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MBP Presents EDGYCUTE: FROM NEO-POP TO LOW BROW AND BACK AGAIN
September 30, 2009
Contact: Adri Cowan
Telephone: 347.830.6271
New York, NY – September 28, 2009 – For more than a decade, Harry Saylor, owner of Orbit Gallery, has been an advocate of art ranging from Neo-Pop to Low Brow, having represented the likes of Gary Baseman, Kathie Olivas, Travis Lampe, Angelique Hautkamp and Michael Caines. With this new book Saylor has utilized his vast expertise to compile a contemporary look at practitioners of an aesthetic that MBP has dubbed “EdgyCute.”
Doe-eyed girls in pink dresses, animated desserts, bubble cartoon characters – at first blush these qualities seem to define the work contained in EdgyCute. But a closer look reveals the dead rat on a plate, lurking skeletons, the crying birdhouse; there is nothing sugary-sweet about those cupcakes and Pinocchio will use that revolver he’s holding.
Saylor’s motley crew of artists dwells in the nether regions of our imaginations where malevolence and immortality transmogrify purity and naivety, breeding the EdgyCute aesthetic. Other featured artists include Robbie Busch, Shag, Brandi Milne, Jarod Eastman, Kevin Scalzo and more, both known and unknown. While the work of all the artists varies greatly, it all strikes irresistible poses that have found their ways into museums and galleries, marketing campaigns and our dreams.
“This collection samples how previous art movements like graffiti and Neo-Pop have morphed into EdgyCute,” says Saylor of the book. “All of the work is highly addictive, has a bold power of its own and speaks its own language.”
About Harry Saylor
Harry Saylor is the owner of Orbit Gallery in the greater New York City area. His art career started in 1989 with a specialty in American Pop Art. His love of bold colors and brazen imagery has led to the off beat world of EdgyCute. For the last 8 years Mr. Saylor operates Orbit Gallery with a unique blend of Pop Art, Grafitti, Neo Pop and a host of fantastic newer talents that breath new life into corporate and private collections worldwide.
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EdgyCute: From Neo-Pop to Low Brow and Back Again
By Harry Saylor
Page Count: 176
Size: 10 x 12
Format: Casebound
Publication Date: September 2009
Price: $45.00
ISBN: 978-0-9817805-9-7
To view some EdgyCute art and to meet Harry Saylor in person, please join us at the MBP Urban Arts Fest on Saturday, October 3 in Brooklyn, New York, where we will be presenting an EdgyCute gallery and sneak-peek of the book.
