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Painted Bodies : African Body Painting, Tattoos, and Scarification by Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith (2012, Hardcover)

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Painted Bodies : African Body Painting, Tattoos & Scarification, Hardcover by Beckwith, Carol (PHT); Fisher, Angela (PHT); Fitzgerald, Mary Anne, ISBN 0847834050, ISBN-13 9780847834051, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Explores the wide range of body painting and adornment across the African continent, from henna art by Swahili brides in East Africa to the facial tattooing of the Wodaabe nomads of Niger.

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The seminal volume on body painting and adornment by the world's preeminent photographers of African culture. 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. 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.

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Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0847834050
ISBN-13
9780847834051
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99554294

Product Key Features

Book Title
Painted Bodies : African Body Painting, Tattoos, and Scarification
Author
Angela Fisher, Carol Beckwith
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, BODYART & Tattooing, African
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Photography, Art
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
16.1in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
12.3in
Item Weight
125.5 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Gn419.15
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"PHOTO BOOKS OF THE YEAR. 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 masse...I 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 large coffee table-sized book takes great care to not only document the different body-painting styles of numerous tribes, but also to describe in chapter prefaces, the processes and cultural significance of the techniques." ~ Tattoosday "Leafing through Painted Bodies , the eye-popping book...is a joyful experience. The vivid photos of painted and adorned bodies--some daintily dabbed with dots of paint, others lashed with bold streaks of color--mesmerize and uplift." ~ Professional Photographer "Best known documenting African cultures, Beckwith and Fisher create an iridescent record of the continent's skin art: body painting, tattoos and scarification." ~ American Photo "It wrings one's heart, however, when one realizes that these images may well be among the last records of this art that is at the dawn of all art. 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 with art world fashions and trends. In their latest book, they document modern versions of practices thought to have continued for tens of thousands of years... Pictures--intensely colored images that fill page after page with dramatically decorated faces and bodies--are the photographers' primary achievement. Anyone who leafs through the pages of this book can see stunning evidence of ancient customs that seem to thrive, as well as survive." ~Los Angeles Review of Books, "PHOTO BOOKS OF THE YEAR. 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 masse...I 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 large coffee table-sized book takes great care to not only document the different body-painting styles of numerous tribes, but also to describe in chapter prefaces, the processes and cultural significance of the techniques." ~ Tattoosday "Leafing through Painted Bodies, the eye-popping book...is a joyful experience. The vivid photos of painted and adorned bodies-some daintily dabbed with dots of paint, others lashed with bold streaks of color-mesmerize and uplift." ~ Professional Photographer "Best known documenting African cultures, Beckwith and Fisher create an iridescent record of the continent's skin art: body painting, tattoos and scarification." ~ American Photo "Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher's unabashedly spectacular color photographs have nothing to do with art world fashions and trends. In their latest book, they document modern versions of practices thought to have continued for tens of thousands of years... Pictures-intensely colored images that fill page after page with dramatically decorated faces and bodies-are the photographers' primary achievement. Anyone who leafs through the pages of this book can see stunning evidence of ancient customs that seem to thrive, as well as survive." ~Los Angeles Review of Books, "PHOTO BOOKS OF THE YEAR. Documenting African cultures, Beckwith and Fisher create an iridescent record of the continent's skin art: body painting, tattoos and scarification." ~ American Photo "Published by Rizzoli, this beautiful book offers up large and colorful photos en masse-highlighting a wide range and variety of body art adorning African tribes. I will concede, the 288 pages of mostly full-page photographs are specific to body paint, there is one chapter that focuses on tattoos and scarification. That said, this is not the book for someone looking for an expose on African tattooing. However, I 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 large coffee table-sized book takes great care to not only document the different body-painting styles of numerous tribes, but also to describe in chapter prefaces, the processes and cultural significance of the techniques." ~ Tattoosday, "PHOTO BOOKS OF THE YEAR. Best know documenting African cultures, Beckwith and Fisher create an iridescent record of the continent's skin art: body painting, tattoos and scarification." ~ American Photo
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2012-931973
Dewey Decimal
391.65
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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