The Spectacular of Vernacular
ISBN: 9780935640991 | 0935640991
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Distributed Art Pub Inc
Pub. Date: 3/31/2011
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The Spectacular of Vernacularaddresses the role of vernacular forms in the work of 26 artists who utilize craft, folklore and roadside kitsch to explore the role of culturally specific iconography in the increasingly global world of art. Drawing inspiration from such sources as local architecture, amateur photographs and state fair banners, their work runs the spectrum from the sleek to the handcrafted. Inspired by Mike Kelley's observation that "the mass culture of today is the folk art of tomorrow," these artists embrace the totems and neon s... MORE
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