Arturo Herrera: You Go First [Hardcover]

Friedrich Meschede (Editor), Arturo Herrera (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2, 2004

Cartoons meets Surrealism by way of Abstract Expressionism in Arturo Herrera's multi-layered body of work, an oeuvre which progresses through specific stages of abstraction. You Go First is devoted to the primary and most essential stage of Herrera's production: collage making. In his subversive paper and gouache combinations, Herrera abstracts barely recognizable childhood imagery into sly, formal adventures in vanguard two-dimensionality. Memories of once-familiar illustrations are triggered; recalling them fills in the blanks created by Herrera's cutting and pasting. Other phases of his art-making process push further and further from the original found imagery, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, to create completely abstract-seeming wall works and MDF sculptures. You Go First features nearly 100 collages produced during 2002, sequenced and selected by the artist himself.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. (November 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891024787
• ISBN-13: 978-1891024788
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,197,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Arturo Herrera: You Go First, Amazing Collage Art., November 2, 2006

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I came across Arturo Herrera's work while in Powell's Books on a trip to Portland. I should have bought "You Go First" then and there, because his images had burned into my retina and haunted me until I had the book in my hands again. Herrera's work is innovative and moving.