{"id":4540,"date":"2010-01-29T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T06:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=4540"},"modified":"2010-01-27T17:49:55","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T17:49:55","slug":"autumn%e2%80%99s-come-undone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2010\/01\/29\/autumn%e2%80%99s-come-undone\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn&#8217;s Come Undone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?attachment_id=4541\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4541\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Autumns-Come-Undone-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Autumns-Come-Undone-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Autumns-Come-Undone.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBy <strong>Shag <\/strong>(SCB &#8211; Baby Tattoo Books)<br \/>\nISBN: 978-0-9793307-3-5<\/p>\n<p>A mystery-man of few words, Josh Agle, the artist currently known as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Shag\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, has produced numerous collections of sleek and stylish paintings that are the very epitome of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153retro\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n<p>Considered a leading light of the American \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lowbrow\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pop Surrealism\u00e2\u20ac\u009d art movement his mannered, maddeningly meticulous constructions of 1960s imagery and palettes are mind-warping and oddly comforting at the same time: stirringly reminiscent of the animated credits for TV shows like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<strong>Bewitched\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong> and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<strong>I Dream of Jeannie\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong> and films such as <strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Pink Panther\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/strong>and<strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This latest memorable collection, full of doe-eyed, bouffant-ed beach cuties, slick, dark-suited men with horn-rim glasses and thin ties, whales and whalers, beasts, devils and Victoriana viewed through a Baby-boomer&#8217;s lens gathers works from his latest gallery tour and provides yet another peek into the mind of a true &#8211; if sardonic &#8211; cultural archeologist.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by poetry and quotations this is an engrossing treat and, I&#8217;m sure the beginning of the art-poster and greetings card \u00e2\u20ac\u0153next big thing.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Catch the wave before it catches you\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a9 2009. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shag (SCB &#8211; Baby Tattoo Books) ISBN: 978-0-9793307-3-5 A mystery-man of few words, Josh Agle, the artist currently known as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Shag\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, has produced numerous collections of sleek and stylish paintings that are the very epitome of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153retro\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. 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