Film posters of the Russian avant-garde / Susan Pack.
Language: English, German, French Publisher: Cologne : Taschen, 2021Description: 320 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 34 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: BDZ0049204982ISBN: 9783836589529 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Film posters, Russian | Performing Arts
| Films, cinema | Films, cinema | Russia | Poster art | History of art | Graphic design | Performing arts | Film history, theory & criticism | Antiques & collectables: pictures, prints & maps | Popular culture | EuropeDDC classification: 791.43750947 LOC classification: PN1995.9.P5 | P3 2021Summary: At the vivid intersection of cinematic and graphic design history, this book gathers 250 film posters from 1920s and 1930s Russia to explore a world of innovative, revolutionary aesthetics. Brimming with bold colors, dramatic angles, and eye-catching typography, these startling designs bear witness to the experimental avant-garde of the pre-... At the intersection of the visual, graphic, and cinematic arts, film posters are a unique and thrilling record of a particular cultural Zeitgeist. This book brings together 250 posters from the Soviet Union of the 1920s and early 1930s to explore the energy and invention of this period, before Soviet Realism became the official art doctrine.Drawn from the private collection of connoisseur Susan Pack, the selection includes the work of 27 different artists. From bold figuration to architectural elements, each artist displays a distinct style and aesthetic, as much as they collectively eschew the glamour of Hollywood for more stark, striking, even challenging images, often marked by unusual angles, dynamic compositions, and startling close-ups.
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 791.4375 PAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 114683 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
At the intersection of the visual, graphic, and cinematic arts, film posters are a unique and thrilling record of a particular cultural Zeitgeist . This book brings together 250 posters from the Soviet Union of the 1920s and early 1930s to explore the energy and invention of this period , before Soviet Realism became the official art doctrine.
Drawn from the private collection of connoisseur Susan Pack, the selection includes the work of 27 different artists . From bold figuration to architectural elements, each artist displays a distinct style and aesthetic, as much as they collectively eschew the glamour of Hollywood for more stark, striking, even challenging images , often marked by unusual angles, dynamic compositions, and startling close-ups.
At the vivid intersection of cinematic and graphic design history, this book gathers 250 film posters from 1920s and 1930s Russia to explore a world of innovative, revolutionary aesthetics. Brimming with bold colors, dramatic angles, and eye-catching typography, these startling designs bear witness to the experimental avant-garde of the pre-... At the intersection of the visual, graphic, and cinematic arts, film posters are a unique and thrilling record of a particular cultural Zeitgeist. This book brings together 250 posters from the Soviet Union of the 1920s and early 1930s to explore the energy and invention of this period, before Soviet Realism became the official art doctrine.Drawn from the private collection of connoisseur Susan Pack, the selection includes the work of 27 different artists. From bold figuration to architectural elements, each artist displays a distinct style and aesthetic, as much as they collectively eschew the glamour of Hollywood for more stark, striking, even challenging images, often marked by unusual angles, dynamic compositions, and startling close-ups.
Text in English, German and French.
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"Las creaciones presentadas en este libro han influenciado siempre el diseño gráfico y siguen siendo algunos de los carteles de películas más memorables de todos los tiempos."There are no comments on this title.