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Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony

Door Paula Bradstreet Richter

Categorie
Mode, Kostuums & Verzorging
Boeknummer
#327000-AD3
Titel
Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony
Auteur
Bradstreet Richter, Paula (editor)
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Peabody Essex
Jaar van uitgave
2008
ISBN10
0875772145
ISBN13
9780875772141
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, dust jacket, illustrations, 4to.
Samenvatting

This lavishly illustrated book is the first to explore the wedding's global terrain as a source of artistic inspiration, both historically and today. Weddings are among the most universal social ceremonies, and Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony explores the aesthetic expressions related to weddings - paintings, sculptures, photographs, decorative objects, textiles, and even cakes - from a selection of international cultures since the eighteenth century. Comparisons among the Euro-American white wedding tradition and vibrant marriage ceremonies in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific region are among the book's many special features. Five authors bring their perspectives as art historians, artists, cultural historians, and sociologists to essays that explore diverse aesthetic and cu
... (Lees verder)ltural themes - the dynamics of identity; tradition and changing social values; ritual and ceremony as performing arts; spirituality and religion; and, displays of status and prestige. These thoughtful discussions of weddings as the impetus for creativity provide fresh insights into a familiar subject and probe a complex, often highly charged, human experience. A catalogue of works featured in the companion exhibition and a selected bibliography are also included.
Pagina's
192
Conditie
Nieuw — Still shrinkwrapped.
Prijs
€ 20,00

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