Bibliograph

Objects of desire, Surrealism and design 1924-today, editors: Mateo Kries, Tanja Cunz

Type

Label

Objects of desire, Surrealism and design 1924-today, editors: Mateo Kries, Tanja Cunz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 358-359) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsportraitsfacsimiles

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Objects of desire

Nature of contents

catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

281770

Responsibility statement

editors: Mateo Kries, Tanja Cunz

Sub title

Surrealism and design 1924-today

Summary

Surrealism expanded our reality by drawing upon myths, dreams, and the subconscious as sources of artistic inspiration. Beginning in the 1930s, the movement made a crucial impact on design, and it continues to inspire designers to this day. "Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design" is the first book to document this fascinating conversation. It includes numerous essays and a comprehensive selection of images which traces these reciprocal exchanges by juxtaposing exemplary artworks and design objects. Among the featured artists and designers are Gae Aulenti, Achille Castiglioni, Giorgio de Chirico, Le Corbusier, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Antoni Gaudí, Frederick Kiesler, René Magritte, Carlo Mollino, Meret Oppenheim, and many others. The book is rounded off with historical text material as well as short texts and statements by contemporary designers. This in-depth examination makes one thing abundantly clear: form does not always follow function--it can also follow our obsessions, our fantasies, and our hidden desires

Target audience

specialized

resource.variantTitle

Surrealism and design 1924-today

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