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Standard version (unsigned) is $ 39.99
Remarked version (with
an original drawing by Denis) is $ 100.
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CREATURES
FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS, the
newest collection of unusual art by underground comix
pioneer DENIS KITCHEN,
features his unique surrealistic “chipboard” drawings.
Drawn without pencil prelims or any aforethought, the
spontaneous images are created on the unforgiving
pulpy surface of chipboard, the stiff backer board on
legal pads and similar.
The wide variety of imaginary sea life, giant insects,
skeletal remains, puzzling monsters, and deformed
humans defy any simple categorization. Published by
Tinto Press, with an introduction by Peter Poplaski, and
a foreword by Kitchen. Designed by Ted Intorcio. The 170-page deluxe
10-inch x 10 inch hardcover reproduces more than 160
oddly compelling images.
Praise for Creatures:
“Kitchen still draws
like a motherfucker!” — NEIL GAIMAN
"Every drawing tells a story as madly
vulnerable and deviantly brilliant (and as freaking
funny) as the genius who translated them into
elegantly vibrating, nightmare-worthy form…
Imagine if ELEGANCE was itself a being and
imagine that you could split ELEGANCE open, stem to
stern, and fill ELEGANCE’s beautiful corpse with the
funniest, most vulnerable and most enchanting
creatures—demons, jesters, bees, wizards, princes and
monsters—known to humanity. Imagine if the beings of
this twisted Seussian Kitchen-world adopted you as
their very own child and told you a solid half of
their demented secrets (keeping the very rudest and
wickedest other half to themselves with a wink and a
nod). These
are the unselfconsciously virtuosic drawings of master
draughtsman Denis Kitchen—and even if these drawings
are all secretly laughing at you, trust me. You will
join them in a good laugh at your own expense and
you’ll enjoy it, too.”—EMIL
FERRIS (My Favorite Thing
is Monsters)
“Kitchen’s Creatures from the Subconscious is a deluxe
collection of drawings created directly in marker
on chipboard. The drawings in this book represent
a bit of a performance, “where [I] enter a kind of
trance, and without forethought” to produce
exquisitely detailed, bizarre but whimsical
tableaus.” STEVE HELLER in Print
Magazine
“After a half century of creativity and
innovation, Denis Kitchen can still surprise and
delight us. These marvelous, meticulous abstract
drawings are an inspiring peek into a brain that just
never stops. And best of all, they’re great fun. I
can't stop looking at them!” — DERF
BACKDERF (My Friend
Dahmer)
"Such a thrill, looking at these strange
and wonderful characters from the mind of Denis
Kitchen—His pen and ink skills are top notch! I love
the craftsmanship, the precise details, and the care
he applied to each little weirdo. A delight for the
eyes!”
—CAROL TYLER (Late Bloomer and You’ll Never Know trilogy)
"Kitchen’s
automatic drawings, escapees from his unconscious,
sometimes joyful, sometimes frightening, are a rare
combination of spontaneity and precise draughtsmanship.
There are no re-dos working with ink on chipboard. These
images deliver immediate punch. They’re also cool—get
them tattooed on your ass!” —MARK SCHULTZ (Xenozoic
Tales)
"A
deranged profusion of visual stimuli of the highest
disorder.” — MONTE
BEAUCHAMP (Blab! and The
Blab Show)
About the artist: Denis Kitchen began his
career as one of the original American “underground”
cartoonists in the late 60s, then became a long-running
publisher. His Kitchen Sink Press (1969-99)
published work by many top names in comics (R. Crumb,
Charles Burns, Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Milton
Caniff, Trina Robbins and countless more).
He founded the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in 1986, a
non-profit organization that protects creators’ First
Amendment rights. His literary and art agencies also
represent numerous artists and estates. He co-wrote
biographies on cartoonists Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary (Bloomsbury); The Art of Harvey Kurtzman (Abrams); Madness in Crowds: Harrison Cady (Beehive
Books); and an overview, Underground
Classics (also Abrams). Books about him
include The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen by Charles
Brownstein (Dark Horse Books, 2010); Denis
Kitchen’s Chipboard Sketchbook (2009); Kitchen Sink Press: The First 25 Years by Dave
Schreiner (1994); and Everything Including the Kitchen Sink by Jon B.
Cooke (2016).
Kitchen curates exhibits of comic art in the US and
Europe. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of
Fame (2015), received the Defender of Liberty Award
(2005); a Life Achievement Award from the Museum of
Wisconsin Art (2012), and has had several one-man
exhibits.
Follow
his Instagram account denis_kitchen_art for continual
postings of new chipboard drawings.
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CREATURES from the SUBCONSCIOUS Surrealistic art book by Denis Kitchen
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NOTE:
We are offering TWO versions of this book.
