The Day of the Dead: Art, Inspiration & Counter Culture
Russ Thorne
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Description for The Day of the Dead: Art, Inspiration & Counter Culture
Hardback. The Day of the Dead is a festival of culture and youth, a celebration of life in death.The beautiful rituals, the sugar skulls, the costumes and the festivities have grown into a massive counter culture: art, movies, cartoons and literature have been consumed by the brilliant power of the Day of the Dead, tendered here in this lively new book. Series: Inspirations & Techniques. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXD; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 303 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1696.
The Day of the Dead is a festival of culture and youth, a feast of the senses and celebration of life in death. Originating in Mexico and the Latin American countries it began as a way of remembering departed relatives, as a means of embracing rather than fearing death. The beautiful rituals, the sugar skulls, the costumes and the festivities have grown into a massive counter culture across the western world. Art, movies, cartoons and literature have been consumed by the brilliant power of the Day of the Dead, tendered here in this lively new book, following Tattoo Art and ... Read more
The Day of the Dead is a festival of culture and youth, a feast of the senses and celebration of life in death. Originating in Mexico and the Latin American countries it began as a way of remembering departed relatives, as a means of embracing rather than fearing death. The beautiful rituals, the sugar skulls, the costumes and the festivities have grown into a massive counter culture across the western world. Art, movies, cartoons and literature have been consumed by the brilliant power of the Day of the Dead, tendered here in this lively new book, following Tattoo Art and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Inspirations & Techniques
Condition
New
Weight
1666g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783616091
SKU
V9781783616091
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-19
About Russ Thorne
Publisher and creator of fine, illustrated books, ebooks and art calendars.
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