Day of the Dead and Other Works by Sylvia Ji (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Day of the Dead and Other Works by Sylvia Ji American artist Sylvia Jis haunting, seductive and psychedelically tinged portrayals of women offer a whole new slant on femininity, and blur the line between high- and lowbrow art. Her subjects are symbolic reflections of herself, and people she knows, or just nameless faces set in a landscape of fleeting and decaying beauty. The dominant influence in Sylvias work is La Calavera Catrina, the iconic skeleton dame of Mexicos Day of the Dead celebrations, and her macabre, yet glamorous, take on the Sugar Skull tradition. This intermingles with gorgeously colourful images of exotic empresses, Native American tribeswomen, and Baroque beauties. This retrospective monograph offers a lavish overview of an artist who draws inspiration from life and death to create highly charged and darkly exotic work. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Sylvia Ji was born in 1982 and raised in San Francisco, California, USA. She graduated with distinction in 2005 from the Academy of Art University of San Francisco with a Bachelors degree in traditional illustration and had her first ambitious and successful solo show while still in her last year of school. Jis work has been featured in numerous gallery exhibitions worldwide, as well as Art Basels Art Fair Now in Switzerland and Art From The New World at Bristols City Museum & Art Gallery in the UK. She has been profiled in publications such as Juxtapoz, Trace, and Mesh Magazine, and her painting Dona Dolorosa graced the cover of LA Weekly. She lives in Los Angeles. Long Description American artist Sylvia Jis haunting, seductive and psychedelically tinged portrayals of women offer a whole new slant on femininity, and blur the line between high- and lowbrow art. Her subjects are symbolic reflections of herself, and people she knows, or just nameless faces set in a landscape of fleeting and decaying beauty. The dominant influence in Sylvias work is La Calavera Catrina, the iconic skeleton dame of Mexicos Day of the Dead celebrations, and her macabre, yet glamorous, take on the Sugar Skull tradition. This intermingles with gorgeously colourful images of exotic empresses, Native American tribeswomen, and Baroque beauties. This retrospective monograph offers a lavish overview of an artist who draws inspiration from life and death to create highly charged and darkly exotic work. Description for Sales People Lowbrow art and pop surrealism interest. Imagery translates well to Halloween also. Sylvia Jis Facebook page has over 41,000 likes. Day of the Dead is being celebrated by an increasing number of people in the UK. Details ISBN0993337414 Short Title DAY OF THE DEAD & OTHER WORKS Publisher Korero Press Language English Illustrator Sylvia Ji ISBN-10 0993337414 ISBN-13 9780993337413 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2016 Imprint Korero Press Place of Publication East Croydon Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Sylvia Ji Subtitle And Other Works DEWEY 759.13 UK Release Date 2016-10-20 Publication Date 2016-10-20 NZ Release Date 2016-10-20 Pages 112 Audience General AU Release Date 2016-08-31 Illustrations 1 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97249327;

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