Artist Larry Johnson compiles another spectacular batch of his surrealistic (wordless) inclinations in Eye, compiled over a twenty-year period.
The 91-page, hardback edition is (as should come as no surprise to Johnson's followers) vibrant and varied (in other words, eye-catching), with its first half devoted to a retelling of Adam's creation (from a pale, dough-like entity to a veritable man), following his time with apple-enticing Eve in the Garden of Eden and thereafter, the emergence of humankind. There's also Adam's exciting epilogue, which unfolds with prehistoric proportions, featuring ravenous, giant behemoths, and a special, guest appearance by King Kong, which leads to Adam's ironic rebirth, captured (and conveyed) by God's vigilant eye.
The second half of the book caters to primitive, eye-oriented entities (wherein the eyes are, in fact, their sentient heads) and vast, eye-speckled surroundings, some in creamy color and others in elegant black-and-white. (Johnson's unique, organic flow characterizes each insertion, so that the reader will feel the spread of not only multiple orbs, but the creak of limbs and branches throughout every ornate frame.)
If one is a Johnson fan (or if one simply enjoys striking imagery), Eye is the volume to have. It's a source one will return to whenever the weight of monotonous reality grows too heavy.
Order Larry Johnson's provocative Eye at
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2HGCQC5?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
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