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SignLanguage Paperback – February 1, 2002

by Viggo Mortensen (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars 17 customer reviews
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  • Paperback: 66 pages
  • Publisher: Smart Art Pr (February 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1889195499
  • ISBN-13: 978-1889195490
  • Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 10.2 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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1.0 out of 5 starsWish I'd gotten Coincidence of Memory instead
By Spottedponyrider on February 4, 2015
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I was extremely disappointed in this book. From the books description I was expecting wonderful pictures of New Zealand and inspired poetry. Whomever put this book together did a very poor job. Viggo's poetry was missing and most of the photos were of random people in a dirty looking city. They didn't flow at all and could have been presented in a much for cohesive and poetic manner. Some of my favorite photos were little more than tiny little swatches when a full page would have done them justice. I couldn't make out the words or details in the small dark pictures of Viggo's artwork, so I never got a full expression of who the man is. Loved the sketches of the trees, but frustrated that I couldn't make out the words that went along with them. Kevin Power's write up amounted to nothing more than a long winded stream of run on sentences that made my head ache trying to make sense of it.

It could have been better organized and Mr. Powers comments condensed onto the relevant pages. Some pictures deserved to be much bigger while others did not. A larger font would have been very helpful. too cramped and dark. Commentary and poetry by Mr. Mortensen would have made the book much more meaningful.

I would like to add that the company I bought the book from did an excellent job of shipping out quickly and using minimal packaging. 5 stars for them.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSee with Mortensen's eyes for a bit with Signlanguage
By Raye Schwarz on May 22, 2002
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Viggo Mortensen, although best known as an actor, has been carrying his camera constantly and taking photographs since he was a teenager. His "eye" is unique, finding tiny moments and details in the midst of the busy world and capturing them, often unusually framed or cropped, in ways that are unconventional. People, color and places are photographed in ways that draw you into the pictures, wishing you could ask Mortensen where he was, or what it was that he saw that made him choose to take the picture he took.
Painting is a more recent artistic expression for him, and he has commented that he likes to take works in progress with him on film shoots, working on them in his off-set hours, letting the different colors and places shape what he paints. Images, words and colors are combined in his canvases, often layered, reworked and scratched over.
The collection of photos and painting in SIGNLANGUAGE are primarily from 1999-2001, during which time Mortensen was working in New Zealand during the shoots for the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Portraits include some of his costars, landscapes are often from locations throughout New Zealand. Some of the most interesting portraits are from Viggo's favorite ongoing subject: his son Henry. The paintings are most abstract, blending written words, color and shapes.
The images in this collection are full of wonder and color. If you can't catch one of the gallery shows of Mortensen's work, this is an excellent way to share his travels and vision.
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By GoPHur on February 19, 2015
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I wasn't impressed.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSignLanguage
By denise price on May 23, 2002
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Waited anxiously to receive this book, and was not disappointed.
Viggo is a incredibly talented artist! My only complaint is that photos of his paintings do not do them justice-I hope I can see them in a gallery setting soon! I look forward to the publishing of more of his work, esp. his poetry.
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4.0 out of 5 starsRecent Forgeries is better
By Nancy L. Randleman on December 7, 2002
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Sign Language is beautiful ,but I like the mix of poetry that Recent Forgeries and Coincidence of Memory presented.
The CD that is included with Recent Forgeries is wonderful to here the poet read his own words is a treat.
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5.0 out of 5 starsZOWZA!
By A Customer on May 3, 2004
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I am completely blown away by the nonsensical willowings of the uppermost layer. It truly speaks of divine reality and sequestered formality. If, indeed that is the intent, then I applaud every inkling of the proverbial artist, not only in asmuch as one does, but also because of the intentional effort that cries out, "I am!".
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1.0 out of 5 starsI was disappointed
By A Customer on December 17, 2002
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I don't know what I expected, really, but I was very disappointed in this book. The photos and paintings were good and some of them interesting, but I didn't get any real sense of him and there was no background for anything. There was hardly any of his poetry or thoughts. It was fun to see some of the photos he took in New Zealand for Rings, but other than that, it was a disappointing book, which is sad, because I'm a huge fan of his.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSpeaking "SignLanguage"
By E. A Solinas HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on March 15, 2004
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You know him best for his striding around Middle-Earth in grimy clothes, beheading orcs left and right. But talented actor Viggo Mortensen is a man of many gifts -- poetry, photography, painting and music among them. "SignLanguage" is a unique blend of his art and what he captures on film.
In "SignLanguage," he demonstrates his ability to take the ordinary -- bicycles, ferns, flowerpots, a dead fish and a baby's chubby legs -- and give it a mysterious, ethereal spin. Some are more posed, like "Te Anu," a shot of costar Elijah Wood sitting in the snow. Others are more intimate like "Fell," a haunting collage of light, shadow and leaves. You can sit and stare at that one all day.
Several photographs are from Mortensen's time in New Zealand shooting the fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings." As a result, there are shots of New Zealand's beautiful scenery, such as a haunting shot of misty forests as pretty and ominous as anything in the films. Additionally, there are some pictures of Mortensen's castmates. These moments are captured with surprising delicacy, as if Mortensen has cropped away the outside world and just left in the images he wants his readers to see.
And peppered in with the photos are paintings: The layered, deceptively simple-looking "Sun Losing Its Yellow," the haunting, darker "Element of Surprise." Kevin Power's thought-provoking, intelligent essay on Mortensen's work is, if not a good summary, then a good springboard into the work itself. Certainly reading it puts you in the right frame of mind to fully appreciate Mortensen's work.
The meditative, capture-the-moment quality of Mortensen's work is one that is rare to find in any kind of art. And "SignLanguage" proves yet again that when it comes to Viggo Mortensen, still waters run deep.
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Published on March 8, 2005 by R. L. Hodges
4.0 out of 5 starsFor the paintings

Like some of the other reviewers, I wish there had been poetry and commentary from Viggo. However, there are so many paintings in this book that I couldn't be disappointed. Read more

Published on January 31, 2005 by Darshay
4.0 out of 5 starsNot bad.

This was my first book puchase with Viggo as author. I was disappointed that the introduction was not by Viggo himself. Read more

Published on January 10, 2005 by Viento Weathers
5.0 out of 5 starsThis is the one if you're after the Lord of the Rings pix!

I have most of Viggo's books. This is the one you're after if you want the pictures he took while in New Zealand for Lord of the Rings. Read more

Published on July 18, 2004
4.0 out of 5 starsNot my cup of tea

I don't presume to think my kind of art is the only kind of art.
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Published on November 15, 2003 by K. Hurtado
5.0 out of 5 starsThis book is NOT out of print!

The second edition of Signlanguage (ISBN 1-889195-49-9) is out and is available through the publisher's website: I highly recommend it!

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