LIMITED EDITION: THE ART AND DESIGN OF GAMA-GO
by GAMA-GO
400 pages of the stunning designs of GAMA-GO. Design radicals GAMA-GO started with six T-shirts printed in a basement. Now hundreds of stores worldwide carry their limited edition bags, pillows, clocks, clothes and toys. This book is a complete-to-date cataloging of all of GAMA-GO’s designs from the past 6 years — over 400 unique illustrations. Limited Edition is a must for GAMA-GO fans, design professionals, and collectors of pop culture imagery. All of the products created by GAMA-GO are limited editions: this book is the only place to see rare images of early GAMA-GO designs.
HARDCOVER. 400 pages.
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HI-FRUCTOSE COLLECTED EDITION: UNDER THE COUNTER CULTURE (REGULAR ED)
by Attaboy, Annie Owens, editors
For the first time, the critically- acclaimed arts magazine Hi-Fructose is collected in a delightful hardcover volume.
Hi-Fructose magazine showcases an eclectic mix of underground artists, pop surrealists, emerging and rediscovered countercultures, and awe-inspiring spectacles from around the world. This book compiles the best of the sought after, long-sold-out first four volumes. Featuring the art of Mark Ryden, Tim Biskup, Junko Mizuno, Dave Cooper, Craola (Greg Simkins), Gary Baseman, Alex Pardee, Gary Taxali, Scott Musgrove, Jeff Soto, Ray Ceasar, JennyBird, Joe Ledbetter, Longo Land, Michael Salter, Fawn Gehweiler and more. Includes expanded art spreads and interviews. This is the regular, non-box-set edition.
“Hi Fructose is one of the most beautiful magazines coming out anywhere.” -Buy Olympia.com
“Whenever a new issue of Hi-Fructose shows up in my mailbox, I climb on my roof and genuflect in the direction of Arcturus to pay homage to master Zogg for allowing such beauty to exist in this lowly mortal plane. There’s a lifetime of material to study in these pages.” -Mark Frauenfelder, BoingBoing.net
Artists Annie Owens and Attaboy are co-founders of Hi-Fructose Under the Counter Culture Magazine. Their art has been shown in numerous galleries, museums, and publications.
Hardcover, color. 250 pages.
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Beyond Ultraman: Seven Artists Explore The Vinyl Frontier
Co-published with the Pasadena Museum of California Art and the Los Angeles Toy, Doll and Amusements Museum.
This exhibition catalog from the first museum show devoted exclusively to designer vinyl provides an overview of the inspirations and manifestations of the recent art toy landscape as explored by seven California artists. The full color book illustrates and explains the specific work of Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, David Gonzales, David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim, Brian McCarty and Mark Nagata. Each artist has a connection to forwarding the vinyl toy movement into the mainstream.
Softcover. 64 pages. Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.8 inches.
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POP SURREALISM: THE RISE OF UNDERGROUND ART
by Kirsten Anderson, editor
With its origins in 1960’s hot rod culture, underground comix, and rock music posters, Pop Surrealism/Lowbrow Art has evolved and expanded into the most vilified, vital, and exciting movement in contemporary art. Pop Surrealism is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of this movement featuring 23 of today’s most important and interesting artists. Includes work by Anthony Ausgang, Glenn Barr, Tim Biskup, Kalynn Campbel, The Clayton Brothers, Joe Coleman, Camille Rose Garcia, Alex Gross, Don Ed Hardy, Charles Krafft, Liz McGrath, Scott Musgrove, Niagara, Marion Peck, The Pizz, Lisa Petrucci, Mark Ryden, Isabel Samaras, Todd Schorr, Shag, Robert Williams, Eric White, and XNO.
HARDCOVER. 156 pages.
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My Hunger For Venison by Gary Baseman
Gary Baseman, the Pervasive Artist, gets perverse with nature in his new book My Hunger For Venison. This beautifully printed book contains all of the fine art drawings from Baseman’s Venison show in Barcelona. The drawings are meticulously reproduced at actual size, making the book a bound portfolio of art prints. Four full color paintings are also featured. Bonuses include a spiffy spot varnish on the cover and a miniature reproduction of Baseman’s personal sketchbook tucked inside like a Cracker Jack prize.
Hardcover. 64 pages. Dimensions: 12.8 x 9.7 inches.
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ARTas1® – Volume 2
Featuring 27 Professional Japanese Illustrators
Cover illustration by IMAITOONZ
Released in 2009, ARTas1® Volume 2 features an edgier layout and smaller text allowing the art to live larger on the page, many now in full bleed. The front and back covers unfold to reveal a “Wears Weapons” cycling shirt design by IMAITOONZ.
ARTas1® Volume 2 continues as a “look book” of contemporary artwork from Japan. Each artist occupies 2 to 4 pages that feature some of their favorite recent works, a mini-bio, lists of awards & clients, and e-mail contact information. Offering both up-and-coming artists and household name artists (in Japanese households) including: Ryohei Yamashita, AKA “IllustMaster,” designer of multiple Nike Japan ad campaigns Eshimasa, designer of multiple costumes for All Japan Pro Wrestling & Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling
Takashi Akiyama, winner of countless international poster awards Hiroshi Yoshii, creator of over a thousand characters brought to life in 3DCG, vinyl figures, and animations…and 23 more artists.
