Artful, eye-catching, and full of heart, renowned screen printer and artist Rob Ryan's papercuts have graced book covers, album covers, and the fashion collections of Paul Smith. In This Is for You, Ryan takes his unique vision and crafts a book-length valentine that will move the heart and engage the spirit with its charm and artistry. Hand cut and hand painted, each page of Ryan's book can stand alone as a striking art piece, or be read as part of a larger tale of a young man's love and his ultimate triumph over loneliness. Ripe with evocative imagery and a heartfelt text, This Is for You is a powerful combination of poetry, graphic novel, and museum-quality artbut at its heart, it's a simple yet timeless tale of love.
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'Delightful...Ryan tells his tale entirely through exquisite cut-paper illustrations...the pictures are nothing less than extraordinary.' -- Sunday Telegraph 'We love Rob Ryan's paper creations. Made from delicate cut-out shapes, bright prints and accompanied by sharply witty words, his work is guaranteed to make you smile.' -- Elle 'Rob Ryan does magic.' -- Marie Claire 'Every page is a wonder, with something to delight in. The more the look, the more you see.' -- Telegraph 'Heartbreaking' -- Independent 'Stunning...his original style is universally renowned' -- Time Out 'A dazzling union of concept and craft' -- Big Issue 'Beautiful and moving' -- Sainsbury's magazine 'Charming' -- Harper's 'One for the heart' -- New Statesman 'Heavenly' -- Easy Living
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Born in Cyprus and raised in the UK, Rob Ryan studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent Polytechnic before going on to an MA in Printmaking at the Royal College of Art in London.
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A light in the dark,
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Not everyone is happy and in love every day of their lives. Couples break up, divorces happen, death occurs. Whatever the reason, despite friends and family there are people who are painfully lonely, watching couples around them with an aching jealousy like that of a starving person watching others eat. Holidays can amplify that feeling of being alone as the world around you seems focused on reminding you that you have no one to share your life with. This Is for You is a beautiful, poignant, interestingly and artistically presented story that gives hope that there is a heart out there that beats with yours. You are not alone. You can have hope.
A friend gave me this book today as a Valentines Day gift and there are no words in the English language to describe how deeply it has touched my heart.
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Valentine-tastic,
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I gave this to my art-director fiance for Valentine's last year. It is such a beautiful book, however not very practical to read all the way through. Although it is a book of poems, it is definitely more of a picture book (every page resembles the cover; or is more intricate!) I recommend having this book if you collect art books or are a designer of some stripe for the eye-candy or inspiration. If you are more of a poem lover, best to look elsewhere!
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Great book!,
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The main reason for buying this book---the illustrations. I think the artist did a great job---the details were amazing. I found it inspiring.
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