Art of Alex Gross – Bruce Sterling

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The dreamlike art of Alex Gross transcends genre. At once crisply rendered and eerily fantastic, his work is a melange of fairytale, allegory, and pop culture references. With imagery seeped in both Asian and western influences, Gross’ paintings present a world populated by traditional Japanese figures in kimono and lost-looking Victorian dandies. Incorporating old-time advertising graphics, military memorabilia, cartoon characters and vitage photography to create unexpected and haunting images. Gross’ s unique mix of realism and whimsy has made his work hugely popular with fans of pop-surrealism and lowbrow art, and has garnered much critical acclaim.Surrealist artist Alex Gross features striking, dreamlike imagery that transcends category. Gross paints a haunting m lange of fairytale, allegory, history, and pop culture, fusing eastern and western aesthetics in an ethereal world populated by kimono-clad Japanese women and lost Victorian dandies. In more than eighty exquisite color images, comprising all of Gross’s gallery work, silk screens, etchings, and sketches, this volume illuminates his singular blend of realism and whimsy. Embraced and collected by art connoisseurs and lowbrow fans alike, Gross’s work is both enigmatic and irresistible.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++ 159 pp. Pages fresh, clean and crisp, free from any inscriptions. “More than 80 color plates. The first collection of Gross’s work and includes paintings, etchings, silk screens, sketches, and digital art.” 1 fold-out plate. Bright clean copy. Illustrated boards. First Edition. See OUR OWN copy of this exquisite book.