{"product_id":"feminism-and-folk-art-9781498564335","title":"Feminism and Folk Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a mosaic or quilt of folk art around the world, from polychrome clay figures made in Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla (Mexico) to the baskets Maori women create in New Zealand, from Japanese lacquer work and decorated paddles to black dolls in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The creative impulse found in three continents, four countries, and four geographical regions are juxtaposed to make up a harmonious whole. The book carries out a detailed dissection of a variety of ethnic, racialized, and gender representations in their contemporary forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother terrific book by Eli Bartra, whose unique focus on contextualizing \"folk art\" from a feminist viewpoint has illuminated the art and lives of its often little-known makers. At home in many cultures, her careful attention to both artists and objects is an invaluable addition to the endless discussions of \"high\" and \"low\" art. -- Lucy R. Lippard, author of The Pink Glass Swan\u003cbr\u003eIn this innovative book, Latin American-based feminist and folklorist Eli Bartra ventures beyond her geographical comfort zone to take on a sophisticated comparative study of art and gender in Mexico, Japan, New Zealand, and Brazil. Her investigatory patchwork of four social and cultural environments—some rural, some urban—calls on specific ethnographic material in a variety of media to explore important theoretical questions, from the distinction between craft and folk art to the conception of gender. -- Sally Price, author of Co-Wives and Calabashes, Primitive Art in Civilized Places, and Paris Primitive\u003cbr\u003eEli Bartra with her recognized eye for grasping the intricate twisting of tradition, innovation, and inspiration inflected by gender, especially women’s experience, ambition, and generation, with class and necessity in works of art, creates a fascinating narrative that interprets art, folk art, and handicrafts. Her subtle and graceful analysis begins with objects (trees of Life in Mexico; woven baskets in New Zealand; lacquer products from Japan; and the rag dolls of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and quickly moves to a study of the persons who make them. The book should be read twice, once for the pleasure of the descriptive writing and once again for the refined, often understated scrutiny of these artistic case studies. -- William H. Beezley, University of Arizona\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Trees of Life: Polychrome Clay Figures, and Women’s Work in Izúcar de Matamoros  Chapter 2: Art Weavers: Maori Women of Aotearoa (New Zealand).   Chapter 3: From the Sober to the Saturated: Japanese Shunkei Lacquers and Edo Hagoita   Chapter 4: The Smiler of the Moon: Brazilian Folk Art and the Abayomi Project","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040789823831,"sku":"9781498564335","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498564335.jpg?v=1750947850","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/feminism-and-folk-art-9781498564335","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}