Charley Harper An Illustrated Life

By Brad • January 9, 2009 • Filed in: Art & Illustration Books

An Illustrated Life

Charley Harper An Illustrated Life - For over six decades Charley Harper painted colorful and graphic illustrations of nature, animals, insects and people alike. New York designer Todd Oldham rediscovered Charley's work and collaborated closely with him combing through his archive to edit and design this beautiful collection od art. This coffee table book is a great tribute to Charley Harper's style, which he himself referred to as Minimal Realism.

Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life: With Mountain Blue
Paypal

US $390.00

NEW - Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life
Paypal

US $150.00

Here is what some people who have bought Charlie Harper: An Illustrated Life are saying...

"As a collector of Charley Harper art for 40 years, I think that this will be THE DEFINITIVE reference book of his career." -Burke E. Lane

"I need help. I cannot stop looking at this book. I have other things to do today but none more inspirational than looking through this beautiful thing. Charley Harper had so many styles and such a joyful way to look at the world that his work can't help but bring a smile to your face. His sense of design, color and composition are remarkable." -Akers of Art

"Endless inspiration. This is the work of a true genius. The colors, the presentation, fabulous. The only problem is that the book is so large and wide it's hard to turn the pages. Still I look thru it on a weekly basis." -O. Willis

Charley Harper An Illustrated Life

"This complete works of Charlie Harper reveals a keen aesthetic sharpened by a lifetime of working a reduced design aesthetic with fascinating overlapping rotations. They employ the observations of a biologist selecting from the beauty of the natural world, then lovingly exploiting it for design." -B. Kerwin

"If you like spare,abstract, but still realistic to the object illustration, you'll find nothing like Parker this side of Japanese scroll paintings. The book is a testament to a little known American master illustrator and the abstracted illustrations of real life things that were and will continue to be inspiration for anyone that takes the time to really look." -G. Hisel

"We've seen Harper's images our whole life and never realized the depth of his artistry! Now it's presented together and is an incredible inspiration, something one can go back to time and time again. His use of colors is stunning and his figures are so imaginary and delightful. Todd Oldham has put this collection together in a way that makes you feel like you're eating chocolate with your eyes." -Mary H. Hirsch