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The Art of Mechanical Reproduction: Technology and Aesthetics from Duchamp to th
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- 9780226131191
- Book Title
- The Art of Mechanical Reproduction
- ISBN
- 9780226131191
- Subject Area
- Technology & Engineering, Photography, Art
- Publication Name
- Art of Mechanical Reproduction : Technology and Aesthetics from Duchamp to the Digital
- Item Length
- 1 in
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Subject
- Techniques / General, History / Contemporary (1945-), General, History, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Item Width
- 0.9 in
- Item Weight
- 49.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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"Medium" is a central concept in 2th-century art criticism. This is the first book-length exploration of how the status of traditional mediums (painting, sculpture, drawing) has been transformed in modern and contemporary art by the rise of photography, film, broadcast tv and other technologies. It presents original research on many famous artists together with a fresh theoretical approach that challenges some of the most entrenched criticism of the past several decades. It reconsiders key practices in modern art in relation to specific technologies of the time rather than through the strict current idea of medium. Thus we get to watch Paul Klee tinker in the darkroom, Hans Bellmer figuring out how to make doube-exposures in motion pictures, an aging Chris Marker gleefully experimenting with digital technology, Robert Smithson taking apart a Xerox machine, Douglas Huebler brushing up on basic chemistry, and Gerhard Richter adapting his technical knowledge of mass printing and photo reproduction to produce a full-blown aesthetic agenda and set of artistic protocols for painting. Other artists considered include Ellsworth Kelley, Tacita Dean, and networks that draw in Duchamp, Kiesler, Picasso, Twombly, Rauschenberg, Mel Bochner, and more.
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022613119x
ISBN-13
9780226131191
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038278640
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Art of Mechanical Reproduction : Technology and Aesthetics from Duchamp to the Digital
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Techniques / General, History / Contemporary (1945-), General, History, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Photography, Art
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
1 in
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Width
0.9 in
Item Weight
49.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2014-029538
Lc Classification Number
Nx635.T76 2014
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The Art of Mechanical Reproduction is adroit and well informed across a broad swath of modern and contemporary art; it is bold and fearless in tackling heavyweight writers in the field; and the literary standard throughout is exceptionally high. One real strength of the work lies in the fine-textured visual analyses. The to and fro movement of Trodd's writing and the weave of cross-connections bind together what on the surface are quite disparate case studies. A most impressive work., Trodd explores a wide range of media beyond photography and film, including transfer drawing, collage, ready-made sculpture, and photocopying. She also explains the psychological significance of specific techniques adapted by artists, such as Ellsworth Kelly's 'camera vision' and the networks and systems underlying conceptual art. . . . Recommended., Trodd illuminates key moments in the history of modern art when new technologies transformed artistic practices. Organised chronologically over six chapters, Trodd harnesses the materials and processes of mechanical reproduction and reception as a common thread to weave together the work of such diverse artists as László Moholy-Nagy, Pablo Picasso, Hans Bellmer, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Smithson, Gerhart Richter, Andre Tarkovsky, and Tacita Dean, among others. Seeking to upend the 'inherited cultural tradition' that informed modernist historicism along with its hold on medium specificity, the author constructs an invigorating, alternative historiographical narrative., The Art of Mechanical Reproduction is adroit and well informed across a broad swath of modern and contemporary art; it is bold and fearless in tackling heavyweight writers in the field, and the literary standard throughout is exceptionally high. The fine-textured visual analyses and Trodd's weave of cross-connections bind together what on the surface are quite disparate case studies. A most impressive work., The Art of Mechanical Reproduction is one of the best books on the subject of how changing technologies gives birth to new artistic values. . . . A must-read for those who are interested in arts., Trodd illuminates key moments in the history of modern art when new technologies transformed artistic practices. Organised chronologically over six chapters, Trodd harnesses the materials and processes of mechanical reproduction and reception as a common thread to weave together the work of such diverse artists as László Moholy-Nagy, Pablo Picasso, Hans Bellmer, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Smithson, Gerhart