Mediums include everything from traditional sumi, oil, acrylics & pastels to cutting edge 3DCG, weaving, photography and more. The wide range of styles and mediums makes this book an endless supply of inspiration & fun. It’s printed in Japan by Toppan so the quality is superb.
96 pages, softcover, English, 10 x 7.2 x 0.4″
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ARTas1® – Volume 1
Featuring 43 Professional Japanese Illustrators
Originally released in 2006, this Re-Release version has a new slip cover with a more exciting design than the original solid-orange cover. The new slip-cover provides a new ISBN with a lower retail price, making it more attainable (for students and everyone in this economy.)
ARTas1 is a “look book” of contemporary artwork from Japan. Each artist occupies 2 to 4 pages that feature some of their favorite recent works, a mini-bio, awards, clients, and e-mail contact information. Offering both up-and-coming artists and household name artists (in Japanese households) including: Hiroshi Watanabe, the namesake of color “Watanabe Blue” Tsuyoshi Nagano, painter of the Japanese Star Wars Novel covers, Norio Hikone, creator of unforgettable characters like Karl Ojisan (Uncle Carl) of Meiji’s cheese curls, IMAITOONZ, co-creator of the cult Anime movie, “Dead Leaves” …and 39 more artists.
Mediums include everything from traditional sumi, oil, acrylics & pastels to cutting edge 3DCG, found objects, sculpture, photography, weaving, and more. The wide range of styles and mediums makes this book an endless supply of inspiration & fun. It’s printed in Japan by Toppan so the quality is superb.
150 pages, softcover, English, 10 x 7.2 x 0.8″
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PANDA MEAT: SOURCE BOOK 1 by Frank Kozik, editor
A cutting-edge collection of 108 contemporary underground and mainstream artists, illustrators, and graphic designers from a networked community of self-made artisans. In recent years, the world of independent poster artists has created a new revolution, bringing together designers from all around the world. This explosion of creativity has resulted in the equivalent of a new pop art movement that is continuously growing in popularity. Panda Meat is a source book to some of the great talent involved in this new movement. Each artist uses different media, but all of them work independently to manufacture their own products. Contact information for each artist is included in the back of the book. Edited by Frank Kozik, the widely-recognized master of concert poster art and author of Man’s Ruin, Ode to Joy, and Desperate Measures, Empty Pleasures.
HARDCOVER. 112 pages.
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Jeremyville Sessions: Collaborations & Customs
A concept dreamt up about six years ago, the Australian studio Jeremyville has been a highly influential force in the collectible vinyl toy and urban art world and has collaborated with countless artists the world over. Jeremyville was behind the amazing Vinyl Will Kill, the first book on the designer toy phenomenon that provided an early overview of the birth of this new artistic genre. Jeremyville also created the concept of the Sketchel with Megan Mair, a customized art satchel project that now includes hundreds of renowned artists. With Jeremyville Sessions: Collaborations & Customs, readers are now given a survey of the various projects in which Jeremyville has been involved. This lush book reveals the scene behind the wild world of Jeremyville, showcasing over 100 collaborative projects with an incredible group that includes: Beck, Genevieve Gauckler, Deanne Cheuk (Tokion), Lego Refill Magazine, Luca Ionescu, Adidas, Bigfoot One, Strangeco, Jim Woodring, Toy2R, UNKL, Colette, Kidrobot, Design is Kinky, Circus Punks, Ben Watts, Pictoplasma, Reed Space Gallery, Friends With You, Diesel & Jon Burgerman to name just a few.
256 Pages, Hardcover w/DVD, 7′ x 9″ 100’s of Color Illustrations
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GAMA-GO POSTCARD BOOK VOL 2 by Gama-Go, Tim Biskup
31 oversized postcards featuring Deathbot, Ninja Kitty, Space Bat, Yeti, Giant Squid, The Shadow, and many more! All of these are rendered in the aggressive, graphic, colorful visual language that has defined Gama-Go.
Every product Gama-Go makes is a limited edition of 250-500 pieces, never to be repeated. Popular characters reoccur seasonally, but in different one-of-a-kind designs. Based in San Francisco, Gama-Go products can be found in 250 stores and premiere boutiques around the globe, and the company has attracted a cult-like following. This collection of designs has been gleaned from hundreds of images created for Gama-Go, from products ranging from T-shirts to handbags. Postcards are easily detached for stylish correspondence.
64 pages.
Giant Robot – Issue #42
The Fearless issue. Cover Uglydolls.
Manilla Art, Taiwanese Boy Band, Jet Li, Ricetafarians, Chinese Painters, Film Reviews, Paris and much much more!
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Giant Robot – Issue #45
The Global Probing issue. Cover Takashi Murakami.
Superflat Forever, Nara A-to-Z, Gargamel Vinyl Toys, Hawaiian Crack Seed, 2006 GR Awards, Flattbush Metal Music, GESAI competition and much much more!
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Giant Robot – Issue #46
The First Impressionists. Cover by Mori Chack.
Ura-Harajuku Godfather Hiroshi, Gong Li, Towa Tei, Bons Brigade, Thai Cowboys, Gloomy Bear and much much more!
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Giant Robot – Issue #53
The After Life issue. Cover James Jarvis.
Artist Yayoi Kusama, London, King of Noodles, 24Herbs, Filmmaker Brillante Mendoza, Kamikaze pilots, Artist James Jarvis, Stephen Chow and much much more!
