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Rugs, Guitars, and Fiddling : Intensificatio
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Item specifics
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- Book Title
- Rugs, Guitars, and Fiddling : Intensification and the Rich Modern
- ISBN
- 9781496843739
- Subject Area
- Music, Art, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Rugs, Guitars, and Fiddling : Intensification and the Rich Modern Lives of Traditional Arts
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Item Length
- 11.2 in
- Subject
- Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, Folk & Outsider Art, Folklore & Mythology
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 31 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.7 in
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN-10
1496843738
ISBN-13
9781496843739
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23057290979
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Rugs, Guitars, and Fiddling : Intensification and the Rich Modern Lives of Traditional Arts
Subject
Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, Folk & Outsider Art, Folklore & Mythology
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Music, Art, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
31 Oz
Item Length
11.2 in
Item Width
8.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2022-019445
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
There are multiple ethnological studies of traditional art culture included and all are interesting, but readers who solely want to learn about one or more of the artistic genres studied could still find value in only reading the chapter that pertains to their specific area of interest. This diversity of subjects nicely broadens the appeal of the book, and readers who are solely interested in one of the art forms will undoubtedly be interested should they choose to read the chapters on others. This well-illustrated book would be appropriate for academic libraries and public libraries, but some younger readers interested in the arts on which Goertzen focuses would find the book intriguing, too., Chris Goertzen is a master storyteller whose affection for folk arts shines through each page of this book., Although folklorists regularly study oral, musical, customary, or material traditions practiced within cultural communities, they infrequently examine all of at once; and when they do, their efforts seldom achieve the level of historical, ethnographic, and theoretical depth and sophistication evident in Goertzen's work. Those compelled by the tensions between locally grounded artistic traditions and global cultural changes will welcome Goertzen's evidence and insights, as will aficionados of the rug-weaving, guitar-making, and contest-fiddling traditions explored through illuminating images and prose.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
781.62017
Synopsis
What do exotic area rugs, handcrafted steel-string guitars, and fiddling have in common today? Many contemporary tradition bearers embrace complexity in form and content. They construct objects and performances that draw on the past and evoke nostalgia effectively but also reward close attention. In Rugs, Guitars, and Fiddling: Intensification and the Rich Modern Lives of Traditional Arts , author Chris Goertzen argues that this entails three types of change that can be grouped under an umbrella term: intensification. First, traditional creativity can be intensified through virtuosity, through doing hard things extra fluently. Second, performances can be intensified through addition, by packing increased amounts of traditional materials into the conventionally sized packages. Third, in intensification through selection, artistic impact can grow even if amount of information recedes by emphasizing compelling ideas?e.g., crafting a red and black viper poised to strike rather than a pretty duck decoy featuring more colors and contours. Rugs handwoven in southern Mexico, luthier-made guitars, and southern US fiddle styles experience parallel changes, all absorbing just enough of the complex flavors, dynamics, and rhythms of modern life to translate inherited folklore into traditions that can be widely celebrated today. New mosaics of details and skeins of nuances don?t transform craft into esoteric fine art, but rather enlist the twists and turns and endless variety of the contemporary world therapeutically, helping transform our daily chaos into parades of negotiable jigsaw puzzles. Intensification helps make crafts and traditional performances more accessible and understandable and thus more effective, bringing past and present closer together, helping folk arts continue to perform their magic today., What do exotic area rugs, handcrafted steel-string guitars, and fiddling have in common today? Many contemporary tradition bearers embrace complexity in form and content. They construct objects and performances that draw on the past and evoke nostalgia effectively but also reward close attention. In Rugs, Guitars, and Fiddling: Intensification and the Rich Modern Lives of Traditional Arts , author Chris Goertzen argues that this entails three types of change that can be grouped under an umbrella term: intensification. First, traditional creativity can be intensified through virtuosity, through doing hard things extra fluently. Second, performances can be intensified through addition, by packing increased amounts of traditional materials into the conventionally sized packages. Third, in intensification through selection, artistic impact can grow even if amount of information recedes by emphasizing compelling ideas-e.g., crafting a red and black viper poised to strike rather than a pretty duck decoy featuring more colors and contours. Rugs handwoven in southern Mexico, luthier-made guitars, and southern US fiddle styles experience parallel changes, all absorbing just enough of the complex flavors, dynamics, and rhythms of modern life to translate inherited folklore into traditions that can be widely celebrated today. New mosaics of details and skeins of nuances don't transform craft into esoteric fine art, but rather enlist the twists and turns and endless variety of the contemporary world therapeutically, helping transform our daily chaos into parades of negotiable jigsaw puzzles. Intensification helps make crafts and traditional performances more accessible and understandable and thus more effective, bringing past and present closer together, helping folk arts continue to perform their magic today., A groundbreaking analysis that focuses on how current, widely enjoyed expressive culture retains its traditionality while recruiting new fans
LC Classification Number
ML3877.G63 2022
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