Bullet Proof ... I Wish I Was: The Lighting & Stage Design of Andi Watson - Couverture souple

 
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Synopsis

Thousands attend stadium rock concerts around the globe and experience the artistry of lighting designer Andi Watson through his work with bands like Radiohead and Oasis. This visually arresting monograph presents a decade's worth of his extraordinary designs through hundreds of stage photographs. The foreword by Radiohead's Thom Yorke reveals the relationship between band and lighting designer, while other critical essays elucidate the history of stage lighting. An ideal book for devoted Radiohead followers and those interested in the intersection of contemporary art and pop culture.

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À propos de l?auteur

Christopher Scoates is the director of the University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach. He lives in Southern California.

Thom Yorke is the lead vocalist and songwriter for Radiohead.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Projects (by concert tour) are shown with multiple photographs in grids to aptly display the lighting design, along with some technical illustrations. With an introduction by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, this book will include essays by Chris Scoates, Director, University Art museum, California State University, Long Beach, British media theorist Dick Hebdige (Subculture: The Meaning of Style,1979, Cut'n'Mix, 1987, Hiding in the Light, 1988); and historian J. Fiona Ragheb*, (Dan Flavin: The Architecture of Light, 2000 and Frank Gehry, Architect, 2003) along with in-depth interviews with Watson and his collaborators.

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