Art of Modern Rock
Subtitle: The Poster Explosion
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: October 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9780811845298
Subjects: Poster art; Rock & pop; Rock music; Graphic Arts - General; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Rock groups; Reference; Popular Culture - General; Genres & Styles - Rock; Music / General; Rock musicians; Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal; Posters
First sentence: Today we are in the midst of a populist art and cultural movement of unprecedented proportions.
Description: Counter Authoritative, eye-popping, and massive, Art of Modern Rock is the first and last word on contemporary concert posters. An art form that has grown hand-in-hand with the independent music scene, heralding small and large gigs alike, the posters have emerged from visually creative street-level notices to prized collectibles rendered in a variety of styles and media. Today's poster artists combine the expressive freedom pioneered in the poster revolution of the 1960s with the attitude and the do-it-yourself approach of the punk scene, creating an unprecedented surge of innovative poster production on an international scale. Featuring over 1,600 exemplary rock posters and flyers from over 200 international studios and artists, Art of Modern Rock is the long-anticipated sequel to coauthor Paul Grushkin's The Art of Rock. Profiles and quotes from the pioneers in the field and their emerging heirs share nearly 500 gloriously packed pages of poster after mind-blowing poster. As brash and colorful as the burgeoning scene it documents, Art of Modern Rock is the must-have book for music and poster fans and collectors.