Francisco Capelo

This sumptuously illustrated book presents the most important works from an extraordinary collection of Asian art. For two decades Francisco Capelo has been collecting exquisite works in a range of media – from Japanese scroll paintings to Chinese ceramics, and from Indian religious sculpture to Indonesian woodcarvings. Housed in an 18th-century palace in Lisbon, the Francisco Capelo Asia Collection now comprises more than 1,200 artworks from all over Asia and spanning many centuries. Here, the highlights of this unique collection are beautifully photographed and enriched by insightful accompanying texts. The book serves as a lavish and informative introduction to the arts of Asia, from Korea and Tibet in the north to Sri Lanka and Indonesia in the south. More than 200 masterpieces are featured alongside articles by eminent art historians and scholars, enabling readers to share the excitement of their discoveries and to learn more about the abundance and breadth of Asia’s artistic traditions.

Este um livro que se divide em tr s partes: . Conselhos ao artista iniciante;. Artigos de opini o sobre os v rios actores do mundo da arte contempor nea;. e finalmente, Cita es de artistas fundamentais da hist ria da arte, como Picasso, T pies ou Dubuffet. O objectivo do autor foca-se nos muitos mitos que rodeiam o mundo da arte e nos pr - conceitos que continuam a afectar a rela o do grande p blico com os misteriosos meandros do mundo da arte. Quest es fracturantes como a busca do lucro r pido ou a massifica o do objecto art stico, os lobbies que condicionam o comportamento dos artistas e seus agentes, a inflac o artificial produzida por todo um processo organizado que, parecendo estabelecer o nome de um artista no mercado, na pr ctica desvaloriza o valor da arte no seu todo - como bem vis vel em obras recentes, ligadas ao movimento conceptual. Francisco Capelo licenciado em Sociologia e um inspirador formador de artes pl sticas de 46 anos, vive em Cascais e apresenta nesta obra uma perspectiva fundamentada e cr tica sobre um mundo com regras pr prias, cujas reais inten es e modos de actuar urgem ser clarificadas.- Arte em discurso directo.

This book tries to summarize all the things you will need - from painting history to the conceptual art, but always with a practical view, in order to be your best beginner- artist- guide. Francisco Capelo is a 46 year old portuguese sociologist, art tutor and writer. He has written several books, from social sciences to art history, poetry and linguistics. He is passionate about art pedagogy and personality growth through art. Impressionism - Expressionism - Cubism - Abstract art - Surrealism. Acrylics - Oil pastel - Mixed media - New media art. C zanne - Picasso - Matisse - T pies - Beuys. Tips towards a more consistent creative path - Online and offline marketing - What the "technique" means and what Abstraction stands for. Table of contents:1 - You, the Artist. The artist mind set / Goals / Mentors / Main medium / Community (ies)2 - Your Art. Main activity (ies) / Personal style / Technique / Attainable income; time schedules / Choices3 - Visual Arts main questions. Art history / Crucial artists / Essential art movements / Artists quotes / Game-changing modern artworks4 - Artistic ideas. Challenges / Techniques you may want to try / Out of the box ideas / Things to understand / T pies - Beuys5 - Your marketing plan. Online presence / Online Marketing / Offline Marketing / Use your money well / Use your time well6 - Conclusion. Achieving artistic recognition / Achieving financial stability / Achieving online - offline time balance / Choosing what to sell, when and at what price / Success in your own terms

