Create or Die

Essays on the Artistry of Dennis Hopper

Stephen Lee Naish (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

110 Seiten

2016
Pallas Publications (Verlag)
978-90-8964-858-7 (ISBN)

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Dennis Hopper (1936-2010) was one of most charismatic and protean figures to emerge from the American independent film movement of the 1960s and '70s, an incredibly compelling screen presence who helped give cult classics like Easy Rider and Blue Velvet their off-kilter appeal. But his artistic interests went far beyond acting, and this collection of essays is the first major work to take in Hopper as a creative artist in all his fields of endeavour, from acting and directing to photography, sculpture, and expressionist painting. Stephen Naish doesn't skimp on covering Hopper's best-known work, but he breaks new ground in putting it in context with his other creative enterprises, showing how one medium informs another, and how they offer a portrait of an artist who was restless, even flawed at times, but always aiming to live up to his motto: create or die. Follow the podcasts by Steve Naish here . This collection of essays is the first major work to take in Dennis Hopper as a creative artist in all his fields of endeavour, from acting and directing to photography, sculpture, and expressionist painting.

Stephen Lee Naish's writing explores film, politics, and popular culture and the places where they converge. His essays have appeared in numerous journals and periodicals, including the arts and culture magazines The Quietus, 3am Magazine, Empty Mirror, Gadfly, Everyday Analysis and Scholardarity. He is the author of the essay collection U.ESS.AY: Politics and Humanity in American Film (Zer0 Books) and Create or Die: Essays on the Artistry of Dennis Hopper (Amsterdam University Press). He lives in Kingston, Ontario, Canada with his wife Jamie and their son Hayden.

Introduction, Scenes from a Revolutionary Life, Hip-Hopp, The Elephant in the Room, Love and Hate, Commercial Breakdown, White Light/White Heat, Double Standards, Coda, Acknowledgements, Notes, Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2016
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	220 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	90-8964-858-5 / 9089648585
ISBN-13	978-90-8964-858-7 / 9789089648587
Zustand	Neuware