Illusive – Contemporary Illustration Part 3
The third edition of Illusive brings together a comprehensive selection of international contemporary illustration, plus interviews with the designers/artists. The collection displays artistic and commercial pieces by artists and designers such as: Pietari Posti, Andrew Banneker, Keemo, Petra Börner, Nathan Fox, Bovey Lee, Jeff Nishinaka, Sarah Illenberger, Margot Macé, Laura Laine, Gabriel Moreno, Lorenzo Petrantoni, Jeanti, Olaf Hajek, Yuko Shimizu, Tomer Hanuka, and more.
Jeanti, Illusive – Contemporary Illustration Part 3, © GESTALTEN, 2010
Illusive aims to bridge the gap between commercial and artistic illustration by “extending the virulent debate about contemporary art and design in a productive direction”. As all illustrative work has the purpose of demonstrating a concept/idea, supporting the “transmission of that content’s information”: all pieces stand on their own in this book, as they are taken away from their original context and thus viewed as each an ‘art piece’.
By examining the “actual conditions of illustrative work and the contexts of contemporary illustration” through the various interviews and images selected, Illusive is not only a collection of inspiring works, but a unique insight into the process of illustration itself. The series of Illusive books continue to prove to be a valuable source of inspiration and way of keeping up to date with the ever expanding and changing illustration world.
Olaf Hajek, Illusive – Contemporary Illustration Part 3, © GESTALTEN, 2010
Book Information
Title: Illusive. Contemporary Illustration Part 3
Editors: R. Klanten, H. Hellige
Language: English
Price: € 44,00 / $ 65,00 / £ 40,00
Format: 24 x 30 cm
Features: 340 pages, full colour, linen hardcover, reading ribbon
ISBN: 978-3-89955-250-8
Release: October 2009
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