Desde la primera pagina, el lector se ve inmerso en la práctica de la pintura gracias a la exposición de los conocimientos técnicos fundamentales y, sobre todo, gracias a la minuciosa visualización fotografica del proceso de realizacion de los ejercicios que se proponen en el libro.
Nesta obra o autor transmite, mediante imaxes, a súa concepción de cales son os principais medos que preocupan ao ser humano: uns persoais, outros culturais e, talvez, algún universal; incluído o medo a independencia. Tomando como referencia unha caveira obtida dun osario comun, Xabier Vila-Coia proponnos ollar e sentir o que quizais prefeririamos esquecer ou ignorar.
This work tells the story of the 20th century using images and messages from 2000 picture postcards. The postcards depict the day-to-day life of people and what mattered to them, pleased them, shocked or amused them via the cards they chose to send. Year-by-year the book presents everyone from the high and mighty to the low and the worthy talking about the characters, events and hot spots of the century. Saucy seaside jokes, the disasters of the war, the hazards of travel, the caprices of life in work and leisure - all are pictured and discussed. Each year begins with postcard views of the New York skyline and of Piccadily Circus. Though centred on Britain and the USA, cards come from every corner of the world, from Los Angeles to Beijing, from Antarctica to Alaska. Themes which evolved with the century emerge including: transportation (aviation takes us from the Wright Brothers to the moon); cinema; the role of women; fashion; and holidays. Each postcard is accompanied by a caption which places its message in context.
