Mestre Didi (11 results)

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Mestre Didi: Spiritual Form. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. New interpretations of the Brazilian master's symbolic repertoire and towering sculptural achievementsPublished with KMEC Books/Ubu.This richly illustrated volume explores the work of the Afro-Brazilian sculptor, writer and cultural advocate Mestre Didi (19172013), uniting more than 60 of his sculptures, offering a rare view of his far-reaching spiritual and artistic legacy, and contextualizing his aesthetic innovations within the prevailing discourses of Brazilian modern art. Over the course of his career, from the 1960s until the 2010s, Mestre Didi was a visionary emissary for Candomble, an Afro-diasporic religion that developed in Brazil as formerly enslaved Africans handed down their Yoruba spiritual practices. He was perhaps the first artist to reimagine Candomble ritual objects as artworks in their own right. The book includes key selections of Didi's own writings and research, made available in English for the first time, and reproductions of archival material documenting his early life, exhibitions, travels and work as a spiritual leader. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Exhibition catalog. Octavo. 10pp. Stapled wrappers. Fine. Program for a month long-exhibition and festival hosted by The Caribbean Cultural Center in New York (and in conjunction with several other organizations) that showcased the work of the African Diaspora found in the traditions of Cuban, Haitian, Brazilian, and other Caribbean cultures. Featured are works by Mestre Didi, Phyllis Galembo, Juan Boza, and Virgil Young, along with an examination the collective divination objects of the region.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 12.25x9.00x12.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 12.25x9.00x12.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. New interpretations of the Brazilian master's symbolic repertoire and towering sculptural achievementsPublished with KMEC Books/Ubu.This richly illustrated volume explores the work of the Afro-Brazilian sculptor, writer and cultural advocate Mestre Didi (19172013), uniting more than 60 of his sculptures, offering a rare view of his far-reaching spiritual and artistic legacy, and contextualizing his aesthetic innovations within the prevailing discourses of Brazilian modern art. Over the course of his career, from the 1960s until the 2010s, Mestre Didi was a visionary emissary for Candomble, an Afro-diasporic religion that developed in Brazil as formerly enslaved Africans handed down their Yoruba spiritual practices. He was perhaps the first artist to reimagine Candomble ritual objects as artworks in their own right. The book includes key selections of Didi's own writings and research, made available in English for the first time, and reproductions of archival material documenting his early life, exhibitions, travels and work as a spiritual leader. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…