Failed Painter Or Unchained by Material Anxiety, The
The Failed Painter is a personal book about material anxiety in Graphic design’s creative work. It speaks of fascination for singular and multiple production processes, perfectibility, and imperfectability in times of virtual surface and hunger for authenticity.
Writing out of the persona ‘The Failed Painter’, this book is a collection of essays on design and art spanning culture, race, nation, and sheer vandalism from the author of The Impossibility of Silence: Writing for Designers, Artists & Photographers. Within this highly curated, yet varied assortment of approachable writing on aesthetics: space exploration, mercenaries, puberty, instant nostalgia, precarious labor, and of course, zombies.
| Weight | 0.210000 |
|---|---|
| ISBN13/Barcode | 9789083318820 |
| ISBN10 | 9083318826 |
| Author | Ian Lynam |
| Binding | Paperback |
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| Date Published | 1st April 2023 |
| Pages | 220 |
| Publisher | Public Knowledge Books |
The Failed Painter is a personal book about material anxiety in Graphic design’s creative work. It speaks of fascination for singular and multiple production processes, perfectibility, and imperfectability in times of virtual surface and hunger for authenticity.
Writing out of the persona ‘The Failed Painter’, this book is a collection of essays on design and art spanning culture, race, nation, and sheer vandalism from the author of The Impossibility of Silence: Writing for Designers, Artists & Photographers. Within this highly curated, yet varied assortment of approachable writing on aesthetics: space exploration, mercenaries, puberty, instant nostalgia, precarious labor, and of course, zombies.
Specifications
Type Softcover
Dimensions 105 mm x 175 mm / 4.1 x 6.9 inches (portait)
Binding Sewn-glued
Paper Serixo 250 gr. (cover) and 90 gr. (inside)
Edition 1.250
Color Pantone Bright Red U, Black
Printer Printon, Tallin (Est.)
Font Wordshape Cooper Black Italic Pro, Wordshape Cooper Chrome, Wordshape Biwa
Image specs 44 b/w images
Credits
Editor Ian Lynam
Author Ian Lynam
Graphic design Ian Lynam
Text editor Angela Paladino