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Drawing Blood: Forty Five Years of Scarfe Uncensored

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For the book I received, I would expect to pay 3 times the amount that I paid for
this book.Not only a complete biography of the artist, but also a gallery of all
of his illustrations.I would recommend this to anyone who would like to learn more
about the man beyond the Pink Floyd years. I did!

I bought this book because I am a huge fan of Mr. Scarfe's work on Pink Floyd's The Wall. However, I had no idea how large his catalog was outside of the Floyd projects. Not only is this book awesome to flip through pages just looking at the art, but it is also a great read. It offers an autobiography about his young life as a child and budding artist, and also provides history and context to many of the featured pieces. I definitely recommend this book to anyone that enjoys his Pink Floyd work, and also to anyone who has got a taste for dark art.

I do feel it is necessary to state this some of Scarfe's art is very vulgar, whilst it is all used in a literary manner -- to caricature certain figures or tell stories, some people may find his art offensive. I will state, though, not once does Mr. Scarfe attack or deface any cultures or creeds of people. He only uses vulgarity to state his opinion on certain matters such as political leaders or government policies.

I hope that all other buyers enjoy this book as much as I do.

This is a comprehensive volume of Scarfe's work which is well produced and a very good read.The colour plates are informative and as an overall survey this is an excellent introduction to what he is on about which is often to not take prisoners.Hold back on lampooning politicians he does not and it's clear why he has had such a long and notable career in satirical cartooning. His book on his contribution to Pink Floyd's The Wall also makes a good companion piece.Both highly recommended.