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Vernacular Drawings

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One of the most beautiful books published in recent memory.
Even before opening the book, one sees that a great deal of care was taken in the printing of this book, the embossed cover, design, etc., ...and that's just the outside. Inside is page after page of drawings and paintings of innumerable subjects, seeming to defy any categorizing. An admirer of Seth's comic art may yet be surprised by his depth and skill as an artist outside of the comic realm. His mastery of the line is rivalled by his use of color and light. He writes that the book is composed of pages from his sketchbooks, things that he created for his own pleasure. And after poring over the book, one gets a sense that there is something personal in the subject matter, that indeed they are things that he drew for his enjoyment. Lucky for us, we get to enjoy it too.

It's some kind of sin that a hack like Todd MacFarlane can afford things like multi-million dollar baseballs on an empire based on his comic work when there are artists out there like Seth. MacFarlane's work is like a Harlequin novel, and Seth's is like Romeo and Juliet. There's art in every line, every detail, instead of being a force for sheer commericialism. Do yourself a favour: instead of picking up whatever garbage MacFarlane is peddling, go buy this book and Seth's trade, "It's A Good Life, If You Don't Weaken".