In the sixties; as the nation anticipated the conquest of space; the defeat of poverty; and an end to injustice at home and abroad; no goal seemed beyond Americas reach. Then the seventies arrived-bringing oil shocks and gas lines; the disgrace and resignation of a president; defeat in Vietnam; terrorism at the 1972 Munich Olympics; urban squalor; bizarre crimes; high prices; and a bad economy. The country fell into a great funk. But when things fall apart; you can take the fragments and make something fresh. Avocado kitchens and Earth Shoes may have been ugly; but they signaled new modes of seeing and being. The first generation to see Earth from space found ways to make lifes everyday routines-eating; keeping warm; taking out the trash-meaningful; both personally and globally. And many decided to reinvent themselves. In Populuxe; a "textbook of consumerism in the Push Button Age" (Alan J. Adler; Los Angeles Times); Thomas Hine scrutinized the looks and life of the 1950s and 1960s; revealing the hopes and fears expressed in that eras design. In the same way; The Great Funk: Falling Apart and Coming Together (on a Shag Rug) in the Seventies maps a complex era by looking at its ideas; feelings; sex; fashions; textures; gestures; colors; demographic forces; artistic expressions; and other phenomena that shaped our lives. Hine gets into the shoes and heads of those who experienced the seventies-exploring their homes; feeling the beat of their music; and scanning the ads that incited their desires. But The Great Funk is more than a lavish catalogue of seventies culture: its a smart; informed; lively look at the "Me decade" through the eyes of the man House Garden called "Americas sharpest design critic."
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. its okayBy Sharon L. Sudanohas some neat ideas. think I still would prefer to do regular mosaics but may try some of these ideas on some things just to see how it works out.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Plaster MosaicsBy joan a donnellyThis book offers a quick. inexpensive way of upgrading everyday items along with creating new art pieces. Very good photos and instructions. I would recommend it to anyone. appeals to the crafty person or artist.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Pretty Projects but Lacks a LittleBy gojobooksThis is a colorful and informative book for the plaster artist. However. I was looking for a little more information on tools and possible electric tools that could shortcut some of the labor in creating in this method.
