IT IS A SURVEYOF MORETHAN100 LIVINGARTISTS
WHOWORKIN EMBROIDERY, STITCHING, KNITTING,
TAPESTRY AND TEXTILES.NO
24
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TO INSPIRE
This month, we feature four covetablebooksthatcelebrate art, design, beauty and
good food.VITAMINT: THREADS
& TEXTILESIN
CONTEMPORARY ART
Phaidon,R1 350
Fibreart hastraditionally
beenregardedas craft,
andfibreartiststendto
havefeweropportunities
to exhibitin galleries,so
it’s greatto seethisart
formgettingwell-deserved
recognition.Thelatestin
Phaidon’spopularVitamin
series,thisbookis a surveyof
morethan 100 livingartists
whoworkin embroidery,
stitching,knitting,tapestry
andtextiles.Amongthe
artists,whowerenominated
for inclusionin thebookby
leadingcuratorsandart
critics,areJohannesburg-
basedTuriyaMagadlelaand
BillieZangewa;andCape
Town-basedIgshaanAdams,
the 2018 StandardBank
YoungArtistAwardwinner.
Othercreativesfeaturedare
GhanaiansculptorEl Anatsui
andBritish-Nigerianartist
YinkaShonibare.A short
introductionto eachartist
accompaniesillustrations of
their latest work.
BLOOMS:
CONTEMPORARY
FLORALDESIGN
Phaidon,R940ThisgorgeousPhaidonbook
showsthatfloraldesignis not
onlythedomainof traditional
floristsanymore,buthas
becomean art formall its
own.Bloomsgivesan over-
viewof contemporaryfloral
design,anddemonstrates
howthisworldincreasingly
intersectswithfashion,
fineart andinteriordesign.
Featuringeverythingfrom
delicatepressedflowers
to large-scalebotanical
installations,thebookshows
howflowerscanturnan
arrangementintoa message
andan eventintoan
unforgettableexperience.It
willinspireflorists,designers
and event planners.THEATLASOF
BEAUTY:WOMEN
OFTHEWORLDIN
500 PORTRAITS
by MihaelaNoroc,
Penguin,R484MihaelaNorocis a young
Romanianphotographer
bestknownfor herblogand
FacebookandInstagram
posts.Shehastravelled
all overtheworldwithher
camera,takingphotosof
womento showcasebeauty
in all its diversity.TheAtlas
of Beautycomprisesa
collectionof 500portraits
of womenof all agesand
backgroundsfrom 50
countries.Thewomen
areshownin theirown
environment,fromArgentina
to Iran,andfromthestreets
of Dublinto marketsin India,
withinformationaboutthe
person and theplace.TU CASAMI CASA:
MEXICANRECIPES
FORTHEHOMECOOK
by EnriqueOlvera,Peter
Meehan,Phaidon,R830CelebratedchefEnrique
Olveracollaboratedwith
threecompatriotson this
cookbookto paytributeto
thefoodtheygrewup within
Mexico.He is thechefbehind
tworestaurantsratedamong
the50 bestin theworld,one
in MexicoCityandanotherin
NewYork,butthisis nothaute
cuisine.It is a collectionof
100 basicrecipesthatreflect
whatauthenticMexican
homecookingis all about.
Learnaboutmasa(thebase
for tortillas)andhowto make
a varietyof moles(spicy
sauces),andtry outthe
recipesfor churros,huevos
rancheros,andlentil and
quinoa salads.�ISI REASONSvisi.co.zaAUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 182