The skull is one of the most recognizable symbols of todays contemporary visual culture. Since its 1970s renaissance in the iconic album designs of bands such as the Grateful Dead, the skull has found its way into the visual vocabulary of urban life, adorning T-Shirts, badges and rock memorabilia as the ultimate symbol of anarchy and rebellion. Repurposed and recast by artists, illustrators and designers, it has become one of the most iconic cultural symbols of our time. In response to this cultural phenomenon, The Book of Skulls presents a cool visual guide to the skull, charting its rebirth through music and street fashion to become todays ultimate anti-establishment icon. From Black Sabbath to Cypress Hill, skater punk graffiti to Gothic tattoos, from high-couture to Hello Kitty and Dali to Damien Hirst, this book is the ultimate collection of cool and iconic skull motifs. Drawing together artwork from music, fashion, street art and graphic design The Book of Skulls is a celebration of one of todays most iconic cultural symbols.
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Faye Dowling is a freelance editor, curator and art buyer specializing in photography, illustration, design, and contemporary visual culture. She has worked for magazines including Dazed & Confused, Varoom, Frieze, Eye, Edit and Pictured.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Caramba
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A nice little art book showing lots of pictures of skulls, some illustrations, some photos, lots of pictures of sculptures ranging from Damien Hurst's diamond skull to toys & rings. In style the book is a lot like those little Taschen Icons books (about the same size), no text other than identifying captions, & a slight emphasis on artsy photos rather than straight illustration.
Overall a nice little book with a diverse range of skull images, though more of a coffee-table book rather than a source book for artists. The book has a nice arty exposed spine too.
(Strangely the Santa Muerte photo in the samples above is black & white in the book, not colour).
Overall a nice little book with a diverse range of skull images, though more of a coffee-table book rather than a source book for artists. The book has a nice arty exposed spine too.
(Strangely the Santa Muerte photo in the samples above is black & white in the book, not colour).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Foxey
Format:Paperback
When it comes to skull books this makes a nice companion to Skullface by Antoni Cadafalch. If Skullface is the Lone Ranger this book is Tonto. They are both worth having but if you only have money for one buy Skullface. Skullface I found more useful as a source/ideas book. Ideal illustrators and tattoo artists.
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By samsingh79
Format:Paperback
Loved the title and coverwork of the book, didn't quite expect it to be so brilliantly put together- absolutely beautiful,wow! Its so exciting!
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Nice book of art
A good reference book for artists with a mixture of different styles. Was a great gift also at great price.
Published 2 months ago by Lisa
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Good gift idea
Bought as a gift and they loved it. Various prints and pictures of skulls if thats your thing. Picture quality was very good.
Published 2 months ago by farrenbrown92
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Very Interesting
This is a very interesting book but not as visual as I was expecting, more of a history book !
Published 3 months ago by Gary Wishart
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great art book
Very interesting art book , a good review of Skulls in Art .
Gorgeous book , very original , a true work of art
Gorgeous book , very original , a true work of art
Published 4 months ago by Jouy Marie
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great quality
The book arrived in great time and has a really quirky exposed spine. The photos are all clear and of great quality and it really does inspire artists who are interested in the use... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Memento Mori
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
I bought this book as a present. It was a good price and the service was very quick.A good book with great designs.
Published 5 months ago by GMP
5.0 out of 5 stars
excelent inspiration
"The Book of Skulls" is an excelent inspiration for those who are graphic designers, many diffrent styles, intresting styles. book itself has very nice form. recomended.
Published 6 months ago by nicole pia
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it!
This book is exactly what I've been looking for to aid my obsession for skulls within design! Although the book is small, I quite like it that way as it's easy to just whip out and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by amazongirl
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Great art resource
Bought this to use with teenagers as a source book for art workshops. They love it! Has examples of skulls in art in a variety of media including famous artist's work. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Boni
3.0 out of 5 stars
barely ok
again, i got this one for my tattoo book collection. it does have some art ideas in it but if you are expecting a book full of skull tattoo designs then this ain't it. Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. Lamb
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