David Jaffe

Elizabeth McGrath

A Master in the Making (National Gallery London Publications)

Rubens

Luz de Jesus

The first book to collect the work of the LA,underground art world's favourite wunderkind,Elizabeth McGrath. 112 pages of full colour photos,and detail shots reveal the exquisite complexity,of her sweetly twisted creatures. Upon first,viewing, McGrath's colourful mummified creatures,are Gothic oddities, but their undeniable artistry,immediately draws the viewer in to an appreciation,of their tortured beauty. Each piece is,meticulously sculpted, dressed and decorated in,exquisite detail.

Everything that Creeps

Morgan Spurlock

Alix Sloan

Elizabeth McGrath creates sweetly-twisted creatures, rendering them in a wide range of materials. One of the leading women of the pop surrealism movement, McGrath has an uncanny knack for creating dark, edgy, fantastical works layered with beauty, angst and significance. Influenced by the relationship between the natural world and the detritus of consumer culture, she sculpts and paints endearing and often tragic beings, adorning them with cloth, paint, paper, gold leaf, rhinestones, shells and found objects. Often, these creations live in, or house, detailed dioramas. Incurable Disorder is Elizabeth McGrath's second full-length monograph, including works from 2005 to 2012. From dioramas to mixed media paintings to three-dimensional sculptures, each piece is infused with deep meaning: historical narratives, cultural references, and environmental statements, while teeming with the charm, dazzle and beauty of a lovingly crafted-and lovable-object. McGrath has always had an eye for the strange beauty in the grotesqueries of life; this appreciation is nowhere more evident than in her new works. She brings forth a new cavalcade of creatures from the darker corners of the streets, the city, and the imagination.

The Art of Elizabeth McGrath

Incurable Disorder

Rubens Subjects from History

Elizabeth McGrath

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