“Sharp Sybaritic” Retrofuturistic Deco Realism: Some Preliminary Notes on the 1980s Airbrush Art
Originating in the late 19th century, the airbrush spray gun was widely used in the mid-20th century as a photo retouch tool in advertising, while it contributed to the introduction of Photorealism in the early 1970s. The “LA scene” of the same decade popularized airbrush art through masterful illus...
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University of Alberta
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Media Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/imaginations/index.php/imaginations/article/view/29447 |