Tank girl to thrilling, jims most well known artwork has been transformed into a 10 page explosion of three dimensional funk. A new book you wont find in the kiddie aisle, however, combines art, education and paper engineering to create what might be the worlds first cannabis popup publication. In 2014 jim mahfood teamed up with design genius and web master rosston meyer to create an incredibly. Comic book artists comic book characters comic character comic books art comic art character design pin up girl tattoo ashley wood female hero. Food one, is an american comic book creator apart from his creatorowned comic book series grrl scouts and his comic strip stupid comics which appears weekly in the phoenix new times he also did work for marvel comics on various spiderman titles, including ultimate marvel team up and spectacular spiderman. The reaction to the popup funk book was strong, and in 2015 rosston put together the second book, this time representing a collection of todays finest artists. Looking at the specs of this new popup book, youll see that it weighs 1. Jim mahfood, aka food ones sixteenyearlong professional career has spanned across the fields of comic books, illustration, animation, advertising art, murals, gallery shows, body painting, and live art in bars and nightclubs.
Jim mahfoods visual funk explodes in three dimensions in. Founded and run by rosston meyer, poposition works with contemporary artists to create pop up books out of existing or new work. Be amazed how beautiful and inspiring popup books can be. Pop up funk custom handmade popup book rosstamicah web. Illustrations are printed huge often filling a page, or even two. If you are looking for a craft to make for a young child you know or anyone. Every reader is sure to enjoy the blatant look how cool i am pop culture name dropping, super cheesy dialog, and a plot ripped off from every sucky 80s comic or movie.
This is a big artbook and its a joy looking at those artworks large and up close. Also includes four additional pieces of art in the front and rear. A three dimensional explosion of art from jim mahfood the dark master of psychedelic groove. A pop up book featuring indie artist jim mahfoods signature style, in three glorious dimensions from the pop up book pioneers at poposition.
See all books authored by jim mahfood, including clerks. You will be amazed how beautiful and inspiring pop up books. He was raised on a steady diet of classic cartoons, comic books, star wars, and his moms eclectic vinyl record collection. The video demonstrates each of the popups including some closeup shots. Presentday pop up books are highly enjoyable for both children and grownups. This is mahfoods first 250page, classy hardcover art book. Join facebook to connect with jim mahfood and others you may know. The popup art book was successfully funded on kickstarter in 2015 and is still available to order here. Visual funk street art adult coloring book by jim mahfood. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Each pop up spread opens to 11 x 17 also includes four additional pieces of art in the front and rear endleaves. Angry woebots, skinner, kozyndan, junko mizuno, tara mcpherson, and jim mahfood. Jim mahfoods visual funk explodes in three dimensions in new. When done well, popup books can be engaging, imaginative, and even works of. I can usually adjust my expectations up or down or left to right if up or down sounds too hierarchical but this was simply too disappointing as a story. Taking influences from american comic books, graffiti art, anime and psychedelic 60s imagery, jim mahfood meshes them into an instantly. Feb 14, 2020 pop up elements add an exciting new dimension to any book sure wish textbooks had them. Browse available titles from the poposition press store including limited edition art pop up books, single pop up pages, and other related products. Mahfood is a heavy metal contributor we ran his carl the cat that makes peanut butter. Giclee limited edition of 50 approximately 14 x 18 professionally framed.
Gwen poole used to be a comic book reader just like you. May 12, 2020 the netherlands about youtuber bestpopupbooks is a platform built by fans, for fans of pop up books. A new release from poposition press features indie comic artist jim mahfoods unique visual funk style in a three dimensional pop up book format. Rosston meyer, owner of web and design firm rosstamicah design, has a love for the popup book and not much interest in kids stories. Impossible gwenpool fried pie variant 2015s overnight internet sensation takes center stage in her own ongoing series. Tag and bomb to your hearts content with this vibrant book of streetinspired art from comics legend jim mahfood. Pre order the standard edition of jim mahfoods pop up funk comes in a beautiful full color. Jan 26, 2020 a pop up book featuring indie artist jim mahfoods signature style, in three glorious dimensions. Pre order the standard edition of jim mahfood s pop up funk comes in a beautiful full color caswewrap with six pop up spreads.
