Wordrobe : the messages of word and image in textile and apparel design of the 1980s

Author

Martin, Richard

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Textile & text. 1989, Num. 1-2, Vol. 12, 3-14, 30 ill.

ISSN

1051-4090

Abstract (en)

Citing inter alia the influence of surrealism, Pop art, widespread literacy and polyglot internationalism, examines the use of language and word imagery in contemporary apparel under five headings: graffiti and punk art, globalism and glossolalia, language games and plays on words, new calligraphy, and polemics.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Decorative arts -- Textiles and costume
• Costume
• Textiles
• 1900-2000
• Words
• Graffiti
• Punk
• Pop art
• Surrealism
• Puns
• Influence
• Representation
• Communication

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Arts décoratifs -- Textiles et costume
• Costume
• Textiles
• 1900-2000
• Mot
• Graffiti
• Punk
• Pop art
• Surréalisme
• Calembour
• Influence
• Représentation
• Communication

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00425619

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