num_pages: 304
description: The first complete monograph on Antonio Lopez the influential Warholian fashion illustrator of the 1960s 70s and 80s. Best known for dazzling illustrations in Womens Wear Daily Vogue the New York Times Interview and for high fashion labels Antonio Lopez (19431987) was a force majeur in the fashion world for three decades. In the 60s Lopezs vibrant illustrations helped usher youth culture into the pages of magazines setting a new free-flowing sexually liberated standard for fashion imagery. Living in Paris during the 70s with his creative partner Juan Ramos Lopez launched the modeling careers of Jerry Hall Grace Jones and Jessica Lange among others worked with design royalty like Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent and cultivated a soign nightlife persona in the blistering-hot underground clubs of Paris. Returning to New York City in 1976 Antonio documented the sexy influence of athletic-wear puffy down coats and break-dancing style inspiring such designers as Norma Kamali and Anna Sui. Widely recognized during this period as the worlds most influential fashion illustrator Antonios work took on a deeper more sculptural dimension in the 80s richly detailed with a vivid palette and heroic proportions and poses. So deft and varied in his expression Antonio Lopez simultaneously executed campaigns for labels as diverse as Norma Kamali YSL Valentino Missoni and Versacean unprecedented feat in a highly competitive industry.The prolific Lopez produced an incredible number of drawings illustrations paintings photographs and fantastic mixed-media journals and this book showcases his most iconic works as well as never-before-seen Instamatic photos behind-the-scenes Polaroids letters and ephemera which together provide an understanding of the career trajectory of an extraordinarily talented artist and convey Antonio Lopezs enduring influence on fashion today.Im from the generation that came to New York to meet their idols. In my case it was Andy Warhol and Antonio Lopez. Anna Sui
language: English
title: Antonio López: Fashion, Art, Sex, and Disco
publisher: Rizzoli