Art & Photography Books
The Crowood Press Ltd Drone Photography: Art and techniques
Book SynopsisDrones offer the photographer new creative horizons, but how do you get started? This practical book shows you the way. The first section deals with drone flying, while the second guides you through the complexities of aerial photography. Together with practical insights, case studies and professional shots, it illustrates how to take stunning photos from incredible - and hitherto unreachable - angles and heights. Topics covered include: getting airborne and how to choose a drone and fly it safely and legally and developing your skills to capture stunning aerial shots - focusing on composition and lighting. A step-by-step case study of capturing the iconic Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth harbour is featured.Trade ReviewJake Sugden has expertly explained every aspect of drone use in this 144p paperback which is nothing short of jammed with useful information and illustrations. Drone Photography - Art and Techniques is a real asset to the drone industry and you should grab a copy as soon as possible. * Drone User *
£15.29
Dover Publications Inc. Everyday Fashions of the 30S
Book SynopsisOver 130 fully illustrated pages from Sears catalogs offer historically accurate images of what men, women, and children wore throughout 1930s. Hundreds of illustrations reflect the era''s mood of economic austerity and its departure from the flamboyance of Twenties fashions in favor of lower hemlines and garments made from more traditional, affordable materials.
£13.49
The Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year 26
Book SynopsisThis powerful collection features the 100 winning images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 competition. They represent the skill and talent of photographers from around the planet and the many different ways of portraying the beauty, drama and diversity of the natural world. The photographs were chosen by an international jury for their artistic merit and originality, mindful of the high ethical standards that the competition champions. The final 100, representing 22 nationalities, were selected from more than 42,000 entries from 96 countries. The book includes images of unforgettable behaviour, wild and dramatic landscapes and thought-provoking reportage. This memorable book also tells the often memorable stories behind the pictures and serves as a reminder of the truly glorious nature of life on Earth.
£18.75
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. New York
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£9.99
Vintage Publishing Chroma
Book SynopsisA poetic, passionate and intensely personal exploration of colour written during the final year of Derek Jarman''s life -- with a new introduction by Ali Smith.In Chroma, his most poetic and lyrical book, Derek Jarman explores the uses of colour. Shifting across the spectrum and from the medieval to the modern, he draws on the work of great colour theorists from Pliny to Leonardo. Interwoven with these musings are evocative memories from Jarman''s childhood and illustrious career, along with reflections on his deteriorating health. Written a year before Jarman's death, and as his eyesight was failing, this is an intensely personal work; a paean from an artist seeking to memorialise the extraordinary power of colour even while it receded from his own life.Trade ReviewChroma is more than an Aids autobiography...it is a paean to colour...Shot through with sass and moving testimony...this complexly written, yet stylish and readable book locates most powerfully the sublimal brilliance of one artist * Gay Times *Chroma sparks off pieces of Jarman's poetry and prose against fragments that span Ovid, Alberti, Goethe and Wittgenstein...to form a highly personal reflection on colour, a keleidoscopic experience that throws out different facets like a prism in the light * New Statesman *Full of anger, wit, emotion, and knowledge, this collection informs and astounds...Immensely powerful * Kirkus *Jarman reminds us how much there is to be smelled, observed and listened to in the world if we do not walk past it * Guardian *The context of the writing of this book inevitably turns it from an amusing bricollage to a gesture of extraordinary generosity, a tribute to the continuing need to create and communicate on the very edge of darkness * Financial Times *
£9.49
Schiffer Publishing Ltd A Study of Navajo Concha Belts
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive evaluation of Navajo concha belts!Trade Review"The photographs are stunning, the text is clear and interesting." -- Jackson Clark, Toh-Atin Gallery
£65.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Classic Flash 2 In 5 Bold Colors
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£19.54
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Learn Calligraphy The Complete Book of Lettering
Book SynopsisIn an age of myriad computer fonts and instant communication, your handwriting style is increasingly a very personal creation. In this book, Margaret Shepherd, America's premier calligrapher, shows you that calligraphy is not simply a craft you can learn, but an elegant art form that you can make your own. Calligraphy remains perennially popular, often adorning wedding invitations, diplomas, and commercial signs. Whether it is Roman, Gothic, Celtic, Bookhand, or Italic style, calligraphy conveys class and elegance. Margaret Shepherd makes this ancient art form accessible in a completely hand-lettered technical guide that will:• Provide context for calligraphy as an art, exploring the rich tradition of hand-lettering and mapping the evolution of the most popular styles.• Give detailed technical advice on choosing pens, paper, and inks, setting up your workspace, mastering various pen angles, along with step-by-step illustrations to guide you as you practice. • Explain which alphabets are appropriate for different forms of writing. For example, the Roman alphabet works well for short, unpunctuated passages, while the Italic alphabet is more suited to informal everyday communication. • Encourage you to personalize your lettering by using variant strokes and interpreting how you would like the words to look on the page.• Inspire you with carefully chosen illustrations and examples, which bring letters to life.Learn Calligraphy is the authoritative primer for this age-old craft, and will help develop a new appreciation for lettering as you discover your creative personality.
