Illusive: Contemporary Illustration

by Robert Klanten (editor), Hendrik Hellige (Editor)

Even more cutting-edge illustration talents scouted from around the world and indexed into the definitivereference for contemporary illustration. Over the past four years, Illusive and Illusive 2 have documented the flourishingdiscipline of illustration and established its expressive, poetic and esteemedvoice in contemporary visual culture. They introduced world-class illustrators ofthe time as well as discovering fresh talent still yet to be found by the mainstream.The third volume of the series, Edition 2010 further documents the thrivingmedium of contemporary illustration with work by illustrators curated fromaround the globe.Independent from fleeting trends, illustration continues to burgeon on its owngrounds. Edition 2010 addresses the inexhaustible possibilities of stylesand techniques that are practised today. The lavish illustrations covering pageafter page and copious texts and interviews with leading design agenc

Genres: Art

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Robert Klanten has been a key figure in the global creative industry for more than a quarter of a century, helping to reimagine the way we approach publishing. He has driven over 800 publications and commercial projects.
Robert is the CEO of gestalten, the company he founded in 1995. Under his leadership, gestalten has established itself as a pillar in the field of contemporary visual culture, design and architecture, by immersing its readers in creative landscapes, cultures, people and art. gestalten regularly collaborates with the biggest names in the creative world and is known and loved by millions around the globe for its iconic books.
He has shown how creativity has no limits in the digital age: through inspiration, inclusivity and promoting understanding; and by connecting the global and the local through storytelling.

Reviews

[Parka · Rating 5 out of 5]

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The third volume of Illusive sports a bluish green fabric cover. which turns blue when the cover is tilted away. I like the colour part, but hate the fabric part because it collects dust easily. The pages are high quality art matte paper.

Illusive is a top notch contemporary art series and volume 3 maintains that standard. Majority of the illustrations are created with traditional medium. There are over 200 artists featured from all over the world and the quality is really high.

My favourite section is the one on tactile illustrations. It features a lot of really cool paper art. Think fine art and graphic design created using paper, not ON paper. The paper graphics of Yulia Brodskaya are really creative and beautiful.

The other section which I like is the pen and ink chapter. There are some really intricate line art and amazing technical prowess going on there.

The layout of the book is nice. There are some interviews and at the back is the index with the artists' websites.

Illusive is an inspirational contemporary art series. Recommended to illustrators and graphic designers.