This second book in a series by the designers the Haas Brothers focuses on a new body of work comprised of fantastical hand-beaded and bronze animal sculptures which they call Afreaks. The Afreaks were produced in South Africa in close collaboration with a group of bead artists in the townships outside of Cape Town.
Afreaks, Volume II of Damiani's gold-edged Haas Brothers series, follows the 32-year-old twin designers to South Africa, where they worked with local craftswomen to create beaded objects that are charming, perplexing, funny, exuberant and serious all at once. "The Afreaks exalt in a cultural mash-up," Chee Peralman writes. "In them we recognize archetypes from the world of African gods, but we can also see echoes of Big Bird and Sesame Street. They are a tour de force of gentle indigenous beading techniques matched with brute honed-and-finished metal work." If you're in LA tonight, drop by Art Catalogues at LACMA to hear the Haas Brothers in conversation with Liza Lou. continue to blog
Sunday, January 24, at 4PM, Art Catalogues at LACMA presents the Haas Brothers and Liza Lou in conversation about process, outreach, material, and curiosity - especially relating to their work with bead artists in South Africa. Reception and signing to follow! continue to blog
FORMAT: Pbk, 8.5 x 11.5 in. / 160 pgs / illustrated throughout. LIST PRICE: U.S. $50.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $67.5 ISBN: 9788862084345 PUBLISHER: Damiani AVAILABLE: 11/24/2015 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: FLAT40 PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA
This second book in a series by the designers the Haas Brothers focuses on a new body of work comprised of fantastical hand-beaded and bronze animal sculptures which they call Afreaks. The Afreaks were produced in South Africa in close collaboration with a group of bead artists in the townships outside of Cape Town.