Impossible gwenpool fried pie variant by jim mahfood. A pop up book featuring indie artist jim mahfoods signature style. Rosston meyer, junko mizuno, jim mahfood, kozyndan, aaron martin, tara mcpherson, skinner. Also includes four additional pieces of art in the front and rear endleaves, and the super secret deadly shark detective enamel pin. It features works by angry woebots, skinner, kozyndan, junko mizuno, tara mcpherson, and jim mahfood.
Find out more about jim and see more of his jim mahfood aka food one was born on march 1975 in st. Cosmic queso edition book, with six pop up spreads. Theres only one jim mahfood his frenetic, cacophonous and eclectic style leaps off the page. Poposition press designs, paper engineers and self publishes pop up books with visual artists. In part three of our five part artists on the verge series indie and now mainstream artist jim mahfood discusses his work, the challenges of selfpublishing and what its been like working for marvel on some of comics biggest characters. Pop up funk is a handmade popup book featuring the artwork of jim mahfood. Jan 27, 2017 the pop up art book was successfully funded on kickstarter in 2015 and is still available to order here. Jim mahfood books list of books by author jim mahfood. Jim mahfood has his own distinct style, one thats bold, confident, graphic, wild, cohesive, expressive, playful. Apart from his creatorowned comic book series grrl scouts and his comic strip stupid comics which appears weekly in the phoenix new times he also did work for marvel comics on various spiderman titles, including ultimate marvel team up and spectacular spiderman. Magic socks is, in an effort to be as positive as possible, welldrawn.
Popup elements add an exciting new dimension to any book sure wish textbooks had them. Tank girl and others go pop in jim mahfoods popup book. Jim mahfood aka food one works professionally in the fields of illustration, comic books, animation, fine art, body painting, advertising and live art. Comic book layout, comic books, ashley wood, body drawing, dope art. He gets to work on some of the hottest books in the industry, collaborate with the top writers, work on the odd freelance gig to earn extra cash and still keep his selfpublished book running all at the same time. Poposition press designs and publishes limited edition pop up books with visual artists. Popup books might line the kiddie aisles in bookstores, but they originally helped teach science and eventually connected with pop art in the 1967 andy warhol book index. Apart from his creatorowned comic book series grrl scouts and his comic strip stupid comics which appears weekly in the phoenix new times he also did work for marvel comics on various spiderman titles, including ultimate marvel teamup and spectacular spiderman.
Jim mahfoods pop up funk poposition press publisher of limited. Be amazed how beautiful and inspiring pop up books can be. Pop up funk is a beautifully illustrated pop up art book, paper engineered and published by poposition press. The pop up art book is a collaborative project that brings together six of the most creative minds from street art, comic books, illustration, and fine art. It is a limited edition art piece with only 100 copies available. My goal was to create limitededition popup books that feature artists or subjects that are of a deep personal interest to me, meyer says. A pop up book featuring indie comic artist jim mahfoods signature style, in three glorious dimensions. Who, throughout time, told us stories in many amazing ways. Jim mahfood has his own distinct style, one thats bold, confident, graphic, wild, cohesive, expressive, playful, loose, free, creative and fun. A pop up book of comic book artist jim mahfoods signature style, in three glorious dimensions. About jim mahfood taking influences from american comic books, graffiti art, anime and psychedelic 60s imagery, jim mahfood meshes them into an instantly recognizable and world renowned aesthetic he calls visual funk. The popup art book by poposition press the popup art book is a collaborative successful kickstarter project by poposition press rosston meyer. Poposition press makes limited edition pop up books with visual artists.
