"It begins with sincere dedication and a cordial meeting of minds. Artists in place, at home in the shop, concentrate on their tasks, shaping clay or carving wood, weaving wool or painting canvas. Folklorists in motion, away on the road, concentrate on their tasks, watching, listening, learning. In time, differences diminish, friendships develop, and people unite in collaborative records of thought and action. Now listen to the artists of the Brazilian Northeast. Their work, they say, comes of continuity and creativity. Continuity runs along lines of learning toward social coherence. Creativity brings challenges and deep personal satisfaction. What they say and do in Brazil aligns with ethnographic evidence from throughout the world. This book is about that, about folk art as a sign of human unity. Folk Art by Henry Glassie and Pravina Shukla joins their earlier book, Sacred Art: Catholic Saints and Candomble Gods in Modern Brazil (2018), to describe the contemporary art of northeastern Brazil and exemplify a method for the study of traditional creation"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Caruaru
The Vitalino Family
Elias Vitalino
Emanuela and Emanuel
Vitalino Neto
The Manuel Eudocio Family
Luiz Carlos and Genilda
Ademilson and Elisoneide
Helton
The Ze Caboclo Family
Socorro and Carmelia
Paulo, Antonio, and Emerson --Amanda
Luiz Antonio and Odete
Leonildo
Terezinha
The Galdino Family
Luis and George
J. Borges
J. Miguel
Severino and Ana Maria
Pablo and Bacaro
The Work Goes On
Performance
Art
Production in Place.
ISBN
9780253067210 (hardcover)
0253067219 (hardcover)
LCCN
2023001892
OCLC
1374243914
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