£16.14
Anness Publishing Cezanne His Life and Works in 500 Images
Book SynopsisA perceptive and detailed account of the artist Paul Cezanne, who inquely bridged the gap between the Impressionist and the Cubist movements.
£15.29
Ebury Publishing Johannas Christmas
Book SynopsisFrom the international bestselling illustrator and Queen of Colouring Johanna Basford comes a beautiful celebration of all things festive to colour, complete and embellish. Includes perforated and pull-out art prints, ideal for framing or giving as festive greetings.''The colourists have a queen, and her name is Johanna Basford'' -- New York Magazine''Consider trading in your yoga mat for a set of markers and peruse the gorgeous gardens of Basford''s imagination'' -- The Huffington Post*******************************************************************************************Delicate tangles of holly and ivy, bauble-laden Christmas trees and mountains of exquisitely wrapped gifts are all waiting to be brought to life in this collection of pull-out prints from ink evangelist Johanna Basford. From flurries of delicate snowflakes to deliciously decorated gingerbread houses and reindeer-led sleighs, Johanna''s C
£15.29
Rocky Nook Hand Lettering on the iPad with Procreate: Ideas
Book SynopsisHand Lettering on the iPad with Procreate is the ultimate guide to every step of the digital hand lettering process. Using the versatile and intuitive iPad drawing and design app Procreate, author and noted lettering instructor Liz Brown composes a series of fun and easy lettering projects that will build confidence by giving all the necessary tool
£16.80
David Zwirner Rose Wylie: painting a noun…
Book SynopsisCelebrated British painter Rose Wylie—whose works are at once tactile, cerebral, and humorous—often draws her influence from a wide range of popular culture. Here her newest body of work references memories from her own life and mimics the way memories evolve and change over time. Wylie’s source material is culled from the vast visual world around her, ranging from sixteenth-century British estates to Serena Williams and the French Open. While initially these may seem random or aesthetically simplistic, through the nuanced use of humor, language, and compositional structure, Wylie creates wittily observed and subtly sophisticated meditations on the nature of memory, and visual representation itself, in line with the paintings she has become known for over the course of her career. A new essay by art critic Michael Glover explores the remarkable painter whose work has “spark, assurance, brash humor, an extraordinary, freewheeling eclecticism that seems to be just as ready to suck in references to the art of Ptolemaic Egypt and Roman portraiture as to pay homage to the films of Quentin Tarantino and the late paintings of Philip Guston.” Part of David Zwirner Books’s Spotlight Series, this book features Wylie’s newest paintings and drawings and is published on the occasion of the artist’s 2020 solo exhibition of these works at David Zwirner Hong Kong.Trade Review'"Expect a riot of colourful and unruly compositions, which delight with their exuberance."' - Staff "Sassy Hong Kong"'"Rose Wylie's painting a noun...exhibition is truly one-of-a-kind."' - Staff "Time Out Hong Kong"'"While Rose Wylie's artworks on first glance appear simplistic or even naive, a closer examination reveals many fascinating details and reminds the viewer of the cartoon-like images of Philip Guston and Jean Michel Basquiat."' - Joanne Shurvell "Forbes"'"Wylie fearlessly tackles the thorniest topics head-on, committing her thoughts and questions about politics, religion, fame, love, history, money and nature to canvas."' - Charlotte Brook "Harper's Bazaar'"In their multiple points of reference, and visual gourmandising, Wylie's paintings are a reminder of how things coexist in our mind's eye and how the memory of a place or time is never a simple, fixed thing: merely a few threads plucked in the moment from a shimmering tangle."' - Hettie Judah "Art UK"'"She eschews art-world artiness; instead, the paintings are unaffected and joyful, and critics are captivated."' - Harriet Baker "Apollo"
£20.00
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd The Architectural Association in the Postwar
Book SynopsisIn the period following the Second World War, the Architectural Association (AA) became the only British school of architecture of truly global renown. It was one of only two schools in the world which fully embraced and promoted the pedagogical ideals put forward by CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne) — the other being Walter Gropius’s Harvard Graduate School of Design — and emerged as an admired example for architectural education in other countries. Many of the most famous British architects and critics of the past 60 years attended the AA, including Ahrends, Burton + Koralek, Alan Colquhoun and John Miller, Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones, Frank Duffy, Eldred Evans, Kenneth Frampton, Bill Howell, John Killick, Robert Maguire, Cedric Price, Graeme Shankland and Oliver Cox, Quinlan Terry, John Voelcker, and almost a dozen recipients of the RIBA Gold Medal, viz. Neave Brown, Peter Cook, Edward Cullinan, Philip Dowson, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael and Patricia Hopkins, Powell + Moya, Richard Rogers, and Joseph Rykvert.The book traces the history of the school from the end of the war until the mid-1960s, when it surrendered its position as the