IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! 5-25-2008:
BIG EYE ART: RESURRECTED AND TRANSFORMED is now available for purchase direct from the artist! Click picture below to order.
MEET THE ARTISTS--CLICK PICTURE BELOW!
Do you (or someone you know) like:
**** Blythe dolls * Susie Sad Eyes * Little Miss No Name * Liddle Kiddles * Pullip dolls * Dollfie * anime * manga * Margaret Keane * Gig * Maio * Eden * Eve * Goji * pop culture * fairies * mermaids * fantasy art * lowbrow * witches * Gothic * big eyes * big eye art * and/or the
F-U-n-k-Y
s-t-R-A-N-g-e
andF-R-e-a-K-Y?
If you answered YES!!! , to any or all of these questions, then you GOTTA GET Big Eye Art: Resurrected and Transformed.
The book is written by me, Blonde Blythe (famous for my Blythe doll portraits in Barbie Bazaar); the lovely and talented Jasmine Becket-Griffith (beloved fantasy and fairy artist) writes the foreword. The book features big eye artwork by 22 amazing artists!
CLICK HERE TO READ VICKI BERNDT INTERVIEW IN POPSHIFTER!
Big Eye Art: Resurrected and Transformed
To be released worldwide by Merrell Publishers, April 2008.
In the late 1950's, and throughout the 1960's and into the 70's, such artists as Margaret keane, Gig and Maio created a new kind of mass-produced art known as "big-eye." Now big-eye art has undergone a major revival, but with a twist: the wide-eyed endearing waifs of the earlier movement have transformed into fairies, mermaids, demons and myriad otherworldly beings, including the famous "Blythe doll." This extraordinary book showcases the dazzling works of 22 of today's most significant big-eye artists, offering an insight into a fantastical, sometimes bizarre, metaphysical world.
***A fascinating introduction to a cult art form, providing biographies of the featured artists, contact details and website addresses.
*** Includes over 150 captivating images of the works of 22 big-eye practitioners, among them Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Lisa Petrucci, Blonde Blythe and Misha.
*** Will appeal to collectors of big-eye and Japanese manga and anime art and dolls, fans of fantasy and Gothic culture, and anyone interested in pop culture.
Blonde Blythe is a popular artist renowned for her portraits of the Blythe doll. Her work has featured in fantasy art publications and in Barbie Bazaar Magazine. BLONDE BLYTHE'S WEBSITE