- Hardcover: 276 pages
- Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (15 Sep 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1897299893
- ISBN-13: 978-1897299890
- Product Dimensions: 29.8 x 23 x 2.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 935,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic!
3 Jan 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was a little surprised when this book came out because although I love Marc Bell's drawings and artworks up til now his illustrations have only been reproduced in comic book or graphic novel type formats. But this is a beautiful, large, thick hardcover collection that gives you all the Marc Bell artwork you could want. If you know his work then you can't go wrong here. One of my favorite books from 2009.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
An Amazing Volume That Reveals Itself Over Time
18 Dec 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Hot Potatoe" is full of delightful details, quirky catchphrases and drawings that make the impossible seem normal, and even rational in this strange world of Marc Bell. If you enjoy taking your time to delve into idiosyncratic worlds full of visual puns, then this book is most definitely for you.
After having the book in my possession for just over a month, I have opened it here and there and returned to it over and over again. The result has been a body of work that has revealed itself over time. It's an immersive experience, really, and one that asks viewers to reconsider what they think they know in favor of something else that challenges perception itself.
An added bonus to the book are the essays, which are well-thought out and complement the entire monograph nicely.
After having the book in my possession for just over a month, I have opened it here and there and returned to it over and over again. The result has been a body of work that has revealed itself over time. It's an immersive experience, really, and one that asks viewers to reconsider what they think they know in favor of something else that challenges perception itself.
An added bonus to the book are the essays, which are well-thought out and complement the entire monograph nicely.
Well...
19 Dec 2011
Format:Hardcover
...yes, the art style is quite interesting. Yes, it is obvious that a huge amount of work was put into this, and it is not hackwork by any means. And yet, I am having a very difficult time of making any sense of the art, and because of that, the book is boring to me no matter how much I try to like it.
I don't think I'm very hostile to the concept of stream of consciousness line art... I'm a big fan of the works of some other artists who try something like this (I'm thinking of Bruce Bickford and Theo Ellsworth). But most of the drawings here I just can't figure out. I'm having trouble finding the right wavelength to make sense of all this seemingly very random material.
It does seem that other reviewers here don't have the problem, so obviously Marc Bell has succeeded in getting his message across to SOME people. Make sure you're one of them before you buy this book - check out some of his stuff online first by doing an image search on your favourite search engine.
I don't think I'm very hostile to the concept of stream of consciousness line art... I'm a big fan of the works of some other artists who try something like this (I'm thinking of Bruce Bickford and Theo Ellsworth). But most of the drawings here I just can't figure out. I'm having trouble finding the right wavelength to make sense of all this seemingly very random material.
It does seem that other reviewers here don't have the problem, so obviously Marc Bell has succeeded in getting his message across to SOME people. Make sure you're one of them before you buy this book - check out some of his stuff online first by doing an image search on your favourite search engine.
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