Editors: gestalten
Preface by Rosie Flanagan, Texts by Alison Hugill
Features: full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 208 pages
Format: 21 x 26 cm & 8 1/4 inches 
Price: 29,90 € (D)  £ 30  $ 39,95 (US)
ISBN EN: 978-3-89955-249-2
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European Publication Date: April 23, 2020
International Publication Date: June 16, 2020

PRESS TEXT 

Dreams have long been a subject of artistic enquiry. Where does our subconscious go during sleep? What do our dreamscapes mean, and can they ever be made into physical spaces? This surreal territory has proved fertile ground for a new generation of contemporary artists working at the intersection of architecture, interior design, and technology. Drawing upon utopian hopes and dystopian fears, the dreamscapes of these creations offer intriguing insight into a new movement in digital art.
The visual motifs common in dreamscapes—opalescent orbs, pink skies, curved doorways, swimming pools—recur across the platform in images of both art and life. The improbable interiors of Alexis Christodoulou recall the work of M. C. Escher— whose staircases you can never climb all the way up— and there is no denying the overarching reference to René Magritte, whose palette and symbolic use of architecture recur throughout this book.
We have never before had such capacity to render the world as we would like it to be, which means 3D modeling software has the potential to be immensely liberating. If, as it does in the dreamscapes of this book, it can free architecture and design from the constraints of reality, then surely it can do the same for other aspects of our life. Are these then visions of dreams, or of a new world entirely?
Oscar Wilde claimed that “progress is the realization of utopia.” Dreamscapes illustrates utopian visions and invites the reader into otherworldly scenes that manifest visions of idealised worlds. The showcased pieces blur the lines between practical applications for architecture and design, abstract artistic expressions, and expand the possibilities of architecture, interior, and set design. The book presents the work of leading creatives from across the globe, exploring the infinite ways to visualize landscapes and the built environment.

ÜBER DAS BUCH

Dreamscapes & Artificial Architecture lädt ein zur Reise durch surreale Traumwelten und fantastische Räume an der Grenze des Vorstellbaren. 
Bei der Planung von Räumen und Gebäuden arbeiten Architekten und Raumausstatter schon lange mit digitalen Visualisierungen. Künstler und Kreative nutzen nun diese unendlichen Möglichkeiten digitaler 3D-Kunst und Computeranimation, um utopische Traumwelten sowie dystopische Landschaften zu schaffen. In diesen surrealen Räumen verschwimmen die Grenzen zwischen architektonischer Funktionalität und abstrakten künstlerischen Ausdrucksformen. Der Bildband präsentiert Arbeiten von über 40 führenden Künstlern auf diesem Gebiet wie Antoni Tudisco (Hamburg), Friedrich Neumann (Leipzig) oder Yambo Studio (Tel Aviv).

Mit beeindruckendem Bildmaterial bietet Dreamscapes & Artificial Architecture einen Einblick in die Welt der digitalen Kunst, die neue Visionen und Chancen für Architektur, Innenraumgestaltung und Bühnenbild bereithält.