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Los Loss
Appleson, Trevor; Green, Alison
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Description for Los Loss
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In this stunning visual account, South African photographer Trevor Appleson documents the bright colors and exotic people of Mexico with cinematic still lifes that evoke Old Master portraits. Wrestlers destroy candy-filled pinatas, resulting in broken and burned cartoonish forms. A group of young boxers with their clumsy gloved hands attempt to break eggs into a bowl. Pictures that at first seem to be representations of idle rural people show, upon closer inspection, graves and the aftermath of brutal industrial farming. With a remarkable ability to avoid the obvious and involve his subjects in the creation of his work, Appleson's images ... Read more
In this stunning visual account, South African photographer Trevor Appleson documents the bright colors and exotic people of Mexico with cinematic still lifes that evoke Old Master portraits. Wrestlers destroy candy-filled pinatas, resulting in broken and burned cartoonish forms. A group of young boxers with their clumsy gloved hands attempt to break eggs into a bowl. Pictures that at first seem to be representations of idle rural people show, upon closer inspection, graves and the aftermath of brutal industrial farming. With a remarkable ability to avoid the obvious and involve his subjects in the creation of his work, Appleson's images ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Booth-Clibborn Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861543066
SKU
V9781861543066
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99-15
About Appleson, Trevor; Green, Alison
Born in South Africa, Trevor Appleson is a self-taught photographer who lives in London. His work has been exhibited around the globe. Alison Green is a London-based art historian, critic, and curator.
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