Painted Bodies: African Body Painting, Tattoos, and Scarification
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847834050 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The seminal volume on body painting and adornment by the world’s preeminent photographers of African culture. In a contemporary world so fascinated with tattoos and piercings, Beckwith and Fisher document the origins of these fashionable adornments as passed down through African tribal culture.Featured are portraits of the richly colored, detailed, and exquisite body paintings of the Surma, Karo, Maasai, Himba, and Hamar peoples, among others. Drawing from expeditions in the field and firsthand experiences with African peoples and cultures over the past thirty years and with more than 250 spectacular photographs, this is the definitive work on the expressiveness and imagination of African cultural painting of the human body.. Following the international masterpiece Africa Adorned, Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have focused on the traditions of body painting spanning the vastly unique cultures of the African continent
. Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have photographed the peoples and cultures of the Horn of Africa for more than 30 years. Together, they exhibit internationally and lecture widely at prestigious venues such as the American Museum of Natural History, The Explorers Club, The Smithsonian Institution, the National Geographic Society, and the Royal Geographical Society. Their magazine credits include major features in Time, Life, Vogue, Marie Claire, and Elle
"Dear God, there is nothing else to say about" according to Sankhmmr. Dear God, there is nothing else to say about this superb title than, "Wow, you got me." Pure people captured purely. Well done!. "Anthropology art and culture" according to Peter J. Hudson. This is a treasure - a stunning collection of photographs of the people of Africa - an archive of the culture of threatened human groups. This is a big book and you will need to strengthen that coffee table but great valueCarol Beckwith - im a huge fan!. "it was an excellent book. the photos were great examples of how" according to Amazon Customer. it was an excellent book. the photos were great examples of how concepts of beauty and adornment vary across the many great and beautiful cultures of Africa.
Documenting African cultures, Beckwith and Fisher create an iridescent record of the continent’s skin art: body painting, tattoos and scarification.” American Photo“this beautiful book offers up large and colorful photos en masseI paged through this volume transfixed, amazed at the simple beauty of the patterns and color utilized by the tribal artists documented with great respect for its subjects. This book may be romantic and carries the authors’ knowledge very lightly, but if one images is worth 10,000 words, these pictures eloquently plead for the protection of the Omo Valley.” The Art Newspaper"Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher’s unabashedly spectacular color photographs have nothing to do