https://boox.cargo.site booxencounters.com Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:45:01 +0000 https://boox.cargo.site en https://boox.cargo.site/Home-Page Wed, 07 Nov 2018 07:10:06 +0000 booxencounters.com https://boox.cargo.site/Home-Page New books in 2020-21, The folklore art of DALECARLIA is a fascinating expression cultivated in Dalarna County. In Chinese Porcelain and Marks, Christer Löfgren extends his analysis, which makes it possible to perform a statistical analysis of these objects. RALPH ERSKINE–Buildings and Drawings is the work of one of England’s famous architects. Also, we present three books in a set containing the Famous, Cannes, and Moods and Humorous, which shows Kary Lasch’s wide range of photographs. Christer Löfgren demonstrates his photographic skills and variety. In three sets of books, in a slipcase and a paperback, he proves the full range of subjects in his portfolio. The titles are; MAN–Thoughts about mankind, From North to South–LATITUDE and The Clash of Graffiti and STREET ART. Continuing with Christer Löfgren’s unique images of China, this set of three books illustrates the different ways of life in the Middle Kingdom during the final stage of the Cultural Revolution from 1974 until the present day. https://boox.cargo.site/IV-Catalog-2020-21 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 09:43:12 +0000 booxencounters.com https://boox.cargo.site/IV-Catalog-2020-21 IV. Catalog for 2020-21 Last year, Booxencounters acquired the Kary Lasch images archive containing six hundred thousand pictures. His specialty was finding new talents for the film and modeling industries. He also participated at the Cannes Film Festival for over thirty years, where his photography has stood out with pictures of famous actors or actresses in their golden years. We present three books in a set containing the Famous, Cannes, and Moods and Humorous, which shows Kary Lasch’s wide range of photographs. The folklore art of DALECARLIA is a fascinating expression cultivated in Dalarna County, where the locals had to work hard to survive in a poor area in Sweden. This painting style occurred from 1780 to 1870, almost a hundred years. The paintings have a Christian expression mixed with local humor. RALPH ERSKINE–Buildings and Drawings is the work of one of England’s famous architects. His style is based on the user’s participation and environmental compatibility. He is one of the first architects that studied how buildings related physically and socially to their setting.&nbsp;In Chinese Porcelain and Marks, Christer Löfgren extends his analysis, which makes it possible to perform a statistical analysis of these objects.&nbsp;It is an incredible achievement that will allow Chinese porcelain to be evaluated and defined. It is his third book on this subject. https://boox.cargo.site/VIII-Understanding-Chinese-Reign-Marks Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:45:01 +0000 booxencounters.com https://boox.cargo.site/VIII-Understanding-Chinese-Reign-Marks VIII. Understanding&nbsp;Chinese Reign MarksThird book in this series – ISBN 978-91-985190-7-5 go to Amazon A radical and new interpretation&nbsp;of the term ”Mark and Period.” After 15 years of work, Christer Löfgren has created a unique study that classifies Imperial reign marks on porcelain from the Qing to the Ming periods. His experience as an antique dealer, with a particular interest in Chinese porcelain, and as a geologist whose specialty is image processing, has laid the foundation for this study. <img width="1641" height="1120" width_o="1641" height_o="1120" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d71fde78b172bd59fb6a2bd6370aa0ad87d4829fdd1697f456c0ea656d40eefc/Book3_007.jpg" data-mid="129078167" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d71fde78b172bd59fb6a2bd6370aa0ad87d4829fdd1697f456c0ea656d40eefc/Book3_007.jpg" /> The starting point was to create a database with large quantities, thousands of so-called ”mark and period” brands. The survey covers all the Ming emperors, from the 15th century to the last emperor during the Qing period, including Hongxian, until 1920. The hypothesis was that there were only a few artists behind these marks. <img width="1629" height="1120" width_o="1629" height_o="1120" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0efe46d2fd0459213193a6c57e3a902f8472af536c64ef603732bba7916b2688/Book3_008.jpg" data-mid="129078170" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0efe46d2fd0459213193a6c57e3a902f8472af536c64ef603732bba7916b2688/Book3_008.jpg" /> According to the history of the manufacturing in Jingdezhen, it was a selected calligrapher that performed the marks and that they probably also had their peculiarities in the execution. The challenge was to be able