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Title: Surf Culture: The Art History of Surfing by Craig Stecyk, David Carson ISBN: 1-58423-113-0 Publisher: Gingko Press Pub. Date: December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Surf Culture - The Art History of Surfing
Comment: Surf Culture is an amazing marriage of words and pictures. David Carson's "interpretation" is pitch-perfect, a complete masterpiece. It's all here: an historical perspective, tons of full bleed imagery and contemporary artistic musings on the aesthetics of surfing. I suppose the "hater" with the negative review would propose a clean rectilinear design, too bad the whole thing just went right over his head.
Rating: 1
Summary: Great Content... Poor Design
Comment: If you're looking for a good book on the art history of surfing and surf culture, unfortunately this is NOT it. "Surf Life 32 to 02" by Tom Adler & Quiksilver is a much more accurate depiction of surf history and culture... which is tastefully presented. "Surf Culture The Art History of Surfing" could have been an excellent representation of the Surf Culture art exhibit if it wasn't for the EXTREAMLY poor editorial design by David Carson! Pure and utter chaos! What a waste! What was he thinking? Books are for reading, not for designers to "express" themselves... not to such a chaotic extent anyway. "We Approach Our Martinis with Such High Expectations" by Jamie Brisick is an excellent read on surfing as well. Perhaps Jamie can give David some lessons on what real art is.
Rating: 5
Summary: Stecyk does it again
Comment: After elevating the development of skateboarding from criminal activity to its proper place in modern culture with Dogtown and Z-Boys Stecyk, a long-time contributor to The Surfer's Journal, presents the artifacts of surfing culture in an equally intelligent manner. This book is developed from the recent exhibition at the Laguna Arts Museum. A must have for anyone interested in surfing. Steyck has come a long way from epoxying bronzed roadkill to major California roadways. He's an artist too.
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Title: The Encyclopedia of Surfing by Matt Warshaw ISBN: 0151005796 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 06 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Surf Life 32 to 02 by Sam George, Tom Adler, Craig Stecyk ISBN: 1890481092 Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Way of the Surfer: Living It 1935 to Tomorrow by Drew Kampion ISBN: 0810946386 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Stoked! A History of Surf Culture by Drew Kampion ISBN: 1586852132 Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: We Approach Our Martinis with Such High Expectations by Jamie Brisick ISBN: 0965653579 Publisher: Consafos Pr Pub. Date: 12 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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