Arias in Silence

In this book, seperate from his other varied and extensive creative enterprises, Parks reveals to us his new poetically charged vision, ina series of images that combine still-life photographs with watercolor painting. The images superimpose fragments and found object on watercolor backgrounds that refer to the Southwest, the Atlantic surf, landscapes of Chinese scroll paintings, and dreamy images from art and nature. Accompanied by his poetry, this collection yields a greater insight into the vision of an American master.