Interloper–on sale soon!
We are getting ready to do the final edits on the new book “Interloper fine art nudes and photo-paintings” by Ricardo Acevedo. Like a fine cup of espresso, its an exciting project that we’ve been brewing up this summer and is just about ready to serve; hot, rich, with deep dark color and a jolt of vibrant energy that leaves you satisfied but also ready for more.
You can see the change from the original cover design to the current one–going darker, richer, more edgy, a bit more noir and mysterious–very fitting for Ricardo’s work!
We’ll be updating the page for “Interloper” with information here at the PolyMarket Press site next week, and will be taking pre-orders for copies signed by the artist starting in August, with a ship date by September 1. Unsigned copies will be available after that through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble–but you can only get the autographed versions from Ricardo himself, and through us.
Interloper
I’m currently setting up the next release from PolyMarket Press, and absolutely thrilled with the work that photographer Ricardo Acevedo has prepared for it. Based in Austin Texas, Ricardo has worked with a variety of artists, musicians, filmmakers and performers. His sense of color, texture, light and form is honed to a fine degree of sharp perception that he shares with viewers. Titled “Interloper: fine art nudes and photopaintings” this full color book presents 57 beautiful images accompanied by excerpts from Ricardo’s written work.
Ricardo’s work begins with his camera and models, but does not end with the individual pictures that result. He takes multiple photographs and works with Adobe Photoshop to create fantastically rich, luminous images that evoke unseen depths exposed fresh to our gaze in the moment of view. His loving aesthetic is rendered anew in each shot and rises above the pale restraints of “prettiness” to show beauty in its many forms.
Shown above is a rough draft of the back, spine and front of this 118 page book. The projected debut of this book is July 31, and while signed copies will be available exclusively through the artist, the book will also be sold online through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Do check back at this site for updates on its release.
Springtime In The Rockies
Its my favorite time of year in a beautiful place–Colorado in the springtime is an exciting world! Last week we had temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s range and set records, and the snow that fell earlier this week has now melted and provided enough to get all the new growth going on trees, yards and seedlings being prepped for the garden beds. It is a time of soft and vibrant colors all together, with the hundred shades of green and purple buds breaking into blossom on the trees, flowers pushing their way back up. More daylight and warmer weather brings out the growth spurts in nature and in projects too! Its the time of year I am inspired to work on new projects and start new ones–some projects take a while to come to fruition, and the little spring shoots are not for harvesting so much as they are for marveling upon.
In the upcoming months, some of the projects that are taking root and growing now are a series of classes that are offered through the Front Range Community College Continuing Education Department. These focus on the contents of current and upcoming PolyMarket Press books, and feature classes in Polymer Clay, The Business Of Professional Arts, and Spirit Dolls. Click the link for class listings and schedules of the summer season classes offered at FRCC’s Boulder County Campus.
Also in the works are cards, with images like the digital photo that has been edited with Adobe Photoshop, seen here, and cards by several other artists including the artwork of Amy Foltz. PolyMarket Press is also speaking with several artists who work in polymer clay and other media about producing or carrying their line of cards and calendars. Look for those to be ripening later in the Fall.
I am also very excited to announce that PolyMarket Press is now working to publish books by a growing coterie of artists. The first is titled “Interloper”; a collection of fine art nudes that evolve into layered social commentary by Ricardo Acevedo. This Austin TX based photographer has a fantastic eye for form and color, and I love his work. I’m eager to get it into print this year especially as work on my own next book, “Faces Molds & Forms” is still in the active production stage. This involves a summer full of lots of writing up the projects as they are prepared and photos being taken, then a month or two of editing and layout. That will round out the year and probably a bit more!