New Psychedelia

Name: New Psychedelia
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500024027
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By Leif Podhajsky

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Summary

Over the past decade, Leif Podhajsky's kaleidoscopic artwork has redefined psychedelia for contemporary culture by exploring the interplay between the organic and digital realms. New Psychedelia is his first monograph, showcasing vivid artwork alongside insightful chapters on synaesthesia, nature, perception, and digital-organic fusion. It includes detailed presentations of iconic album covers such as Tame Impala's Innerspeaker and Lonerism, Bonobo's The North Borders, and Foals' Holy Fire, featuring exclusive creative insights and anecdotes. The book concludes with a complete, illustrated chronology of Podhajsky's works, comprising 250 colour illustrations.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Ideal for art and culture enthusiasts, design professionals, and fans of psychedelic music seeking an immersive visual experience that bridges nature, digital art, and sensory perception.

The first monograph of the celebrated mind-altering artist and album cover designer Leif Podhajsky.

The first monograph of the celebrated mind-altering artist and album cover designer Leif Podhajsky

Description

Over the past decade, Leif Podhajsky's kaleidoscopic artwork has carved out a unique space for the resurgence of psychedelia, reinvented for contemporary culture through the exploration of the relationship between the organic and the digital.

Podhajsky's first monograph collates and curates his vivid artwork from the past decade. The book contains chapters on psychedelia, synaesthesia, digital and organic worlds, and the influence of human perception upon nature - all beautifully illustrated with Podhajsky's artwork. It also includes detailed presentations of his iconic album covers: Tame Impala's Innerspeaker and Lonerism, Bonobo's The North Borders, and Foals' Holy Fire, to name a few. Each profile provides exclusive insight into the creative processes, collaborations, and insider anecdotes behind each cover.

A complete illustrated chronology of Podhajsky's works to date is included at the end of the book.

With 250 illustrations in colour.

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Critics praise Podhajsky's striking abstractions and unforgettable album cover portfolio, highlighting how his work transcends simple aesthetics to deeply embody psychedelic art’s original experimental spirit. It's Nice That applauds his mirrored vistas and cosmic landscapes, while Pitchfork calls his portfolio arguably the most memorable in recent years. Creative Review notes his authentic immersion in psychedelic art, and Mike Jay emphasises how the book revitalises the genre’s fascination with sensory interplay. The Age describes his mood-evoking art as near peerless.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500024027

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 March 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 250 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Text by Evie Tarr

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 1100g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Leif Podhajsky is an Australian graphic designer, artist and art director, known for the distinctive album covers he has designed for some of the past decade's biggest electronic, indie and psychedelic artists. His striking style has also attracted leading brands, such as Nike and Ralph Lauren, and the likes of Sydney Opera House, where he has exhibited his ethereal video installations and designs as part of the Vivid LIVE festival since 2016. Podhajsky grew up surrounded by the waterfalls and rainforests of Byron Bay, and has since lived in Melbourne, London and, currently, Berlin.