Lost Constellations: The Art of Tara McPherson Volume 2

by Tara McPherson

Loss, love, and loneliness. Altered forms and transfigured ideas. Power and vulnerability. Parallel universes of the heart and mind. Space and time. In a few brief years, the stunning visual oeuvre of Tara McPherson has grown and evolved at thrilling speed. Expanding beyond the limits of rock poster art into the worlds of commercial illustration and fine art, her paintings, drawings, toys, sculptures, and installations have pushed her influence and authority across the breadth of creative expression and helped redefine the boundaries of pop surrealism. Lost Constellations: The Art of Tara McPherson Volume 2 is the compelling road map to the artist's most recent and ambitious journeys in paint, pencil, and vinyl.

Genres: Art, Art and Photography, Graphic Novels, Coffee Table Books

112 pages, Hardcover

First published April 15, 2009

About the author

An artist based out of New York City.

Creating art about people and their odd ways, her characters seem to exude an idealized innocence with a glimpse of hard earned wisdom in their eyes. Recalling many issues from childhood and good old life experience, she creates images that are thought provoking and seductive. People and their relationships are a central theme throughout her work.


From taramcpherson.com

Reviews

[Lisa LaTourette-Pershan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dark, innocent beauty...like little children playing ; startling and moving.

Dark, innocent beauty, like little children playing,: "Let's pretend our parents are dead and we are orphans!" Startling, moving and real. If you're even looking at this book, debating, you're going to love it...the cover is just one small piece of her genius.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

McPhearson’s art is interesting. I like her stylistic depiction of figures, and her sculptures are cute! It was cool that she got to make posters for bands like Kings of Leon and Mastodon! She is lucky!

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this artist. a collection of her drawings, paintings and sculptures

[Kirsty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creepy-cute perfection.

[Ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

And it keeps getting better!

Just Delicious!!!

[RL · Rating 5 out of 5]

Visually-stimulating. I am a big fan of quirky and eccentric illustrations and this book makes you want to paint and turn your ideas into tangible artworks.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

SKULL FLOWERS!!!