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Surface Tensions - Surface, Finish and the Meaning of Objects (Hardcover, New)
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Surface Tensions - Surface, Finish and the Meaning of Objects (Hardcover, New)
Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture
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Surfaces are often held to be of lesser consequence than 'deeper'
or more 'substantive' aspects of artworks and objects. Yet it is
also possible to conceive of the surface in more positive terms: as
a site where complex forces meet. Surfaces can be theorized as
membranes, protective shells, sensitive skins, even thicknesses in
their own right. The surface is not so much a barrier to content as
an opportunity for encounter: in new objects, the surface is the
site of qualities of finish, texture, the site of tactile
interaction, the last point of contact between object and maker,
and the first point of contact between object and user. Surface
tensions includes sixteen essays that explore this theoretically
uncharted terrain. The subjects range widely: domestic maintenance;
avant-garde fashion; the faking of antiques; postmodern
architecture and design; contemporary film costume. Of particular
emphasis within the volume are textiles, which are among the most
complex and culturally rich materialisations of surface. As a
whole, the book provides insights into the whole lifecycle of
objects, not just their condition when new. -- .
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