Utilizing found images from textbooks along with his own geometric patterns, Matthew Craven's collages and illustrations seek to create a new handmade universe, juxtaposing imagery from different cultures and time periods to celebrate commonalities. Photographs of archaeological remains and the natural world are overlaid on colorful tiled backgrounds drawn on the back of vintage movie posters, to create a hypnotic and mesmerizing vernacular of symbols and designs.
Featuring an introduction by LACMA curator Leslie Jones, PRIMER, is the first publication of Craven's art and a reconfiguration of traditional historical narratives inspired by obsessive formations.
| ISBN: | 9781944860189 |
| Publication date: | 10th February 2018 |
| Author: | Matthew Craven |
| Illustrator: | Matthew Craven |
| Publisher: | Anthology Editions |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Individual artists, art monographs Other graphic or visual art forms Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration |
Utilizing found images from textbooks along with his own geometric patterns, Matthew Craven's collages and illustrations seek to create a new handmade universe, juxtaposing imagery from different cultures and time periods to celebrate commonalities. Photographs of archaeological remains and the natural world are overlaid on colorful tiled backgrounds drawn on the back of vintage movie posters, to create a hypnotic and mesmerizing vernacular of symbols and designs.
Primer features in the following genres: Individual artists, art monographs, Other graphic or visual art forms, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration
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Primer was written by Matthew Craven and published by Anthology Editions
Primer has 192 pages