Postdigital Artisans: Craftsmanship with a New Aesthetic in Fashion, Art, Design and Architecture - Hardcover

Jonathan Openshaw

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9491727613 ISBN 13: 9789491727610

Publisher: Frame Publishers, 2015

Synopsis

*In recent years there is a huge public interest in how digital technology is influencing the world around us. Most of the books in this area focus on the technology rather than the mindset.This leaves the opportunity for this book that combines a deep engagement with the digital moment, but which connects it to craft, the handmade and artisanship. As the digital becomes ever more dominant in our daily lives, there is a return to physical experiences, and it's possible to trace this renewed dedication to tactility and craft across the creative industries - from art to fashion and architecture. Our book will focus on this return to tactility, but by featuring creatives who fully embrace the digital moment, and draw deep inspiration from these themes. *Includes an in-depth introduction written by author Jonathan Openshaw. *Included essays and interviews with leading figures such as Hans Ulrich Obrist, Nathan Jurgenson and Glenn Adamson also throw light on the subject of postdigital creativity, from visual art to architecture, urban planning to design. *The book profiles 60 contemporary artists and designers, and is devided into 6 chapters. *Each article is richly illustrated with the work of the artist or designer. *Outstanding graphic design.

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From the Back Cover:

Digital technology has irreversibly changed the way in which we see, think and act on the world. It's estimated that the Internet now absorbs around half our waking attention, and more people are gazing into a screen at this moment than are looking out of a window. But as we are drawn deeper into a symbiotic relationship with the digital, there is a growing desire for more tactile, immersive experiences. Touch screens are not enough: people want to actually touch, and be touched in return.

It's in this context that we should see the 'postdigital artisans' of this book. Deeply influenced by the digital world in which we live, they reject a purely screen-based approach, and warn against a reliance on automated manufacturing processes such as 3D printing. Instead, they call for a return to craft in the digital age, and are making tactile objects from clay, metal, glass and wood. This is not a rejection of new technology, and there is no sense of nostalgia in their work. The opportunities and aesthetics of the digital age are embraced here, but the technological honeymoon is over for these artisans, who place materials back at the heart of art, design, fashion and architecture.

Postdigital Artisans profiles 60 contemporary artists and designers, accompanied by rich illustrations of their work. Essays and interviews with leading figures such as Hans Ulrich Obrist, Nathan Jurgenson and Glenn Adamson also throw light on the subject of postdigital creativity, from visual art to architecture, urban planning to design.

About the Author:

Jonathan Openshaw: Jonathan Openshaw is editor in chief of POSTmatter magazine, and writes extensively on the impact of new technology on the creative industries. Openshaw studied Social Anthropology at Cambridge, and specialised in the anthropology of art and visual communication.

About this edition

• Publisher: Frame Publishers
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 9491727613
• ISBN 13: 9789491727610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296