Oliver Jeffers : the working mind & drawing hand of

Format:

Book

Title:

Oliver Jeffers : the working mind & drawing hand of

Other title(s):

Working mind & drawing hand of Oliver Jeffers

Author:

Jeffers, Oliver author artist

ISBN:

9780847862993

Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 2018.

Physical Description:

237 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

General Note:

Additional text by Bono, Quentin Blake, John Maeda, Sharon Matt Atkins.

Contents:

Oliver Jeffers is quite something / Bono -- Where I was when I never grew up: Belfast 1977-2006 -- Out to sea -- Moving west across water: NYC 2006-2013 ; Hammer paintings -- Plan ahead: past present future ; [untitled] / Quentin Blake -- Don't fear white space ; Jesus and hidden variables ; Replacing Adrianna ; Hidden paintings -- All of your memories are probably wrong ; [untitled] / John Maeda ; The dipped painting project ; The exploded mind of Mulholland Hwang ; Disaster paintings ; Measuring land and sea ; U2 project -- The population of the world at last count (plus two). Brooklyn 2014-2018 -- These things I know (crossed out) thought I knew. Map works/ where we are in the world ; Oliver Jeffers: Picturing stories / Sharon Matt Atkins ; The stories we tell, the stories we are told -- Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Observations on modern life ; Social commentary.

Summary:

"This dynamic visual biography is Jeffers's personal chronicle of an artist who blends his love of creating stories with his love of art and his infectious charm, and is a must-have for art lovers and bibliophiles both young and old. Oliver Jeffers takes a dive into Oliver's own origin story, inspirations, art evolution, and passion for storytelling: from growing up loving art and creating stories as a young boy in Belfast, Ireland; to finding a huge audience for his loveable stories; to what led him to his enormously clever found painting; to his collaborations with U2, TED, Colette, and Apple, to his newest meditative dipped painting performances. Oliver Jeffers is a fresh canvas for his imagination, and includes a pass through his most popular work, never-before-published illustrations and art, and a look into his more personal world of sketchbooks and doodles. Oliver's own story, infused with the whimsy and joy his work is famous for, is must-have not only for current fans of Oliver Jeffers's picture books, but also new fans, art lovers, and bibliophiles both young and old."--Publisher's description

Personal Subject:

Jeffers, Oliver.

Jeffers, Oliver-Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.

Subject(s):

Irish Americans -- Biography.

Illustrators -- Biography.

Arts -- Experimental methods.

Genre:

Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.

Added Author:

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	709.2 Jeffers	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

This dynamic visual biography is Jeffers's personal chronicle of an artist who blends his love of creating stories with his love of art and his infectious charm, and is a must-have for art lovers and bibliophiles both young and old. Oliver Jeffers takes a dive into Oliver's own origin story, inspirations, art evolution, and passion for storytelling: from growing up loving art and creating stories as a young boy in Belfast, Ireland; to finding a huge audience for his loveable stories; to what led him to his enormously clever found painting; to his collaborations with U2, TED, Colette, and Apple, to his newest meditative dipped painting art events. Oliver Jeffers is a fresh canvas for his imagination, and includes a pass through his most popular work, never-before-published illustrations and art, and a look into his more personal world of sketchbooks and doodles. Oliver's own story, infused with the whimsy and joy his work is famous for, is must-have not only for current fans of Oliver Jeffers's picture books, but also new fans, art lovers, and bibliophiles both young and old.

Author Notes

Oliver Jeffers was born in Port Hedland, Western Australia in 1977. He grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He received a First Class Honors Degree in illustration and visual communication and certificate of foundation studies from the University of Ulster, School of Art and Design in 2001. His work has been exhibited in multiple cities, including the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Brooklyn Museum, and Gestalten Space in Berlin.

He writes and illustrates picture books. His debut book, How to Catch a Star, was published in 2004 and won a Merit Award at the CBI/Bisto Book of Year Awards. His second book, Lost and Found, won the Gold Award at Nestle Children's Book Prize and was developed into an animated short film, which has received over sixty awards including a BAFTA for Best Animated Short Film. His other books include The Incredible Book Eating Boy, The Great Paper Caper, Up and Down, Stuck, This Moose Belongs to Me, Once upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All Letters, The Hueys series and A Child of Books. He has won numerous awards including the Smarties Award, Irish Book of the Year, The Blue Peter Book of the Year, and the 2017 Academy of British Cover Design Award in the Children's category.

(Bowker Author Biography)