Introducing Modernism: A Graphic Guide

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Introducing Modernism: A Graphic Guide
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Chris Rodrigues
Illustrated by Chris Garratt
SeriesGraphic Guides
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 168,Width 118
Category/GenreArt and design styles - Modernist design and Bauhaus
Literary studies - from c 1900 -
ISBN/Barcode 9781848311169
ClassificationsDewey:700.4112
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
General
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Icon Books
Imprint Icon Books
Publication Date 1 April 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Modernism is usually thought of as a shock wave of innovations hitting art, architecture, music, cinema and literature: the work of Picasso, Joyce, Schoenberg, movements like Futurism and Dada, the architecture of Le Corbusier, T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland and the avant-garde theatre of Bertolt Brecht or Samuel Beckett. But what really defines modernism? Why did it begin and how long did it last? Is Modernism over now? Chris Rodrigues and Chris Garratt's brilliant graphic guide is a dynamic exploration of the last century's most thrilling artistic work, and what it's really all about.

Author Biography

Chris Garratt is an illustrator and cartoonist whose Biff comic series ran for twenty years in the Guardian.