Geek-Art: an anthology : art, design, illustration & pop culture - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452140480 ISBN 13: 9781452140483

Verlag: Chronicle Books, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Every age has its artistic inspiration. Medieval artists exalted spiritual subjects. Modernists shifted their attention to humanity and the senses., For a generation of artists and fans today, our heroic subjects are Mario, Pikachu, Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Frodo and a legion of other iconic figures from the "geek" culture realms of movies, cartoons, video games and comics. For the first time, Geek-Art collects the work of nearly 100 international illustrators, graphic designers, photographers and artists whose inspired interpretations of these beloved characters celebrate them with creative brilliance and a true fan's passion. Featuring more than 750 images, this lavish illustrated anthology showcases the inspired energy that drives pop culture and makes geeky fans of us all.

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"This volume, curated by Thomas Olivri, is wide-ranging in its geekery. Art inspired by videogames, comic books, movies, '80s cartoons, propaganda posters. You'll see pixel art, photorealistic paintings, minimalist posters, detailed costumes...Olivri's book puts a huge collection in one place, with a brief bio of each artist and URLs for finding more. Geek-Art weighs in at over 400 pages."-GeekDad

Biografía del autor:

Thomas Olivri grew up loving geek art and culture and never outgrew them. He is the creator of Geek-Art.net, a popular online pop culture community that features art created from these worlds, and hosts gallery shows of the work in Paris, where he lives.

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• Verlag: Chronicle Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1452140480
• ISBN 13: 9781452140483
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416
• Herausgeber: Olivri Thomas