pacemaker in British architectural education in order to safeguard its institutional independence. Alvin Boyarsky, who became chairman in 1971, remodelled the AA as a postmodern, ‘internationalist’ school and detached it from its modernist, British origins. In keeping with this (and partly as a result of it), there has been no research into the AA’s postwar history, which remains dominated by myths and half-truths. The book replaces these myths with an in-depth account of what really happened.Trade Review'The book constitutes a sound and always readable institutional history of the post-war AA and will serve as a reference point for some considerable time to come' – Architectural History Table of ContentsPrologue: A Brief history of the Architectural Association; Chapter 1. After the War (1945-1949); Chapter 2. Architecture as Collaborative Practice (1949-1951); Chapter 3. Chuzzlewit's Heirs: The Postwar Student Body (1945-1951); Chapter 4. Michael Pattrick's Troubles with the Students (1951-1956); Chapter 5. The AA School under Michael Pattrick (1951-1961); Chapter 6. In Search of a New Policy (1951-1961); Chapter 7. William Allen and the 'Art/Science Tension' (1961-1965); Epilogue: Beyond the Sixties
£37.49
Phaidon Press Ltd India Modern
Book SynopsisA visually stunning compilation of modern Indian design and architecture.Trade Review"It is hard to conceive of a more lucid and entertaining study."—News International "India Modern explores everything from traditional building techniques to the importance of decoration within society. It's a mixture of stunning photographs and serious commentary."—(World of Interiors "Shows how the power and beauty of India's decorative heritage is being utilized in all aspects of the contemporary arts."—House and LeisureTable of ContentsA history of design; a natural sense of colour; a return to indigenous skills; cultural ingredients; form follows function; an ambience of simplicity and authenticity; a decorative heritage.
£8.50
Phaidon Press Ltd Le Corbusier
Book SynopsisRevised and expanded edition of this comprehensive study of Le CorbusierTrade Review"The most lucid and complete chronicle yet available of Le Corbusier’s achievement and (in the words of his title) the 'ideas and forms' which successively and cumulatively account for its significance. It is, then, as incise narrative... Illuminated by penetrating critical commentary that this book excels."—Times Literary Supplement "This book is an admirable as well as well-timed introduction to Le Corbusier. In it much recent scholarship has been pulled together and presented in a lively account of Le Corbusier’s life and work... It is also a record of personal observation and synthesis by an informed and shrewdly sensitive author which will remain valid and fresh in the long term."—Architectural Review "William J R Curtis is the best architectural historian writing in the English language, and that alone makes this book something of an event. Unsurprisingly, Curtis has turned out what is probably the most comprehensive, well balanced and interesting narrative yet produced about one of the giants of 20th century architecture."—Chicago Tribune "As a study of the life and work of possibly the most erudite, probably the most gifted, and certainly the most disturbing architect of the present century, it is unlikely to be superseded."—The Architect, Royal Institute of British Architects' Journal "The most lucid and complete chronicle yet available of Le Corbusier’s achievement. This book excels."—Architecture, AIA American Institute of Architect's Journal Selected as one of 'the best architectural books of the year' (2015) by Rowan Moore, architectural critic of the Guardian "...A much expanded version of an earlier monograph... Definitive, chronological, sumptuously illustrated... Curtis is [...] balanced and inclusive, offering excellent discussions of all the Indian work, of many unexecuted projects, and of the vast influence Corbusier has exercised... I think there is no better introduction to the man and his work."—Architects Journal "Just as Le Corbusier is a 'classic' of modern architecture, Curtis's monograph is a 'classic' of the Corbusian bibliography. And with this new edition - substantially enlarged, both in text and illustrations - the book will become indeed the main reference for understanding Le Corbusier's contribution to universal architecture."—Arquitectura Viva "His classic Le Corbusier Ideas and Forms published in 1986 and, for the quarter century since, the most thoughtful and complete analysis of the architect... There is still no better single source than William Curtis... And that's why, architects, yes: you'll need to buy this new version."—Architectural Record "In the new, revised and updated edition of the classic Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms, Curtis goes beyond just documenting to delve deeper and deeper into the creative underpinnings of Le Corbusier's masterpieces... Many new photographs have been added, including some of Chandigarh taken by Curtis, who himself is an excellent photographer... What Le Corbusier did for the 20th century in shaping the world's built form, William J.R. Curtis does for Le Corbusier, become his master interpreter."—Architecture plus Design, India "It is a carefully considered book, based on extensive thought and study of the vast documentation, addressed to the advanced student of modernism... The structure of the book is very clear and the design and layout are thoughtful and sympathetic. Highly recommended."