to see what was unique for each calligraph. <img width="1637" height="1120" width_o="1637" height_o="1120" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5214ac5aa32cc8720fb9bbadb875ba8417bfe3cb7d567f3adbb200b08427350c/Book3_009.jpg" data-mid="129078177" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5214ac5aa32cc8720fb9bbadb875ba8417bfe3cb7d567f3adbb200b08427350c/Book3_009.jpg" /> With this book and the title Chinese Imperial Reign Marks, based on 5630 marks from the database compiled by Christer Löfgren, the author is shining new light on identifying Chinese Imperial marks and porcelain. <img width="1622" height="1120" width_o="1622" height_o="1120" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bafe66907c934691b256e9b1062df33a9b15e471b64d4baadb55f62d2dcf728/Book3_011.jpg" data-mid="129078190" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5bafe66907c934691b256e9b1062df33a9b15e471b64d4baadb55f62d2dcf728/Book3_011.jpg" /> https://boox.cargo.site/VI-KARY-LASCH-The-Golden-Years Sun, 05 Apr 2020 05:11:31 +0000 booxencounters.com https://boox.cargo.site/VI-KARY-LASCH-The-Golden-Years VI. KARY LASCH –&nbsp;The Golden Years Slipcase – ISBN 978-91-985190-2-0 (three books) Paperback – ISBN 978-91-985190-3-7 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; at Amazon&nbsp; Kary H. Lasch was a photographer who based his international model scouting network in Stockholm. He is also known for his images of famous people like Picasso, Dali, &nbsp;Fellini, Sofia Lorens, and Birgitte Bardot. Kary visited the Cannes Film Festival consecutively for over thirty years. His humoristic pictures are less known. This book set of three, Famous, Cannes, and Humorous, is the beginning of a series with images from the Kary Lasch Collection, which contains over 600K pictures(pdf). Among his friends, Kary was known for his practical jokes, spared nobody, which also reflected in his pictures. His search for new photographic angles is evident, as his love for his work. When Sofia Lorens was on her way to Stockholm by train from Copenhagen, Kary carried out his plan to embark the train in Copenhagen, bribed the concierge, and photographed Sofia while dressing in the train coupe. When they arrived in the Stockholm Central Station, the Swedish press was competing for the best position for a picture of Sofia and Kary looking out of the wagon's window, a triumphant journalistic scop. <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/854351a2fae9f8a4ced1a6ea3888b63ba1574dfa3621eee9e13c19d0e2ea0883/Kary_Dali.jpg" data-mid="65754158" border="0" alt="Salvador Dali, Portlligat, Catalonia, Spain" data-caption="Salvador Dali, Portlligat, Catalonia, Spain" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/854351a2fae9f8a4ced1a6ea3888b63ba1574dfa3621eee9e13c19d0e2ea0883/Kary_Dali.jpg" /> Salvador&nbsp;Dalí was a skilled artist and craftsman, best known for the striking&nbsp;and bizarre images in his fantastic work. Kary H. Lasch, 1914–1993. He was of Czech origin but lived in Sweden from 1939 to the end of his life. He was active as a photographer from early 1949 to late 1980. He also was a great collector of many subjects, such as erotic art, postcards, paintings. https://boox.cargo.site/VII-Chinese-Imperial-Reign-Marks Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:08:27 +0000 booxencounters.com https://boox.cargo.site/VII-Chinese-Imperial-Reign-Marks VII. Chinese Imperial Reign MarksTwo books in slipcase – ISBN 978-91-984651-8-1 &nbsp; &nbsp; go to Amazon In the first set of two books, Christer Löfgren analyzes and uncovers the mysteries of Chinese imperial reign marks. He dives deep into the origin and production of imperial marks and reveals the question marks of “mark and period.” With his extensive archive of “signs and marks,” he has&nbsp;created a manual that will be a beacon for every scholar&nbsp;and professional in the subject. <img width="1397" height="849" width_o="1397" height_o="849" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2abfedd957c609640e34f612b7df096b0981ca455a369ce60d8d0dbb78b60312/Skarmavbild-2020-03-30-kl.-13.35.49.png" data-mid="65054895" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2abfedd957c609640e34f612b7df096b0981ca455a369ce60d8d0dbb78b60312/Skarmavbild-2020-03-30-kl.