Go Figure Figurative Social Surrealist Paintings HC (MR)

GO FIGURE FIGURATIVE SOCIAL SURREALIST PAINTINGS HC (MR)

Go Figure collects 44 “social surrealist” figurative paintings, spanning 1987–2023. All are in eye-popping color: many depict a crowd in observational tableaux, each figure a character by virtue of dress, body language, and interactions with each other, animals, and their setting. Other paintings reflect Colwell’s wide travels, and still others are surreal — such as “Junior and the Legs” (2023), which shows a young man strumming a guitar on stage, accompanied by disembodied women’s limbs. Each image has a narrative and a moral purpose—often, one figure bravely moves forward, despite a hostile crowd. In Guy Colwell’s world, no individual could ever be an island, just another part of a rich ecosystem.Thematically, then, it is fitting that this book was made possible by a group of his collectors, who are sponsoring the show/Guy Colwell retrospective “Imaginary Reality,” from which this book is created, in an independent space. Go Figure is in an 11” X 11” format, to best feature the high-quality reproductions of these numerous critically praised works.

  • Publisher: Fantagraphics
  • Writer/Artist/Cover: Guy Colwell
  • Product Code: MAR257478
  • Expected Ship Date: 5/7/2025
  • Regular Price: $29.99
  • DCBS Price: $19.49
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