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Shag: The Art of Josh Agle | 
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| Authors: Colin Berry, Josh Agle
Creator: Billy Shire
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 269811
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 081185096X
Dewey Decimal Number: 759.13
EAN: 9780811850964
ASIN: 081185096X
Publication Date: August 11, 2005
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Product Description
This is the first major monograph of one of today's most popular and widely regarded artists, Josh Aglemore commonly known as Shag. His trademark style is spotted on everything from cocktail napkins and cigarette lighters to his brand identity work for the new Pink Panther film. But Shag is the first opportunity to appreciate the mastery of expression in this artist's primary outputhis paintings. Gathered together here are nearly 200 wry and colorful scenes of signature retro decadence. Wasp-waisted women in Capri pants and turtlenecked, eye-patched men of mystery host parties where deathly specters cavort with cranky wolves, regal bulls, and blase Adams and Eves sipping martinis. A Shag painting often takes place in the middle of a story whose conclusion could be hilarious, catastrophic, or both, creating a world of endless hinted narratives. Lowbrow gallerist Billy Shire and art critic Colin Berry offer keen essays that situate Shag in the artistic and cultural setting that has spurred him beyond the more predictable work of his contemporariescreating a book that is simultaneously a fantasy playground of crisp lines and sharp colors, and a serious look at one of our most up-and-coming painters.
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 Gorgeous, Brilliant, Vibrant, Cool February 8, 2008
This extensive collection of Josh "Shag" Agle's work is a beautiful and surprisingly extensive glimpse into the bold, curvaceous world of martinis and temptation that flows from Shag's seemingly endless imagination. With over 200 pages of high quality full-color prints, this book covers the grand breadth of themes and schemes that made Shag famous. This is easily the best collection of his work I've ever seen in print and I highly recommend it for any devoted Shag fan or indeed any modern art lover. Shag effortlessly captures the best of Mod and transforms it into an invitingly hedonistic world viewed through neon-colored glasses. An absolute must-have that you'll no doubt thumb through quite often, whenever you feel the need to escape into a life of glamour, excess, and beauty.
 This is cooool as January 31, 2007
This is a cool coffee table book, if only I had the money to buy a print! Its great for colour design reference and styles for 50's drawing.
Shag, The Art Of Josh Agle February 24, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I think this book is a great collection of Josh Agle's retro modern artwork. I also enjoyed the foreword by Billy Shire and essay by Colin Berry, in regards to information on the artist himself. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves bright retro style artwork that doesn't take itself too seriously.
The hippest art book around... January 29, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
My husband and I are big fans of Shag's work. I bought this book for him for his birthday and he loves it. The layout is every bit as cool as you would expect and the pictures are brilliant- crisp and saturated with color. A must have for any fan.
Shag-Art Book January 15, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are a fan of shag's art work such as I am this is a great book to display on your coffee table. The only regret that I have is that I wasn't able to purchase the limited edition copy of this book. Amazon had the best deal on the book I purchased by far.
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