Bullfight by Ricardo B Sanchez
Some contend that bullfighting remains one of the most artful and sophisticated means by which some cultures celebrate the bravery of the hunter. This ancient ritual illustrates the complex relationship between predator and prey, and between culture and nature. Here, Sanchez's vividly arresting artworks and text reflect this exquisite "pas de deux," where the bull and the bullfighter trace the lines and forms of their existence with each pass. The accompanying texts by both author and art critic provide what the steps of the bullfight represent as metaphors of our broader relationships between nature and humans. Here is a distinctively beautiful and enlightened visual and intellectual study of the intersection of tradition, culture, art, and nature in this ancient rite that is so exquisitely and intricately recorded that one can actually see why by so many it is so revered as an art form: it truly is a ballet's pas de deux.
RICARDO B. SANCHEZ was born in Caracas, Venezuela and educated in Massachusetts at Deerfield Academy, Tufts University, and The Museum School of Fine Arts in Boston. For the past decades he has photographed bullfighters at top arenas in Spain and today examines through his lens other cultural subjects of Spain, where he currently resides. His work is in the collection of New York City's International Center of Photography, among other major museums in the United States and abroad, and he has exhibited his work widely in America and Europe.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780983270218 |
| ISBN 10 | 098327021X |
| Title | Bullfight |
| Author | Ricardo B Sanchez |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Glitterati Inc |
| Year published | 2012-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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