Gothic Pop Graphics

Gothic Pop Graphics
Author: Vincenzo Sguera
Publisher: Arkivia Books Srl
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-04-16
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9788888766102

It is not always possible for taste to follow a straight road, because it is linked to the social and political situations in which we live. Man's need to be more introspective, attracted by mysticism and non-rational figures, full of ancient, spiritual meaning, has produced a look ever-present after '68: the "dark" look which took several roads up to the present time. A gothic look, made up of involutions, forms that are complex, harsh, excessive, lacking colour and very stylised. This "dark" look has evolved into a "new liberty", lightening the original heaviness, for example bringing a skull to be associated with a spray of flowers. The gloominess of the times has felt the need to become lighter. These stylistic features are synthetisised in Gothic Pop and the books of this series. The graphics in Gothic Pop Graphics Vol.1 are decidedly more complex , like a composition that unites different structures; one conceptual, that is the contents determined by images and text, the other decorative, made up of rounded signs, pseudonatural, spirals, leaves, pois, lines and concentric circles. The result is never the same each time, it usually avoids a symmetric geometric structure. Development occurs by themes dear to the young target of reference: from nature, music, love to sport and pacifism. Here, myth and rhetoric find an ironic tone that sometimes questions itself and proposes never banal visions. Of course this "Gothic Pop" can sometimes be decorative as in the textures, and sometimes expressive. These graphics certainly try to be both these things, in informal equilibrium, slightly "grunge". Containing gothic pop graphics, this resource features the following themes: Nature; Animals; Eco; City; Dark; Mystic; Love; Woman; Beat; Active; Play; War; Travel; Food; and, Next. For the cost of an hour or more's work, or hiring a professional designer, anyone needing a gothic pop graphic can download it to use anyway-they-like from this resource.The concepts developed in the graphics feature the following themes: Nature; Animals; Eco; City; Dark; Mystic; Love; Woman; Beat; Active; Play; War; Travel; Food; and, Next.All files (real size 100 per cent) can be opened by: Illustrator 5 and following; Coreldraw 8 and following; Freehand 8 and following; and, Photoshop in any version. ILLUSTRATIONS 132 colour

Gothic Pop Textures

Gothic Pop Textures
Author: Vincenzo Sguera
Publisher: Arkivia Books Srl
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9788888766072

This book provides graphic designers, artists, stylists, and anyone in need of artistic inspiration with more than 100 ready-to-use designs. This work presents designs in the Gothic style - from Neo floral soft-coloured patterns to Liberty style black and white textures - that are suitable for textile fabrics, clothing, home furnishing, and wall papers. Created with unrivalled care, passion, and dedication, this stunning volume provides graphic designers, artists, stylists, and anyone in need of artistic inspiration with more than 100 free and ready-to-use designs. "Gothic Pop Textures" presents designs in the new Gothic style - from Neo floral soft-coloured patterns to Liberty style black and white textures - that are suitable for textile fabrics, clothing, home furnishing, wall and gift papers, and much more. Also included with this volume is a free Windows and Mac compatible CD that features all of the designs in high-resolution, full-colour, and 100 per cent size - ready to reproduced in perfect alignment. "It is not always possible for taste to follow a straight road, because it is linked to the social and political situations in which we live. Man's need to be more introspective, attracted by mysticism and non-rational figures, full of ancient, spiritual meaning, has produced a look ever-present after '68: the "dark" look which took several roads up to the present time. A gothic look, made up of involutions, forms that are complex, harsh, excessive, lacking colour and very stylised. This look has evolved into a "new liberty", lightening the original heaviness, for example bringing a skull to be associated with a spray of flowers. The gloominess of the times has felt the need to become lighter. I have synthetisised these stylistic features in Gothic Pop and the books of this series. Beginning with this volume, the signs, if essential, are intertwined with liberty, but they are also oriental, arabesque, but without frills, just an excuse to depict a flower or a butterfly. Modernisation in embroidery or the decoration of a gate or the rose window of a cathedral. Black and white with one more colour, or a soft colour to give elegance to these designs. Many designers and stylists have asked me for this sort of image because they were lacking on the market except perhaps in clothing collections, not yet gathered in a book on that theme. In this book you can find these images suitable for becoming textiles, wallpapers or ceramics, ready for use." Vincenzo Sguera AUTHOR Vincenzo Sguera, an Italian architect, has been working in the field of design, fashion, textiles and accessories, directing several creative studios and developing products for many companies at an international level since 1977. In 2003 he founded Arkivia Books and has since worked as an author and publisher. ILLUSTRATIONS 130 colour *

Gothic Pop Textures

Gothic Pop Textures
Author: Vincenzo Sguera
Publisher: Arkivia Book Srl
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2014-09
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9788888766546

It is not always possible for taste to follow a straight road, because it is linked to the social and political situations in which we live. Man's need to be more introspective - attracted by mysticism and non-rational figures, full of ancient, spiritual meaning - has produced a gothic look: made up forms that are complex, harsh, excessive, lacking color and very stylized. This look has evolved into a "new liberty," lightening the original heaviness, for example associating a skull with a spray of flowers. The gloominess of the times has felt the need to become lighter.

Goth-Icky

Goth-Icky
Author: Michael J. Nelson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2005-09
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Containing more than 200 images from the archives of Charles S. Anderson Design Co. and a sharply hilarious text by the main writer and host of the legendary "Mystery Science Theater 3000," this is a kitsch and campy testament to America's love of horror.

