{"product_id":"go-figure-figurative-social-surrealist-paintings","title":"Go Figure: Figurative Social Surrealist Paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn intricate monograph for a major retrospective of fine artist and cartoonist Guy Colwell’s figurative paintings, each teeming with life, sparkling with color, rich in observational and sharp social commentary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMost Anticipated Graphics Novels For Summer 2025 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eComics Beat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGo Figure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collects 44 “social surrealist” figurative paintings, spanning 1987–2023. All are in eye-popping color: many depict a crowd in observational tableaux, each figure a character by virtue of dress, body language, and interactions with each other, animals, and their setting. Other paintings reflect Colwell’s wide travels, and still others are surreal ― such as “Junior and the Legs” (2023), which shows a young man strumming a guitar on stage, accompanied by disembodied women’s limbs. Each image has a narrative and a moral purpose―often, one figure bravely moves forward, despite a hostile crowd. In Guy Colwell’s world, no individual could ever be an island, just another part of a rich ecosystem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThematically, then, it is fitting that this book was made possible by a group of his collectors, who are sponsoring the show\/Guy Colwell retrospective “Imaginary Reality,” from which this book is created, in an independent space. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGo Figure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is in an 11” X 11” format, to best feature the high-quality reproductions of these numerous critically praised works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull-color illustrations throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"האגם הגווע","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46961155277045,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/1330\/2261\/files\/91jNGQWl6VL._SL1500.jpg?v=1755515770","url":"https:\/\/dyinglake.com\/products\/go-figure-figurative-social-surrealist-paintings","provider":"האגם הגווע","version":"1.0","type":"link"}