Product Description

"Richly illustrated...brings to life the work of many lesser-known artists throughout the continent." —Choice

This comprehensive survey introduces an exceptionally rich, fascinating, and complex art that has gained great popularity in recent years. Edward Lucie-Smith discusses all the major subjects and issues: magic realism, expressionism, and other concepts shared with Latin American literature; the great muralists Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco; the interaction of politics, society, and art; the continuing interest in folk art; and the dialogue between avant-garde European and North American movements and "indigenist" thinking in the work of artists such as Wifredo Lam, Matta, Rufino Tamayo, and Frida Kahlo. Many other artists from the 1900s to the present day are included in this compelling look at a great body of brilliantly original and imaginative art.

For the second edition, the text has been updated and a new final section introduces some of Latin America's leading contemporary artists: José Bedia (Cuba/USA), Doris Salcedo (Colombia), Rubén Ortiz Torres (Mexico), Miguel Calderón (Mexico), Ernesto Neto (Brazil), Diana Domingues (Brazil), and Beatriz Milhazes (Brazil). Several of these artists make use of the latest in modern technology, including interactive installations, photographs, and video art. 178 illustrations, 45 in color.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #218701 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780500203569
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Library Journal
Since Columbus, each Latin American nation has mixed its native soil with outside influences and from this sculpted a vital corpus, with which few outsiders are well aquainted. To remedy this, well-known art historian Lucie-Smith manages to cover the last century or so of all Latin American art. Considering all that time and territory, he does a fairly good job. Familiar "isms" from Europe and the United States frequently acted only as catalysts for uniquely Latin American manifestations. For instance, Argentine Constructivism is distinct from Russian Constructivism. Readers are likely to find refreshing illustrations and discover many artists for the first time. Informative yet concise, this decent sampler fills a gap.
- Susan M. Olcott, Columbus Metropolitan Lib., Ohio
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
Readers are likely to find refreshing illustrations and discover many artists for the first time. Informative yet concise...fills a gap. -- Library Journal

About the Author
Well known as a poet, novelist, biographer, broadcaster, and critic, Edward Lucie-Smith is the author of numerous books, including several in the World of Art series: Furniture, Movements in Art Since 1945, Sexuality in Western Art, Symbolist Art, and The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms.

Customer Reviews

A brief review of a brief book
A nice attempt to cover a lot of material, unfortunately, the book is of a small size and scale for the illustrations to have much of an impact. There are a large number of artists and countries covered so a lot of the material is very brief. About a third of the book covers more recent artists who are not very well known and who may have very little "staying power". A nice intro but the researcher will be dissapointed.