Books – TODD SCHORR http://toddschorr.com The Art of Todd Schorr Sat, 21 Jan 2023 19:45:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 http://toddschorr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-todd-schorr-site-icon-wasp-32x32.jpg Books – TODD SCHORR http://toddschorr.com 32 32 2017 NEVERLASTING MIRACLESBOOK RELEASE http://toddschorr.com/2017/12/neverlasting-miracles-book/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:05:53 +0000 http://toddschorr.com/wordpress/?p=4961 Todd Schorr’s newest book Neverlasting Miracles is an exquisite career retrospective, presenting the best works of artist Todd Schorr.

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A sneak peek of Atomic Vacation detail within the book Neverlasting Miracles.

Neverlasting Miracles is a giant volume with over 30 years of Todd Schorr’s paintings, including many close-up details of his large and intricate pieces.Neverlasting Miracles contains 87 new pieces of artwork that have not been seen before, in addition to his greatest works. There are 33 new paintings, as well as drawings, color studies, and images of his large sculptural work. The book also presents several concept and sketchbook drawings and watercolors, plus extra early pieces included in a biographical timeline.

Schorr’s outrageous vision is the culmination of formative years surrounded by the atomic and space ages; by Saturday morning cartoon, cowboy, and puppet shows; racks of comic books; and an early fascination with paleoanthropology fueled by his parents’ subscription to National Geographic magazine and frequent trips to New York’s American Museum of Natural History. The compulsion to reinvent and distill these images into scenarios pulled from the deepest reaches of imagination led to a formal art education and a lifetime of painting.

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Sketches and color studies for many of Todd’s paintings are seen throughout the book.

Todd Schorr’s works have been shown in museum retrospectives and hang in the art collections of Leonardo DiCaprio, Patricia Arquette, and Mark Parker, CEO of Nike.

One of the leading figures in the world of contemporary surrealism, Schorr has continually and systematically set the bar ever higher in his quest to bring classic old master painting technique to his pop-culture-infused subject matter.

Neverlasting Miracles is available now through Last Gasp.

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This is the latest collection of paintings by one of contemporary surrealism’s most influential artists. American Surreal  picks up where Dreamland, Schorr’s previous bestselling collection of mind-bending paintings, left off. The viewer can look forward to countless hours of eye bulging investigative thought while examining the impeccably rendered subject matter that has become the hallmark of Schorr’s outrageous vision.

One of the seminal figures in what has come to be known as the Lowbrow or Pop Surrealism art movement, Schorr has continually and systematically set the bar ever higher in his quest to bring classic old master painting technique to his pop-culture-infused subject matter. This latest collection continues that journey culminating with the epic masterpiece Ape Worship, included in this volume. Schorr’s paintings are the subject of museum retrospectives in 2009 and 2010, and are highly prized and coveted by collectors the world over.

This is the special, signed and numbered limited edition of 200. Leatherbound hardcover, with bookplate, and two new paintings not in the original edition, with sketches, color studies, and details.

American Surreal is available now through Last Gasp.

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