Product Description

Rex Ray's highly collectible artwork is coveted in design as well as art circles. His color-bursting, curvaceous art graces the walls of high-design hotels, world-class museums, and hip restaurants, yet remains, as acclaimed author Douglas Coupland puts it in his foreword, 'unslick, but superslick at the same time.' Abstract and handcrafted, with a retro-futuristic mid-century feel, Rex Ray's meditations on fluid forms are a rare combination of sophistication and decorative appeal. The first monograph to survey his multi-faceted work in various media including paper cutouts, mixed-media collages, paintings, digital prints, and the highly admired graphic design and music packaging that launched his visual career Rex Ray is a veritable trove of his sleek yet playful aesthetic.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89666 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780811859752
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Rex Ray is a San Francisco based fine artist whose paintings and drawings have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums. He is also a celebrated graphic designer.

Acclaimed novelist and culture critic Douglas Coupland has written ten novels and several non-fiction books. His work has been translated into 35 languages. He has written and performed for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, England, and is also a visual artist. He lives in Vancouver.

Steven Skov Holt is distinguished professor of industrial design at California College of the Arts, and former editor of I.D. magazine. The author of several books, including Blobjects & Beyond, he has been guest curator at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York and the SFMOMA.

Michael Paglia writes on art and culture for the Denver weekly Westword.

Customer Reviews

absolutely amazing
this is my favorite book of the year. rex ray is an incredible artist. he puts together combinations with paper that blow the mind. i am an art teacher who sees tons of books, and this one was a definite standout. i brought it to work for my co-art teachers and students to see, and they were all awed and amazed. this book would be great for anyone visual--artists, graphic designers, interior designers, etc. what an inspiration. i am collecting paper and scissors and glue to attempt what rex ray does...but i will never even come close!

Snip and Slice!
This is an excellent survey of this artist's career to date, with a post-pop-art sensibility that has a wide appeal to many age groups. This volume has very fine color reproduction showing the cut-paper pieces with great clarity. A fun book even for the casual art appreciator, lots of very creative visual stimulation.

Rex Ray
This is one of the best design books I have ever gotten. I used this artist to teach 8th graders. We made the painted papers and created collages. They enjoyed this very much!