In the City by Nigel Peake

In the City by Nigel Peake

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In the City by Nigel Peake

For the follow-up to In the Wilds , his much-loved illustrated ode to rural life, Nigel Peake swaps the bucolic Irish countryside, where he grew up, for the bustling sidewalks of the city. Peake's companion volume, In the City , explores the visual details of a variety of urban metropolises, including Shanghai, New York, Antwerp, London, Paris, Oslo, Lausanne, Budapest, Istanbul, and San Francisco. These new drawings and paintings document the sights, sounds, shapes, and textures he absorbs as he wanders the streets without a map or sits in a cafe while waiting for a train. Peake's hand-drawn observations capture the colors, grids, surfaces, paths, reflections, rooftops, and other details-from reflections on windows and cracks in the pavement to the frayed posters on building walls. What emerges is a personal and universal portrait of a city in all its beautiful and intricate forms, structures, and patterns.
Nigel Peake is both a maker and an illustrator. With a background in architecture, he creates drawings of the everyday things that surround him. In addition, he provides illustrations for a range of publications as well as high-profile commercial projects, including Hermes, Ninja Tunes, the Royal Horticultural Society, Habitat and Dwell magazine. He is the author of In the Wilds, and he has exhibited his drawings around the world.
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ISBN 13 9781616891541
ISBN 10 1616891548
Title In the City
Author Nigel Peake
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Publisher Princeton Architectural Press
Year published 2013-10-01
Number of pages 142
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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