We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art
Edited with introduction and text by Diana Magaloni, Davide Domenici, Alyce de Carteret. Foreword by Michael Govan. Preface by Antonio Saborit. Text by Carlos Barrera Reyes, Claudia Brittenham, Élodie Dupey García, Tatiana Falcón, et al.
Groundbreaking exploration of ancient techniques and cosmologies of color in Mesoamerica
Ancient Mesoamerican artists held a cosmic responsibility. As they used color to adorn buildings, clay vessels, textiles, bark-paper pages, sculptures, textiles, wall murals, mosaics and other items, they quite literally made the world. The power of color emerged from the materiality of its pigments and the communities whose knowledge of the natural world imbued it with meaning. Histories of colonialism and industrialization in the “color-averse” West have minimized the profound significance of color in the Indigenous Americas. We Live in Painting provides an in-depth exploration of the science and art of color in Mesoamerica. This lavishly illustrated catalog, published as part of the PST ART series, follows two interconnected lines of inquiry—technical and material analyses, and Indigenous conceptions of art and image—to reach the full richness of color at the core of historical and contemporary Mesoamerican worldviews.
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'We Live in Painting' presents Mesoamerican methods for natural pigment-making as a viable, meaningful alternative to their modern, scientific counterparts.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 8.5 x 11.25 in. / 336 pgs / 276 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $85.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $125 GBP £75.00 ISBN: 9781636811345 PUBLISHER: DelMonico Books/Los Angeles County Museum of Art AVAILABLE: 10/1/2024 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: WORLD
We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art
Published by DelMonico Books/Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Edited with introduction and text by Diana Magaloni, Davide Domenici, Alyce de Carteret. Foreword by Michael Govan. Preface by Antonio Saborit. Text by Carlos Barrera Reyes, Claudia Brittenham, Élodie Dupey García, Tatiana Falcón, et al.
Groundbreaking exploration of ancient techniques and cosmologies of color in Mesoamerica
Ancient Mesoamerican artists held a cosmic responsibility. As they used color to adorn buildings, clay vessels, textiles, bark-paper pages, sculptures, textiles, wall murals, mosaics and other items, they quite literally made the world. The power of color emerged from the materiality of its pigments and the communities whose knowledge of the natural world imbued it with meaning. Histories of colonialism and industrialization in the “color-averse” West have minimized the profound significance of color in the Indigenous Americas. We Live in Painting provides an in-depth exploration of the science and art of color in Mesoamerica. This lavishly illustrated catalog, published as part of the PST ART series, follows two interconnected lines of inquiry—technical and material analyses, and Indigenous conceptions of art and image—to reach the full richness of color at the core of historical and contemporary Mesoamerican worldviews.
