Alake Shilling: The Hippest Trip in America
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Author: Shilling, Alake
In the paintings and sculptures of Alake Shilling, cutesy characters and plush creatures travel through a saturated world where disco and Lisa Frank aesthetics collide, often in a grassy knoll or ocean swell. Indeed, Shilling derives much inspiration from her childhood obsession with Frank and the design style of after-school crafts. In this volume the artist’s works are paired with her source material. In a delightful nod to Frank, a sticker sheet insert is included on the back cover of the book.Unlike the works of Frank, which are filled with imagery that connotes comfort and innocence, Shilling’s painted characters contain imperfections, a sense of vulnerability and weariness that adults know all too well. Includes texts by artists and writers Laura Owens, Kidogo Kennedy, Perwana Nazif and Grant Levy-Lucero are interspersed throughout.
ISBN 9781737599821. Pacific/Jeffrey Deitch. hb. 128 pages. 78 colour ills. 24.8 x 19.7 cm.
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In the paintings and sculptures of Alake Shilling, cutesy characters and plush creatures travel through a saturated world where disco and Lisa Frank aesthetics collide, often in a grassy knoll or ocean swell. Indeed, Shilling derives much inspiration from her childhood obsession with Frank and the design style of after-school crafts. In this volume the artist’s works are paired with her source material. In a delightful nod to Frank, a sticker sheet insert is included on the back cover of the book.Unlike the works of Frank, which are filled with imagery that connotes comfort and innocence, Shilling’s painted characters contain imperfections, a sense of vulnerability and weariness that adults know all too well. Includes texts by artists and writers Laura Owens, Kidogo Kennedy, Perwana Nazif and Grant Levy-Lucero are interspersed throughout.
ISBN 9781737599821. Pacific/Jeffrey Deitch. hb. 128 pages. 78 colour ills. 24.8 x 19.7 cm.
available