{"title":"Christopher Herwig","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Herwig\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a captivating glimpse into the vivid world of Soviet architecture and transport culture. His books beautifully document unusual and often overlooked sites like bus stops and metro stations, combining striking photography with insightful cultural commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a fusion of art and history in each volume, celebrating the unique design and social context behind Soviet-era public spaces and vehicles. These titles appeal to lovers of \u003cem\u003earts \u0026amp; culture\u003c\/em\u003e, photography, and architectural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"trucks-and-tuks-by-fuel-9781739887889","title":"Trucks and Tuks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA colourful photography book on this visually stunning vernacular artform, the images painted onto these trucks and tuks are a phenomenon, giving a unique insight into the rich cultural traditions of the Indian subcontinent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e White stallions and exotic birds frolic around a waterfall, glamorous Bollywood stars sing, a sunset-silhouetted couple bathe in the ocean - such are the images that adorn the trucks and tuks of the Indian subcontinent. These utilitarian vehicles provide a fertile canvas for the vernacular artists whose colour-saturated creativity covers every spare surface. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over four years, photographer Christopher Herwig (author of the Soviet Bus Stops series and Soviet Metro Stations) travelled 10,000 kilometres in his quest to record this overlooked artform. He has documented the characteristics of each region - from Pakistan in the north, where intricately painted trucks often have a curved wooden peak at the front, symbolizing a princess' tiara; to Sri Lanka in the south, where tuk tuks might equally be painted with holy deities or the Joker from Batman. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The designs reflect a driver's identity, faith and aspirations and span a bewildering range of themes: ideals of masculinity might be intertwined with expressions of love and longing, while bold typography urges drivers to blow their horns or promotes a campaign for the education of girls.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sadly, as a result of government directives, alongside the proliferation of cheap, mass-produced decorations, this vibrant cultural expression is in decline, making this project all the more vital.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083048206572,"sku":"9781739887889","price":65.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12866363482807.jpg?v=1765280013"},{"product_id":"soviet-bus-stops-by-fuel-9780993191107","title":"Soviet Bus Stops","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotographer Christopher Herwig has covered more than 30,000 km by car, bike, bus and taxi in 13 former Soviet countries, discovering and documenting these unexpected treasures of modern art. From the shores of the Black Sea to the endless Kazakh steppe, these bus stops show the range of public art from the Soviet era and give a rare glimpse into the creative minds of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoviet Bus Stops\u003c\/em\u003e represents the most comprehensive and diverse collection of Soviet bus stop design ever assembled. It features captivating examples from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes a foreword by writer, critic and television presenter Jonathan Meades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487534498028,"sku":"9780993191107","price":74.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b14656c018ae345ff5cce912cf81f46a.jpg?v=1775774770"},{"product_id":"soviet-bus-stops-volume-ii-by-fuel-9780993191183","title":"Soviet Bus Stops Volume II","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA follow-up to the hugely successful \u003cem\u003eSoviet Bus Stops\u003c\/em\u003e, with new photographs of bus stops in Russia, Crimea, Georgia and Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher Herwig has an insatiable appetite for \u003cem\u003eSoviet Bus Stops\u003c\/em\u003e. After the popular and critical success of his first book, Herwig has returned to the former Soviet Union to hunt for more. In this second volume, as well as discovering new stops in the remotest areas of Georgia and Ukraine, Herwig turns his camera to Russia itself. Following exhaustive research, he drove 15,000 km from coast to coast across the largest country in the world, in pursuit of new examples of this singular architectural form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA foreword by renowned architecture and culture critic Owen Hatherley reveals new information on the origins of the Soviet bus stop. Examining the government policy that allowed these 'small architectural forms' to flourish, he explains how they reflected Soviet values, and how ultimately they remained - despite their incredible individuality - far-flung outposts of Soviet ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe diversity of architectural approaches is staggering: juxtaposed alongside a slew of audacious modern and brutal designs, there are bus stops shaped as trains, birds, light bulbs, rockets, castles, even a bus stop incorporating a statue of St George slaying the dragon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEssential companion to the first volume, this book provides a valuable document of these important and previously overlooked constructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598373994732,"sku":"9780993191183","price":48.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d83a1066243fb8978dc5e0992a3ba5aa.jpg?v=1778026080"},{"product_id":"soviet-metro-stations-by-fuel-9780995745568","title":"Soviet Metro Stations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStunning photographs of Soviet Metro Stations from across the former states of the USSR and Russia itself, many of which have never previously been documented.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"For us,\" said Nikita Khrushchev in his memoirs, \"there was something supernatural about the Metro.\" Visiting any of the dozen or so Metro networks built across the Soviet Union between the 1930s and 1980s, it is easy to see why. Rather than the straightforward systems of London, Paris or New York, these networks were used as a propaganda artwork—a fusion of sculpture, architecture and art, combining Byzantine, medieval, baroque and Constructivist ideas and infusing them with the notion that Communism would mean a 'communal luxury' for all. Today these astonishing spaces remain the closest realisation of a Soviet utopia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing his best-selling quest for Soviet Bus Stops, Christopher Herwig has completed a subterranean expedition—photographing the stations of each Metro network of the former USSR. From extreme marble and chandelier opulence to brutal futuristic minimalist glory, \u003cem\u003eSoviet Metro Stations\u003c\/em\u003e documents this wealth of diverse architecture. 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