Pablo Yglesias
¡Cocinando! Fifty Years Of Latin Album Cover Art
Book
(Princeton Architectural Press 51995),
Released 2005;
Editor's Pick:
Here's a fun concept: It's a compilation of some of the most memorable Latin music album cover art of the past 50 years in a comfortable 8"x8" book format. Broken up into genres like Mambo, Cubop, Salsa, Latin Soul/Boogaloo, Brazilian etc., this well thought out project by Pablo Yglesias features genre overviews that places the album art of each section into an historic and musical context. There's also a well-done foreword written by veteran album cover artist Izzy Sanabria. He's best known for his designs of the Fania covers of the '70s.
The books features covers of albums by Tito Puente, Beny Moré, Joe Cuba, Alegre All Stars, George Shearing, Patato, Larry Harlow, Joe Bataan, Héctor Lavoe, Ruben Blades, Eddie Pamieri and Los Van Van — to name but a few.
Good for your own collection, but would make a great gift as well. Highly Recommended. (BP, 2005-04-11)
Description:
From the foreword by Izzy Sanabria:
At a time when CD covers are being produced on computer, the handwork crafted for Latin music lovers of the 1960s and 1970s is now rightfully considered and recognized as an art form, or at least as "Latino Pop Art." For early LP designers like Ely Besalel, Abel Navarro, Walter Velez, and myself, it is a matter of great pride to have our work reproduced in a book, and to be applauded for our endeavors in giving Latin music its visual identity. It is especially gratifying that the recognition comes from a fellow Latino artist of a younger generation.
Setting aside the personal glory now being bestowed upon us in our golden years, there is a much greater significance to this book. For the first time the commercial art created for Latin music is being documented for its visual as well as sociological contribution to our music and culture. Pablo covers a lot of ground in this book both before and after my heyday, as well as the work of Brazilian artists. Just as the great works of art reflect social, religious, and political views at different periods of history, these covers reflect fifty years of Latin cultural history through the lens of our music. The covers created in New York during the 1960s and 1970s, for example, helped define Nuyorican culture before it came to the attention of television, film and print media. This book should not only be pleasing to the eye, but provoke questions about the nature of Latin culture and identity. Through it, future generations of artists will have an opportunity to appreciate, learn from, and perhaps even be influenced by our craftsmanship and creativity.
207 Pages, in color. Softcover.
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