9mm Books

Title: Artist: Editor: Foreword: Introduction: Pub: ISBN: Binding: Cover Graphics Pages: List Price: Release Date:

Looking In Sas Christian Justin Giarla Long Gone John Justin Giarla 9mm Books 978-0-9766325-3-5 Casebound, Section Stitch Sewn Printed on Hardcover 128, Full Color on Premium Gloss $39.95 October 2006

A monograph of Sas Christian's work through 2006 encapsulated in a case bound emotional intense high gloss volume of 128 pages. Strong images rendering the intent of flirty, ballsy, weepy, punk, catholic, no-nonsense, funny, intelligent, unusual, independent, odd ball, outsider, contemporary girls. A portfolio of life experiences from boarding schools, religious training and a self-struggle to break out of the old school. Moods inspired from anime, Tamara De Lempicka and Mark Ryden are reflected in this outstanding collection of Oil and Acrylic paintings on canvas, board and linen. Pages are laid out in various formats including single images, images with an associated zoom detail as well as full spread bleeds. The Foreword is by Long Gone John, the Introduction by Justin Giarla, includes an image index and an artist's statement. A must have for the Sas Christian fan and collectors of the expanding world of Popular Contemporary Art.