| Title | : | All and Sundry Uncollected Work 2004-2009 |
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| ISBN | : | 1606992856 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781606992852 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 |
| Publication | : | First published October 14, 2009 |
These works span the globe, from periodicals to museums, including: con¬ceptual drawings and comics of Ulysses S. Grant created for an exhibit in Paris; an award-winning cover exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; the seventeen-part serialized tale of divine intervention, non-linearity, and social webs “Huge Suit Visits the People” created for the celebrated German newspaper Frankurter Allgemeine Zeitung ; and comic strips for The Wall Street Journal and CNN featuring the unlikely cartoon protagonists of Michael Jackson, Sylvester Stallone as Rambo, and the “gray fox,” Anderson Cooper. In addition to these oddities, All and sundry collects covers and designs from multiple foreign editions of Paul’s books, ranging from Holland to Korea, as well as short, illustrated prose (thus far seen only in the pages of the anthology MOME ).
The collection concludes with extensive selections from sketches and sketchbooks, providing an unusual glimpse at the chaotic world of Hornschemeier’s work, before the polishing of lines and colors of the printed page. Here we see how works have developed and what the future holds for still gestating projects.
All and Sundry , perhaps more than any previous collection of Hornschemeier’s work, demonstrates the variety and depth of the artist’s interests and pursuits, and invites an examination of the entirety of his process, from first fevered scrawl to final, pristine brush line. 208 color illustrations
All and Sundry Uncollected Work 2004-2009 Reviews
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I had never heard of the author/artist, but stumbled upon this book in my library collection so gave it a try. As stated in the title, it's a collection of his work over five years. This might have had more of an impact on me if I'd known of his work prior to picking it up, and I'm not sure what it says about me that I enjoyed the sketchbook section more than his finished pieces.
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HORNSCHEMEIER! The initial 120 pages of this book collect Paul Hornschemeier's short comics and illustrations for album covers, newspapers, magazines, and websites. All of which would easily garner 4 stars. Hornschemeier works best in clever, short comics of 1-10 pages. The art piece about Ulysses Grant is among his strongest work thus far. What rips at least a star away, and threatens more is the latter 100 pages of the book, which are photocopies of a portion of his journals. Reading the journal is like looking at the photographs of someone who travels alone, i.e. all the snaps lack polish and are small, empty landscapes seen at a distance. These latter pages are quips and quotes completely out of context written over doodles. The only rationale for publishing such unfinished work seems to be in padding the page count, and it makes the entire book feel like a rip-off. That said, I would have bought the work on the strength of the first 120 pages.
Also, of the former finished pieces, there are "essays" for MOME about how he procrastinates and inflates small moments with women he failed to bed; particularly a long story about straight white teens not quite managing to sleep with one another, both of whom may have been up for it. Both may have been deterred by his lack of confidence or random intervening events. This story is boring and slightly embarrassing. While these moments may be meaningful as a stepping stone in the author's psycho-sexual journey, authors shouldn't bother readers with how shy they were, and how nothing happened for 5 pages of small text, unless the date went hilariously awry, and had an absurd punchline or a bizarre turn of events. Being too nervous to try anything when young, and then nothing happening aside from disappointment, is typical, but not the centerpiece of a story or essay. -
This likely would have been more enjoyable if I was already familiar with Hornschemeier's work - most of the collection is all over the place, and the parts that were cohesive mostly involved fantasizing about women.
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A mixed bag of artistic oddities.
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Some great artwork in here but a haphazard collection of work that is best appreciated by fans of Paul Hornschemeir.
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This was a compilation of Hornschemeier's works. He is a gifted illustrator and this book showcases that skill.
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For serious fans of the artist only. Otherwise, too disparate pieces of parts to dig into.
