The Illustrator. 100 Best from around the World - Hardcover

 
9783836573375: The Illustrator. 100 Best from around the World

Synopsis

For the last ten years, Steven Heller and Julius Wiedemann have traced the latest developments in illustration across the globe—and for all those who thought digital heralded the end of an era, they’re here to set the record straight.

There were extraordinary eras before mass media changed our viewing habits, back in the day when illustration was the most primary means of illuminating the word on paper, to today when we get our words and images on screens as small as a watch face. And in this environment, today’s designers and artists are holding their own brilliantly. Illustration is more free and varied than ever, and it is ubiquitous in all kinds of media from paper to screen, books, packages, clothing, cars, and restaurants.

This book celebrates the sheer quality, diversity, intensity, comedy, vivacity, and exceptionality of the work being created by illustrators right now. From veteran artists like Brad Holland, whose oblique and metaphorical paintings for the New York Times’ op-ed section revolutionized illustrative content in the 1970s, to up-and-coming stars like Robin Eisenberg, her pastel-skinned alien belles cruising in spaceships on indie-rock album covers, the 100 artists in this collection are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, but they represent a compelling snapshot of the styles, techniques, and use of color by artists across the world. We dare you to pick your favorites.

Includes:

an introduction and foreword by editors Julius Wiedemann and Steven Heller

600 pages of brilliantly reproduced works

a biography for each artist detailing their background, philosophy, motivations, and contact details

an index of illustration agencies

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About the Authors

Julius Wiedemann estudió diseño gráfico y marketing, y fue editor de arte en periódicos y revistas de diseño en Tokio antes de sumarse al equipo de TASCHEN en 2001. Sus títulos incluyen Illustration Now! y series dedicadas al diseño de portadas de discos musicales, así como la colección infográfica y libros sobre publicidad y cultura visual.



Steven Heller es copresidente del programa de la School of Visual Arts «MFA Designer as Author». Durante 33 años trabajó como director artístico del New York Times y en la actualidad publica su columna «Visuals» en el New York Times Book Review. Ha escrito 120 libros sobre diseño gráfico, ilustración y arte satírico.

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ISBN 10:  3836573369 ISBN 13:  9783836573368
Publisher: TASCHEN, 2019
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