YATES, John
"Stealworks"
The Graphic Details of
John Yates
£7.95
pb.1 1 873176 51 1.136
art/politics.illustrated
"brilliant imagery on almost every page"
- Rouge
For the last five years he has acted as selfÐeditor and publisher of the magazine Punchline, an ongoing series of sociopolitical graphic publications. The core of this book comprises the visual assaults he has created for Punchline.
"Stealworks " is a loose collection of work created to date by self described "visual media mechanic, image manipulator and graphic surgeonÓ John Yates. His work, a mixture of bold visuals, minimalist toÐtheÐpoint social commentary, and disturbing realism, involves the manipulation and reinterpretation of a cultureÐoutÐofÐ
controlÕs media imagery.
"John could make millions designing commercial magazines but instead aims his skills at unmasking and destroying those very mechanisms used to keep society obedient and asleep."
- Jello Biafra from his introduction.
His work has appeared in several other selfÐproduced printed projects, various small press publications, on tÐshirts, and numerous record covers and other music related material. The collection is culled from all his his previously published work, as well as selective new and unpublished material.
John Yates is a graphic artist and visual mechanic for the independent record label Alternative Tentacles Records. He is currently working....
Forword by Jello Biafra. Active Distribution
