While magazines such as Spin and The Face have
disappeared from newsstands and mailboxes, there has been an explosion of
independent, creatively led magazines that are currently shaping the future of
print. Non-traditional periodicals with names like Boneshaker, Lucky Peach,
Anorak, WRAP and Kinfolk are taking their places on shelves and coffee tables
everywhere. Print is Dead. Long Live Print is an eye-opening look into the
fascinating field of independent print journalism, showcasing over 50 examples
of innovative magazines from around the globe. The book divides the magazines
into genres, including art and culture, travel, sports and style. Each
periodical is represented by selected spreads and newly commissioned
photography, along with a brief introductory text. Interviews with editors, art
directors and founders from each magazine offer background information as well
as insight into why they decided to start their publications and the challenges
they face. A directory at the back lists dozens more magazines worth
investigating. This paean to the printed word is filled with creativity and
innovation as well as hope for the future of print media.
Digital technology now mediates much of our
interaction with the world, and a vast majority of the images that we absorb
daily come through a screen. The digital comes with its own aesthetic framework
that cannot help but colour our experience of the world, and change our
expectations of the objects that surround us. As the digital becomes ever more
pervasive however, there is also a return to physical experiences that
technology cannot satisfy. This is true across sectors, from immersive theatre
to vinyl records, and although digital will undoubtedly dominate our future,
there are pockets of resistance. This book will look at contemporary artisans
who are deeply influenced by the digital world in which we live, but who reject
processes such as 3D printing as a final output. Inspired by the internet and a
screen-based aesthetic, they choose to craft things by hand, rendering a
postdigital mindset in tactile materials, such as metal, glass and wood. It
represents a return to the physical in the digital age.
Bursting with practical techniques, engaging
artist profiles and inspirational galleries, Drawing & Painting combines an
authoritative category killer approach with a contemporary aesthetic guaranteed
to appeal to all artists. The books up-to-date approach is a far cry from the
dry instructions and dated artwork that feature in more traditional art books.
In contrast to other, largely project-orientated titles, Drawing & Painting
places the emphasis on the techniques themselves, encompassing drawing,
sketching and a range of painting styles. Covering everything from pen and ink
to oils and acrylics, specially commissioned photography and artwork
accompanies step-by-step techniques, while profiles of contemporary artists
provide insight into various working methods, materials and techniques.
Acknowledging the growing interest in digital tools as a medium, information is
provided throughout the book on how effects can be created using Smart Pens,
tablets and apps.
For centuries, China's export arts-jade, silks,
porcelains, and, more recently, cinema-have fueled Western fantasies of an
exotic East and served as enduring sources of inspiration for fashion. This
stunning publication explores the influence of Chinese aesthetics on designers,
including Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld,
Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, and Yves Saint Laurent. Drawing upon Chinese
decorative arts, cinema, and costume-notably imperial court robes, the
close-fitting cheongsam, and the unisex Mao suit-their designs are fantastical
pastiches of anachronistic motifs. As in the game of "telephone," the
process of cultural translation transforms the source material into ingeniously
original fashions that are products solely of the designers' imaginations. In a
similar way, contemporary Chinese film directors render fanciful, highly
stylized evocations of various epochs in China's history-demonstrating that China's
imagery is equally seductive to artists in the East and further inspiring
today's designers. Juxtaposing modern fashions and film stills with their
forebears in fine and decorative arts and historical dress, this book reveals
the rich and ongoing creative dialogue between East and West, past and present.
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