Background
Kostabi, Mark was born on November 27, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Kaljo and Rita Kostabi.
(Mark Kostabi was born in Los Angeles on November 27, 1960...)
Mark Kostabi was born in Los Angeles on November 27, 1960, to Estonian immigrants. He was raised in Whittier, California and studied drawing and painting at California State University, Fullerton. In 1982 he moved to New York and by 1984 he became a prominent figure of the East Village art scene, winning the "Proliferation Prize" from the East Village Eye for being in more art exhibitions than any other New York artist. Kostabi has designed album covers for Guns 'N' Roses, The Ramones and many others. In 1988, inspiring extensive international press coverage, he founded Kostabi World, his large New York studio known for openly employing numerous painting assistants and idea people. In 1996 he began dividing his time between New York and Rome and consequently his work's already strong presence in the Italian art scene became much more prominent. The influential Italian critic and curator Achille Bonito Oliva, included Kostabi in several major exhibitions including at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte di Roma. The controversial critic, curator and TV personality, Vittorio Sgarbi, curated a 150 painting Kostabi show at the Chiostro del Bramante in Rome in 2006. His permanent public works include a mural in Palazzo dei Priori in Arezzo, Italy, a large bronze sculpture in the central square of San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, and a bronze portrait of Pope John Paul II in Velletri, Italy. Kostabi has been profiled on 60 Minutes, Eye to Eye with Connie Chung, A Current Affair, Nightwatch (with Charlie Rose), The Oprah Winfrey Show, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, CNN, MTV and numerous television programs throughout Europe and Japan. In print he has been featured in The New York Times, People, Vogue, Architectural Digest, The Face, Playboy, Forbes, New York Magazine, The Sunday Telegraph, Domus, Corriera Della Sera, Panorama, Artforum, Art in America, ARTnews, Flash Art, Arte, Arte In and Tema Celeste. This book is a collection of his paintings published in Italy.
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(Signed over-sized hardback book with dust jacket titled O...)
Signed over-sized hardback book with dust jacket titled OMAGGIO A KOSTABI. Signed by artist on title page. Text in Italian. Published in Italy in 2000. Featuring the work of artist Mark Kostabi. Illustrated with color and black and white reproductions of the artist work. See my photographs (5) of this book and signature on main listing page. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-Base2-D-topshelf-down-flat) rareviewbooks
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(The freshness and vitality of Mark Kostabi's work is no b...)
The freshness and vitality of Mark Kostabi's work is no better exempified than in this current body of work. Presented in the "One Hundred +" catalog published by the Martin Lawrence Limited Editions is a cohesive group of small works that Kostabi has produced over the past year or so. Retained in these paintings is all of the humor, controversy, and contemplation of contemporary life that has made Kostabi the art world/media star that he is today.
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Kostabi, Mark was born on November 27, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Kaljo and Rita Kostabi.
Artist, president, Kostabi World, New York City, since 1988.
(The freshness and vitality of Mark Kostabi's work is no b...)
(Mark Kostabi was born in Los Angeles on November 27, 1960...)
(Signed over-sized hardback book with dust jacket titled O...)
(small jacket tear near spine on back, else fine. Book is ...)
(brand new , just pulled out of box. Perfect condition, no...)
(BRAND NEW BOOK SIGNED BY AUTHOR)
(Foreword by Thomas McEvilley. Bound in the publisher's or...)