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On tender hooks: the art of Isabel Samaras

Samaras, Isabel(By (artist))Giarla, Justin(Foreword by)Berry, Colin(Contributions by)Blue, Lucy(Contributions by)
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Isabel Samaras's quirky, sexy, pop-surrealist art has had a cult following for years and now at long last her first monograph, On Tender Hooks, is here.

Drawing her influence from classic TV shows and paintings by the Old Mastersfor example riffing on Gricault's Raft of the Medusa by replacing the figures with characters from Gilligan's IslandSamaras has created a witty, erotic, and surreal body of work.

This fresh and dazzling volume includes a three-way interview between Samaras and fellow low-brow artists Shag and The Pizz, as well as delightful and enlightening commentary from gallerist Justin Giarla and art writer Colin Berry, and an erotic short story by Lucy Blue.

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Product Details
Chronicle Books
0811875792 / 9780811875790
eBook (Adobe Pdf)
759.13
24/08/2012
English
121 pages
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