Gothic in Comics and Graphic Novels

Gothic in Comics and Graphic Novels
Author: Julia Round
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2014-02-07
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476614326

This book explores the connections between comics and Gothic from four different angles: historical, formal, cultural and textual. It identifies structures, styles and themes drawn from literary gothic traditions and discusses their presence in British and American comics today, with particular attention to the DC Vertigo imprint. Part One offers an historical approach to British and American comics and Gothic, summarizing the development of both their creative content and critical models, and discussing censorship, allusion and self-awareness. Part Two brings together some of the gothic narrative strategies of comics and reinterprets critical approaches to the comics medium, arguing for an holistic model based around the symbols of the crypt, the spectre and the archive. Part Three then combines cultural and textual analysis, discussing the communities that have built up around comics and gothic artifacts and concluding with case studies of two of the most famous gothic archetypes in comics: the vampire and the zombie.

Goth Chic

Goth Chic
Author: Gavin Baddeley
Publisher: Plexus Publishing
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2021-02-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0859657086

Goth Chic is the first book to properly explore Gothic culture in the modern world. Gavin Baddeley unearths hidden gems from the underground alongside better-known manifestations, including horror comics, fetish clubs, Goth-rock superstars and vampire cultists. The result is a book that provides a peerless primer for Gothic culture novices and an incisive analysis to challenge and compel even the most seasoned veteran of this dark underworld.

Gothic Remixed

Gothic Remixed
Author: Megen de Bruin-Molé
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-03-25
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 135023446X

The bestselling genre of Frankenfiction sees classic literature turned into commercial narratives invaded by zombies, vampires, werewolves, and other fantastical monsters. Too engaged with tradition for some and not traditional enough for others, these 'monster mashups' are often criticized as a sign of the artistic and moral degeneration of contemporary culture. These hybrid creations are the 'monsters' of our age, lurking at the limits of responsible consumption and acceptable appropriation. This book explores the boundaries and connections between contemporary remix and related modes, including adaptation, parody, the Gothic, Romanticism, and postmodernism. Taking a multimedia approach, case studies range from novels like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series, to television programmes such as Penny Dreadful, to popular visual artworks like Kevin J. Weir's Flux Machine GIFs. Megen de Bruin-Molé uses these monstrous and liminal works to show how the thrill of transgression has been contained within safe and familiar formats, resulting in the mashups that dominate Western popular culture.

Retro Graphics

Retro Graphics
Author: Jonathan Raimes
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2007-07-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780811855082

Retro Graphics makes it easy for DIY designers to mimic the most prominent styles of the past hundred years. A plethora of authentic design modelsfrom Art Deco and Gothic Revival to Pop Art and Post Modernismare presented and broken down into their component parts in this handy sourcebook. These entries include step-by-step techniques, color palettes, typefaces, illustration styles, and ornamentation to help anyone create the look of such diverse materials as Victorian advertisements and pulp fiction book jackets. History can't be revived, but it can be simulated with this richly illustrated and meticulously researched visual encyclopedia.

The Art of Gothic

The Art of Gothic
Author: Natasha Scharf
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2014-10
Genre: Art, Modern
ISBN: 9781783052639

Dressed head-to-toe in black, often with extreme make-up, the gothic look has been a popular once since the 1980s. Gothic art is about more than just album covers and ephemera; it's about fashion, book jackets, cinematography, computer graphics and fine arts. And its influence frequently seeps through into mainstream culture.The first ever English language collection of gothic images available. Features 224 pages of gothic photography and artwork. Contains up to date references that encompass the modern gothic movement as well as the original movement that came from punk. Gathers imagery from around the world, including previously unpublished photographs and artwork. Each chapter includes two special features, including profiles of influential artists or styles. Features articles on the work of well-known artists such as Anne Sudworth and Roman Dirge as well as graphic design teams Parched Art, Leisure Process and 23 Envelope.

Goth

Goth
Author: Michael Bibby
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2007-04-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0822389703

Since it first emerged from Britain’s punk-rock scene in the late 1970s, goth subculture has haunted postmodern culture and society, reinventing itself inside and against the mainstream. Goth: Undead Subculture is the first collection of scholarly essays devoted to this enduring yet little examined cultural phenomenon. Twenty-three essays from various disciplines explore the music, cinema, television, fashion, literature, aesthetics, and fandoms associated with the subculture. They examine goth’s many dimensions—including its melancholy, androgyny, spirituality, and perversity—and take readers inside locations in Los Angeles, Austin, Leeds, London, Buffalo, New York City, and Sydney. A number of the contributors are or have been participants in the subculture, and several draw on their own experiences. The volume’s editors provide a rich history of goth, describing its play of resistance and consumerism; its impact on class, race, and gender; and its distinctive features as an “undead” subculture in light of post-subculture studies and other critical approaches. The essays include an interview with the distinguished fashion historian Valerie Steele; analyses of novels by Anne Rice, Poppy Z. Brite, and Nick Cave; discussions of goths on the Internet; and readings of iconic goth texts from Bram Stoker’s Dracula to James O’Barr’s graphic novel The Crow. Other essays focus on gothic music, including seminal precursors such as Joy Division and David Bowie, and goth-influenced performers such as the Cure, Nine Inch Nails, and Marilyn Manson. Gothic sexuality is explored in multiple ways, the subjects ranging from the San Francisco queercore scene of the 1980s to the increasing influence of fetishism and fetish play. Together these essays demonstrate that while its participants are often middle-class suburbanites, goth blurs normalizing boundaries even as it appears as an everlasting shadow of late capitalism. Contributors: Heather Arnet, Michael Bibby, Jessica Burstein, Angel M. Butts, Michael du Plessis, Jason Friedman, Nancy Gagnier, Ken Gelder, Lauren M. E. Goodlad, Joshua Gunn, Trevor Holmes, Paul Hodkinson, David Lenson, Robert Markley, Mark Nowak, Anna Powell, Kristen Schilt, Rebecca Schraffenberger, David Shumway, Carol Siegel, Catherine Spooner, Lauren Stasiak, Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock