New York Finger Paintings by Jorge Colombo

by Colombo, Jorge; Niemann, Christoph; Bekman, Jen

• ISBN13: 9780811879255
• ISBN10: 0811879259
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-05
• Publisher: Chronicle Books

Summary

Unmistakably New York. Created on an iPhone.If New York City is a state of mind, then Jorge Colombo captures the metropolis's thoughts like no other. Colombo's beautiful illustrations of New York City have graced the cover of The New Yorker four times, brilliantly depicting silhouetted rooftop water towers, an illuminated Chrysler Building at night, the iconic Empire Diner, and the ubiquitous hot dog stand. Amazingly, all of the images were created on an iPhone using the software program Brushes. Here are 100 of Colombo's best pieces in full color. Every scene is unmistakably New York: familiar, grand, timeless, and laced with modern, cutting-edge technology. Immediately recognizable to native New Yorkers, but also perfect for anyone who admires the Big Apple, this is a monograph of an artist and a city.

Author Biography

Jorge Colombo, a Portuguese-born illustrator, designer, and photographer, has lived in the USA for more than twenty years, and he has been depicting American urban landscape ever since. His lushly rendered scenes are currently finger painted from life, on location, and using an iPhone, bringing the idea of traditional outdoor easel painting into the 21st century. Regularly released as 20x200.com limited edition prints, his images have appeared several times on the cover of The New Yorker, and there is a blog devoted to his work, Finger Paintings, on newyorker.com. His view of the city and his art are influenced by Woody Allen movies, Edward Hopper paintings, and Arthur Getz illustrations, among others. His first cover for The New Yorker, in June 2009, was the first time a smartphone-created image made the cover of a magazine.

Jen Bekman is an art-dealer, curator, writer, and entrepreneur, whose projects include her eponymous Manhattan gallery, the curated limited-edition fine-art print website 20x200, and the international photography competition Hey, Hot Shot!

Christoph Niemann is an illustrator, graphic designer, and author of several books, including I LEGO N.Y, who writes and illustrates the New York Times blog Abstract City.