In Fine Style the Dancehall Art of Wilfred Limonious

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I knew nada about Limonious or fifty-fifty danchall music before I read this so information technology was a bit of a revelation. The art, and there is, of course, a lot of it in here, was deftly tied to the music, the scene and the time and place that it was created in. Even as someone who's not a dancehall/reggae fan, this was fascinating, and so, then visually appealing. I knew nothing about Limonious or even danchall music before I read this and then it was a chip of a revelation. The fine art, and in that location is, of course, a lot of it in here, was deftly tied to the music, the scene and the time and place that it was created in. Fifty-fifty as someone who's not a dancehall/reggae fan, this was fascinating, and then, so visually appealing. ...more

Dec 25, 2016 Piers Haslam rated information technology really liked it

This volume brings a very obscure aspect of Jamaica's 80s and 90s dancehall culture – the visual culture – to a wide audience, and information technology's very commendable for that. I'd ever noticed the humorous and somewhat grotesque sleeve designs by Limonious, but I didn't know merely how prolific he was until I got this book. He produced his cartoons and graphics as apace as LPs and singles were recorded and pressed, which was at quite an astonishing step at this time in Jamaica. Another revelation of this boo This book brings a very obscure aspect of Jamaica's 80s and 90s dancehall civilization – the visual culture – to a wide audience, and it'south very commendable for that. I'd always noticed the humorous and somewhat grotesque sleeve designs by Limonious, but I didn't know only how prolific he was until I got this volume. He produced his cartoons and graphics as quickly as LPs and singles were recorded and pressed, which was at quite an astonishing pace at this time in Jamaica. Another revelation of this book for me was the art that he produced outside of the dancehall scene, namely for pamphlets published by The Jamaican Movement for the Advancement of Literacy (JAMAL). These testify just how versatile he was, producing non just cartoons and memorable logos, but also exquisite images illustrating Jamaican life at the time of the Morant Bay rebellion.

The volume centres on reproducing a wide selection of Limonious's work, with merely a pocket-sized amount of text and assay. This is an important point to remember about the book: it is primarily visual. The preface about Jamaican humour past Beth Lesser was fascinating, and more articles similar this would accept been very welcome for giving some context to the wealth of images in the volume. I wish I could run into the total interviews with some of the family unit of Limonious that the author draws on; the descriptions of his artistic passion from his brother were very beautiful and evocative. Despite this, the small amount of text on the life Limonious himself is unique and impossible to find anywhere else. Many of the illustrations included are likewise unique to this book. With all of that in mind, this is a hugely welcome add-on to the study of Caribbean area cultures.

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Every bit a designer information technology saddens me that I didn't get to acquire about Wilfred Limonious earlier. His work is pure excellence, all while made with two markers and no computer. Every bit the design narratives that become in the mainstream media are unremarkably white, information technology'due south more than refreshing to read nearly a black designer who paved the way for so many of his manufacture and created a whole visual language and style of his ain. It's a perfect volume for anyone interested in refreshing narratives of design fabricated by BIPOC, illu As a designer it saddens me that I didn't get to learn about Wilfred Limonious earlier. His work is pure excellence, all while fabricated with ii markers and no computer. As the design narratives that make it the mainstream media are commonly white, it'south more than refreshing to read about a black designer who paved the way for and so many of his industry and created a whole visual language and style of his own. It's a perfect book for anyone interested in refreshing narratives of design made by BIPOC, illustration, cartoon, typography, lettering and just raw creativity, really. Definitely a book I'll go back for reference. ...more

This book is informative and paints a vivid moving-picture show of Dancehall in Jamaica. The drove of artwork by Limonious is colourful and captivating. I found myself pouring over the details on each page.