Myths of Our Humanity / Mitos de Nuestra Humanidad
Carlos J Rangel
Myths of Our Humanity / Mitos de Nuestra Humanidad
Carlos J Rangel
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As "a reimagining of the longing for liberty in our myths, tales, fables, and traditions" the texts in Myths of Our Humanity: Tales from Forever for Today rewrite old recognizable stories in contemporary form to illustrate, in a familiar manner, modern ideas focused on the underpinnings of liberal democracy. The book thus becomes an exploration of humanity's longing for liberty as embedded in our myths, tales, fables, and traditions.
Its main body consists of thirteen "vignettes" which use an archetypal tale or tradition to illustrate various modern ideas and concepts associated to the practice of democracy and its condition of liberty and the dangers they permanently face by their major rival, autocracy. The vignettes are accompanied by illustrations form contemporary artists from around the world, as well as from major museums and galleries.
The book is unique in that it uses different styles and writing formats for each vignette, including a "news report," a graphic novel, a corporate memo, introspective eye, universal eye, etc. It was also written simultaneously (not translated) in English and Spanish, presenting both in one volume.
In its pages are featured the work of extraordinary artists from around the world: Mimi Abers, Annika Connor, Marc Lafia, Itamar Martinez, Jose Rafael Paez, Rolando Pena, Magdalena Rangel, Nuria Roman, and Andres Salazar. The museums and galleries that authorized reproductions of art in their collections are the Museo del Prado (Madrid, Spain), Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, USA), and the Gallerie degli Uffizi (Florence, Italy).
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Como "una reimaginacion del anhelo de libertad en nuestros mitos, relatos, fabulas y tradiciones", los textos de Mitos de nuestra humanidad: Relatos de siempre para hoy reescriben reconocibles historias antiguas en forma contemporanea para ilustrar, de manera familiar, ideas modernas centradas en los fundamentos de la democracia liberal. El libro se convierte asi en una exploracion del anhelo de libertad de la humanidad, tal como se puede encontrar inserto en nuestros mitos, cuentos, fabulas y tradiciones.
Su desarrollo principal se hace en trece "vinetas" que utilizan un cuento o tradicion arquetipica para ilustrar diversas ideas y conceptos modernos asociados con la practica de la democracia y la condicion de libertad, y los peligros que enfrentan de manera constante ante su rival principal, la autocracia. Las vinetas estan y acompanadas con ilustraciones de artistas contemporaneos de todo el mundo, asi como de grandes museos y galerias.
El libro es unico en que utiliza diferentes formatos y estilos de escritura para cada vineta, incluyendo un "reportaje de noticias", una historieta grafica, un memorandum corporativo, la mirada introspectiva, la mirada universal, etc. Tambien fue escrito simultaneamente (no traducido) en ingles y espanol, presentando ambos idiomas en un solo volumen.
Se destaca en sus paginas la obra de extraordinarios artistas de alrededor del mundo: Mimi Abers, Annika Connor, Marc Lafia, Itamar Martinez, Jose Rafael Paez, Rolando Pena, Magdalena Rangel, Nuria Roman, y Andres Salazar. Los museos y galerias que autorizaron la reproduccion de obras de arte en su coleccion son el Museo del Prado (Madrid, Espana), el Museo de Are de Filadelfia (Filadelfia, EE.UU.), y las Gallerie degli Uffizi (Florencia, Italia).
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