Derek Boshier: Rethink / Re-Entry - Couverture rigide

Gorman, Paul

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ISBN 10 : 0500093881 ISBN 13 : 9780500093887

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Taking as his subject icons of consumerism and American popular culture, Derek Boshier made his name in the 1960s as one of the key proponents of British Pop Art, along with contemporaries David Hockney, Peter Blake and Pauline Boty. Since then, his output has been exceptionally diverse, including collage, book design, set design and illustration, as well as photography, film and sculpture.Rethink/Re-entry traces Boshier's formidable career. Beginning with his rise to prominence in the early 1960s, it then follows his abandonment of painting in the 1970s and his experimentation with new modes of expression, such as collage and illustration, as exemplified by his iconic sleeve design for David Bowie's album Lodgerand his drawings for CLASH 2nd Songbook. In this decade he formed the Artists Union with Bridget Riley and Robin Klassnik and produced politically inspired banner, poster and flyer designs, as well as curating public events such as the Smith/Novak Event.The chapters on the 1980s detail Boshier s return to painting. This move coincided with his departure to Texas to teach, where he adopted the iconic figure of the Texan cowboy as the subject for his 'Cowboy' series as well as producing a prolific number of landscape paintings. The 1990s saw him relocate to Los Angeles, where he encountered a culture and iconography that provided rich source material for his later works.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Paul Gorman is a journalist, author and pop culture commentator and historian whose work has appeared in such publications as GQ, Mojo, Heat,the Daily Telegraph, LA Times, The Independent and Evening Standard. His books include best-seller Straight with Boy George, Nine Lives with Goldie and the definitive history of the music press In Their Own Write. Gorman also DJs and holds club-nights as THE LOOK, while his fashion label The Look Presents launches with UK high street retailer Topman in May 08 with a range of iconic tee shirts by designers Wonder Workshop. In July 08 The Look Presents introduces a range of festival-wear by Granny Takes A Trip founder Nigel Waymouth and A/W 08 witnesses The Look Presents Priceless, a 12-piece menswear collection by designer Antony Price. Gorman publishes two new books in autumn 08: Rebel Rebel with New York designer Keanan Duffty and Reasons To be Cheerful: The Life & Work Of Barney Bubbles.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0500093881
• ISBN 13: 9780500093887
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288