Art & Photography Books
Abrams Slim Aarons La Dolce Vita
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£52.00
Taschen GmbH Photo Icons. 50 Landmark Photographs and Their
Book SynopsisPhotographs have a strange and powerful way of shaping the way we see the world. The most successful images enter our collective consciousness, defining eras, making history, or simply touching something so fundamentally human and universal that they have become resonant icons all over the globe. To explore this unique influence, Photo Icons puts some of the most important photographic landmarks under the microscope. From some of the earliest photography, such as Nicéphore Niépce’s 1827 eight-hour-exposure rooftop picture and Louis Daguerre’s famous 1838 street scene, through to Martin Parr, this is as much a history of the medium as a case-by-case analysis of its social, historical, and artistic impact. We take in experimental Surrealist shots of the 1920s and the gritty photorealism of the 1930s, including Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother. We witness the power-makers (Che Guevara) and the heartbreakers (Marilyn Monroe) as well as the great gamut of human emotions and experiences to which photography bears such vivid witness: from the euphoric Kiss in Front of City Hall (1950) by Doisneau to the horror of Nick Ut’s Napalm Against Civilians showing nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phúc running naked toward the camera from South Vietnamese napalm.
£20.00
Usborne Publishing Ltd Stepbystep Drawing People
Book SynopsisFiona Watt is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She graduated from Exeter University with a Bachelor of Education in Art and Design. She taught for three years at a primary school in Kent, before spending two years at a British school in The Netherlands. She started working at Usborne in 1989 and has written and edited hundreds of books including baby and novelty, sticker, art and craft, cookery, science and activity books. She has written all the titles in the award-winning THAT'S NOT MY series and many in the highly successful Sticker Dolly Dressing series. She is the sixth biggest-selling UK children's author, with over 10 million of her books sold in the UK since records began.
£7.59
Beta-Plus Ultimate Gardens & Swimming Pools
Book SynopsisUltimate Gardens & Swimming Pools Front cover image Wim Pauwels Not yet printed due - 05/19 9782875500656 Hardback Beta-Plus Publishing Territory: World Size: 340 mm x 270 mm Pages: 192 Illustrations: 200 colour RRP £69.95 This book features some of the world's most beautiful private gardens and swimming pools, realised by the best garden and landscape architects working today. Includes private gardens from the UK, France, Belgium, and Hong Kong. Text in English and French.
£52.46
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Enchanted
Book Synopsis For hundreds of years, artists have been inspired by the imaginative potential of fantasy. Unlike science fiction, which is based on fact, fantasy presents an impossible reality - a universe where dragons breathe fire, angels battle demons, and magicians weave spells. Published to coincide with a major exhibition organised by the Norman Rockwell Museum, this handsome volume reveals how artists have brought to life mythology, fables, and fairy tales, as well as modern epics like The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. The main text of Enchanted, by exhibition curator Jesse Kowalski, traces the emergence of the themes of fantasy in the world''s civilisations, and the development of fantasy illustration from the Old Masters to the Victorian fairy painters, to Golden Age illustrators like Howard Pyle and Arthur Rackham, to classic cover artists like Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo, to emerging talents like Anna Dittmann and Victo Ngai. Additional essays by distinguished contributors address particular aspects of fantasy illustration, such as the relationship between science and fantasy in the19th century, and the illustrators of Robert E. Howard. Enchanted features more than 180 colour illustrations, including numerous stunning full-page reproductions. This handsome volume is a must-have reference for artists and illustrators, and a delight for all lovers of fantasy.
£28.79
Hauser & Wirth Eva Hesse: Diaries
Book SynopsisAn insight into the life and mind of an icon of American art through the diaries of sculptor Eva Hesse. I open my new book. What will you tell for the next year. To bring forth a new chapter of wisdom, hopes, joys fears. I shall be honest with myself; and therewith SUCCEED.' These lines open Eva Hesse's 1955 diary and lay out the task of her writing. In between weekly to-do lists and personal musings, Hesse used her diaries as a space to process her experience of the world and to reckon with what it means to be an artist. In this extensive collection of Hesse's diaries, recorded from 1955 to 1970, readers are given an intimate glimpse into the mind of one of contemporary sculpture's most prominent figures. Despite personal tragedies and the difficulties she faced as one of the few female artists in the male-dominated postminimalist movement, Hesse remained intrepid in both her life and craft. Composed of twisted ropes and delicate plastic among other unconventional materials, Hesse's sculptures defy traditional notions of form; her deeply thoughtful practice as a sculptor and a painter are revealed at length in her writing.
