1990, ISBN: 9781578064021

Along with the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, hot rods and custom cars are powerful symbols of resistance, rebellion, and the high-octane lifestyle. Since the 1950s, these flashy restyled au… Mehr…

Along with the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, hot rods and custom cars are powerful symbols of resistance, rebellion, and the high-octane lifestyle. Since the 1950s, these flashy restyled automobiles have occupied a unique place in American popular mythology. Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustom Kulture checks out this particularly male subculture with an up-close look at customized car art and the artists who create it. Through amazing technical mastery, coupled with a uniquely American imagination, these motor-heads transform mass-produced products of industry into unique hand-crafted pieces of art called "rods" and "customs". This first full-length study to focus on the practice of hot rodding and car customizing argues not only that this "kustom kulture" deserves consideration as a source of legitimate art forms but also that the rise of American car customizing reflects the attitudes and ideas of the teen culture that emerged in the 1950s. While tracing the evolution of styles, this book examines specific cars and the progression of car culture through the 1990s. Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustom Kulture argues moreover that in this car art the theories of modernism meld with popular culture. In their beauty, in the sophistication of their designs, and in their formal play, these transformed, re-imagined cars parallel the ideas, techniques, and achievement of high-art modernists. And as high art progresses into postmodernism, so too does customized car culture. Despite the longevity and the magnitude of Kustom Kulture, this far-reaching contribution to American art has largely been ignored by mainstream critics. While postulating the cause of this anomaly, this bookquestions what is meant by art and how preconceived notions of gender, race, and class often prevent the recognition of creativity in places where imagination is not anticipated. Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustom Kulture DeWitt, John F., University Press of Mississippi<

ISBN: 1578064023

[SR: 7842659], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781578064021], University Press of Mississippi, University Press of Mississippi, Book, [PU: University Press of Mississippi], University Press of Mississi… Mehr…

[SR: 7842659], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781578064021], University Press of Mississippi, University Press of Mississippi, Book, [PU: University Press of Mississippi], University Press of Mississippi, 91, Art, Architecture & Photography, 4135891, Design Studies, 276859, Encyclopaedias, 266240, Architecture, 267854, Fashion Design, 267436, Graphic Arts, 512382, Painting & Drawing, 267664, Photography, 267388, Print & Decorative Arts, 267763, Sculpture, 266898, History of Art & Architecture, 267815, Styles & Movements, 266788, Art Issues, 512776, Criticism & Theory, 266794, Museums & Collections, 267841, Subjects within Art, 512780, Women & Art, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 772162, Cultural History, 772188, Local & Urban History, 772192, London, 271405, Multicultural History, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 271691, Cars, 909444, Antiques & Collectables by Subject, 271674, Antiques & Collectables, 64, Home & Garden, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 277081, Classic Cars, 277077, Automotive, 277076, Transport, 59, Reference, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 276522, Sociology, 496634, Family & Social Groups, 276303, Law & Disorder, 496644, Methodology & Research, 276447, Population & Demography, 276482, Social Issues, 276530, Sociological Theories, 496640, Sociology of Work, 276411, Social Sciences, 60, Society, Politics & Philosophy, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<

ISBN: 1578064023

Gebundene Ausgabe, [EAN: 9781578064021], University Press of Mississippi, University Press of Mississippi, Book, [PU: University Press of Mississippi], University Press of Mississippi, 60… Mehr…

Gebundene Ausgabe, [EAN: 9781578064021], University Press of Mississippi, University Press of Mississippi, Book, [PU: University Press of Mississippi], University Press of Mississippi, 60177011, Geschichte & Kritik, 59670011, Kunst & Fotografie, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 60353011, Kunst, 64581011, Popkultur, 64226011, Unterhaltung & Kultur, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 69397011, Oldtimer, 69388011, Auto & Motorrad, 69028011, Sachbücher, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 69392011, Customize, 69388011, Auto & Motorrad, 69028011, Sachbücher, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 69137011, Soziologie, 1321883031, Agrarsoziologie, 69160011, AIDS, 69154011, Altern, 69157011, Berufssoziologie, 69139011, Ehe & Familie, 69156011, Frauen, 69163011, Gemeinden, 69148011, Geschichte, 69141011, Gesellschaftstheorie, 69144011, Interkulturelle Beziehungen, 1321882031, Klassen, 69150011, Kultur, 69155011, Männer, 69151011, Soziale Bedingungen, 69162011, Soziale Gruppen, 69142011, Stadt, 69143011, Tod, 69158011, Vororte, 69108011, Sozialwissenschaften, 69028011, Sachbücher, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher<

2001, ISBN: 9781578064021

U.S.A.: University Press of Mississippi. Hardcover. 1578064023 2001 tight hardcover withdrawn library with all the markings covers lightly soiled interior clean . Good. 2001., University … Mehr…

U.S.A.: University Press of Mississippi. Hardcover. 1578064023 2001 tight hardcover withdrawn library with all the markings covers lightly soiled interior clean . Good. 2001., University Press of Mississippi, 2001<