Day of the Dead: Art, Inspiration & Counter Culture

by Russ Thorne

The Day of the Dead is a festival of culture and youth, a feast of the senses and celebration of life in death. Originating in Mexico and the Latin American countries it began as a way of remembering departed relatives, as a means of embracing rather than fearing death. The beautiful rituals, the sugar skulls, the costumes and the festivities have grown into a massive counter culture across the western world. Art, movies, cartoons and literature have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783616091
• ISBN13: 9781783616091
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 11.6" x 11.1"