Troll, Ray  , 1954- <br/><br/>
Rapture of the deep  : the art of Ray Troll 
 Art of Ray Troll 
/ with an introduction by Brad Matsen and commentary by the artist ; foreword by David James Duncan 
 - Berkeley  : University of California Press  , c2004. 
 - iv, 133 p.  : col. ill.  ; 27 cm. 
<br/><br/>The art of Ray Troll -- Alaska -- Stream of consciousness -- Dancing to the fossil record -- Fish storm on the Amazon -- Sharks and their relatives. 
<br/><br/> Alaska artist Trollīs knack for making intricate, playful drawings of all things fishy has led to an empire of books, magazine illustrations, museum shows, gallery displays and decorated t-shirts. This large-sized, full-color volume presents an overview of Trollīs drawings, complete with commentary by the artist. Some of the pieces are amusingly tongue-in-cheek (Rebel with a Cod, Weapons of Bass Destruction,The Lucky Fish Gets the Cheeseburger), while others are beautifully surrealistic. But the most impressive are his grandly composed fish-scapes (Fishes of the Amazon, Bottom Fish of the North Pacific, A Ratfish Called Troll), in which layers of perfectly-detailed fish are arranged into brilliant panoramas. Matsenīs lively introduction provides lots of useful information about Trollīs life and aesthetic leanings. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780520239470 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004004208 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Troll, Ray , 1954- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fishes<br/>Art
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>N6537.T69  / A4 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>760.92 TRO