October 8, 2011, 7-10 PM

La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90027
323-666-7667
www.laluzdejesus.com
info@laluzdejesus.com

I Love You, OK? features forewards by Shepard Fairey and Aimee Mann. This distinctive collection showcases one of illustration’s most original stars. Inspired by vintage comics and period advertisements, Gary Taxali tweaks conventional styling and contexts to cast light on life’s constant paradoxes. Sex, love, consumer frenzy, or just that longing for something else—Taxali covers all the bases. 144 pages, 15 x 19 cm. Hardcover with jacket, 120 color illustrations. Text in English, German and French.

Mono Taxali is the richest and most updated monograph on the work of Gary Taxali. This is an authoritative volume, with 175 color illustrations, printed with the highest quality standards on art laid paper and with a refined and sophisticated graphic design. All critical texts are by renowned international writers. Concept, art direction and design by Franco Cervi; Forewaord by Seymour Chwast, Steven Heller and Charles Hively; afterword by Ferruccio Giromini. 304 pages, 5.9 x 7 x 1.8 in. Four-color printing on laid paper + special varnishes, hardcover with book jacket. Imported from Itlay.

About The Artist
Gary Taxali is an award-winning illustrator, artist, author and toy designer. His work has appeared in many major magazines such as The New York Times, Newsweek,  GQ and others. He has exhibited in many galleries and museums throughout North America and Europe including La Luz de Jesus Gallery.

In 2005, he launched his first vinyl toy, The Toy Monkey, which included a special edition along with a silkscreen print commissioned by The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. This led Gary to create his own toy company, Chump Toys, which recently saw the release of his OH NO and OH OH vinyl figures.

Aside from his gallery shows and illustration work, Gary also devotes a portion of his time teaching and lecturing at various arts organizations and schools such as OCAD University (Toronto, Canada), The Art Director’s Club of Houston (Houston, USA), Dankmarks Designskole (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Istituto Europeo Di Design (Rome, Italy) . He is a Founding Member of IPA (The Illustrators’ Partnership of America) and sits on the Advisory Board of 3×3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration. Gary has also juried many student and professional competitions including The Society of Illustrators, The National Magazine Awards, The Dallas Society of Visual Communications and 3×3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration. Gary created the cover art and inside illustrations for Aimee Mann’s album @#%&*! Smilers, which won a 2009 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Package Design.