Synopses & Reviews
San Francisco illustrator and skate culture icon Jeremy Fish created most of the paintings, drawings and screen prints presented in Rome-antic Delusions--part of Drago's 36 Chambers series--while living in Rome, in symbiosis with the city. Fish describes the book as a word play where reality and fantasy meet.
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At first glance, Fish s images seem to be rooted in an alternate world a world where gnomes travel via saddled dachshund-back and birds of all nations hatch adorned with the heads and hairstyles of every human stereotype imaginable. The bold, precise outlines give his ideas an immediate impact, but it s the aftertaste that really cuts deep. Everything comes with a story. I have never known Jeremy to create something without a reason for it to exist and an accompanying tale. His pictures are built from the simplest ingredients, ingredients with which the everyman can identify. Fish documents his every day, every trip, every friend, and every experience within his art to the point where one could line up his life s work, decode the riddles, and have a clear idea of where he s been, how he felt about it, the types of folk he chopped it up with, and what lies ahead. The guy is an art machine fueled by coffee, beer, and the occasional well-done burger. On any given day, one can wander into Fish s studio to find an entire new body of work that did not exist one week prior, complete with a storyline as engaging as the images themselves. The output level is shocking in both quality and quantity. With a degree in painting and a focus in screenprinting Jeremy s education and work experience has lead to a career as a fine artist, and a commercial illustrator. Finding a balance between exhibiting his work both across the US, and internationally in galleries and museums. while maintaining a presence designing skateboards, t-shirts, viynl toys, album covers, periodical illustrations, murals, and sneakers. The artwork is mainly about storytelling and communication, told through a library of characters and symbols. With an emphasis on finding a balance with the imagery somewhere between all things cute and creepy. Jeremy has lived and worked in San Francisco for the past 15 years."
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Drago invited Jeremy Fish to come to Rome and create site specific works, resulting in Rome-antic Delusions. The Italian touch has been added to his usual cast of characters and his rich iconography in a Roman remix of his extraordinary images. Rome-antic Delusions is described by the artist as "a word play where reality and fantasy meet", a reflection of both sides of his artistic persona, solitary introspection and the exuberance of changing perspectives. Complete with an exclusive interview and many entertaining contributions from his contemporaries such as Travis Millard, Jeff Soto and Mel Kadel, this book provides a fun and insightful journey in to the fanciful world of Jeremy Fish. "Fish's work is ripe with imagery. Skulls serve as vehicles, armor, and even hollowed out shells for the living. Wings sprout from within, helping the creatures float on as they explore their surroundings. Wise old men with huge beards smoke corncob pipes and ponder the Universe. Nature is important in Fish's world- rabbits, beavers, owls and of course, fish inhabit the land and mix in with man-made objects like umbrellas, vans and the occasional frog-drawn skull wagon. Creativity, originality and raw skill have been undervalued lately, but no one can deny Fish's genius." -Jeff Soto
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Text by Evan Pricco, David Choe Bellagio, Mark Whiteley.
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Drago invited Jeremy Fish to come to Rome and create site specific works. The results are in the book Rome-antic Delusions. The title is a play on words and the contents contain a roman remix of Jeremy's images. The Italian touch has been added to his usual cast of characters, his rich iconography has had a glass of prosecco and a plate of pasta and the artists has got a bit of the Rome-antic touch.