{"product_id":"black-country-type-ii","title":"Black Country Type II","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Country Type II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cf-text cf-text--body cf-text--thin cf-text--spacer1\"\u003eFollowing the overwhelming response to Volume I, we've been inundated with requests for more of Tom's work. This volume features completely new collection of\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ehis most recent practice - new images that have never been seen before, capturing a changing landscape before it disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cf-text cf-text--body cf-text--thin cf-text--spacer1\"\u003eIn 2023, The Modernist published Black Country Type, the first retrospective book by visual artist Tom Hicks. It sold out quickly and received international attention, including being listed in Dezeen magazine’s top ten architecture and design books of 2023.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cf-text cf-text--body cf-text--thin cf-text--spacer1\"\u003eBlack Country Type II is the new instalment in Hicks’ ongoing exploration of the post-industrial landscape of the Black Country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cf-text cf-text--body cf-text--thin cf-text--spacer1\"\u003eHicks typically takes photographs during freeform walks and cycle rides through the Black Country region, applying a fine art sensibility to his representation of the urban environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cf-text cf-text--body cf-text--thin cf-text--spacer1\"\u003eIn this series of images he applies his unique aesthetic, focusing on words, typography, handmade lettering and signs. He also photographs ‘types’ of architectural features, objects and the post-industrial landscape of the area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cf-text cf-text--body cf-text--thin cf-text--spacer1\"\u003eFor Hicks, photography is “a medium that allows me to synthesise a wide range of interests, including architecture, design, typography, art, popular culture and history”. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cf-text cf-text--body cf-text--thin cf-text--spacer1\"\u003eKnown for his trademark compositional style, he relies on direct sunlight to illuminate his subject matter. His work also demonstrates a keen eye for the humour and the surreal in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cf-text cf-text--body cf-text--thin cf-text--spacer1\"\u003eThis new volume will appeal to designers, architects, artists, students, the quietly mischievous, and anyone with an interest in photography of the contemporary urban environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotographs by Tom Hicks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Robert Plant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign by Alfie Hicks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover, 144 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e250mm x 200mm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Modernist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58124592185728,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2009\/7115\/files\/BlackCountryTypeII.jpg?v=1779272222","url":"https:\/\/unitom.co.uk\/products\/black-country-type-ii","provider":"UNITOM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}