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Andrea Dezsö

ART

• Tunnel Books 1 2 3 4
• Insect Books 1 2
• Painted Journals 1 2 3 4 5
• 3D Books 1 2 3 4 5 6
• Color Pencil Books 1 2
• Sketchbooks 1 2 3 4 5
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• Mural Art 1 2 3 4 5 6
• Silhouette 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
• Drawing 1 2 3
• Embroidery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
• Installation 1 2 3
• Animation 1
  

PROJECTS

• McSweeney's 1 2 3
• Publikum Calendar 1 2 3
• The Demon Bridegroom 1 2

WRITING

• Illustrated Fiction 1 2 3 4
  
• Non-Fiction 1 2 3 4 5 6
• Fiction Writing 1 2 3

TEACHING

• Interface Studio 1 2 3 4 5 6
• Typography 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
• Collaborations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
• Design Process 1 2 3
• Book Design 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  
• Immigrant Mural 1 2 3 4

FEATURES

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Dezsö's books are pocket-sized, introspective works with finely detailed sketches drawn in rich colors on dark shades of handmade paper. In them, mystical and ethereal serpents, mermaids, fish and constellations intermingle with images of everyday life, such as street signs, Laundromats, and storefronts. Throughout the books are texts handwritten in tiny letters, recording her stream-of-consciousness thoughts in English and Hungarian (sometimes is Romanian and French). These lushly textrured pagesÐoften embellished with tiny leaves, metallic inks, and even snippets of photosÐexpose the emotional tapestry of a woman in transition through relationships, motherhood, career change, and immigration. "They are very seductive," says collector Mickey Cartin, who was attracted to Dezsö's works for their mystery. "It is her way of revealing secrets."

Excerpt from A Page in the Life by Joyce Rutter Kaye Andrea Dezsö, featured in Print Magazine, 1999 January- February, pages 70-77 and 176