Minus Equals Plus: Istvan Banyai - Softcover

Banyai, Istvan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810929902 ISBN 13: 9780810929906

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001

Synopsis

No illustrator surpasses Istvan Banyai at portraying the dream lives of today's New York and Los Angeles hip urban style-setters. His repertoire of visual special effects, whether seen in magazines, books, or animated films, is perfectly suited to a pop culture in which anything - appearance, identity, status - can be morphed into its opposite. This first collection of Banyai's memorable pictures is a tribute to this dazzlingly gifted illustrator, a transplanted Hungarian who sees America with fresh eyes - and whose art uniquely speaks for our time.
In the Banyai universe, reflections and shadows become alternate realities, faces are interchangeable, and sex is a game played with laptop and webcam. Even his popular children's book illustrations consist of sequences that shift vertiginously from scene to scene. Banyai describes his art as "an organic combination of turn-of-the-century Viennese retro, interjected with American pop, some European absurdity added for flavor, served on a cartoon-style color palette... no social realism added." That distinctive perspective informs every page of this striking book.

About this title

Synopsis

The first published collection of work by illustrator Istvan Banyai, whose work portrays the dream lives of today's New York and Los Angeles hip urban style-setters. Banyai's repertoire of visual special effects is perfectly suited to a pop culture in which anything - appearance, identity, status - can be morphed into its opposite. In his universe, reflections and shadows become alternative realities, faces are interchangeable, and sex is a game played with laptop and webcam.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810929902
• ISBN 13: 9780810929906
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 179