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From the sensuality of Dali’s Mae West Lips sofa to Schiaparelli’s dramatic Tear dress, Surrealism produced some of the most extraordinary objects ever created. Now available in paperback, this book examines the movement’s impact on the wider fields of design, photography and the decorative arts.

Surreal Things

Surrealism and Design

$115.56

  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    1 October 2014

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Summary

From the sensuality of Dali’s Mae West Lips sofa to Schiaparelli’s dramatic Tear dress, Surrealism produced some of the most extraordinary objects ever created.

Now available in paperback, this book examines the movement’s impact on the wider fields of design, photography and the decorative arts, and its sometimes uneasy relationship with the commercial world. Surreal Things features works from artists and designers such as Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Horst P. Horst, Alexander Calder, Max Ernst and Joan Miro and explores some of Surrealism’s dominant themes. The range of objects spans painting, sculpture, works on paper, bookbinding, jewellery, ceramics, glass, textiles, furniture, fashion, film and photography.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781851775019
ISBN-10:1851775013
Author:Ghislaine Wood
Publisher:V & A Publishing
Imprint:V & A Publications
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:1 October 2014
Weight:2.05kg
Dimensions:247mm x 287mm
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About The Author

Ghislaine Wood

Ghislaine Wood is a curator specializing in twentieth-century art and design in the Research Department at the V&A. She is the author and co-author of numerous publications including Art Nouveau 1890 - 1910 (V&A, 2000), Art Deco 1910 - 1939 (V&A, 2003), and British Design from 1948: Innovation in the Modern Age (V&A, 2012).

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