7+2 illustrated books for art lovers

Lovers of the most traditional art, this article isn't for you. The truth is that art is changing. How could it not, when everything else is too? The digital world, the rise of trap music, electronic beats and everything else that comes with a new kind of art built one meme at a time, art that walks out of the museums to turn up in teen magazines, on clothes and on Instagram accounts. But there's no doubt that illustrated books for lovers of the art of other eras, or of today's illustrators and painters, are one of the new literary genres on the rise. People like seeing those illustrations in colour, in exceptional definition. We live in the society of the image, and that's why we want to pay tribute to it with these 10 illustrated books that every art lover should have in their collection.

1.Los vinos de Gala

An illustrated book about Salvador Dalí, beautifully bound. The book explores the myths of the grape through texts and images. A real luxury that you can now have in the best quality. It won the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

2.El libro del prado

One of the best museums in Europe couldn't be without a book running from Informalist painting to the post-war photobook.

3.The Bolshoi

Sasha Gusov immortalises the backstage lives of dancers, musicians and actors. An artwork with enormous aesthetic weight that every lover of photographic art should own.

4.Ai Weiwei: cuaderno de artista

Whether or not you follow Ai Weiwei's art, this book is an exceptional gift. It sails through a total of 24 artworks selected by the artist himself. If you like contemporary art, this is your book.

5.Arte español en los Estados Unidos de América

Combining art with history has always been a winning move. An ideal book for art lovers and newcomers alike.

6.Expresionismo abstracto

Perfect for anyone wanting to get started in the art world, since it includes commentary on some of the most important artworks.

7.Years of Marvel.From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen

We're crossing over "to the other side", the one art purists consider an abomination and the new generations see as the inevitable future. Either way, art is change, just like life, so why not put comic-strip artists and comic illustrators in the (important) place they deserve within popular culture?

21st-century illustration in Spain

8.”Revolutionary Road” by Luis Quiles

Provocative and irreverent. His work has been branded pornographic, but the truth is he has managed to reach a huge number of people through his rawness and heartbreaking honesty.

9. “La petita Amelia Amelia es fa gran” by Paula Bonet

I can't leave out Paula Bonet as one of the illustrators with the most personality. Her lines are sweet and, as she has admitted herself, she has been heavily influenced by Vermeer.