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What is the Trinidad Aesthetic © 1997 2004-2007

Since 1997, Richard Bolai and Adele Todd have been photographing wall paintings, architecture, posters, typography, street graffiti and other kitsch based works in the environment that normally goes unnoticed, but thrives in plain sight in Trinidad and Tobago. thebookmann blog is actually an extension of thebookmann website which has existed since 2004 and highlights Artists from Trinidad and others who have influenced thebookmann is some way.
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Disclaimer to posts:
Views expressed are not affiliated with any Art Organizations and a posting of an “Art Review” may be open to interpretation as it is an observation at face value. Amendments to such articles if misleading or with grammatical errors shall be corrected accordingly. All photographs and accompanying quotes, articles and visual headers appearing on site are the exclusive property of Richard Bolai and Adele Todd respectively, except where it is stated otherwise. Material shall not be copied, reproduced, without the prior express written permission. Richard Bolai © 2008 All Rights Reserved.

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Trinidad Aesthetic Art Book

The journey which began to document street art from Trinidad and Tobago since 2004 has concluded for the time. The bookman project has documented hundreds of wall paintings, graffiti, visited art galleries, interviewed artists, video taped cultural events and influenced how people saw things which were art based on the streets and in plain site.

The material accumulated is the groundwork for the production of the Art book called, the Trinidad Aesthetic. The book will consists of a colouful montage of imagery reflecting the very essence of Trinidad and Tobago in art, culture and kitschness.


A sample spreed of the Trinidad Aesthetic

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Be careful for what your unconscious wishes for.... .

Noun: bookman
learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines, scholarly person,intellect (word web)
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How Ironic