MARC TAUSS. Group of 3 photo illustration covers for Don Delillo novels. Including: "Running Dog," "Great Jones Street," and "The Names," published by Vintage Contemporaries in 1989. Photography, dyes, color pencil, airbrush, and glaze on silver gelatin paper. Sizes vary, approximately 305x216 mm; 12x8 1/2 inches, taped to larger boards. Signed and stamped by the artist.
Editor Gary Fisketjon launched Vintage Contemporaries, a paperback imprint of Random House, in September 1984. The series was an immediate critical and commercial success with its recognizable art design color-banded spines, dot matrix accents, and graphic, often surreal artwork. Tauss's covers are immediately recognizable and are achieved with unusual and innovative techniques. Starting with original photographs, he arranges them to establish the basic composition. The photos are then blended together using a series of collage, airbrush, and dye techniques to create his characteristic otherworldly images.
