{"product_id":"a-handful-of-arrows-encounters-with-art","title":"A Handful of Arrows: Encounters with Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOptic Nerve\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePortrait of an Unknown Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, a rich and whimsical collection exploring the way works of art move both through the physical world and our cultural imaginations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne night in Buenos Aires, during the filming of his movie \u003ci\u003eTetro\u003c\/i\u003e, Francis Ford Coppola told Mar\u0026amp;iacute;a Gainza, \"An artist comes into the world with a quiver of golden arrows. He can shoot them all as a young man, as an adult, or even as an old man. He can also shoot them a few at a time, spaced out over the years. That would be ideal, but you know, the ideal is the enemy of the good.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Handful of Arrows\u003c\/i\u003e is full of gems and curiosities: in it, you'll find a watercolor by C\u0026amp;eacute;zanne stolen from a Buenos Aires museum, a walk along Thoreau's Walden Pond, the mysterious paintings of Bodhi Wind in Californian pools featured in Robert Altman's enigmatic \u003ci\u003eThree Women\u003c\/i\u003e, photographs rescued from a briefcase, evocative oil paintings by Catalan painter Nicol\u0026amp;aacute;s Rubi\u0026amp;oacute; of a French village where he spent the Spanish Civil War, the cosmopolitan life and memories of sculptor Mar\u0026amp;iacute;a Sim\u0026amp;oacute;n, the travels of painter Francis Hopkinson and his assistant Moon in Mexico, and a cursed painting by Titian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStraddling the line between essay and narrative, Mar\u0026amp;iacute;a Gainza continues to explore new ways of understanding art and history, breaking down genre barriers and inviting readers into her kaleidoscopic world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"US - Hardback","offer_id":49729788084451,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9781646222940","price":177.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9781646222940.jpg?v=1789339281","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/en-mo\/products\/a-handful-of-arrows-encounters-with-art","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}