Antonio's People
Paul Caranicas
Foreword by Laird Borrelli
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| ‘Lopez adroitly mixed the verve of celebrity with a versatile style of photography and illustration that hit the fashion G-spot in the 1970s and ‘80s’ | | – The Times |
| ‘Beautifully compiled … an essential addition to any fashionista’s coffee table’ | | – Attitude |
Antonio Lopez is the Picasso of fashion illustration.
An unparalleled virtuoso, he captured the pulse of style from the 1960s to the 1980s, and is still revered as the most inspiring illustrator by today’s practitioners. Recording and predicting contemporary style trends, Antonio also used his immense versatility to adopt a broad range of art movements, from Pop Art to Surrealism.
The man himself, his life and friendships, particularly with Juan Ramos, his constant collaborator, define his oeuvre. For Antonio, life – bestial and sublime – surpassed any fiction. His illustrations and photographs capture the beautiful people who are part of celebrity folklore, and who were more often than not his friends: Jerry Hall (to whom he was engaged), Grace Jones, Mick Jagger, Audrey Hepburn, Andy Warhol (with whom he worked on Interview magazine), Paloma Picasso and Marlene Dietrich.
Packed with previously unpublished material, this is a thrilling retrospective about an artist who is represented in major collections from the Metropolitan to the Louvre. Even posthumously, Antonio has not relinquished his grip on the fashion world: his style and quest for beauty live on.
Paul Caranicas met Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos in 1971. They became best friends and lived together in Paris and New York. A widely exhibited artist himself, Caranicas currently lives and works in New York City. Laird Borrelli is the Senior Fashion Editor at Style.com in New York City. A fashion historian and writer, she is author of Fashion Illustration Now and Net Mode.
Also of interest:
David Bailey: Chasing Rainbows |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500285020 | | ISBN-13 978-0500285022 | | | | 28.6 x 23.5 cm | | Paperback with flaps | | 176pp | | 230 illustrations, 155 in colour | | First published 2004 | | | | £16.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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