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Author Naish, Stephen Lee, author.

Title Create or die : essays on the artistry of Dennis Hopper / Stephen Lee Naish
Published Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Pres, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (110 pages)
Contents Cover; Contents; Introduction; Scenes from a Revolutionary Life: How Dennis Hopper Conquered the American Century; Hip-Hopp: Dennis Hopper and Music; The Elephant in the Room: Dennis Hopper and American Politics; Love and Hate: The Conflict of Emotions in The Blackout and Carried Away; Commercial Breakdown: Dennis Hopper in the World of Advertisements; White Light/White Heat: Actor and Character Collide in White Star; Double Standards: The Art and Photography of Dennis Hopper; Coda: The Fourth Wall; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography
Summary 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
Analysis Dennis Hopper, film theory, film genre, art and photography,
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 14, 2016)
Subject Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010 fast
Subject Film theory and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
ART -- General.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789048527137
9048527139