Rock Candy

by Femke Hiemstra, Kristen Anderson (Introduction)

Rare book

Genres: Art

176 pages, Hardcover

First published May 30, 2009

Reviews

[Drew Canole]

Beautiful artwork by Hiemstra. This is a lovely volume by Fantagraphics.

I don't really know much about this style of art, but I'd like to dig into it a bit more.

[RatGrrrl]

This was a total random purchase on Ebay and I didn't expect to fall in love and feel so inspired by it as I am!

Hiemestra's classic cartoon meets old school advertising with a whimsical, but heartbreaking, amusing, and confusing twist is instantly arresting with its bright poppiness, but taking more than a moment there is wry darkness, shy pain, and a need break the world down under the sugary surface.

I love her work on found objects and her own exploration of Surrealism and strangeness, unfettered by Breton's draconian manifestos and the classic movements misogyny, despite the phenemonal women of Surrealism.

It's moments like this I am confronted with being incredibly limited with anything to say about art, which I am working on, but I know that I love what I see aesthetically, what I see beneath the surface, how much of my own feelings I see in Hiemestra's work, and how in awe and inspired I am..

There's a teaser/ flip through of this book on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3kCOyYRYoFY?si=r31Ka...

[Casey]

I wish I had this in print. She is one of my favorite artists. Such a good book

[Relyn]

This was a very cool book. Not at all the sort I usually read. In fact, I had to get an interlibrary loan in order to read it at all. I head about in from Emily on A Black Apple blog I found it inspiring in the riot of color and the extreme departure from my usual fare. Very, very cool. Plus, the photographic portraits of the author were amazing.

[Marc]

I LOVE her artwork! Like vintage children's book illustrations, but with a twisted edge.

[Pinky]

Dreamlike paintings evoking a fantasy world of pleasure.