Description
OMBRA
Book Summary
Ombra is a multidisciplinary work that fuses poetry, drawing, and music into a unique artistic experience. Born from Artabe's latest eponymous album, this book brings together eleven poems and eleven drawings created respectively by Juanlu Mora and María Maquieira, who interpreted the eleven songs that inspire it with total freedom. The result is an exploration of the dark shadow, that internal magma of what we do not like about ourselves and the world, presented as a continuous loop that stalks and, at the same time, fertilizes the seeds of a future being.
What is it about?
Ombra delves into the concept of the shadow as an allegory for the darkest and least accepted part of existence. The work is structured into eleven pieces that combine poetry and visual art, each inspired by a song from Artabe's album of the same name. Through this dialogue between disciplines, the book explores error and failure as damp soil where transformation is gestated. It is not a mere illustration of the songs, but a free and profound recreation that invites the reader to recognize themselves in that shared shadow, in that uncomfortable yet fertile place to which we all belong.
Main themes
- The shadow as an allegory of the dark and unwanted aspects of the self and the world.
- Error and failure as seeds for future transformation.
- The interconnection between poetry, music, and the visual arts as complementary languages.
- The continuous loop of existence, where the hidden lurks and recycles itself.
- Artistic creation as a process of exploring identity and imperfection.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in contemporary poetry that seeks new forms of expression, as well as lovers of music and the visual arts who enjoy interdisciplinary works. It will also be attractive to those seeking a poetic and visual reflection on the complexity of human nature, far from complacent discourses.
What this book offers
- A reading experience that integrates poetry and visual art, enriching the understanding of both languages.
- An honest and uncompromising look at the less luminous aspects of existence, offering a perspective of transformation.
- The possibility of discovering the collaborative creative process between a musician, a poet, and a visual artist.
- A compact and evocative work that invites re-reading and personal interpretation.
Technical specifications
- Author: Artabe Santiago, Rubén; Maquieira Vales-Villamarín, María; Mora Aguilar, Juan Luis
- Publisher: PUNTO ROJO EDITORIAL
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Arts, Art Theory, Poetry, Poetry by individual poets
- Collection: PUNTO ROJO
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: June 2022
- Number of pages: 66
- Weight: 69 g
Editorial review
Ombra presents itself as a daring and coherent proposal, where the collaboration between disciplines is not merely an ornament, but the core of the work. The decision to grant creative freedom to the collaborators demonstrates a trust that translates into genuine and complementary pieces. For the reader interested in visual poetry and the exploration of the shadow as an existential metaphor, this book offers a brief but intense experience that invites reflection on imperfection as a starting point for renewal.