Hes pushing his aesthetic even further, into a third dimension, with his latest project. Jim mahfoods pop up funk by poposition press kickstarter. The show is a group effort between jim mahfood, scott mosier, and joe casey, based off of mahfood s designs and art direction, with hotshot composer stephen barton doing the music, and edgy, progressive titmouse animation studio doing the production. About youtuber by watching our videos youll get a view of popup books, old and new, and delight yourself with their beauty and intricate popups that leave everyone, young and old, in wow. Jan 25, 2020 pop up funk is a beautifully illustrated pop up art book, paper engineered and published by poposition press. You can watch some of the funktastic freakshow online. Find out more about jim and see more of his wonderful art at food one, drawing, painting, comics, hip hop, illustration, pin up, sketch, urban, spray paint see more. I found the soundtrack annoying, though probably suitable for outsider art. This was pretty stupid, but what it lacks in subtlety it makes up for with obviousness. On this episode of the successfully funded podcast, we talk to rosston meyer on jim mahfoods pop up funk books. Amazing animation and clever techniques together with beautiful artwork make these books pieces of art.
The video demonstrates each of the pop ups including some close up shots. Jim mahfood s pop up funk, the pop up art book, junko mizunos triad and skinners necronomicon. The book features artist jim mahfoods unique style in a three dimensional pop up format. He sat on the idea for some 15 years before collaborating with the comic book artist jim mahfood on a book titled pop up funk, which he and mahfood selfpublished in 20. Frenetic illustrations and cosmic comic books kcet. Visit the shop for the latest books, prints, original art, iphone cases, and special edition comics available only at jimmahfood. From the pop up book pioneers at poposition press, beloved comic artist and illustrator jim mahfoods most wellknown artwork has been transformed into pop up funk a six spread explosion of three dimensional funk. This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by fri, february 28 2020 4. These books are truly a masterpiece from renowned paper engineers, illustrators and writers. If you missed the kickstarter, you can still score the popup funk book at 1 day ago. Find out more about jim and see more of his wonderful art at food one, drawing, painting, comics, hip hop, illustration, pinup, sketch, urban, spray paint see more.
Jim mahfood aka food one was born on march 29, 1975 in st. More than just art to color, this is the world of visual funk. Jim mahfood aka food one was born on march 1975 in st. This release was funded on kickstarter in february 2020. Poposition press designs, paper engineers and selfpublishes pop up books with popular visual artists. Jim mahfoods pop up funk, the pop up art book, junko mizunos triad and skinners necronomicon. This is the video for the original version of pop up funk released in 20. This is mahfood s first 250page, classy hardcover art book. Published titles include jim mahfoods pop up funk, the pop up art book, junko mizunos triad, skinners necronomicon pop up book and david carters upcoming one thousand and one handbags. Pre order the standard edition of jim mahfoods pop up funk comes in a beautiful full color caswewrap with six pop up spreads. The book features artist jim mahfoods unique visual funk style in. He is currently working on future pop up book projects with various artists, paper engineers and corporate clients. The writing, well, that leaves a lot to be desired, a whole lot.
He was raised on a steady diet of classic cartoons, comic books, star wars, and. Pop up funk is a beautifully illustrated pop up art book, paper engineered. The price of this book shows that its a more advanced popup title but thats still no indication of how big it will be. After designing a website for artist and comic book creator jim mahfood, rosston sold jim on the idea of publishing a popup book of jims art. Food one, is an american comic book creator apart from his creatorowned comic book series grrl scouts and his comic strip stupid comics which appears weekly in the phoenix new times he also did work for marvel comics on various spiderman titles, including ultimate marvel teamup and spectacular spiderman his big break came when oni press hired. A new release from poposition press features indie comic artist jim mahfood s unique visual funk style in a three dimensional pop up book format. After the success of pop up funk, rosston teamed up with 5 other artists to create the collaborative pop up art. The book features artist jim mahfood s unique visual funk style in a three dimensional. From pop life to grrl scouts to thrilling, beloved comic artist and illustrator jim mahfoods most wellknown artwork has been transformed into pop up funk a three dimensional explosion of art from the dark master of psychedelic groove. When done well, pop up books can be engaging, imaginative, and even works of artistic brilliance. All you need is a story, a couple of hours, and a few simple materials.
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