—Library Journal "Le Corbusier, the Swiss architect who died this month, fifty years ago. His work, both the great and the not so great, is the subject of a fantastic new edition from Phaidon of Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms, by the architectural historian, William JR Curtis."—Daily Beast "...An exceptional history and a spectacular collection of images."—Metropolis Magazine "Impressive... Any committed bibliophile should splash out on this new, seductively hefty tome... A succinct over-view of one mans' determination to change the world ...We are fortunate to have Curtis' considered critique to vouchsafe Corb's rightful place in the architectural pantheon."—RIAS Quarterly "This is not only the best single work on Le Corbusier - a model of scholarship, erudite yet eminently readable - it is also an invaluable analysis of the creative architectural process. It should be read and re-read by every student of architecture."—Building Design "Deepens the previous interpretations in five additional chapters... Dozens of wonderful drawings and photographs have been unearthed from the archives."—Ark (Arkkitehti / Finnish Architectural Review
£75.00
Little, Brown Book Group How To Draw Anything
Book SynopsisIf you can write your name, you have enough touch to learn to draw. Let Mark Linley inspire you to pick up your pencil and create a magical masterpiece. His positive approach secures quick, accurate results and ever-growing confidence.Learn to look properly and get the basic outlines correct; include the key features but simplify what you see; understand how shading (such as dot stipple or cross-hatching) can transform a sketch; get the eye level right and see how a grid helps with the composition.Whatever you want to draw - a beautiful holiday scene, a lifelike portrait of your family or favourite pet, or even a funny cartoon to illustrate a birthday card - Mark Linley shows, in this new edition of his bestselling book, everything you need to succeed.
£10.44
Rocky Nook David Busch's Sony Alpha a7R IV Guide to Digital
Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive resource and reference for Sony's innovative 61-megapixel full frame mirrorless camera. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Sony Alpha a7R IV Guide to Digital Photography covers every feature of this camera in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy camera "roadmap" chapter, an easy-to-use visual guide to the camera's features and controls. Learn when to use every option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author's recommended settings for each menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera's capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast exploring full frame photography for the first time, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Sony a7R IV.
£28.05
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Mini Kawaii Doodle Cuties: Sketching Super-Cute
Book SynopsisPrepare for the cutest world tour ever with this miniature, portable, and even cuter version of Kawaii Doodle Cuties! YouTube celebrity artist Pic Candle shows you how to draw kawaii characters from every stop on the map! The Japanese word kawaii translates to “cute,” and this how-to book is chock-full of super-adorable images from your favorite spots around the globe. With doodles of food, nature, animals, architecture, fashion, and more, you will learn to draw cute artwork from countries all over the world! Learn how to draw a darling Eiffel Tower, macaron, and beret from France. Or master how to draw precious natural wonders like Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and enchanting architecture like India’s Taj Mahal. Or sketch fashion fun like a K-pop skirt from South Korea and charming transportation like a tuk tuk from Vietnam. Mini Kawaii Doodle Cutiesfeatures over 100 lovable, huggable characters and includes simple step-by-step illustrations and instructions, search-and-find puzzle patterns that you can color, and inspiration pages. Thanks to this adorable crash course in doodling all things kawaii, you’ll soon be enhancing your notebooks, stationery, artwork, and everything with unbelievably adorable illustrations! Learn how to draw even more cute things with these other fun books in the Kawaii Doodle series: Kawaii Doodle Class, Kawaii Doodle Cuties, Mini Kawaii Doodle Class, and Mini Kawaii Doodle Cuties.Table of ContentsKawaii Doodle Cuties - Table of ContentsChapter 1 – Nature & Natural Wonders Maple Leaf (Canada) The Alps (Switzerland) Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) Orchid (Singapore) Tulip (Holland) Lily (Kazakhstan) Great Barrier Reef (Australia) Bamboo (China) Cherry Blossom Tree (Japan) Volcano (Costa Rica) Galapagos Island (Ecuador) Shamrock (Ireland) Sunflower (Ukraine) Chapter 2 - Food & Drink Pretzel (Germany) Waffle (Belgium) Yogurt (Greece) Tamales (Mexico) Crepes (France) Macaron (France) Pizza (Italy) Steamed Buns (China) Ramen (Japan) Halo-Halo (Phillippines) Satay (Indonesia) Pho (Vietnam) Kiwifruit (New Zealand) Meatballs (Sweden) Chocolates (Switzerland) Chapter 3 – Architecture & Monuments Statue of Liberty (USA) Neuschwanstein Castle or Brandenburg Gate (Germany) Parthenon (Greece) Belfry Tower (Belgium) Telephone Box (England) Eiffel Tower (France) Louvre (France) Taj Mahal (India) Merlion (Singapore) Rondovel (South Africa) Thatched Cottage (UK) Yurt (Central Asia) Stilt House (Bangladesh) Tiny Colorful Homes (Haiti) Sydney