John Derian Picture Book

《John Derian Picture Book》

Author: John Derian

Publisher : Artisan

Size : 285mm×363mm×40mm

Year of publication: 2016

Number of pages: 368 pp

Language : English

Condition : B-

Some creases on the bottom of the spine, but do not interfere with reading.

Spine has some folded damage on the bottom, but book is in general good condition.

Content

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In 1983, while browsing a flea market in Salem, Massachusetts, a young artist named John Derian stumbled upon a box of 19th century books. Inside were two astonishing loose prints bursting with intense color. Were these prints taken from another book? How could the colors be so vibrant for prints so old? That curiosity led him on a lifelong search for centuries-old prints of flowers, fruits, animals, calligraphy, and other beautiful keepsakes. A few years after finding his first prints, Derian discovered the forgotten art of decoupage (the technique of cutting and pasting images under glass) and realized the art form was the ideal way to share his passion for printmaking.

And today: John Derian has designed and overseen the hand-crafting of more than 600 one-of-a-kind plates, paperweights, platters and trays. John Derian's work exudes timeless appeal. You pick it up. You turn it over. You look again.

Nearly three decades after his departure, Derian now offers for the first time a highly curated collection of his most coveted images.

[From the publisher]

In 1983, while combing through a flea market in Salem, Massachusetts, a young artist named John Derian happened upon a box of nineteenth-century books. Inside were two remarkable, intensely colored loose prints that unleashed an obsessive curiosity. Had these prints come from other books? How could the color be so vivid when the prints were so old? That curiosity led him to what would become a lifelong search for centuries-old prints of flowers, fruits; animals; calligraphy; and other beautiful memorabilia. A few years after finding those first prints, Derian discovered the forgotten craft of decoupage—the art of cutting and gluing images under glass—and realized that this art form was the ideal way to share his passion for the printed image.

Fast-forward to today: John Derian designs and oversees the handcrafting of more than six hundred one-of-a-kind plates, paperweights, platters, and trays, which are carried by hundreds of gift shops worldwide. A John Derian piece inspires a timeless fascination. You hold it. You turn it over. And you're compelled to look again.

Nearly thirty years after he began his journey, Derian offers for the first time a highly curated collection of his most coveted images—removed from under the glass, shown with all their imperfections. The iconic human eye. An eighteenth-century illustration of a sea fan. A wistful note written in elegant script. The pages capture the unmediated pleasure of image meeting eye and everything else that comes with it: the layers of meaning, the mystery of its origins, the silence of a work frozen in time. I can't wait for you to experience it.

- Lia Ronnen, Publisher, Artisan Books.

(from Publisher)

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