We are currently in an artistic revolution of sorts. No other time has seen such innovation in the way art can be produced and intellectualized. This book explores alternative ways of conceptualizing and creating cutting-edge art. Each chapter will investigate how leading artists have developed their signature style using a mixed media, alternative approach. Throughout the book, high-end profiles of cutting-edge artists accompany stellar, multi-media work. In addition, splash spreads featuring demonstrations and behind-the-scene looks at the artists at work are also included. Two-dimensional, three-dimensional, digital and new media, which embraces algorithmic drawing, non-static compositions, virtual reality environments and time-based elements, are explored. There are also chapters that speak to alternative picture making and the history behind that ideology.
To move forward, the visual landscape must be continually reinterpreted to encompass a broader, more dynamic pictorial idiom, challenging and provoking the viewer to participate in the messaging. For artists that are looking for an edge, wanting to push their work further, this book will be a valuable source of inspiration.
Artists featured include: Marshall Arisman, Brad Holland, Dave McKean, Barron Storey, David Mack, Kazuhiko Sano, Fred Otnes, Michael Mew, Kathleen Conover, Rudy Gutierrez, Lynne Foster, Lisa L. Cyr, Cynthia von Buhler, Robert Maloney, Susan Leopold, AE Ryan, Matt Manley, Stephanie Dalton Cowan, Richard Tuschman, Dorothy Simpson Krause and Camille Utterback.
Release Date: June 2009 North Light Books