-13.35.49.png" /> The first book of two — contanes a new way of classify signs and marks <img width="1395" height="849" width_o="1395" height_o="849" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/871cd40dd6ec41489adf8968f0027b414614232090490bc67d785d6a06eb3ed1/Yongzhen.jpg" data-mid="65054455" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/871cd40dd6ec41489adf8968f0027b414614232090490bc67d785d6a06eb3ed1/Yongzhen.jpg" /> The handbook of Marks and Signs —&nbsp;contanes notes and analyse of mark With these two books, based on 5630 marks from the database compiled by Christer Löfgren, the author is shining new light on identifying Chinese Imperial marks and porcelain. https://boox.cargo.site/V-A-Foujita-Diary Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:38:46 +0000 booxencounters.com https://boox.cargo.site/V-A-Foujita-Diary V. A Foujita Diary Hardcase and Jacket – ISBN 978-91-984651-9-8 &nbsp; &nbsp; go to Amazon After his massive success on his round trip to Latin America, Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita returned to Japan in November 1933 with his fourth wife, Madeleine Lequeux. At age 27, she was a dancer at the Casino de Paris, one of the famous music halls of Paris. Foujita had moved to France and lived through the “Roaring Twenties” as an eccen­tric and highly successful painter. Eduardo D. de Arteaga met Foujita a couple of years earlier while participating in the great parties and masquerades in Paris. Arteaga was appointed as Charge des Affaires for Uruguay in Japan, and in 1933, they were united in Tokyo. Lequeux continued her career as a singer in Tokyo, where she tried to establish herself as a singer of French chansons. <img width="1868" height="778" width_o="1868" height_o="778" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e2a3e7283db2bfeb03f6d11e6fd4cf14c600119034e43190b6ca7b06c10361d/Foujita_Cover.jpg" data-mid="65052073" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e2a3e7283db2bfeb03f6d11e6fd4cf14c600119034e43190b6ca7b06c10361d/Foujita_Cover.jpg" /> Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (Fujita Tsuguharu, November 27, 1886 – January 29, 1968)&nbsp; A famus Japanese–French painter who applied Japanese ink techniques to Western style paintings. In October–November 1934, Foujita, Lequeux, and Arteaga made this cultural trip to Kobe, Kyoto, and the island of Itsukushima (厳島), popularly known as Miyajima (宮島), located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. On the island, there are many temples, but it is foremost known for its “floating” torii gate, the Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社), and the Toyokuni Shrine (豊国神社) with its five-storied pagoda. https://boox.cargo.site/III-The-Clash-of-Graffiti-and-STREET-ART Wed, 07 Nov 2018 07:10:06 +0000 booxencounters.com https://boox.cargo.site/III-The-Clash-of-Graffiti-and-STREET-ART III. The Clash of Graffiti and STREET ART Slipcase – ISBN 978-91-984651-4-3Paperback – ISBN 978-91-984651-5-0 &nbsp;go to AmazonIn this set of two books–slipcase, Christer Löfgren uses a new approach to explore the art of graffiti and wall paintings. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, this collection of photographs manifests his excellent in the documentation of the subject. Once again he finds a new expression of his photography. This time, documenting the collective knowledge of Graffiti and Street Art. It stretches over 36 countries and in remote places as the Antarctic, Greenland, and Svalbard. The first book is explaining the methods and motives behind the artists. <img width="1792" height="796" width_o="1792" height_o="796" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/11a4bf72b73b6b3fc4e9dce8539ebde1af4250996e8c8d5f3e3af0abca7b490a/StreetArt_1.png" data-mid="28226705" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/11a4bf72b73b6b3fc4e9dce8539ebde1af4250996e8c8d5f3e3af0abca7b490a/StreetArt_1.png" /> Today, when graffiti is a criminal act and at the same moment accepted by the community as inspiring as any art before. The second book is showing the many variations of expressions of artistic endeavor in counties all over the globe. <img width="1755" height="782" width_o="1755" height_o="782" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63f9ca6898eb4df8b77772aa0cc98f1add2bc7442989d4ea835f854110e2777d/Street_Art_2.png" data-mid="28228991" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63f9ca6898eb4df8b77772aa0cc98f1add2bc7442989d4ea835f854110e2777d/Street_Art_2.png" /> It is not just the more prominent countries that express the knowledge of mastering this genre. The expression is widespread all over the communities in the world, with more or less artistic height. https://boox.cargo.site/I-From-North-to-South-LATITUDE Wed, 07 Nov 2018 07:10:05 +0000 booxencounters.com https://boox.cargo.site/I-From-North-to-South-LATITUDE I. From North To The South Pole–LATITUDE Slipcase – ISBN 978-91-984651-2-9&nbsp; Paperback – ISBN 978-91-984651-3-6 &nbsp; &nbsp; go to Amazon In these three chapters, photographer Christer Löfgren explores the geographic term Latitude. From the North to the South is a collection of images that show the diverse and multifaceted world in which we live. These colorful and excellent photographs are a lovely source with which to broaden our vision and understand the complex and beautiful world as a global whole. <img width="1760" height="912" width_o="1760" height_o="912" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46d3059340e50e081aa9c067cfb5436daea879b0180bbb4ec72903f9bb831997/C.Lofgren-3235.jpg" data-mid="28098078" border="0" alt="78.74 N Norway&nbsp;Svalbard&nbsp;Polar bear feeding on seal on drifting ice outside Svalbard." data-caption="78.74 N Norway&nbsp;Svalbard&nbsp;Polar bear feeding on seal on drifting ice outside Svalbard." