Description
--One of Indie Rock's Best Poster Artists (Pitchfork)
"Jay Ryan takes the germ of an idea and makes it uniquely great. His genius is in knowing what matters and what doesn't." --Steve Albini
"This richly illustrated volume holds a treasure of eclectic images that utter messages for the viewer to interpret. " --San Francisco Book Review
This third collection of Ryan's "greatest hits" features prints made between 2009 and 2015, including posters for bands such as Andrew Bird, Shellac, My Morning Jacket, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Hum, St. Vincent, and others, as well as posters featuring Lil BUB, Cards Against Humanity, various bicycle races, film screenings, and pictures of sloths, walruses, and other mammals in states of troubled sleep. With a foreword by master illustrator Aaron Horkey, this volume comprises two hundred screenprints with commentary and original drawings used in the screenprinting process.
Product Details
| Publisher | Akashic Books, Ltd. |
| Publish Date | December 06, 2016 |
| Pages | 97 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781617754951 |
| Dimensions | 10.9 X 7.9 X 0.7 inches | 1.9 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
Ryan has been making strange little creatures since the mid-'90s, most often for bands in the Chicago area looking to promote concerts with something splashier than a Xeroxed flyer. His work is unmistakable: Whether it's a bunch of animals cozied up under the covers or a smashed-up satellite advertising a Hum reunion, there's nothing else exactly like it (and nothing nearly as charming).-- "The A.V. Club, staff pick"
The third collection of Ryan's screen-printed work, covering 2009-2015, includes more than 50 band posters (Andrew Bird, Sonic Youth, St. Vincent) plus several festival posters.-- "Publishers Weekly"
Whether his subjects are whales, bears, mastodons, astronauts, dinosaurs, or his dilapidated garage, they're rendered in warm colors, bold lines, and an instantly recognizable, beguiling and cartoonish style. If you lack sufficient wall space for another dozen of Ryan's posters, get this.-- "The Big Takeover"
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