Synopses & Reviews
In recent years, an extensive collection of drawings was discovered in Andy Warholandrsquo;s estate. Dating from the 1950s, the artistandrsquo;s early years in New York, the drawings took as their inspiration magazine photographs and illustrationsandmdash;many from
LIFE magazineandmdash;and provide further insight into Warholandrsquo;s unique working method.
Andy Warhol: The andldquo;LIFEandrdquo; Years 1949andndash;1959 publishes a selection of these newly discovered drawings alongside the original photographs and illustrations. Drawing was an important part of Warholandrsquo;s early practice, and he was particularly inspired by the rich visual language found in LIFE and its contemporaries. Many of his drawings were copied with his trademark andldquo;blotted lineandrdquo; technique, a basic method of printmaking in which Warhol traced projected photographic images onto paper and then blotting the inked figures to create variations on a theme.
Presenting more than one hundred of the finest of these drawings, including many that have never before been published, the book also offers an informative and accessible discussion of Warholandrsquo;s working method and the cultural setting in which he created the drawings.
Synopsis
This gorgeously illustrated deluxe volume shows the full range of Warhol's work for magazines--which will surprise even his most ardent fans--and includes cover art, editorial illustration, and ad work. Beginning with the cover of a 1948 issue of Carnegie Tech's student magazine, Cano, and ending with a 1987 issue of Jet Society International, this stunning book explores, for the very first time, the full story of Warhol's collaborations with some of the most influential publications of the 20th century, including Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Time, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and Playboy. Generously illustrated with images of the magazine layouts, this landmark publication collects more than 400 issues, revealing the artist's full range of styles while also charting his artistic development over the decades. From charming drawings of shoes, hats, flowers, and cats to iconic illustrations of cars and cosmetics, from glitzy celebrity portraits to sexy pinups made with collaged Polaroids, this catalogue raisonné sheds new light on the influence of the media and consumerism on contemporary art (and vice versa) even as it offers a unique perspective on Warhol's deep and lifelong connection to popular culture.
About the Author
Paul Tanner is director of the Collection of Prints and Drawings at ETH Zanduuml;rich, Switzerland.