All of a Sudden (Deluxe Limited Edition with 3 prints)

Pierson, Jack

ISBN 10: 188161655X / ISBN 13: 9781881616559

Published by Distributed Art Pub Inc (Dap), U.S.A., 1995

About this Item

Published 1995, this is the deluxe limited edition of only 20 copies; this book is number 18/20.The book comes with three prints (16X20 full prints). Each of the prints is signed and numbered on the back . This book is first edition/ first printing hardcover copy of the title book, placed in a specially designed turquoise slipcase cover (with Jack Pierson printed on the front space). The three prints are titled: Solitude, Peaches, and Swimming. The book is signed and numbered by the artist. Condition: as new. Images of the actual book will be provided upon request. Seller Inventory # 000027

Bibliographic Details

Title: All of a Sudden (Deluxe Limited Edition with...

Publisher: Distributed Art Pub Inc (Dap), U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Issued

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Color photos

From Library Journal:

It is frustrating to have to rely on words to describe this hauntingly beautiful artist's book, comprising borderless color images set individually, in pairs, or in triptychs across spreads bereft of text. Pierson's personal perspective flirts with cinematic cliche to create an intensely atmospheric narrative that alternately seduces and repells the viewer. His bittersweet images simultaneously evoke romantic longings for a golden dream and expose the lurid underside of life. From out-of-focus expanses to tightly framed close-ups, from the soft glare of daylight to the lurid tones of night photography, the work's cool distance belies its immediacy. Moreover, in these impressionistically saturated trademark images, the accumulation of seemingly unremarkable details-lush gardens and swimming pools devoid of people, unnervingly intimate portraits of young men, abandoned repasts-reminds us of the importance of the visual journey. Highly recommended for any collection holding contemporary photography.
James Edward Van Buskirk, San Francisco P.L.
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