The Quay Brothers: Into a Metaphysical Playroom

by Suzanne Buchan

This work is the first thorough analysis of the creative oeuvre of the Quay Brothers. Known for their animation shorts that rely on puppetry, miniatures, and stop-motion techniques, their fiercely idiosyncratic films are fertile fields for Suzanne Buchan's engaging descriptions and provocative insights into the Quays' art-and into the art of independent puppet animation.
Buchan's aesthetic investigation stems from extensive access to the Quay Brothers'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816646597
• ISBN13: 9780816646593
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 10.0"