Sensacional!: Mexican Street Graphics - Rilegato

Mena, Juan Carlos; Reyes, Oscar; Byrne, David

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1568983468 ISBN 13: 9781568983462

Casa editrice: Princeton Architectural Pr, 2002

Riassunto

Walk down any street in Mexico, and you'll be greeted by images of soccer stars, mariachi singers, space ships, taxis, tortas, tequila, or any one of the colorful posters that shopkeepers, advertisers, designers, and artists have put up throughout their cities and towns. Sensacional: Mexican Street Graphics is the definitive collection of these outrageous, vivid, exuberant, and downright beautiful images that so often define public space south of the border. In contrast to the corporate efficiency of so much American signage, the images collected here depict a vibrant and experimental visual culture. Advertising everything from sex clubs, wrestling arenas, and restaurants to dentist's offices, auto-body shops, locksmiths, and shoe-repair stores, these images provide an inspiring monument to the craft of vernacular design, and are as much a part of the streetscape as the buildings they cover. Following a foreword by renowned musician and artist David Byrne, and an introduction by design historian Steven Heller, Sensacional presents more than 300 full-color illustrations of Mexico's most animated street graphics.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Juan Carlos Mena teaches design at the Universidad Iberoamericana at Santa Fe Cuidad de Mexico.

Product Description:

New York, Princeton Architectural Press, 2002, album in 16mo (cm. 17,5 x 19) cartonato con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 348 completamente illustrato da tavole a colori (tracce d'uso al dorso) .

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Princeton Architectural Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1568983468
• ISBN 13: 9781568983462
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 347