Contemporary Art

Five Faces of Modernity is a series of semantic and cultural biographies of words that have taken on special significance in the last century and a half or so: modernity, avant-garde, decadence, kitsch, and postmodernism. The concept of modernity—the notion that we, the living, are different and somehow superior to our predecessors and that our civilization is likely to be succeeded by one even superior to ours—is a relatively recent Western invention and one whose time may already have passed, if we believe its postmodern challengers. Calinescu documents the rise of cultural modernity and, in tracing the shifting senses of the five terms under scrutiny, illustrates the intricate value judgments, conflicting orientations, and intellectual paradoxes to which it has given rise.

Pop art is one of the most recognizable, and recent artistic movements in art history. 'Pop Art' explores the most important works and artists of this explosive movement, and reminds us of its impact on the world today, and argues for its status as an ongoing movement. Leading academic, Bradford R. Collins' insightful text places Pop art within it's cultural context, and is illustrated with works by Andy Warhol , Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Ed Ruscha, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Indiana, James Rosenquist and Tom Wessleman amongst others.

Attached to the Mouse is the first art history analyzing use of Disney imagery by such contemporary artists as Lichtenstein, Oldenburg, Warhol, Chagoya, Thiebaud, Helnwein, Boltanski, Dion, and Pensato. This book explores the impact of Disney, including artists' economic and psychological motivations, on contemporary art.

Graffiti is gaining momentum as a recognizable genre of art. Whether you want to graffiti on paper, on canvas, or on permitted walls, How to draw graffiti-style shows you how. Complete with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and expert hints and tips, you'll be an urban art aficionado in no time.

Martin Bull is a London-based photographer, fan, curator, and promoter of street art. He has one of the most comprehensive collections of photographs of Banksy’s work from around the UK.

Lucy Lippard is one of the most provocative and groundbreaking art critics of the last two decades. A catalyst for social and artistic change, Lippard's writings show the impact of feminism on art, and art on feminism. The Pink Glass Swan brings together Lippard's essays and articles from various magazines, catalogs, and newspapers from the last ten years. Through the eyes of this influential and important critic, The Pink Glass Swan chronicles the sweeping changes in women's art over the last thirty years.

The integration of nature in architecture is a key concern of sustainability. However, all too often sustainable design is reduced to improving the energetic performance of buildings and the ornamental application of natural green. Dense + Green explores new architectural typologies that emerge from the integration of green components such as sky terraces, vertical parks and green facades, in high-density buildings. The book describes green strategies in a comparison across different design tasks and climate conditions. In-depth case studies on the most relevant building types, consistently presented with analytical drawings made exclusively for this book, are complemented by expert essays that demonstrate the current paradigm shift in the sustainable urban environment. From the Contents: *Dense + Green Building Types, by Thomas Schr#65533;pfer, architect, Singapore University of Technology and Design *Dense + Green Building Technology, by Atelier Ten, environmental design consultants and building services engineers, New York, NY *Dense + Green Landscape Design, by Herbert Dreiseitl, landscape architect, Atelier Dreiseitl/Ramb#65533;ll Liveable Cities Lab, #65533;berlingen/Singapore/Portland, OR *Dense + Green Botanical Design, by Jean Yong, plant eco-physiologist, Singapore University of Technology and Design *Dense + Green Urbanism, by Kees Christiaanse, urban planner, ETH Zurich *25 in-depth case studies from Europe, Asia and the USA *Practice Reports by Foster + Partners, WOHA, Ken Yeang, MVRDV and others

Attempts to show how innovation in the post-Google generation is often catalyzed by those who cross a conventional line so firmly drawn between the arts and the sciences.

Everyone loves to draw, from characters to cars, space to sports, just about everything can be recreated in fun and simple graphic novel style drawings. Whether you want to draw them professionally or design special graphics for friends and family, this is the book for you. Complete with easy to follow steps and guidelines, this book will make you a graphic novel guru before you know it.

This newest title in the design briefs series is a compact, hands-on guide for graphic design professionals who want to start helping communities and effectuating social change in the world. Author Andrew Shea presents ten strategies for successful community engagement, grounding each one in two real world case studies. The twenty projects featured in the book are by both design professionals and students and range from creating a map of services for the homeless community in Santa Monica, helping Chicago's Humboldt Park community by designing a website where donors can buy essential items for community members, to encouraging LA's Latina community to go for an annual PAP exam in an attempt to prevent cervical cancer through carefully designed posters, murals, and other material.Designing for Social Change is both an inspiration and a how-to book that encourages graphic designers everywhere to go out and do good with their work, providing them with the tools to complete successful projects in their communities.

The Art of Videogames explores how philosophy of the arts theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogames. Discusses the relationship between games and earlier artistic and entertainment media, how videogames allow for interactive fiction, the role of game narrative, and the moral status of violent events depicted in videogame worlds. Argues that videogames do indeed qualify as a new and exciting form of representational art

While the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century diminished the role of the craftsperson in the manufacturing process, the digital revolution has had a less devastating effect. Today's digital technologies have given rise to entirely new working methods, skill sets, and consumer products that don't eliminate, but enrich traditional hand techniques. Digital Handmade presents eighty international designers, artists, and craftsmen who combine the precision and flexibility of computing and digital fabrication with the skill and tactility of the master artisan to create unexpected and desirable objects and products. These pioneers include Louise Lemieux Berube, a Canadian artist whose work integrates photography and weaving; Australian jewelry designer Cinnamon Lee, whose designs explore the relationship between hand and machine; and Japanese artists Nendo, who produce ceramic pieces that employ both digital fabrication and ancient traditional methods.