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ISBN: HB: 9780300184402

Yale University Press

May 2013

112 pp.

19.7x19.1 cm

120 colour images, 20 black&white illus.

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Aesthetics

A Memoir

Born to working-class parents in a small town in Italy, and reared in Chicago, Ivan Brunetti (b. 1967) was drawn to cartoons and comic strips from an early age. Finding inspiration in "Spider-Man" and "Peanuts", he began crafting his own stories and gradually developed a unique style that he applied to imaginative, sometimes shocking subjects. The dark humour of his graphic novels earned him a cult following, yet his illustrations have had broad appeal. Now recognized as an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Brunetti has published his work in the "New Yorker", the "New York Times Magazine", and McSweeney's, among others. This eye-popping illustrated autobiography by Brunetti traces his artistic trajectory and output, from youthful doodles to his latest cover illustrations and comic strips. "Aesthetics: A Memoir" unearths a trove of previously unpublished materials, including working drawings, sketches for cartoons, book covers, personal photographs, and items from the artist's collection of toys and handmade objects. In an introductory essay and captions, Brunetti explains – in a voice that is as quirky, smart, and clear as his drawings – his creative process and aesthetic sensibility. This overarching retrospective conveys Brunetti's philosophy of life and cartooning through his keen words and unforgettable images.

About the Author

Ivan Brunetti has published several graphic novels and taught courses on editorial illustration and comics at the University of Chicago and Columbia College Chicago. He is author of the Eisner-Award-winning "Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice" (Yale) and editor of Yale University Press's two-volume "Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories".