Picked up in the '00-'01 SMP frenzy; I was looking to wrap my head around post-modernism in a way that had a definition with which I could smother a cPicked up in the '00-'01 SMP frenzy; I was looking to wrap my head around post-modernism in a way that had a definition with which I could smother a couple of characters. This sat at my bedside for about a year along with The Anti-Aesthetic... and New Media in the Late 20th Century. I got out of it what I needed though (art not being my particular field) I don't know if it really exemplifies this spot of knowledge. It has some neat pictures though....more
If I remember correctly, this book was the assigned text for the digital art class I took Spring '01 at SMCM. Interesting book with a lot of good intrIf I remember correctly, this book was the assigned text for the digital art class I took Spring '01 at SMCM. Interesting book with a lot of good intro material on folks like Nam June Paik. It gets a bit tedious at times but also has some pretty great color images throughout; too bad it's not an over-sized art history text -- now that would have been awesome....more
Collection of essays on postmodernism and various examples thereof. Consumed this particular text during my 2000-2001 stint at SMCM, working my way thCollection of essays on postmodernism and various examples thereof. Consumed this particular text during my 2000-2001 stint at SMCM, working my way through my SMP, trying to create reasonably plausible art students in my novel....more
I'll admit it. At age 14 when I first bought this, I thought I was getting some sort of compendium of alien species as described by abductees and otheI'll admit it. At age 14 when I first bought this, I thought I was getting some sort of compendium of alien species as described by abductees and other close encounters. A sort of creative non-fiction. Instead I got a compendium of creatures from science fiction. Still good but imagine my disappointment?
That said, the artwork in this book is fabulous. It's a neat little companion book for sci-fi fans; it has wonderful illustrations of all the various organisms that have been portrayed in some of sci-fi's classic and canonical works. And along with those illustrations? Little one-page write ups on their biology, social structure, etc....more
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