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Chinese Graphic Design in the Twentieth Century - Couverture souple

Minick, Scott

 
9780500288733: Chinese Graphic Design in the Twentieth Century
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0500288739 ISBN 13 : 9780500288733
Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

From posters and advertisements to book covers and magazines, this volume presents a dazzling panoply of graphics, brilliantly uncovered by the authors from long-forgotten sources, mostly in China itself, after surviving innumerable upheavals: natural catastrophes, war and revolution. Beginning with the basic traditions of Chinese graphics, the authors show how the writer and artist Lu Xun became the centre of cultural revival in the new China. We see Art Deco making its mark in the Shanghai Style, and the birth of a national design aesthetic, born of Russian Constructivism and China's own drive for new technology. The Socialist Realist art of Mao in turn adopted folk traditions to fuel the Revolutionary machine, while the continuing search for a new identity can be seen in the graphic images of protest from the summer of 1989. Throughout, creative design ideas are expressed with a freshness and vitality that recalls the beauty and character of China's own traditions. The results are not only a clear commentary on China's recent history and culture, but a revelation forWestern designers seeking to adopt traditional visual languages.

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À propos des auteurs

Scott Minick has lectured extensively in design history. He maintains his own consulting firm in Hong Kong, Minick Jiao Design.

Jiao Ping taught at the Shanghai University College of Fine Arts and now lives in Hong Kong.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

From posters and advertisements to book covers and magazines, this volume presents a dazzling panoply of graphics, brilliantly uncovered by the authors from long-forgotten sources, mostly in China itself, after surviving innumerable upheavals: natural catastrophes, war and revolution. Beginning with the basic traditions of Chinese graphics, the authors show how the writer and artist Lu Xun became the centre of cultural revival in the new China. We see Art Deco making its mark in the Shanghai Style, and the birth of a national design aesthetic, born of Russian Constructivism and China's own drive for new technology. The Socialist Realist art of Mao in turn adopted folk traditions to fuel the Revolutionary machine, while the continuing search for a new identity can be seen in the graphic images of protest from the summer of 1989. Throughout, creative design ideas are expressed with a freshness and vitality that recalls the beauty and character of China's own traditions. The results are not only a clear commentary on China's recent history and culture, but a revelation forWestern designers seeking to adopt traditional visual languages.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0500288739
ISBN 13 
9780500288733
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
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Personne responsable
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