by Timothy Rutt

Alta-artist Mark Dean Veca will have a book launch Satuday, Sept. 14, at Western Project, 2762 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, from 6-8 PM.

MARK DEAN VECA : 20 Years Works from the New Monograph is the first major monograph on Veca, created and published by Zero + Publishing. It contains essays by noted art writers, Carlo McCormick and Shana Nys Dambrot:

MARK DEAN VECA: 20 YEARS is a deluxe over-sized coffee table book which reveals the evolution of work by the respected multimedia artist-including vibrant paintings and drawings, all-immersive psychedelic exhibition spaces and limited edition pieces. Veca’s colorful, dynamic paintings pop off the page in bright red, orange and turquoise hues, with curvaceous lines inspired by the underground comic world. His work incorporates everything from pop culture references like Tony the Tiger and Scrooge McDuck to Americana elements like the Lincoln Memorial to the American Flag; to religious iconography including skulls, Buddhas and Ganeshas – all filtered through his own gaze.