Let the Kids Play (36 Chambers Series)
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Rating | : | 4.41 (927 Votes) |
Asin | : | 8888493204 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-12-11 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The book is a reaction the cynicism and monotony of the adult world and a celebration of youthful creativity. To let oneself float between reflections. “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. To feel free, protected, eternal and invincible.” –Laura Lombardi. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.” –Carl JungIn Let the Kids Play, Drago’s 36 chambers series exalts the beauty and exuberance of youth as embodied by the renowned street artist, Pax Poloscia. To be able to be a thousand different things, to travel in impossible worlds. To fall down without getting hurt. To stop and look at everything closely. “Through graffiti, drawings, photography, videos, Pax defines her universe in the same way children play with symbolic objects of their enchanted world: watching the sand flow between fingers
"An intimate diary similar to the secret box we had when we were kids, full of useless treasures, which are really precious objects from a world between reality and imagination"--Laura Lombardi, Italian art critic
The elements most influencing her work are the urban movements and street art but photography remains her true obsession. . Her Pax’s work, influenced by street culture and the world of kids meant as a metaphor of the human condition, is a continuous contamination of languages, ranging from painting to photography, to videos. Born in Rome, 1974, Pax Paloscia, graduated from the Academy of Illustration and Image of Rome before moving to Milan at the age of 22 to work with a number of