A Shadow Born of Earth

SEGUNDA EDICIÓN Un viaje extraordinario, con imágenes inéditas, por la memoria histórica de los barceloneces. 'La Barcelona desaparecida' pretende acompañar al lector en un itinerario por la memoria histórica de la ciudad condal: un viaje extraordinario que revela las personas detrás de las piedras de un tiempo y de un mosaico humano que la evolución urbanística, social y tecnológica han transformado. Los autores, grandes expertos en rincones y personajes barceloneses, han creado una obra gráfica y documental única para redescubrir la Barcelona del siglo XIX hasta los años...

This title offers monographs on the most important Spanish, African and Latin American photographers. "The PhotoBolsillo" series is dedicated to publishing monographs on the most notable Spanish, African, and Latin American photographers of the recent past. Each small-format paperback features full-page, full-colour and black-and-white photographs representing the best of the artist's portfolio - each of which is captioned with title and year. Additionally there is a Chronology, plus lists of exhibitions and collections in which the photographer's work has been/is displayed, plus a brief...

Las obras presentadas desarrollan una síntesis de mecanismos y técnicas propias de la renovación de los lenguajes del siglo XX, principalmente la apropiación fotográfica, el collage y el trazo informalista, en un afán de celebrar el arte y criticar la sociedad que nos rodea.

Graphic designer López Castro presents a collection of photographs of street paintings of the Virgin of Guadalupe, a methodological documentation project of a distinctive Mexican folkart he started in 2002 and that culminated in the present book that includes the prologue of anthropologist Roger Bartra. Of the book the author states -"The Guadalupana is the virgin of the poor. That is why in this book I try to make it evident how each Mexican paints her as best as they can, as they need her or with the only purpose of having her present during their daily street walking."