Books : A Fine Example of Art
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by: John Lurie
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 759.13
EAN: 9781576873779
ISBN: 1576873773
Label: powerHouse Books
Manufacturer: powerHouse Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 108
Publication Date: May 30, 2008
Publisher: powerHouse Books
Sales Rank: 310854
Studio: powerHouse Books
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Product Description:
Alternatively exposing or addressing the larger, enduring myths of our culture through sketches of seemingly lost childhood reveries, this first compilation of ex-downtown indie art, film, and music god John Lurie’s paintings presents his would-be musings in a new, interpretive storytelling—haunting, poignant, or puerile as the outcome may ultimately be. The paintings are passages from the semiotics of his own mind: the enduring stories and images are seized upon then captured to communicate Lurie’s cryptic symbolism. The visions are of a perverse adult playground, peopled not by men and women in conventional adult roles or scenarios—at the office, home, or on vacation— but rather animals in new contexts, a reversal of the personification found in stuffed animals and bedtime stories. The titles or incorporated language and text are too simple for revelation, even too brief for a Lurie brand of dreamscape Americana, and function as a complicating punch. He broaches necessary questions in perhaps the only way we can access them—by the alarming surprise of his simplicity, and the non-sequiturs in association with his symbolism. A modern-day shaman, Lurie leads us on a vision quest through the annals of our collective history, and on to a broader world.
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Rating: - This Book is a Treasure.
Flipping through this book is truly an experience. Each painting is its own universe and you never know what to expect on the next page. Lurie has done things with watercolor that I never thought possible - he has completely obliterated my association of the medium of watercolor with watery landscapes by old ladies. The colors are rich and vibrant, sometimes almost primitive - the subject matter is profound, completely simple, hilarious, tragic, understated, insane. I have never encountered an ... Read More
Rating: - The New Neighbors Are Exciting
John Lurie's work often seems to walk strange lines. Often oscillating between innocent and profane, jarring and soothing, jovial and haunting Lurie's work seems be less concerned by what it's called and focuses instead on being what it is. Like his first collection, John Lurie: Learn to Draw "A Fine Example of Art" contains Lurie's distinct vision and humor. With titles like "Davey Crockett Has Lost His F***ing Mind" "Harry Didn't Want to Say Anything But The Appearance of Jesus Was Ruining His ... Read More
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