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Rediscovering Black Portraiture

Rediscovering Black Portraiture

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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Ymunwch â Peter Brathwaite ar daith ryfeddol drwy gynrychiolaeth o bortreadau o Bobl Dduon mewn celf Orllewinol, o Ewrop ganoloesol hyd at heddiw.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Join Peter Brathwaite on an extraordinary journey through representations of Black subjects in Western art, from medieval Europe through to the present day.

Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details

ISBN 13
9781606068168
Gwales Code
gwales.com.9781606068168
Gwerthwr / Vendor
Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Long Title
Rediscovering Black Portraiture
Awdur / Author
Brathwaite, Peter
Current Price ex VAT
£35.00
Current Price inc VAT
£35.00
Availability Status (EN)
Available
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Ar gael
Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
2023-04-11
Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
Getty Publications
Media Type (EN)
Hardback
Media Type (CY)
Clawr caled
Pages
168 pages
Size
191 × 238 mm; depth 18 mm
Language Code
English
Categori / Category
CY: Hanes, Hanes Lleol, Arferion Gwlad, Llên Gwerin (yn Saesneg) | EN: History, Welsh Life and Customs, Local History, Folk Tales (in English)

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

"An inspiring makeshift ingenuity…These mirror images with their uncanny resemblances traverse space and time, spotlighting the black lives that have been silenced by the canon of western art, while also inviting us to interrogate the present." - The Times Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peter Brathwaite has thoughtfully researched and reimagined more than one hundred artworks featuring portraits of Black sitters―all posted to social media with the caption “Rediscovering #blackportraiture through #gettymuseumchallenge.” Rediscovering Black Portraiture collects more than fifty of Brathwaite’s most intriguing re-creations. Introduced by the author and framed by contributions from experts in art history and visual culture, this fascinating book offers a nuanced look at the complexities and challenges of building identity within the African diaspora and how such forces have informed Black portraits over time. Artworks featured include The Adoration of the Magi by Georges Trubert, Portrait of an Unknown Man by Jan Mostaert, Rice n Peas by Sonia Boyce, Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley, and many more. This volume also invites readers behind the scenes, offering a glimpse of the elegant artifice of Brathwaite’s props, setup, and process. An urgent and compelling exploration of embodiment, representation, and agency, Rediscovering Black Portraiture serves to remind us that Black subjects have been portrayed in art for nearly a millennium and that their stories demand to be told. An exhibition of Brathwaite's re-creations is on view at the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery in Bristol, UK from April 14 to September September 3, 2023.

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