Mel Ramos Pop Art Fantasies
Subtitle: The Complete Paintings
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Published: August 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780823040933
Subjects: Individual Artist; United States; Catalogues raisonnâes; Art & Art Instruction; Ramos, Mel,; Art; Pop art; History - Contemporary (1945- ); 1935-; Catalogs; Catalogues raisonnes
First sentence: Independently in California, 3,000 miles from where Pop Art was taking shape in the hands of such artists as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Ramos came upon the comic strip character as subject matter.
Description: "The book opens with an essay on the artist's career and work written by art critic Donald Kuspit. With a detailed examination of his artwork, Kuspit highlights Ramos's inspirations, influences, and characteristic themes. Each chapter in the book discusses a distinctive movement within the artist's career accompanied by insightful running commentary by leading art expert Louis K. Meisel." "The most definitive volume ever published on the artist, this book includes 480 full-color reproductions of all existent Ramos paintings and watercolors, as well as a detailed biography section and complete paintings index chronicling the artist's entire career."--BOOK JACKET.