Since the nineties, Walter Van Beirendonck has been fascinated with masks. They change your identity, invoke a certain atmosphere and have an instant impact. Many artists, among whom are André Breton, Pablo Picasso and even Brueghel, have been influenced by them.
Power Mask - The Power of Masks elaborates on the many different aspects of masks: the link between Western art and African masks, the supernatural aspect, rituals about masks, masks in fashion or as a fetish...
Walter Van Beirendonck is
"a truly engaged visionary and a passionate designer, artist and teacher." - Jurgi Persoons, fashion designer.
"Walter Van Beirendonck succeeded where I have failed; he turned me into a muscle-man instantly. He is a true artist and there''s not many of them around." - Bono, lead singer of U2
"Come along and take a ride into the crazy helter-skelter, inside-out, upside-down world of Walter Van Beirendonck.
Colours and shapes reach psychedelic dimensions to charm and astound you." - Stephen Jones, milliner.This book accompanies an expo in the Wereldmuseum (World Museum) Rotterdam, from 1 September 2017 until 7 January 2018.Facebook @waltervanbeirendonckfanpage, @wereldmuseum Twitter @wereldmuseumInstagram @waltervanbeirendonck, @wereldmuseum www.waltervanbeirendonck.com, www.wereldmuseum.nl
| Format |
Inbunden |
| Omfång |
240 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Lannoo Publishers |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2017-11-01 |
| ISBN |
9789401442954 |
