Navas playful update of history painting forges new myths for our timesThis is the first monograph on New Yorkbased artist Robert Nava born 1985 who paints using a raw energetic mixing of spray paint acrylics and grease pencil. Navas paintings of fantastical hybrid beasts angels and monsters exude a playful candidness that invites viewers to reconnect with the unbridled imagination of their childhoods. Navas strongly contemporary aesthetic is deeply rooted in art history and the tradition of monumental history painting.Focusing on Navas first exhibition in London this fully illustrated book includes his new series of largescale battle scene paintings featuring a chimerical world of metamorphic creatures drawing inspiration from sources as disparate as prehistoric cave paintings Egyptian art and cartoons. A text by art historian Jason Rosenfeld and an interview with renowned sculptor Huma Bhabha also feature. With photographs of Navas sketchbooks and the artist working in his studio this book is a personal and comprehensive view of his work and process.