Whenever I have free time to myself I’m always skimming through some cool books that I’ve picked up through a period of time. Usually the books I get are by artists that inspire me with their work. As of current, I’m beginning to build a respectable collection of books, and figured I would share with y’all some books I’ve been reading in the past few weeks.
Some books that I’ve enjoyed reading or looking through (due to these book being more photo-oriented than text) have been from artists like David Choe, Ron English, and Paul Bunditz (KidRobot).
This is David Choe‘s art book. It’s a chronicle of Choe’s art from his younger school years all the way to his more current works. Choe’s book gives a great insight into his mind and art creation process. For me, it’s definitely inspiring to read about Choe’s humble beginnings as a growing kid full of angst and passion for art. Choe’s all about doing what he wants, the way he wants; and it’s more than clear when you look through the many pages full of his abstract paintings. If you’re already a fan of David Choe then this book is a MUST have. And if you’re not, you should prob check out his work via Google…
Here’s a page I snapped out of David Choe’s book. It’s just a few photos’ of Choe and a few other random folks…
…But the nitty-gritty are all the cool pages of his work. Choe’s a a true maniac behind the paint brushes.
Ron English is super cool. I was fortunate to meet Ron last year in Austin TX as I was walking down the packed 6th St (the busiest street in downtown Austin). Evidently, Ron was hosting a small Art gallery of some of his new prints and shirts. And I stumbled on to him taking a break out in front of the gallery venue. The cool thing about running into Ron that day led me to his “Abject Expressionism” art book. Ron’s artistic direction is filled with dark-humor, political charged messages, and quirky mix-mashes of cultural references. And Ron does it all with grace in his intricately detailed paintings.
As expected, the book is full of masterful paintings by Ron English.
You’ll even get to see some of his popaganada posters that he pastes on billboards.
Paul Bunditz, Kidrobot creator, wrote the designer toy’s encyclopedia entitled “I Am Plastic“. Paul takes some of the most sought-after, rare, and super-exclusive toys and figures around the world and place them all into his book. Designers toys have come to the point where kids, adults, and artists are rushing out to order these creative figures for the chance of adding something special and limited to their collection. Needless to say, it’s an expensive hobby. For folks like me, who don’t have all the money in the world,” I Am Plastic” does a great job of encompassing all the coolest designer toys around collected in one nice book.
A page out of “I Am Plastic” of a few quirky toys created by artists and designers. The book is split into sections where each artists, designers, and brand showcases their series of toys.
Some of the toys in the book are extremely intricate and detailed, it’s definitely something cool to check out.
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