| The World's Best Loved Art Treasures Contributor(s): Mort, Click (Author), Gunn, James (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0867198087 ISBN-13: 9780867198089 Publisher: Last Gasp OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - Monographs - Art | Sculpture & Installation - Art | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 6.2" (0.57 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Click Mort takes mundane ceramic figures and transforms them into new visions. His unique recombinations require extensive cutting, sculpting, sanding, and painting to create pop-culture 'chimeras.' The result is kitsch resurrected in a still vaguely familiar but somewhat less cozy form. Click's recapitated figures have found their way into several of the premiere collections of post-pop art via exhibitions in Pasadena, Los Angeles and Waxahachie, Texas Click's exquisite work has attracted a healthy and ever growing group of collectors who recognize the skill and vision used to create this 'pop-sculpture.' Click's exquisite alterations of antique Rockwell, Hummel, and other miniature gift statuettes require a jeweler's precision. On top of this, he has had a lifetime fascination for oddity, which is as much an asset as his meticulous craftsmanship. Like his contemporary Ron English, Click Mort's unique methodology is a prime example of art that transcends its origins, elevating kitsch and improving the source pieces, which are works of art in themselves. The term surrealism is often recklessly misapplied in the current post-pop contemporary art market, but Click's pieces are truly of the essence that originally defined the movement in the early twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gunn, James: - James Gunn is a filmmaker. He wrote the reboot of Dawn of the Dead that ushered in the recent zombie craze, produced the fan-favorite web series PG Porn, and directed the cult genre films Slither and Super. His most recent film as director, Guardians of the Galaxy, was the hit film of summer 2014, delighting audiences worldwide. Gunn has been collecting art for over a decade and is specifically the most voracious collector of Click Mort's art.Mort, Click: - Mr. Mort's formal training consists of a single high school ceramics class, where the tendency of his pieces to explode when fired eventually led to him being banned from the kiln. He has since opted to work only with pre-fired materials. Click Mort's unique recombinations of nostalgic pop-sculpture have attracted a healthy and ever growing clientele of in-the-know collectors. A lifetime fascination for oddity is as much an asset as his meticulous craftsmanship, and it's perhaps no surprise to learn that Click served a brief stint playing guitar for The Cramps earlier in his career. |