A leading exponent of punk-based, DIY art, Smith here presents his most ambitious project to date — an art book exactly as long as the work it’s interpreting: 760 drawings, paintings, photos, and less definable images in 760 pages. Extraordinary tableaux of the detritus of war — a burned-out Königstiger tank, a melted machine gun — coexist alongside such phantasmagoric Pynchon inventions as the “stumbling bird” and “Girgori the octopus.” Smith has stated his aim to be “as literal as possible” in interpreting Gravity’s Rainbow, but his images are as imaginative and powerfully unique as the prose they honor.Buy this book from Amazon.com
3 comments:
Damn. I gotta buy this book.
Looks like a great idea. I wonder if this type of stuff is being done with other titles out there.
The pictures in this book are pretty amazing. The hardcover box set had a small print run, and I'm sure this will become highly collectible. Get it while you can. Also check out his "100 Girls and 100 Octopuses".
Oh yeah, Zak has also done work in porno under the name Zak Sabbath.
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