Robots and Donuts

English

ISBN: 1595821163

EAN: 9781595821164

Category: Design / Graphic Arts / General

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Release Date: 05/30/2008

Synopsis: In the years following World War II one of the major exports from Japan wasnt cars or electronic equipment, but toys, specifically tin toys. Crafted in the shapes of submarines, planes, trains, cars and horses, one of the most popular motifs were toy robots. Constructed in virtually every shape imaginable from the 1940s throughout the 1960s, these toys are fondly remembered by collectors today, and ranged in appearance from horror to science fictional characters. Today, these toys are not only fondly remembered by collectors but are being recreated for a whole new generation! Capturing this period in history became a passion of painter Eric Joyners, and in Robots and Donuts he celebrates this forgotten era in a series of whimsical, thoughtful, sometimes tragic but always stunning paintings depicting mechanical men and women inspired by the designs of those toy tin machines, often in outlandish and impossible settings. And almost always, with donuts. (Why? Well, who doesnt love donuts?) This book also features a look into Joyners painting style as well as a glimpse at some of his other non-robot themed artwork.

Robots and Donuts

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Width: 9.0 inches

Length: 12.0 inches

Weight: 32.88 oz

Pages: 176