Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork (Collector's Edition) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933784210 ISBN 13: 9781933784212

Publisher: Insight Editions, 2007

Synopsis

Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork is a profusely illustrated showcase of and appreciation for Jerry Garcia's art, life, and creative spirit. The book opens with a foreword by Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart, and features more than 100 full-color reproductions of Jerry's paintings, drawings, and prints. This historic presentation of his distinguished body of work, from pen-and-ink drawings to acrylics, watercolors, and digital media, is at once a stunning art book and an intimate and playful celebration of his creativity.

Edited by April Higashi, art curator and archivist of the Jerry Garcia Estate, each chapter opens with a commentary on the art presented in the context of Jerry's life and times. Punctuating these essays are interludes illustrated by candid photographs, featuring interviews, anecdotes, and remembrances by key cultural figures as well as those closest to Jerry, including Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Herbert Gold, Baron Wolman, jon Carroll, Paul Pena, Victor Moscoso, Carlos Santana, Grace Slick, and members of the Garcia and Grateful Dead families.

About this title

About the Author:

APRIL HIGASHI is the art curator of the Jerry Garcia Estate and an artist herself. She lives in Berkeley, CA.

Grateful Dead drummer MICKEY HART has long been a student of music. Planet Drum, a group to which he belonged, was awarded the first-ever Grammy for Best World Music. Hart organized a percussion performance for the 1996 Olympic Games, setting the Guinness World Record for largest drum circle (4,504 drummers). Hart has authored 4 books and composed scores and soundtracks for a number of films.

From Booklist:

An innovative and prolific musician, Jerry Garcia was the driving force behind that legendary band from the Haight-Ashbury scene of the 1960s, the Grateful Dead. It was a full-time job, as represented by 30-odd years spent touring. Turns out, Garcia also was a skilled visual artist. Now comes this collection featuring reproductions of his work and lending new insight into his boundless creativity. Garcia began drawing and painting while in high school. He dabbled in different mediums, and the book is divided into four categories: drawings, watercolors, acrylics, and digital. Interspersed are essays written by significant cultural figures and his closest friends. Particularly impressive are Garcia's line drawings (including fun caricatures), and much of his work in all media retains the graceful fluidity of an expressive squiggle. His watercolors and acrylics are as vibrant as one might expect but still surprise with their juxtaposition of seemingly incongruous colors. His exploration of the digital world reflects a fascination with things new. Overall, the joy Garcia found in this more private form of artistic expression shines through on every page. Jerry Eberle
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About this edition

• Publisher: Insight Editions
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1933784210
• ISBN 13: 9781933784212
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Higashi April