Digital Offset, Perfect Bound, Softcover
2024
5.75 x 8 inches, 104 pages
Edition of 300
“Great Art” is a snapshot of Liz Ryerson's efforts to create in the Bay Area during the mid-2010s, showcasing 80 original pieces of abstract pixel art alongside poetic text. The book opens with a straightforward introduction to her process, utilizing freeware to perform chance operations and achieve intuitive outcomes—long before AI. Each section broadens the perspective, culminating in a personal reflection on her lived experience navigating economic insecurity and her connection to the wider art world. Ryerson describes her art as “being something from an alternate universe ruled by little creatures who are constantly destroying each other.”