Parece un nime a import ncia da comunica o no mundo actual. No entanto surge como inevit vel o questionamento da posi o pretensamente neutral da Lingu stica no conjunto das Ci ncias Sociais, como decifrador deste castelo de ideias que a Linguagem. Muitas insufici ncias conceptuais se escondem na sombra de termos aparentemente consensuais como signo, s mbolo e sinal; c digo e linguagem; comunica o e transmiss o; mensagem e informa o, entre outros. o pr prio Ferdinand de Saussure que admite a sua insatisfa o a este n vel, ele que se apresenta historicamente como um dos fundadores da Lingu stica. Este artigo funde a palavra com a imagem, apresentando um racioc nio interdisciplinar que tem como objectivo unificar Linguagem e Arte - Bem vindo, ser humano. Nota: o autor n o reconhece a validade do Novo Acordo ortogr fico. Francisco Capelo licenciado em Sociologia pelo Instituto Superior de Ci ncias Sociais e Pol ticas (Lisboa) e formador de artes pl sticas no seu est dio em Cascais. Desde 1999 que estuda o tema vasto e complexo da ci ncia da Linguagem; o presente livro o resumo de uma dedica o profunda de duas d cadas a uma rea apaixonante das Ci ncias Sociais.

. SummaryIt is probably a utopia, but is a concrete utopia and with evident practical application: a rational religion, perhaps the only one that can claim this status. While the three famous religions of the book preserve the monolithic authority of monotheism, the oldest known religion in the History of humanity counterbalances this success reached by Islam, Christianity and Judaism with a low profile posture that will pay off the effort in a near future. Far from anthropomorphism, against a fake idolatry and the idea of God s personification, Shamanism exists so that man can find his own soul. Falsely accused of pure charlatanism and irrationality, it has turned out to be a source of anthropological lessons, and the recovery of its status now includes also the reinterpretation of the essential role of the shaman's sociological figure as a creator of new experiences and as a therapist of the whole society. Nothing has changed in man; neither its physiological structure nor its psychology: only society has changed over time. And the shaman continues to be part of the social whole, and its healing power has been preserved from time immemorial, and continues to be as active as it used to be. Shamanism is, given the historical, anthropological and geographical evidence, probably the only religion that can claim the status of Rational. And in the troubled times we are going through, full of contradictions and relativisms, this is a value in itself that can give us some humanism that we have lost. It may seem a small achievement - but, believe me, it represents (almost) everything in our collective life.. Table of contents: INTRODUCTIONI - A deeply human GodII - The five so necessary mystifications:1. From Monism to Monotheism (from nature to one God)2. Anthropomorphism (God made in the image of man)3. Political use of religion4. Dividing to reign5. Umbilical cut between man and natureCONCLUSION: III - The solution nobody saw - Shamanism and the origins of religionBibliography - Concepts - Notes

Silence Speaks: Masks, Shadows and Puppets from Asia is a travel through the many rituals and performances traditions in twelve regions and countries of Asia: Himalayas, (Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal), India, Sir Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia (Java, Bali), Vietnam and Japan. Masks, Shadows and Puppets are essential for the enactment of rituals and performances. These surprising, fragile objects of great beauty are not viewed or used as a disguising or as simple forms of entertainment. Often they signal the wearer's willingness to be possessed and receive a spiritual visitation. Their performance is often a welcoming and pleasing ceremony for unseen audiences of unearthly spirits. These traditions are framed by ancient and sacred narratives that have been received since the first Millennium C. E., via land and sea from distant lands. Together with the dance movements and gestures they use, these ancient narratives were gradually adapted by the ancestors of the populations now living in the countries that this book visits. Silence Speaks: Masks, Shadows and Puppets from Asia illustrates 270 objects from the Francisco Capelo Collection, assembled in the past twenty years and now part of the permanent collection of the Museu da Marioneta in Lisbon.

Is Stephen Hawking wrong about the universeA's space expansion ? Does Noam Chomsky really studies Language...? Why has science chosen Freud instead of Jung ? These are the ten myths which are the basis for the western civilizationA's superiority idea: 1- Linguistics: the Myth of moneme 2- Physics: the UniverseA's expansion of space 3- Sociology/ Anthropology: the pastless society 4- Educational system and Politics: the "neutral society with a totally democratic education" 5- Psychology: the Myth of scientific objectivity 6- Economics: the stealing of natural resources 7- Communication Media: the Myth of "free" Communication Media 8- Egocentrism: the Anglo - Saxon concept of family 9- The invention of Money: life without meaning 10- The "International Style" in architecture