Dean Russo: A Retrospective
Dean Russo
- The
- Beauty
- of
- the
- Beast
- Featuring
- 200
- superb
- images,
- this
- book
- is
- the
- first
- retrospective
- of
- the
- work
- of
- Dean
- Russo,
- a
- Brooklyn-based
- artist
- known
- for
- his
- soulful
- animal
- portraits.
- Inspired
- by
- his
- love
- of
- dogs
- and
- the
- urban
- landscape
- in
- which
- he
- was
- born,
- Russo
- uses
- vibrant
- pop
- art
- colors
- and
- bold
- abstract
- patterns
- to
- give
- voice
- to
- his
- favorite
- subject.
- In
- addition
- to
- his
- rich
- use
- of
- mixed
- media
- and
- signature
- graphic
- style,
- Russo
- possesses
- an
- uncanny
- ability
- to
- look
- into
- the
- eyes
- of
- a
- cat
- or
- dog
- and
- capture
- their
- expressiveness
- on
- canvas.
- Organized
- in
- chronological
- order,
- Dean
- Russo:
- A
- Retrospective
- spans
- his
- entire
- career
- to
- date,
- from
- early
- days
- drawing
- cartoon
- characters
- to
- his
- iconic
- celebrity
- portraits,
- animal
- welfare
- activism,
- and
- his
- new
- series
- portraying
- wildlife
- on
- the
- verge
- of
- extinction.
- Including
- an
- introduction
- by
- Russo
- and
- commentary
- on
- his
- style
- developments
- over
- the
- years,
- this
- book
- provides
- an
- inspiring
- look
- at
- an
- often-misunderstood
- artist.
- Inside
- Dean
- Russo:
- A
- Retrospective
- Graphic
- overview
- of
- the
- entire
- career
- of
- this
- inspired
- and
- idiosyncratic
- pop
- artist.
- 200
- vibrant
- images
- from
- expressive
- animal
- portraits
- to
- iconic
- music
- legends.
- Mixed
- media
- artworks
- that
- include
- everything
- from
- pastels,
- oils,
- pencils,
- wax,
- and
- charcoal
- to
- sharpies,
- spray
- cans
- and
- liquid
- acrylics.
- The
- story
- of
- Russo's
- stirring
- dedication
- to
- animal
- rescue
- awareness.
- Commentary
- on
- the
- artist's
- style
- developments
- over
- the
- years.
- Introduction
- by
- Dean Russo.