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46d3059340e50e081aa9c067cfb5436daea879b0180bbb4ec72903f9bb831997/C.Lofgren-3235.jpg" /> 78.74 N Norway&nbsp;Svalbard&nbsp;Polar bear feeding on seal on drifting ice outside Svalbard. Latitude represents the horizontal position in a geographic system. It is rendered by lines running parallel to the equator. Its counterpart is longitude, which one finds shown as the vertical lines on the same maps. <img width="1779" height="796" width_o="1779" height_o="796" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40abc9229a3a076739db8f31d94e36b59c1e3a38464e3791bd69f49f06914008/LAtitude-map.png" data-mid="28098291" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40abc9229a3a076739db8f31d94e36b59c1e3a38464e3791bd69f49f06914008/LAtitude-map.png" /> Every country’s culture is affected by its latitude and the climate that it creates. How one dresses, drives a car, hunts, eats and sleeps are all influenced by the geographic position at which that person’s habitat lies. <img width="1773" height="784" width_o="1773" height_o="784" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0fc0fe4f952f97ff77eaa21f64a23bb5878081ad8fa64205417c4c58d473cb75/LAtidude_Vietnam.png" data-mid="28098390" border="0" alt="15.87 N&ensp;IETNAM&ensp;Hoi An&nbsp;Fishermen arrive at the fish market one early morning. " data-caption="15.87 N IETNAM Hoi An&nbsp;Fishermen arrive at the fish market one early morning. " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0fc0fe4f952f97ff77eaa21f64a23bb5878081ad8fa64205417c4c58d473cb75/LAtidude_Vietnam.png" /> 15.87 N IETNAM Hoi An&nbsp;Fishermen arrive at the fish market one early morning. In 2017, Christer Löfgren visited the North Pole and the South Pole within the same year. As a photographer, Christer has visited and taken photographs in 60+ counties and published nine books on various subjects. — AQQ https://boox.cargo.site/II-MAN-thoughts-about-humankind Wed, 07 Nov 2018 07:10:05 +0000 booxencounters.com https://boox.cargo.site/II-MAN-thoughts-about-humankind II. MAN – thoughts about humankind Slipcase – ISBN 978-91-984651-0-5Paperback – ISBN 978-91-984651-1-2 &nbsp; &nbsp;go to AmazonIn this set of three chapters, Christer Löfgren uses a new approach to explore the emotions of human-kind. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, this collection of photographs manifests his excellent and aggressive uncensored pictures, depicting a pure expression of humanity. In MAN–Thoughts About Mankind, we find interactions between people and an extravagant representation of feelings and expressions. <img width="1760" height="1000" width_o="1760" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d69420195407f0248f375aebb31ba8e00a941ce2e3157f702d81d7fc5ae8f3ca/Demonstration-1080722.jpg" data-mid="28101381" border="0" alt="Marching for those who can't, Stockholm" data-caption="Marching for those who can't, Stockholm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d69420195407f0248f375aebb31ba8e00a941ce2e3157f702d81d7fc5ae8f3ca/Demonstration-1080722.jpg" /> Marching for those who can't. Demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden. Documentary photography, buried last century, the credibility vanished with the exploration of the software Photo­shop. The notion of manipulated photos made it impossible to judge it’s authenticity. Never the less, documentary photography has not drowned in the world of photo manipulation, and there is still an interest in documentation and ”straight photography”. <img width="1760" height="1214" width_o="1760" height_o="1214" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/305aed558a1b7eb7121d23969c1d57dfdcd056c520f8cf48b80a4bab370b106c/C.Lofgren-3356_2015.jpg" data-mid="28101895" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/305aed558a1b7eb7121d23969c1d57dfdcd056c520f8cf48b80a4bab370b106c/C.Lofgren-3356_2015.jpg" />Happy New Year 2015. Today, in the twenty-first century, with the explosion of the information society and where the digital camera has become an everyday commodity. The smartphone, combined with Instagram and Facebook, have created a blast of ”Selfies” that nobody can avoid. Even politicians use a selfie to promote them self. — AQQ