Opera House (Australia) Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt) Macchu PIccu (Peru) Easter Island (Chile) Tikal (Guatamala) Chapter 4 - Animals & Birds Flamingo (Cuba) Three-toed Sloth (Brazil) Toucan (Brazil) Puffin (Iceland) Giant Panda (China) Camel (Africa) Penguin or Seal (Antarctica) Sheep (New Zealand) Reindeer (Finland) Mountain Gorilla or Zebra (Africa) Hummingbird (Ecuador) Koala (Australia) Bearded Tamarin Monkeys (Peru) Chapter 5 - Transportation Vintage Car (Cuba) http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/361390 Double Decker Red Bus (England) Wings of Tatev (Turkey) Longtail Boat (Thailand) Gondola (Italy) Toboggan (Portugal) Habal Habal (Phillippines) Tuk-Tuk (Thailand) Felucca (Egypt) Hot Air Balloon (New Mexico, US) Cyclo (Vietnam) Tanga (Pakistan) Totoro Boat (Bolivia) Chapter 6 – Fashion Fur Hat (Russia) https://www.furhatworld.com/raccoon-full-fur-russian-hat-p-251.html Sombrero (Mexico) Flamenco (Spain) KPop Skirt (South Korea) Kimono (Japan) Tracht (Austria) Conical Hat (Vietnam) Cowboy Hat (USA) Beret (France) Sari (South Asia) Clogs (Netherlands) Fez (Morocco) Poncho (South America) Chapter 7 – Everyday Cute Windmill (Netherlands) Lego Bricks (Denmark) Matryoshka Doll (Russia) Floating Lantern (China) Arabian Coffee Pot (Saudia Arabia) Bagpipes or tartan plaid (Scotland) Yin Yang (China) Chopsticks (China) Hockey (Canada) Swiss Army Knife (Switzerland) Yoga (India)
£8.54
Thames & Hudson Ltd The Street Photographers Manual
Book SynopsisA new edition of this essential overview of the most exciting, dynamic form of photography.Trade Review'Exceptional ... a fascinating read for any photographer. Its variety of imagery, Gibson’s intelligent writing and quotes from other renowned photographers make it one of the best publications of its type I’ve seen ' - Black and White Photography'Excellent' - Amateur PhotographerTable of ContentsForeword by Matt Stuart • Introduction • 1. Busy • 2. Quiet • 3. Abstract • 4. Still 5. Objects • Reference
£15.29
Laurence King Publishing Draping: The Complete Course: Second Edition
Book SynopsisCovering beginner draping to more advanced techniques, this new series of master classes from bestselling author Karolyn Kiisel provides a complete course. Projects include dresses, skirts, trousers and jackets, highlighting key fashion garments from the runway to the red carpet and iconic costumes from films such as Breakfast at Tiffany''s and In the Mood for Love.Starting with the basics of preparing the dress form and fabric, the book advances through pinning, trimming and clipping, and creating shape using darts and tucks, to adding volume using pleats and gathers, and handling complex curves. Advanced skills include how to use support elements such as shoulder pads, under layers and petticoats, and how to handle bias draping.Each exercise and project throughout the book is explained with step-by-step photographs and line drawings that bring to life the art of creating fashion in three dimensions.
£40.00
Flame Tree Publishing VA Chinese Textiles Mini Wall Calendar 2026 Art
Book SynopsisThe Victoria and Albert Museum in London has one of the most comprehensive and important collections of Chinese art outside East Asia. This calendar showcases the collection. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£7.97
Flame Tree Publishing Japanese Woodblocks Mini Wall Calendar 2026 Art
Book SynopsisThis mini calendar curates dazzling woodblock prints by Japanese artists Hiroshige I, II and III, featuring dramatic rocky cliffs, natural beauty and mountain landscapes. Informative text accompanies each work, and the datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£7.97
Flame Tree Publishing Vincent van Gogh Mini Wall Calendar 2026 Art
Book SynopsisVincent van Gogh is known throughout the world for his unique style and affecting works. Some of the most recognizable can be found in this stunning mini calendar. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£7.97
Andrews McMeel Publishing Impressionism and PostImpressionism 2026 DaytoDay
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£16.31
Flame Tree Publishing Wassily Kandinsky Wall Calendar 2026 Art Calendar
Book SynopsisWassily Kandinsky was a renowned Russian-born painter who is often regarded as one of the earliest pioneers of abstract art. This art calendar brings together some of his most striking works. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.21
Flame Tree Publishing Patricia MacCarthys Baby Animals Wall Calendar
Book SynopsisPatricia MacCarthy is an illustrator based in southeast England. This Baby Animals wall calendar showcases her incredible talent with 12 illustrations of cute mother and baby animals to make your heart melt every month. The datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.87
Flame Tree Publishing Aimee Stewart Wall Calendar 2026 Art Calendar
Book SynopsisWith themes ranging from fantasy and grand libraries to retro throwbacks and collectables, this colourful calendar includes some of Aimee's most spectacular artworks. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.21
Flame Tree Publishing Tate British Landscapes Wall Calendar 2026 Art
Book SynopsisBeautiful scenes from Tate's collection by artists such as William Holman Hunt and Sheila Fell, depicting atmospheric paintings from golden cornfields to craggy Yorkshire gorges. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.21
Flame Tree Publishing Martin TruefittBaker Wall Calendar 2026 Art
