Wallpaper and the Artist: From Durer to Warhol (Special Publication; 27)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0896599337 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Modern architects like Josef Hoffmann, Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier integrated wallpaper into comprehensively designed environments. Thomas Rowlandson's (1756-1827) wallpapers are rollicking comic strips whose grotesques satirize fashionable London society. . Albrecht Durer's (1471-1528) boldly sensual wallpaper bacchanal of a satyr and his wife amid phoenixes, grapes and twisting vine arabesques astonishes even today. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. Her visually stunning volume opens up new territory for decorative artists as well as students of painting and architecture. The harmonious botanical motifs of William Morris (1834-1896) sing a hymn to nature. From Publishers Weekly Hu
Aims to reveal how artists over the past five centuries have approached wallpaper design. From Durer, who conceived of his designs as seriously as he did a fine woodcut, to William Morris, who believed that wallpaper should transform our lives, to Andy Warhol who inspired wallpaper parodies.
A great book if you're into wallpaper Michael Foster The book was exactly what I wanted he provided some great pictures as well as good information