{"product_id":"jos-leonilson-jos-leonilson-9783960982845","title":"José Leonilson: Empty Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe short and prolific career of a Brazilian artist who rediscovered the \"joy of painting\" following the end of Brazil's dictatorship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé Leonilson (1957-93) came of age as an artist as part of the 1980s generation in Brazil. What he shared with the diverse artistic milieu of that time was a so-called \"joy of painting,\" rediscovered in the years following the end of Brazil's dictatorship. What separated him from his contemporaries was his personal way of working and his distinct aesthetic centered on raw emotional feelings, introspective musings and private affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on Leonilson's production as a mature artist, this volume features nearly 50 paintings, drawings and embroideries made between the mid-1980s until 1993, when the artist died of AIDS. In this short yet prolific period, Leonilson fully developed a unique artistic language in dialogue with other contemporary art practices, Brazilian vernacular traditions and global issues prompted by the AIDS crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e José Leonilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3960982844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783960982845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Koenig Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.10w x 1.20d","brand":"José Leonilson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983494185215,"sku":"9783960982845","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dea9b039-4629-437b-897d-2c495594b503.jpg?v=1683266981","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jos-leonilson-jos-leonilson-9783960982845","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}