Book SynopsisMartin Truefitt-Baker is a fine art printmaker and painter living in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. This wall calendar features some of his beautiful linocuts of the animals he has seen on his walks, alongside words from the artist. The datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.87
The National Trust 100 Things to Wear
Book SynopsisThe National Trust looks after more than 30,000 items of dress from attire of extraordinary luxury to practical, everyday working clothes. This beautifully illustrated book features a selection of 100 important examples charting over 500 years of changing tastes and fashions. 100 Things to Wear is the first book to explore the breadth and depth of the National Trust's dress collection, from attire of extraordinary luxury to everyday items worn by those who lived and worked in the Trust's historic houses. Held at properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the collection showcases a wealth of lived experiences from the opulence of the Tudors to the Windrush generation. Accessibly written and illustrated with a wealth of new photography, 100 Things to Wear will appeal to everyone from fashionistas, researchers, designers and other industry professionals to all those with an interest in clothing and dress. The book concludes with an illustrated glossary of terms relating to historic clothing and its production and a gazetteer of Trust properties with significant dress collections.
£10.80
Thames & Hudson Ltd Czanne Drawings and Watercolours
Book SynopsisAn engaging account that places Cézanne's drawings and watercolours at the heart of the artistic endeavour of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.Trade Review'A beautifully produced, highly accessible volume' - Apollo'Give[s] fresh insight into this enigmatic character. Christopher Lloyd’s survey of Cézanne’s drawings and watercolours allows us a sense of his preoccupations and artistic development ' - The New EuropeanTable of ContentsForeword; 1. Past Masters; 2. The Impact of Impressionism; 3. Portraying the Individual; 4. In Pursuit of the Human Figure; 5. Searching for the Ideal in the Landscape; 6. The Ultimate Construct in Still Life; Epilogue
£17.00
Quarry Books The Beginners Guide to Wheel Throwing
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£15.19
Batsford Ltd Bojagi - Korean Textile Art: technique, design
Book SynopsisAn exploration of traditional Koran textile art techniques. Bojagi, sometimes called Pojagi, is a traditional Korean textile art. Centuries old, it was originally textiles made for every day living with scraps of left-over fabrics artfully put together. They often resemble works of modern artists such as Mondrian and Klee. Today, the technique now produces beautiful textiles that are fast influencing textile art in the West, particularly amongst quilters. Using her own work and the work of other artists, leading expert on the subject Sara Cook demonstrates the techniques and how modern textilers can interpret the principles of Bojagi creatively in exciting new work. The book covers a brief history and understanding of Bojagi in Korean culture, then covers: Fabrics and sewing equipment (incl. silk, hemp and ramie); Obanseak – technique and designs of bojagi colours and symbolism; Colour Seams and Embellishments; and Jagokbo – textiles pieced from tiny scraps. A beautiful book that offers textile artists and quilters a range of ideas to use i their own work. As with the obsession with Shibori, this technique brings one of the East's most creative textiles to a Western audience for the first time.
£18.36
Batsford Ltd Mark-Making Through the Seasons: Textile Art
Book SynopsisA creative and practical guide on how to get in touch with your local natural world to create thoughtful works of textile art. Filled with projects and step-by-step techniques, this book is perfect for textile students and professionals alike. Renowned quilter and textile artist Helen Parrott explores the creative potential of your local surroundings and teaches you the processes and techniques used to create beautiful textile artworks. Drawing on the Slow Stitch movement, she explains how mark-making techniques can be used meditatively to record personal lives and surroundings influenced by seasonal changes of colour, energy and light. She encourages you to connect to your own locality, whether it be urban or rural, at home or on holiday, and its specific seasonal aspects in order to create a personal, working cycle of textile art. The book is divided into seasons; from learning how to spot the first signs of Spring to recording seasonal characteristics – equinox through to solstice – Helen teaches you how to be in tune with your environment. Each location will have different signs, so each artwork will truly be unique. Techniques and projects are also covered in this book: she first teaches you the basics of both hand and machine stitch techniques, working with free-form stitching, chain stitch, corded quilting and then moves onto appliqué, blackwork and dyeing. The techniques build in complexity ending with pieced textiles and collages. Helen also explores how to work with dot and line, repeating patterns, light and shadow, colour (and lack of colour), plant structures and people in landscapes. The last chapter consolidates techniques you've learnt in the book and showcases finished works from her exhibitions, as well as the Bradford Textile Archive, to help you better understand where inspiration leads.
