Pop-eyes

Praised as much by Hollywood as by his fan base, Jason Edmiston is THE greatest painter of Geek culture of our time. In this pocket art book, find the most emblematic frontal gaze of your favorites heroes, monsters and villains,an easy way to test your knowledge of pop culture. Would you be able to recognize the iconic gaze of fantasy and horror characters by pop culture’s “Rembrandt"? Will you be able to recognize Freddy Kruger, Clint Eastwood, Big Bird, E.T., or David Bowie by their eyes alone? Try on the eyes of your favorite characters!

Since 1996 Jason has created work for advertising, editorial, packaging and book publishing clients internationally. He is a traditional artist, painting in acrylic on watercolour paper or wood panel. His style ranges from realism to exaggeration, usually emphasizing the figure, and a certain degree of humour or caricature. Jason is often asked to emulate a specific genre of illustration, such as movie posters, pulp covers or retro style advertising. His fondness for pop culture, especially movies and toys often creep into his work.

Clients: Mondo, Famous Monsters of Filmland, Fright Rags, Phone Booth Gallery, Rue Morgue, Skuzzles, Square Enix, Misfits Records, Topps, Hasbro, Nestle, Hershey, JC Penney, Dupont, Barrons, Wall St. Journal, Village Voice, SF Weekly, LA Weekly, Nike, Coca Cola...