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03232aam a2200445 i 4500 001 DD79CA9E141211EF8F56A7732FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240517010047 008 140512t20142014maua b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2014017714 020 $a 0262027607 020 $a 9780262027601 035 $a (OCoLC)878501797 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d IG# $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d CDX $d AU@ $d CLE $d ZCU $d DEBSZ $d VP@ $d YUS $d OCLCQ $d OCL $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d CDS $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCL $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a GV839.6 $b .K48 2014 082 00 $a 797.3/2 $2 23 100 1 $a Kenvin, Richard, $e author. 245 10 $a Surf craft : $b design and the culture of board riding / $c Richard Kenvin ; edited by Christine Knoke ; photographs by Ryan Field, Mingei International Museum, San Diego. 264 1 $a Boston : $b MIT Press, $c [2014] 300 $a 192 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 29 cm 520 $a Surfboards were once made of wood and shaped by hand, objects of both cultural and recreational significance. Today most surfboards are mass-produced with fiberglass and a stew of petrochemicals, moving or floating billboards for athletes and their brands, emphasizing the commercial rather than the cultural. Surf Craft maps this evolution, examining surfboard design and craft with 150 color images and an insightful text. From the ancient Hawaiian alaia, the traditional board of the common people, to the unadorned boards designed with mathematical precision but built by hand by Bob Simmons, to the store-bought longboards popularized by the 1959 surf-exploitation movie Gidget, board design reflects both aesthetics and history. The decline of traditional alaia board riding is not only an example of a lost art but also a metaphor for the disintegration of traditional culture after the Republic of Hawaii was overthrown and annexed in the 1890s. In his text, Richard Kenvin looks at the craft and design of surfboards from a historical and cultural perspective. He views board design as an exemplary model of mingei, or art of the people, and the craft philosophy of Soetsu Yanagi. Yanagi believed that a design's true beauty and purpose are revealed when it is put to its intended use. In its purest form, the craft of board building, along with the act of surfing itself, exemplifies Mingei. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 650 0 $a Surfboards $z United States $x History. $x History. 650 0 $a Surfing $z United States. 650 0 $a Surfing $x Social aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Subculture. 650 7 $a Subculture $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01136426 650 7 $a Surfboards $x Design and construction $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01139317 650 7 $a Surfing $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01139321 650 7 $a Surfing $x Social aspects $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01139327 651 7 $a United States $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a photobooks. $2 aat $0 (CStmoGRI)aatgf300265728 655 7 $a History $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Photobooks. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Livres de photographies. $2 rvmgf $0 (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001206 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240517012201.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DD79CA9E141211EF8F56A7732FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search