 2. Art and design.
I. Christopher, Thomas. II. Title.
SB472.45.V35 2011
712—dc22 2010029329
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v3.1
For David and Perrin Lilly
CONTENTS
Cover
Other Books by This Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Introduction
1. SPACE AND FORM
A Sculptor’s Garden: A Visit with Grace Knowlton
2. LIGHT AND SHADOW
Sculptor Robert Adzema
3. MAKING THE SCENE:
The Painterly Approach to Garden Design
Robert Dash: The Outdoor Exhibition
4. RHYTHM AND MOVEMENT
A Conversation with Lawrence and Anna Halprin
Conversations with Yo-Yo Ma and Julie Moir Messervy
5. TEXTURE: THE FABRIC OF THE GARDEN
Design Insights from Piet Oudolf
A Conversation with Jack Lenor Larsen
6. LAYERING FOR MYSTERY AND ENTICEMENT
A Conversation with Martha Schwartz
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Credits
About the Authors
HELEN FRANKENTHALER, NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM, 1973. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. 103
1/2" × 112". PATRONS’ PERMANENT FUND AND GIFT OF AUDREY AND DAVID MIRVISH.
Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. © Helen Frankenthaler / Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York.