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~ (Author) "For years before Rick Griffin was born, surfers explored the California coast, searching for beaches where Pacific Oceans swells formed ridable waves..." (more)
Key Phrases: San Francisco, Family Dog Productions, Bill Graham (more...)
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Rick Griffin began his career drawing for Surfer and Hot Rod Cartoons. By the mid-1960s, his work was appearing in posters designed for the Fillmore and album covers for the Grateful Dead. Descended from dada and surrealism, Griffin's art expresses psychedelic and religious themes.

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  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Last Gasp; Limited edition (August 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0867194081
  • ISBN-13: 978-0867194081
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #117,915 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Modern Master, May 12, 2007
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This is a fabulous treat for the eyes.

Griffin perfected the late 60s San Fran poster art style in his work for the Dead and others (cover of Aoxomoxoa, for instance, or the immortal surfing eyeball poster for the GD with It's A Beautiful Day), and he was also a phenomenally gifted painter, spraybrush stylist, and pen and ink man. He takes the art deco influence of the SF school and melds it with a classicist's sensibility, creating a beautiful synthesis of mind and Mother Nature.

There is no doubt that Michelangelo or DaVinci would smile in appreciation at Rick's Omo Bob Rides South, a six-page black and white masterpiece where each page is an absolutely perfectly composed gem that stands on its own as a true work of art. He exhibits the total control of a master, and his eye for symmetry is astounding, as is the depth of his chiaroscuro. Griffin is also one of the great letterers of all time; it's a real joy to read words written in his inimitable script (but imitated ever since, including almost every decent graffiti artist).

To top it off, his writing is genius in Omo Bob, reflecting a deep understanding of life's many paradoxes. If you've never experienced this work, get good and ready in your favorite way (RG was an early fan of Dr. Hof, and that influence is clearly felt) and then spend at least ten minutes on each page, letting your eyes bathe in the serpentine brilliance; you will be endlessly rewarded. I still enjoy it at least once a year, decades after my first exposure to it, and never tire of its mellifluous lines and incredible detail.

The book also highlights some of his early surf work (a surfer through and through, Griffin's work embodies the grace and flow of a true waterman; no one has ever visually conveyed the joy of a wave like RG), his album covers, his paintings, and various pieces.

But it is Omo Bob and a couple other pen and ink pieces here that ensure his artistic immortality. Griffin was by all accounts a wonderful friend and a very spiritual man, and those qualities shine through in his art.
It is somehow very comforting and reassuring to gaze upon his work;
there is proof here that a deep and perfect form lies beyond the seeming chaos of the physical plane.

What more can you ask from art than that?






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5.0 out of 5 stars simply beautiful, September 7, 2005
This is an excellent printing on heavy stock of some of the finest works from a master of poster and comic artist from the San Francisco Haight Ashbury era. I think it is a wonderful addition to any collection of psychedelic ephemera, and an admirable part of my own art library.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great bang for the buck, January 10, 2007
This book was out of print for a while and ebay prices were not cheep. To get it for under $20 seems like a steal. It is exactly as I remember from the late 80's. Beutifully reproduced on nice paper.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rick Griffin illustrations Review
Really great classic artwork..One of the finest illustrators for many years. If you enjoy this type of art, this will be a fine book for your art collection with an insight into... Read more
Published 22 months ago by John Welborn

5.0 out of 5 stars Griffin Ruled ...
One of the Best in his field, and respected among his peers, Rick Griffin ruled. Great book and just a sample of the great work that came from this man.
Published 23 months ago by Carchop

5.0 out of 5 stars the master of the underground pen and ink movement
rick 's art is excellent in quailty and presentation and i had no problem buy this book and was very pleased with the result
Published on May 21, 2003 by Joe Zoombie Laurel

4.0 out of 5 stars Paint & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll
Whew, that guy digged drugs! Definitely! When Rick Griffin died in 1995 the world lost one of its most talented alternative artists. Read more
Published on April 3, 2003 by doctor_surf

4.0 out of 5 stars Paint [] & Rock'n'Roll
...When Rick Griffin died in 1995 the world lost one of its most talented alternative artists. This book gives a good overview on his work with dozens of examples of cover artwork... Read more
Published on April 3, 2003 by doctor_surf

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazin and fabulous.Cartoony psychodelia
Griffin. Psychodelic strangness brewwed deep within the boiling pot called the human skull.Vivid, colorfull, other worldly. Deeply profound. Read more
Published on July 11, 2002 by J. J. Olson

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