The Art of Luke Chueh
Bearing the Unbearable
Publisher: Titan Books
We've really got into Luke's art over the last few years and as luck
would have it we managed to hook up an interview with him about a year
ago. At that time we thought his work output was high and finally this
long awaited, fully illustrated book of Mr Chuehs hits the shelves!
With lovely crisp images and a bit of text to get your teeth into, this
title has been long overdue in our opinion. The contents takes us from
Intro to 2003 and through the years to 2009. Pictures speak louder than
words or so the olde saying goes and this is how it comes across, a
positive bounty of imagery which records the diverse products of Luke's
work. His work not only adorns the usual canvases and prints but also
CD/DVD covers, skateboards, toys, t shirts, iPhone, iPod, and laptop
skins.
We quote from the book:
"Like a cuddly Trogen Horse, Chueh's work is pretty on the outside
but nice and macabre on the inside" so says Entertainment Weekly.
"Employing minimal colour schemes, simple animal characters and a
seemingly endless list of ill-fated situations, Chueh stylistically
balances cute with brute, walking the fine line between comedy and
tragedy"
As far as we are concerned this publication is far from unbearable,
it's truly a shining star in a hard cover and a joy to have in our
library collection.
Let's have a flick through then...
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