Standard version (unsigned) is $ 39.99
Remarked version (with
an original drawing by Denis) is $ 100.
[Clicking through the images above will show examples of
personalization.]
CREATURES
FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS, the
newest collection of unusual art by underground comix
pioneer DENIS KITCHEN,
features his unique surrealistic “chipboard” drawings.
Drawn without pencil prelims or any aforethought, the
spontaneous images are created on the unforgiving
pulpy surface of chipboard, the stiff backer board on
legal pads and similar.
The wide variety of imaginary sea life, giant insects,
skeletal remains, puzzling monsters, and deformed
humans defy any simple categorization. Published by
Tinto Press, with an introduction by Peter Poplaski, and
a foreword by Kitchen. Designed by Ted Intorcio. The 170-page deluxe
10-inch x 10 inch hardcover reproduces more than 160
oddly compelling images.
Praise for Creatures:
“Kitchen still draws
like a motherfucker!” — NEIL GAIMAN
"Every drawing tells a story as madly
vulnerable and deviantly brilliant (and as freaking
funny) as the genius who translated them into
elegantly vibrating, nightmare-worthy form…
Imagine if ELEGANCE was itself a being and
imagine that you could split ELEGANCE open, stem to
stern, and fill ELEGANCE’s beautiful corpse with the
funniest, most vulnerable and most enchanting
creatures—demons, jesters, bees, wizards, princes and
monsters—known to humanity. Imagine if the beings of
this twisted Seussian Kitchen-world adopted you as
their very own child and told you a solid half of
their demented secrets (keeping the very rudest and
wickedest other half to themselves with a wink and a
nod). These
are the unselfconsciously virtuosic drawings of master
draughtsman Denis Kitchen—and even if these drawings
are all secretly laughing at you, trust me. You will
join them in a good laugh at your own expense and
you’ll enjoy it, too.”—EMIL
FERRIS (My Favorite Thing
is Monsters)
“Kitchen’s Creatures from the Subconscious is a deluxe
collection of drawings created directly in marker
on chipboard. The drawings in this book represent
a bit of a performance, “where [I] enter a kind of
trance, and without forethought” to produce
exquisitely detailed, bizarre but whimsical
tableaus.” STEVE HELLER in Print
Magazine
“After a half century of creativity and
innovation, Denis Kitchen can still surprise and
delight us. These marvelous, meticulous abstract
drawings are an inspiring peek into a brain that just
never stops. And best of all, they’re great fun. I
can't stop looking at them!” — DERF
BACKDERF (My Friend
Dahmer)
"Such a thrill, looking at these strange
and wonderful characters from the mind of Denis
Kitchen—His pen and ink skills are top notch! I love
the craftsmanship, the precise details, and the care
he applied to each little weirdo. A delight for the
eyes!”
—CAROL TYLER (Late Bloomer and You’ll Never Know trilogy)
"Kitchen’s
automatic drawings, escapees from his unconscious,
sometimes joyful, sometimes frightening, are a rare
combination of spontaneity and precise draughtsmanship.
There are no re-dos working with ink on chipboard. These
images deliver immediate punch. They’re also cool—get
them tattooed on your ass!” —MARK SCHULTZ (Xenozoic
Tales)
"A
deranged profusion of visual stimuli of the highest
disorder.” — MONTE
BEAUCHAMP (Blab! and The
Blab Show)
About the artist: Denis Kitchen began his
career as one of the original American “underground”
cartoonists in the late 60s, then became a long-running
publisher. His Kitchen Sink Press (1969-99)
published work by many top names in comics (R. Crumb,
Charles Burns, Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Milton
Caniff, Trina Robbins and countless more).
He founded the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in 1986, a
non-profit organization that protects creators’ First
Amendment rights. His literary and art agencies also
represent numerous artists and estates. He co-wrote
biographies on cartoonists Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary (Bloomsbury); The Art of Harvey Kurtzman (Abrams); Madness in Crowds: Harrison Cady (Beehive
Books); and an overview, Underground
Classics (also Abrams). Books about him
include The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen by Charles
Brownstein (Dark Horse Books, 2010); Denis
Kitchen’s Chipboard Sketchbook (2009); Kitchen Sink Press: The First 25 Years by Dave
Schreiner (1994); and Everything Including the Kitchen Sink by Jon B.
Cooke (2016).
Kitchen curates exhibits of comic art in the US and
Europe. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of
Fame (2015), received the Defender of Liberty Award
(2005); a Life Achievement Award from the Museum of
Wisconsin Art (2012), and has had several one-man
exhibits.
Follow
his Instagram account denis_kitchen_art for continual
postings of new chipboard drawings.
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