Tsunami |
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Author:
| Chitrakar, Joydeb Chitrakar, Moyna |
ISBN: | 978-607-7646-14-3 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
Publisher: | Petra Ediciones, S.A. de C.V.
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Book Format: | Sheet map, folded |
List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Presented in a unique scroll-like format that reflects the Patua art style from West Bengal, this collection of illustrations and poems transforms the dramatic events of the tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean in 2004 into a moving and artfully rendered fable. The pictures are reproductions of original silkscreen illustrations that are drawn in a traditional manner specific to one of the areas affected by...
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Presented in a unique scroll-like format that reflects the Patua art style from West Bengal, this collection of illustrations and poems transforms the dramatic events of the tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean in 2004 into a moving and artfully rendered fable. The pictures are reproductions of original silkscreen illustrations that are drawn in a traditional manner specific to one of the areas affected by the catastrophe. Seeking to heal pain through song and art, this ballad of loss and hope calls attention to the persistence of life in death.
Presentado en un formato único de rollo de pergamino que refleja el estilo de arte de los Patua de Bengala Occidental, esta colección de ilustraciones y poemas transforma los acontecimientos dramáticos del tsunami que ocurrió en el océano Índico en el 2004 en una fábula conmovedora y dibujada de forma astuta. Las imágenes son reproducciones de ilustraciones de serigrafía originales dibujadas de una manera tradicional y particular de una de las áreas afectadas por la catástrofe. Intentando curar el dolor con arte y líricos, esta balada de la pérdida y de la esperanza llama la atención a la persistencia de la vida en la muerte.