In a few of these images I see a distant kinship with the work of Tatsuro Kiuchi -- in particular his illustrations for Hikaru Okuizumi's novel The New Journey to the Center of the Earth. I have a few examples at http://dreamersrise.blogspot.com/2009/07/tatsuro-kiuchi.html, but the whole set is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tatsurokiuchi/sets/72157606267796976/show/with/2684987742/. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available as a bound book (it was originally serialized in a Japanese newspaper).
Chris, I loved your posts of Kiuchi's work. I'm afraid to start collecting it -- 300 books!
Marc, I had no idea Aragon wrote a book on collage, which I will immediately buy. I meant to mention: yesterday browsing in the library I saw a few of Hoffmeister's caricatures of Philippe Soupault (in a French book called something like Journal of a Phantom). It seems he hung out with artists like Nezval in the 20s and so came to personally know the French surrealists.
This is not a comment on this specific gorgeous post- it is a thank you note. Your work collecting this magnificent imagery has made my life much better. So thank you.
These are freakin' amazing!!
ReplyDeleteremarkable, as always.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to echo what joel said.
ReplyDeleteAnother great blog post.
In a few of these images I see a distant kinship with the work of Tatsuro Kiuchi -- in particular his illustrations for Hikaru Okuizumi's novel The New Journey to the Center of the Earth. I have a few examples at http://dreamersrise.blogspot.com/2009/07/tatsuro-kiuchi.html, but the whole set is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tatsurokiuchi/sets/72157606267796976/show/with/2684987742/. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available as a bound book (it was originally serialized in a Japanese newspaper).
ReplyDeleteAll the best.
Aragon included 1-2 of these ills in his collected essays book on collage.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments.
ReplyDeleteChris, I loved your posts of Kiuchi's work. I'm afraid to start collecting it -- 300 books!
Marc, I had no idea Aragon wrote a book on collage, which I will immediately buy. I meant to mention: yesterday browsing in the library I saw a few of Hoffmeister's caricatures of Philippe Soupault (in a French book called something like Journal of a Phantom). It seems he hung out with artists like Nezval in the 20s and so came to personally know the French surrealists.
Hoffmeister was an excellent caricaturist and draftsman. But I think these illustrations doesn´t fit togethet with the text.
ReplyDeleteThis is not a comment on this specific gorgeous post- it is a thank you note. Your work collecting this magnificent imagery has made my life much better. So thank you.
ReplyDeleteI am with kip. thank you for your incredible work.
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