What's Weird

David Barnes is a multimedia artist and performer who is best known for his work as artist and art director for his brother Kevins band of Montreal. Barnes visual interpretations of the groups music have manifested in the form of memorable album covers and highly theatrical live performances (featuring costume changes, props, and background sets) all woven from the same thread. Whats Weird? is Davids first book, which collects 20 years of his work and brings to light over 100 paintings and hundreds of sketches and doodles unified by a unique style, unexpected characters, dark humor, and an appreciation of the absurd. Funny and insightful comments about the pieces, written by the artist himself, pepper the book and provide a glimpse into the mind and unique creative process of this fascinating and highly prolific artist while Kevin Barnes of of Montreal provides an intimate foreword. David Barnes has steadily developed a cult following over the past two decades and currently resides in Athens, Georgia.