Cool Cars, High Art - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cool Cars, High Art write by John DeWitt. This book was released on 2002-01. Cool Cars, High Art available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Along with the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, hot rods and custom cars are powerful symbols of resistance, rebellion, and the high-octane lifestyle. Since the 1950s, these flashy restyled automobiles have occupied a unique place in American popular mythology. Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustom Kulture checks out this particularly male subculture with an up-close look at customized car art and the artists who create it. Through amazing technical mastery, coupled with a uniquely American imagination, these motorheads transform mass-produced products of industry into unique hand-crafted pieces of art called "rods" and "customs." This first full-length study to focus on the practice of hot rodding and car customizing argues not only that this "kustom kulture" deserves consideration as a source of legitimate art forms but also that the rise of American car customizing reflects the attitudes and ideas of the teen culture that emerged in the 1950s. While tracing the evolution of styles, this book examines specific cars and the progression of car culture through the 1990s. Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustom Kulture argues moreover that in this car art the theories of modernism meld with popular culture. In their beauty, in the sophistication of their designs, and in their formal play, these transformed, re-imagined cars parallel the ideas, techniques, and achievement of high-art modernists. And as high art progresses into postmodernism, so too does customized car culture. Despite the longevity and the magnitude of Kustom Kulture, this far-reaching contribution to American art has largely been ignored by mainstream critics. While postulating the cause of this anomaly, this book questions what is meant by art and how preconceived notions of gender, race, and class often prevent the recognition of creativity in places where imagination is not anticipated. John F. DeWitt, an associate professor of English and the acting director of the liberal arts program at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, is the author of several books of poetry. He has been published in The New American Review and New Geography of American Poets.
Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustum Kulture
Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustum Kulture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustum Kulture write by . This book was released on 2002. Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustum Kulture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
All About Drawing Cool Cars
All About Drawing Cool Cars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook All About Drawing Cool Cars write by Walter Foster Jr. Creative Team. This book was released on 2014-01-01. All About Drawing Cool Cars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Learn simple new ways to draw and color your favorite vehicles, including a hovercraft, a police car, an F-16, and many more.
The Impossible Collection of Cars
The Impossible Collection of Cars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Impossible Collection of Cars write by Dan Neil. This book was released on 2011-11-01. The Impossible Collection of Cars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It is the dream of many to own the world’s most beautifully designed automobiles, but most often only a handful of collectors ever come close. Now, The Impossible Collection of Cars makes that dream come true, showcasing the one hundred most exceptional cars of the twentieth century in ASSOULINE's third volume in the Impossible Collection series. Each luxury automobile—from the 1909 Blitzen Benz to a 1996 McLaren F1—was chosen for its revolutionary engineering, magnificent lines, and head-turning capabilities. Assouline is pleased to announce this exquisite tome, which features cars owned by celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Ralph Lauren, Greta Garbo, Pablo Picasso, and Elvis Presley. This Impossible Collection volume is presented on cotton paper in a beautiful black rubber clamshell box with a cutout metal plate.
The Art of Cars
The Art of Cars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Art of Cars write by Michael Wallis. This book was released on 2015-11-03. The Art of Cars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the tradition of the smash hits Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles comes the newest film from Pixar Animation Studios, Cars, the story of a race car who learns that it's not all about the fast lane. (In fact, life begins at the off-ramp.) Offering an insider's view into the artistic development of Cars, this gorgeously illustrated book celebrates the whimsical yet painstaking research that fueled Pixar's directors, production designers, and artists. Fascinating storyboards, full-color pastels, on-the-road snapshots, and hundreds of character sketches reveal the origins of Pixar's charming and clever automobile-based world. Gleaned from the team's trips to racetracks and down the famed Route 66, The Art of Cars is as colorful as its memorable story and characters, making this book—the only movie tie-in for adults—a spirited ride down the road of a masterful animated feature film. Cars is a Walt Disney Pictures presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios film. 2006 by Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. All rights reserved.
