Create or Die

by Naish, Stephen Lee

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Title Statements

Full title :Create or Die / Stephen Lee Naish.

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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):AMSTERDAM University PRES
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (1 online resource 110 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9789048527137, 9048527139
oclc:on1225540851
LC Classification:PN2287.H66
Dewey Decimal:791.43028092

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.