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These are grim times. We live in a world filled with cruelty, indifference, and pointless suffering. And then, to make matters worse, we stumble upon an artist like David Fullarton who seems to find our atrocious situation amusing. Laughing in the face of our anxieties, mocking our foibles and poking fun at the absurdity of modern existence, this is an individual with no respect for the seriousness of our malaise. And whilst the title of this dubious collection appears to offer us an apology on his behalf, one is left with lingering doubts over the sincerity of his regret.

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About the Author

David Fullarton
dfullarton  San Francisco, California, USA.
To create his vibrant and humorous paintings, David Fullarton mines the notebooks he has filled with odd words, catch phrases, warnings, and instructions in foreign languages. Collaging text and images onto brightly colored grounds, Fullarton delights in lifting phrases and images from their contexts and placing them in new surroundings that amend and redirect their meaning. With decidedly adult humor, the work celebrates the strangeness of daily life, memorializes events from his own past, and gently mocks common human foibles. The casual freedom of Fullarton's compositions belie his formal artistic training and background in illustration and advertising copywriting. Fullarton studied drawing and painting at art college in his native Edinburgh then worked for ad agencies in Scotland before moving to San Francisco in 1995, where he now lives with his wife Lisa and their two children.

Publish Date  November 4, 2008

Dimensions  Standard Portrait  40 pgs

Category  Fine Art

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Comments (11) Write a comment

pbonge

pbonge says

I love your humor and presentation of your view of ordinary moments in time. Completely delightful. Made me laugh out loud. More please. I would love to see greeting cards made from some of your pages.

posted at 08:00AM Jul 17 PST

jon.haynes

jon.haynes says

I love your work!! I have seen your work in flickr and look forward to buying your book.

posted at 02:54PM Jul 18 PST

daryldarko

daryldarko says

this stuff is great! i would with great joy look forward to reading a new item from you everyday in the newspaper. hope you never run out of ideas and perspective.

posted at 10:12PM Jul 20 PST

kvantorne

kvantorne says

I saw your book mentioned in the Blurberati Blog. Your book has lifted my spirits. I am now a fan.

posted at 09:25PM Jul 23 PST

SerraB

SerraB says

i love how multi-media this book is! your combination of bits of paper and words and paint is awesome.

posted at 10:35AM Jul 25 PST

bevant

bevant says

fabulous preview...definately a holiday gift.

posted at 02:54PM Jul 28 PST

bohemianrhap

bohemianrhap says

what do you recommend for dinner?
the fried egg sandwich?







p.s.
I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!!

posted at 07:30PM Aug 02 PST

alejandria

alejandria says

Me encanto este libro!!!

posted at 08:36AM Aug 03 PST

poshtwat

poshtwat says

ha ha, at last.... a book like this! once i get my 1st wage slip in months i shall buy. love it.

posted at 12:48AM Aug 05 PST

poshtwat

poshtwat says

oh i forget to mention: your front cover reminds me alot of 'meeting people is easy' dvd cover, a film by Grant Gee about Radiohead. Look it up and you will see what i mean!

posted at 12:56AM Aug 05 PST

nikkilittle

nikkilittle says

Fabulous book, I loved every page. Your art work is inspiring and coupled with your sense of humour this book is worth every penny. I looked forward to seeing more of your work...

posted at 06:43AM Aug 25 PST

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