Metamorphosis: The Art of Matt Hughes

Type: Single Artist Artbook

Author: Matt Hughes

Publisher: SQP Inc.

Format: Softback 303mm x 224mm

Cover Price £9.99

Publication Date: 2002

Page count: 48

This is a flimsy softback book printed on light semi-gloss paper. The book is mostly full colour with ten one/two colour pages, featuring only a very minimal amount of explanatory text in English and German. The art is mostly reproduced in full-page format either full-bleed or with a small white margin. I wasn't aware of this artist until I picked up this book so for other newcomers, I'll give a brief summary. The art is what I'd describe as "cheesecake" fantasy, featuring nude/semi-nude females in a fantasy setting. It is similar to work by Chris Achilleos, Boris, etc.

The quality of the reproduction is good so if you like this artist, this is probably a good buy. Personally, this doesn't do a lot for me and so I'm glad I picked it up in a charity shop for a couple of euros. The format is a decent size to display the pictures and the layout is done with the art very much the focus. Other than not being a fan of the work, my only criticism is that this large format in such a flimsy construction means it is easily damaged.