Eiko on Stage
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (611 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0935112537 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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terry said Five Stars. very comprehensive and exciting overview of this dynamic designer.. Every page I turned made me gasp in awe. Phew! Let me say at once: this is the most incredible, most beautiful book I own. And I've collected quality illustrated books for years. It stands between Avedon's "Observations" and Damien Hirst's "I want to be with everybody blah blah" on my (reinforced) bookshelf--and right now it tops either of them in its artistry, design, and sheer beauty.I'm getting carried away. So this is a breathtaking journey through 10 of the projects th. Kind of mind-blowing Doc Occula I cannot recommend this book highly enough for artists, costumers, filmmakers, theatre designers and directors and set designers as a valuable asset to your research library. Eiko is one of the most visionary designers of our time and this book is replete with extraordinary photos of her extraordinary work, as well as interesting information and interviews about how she achieves it. I use this book all the time when I teach des
In counterpoint, Francis Ford Coppola shares his personal experience of a unique creative collaboration.. Butterfly, starring Anthony Hopkins, Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, and The Cell, starring Jennifer Lopez. This new book chronicles nine of her most dynamic stage and screen productions from the past fifteen years, including: Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, M. In the accompanying text, Eiko takes us into her creative process and the harmonies and discords of her fascinating, explosive collaborations with such artists as Paul Schrader, David Copperfield, and Philip Glass, among many others. One of the most influential designers of this century draws from a wide range of cultural and historical sources to create images that are provocative, emotional, sometimes shocking, and always beautiful
But terfly; and a sinuosity cloaking bodies in The Cell and The Ring of theNibelung . Color photographs do much of the talking--and more than adequately pay homage to Eiko's art. From Booklist All too often, the talent behind wondrous sets and costumes, in advertising and in films, goes unrecognized, although rewards flourish in such high-visibility contests as the Grammies, the Oscars, and the Tonys. Ishioka, well known in her native Japan, will achieve more international fame with the publication of her second book (the first being Eiko by Eiko , 1983). Hallmarks soon become apparent: literal visual metaphors (the anatomical diagram of an arm for David Copperfield's Broadway magic show); minimalism, as in Hwang's M. She dissects the beginnings and realizations of her art in nine forms, ranging from a four-night-only performance of a Japanese opera to her m