- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: ILEX (27 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905814356
- ISBN-13: 978-1905814350
- Product Dimensions: 25 x 24.6 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 193,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Having spent so long on the peripheries of the art world, Gothic art has finally broken into the mainstream, proving that its depths hide far more colour and diversity than most would ever have imagined. Gothic Art Now brings the very best in dark artwork into the light in one visually stunning volume, gathering artists from across the globe and revealing their exciting and dynamic new imagery. Gothic Art Now showcases the Gothic world in all its many and varied forms - from the conventional media of paint and pencil, to digital nightmares, abstract sculptures and provocative toys. Laden with dark beauties and brooding be-fanged beaus, the artworks are divided by genre: Romantic and Sensual images of embracing lovers, the surreal and twisted worlds of Gothic Horror, and the harsh mechanical and digital dystopias of Cyber and Industrial art. Amongst many others, the charmingly wicked works of Anne Stokes andDorian Cleavenger, the surrealist horror of Brom and the sculptures of H.R. Giger display every branch of this twisted tree.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Triumph of Dark Art,
By Rainy Day (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gothic Art Now: The Very Best in Contemporary Gothic Art and Illustration (Hardcover)
This book brings together a variety of artists. The range of subject matter includes myth, vampires, emotions, fetish and decay to name but a few. It is divided into chapters with headings such as 'Femmes Fatales', 'Indstrial Goth' and 'Lurking Horror.' Each chapter is carried by its full page illustrations and a short explanatory paragraph. It includes pictures created by media such as digital painting, acrylic on canvas scupture and photography.
We go from the hauntingly beautiful such as Leslie Ann O'Dell's 'Twofold' to the fascinatingly ugly such as 'Charli Siebert's 'Something Inside.' We have strange fantasy such as Lisa Falzon's 'When Pandora Looked She Saw' and the darkly disturbing such as Gus Fink's 'Mock wedding.' Many of the creations mix benign with benevolent or innocent with menacing. Paradox, mystery or plain confrontation draws the reader (or should that be viewer?) in. This book does not attempt to explain or analyse gothic art, instead letting the pictures speak for themslves. It is an excellent collection and lovers of this genre will not tire of looking at it.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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OO...,
By Beau Nidle "beau nidle" (Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gothic Art Now: The Very Best in Contemporary Gothic Art and Illustration (Hardcover)
...And OO again.
What, I say WHAT a treat. Eye candy for the twisted mind, for sure. And I should know. I can't put the thing down yet - there's so much in it begging to be ogled and perused, scrutinised and analysed, and yet... ...Well, there is just one snitch. A lot of the pictures - a disproportionate amount - are rendered with the old digital prestidigitation. Now don't get me wrong; the digital paintings are well worth looking at. I dunno, it left me feeling just a little cheated. For me, art is about the skill of the artist wielding the tools of the trade - brush, paint, pencil, chainsaw - to create illusions in three or two dimensions. I'm no technophobe. NO. That's a lie for a start. I'm a card-carrying Luddite. And proud of it. But nonetheless, there's room for digital art in the kind of environment in which it can thrive - in commercial studios, where technique isn't as important as getting the image to the client as fast as possible. And that's where it should stay. If I buy a book on art (and I do, frequently) I expect to find that the artists have actually put marks on canvas, board, or paper. Even a cave wall would be preferable than something trundled out of an AppleMac programme. Gnash. Grr. But still, it IS a stonking book and I'm glad I bought it. It's inspirational. And if nothing else, it'll have you reaching for your pad and pencils. No bad thing. The cover illustration is a promise of what to expect. Buy it, and be delighted. Frothy, man.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A very nice compilation,
By J. Morse III - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gothic Art Now (Hardcover)
This book leans more toward digital art than I would prefer, but that's probably my bias as a painter creeping in. The work in this book is beautiful and engaging, and the book itself is of good quality. If you are into gothic/dark fantasy illustration, this book is a good investment.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A fine collection of the latest cutting-edge Gothic art from around the world,
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gothic Art Now (Hardcover)
GOTHIC ART NOW offers a fine collection of the latest cutting-edge Gothic art from around the world, and comes packed with rare, previously unpublished art from both new talents and legendary artists alike. This art work is paired with details from its creators on how they produced their masterpieces, and also holds website details for further follow-up. An outstanding recommendation not just for art libraries, but for general-interest lending collections.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A beautiful collection of some of today's best artists!,
A Kid's Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gothic Art Now (Hardcover)
Gothic Art Now is a beautiful collection of some of today's best artists. Very high quality printing, it features full colour reproductions of hundreds of pieces covering a wide spectrum of the Gothic genre. A very wide variety of media are represented: traditional oil and acrylic paintings, stained glass, digital creations, scratchboard, sculpture, pencil, photography and more. There are contributions from well established artists such as H.R. Giger and Brom alongside amazing emerging artists such as Tina Imel and David Gough. There are some mature subjects (partial nudity, some violent or disturbing images) but it is overall a very approachable book - perfect for anybody interested in the gothic art scene or for for art lovers in general.
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