Description
This book offers the first in-depth analysis of the relationship between art and design, which led to the creation of 'pop'. Challenging accepted boundaries and definitions, the authors seek out various commonalities and points of connection between these two exciting areas. Confronting the all-pervasive 'high art / low culture' divide, Pop Art and Design brings a fresh understanding of visual culture during the vibrant 1950s and 60s. This was an era when commercial art became graphic design, illustration was superseded by photography and high fashion became street fashion, all against the backdrop of a rapidly-evolving economic and political landscape, a glamorous youth scene and an effervescent popular culture. The book's central argument is that pop art relied on and drew inspiration from pop design, and vice versa. Massey and Seago assert that this relationship was articulated through the artwork, design, publications and exhibitions of a network of key practitioners. Pop Art and Design provides a case study in the broader inter-relationship between art and design, and constitutes the first interdisciplinary publication on the subject.
A critical reappraisal of the origins and international flourishing of pop art, one of the most important art movements of the 20th century, focusing on the relationship between fine art and design in the movement's incredible development.
About the Author
Anne Massey is Professor of Design and Culture at LCC, University of the Arts London, UK. Alex Seago is Dean of the School of Communications, Arts and Social Sciences at Richmond, The American International University in London, UK. Previously he lectured in Cultural History at the Royal College of Art, UK.
Reviews
The next stage in the ever-expanding study of Pop Art-in Britain or anywhere else-should begin with this volume. Its editors and contributors offer vital, cogently presented expertise in design, dress, education and deep popular culture, without which no future Pop scholar or interpreter should proceed. * Thomas Crow, Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art at New York University, USA *
Book Information
ISBN 9781474226189
Author Anne Massey
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 650g
A critical reappraisal of the origins and international flourishing of pop art, one of the most important art movements of the 20th century, focusing on the relationship between fine art and design in the movement's incredible development.
About the Author
Anne Massey is Professor of Design and Culture at LCC, University of the Arts London, UK. Alex Seago is Dean of the School of Communications, Arts and Social Sciences at Richmond, The American International University in London, UK. Previously he lectured in Cultural History at the Royal College of Art, UK.
Reviews
The next stage in the ever-expanding study of Pop Art-in Britain or anywhere else-should begin with this volume. Its editors and contributors offer vital, cogently presented expertise in design, dress, education and deep popular culture, without which no future Pop scholar or interpreter should proceed. * Thomas Crow, Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art at New York University, USA *
Book Information
ISBN 9781474226189
Author Anne Massey
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 650g
