Editor: Adrian Shaughnessy
Publisher: Association Of Illustrators
Publication: 2008, First Edition
Binding: Softcover, section sewn
Pages: 82
Size: 210 x 300
Text: English
Founded by Adrian Shaughnessy, Varoom functioned as a sophisticated journal that treated illustration as a serious subject for critical analysis rather than just a commercial craft. Each issue was built around a specific theme — such as "Activism," "Style," or "The Body" — to explore how visual storytelling impacts global culture, politics, and technology. The publication was known for its high production values, evolving through various physical formats before settling into a chunky, book-like aesthetic on tactile, uncoated paper. Though regular production ceased in 2021, it remains a definitive archive for the industry, featuring contributions from world-class image-makers and maintaining a legacy as the preeminent voice for the "illustrated image."
Contents:
- Pre-literary Logic
An Interview With Brad Holland
By Jo Davies.
- Mapping The Terrain
: Four Illustration Collectives
By Lydia Fulton.
- Unrolled And Glued: Chilean Street Art
By Rodney Palmer.
- Kveta Pacovska:
By Wendy Coates Smith.
- Heated Debate:
Sentimentalising Nature
By John O’reilly.
- The Compelling Image
Chosen By Jonathan Ellery.
- Peddling Fast Food As Fine Dining:
A Visual Essay By Dust.
- The Art Of Self-promotion
By Rod Hunt.
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