- Hardcover: 168 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson (18 Feb 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500543585
- ISBN-13: 978-0500543580
- Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 25.2 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 500,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'...beautiful portraits that not only capture the art of body painting and head decoration, but also give us a glimpse of each tribe's lifestyle.'
Daily Mail
'Put the most outlandish creations of Western catwalk couturiers to shame... this is truly an African fashion parade like no other'
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have just received this book today and as soon as I opened it I was mesmerized. As a fashion design student I am constantly looking for inspiration, I have finally found a book that offers extraordinary, beautifully detailed photographs that would grace any Theme or Colour board. The devil is in the detail as they say, and this book certainly gives you plenty of that. The photography is superb and from a design point of view it conjures up hundreds of ideas for my fashion design work. There are very few words in this book and as such relies heavily on the visual elements of the tribal decoration, therefore, if you are after a book which offers explanations of each picture, this is not the one for you. Having said that I really don't think this book needs words with photographs of such high standard, It is a stunning book and anyone buying it should love it because of it's simplicity and artistic eye. I highly recommend getting this book if you are any kind of designer or artist. This book does not give a true understanding of the tribes it has photographed, in fact in some instances you do feel that the photographer has stylized his subjects purely for art, but I don't care. I love this book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a very wonderful book!
These photos depict some very original &spontaneous art,which makes a lot of western work look very laboured & trite!?
Ironically, the perpetrators rarely glimpse their own efforts,but rely on their peer groups for reaction.
Hours are spent decorating face & body, with river mud,& local vegetation, and when theyve finished,a cooling jump in the river washes it all off immediately .
Ironically, western camera clubs are already zooming in, and this book may be contributing to the demise of the tribes lifestyle !?
These photos depict some very original &spontaneous art,which makes a lot of western work look very laboured & trite!?
Ironically, the perpetrators rarely glimpse their own efforts,but rely on their peer groups for reaction.
Hours are spent decorating face & body, with river mud,& local vegetation, and when theyve finished,a cooling jump in the river washes it all off immediately .
Ironically, western camera clubs are already zooming in, and this book may be contributing to the demise of the tribes lifestyle !?
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Stunning !
I have had an affinity for Africa since a group of orphans danced into my life and touched my heart back in 1996. They changed my life forever. Read more
Published 17 months ago by G. J. Nicol
Awesome
This is one of those books that you will be showing to every visually aware person you know. A must for Fashion, Textile and pattern designers. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Dr. Adrian C. Leak
great for makeup artists/stylists, get it before it becomes...
As a make up artist, I have quite a few of these books for reference of tribal makeup designs. but this one has images that don't exist in other books I have. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2009 by Ms. P. A. Cohen
When is African Body-Art not African Body-Art?
Don't we do a grave disservice to Africa's nation's tradition of tribal body painting, which used to have symbolic meaning for 'the tribe' with individualistic decoration pertinent... Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2009 by A Nobody
phenomenal
phenomenal pictures,beautiful people....so pure nature!
take a break and admire the looks,the natural colors
finally overwhelmed by pictures
take a break and admire the looks,the natural colors
finally overwhelmed by pictures
Published on 23 July 2009 by C. waetermeulen
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