The Essential Art of African Textiles
Author: Alisa LaGamma
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 1588392937
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Alisa LaGamma
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 1588392937
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Gillow
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2003-09
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 0811841669
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Traces a boy's journey across India as he searches for a sacred buffalo bell stolen from his tribe.
Author: John Picton
Publisher: Ben Uri Gallery & Museum
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780853317968
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a comprehensive look at the textiles of contemporary Africa. It includes essays on the hand-woven textiles of West Africa, applique and embroidery, the impact of European trade and the use of textiles as an art form.'
Author: John Picton
Publisher: Ben Uri Gallery & Museum
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book originally accompanied the first hugely successful exhibition to take a broad look at textile design throughout the various regions of Africa. This book is an exciting survey of some of the most vibrant textiles in the world. It presents examples of the most significant and striking developments in African textile art, and represents all regions and forms of design.
Author: Duncan Clarke
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781840135183
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Art of African Textiles traces some paths through the complex and still largely unresearched history of African textile artistry. It explores the ways cloth is used in African societies and the role of cloth traditions in contemporary dress and fashion design. Major forms and styles of the twentieth century are introduced, those which are both cherished in their local context and increasingly sought after by collectors and museums worldwide.
Author: Chris Spring
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Published: 2012-10-09
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 1588343804
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →African Textiles Today illustrates how African history is read, told, and recorded in cloth. All artifacts or works of art hold within them stories that range far beyond the time of their creation or the lifetime of their creator, and African textiles are patterned with these hidden histories. In Africa, cloth may be used to memorialize or commemorate something - an event, a person, a political cause - which in other parts of the world might be written down in detail or recorded by a plaque or monument. History in Africa can be read, told, and recorded in cloth. Making and trading numerous types of cloth have been vital elements in African life and culture for at least two millennia, linking different parts of the continent with each other and the rest of the world. Africa's long engagement with the peoples of the Mediterranean and the islands of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans provides a story of change and continuity. African Textiles Today shows how ideas, techniques, materials, and markets have adapted and flourished, and how the dynamic traditions in African textiles have provided inspiration for the continent's foremost contemporary artists and photographers. With a concluding chapter discussing the impact of African designs across the world, the book offers a fascinating insight into the living history of Africa.
Author: Shirley Friedland
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This pictorial survey of African fabric prints includes contemporary bold two- and three-color designs, stripes, grids, and geometrics arranged with a focus on design, color, and pattern. Shown are commercially-made adaptations of traditional African designs in cotton, rayon, wool, synthetics, metallics and surface embellishment. The photographs are lively references and inspiration to artists and designers of fashion and fabrics.