£18.36
Gemini Books Group Ltd The Pocket Dior
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£7.59
Rizzoli International Publications Style of Movement
Book SynopsisStyle meets movement: a new photography book featuring more than eighty of today''s most famous dancers, captured in movement and styled in garments designed by some of fashion''s biggest names.From renowned photographers Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, the husband-and-wife team behind NYC Dance Project and the best-selling photography book The Art of Movement, comes their follow-up book for fans of dance, fashion, and photography. Spotlighting today''s greatest dancers--from ballet to modern--in clothing by today''s and yesterday''s most celebrated designers, this stunning volume takes the relationship between style, fashion, and dance as its subject. The dancers bring the pages to life with their grace and movement, becoming one with what they''re wearing. Whether in couture gowns from Dior, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, vintage Halston, Moschino, and Bill Blass, or in costumes designed by Martha Graham herself, the world-renowned dancers featured in these pages--inTrade Review"Bringing together fashion and dance, The Style of Movement is the latest book by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory of NYC Dance Project. The husband-and-wife team has photographed some of today’s top modern and ballet dancers in the United States, pairing them with incredible costumes that are brought to life through their movement. The ebb and flow of each piece of clothing is on full display with every flick of the wrist or jeté, and the duo expertly captures it all through their lens."—MY MODERN MET
£48.75
University of California Press Making Images Move
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Written with careful precision and breadth. . . chronicling a rich, 100-year history of handmade moviemaking in which artists similarly trespass into other areas of creative practice." * Los Angeles Review of Books *"Gregory Zinman’s excellent new book on movies made (or remade) through the direct, often tactile engagement of artists and their filmstrips, video-feedback loops, and myriad other animated oozes and vibrant viscosities, Making Images Move: Handmade Cinema and the Other Arts is everything one wants in this age of over-scribbling at the margins of cinema. Lucid, smart, but entirely readable, and compellingly illuminated with color illustrations of the wonders it describes." * Cinema Scope Magazine *"Devoid of zeitgeisty romanticizations of the analog, Gregory Zinman's Making Images Move presents a defiant yet clear-eyed alternative history of the origins of cinema. . . . Zinman's prose sparkles in recounting artists' use of chemicals, bodily fluids, and elements like wind and water, which often render celluloid fragile or ephemeral." * Film Comment *"Zinman’s is the book perched on our balconies. It is worth way more than two in the bush. That’s the great thing about books that are also birds. Their singleness multiplies in hands that hold them. Running fingers through their feathered figures to thread additional ones in responds to their song." * Critical Inquiry *"Zinman explores the history of camera-less filmmaking in an exciting intervention that ennobles an underdiscussed mode of film production and challenges our very conception of what constitutes a 'movie.' . . . A groundbreaking immersion into a previously uncelebrated filmmaking practice." * Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television *"Rather than manifesting a site of contestation between painting, film, sculpture, or photography, Making Images Move espouses the handmade's medium-collaborative impulse through material investigations of light in time. . . . Though Zinman situates the return to craft as a response to mass digitization, the current pandemic transfigures Zinman's politics of handmade joy into something almost elegiac, as even the possibility of direct artistic experience remains untenable." * Millennium Film Journal *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction A Shadow History of the Moving Image PART I. HANDMADE FILM 1. Between Canvas and Celluloid Visual Music, Motion Paintings, and Cameraless Photography 2. Abstractions in Time Painting and Scratching on Film 3. By Chemical, by Body, by Mechanism Other Handmade Methods 4. Beyond the Frame Cameraless Questions of Politics and Representation PART II. HANDMADE MOVING IMAGES 5. Light in Motion The Moving Image between the Plastic Arts and Cinema 6. Making Space, Making Time Light Art of the 1950s and 1960s 7. Forms of Radiance The Practice and Significance of the Psychedelic Light Show 8. Video Art Analog Circuit Palettes, Cathode Ray Canvases Conclusion Handmade Moving Images in the Digital Era Notes Index
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Taylor & Francis What Student Architects Should Do
Book SynopsisAs a first year student the challenges of learning how to do architecture can be daunting. Though not prescribing a particular way (there are as many ways to do architecture as there are architects), this Notebook outlines what you should do to cultivate your own distinctive capacity for architectural design. Architecture is a rich and varied subject, a multifaceted and multidimensional skill. Learning to do it is not easy. It has many subtleties. Becoming fluent can take many years. Informed by decades of discussing architecture and its challenges with students, this Notebook will help you lay foundations for a rewarding career as a creative architect.All Simon Unwinâs books explore architecture not just as a matter of form and space but in terms of its primal driving force, the universal need and desire to make places for life.Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation volume Analysing Architecture: The Universal Language of Place-Making, which first appeared in 1997 and has subsequently been enlarged in four further editions. Examining these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy.
