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Island of Bali (Periplus Classics)
von Miguel Covarrubias
480 Seiten, Taschenbuch
Sprache: Englisch
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Miguel
Covarrubias was a Mexican artist and writer, born
in 1904, who lived in New York City. He is best
known for his artwork and iconography, that shed
light on the pre-Colombian art of Mesoamerica. Here
in Bali, he is known for writing The Island Of
Bali, a work that gives great insight as to the
cultural workings of Bali in the 1930's.
Miguel
Covarrubias wrote Island of Bali in 1939. It is to
this day the best account of life in Bali in the
1930's and Balinese culture in general. Miguel
managed to lay out a very personal impression of
Bali and writes in a way that relates to his
readers. He doesn't come across like a professor,
coughing up boring facts and unpronounceble names,
instead he speaks as though he was discovering the
island for the first time.
Covarrubias was a caricature artist as well as a
writer and his work can be seen at the Neka museum
in Ubud. The time he moved to Bali is refered to as
the Golden Age of Bali by westerners. Certainly it
was for the arts scene with people such as Colin
McFee, Walter Spies and
Rudolf Bonet learning and adapting Balinese music
and art.
Miguel Covarrubias and his wife managed to get
great access to the local Balinese culture. They
lived with a Balinese family and had the time to
observe daily life, ceremonies and get to know
people. Covarrubias returned to America after 1936
and died in 1957. In all he was quite a talented
guy, a clear writer, good artist who could excel
equally at caricature, as a regular drawing. Island
Of Bali is still one of the "must reads" when
talking about Balinese culture.
Quelle: www.baliblog.com
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