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Textiles explores the cultural meaning and exquisite workmanship found in the Museum of International Folk Art's vast collection that spans centuries and includes pieces from seventy countries around the world. Handcrafted work in beautiful, vivid colors typifies the clothing, hats, robes, bedding, and shoes that represent the lives and passions of the people who created and used them. --publisher's description.

Outsider Art is a name for the often mesmerizing creations of those who live and work at a distance from prevailing notions about mainstream artistic trends, individuals who are frequently unaware of themselves as artists or their works as art. This book presents and discusses some of the 20th century's most significant examples of Outsider Art. artists from around the world, including Gedewon, a cleric from Ethiopia who made unique and psychedelic talismans; William Hawkins, an African-American self-taught artist with a unique pop sensibility; the Mexican artist Martin Ramirez, creator of large-scale works that tell tales of mestizo life; Nek Chand Saini, whose Rock Garden in India is a leading visionary site; Hung Tung, whose colourful scrolls reflect both traditional Taiwanese culture and fantastic imagination; former Navajo medicine man Charlie Willeto, carver of raw, expressionistic figures and animals; Anna Zemankova, Czech maker of dreamy, biomorphic drawings, perhaps done in a trance or mediumistic state; and Italian artist Carlo Zinelli, whose bold graphic compositions display incredible patterns and energy. of international Outsider Art and demonstrates the importance of place and time - as well as internal genius - in these artists' creative processes.

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First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1978. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1973. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A companion to the International Bibliography of The Social Sciences the Thematic list of descriptors will be a valuable tool for all those contributing to the development of information systems in the social sciences

The Republic of Moldova is continuously transforming, directly affected by regional and global events: the rise in the cost of energy and food products, the security crisis in the region created by the aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the reformation of value chains and even climate change affecting agricultural production. In this extremely difficult context, in addition to the short-term interventions needed to cope with the current crises, the Government has proposed to define a medium- and long-term development vision, in order to strengthen our resilience to future crises and create the basis for a sustainable and inclusive development of the country.

First published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Textiles

Textiles

Vernacular Visionaries

Vernacular Visionaries

Textiles

Textiles

Ibss: Anthropology: 1986

Ibss: Anthropology: 1986

Bibliographie Internationale D'anthropologie Sociale Et Culturelle

Bibliographie Internationale D'anthropologie Sociale Et Culturelle

Ibss: Anthropology: 1975

Ibss: Anthropology: 1975

Ibss: Anthropology: 1971

Ibss: Anthropology: 1971

Liste Thématique Des Descripteurs--sociologie

Liste Thématique Des Descripteurs--sociologie

Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova

Ibss: Anthropology: 1978

Ibss: Anthropology: 1978

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