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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 759.13
EAN num: 9781576873779
ISBN number: 1576873773
Label: powerHouse Books
Manufacturer: powerHouse Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 108
Printing Date: May 30, 2008
Publishing house: powerHouse Books
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Alternatively exposing or addressing the larger, enduring myths of our culture through sketches of seemingly lost childhood reveries, this very 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 acess 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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Flipping through this book is truly an experience. Each painting is its own universe and you never know what to expect on the subsequent page. Lurie has done things with watercolour that I never thought possible - he has completely obliterated my association of the medium of watercolour 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 artist so freely able to express his subconcious mind on paper - and it is a fascinating mind.
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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 very 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 Vacation" and "Dog is Blind, Who Will Help?" give a glimpse into the world that Lurie creates.
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