The field of illustration has flourished over the last decade, with professionals working both on computers and by hand. In illustration, the single most challenging and captivating subject has been the portrait, frequently used in editorials, advertising, products, and most recently, being the subject of major exhibitions.<\/p>\n
This book gathers together the exclusive portrait work of over 80 illustrators from all over the world, many of whom were featured in our Illustration Now!<\/em> series, including Aaron Jasinski, Andr\u00e9 Carrilho, Hanoch Piven, Anita Kunz, Jody Hewgill, and Dugald Stermer. The book also includes an index of subjects and an introduction by graphic design historian Steven Heller. Steven Heller is the co-chair of the School of Visual Arts MFA Designer as Author Program. For 33 years he was an art director for The New York Times, and currently writes the \u201cVisuals\u201d column for The New York Times Book Review. He is the author of 120 books on graphic design, illustration, and satiric art.<\/p>\n Bibliotheca Universalis<\/em> \u2014 Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price! The field of illustration has flourished over the last decade, with professionals working both on computers and by hand. In illustration, the single most challenging and captivating subject has been the portrait, frequently used in editorials, advertising, products, and most recently, being the subject of major exhibitions. This book gathers together the exclusive portrait work…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4522,4523,4525],"product_tag":[979,4524,2253,1649,1676,524,1066],"class_list":["post-12568","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-art-en","product_cat-design-en-en","product_cat-graphic-design","product_tag-contemporary-art-en","product_tag-design-en-en","product_tag-graphics","product_tag-illustration","product_tag-movie-stars","product_tag-painting-en","product_tag-portraits-en","pa_author_att-julius-wiedemann-en","pa_cover-hardcover","pa_format-195-x-15-cm-en","pa_isbn-9783836556606-en","pa_language-multi","pa_pages-576-en","pa_published-2016-02-25-en","pa_publisher-taschen-en-en","first","outofstock","sold-individually","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe editor
\nJulius Wiedemann studied graphic design and marketing, and was an art editor for digital and design magazines in Tokyo. His many TASCHEN titles include Illustration Now!, Logo Design, Jazz Covers<\/em> and Information Graphics.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSince we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.
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