Painting by Martin Mull
I pause everytime I see this book, which means I stand still quite a bit, as this seems to be in every bookseller's window and on many a "recommended reads" table. Until last night I hadn't picked it up. I'm not sure why I hadn't, as the illustration (painting, actually) is the kind of slightly washed-out mixed-media-looking riff on American life I tend to like.
The painting by Martin Mull (yup, that Martin Mull) is a great choice for Oates' tale of a JonBenet Ramsey-type murder and of family life that's gotten very ugly.
Huh. This looks a lot like Henry Darger - an outsider artist who did a whole series called 'Story of the Vivian Girls, in what is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion.' Sets of collages and paintings from children's books, original art, and lots of text.
ReplyDeleteSeen some at Museum of Outsider Art in Balt, but it looks like there's a nice set in a Chi. gallery. Go see it - it's completely mindbending.
I love that typeface! Any idea what it is?
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Lorelei: yeah, it is sort of Darger-ish. And funny footnote to the painting: it's owned by Marg Helgenberger...
ReplyDeleteIt looks like either Neutraface or Metro.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Kind of busy, but nice nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteKeenan did a series of covers that had this ripped/layered poster look. Also very nice.
http://www.keenandesign.com/keenan%20series%20maig.html
@nate s
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CSI Marg? Get out! Well, if Leonardo DiCaprio can fund a wing of the Museum of Outsider Art, maybe freaky art is just trendy. Like in Junebug.
ReplyDeletegreat design. i like it
ReplyDeletelovely book design
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