James Kochalka - Little Paintings torrent

'Little Paintings'

Top Shelf Productions, 50 pages

Illustrated by James Kochalka

"This book collects my best paintings from 2001-2007. They are reproduced here at actual size. I arranged them six to a page to encourage you "read" them like a comic book... a sort of non-narrative narrative that I hope works to increase their meaning and power." - James Kochalka

This book collects several hundred of Kochalka's best little paintings from the last few years. Kochalka began making the little paintings as something to sell to fans at conventions, but they quickly became a consuming obsession that led to several incredibly successful gallery shows at Giant Robot. Dozens and dozens of cute kitties and fuzzy creatures dominate the book, but as with all Kochalka's work, a deeper theme flows through the undercurrents... in this case it's contemporary America's emotional plight following the harrowing events of 9/11. Ultimately, Little Paintings is a celebration of the triumph of imagination over the harsh realities of the physical world. Very beautiful.