Capitus
by Alejandra Figueroa
Steidl
In Capitus Alejandra Figueroa takes us on a journey across the ages and traces many histories of civilization through the physiognomy of faces on statuary and in paintings. Combining over 330 black-and-white photographs of heads carved from stone, wood and metal and painted on canvas, this gallery of portraits suggests certain universal truths about human emotions such as joy and fear. Figueroa’s inimitable style beautifully renders the most evocative details out of smooth marble and rough wood.
- Price
- UK £17.50
- US $35.00
- EC €25.00
- 368 pages, 348 tritone plates
- 13 cm x 16.5 cm
- Softcover
- Steidl
- ISBN: ISBN 978-3-86521-377-8
- Publication date: September 2008