Carlos Estévez
Subtitle: Bottles to the sea
By: edited by Jorge J.E. Gracia ; translations by David E. Johnson and Paula Cucurella
Series: SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture; SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781438457987
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Installations (Art); Ocean bottles in art
Other titles: Bottles to the sea
Description: "This book presents the complex art installation of Cuban American artist Carlos Estévez, which deals with elaborate explorations on the metaphor of launching bottles to the sea. The artist launches one hundred drawings enclosed in bottles at different parts of the world at different times and occasions. After a short preface, acclaimed art critic and philosopher Jorge J.E. Gracia provides an introductory essay in order to suggest possible interpretive avenues that may be used to delve into the symbolism of the installation. The rest of the book consists of color reproductions of Estévez's drawings, which are accompanied by English translations of the text found in the drawings, as well as transcriptions of the original Spanish text."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Artist's statement in Spanish and English.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: significance and interpretation / Jorge J.E. Gracia; title: Bottles to the sea: artist statement; title: Botellas al mar: presentación del artista; title: Messages; title: Biography of Carlos Estévez.