Burning Man: Art on Fire
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1937994376 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
West Coast Guy said Burningman In Your Hands!. Having missed making my pilgrimage to the annual Burningman festival after partaking a half-dozen times, I've missed it with all my heart and soul: As an adult guy in his 60s, I can honestly say that Burningman continues to be one of those genuine rites of passages and a primal experience celebrating the very best of humanity and creativity. And Jennifer Raiser has made it easier for me not to venture forth into . Exquisite! From the Experienced Eye. Having been to Burning Man for 19 years, this publication embodies the poetry of both the art and the emotion of this extrordinary event. Burning Man is a transformative experience, the only international city of peace, art, music, and personal expression in the world! Reproducing the beautifully done photographs across both pages, captures the scale of the art within the vast background of the Playa.And so impor. Fun! Photos are top shelf, and the background text helps put it in perspective. An interesting coffee table book.
From photos to an aerial-view poster, this pairs full-page color photos with discussions of how each piece was created within the Burning Man festival. VERDICT The lush photography and fine printing will appeal to art and nonart audiences and the breezy text is aimed at inclusion rather than erudition. The sculptures are as various as the minds of the creators and include free-form blobitecture, steampunk vehicles shooting flame, giant comic-book pirate ships, filigree steel female nudes, 40-ton granite boulders suspended overhead, dragon-shaped aluminum can smelters, vast wood and canvas temples, an
Every August, tens of thousands of participants gather to celebrate artistic expression in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert. This vastly inhospitable location, called the playa, is the site of Burning Man, where, within a 9-mile fence, artists called Burners create a temporary city devoted to art and participation. In 2013, over 68,000 people attended - the highest number ever allowed on the playa. Get lost in a rich gallery of images showcasing the best examples of playa art with 170 photos. Braving extreme elements, over two hundred wildly ambitious works of art are created and intended to delight, provoke, involve, or amaze. Featuring the incredible photography of long-time Burning Man photographers, Sidney Erthal and Scott Lon
Born and educated in Brazil, he has lived in the San Francisco Bay area for the past decade.Scott London is a longtime photographer of Burning Man, and his photos have appeared in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, GQ, and National Geographic Traveler. He is passionate about books and art, and resides in San Francisco.Will Chase is a writer best known for his role as publisher of Burning Man's online newsletter, Jackrabbit Speaks, and as editor of The Burning Blog. He is th