Limited Signed and Numbered Edition 281/5001st printing.Text by Ben Davis and Frank Miller. Art and cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Introduction by Neil Gaiman.Bill Sienkiewicz is a classically trained painter whose artworks incorporate abstract and expressionist influences and combine oil painting, acrylics, watercolor, mixed media, collage, and mimeograph. Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution is the first time the artist's work and career have been taken out of the limited context of comic books and evaluated as fine art. Ben Davis, award-winning Senior Writer for Artnet News, considers Sienkiewicz's process and places him within the context of art and popular culture. Sal Abbinanti, Sienkiewicz's representative and colleague for 12 years, Frank Miller, the celebrated auteur of Sin City and 300, contributes his perspective on Sienkiewicz's place in the pantheon of comic books. Lastly, Bill Sienkiewicz, accompanied by Award-winning journalist Susan Karlin, lends his unique voice and presents some of his greatest artistic achievements.Revolution is the first of three volumes in three years, with each volume consisting of a trade and a signed and numbered limited edition of only 500 copies that includes deluxe reproductions of 40 previously unpublished paintings, drawings, sketches, and mixed media works from Sienkiewicz's notebooks and personal collection, as well as other private collections.A booklet signed by the artist will include a text explaining his influences and techniques and offer his view on the future of comic book art.Includes: Hardcover Case (with a cardstock slipcase), a softcover book (20 pages, text only), and 40 full color 10-in. x 13-in. ready-to-frame art prints.NOTE: Limited to 500 copies.NOTE: Signature is located on page 20.Cover price $350.00.
Signed and numbered by Bill Sienkiewicz 683/1300
1st printing. Introduction by Alan Moore. Featuring character designs, sketches, and water colors from one of the most respected artists in the business.
Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W.
NOTE: Limited to 1,300 copies. Cover price $39.95.
Artist Bill Sienkiewicz pioneered a style which fuses classic pen and ink comic book design with modern illustration and painting. This book presents a detailed look at a number of Sienkiewicz's art, illustrating the intoxicating power of his pictorial language and style.