Richter, Andre Tarkovsky, and Tacita Dean, among others. ?Seeking to upend the 'inherited cultural tradition' that informed modernist historicism along with its hold on medium specificity, the author constructs an invigorating, alternative historiographical narrative., Trodd's analysis stands out for its level of thoughtfulness and intellectual sophistication and for its perceptive and inventive engagement with larger theoretical issues that have been debated intensively in the art historical literature of the past few decades. The book offers a way of moving beyond the closures of current thinking on the vexed question of how picturing and drawing practices have been reshaped by the technologizing of the image in modern media., Trodd's book is original, rigorous, and written in a lively prose style. It engages with theories of art following Walter Benjamin concerned with our interaction as subjects with the technical image. The 'post-cinematic' art she analyzes is born of an encounter with the machine. Instead of bemoaning that encounter, Trodd conveys something of the early avant-garde's excitement in the new technology while also maintaining a critical edge. Her excitement is contagious., A scholarly and often brilliant reading of the complicated relationship between aesthetics and the notion of media. . . . Trodd directly acknowledges Benjaminian inspiration, delivering a captivating and convincing account of how new practices of mechanical reproduction profoundly influenced key advances in modernist art., " The Art of Mechanical Reproduction is one of the best books on the subject of how changing technologies gives birth to new artistic values. . . . A must-read for those who are interested in arts." , Trodd's analysis stands out for its level of thoughtfulness and intellectual sophistication and for its perceptive and inventive engagement with larger theoretical issues that have been debated intensively in the art historical literature of the past few decades. The book offers a way of moving beyond the closures of current thinking on the vexed question of how picturing and drawing practices have been reshaped by the technologizing of the image in modern media., An insightful look at how mechanical reproduction may be seen as the essential influence in art's evolution from modernism at the dawn of the last century through to the contemporary art of today. . . . The Art of Mechanical Reproduction is a valuable addition to collections in the areas of art theory, modern art, and contemporary art. Scholarly, richly annotated, and finely produced due to the quality of its reproductions, paper, and binding, this is a volume that should age well intellectually and physically., Trodd explores a wide range of media beyond photography and film, including transfer drawing, collage, ready-made sculpture, and photocopying. She also explains the psychological significance of specific techniques adapted by artists, such as Ellsworth Kelly's 'camera vision' and the networks and systems underlying conceptual art. . . . Recommended., An insightful look at how mechanical reproduction may be seen as the essential influence in art's evolution from modernism at the dawn of the last century through to the contemporary art of today. . . . The Art of Mechanical Reproduction is a valuable addition to collections in the areas of art theory, modern art, and contemporary art. Scholarly, richly annotated, and finely produced due to the quality of its reproductions, paper, and binding, this is a volume that should age well intellectually and physically., Trodd's analysis stands out for its level of thoughtfulness and intellectual sophistication-she is really smart-and for its perceptive and inventive engagement with larger theoretical issues that have been debated intensively in the art historical literature of the past few decades. The book offers a way of moving beyond the closures of current thinking on the vexed question of how picturing and drawing practices have been reshaped by the technologizing of the image in modern media., Both thoroughly contextualised and supported by close visual analysis at every turn. . . . [Trodd] deftly moves between artists, objects and modes of production to chart how technologies have shaped creative practice as the age of machines gave way to the age of information. . . . That Trodd is able to guide us . . . not by grandiose statements on the contemporary state of things, but by locating signposts throughout the recent past, is testament to her skill.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction. The Art of Mechanical Reproduction 1 Mnemotechnics Oil-transfer * Investing in drawing * Apparatus * Camera-seeing 2 Seeing Machines The panorama device * Collage * Large Glass /shop window * Ball-Joint , Rotoreliefs , Guitar 3 Camera Vision Painting shadows * Automatic drawing * Screening the body * Screen memories 4 Xeroxing the Medium Working Drawings * Mapping "systems" * Photo-plus-text * The dialectical image 5 Painting at a Standstill Don't look now * The stilled and moving image * Pathos formulae 6 Farewell to the Machine Age? The film machine * Mechanical ballets * Dean's long lens * Film machines after film Notes Index
Copyright Date
2015
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Decimal
701/.05
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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