£23.17
Batsford Abstract Textiles
Book SynopsisAn exploration of abstract textile work with practical tips on how to progress from the realistic to the abstract within your own practice.
£20.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Art for Joyâs Sake Journal
Book SynopsisThis journal offers you joy-based, hands-on ways to enrich your art-making journey and your creative life, and these beautiful pages invite you to pick up your brush and grow.
£20.69
Thames & Hudson Ltd William Morriss Flowers Victoria and Albert
Book SynopsisA passionate advocate of craftsmanship over mass-production, William Morris (1834 1896) designed a huge variety of objects, but it is his highly original carpet, fabric and wallpaper patterns that have continued to capture the imagination and exert their influence on the decorative arts. Around 600 such designs are attributed to Morris, of which the vast majority are based on natural forms, including trees, plants and flowers. This beautifully designed, accessibly priced gift book offers a wealth of designs by Morris in which flowers are the principal motif, bringing together not only completed patterns but also working drawings in pen and watercolour, and examples of his pearwood, floral-pattern printing blocks. It also explores examples of the sources that inspired Morris's flower-based designs: his own gardens at the Red House in Kent, Kelmscott Manor in Oxfordshire and elsewhere; 16th- and 17th-century herbals; illuminated medieval manuscripts; late medieval and Renaissance tapestries; and a range of decorated objects, particularly from the Islamic world, that Morris studied at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A). Authored by Rowan Bain, curator at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, north London, and lavishly illustrated with almost 100 colour illustrations, this exquisite book will both inform and delightTrade Review'Lavishly illustrated' - Leisure Painter'A key inspiration for contemporary designers, the patterns of William Morris are timeless' - Homes & Antiques'Truly magnificent' - Elle
£13.49
Search Press Ltd Wilderness Knits for the Great Outdoors
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£16.99
Quarry Books Paint the National Parks
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£15.19
The History Press Ltd Bond
Book SynopsisReleased to coincide with the release of the 25th 007 film, Bond: Behind the Scenes is a collection of rare and unseen images from the making of the Bond films
£11.69
Boydell and Brewer Classical Architecture
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£36.00
David Zwirner Lisa Yuskavage: Babie Brood: Small Paintings
Book SynopsisLisa Yuskavage: Babie Brood is the first up-to-date survey of the artist’s small-scale paintings. Known primarily for larger canvases, these intimate works offer a new window into Yuskavage’s transgressive paintings.Based on the artist’s imagination, live models, and maquettes, among other things, the small paintings in this book demonstrate Yuskavage’s methodical exploration of how images come into existence, and where they come from. Some of the small works are studies for large paintings, while others revisit pre-existing images. Yet others are one-of-a-kind compositions only created on this intimate scale. As places for experimenting with color, form, and characters as well as a variety of formats—including stretched and unstretched linen, canvas boards, wood, and paper—these works, play a remarkably dynamic and role within her oeuvre. This catalogue presents the paintings to scale so readers can explore them as if seeing them in person.Documenting the artist’s exhibition at David Zwirner in New York in 2018, this catalogue includes an essay by Jarrett Earnest illuminating Yuskavage’s early influences and exploring the constant, often surprising, themes that can be found throughout her oeuvre.
£36.00
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. The Art Of Super Mario Odyssey
Book SynopsisThe official visual companion to one of the most popular Super Mario games of all time!
£35.99
Museum of Modern Art Hilma af Klint
Book SynopsisAf Klint?s exquisitely rendered botanical portfolio reveals a deep spiritual engagement with the flora of her native SwedenAcross the spring and summer seasons of 1919 and 1920, Swedish artist Hilma af Klint engaged in a period of intense observation of nature, venturing into forests and fields and drawing the flowers she found there. The resulting 46 sheets comprise her Nature Studies portfolio, recently acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In pencil and jewel-toned watercolor, af Klint juxtaposed exquisitely rendered blossoms with enigmatic diagrams: a blooming sunflower is echoed by nested circles; lily of the valley is joined by a colorful checkerboard; catsfoot is set against a pair of mirrored spirals. Together, these two modes?representational and abstract?demonstrate the artist?s belief that close observation of nature reveals "what stands behind the flowers": ineffable aspects of the human character.Published in conjunction with the first public exhibition of this rare portfolio, Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers presents the drawings alongside contextualizing artworks and translations of the artist?s previously unpublished writings. An overview essay by curator Jodi Hauptman explores af Klint?s portfolio and the circumstances of its creation; texts by Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, Laura Neufeld and Lena Struwe unpack the imagery, materiality and botanical knowledge behind these works.Hilma af Klint (1862?1944) trained at Stockholm?s Royal Academy of Fine Arts and established herself as a professional artist. In the first decade of the 20th century, she developed a unique abstract vocabulary, some years earlier than her peers. Whether on canvas or on paper, her singular work is informed by her spiritual investigations and, as this project demonstrates, an interest in and attunement to the natural world.
£34.00
