{"product_id":"brazil-15","title":"Brazil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In the colorful tapestry of culture and landscape that is Brazil, renowned photographer Olaf Heine found a playground for his imagination and creativity.\"\u003c\/em\u003e —\u003cstrong\u003e About Photography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Curves make up the entire Universe,\" Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil''s star architect, once said. Photographer and director Olaf Heine met the legendary architect shortly before his death. Since 2010, the well-known portrait and fashion photographer has been tracing the soul of Brazil and showing its sensual \u003cem\u003ejoie de vivre\u003c\/em\u003e with a great deal of sensitivity for shapes and textures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his newly revised photo book \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrazil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Heine contrasts the Brazilian landscape and architecture with the curves of the people - surfers, dancers and beautiful women. He deliberately dispenses with the otherwise stereotypical colours and provides an unusual black and white view of Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Heine is not only interested in the wealth of curves in the architecture and the bodies, but also in a continuation in life: Everything is flexible and in constant flux. From the intensity of longing to the lightness of forms, Olaf Heine shows us a fascinating country in all its diversity, beauty and melancholy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his works, Heine depicts the place of longing that the first generation of Brazilian modernists created in architecture, literature and music in the mid-20th century as an aesthetic expression of a social, political and urban society that was undergoing positive change. A wishful thinking and supposed utopia that many people look back on with longing, especially in the current context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe coffee table book \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrazil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the epitome of Brazilian \u003cem\u003esaudade\u003c\/em\u003e, the longing and wanderlust for the tropical beauty of nature, the lively cities and unique people. For all Brazil fans, this illustrated book is a wonderful gift to immerse themselves in the country and its optimistic way of life again and again, free of clichés.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith texts by Oscar Niemeyer, Ruy Castro, Marcelo Camelo and Matthias Harder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eText in English, German, French and Portuguese.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57476805558654,"sku":"NW9783961715343","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9783961715343.jpg?v=1779969223","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/brazil-15","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}