Josh Keyes: Sprout (Exhibition Catalogue 30 May - 3 July 2009)
Denver, CO: David B. Smith Gallery, 2009. Limited Edition of 1000 copies. Introductory essay by George Melrod: "Animal Planet: The Art of Josh Keyes, installation statement by Josh Keyes, color plate initialed (JK) and dated in pencil (2009) laid in. From the introduction: "Alternately passionate and playful, outraged, and absurd, the artwork of Josh Keyes is memorable both for its resonant imagery and the haunting themes those images convey. Vividly imagined and exquisitely realized, his work is at once highly personal and very much of its time. While it spans a variety of approaches, Keyes's overall subject matter remains consistent. evincing a fascination with the intersection of the animal realm and the built human landscape, and the imperiled role of wilderness in a rapidly changing global environment. A few tiny abrasions bottom of first free endpaper, else very fine.
Limited Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto, 12 x 9-1/2", glossy white paper over thick boards, 48pp, 17 single-page color plates, 4 double-page, one fold-out, single color plate laid in. Item #900790
Price: $250.00