Poetics of the Handmade
Poetics of the Handmade

Author: Alma Ruiz

Publisher: Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 128

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'Poetics of the handmade' presents the work of eight Latin American artists engaged in the timeless practice of making art by hand. Making use of common objects to create a sense of familiarity for the viewer, these artists' interest in transformation and process has led them to make works that are painstakingly handcrafted from a wide range of materials. They find poetry in the depiction of ordinary objects and powerful resonance in small actions.

Cantos cuentos colombianos
Cantos cuentos colombianos

Author: Hans-Michael Herzog

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 430

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Cantos/Cuentos Colombianos is the most comprehensive exhibition of contemporary Colombian art ever shown in Europe. Ten widely recognized Colombian artists present a previously unknown world of images and experience worthy of international attention. With great formal and substantive rigor, the artists deal with their country and its troubled past and present through installation, video, photography, objects, performance and sound works. The book includes extensive photo-documentation of the artists' studios as well as in-depth interviews. Four prominent Colombian thinkers of varying political persuasions discuss political, social and cultural issues facing their country in enlightening and thought-provoking essays.