The Illustrator. 100 Best from around the World

　　在數位化的浪潮下，插畫仍然屹立不倒，在各種媒體都有它的蹤影；插畫不斷顛覆框架，創造更多藝術價值。透過新的工具，刷新創作過程，製作更鮮活的動力，更有源源不絕的新銳畫家，徜徉於創作的藍海之中。一窺當代最有才華的100位插畫家，展現創作的最高品質、多樣性、詼諧、活力與獨特性。從入選紐約插畫藝術協會名人堂的美籍插畫設計師Brad Holland；到嶄露頭角並以繪製時髦又具冒險精神的外星人著名的洛杉磯藝術家Robin Eisenberg，這100位插畫家成為來自全球插畫家令人讚嘆的風格、技巧與顏色運用的縮影。

　　本書含:
　　1.600張出色作品
　　2.每一位插畫家的自傳，詳述他們的背景、哲學觀、創作動機與聯絡方式
　　3.插畫代理商索引

　　編者史帝芬海倫(Steven Heller)是長期活躍在紐約時報的專欄作家，此外也是專業的視覺傳達設計師，在平面設計業界佔有一席之地。出版超過120本專業的平面設計書與插畫作品集。長期與德國出版商塔森(TASCHEN)合作，多達十種作品集出版，讓讀者貼近視覺傳達藝術的歷史沿革與脈絡，從復古到新創一一網羅。

For the last ten years, Steven Heller and Julius Wiedemann have traced the latest developments in illustration across the globe--and for all those who thought digital heralded the end of an era, they’re here to set the record straight.

There were extraordinary eras before mass media changed our viewing habits, back in the day when illustration was the most primary means of illuminating the word on paper, to today when we get our words and images on screens as small as a watch face. And in this environment, today’s designers and artists are holding their own brilliantly. Illustration is more free and varied than ever, and it is ubiquitous in all kinds of media from paper to screen, books, packages, clothing, cars, and restaurants.

This book celebrates the sheer quality, diversity, intensity, comedy, vivacity, and exceptionality of the work being created by illustrators right now. From veteran artists like Brad Holland, whose oblique and metaphorical paintings for the New York Times’ op-ed section revolutionized illustrative content in the 1970s, to up-and-coming stars like Robin Eisenberg, her pastel-skinned alien belles cruising in spaceships on indie-rock album covers, the 100 artists in this collection are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, but they represent a compelling snapshot of the styles, techniques, and use of color by artists across the world. We dare you to pick your favorites.

Includes: an introduction and foreword by editors Julius Wiedemann and Steven Heller 600 pages of brilliantly reproduced works a biography for each artist detailing their background, philosophy, motivations, and contact details an index of illustration agencies

作者簡介

Steven Heller

　　Steven Heller is the co-chair of the School of Visual Arts MFA Designer as Author Program. For 33 years he was an art director for The New York Times, and currently writes the “Visuals” column for The New York Times Book Review. He is the author of 120 books on graphic design, illustration, and satiric art.

Julius Wiedemann

　　Julius Wiedemann studied graphic design and marketing and was an art editor for newspapers and design magazines in Tokyo before joining TASCHEN in 2001. His titles include the Illustration Now!and Record Covers series, as well as the infographics collection and books about advertising and visual culture.