Daniel Johnston only ever dreamt of two things: he wanted to be a rock star and he wanted to be a famous artist. Amazingly enough, he succeeded at both. Today he is an acclaimed indie music star whose charmingly twisted songs have been covered by the likes of Beck, Yo La Tengo, and TV on The Radio. His artwork appears in galleries throughout the world and was featured in the 2006 Whitney Biennial. Johnston’s pen and colored marker drawings contain a range of characters, some benign or heroic, and others quite disturbing. In his complex world, good battles evil attended to by an assortment of playful characters. Johnston’s world is also informed by his conservative Christian upbringing, and filled with depictions of biblical vengeance and salvation. Looking at his work, we are reminded of Heironymous Bosch as much as DC Comics. Daniel Johnston contains over 150 full color illustrations, many taken from the artist’s private archives and never seen before. There is also commentary and analysis by the Walker Art Center’s Philippe Vergne, alt-rock luminary Jad Fair, and underground comic legend, Harvey Pekar. "I see him as an artist on the periphery of the art world, but not an outsider artist . . . It’s impressive when you see the consistency of the work."—Philippe Vergne
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fantastic printing
27 Dec 2010
By C. Magee
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If you're fascinated by Daniel Johnston's art - buy this book. The quality of the printing here is phenomenal. A lot of Johnston's drawings here were produced with markers and they're reprinted here so well that it looks as if he actually drew them on the very pages you're looking at. This book is extremely colorful, and those colors are incredibly vibrant - again, thanks to the very high quality of the printing and the paper. I am in love with this book and I haven't even read any of the essays yet!
Daniel Johnston's work can be labeled as surreal, frightening, funny, morbid, etc. A quick internet search will show you exactly the kind of visuals you'll find in this book. There is a lot to look at here and Rizzoli couldn't have possibly produced a more attractive coffee table book from such great source material. Buy this book while you still can.
Daniel Johnston's work can be labeled as surreal, frightening, funny, morbid, etc. A quick internet search will show you exactly the kind of visuals you'll find in this book. There is a lot to look at here and Rizzoli couldn't have possibly produced a more attractive coffee table book from such great source material. Buy this book while you still can.
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Full Color! Full Page!
13 Dec 2012
By TRBL
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Format:Hardcover
I really appreciate that this book is full page, color drawings. It's printed on matte paper and the detail allows for understanding the use marker, pen, etc. Great book, brilliant guy.
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