£27.00
Lannoo Publishers Ultimate Wonder Plants: Your Urban Jungle
Book Synopsis"The botanical trend tends to grow" - Style-files.com Ultimate Wonder Plants bundles together the best and most beautiful plant-filled interiors from all over the world, inspiring you to create a green oasis of your own. It includes a helpful plant overview section and a number of useful tips and tricks for selecting and maintaining your personal urban jungle. This is the ultimate urban plant bible and a practical reference book, the perfect resource for bringing more green into your daily life. Praise for Wonderplants 2 9789401449274: " A luxuriously illustrated coffee-table book, Wonder Plants may have significant side effects. The overload of green interior design might have you grow green with envy and scurry off to a nearby garden centre." - ELLE
£31.50
F&W Publications Inc Storytelling with Collage
Book SynopsisTell your own stories and tales in collage layers of paper, images, fabrics, objects and more collected from your world.
£16.49
Victionary PALETTE mini 08: Iridescent: Holographics in
Book SynopsisSince it was first released, the original PALETTE series has been an instrumental source of colour-themed references for designers around the world. 8 editions later, in keeping with the demands of creative practitioners today, the PALETTE mini series was introduced at the end of 2019 as flip-friendly versions of the originals – redesigned into a more compact size with minimal layouts for instant inspiration. PALETTE mini 08 – Iridescent explores the myriad of possibilities that result from multi-coloured illusions that shift with the viewer’s vantage point through projects from all around the world. Whether its kaleidoscopic nature is utilised to create depth and dimension or to transform physical attributes and perspectives, discover how some of the best designers are experimenting with holographic hues to generate visuals and objects that intrigue.
£20.00
F&W Publications Inc Archetypes in Branding A Toolkit for Creatives
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£36.00
Royal Academy of Arts David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy,
Book SynopsisAt the beginning of 2020, just as global Covid-19 restrictions were coming into force, the artist David Hockney was at his house, studio and garden in Normandy. From there, he witnessed the arrival of spring, and recorded the blossoming of the surrounding landscape on his iPad, a medium he has been using for over a decade. Working outdoors was an antidote to the anxiety of the moment for Hockney – 'We need art, and I do think it can relieve stress,' he says. This uplifting publication – produced to accompany a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts – includes 116 of his new iPad paintings and shows to full effect Hockney's singular skill in capturing the exuberance of nature. Trade ReviewPublished to accompany an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, 23 May - 26 August 2021.
£22.50
Frame Publishers BV The Healthy Indoors: New Challenges, New Designs
Book SynopsisThe Healthy Indoors candidly addresses the increasing need for spaces designed to serve multiple and diverse uses while promoting a culture of wellbeing and innovation. Health, wellbeing and comfort have become critical priorities in carving new spaces. Addressed through the use of carefully selected materials, systems and design strategies, these considerations are now widely implemented to augment the structures we inhabit, from our homes and workplaces to shops and healthcare centres. The Healthy Indoors will provide a cleverly guided survey of projects that have successfully put the occupants’ physical and mental health at the center of their design. Laying claim to significance beyond that of aesthetics, the 50+ case studies selected for this book will be thoroughly presented in a way that will appeal to both professionals and enthusiasts alike. Find out what are the healthiest new ways to live, work and play!
£34.00
Artifice Press More Space for Architecture: The Work of
Book SynopsisMore Space for Architecture features a fascinating selection of buildings and projects designed by Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey over a seven-year period, from 2015 to 2021. Unbuilt and unpublished designs act like stepping stones to trace a continuous path between a wide range of recent and realised works, which includes schools, universities, housing, artist collaborations and public buildings. Context-sensitive buildings on complex and difficult sites in Dublin, Cork and Budapest are outlined and presented in detail for the reader, from conceptual sketches through to completion. Competition-winning projects under construction include the highly public V&A East and Sadler's Wells East, both currently on site at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London; the new Academic Hub in TU Dublin's city centre campus; and the brand new extension at the School of Architecture at Liverpool University. The book also features a collection of reflective essays written by O'Donnell + Tuomey, which includes a selection of O'Donnell's characteristic watercolour studies, expanding on ideas aired in public lectures and developed in studio conversations.More Space for Architecture is a companion volume to the earlier monograph from O'Donnell + Tuomey, Space for Architecture, first published by Artifice Press in 2014 and one of the publishing house's biggest sellers.
£26.96
Experiment Modern: Genius, Madness, and One Tumultuous
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£26.59
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd The Jaguar Book
Book Synopsis"Leafing through the 175 sumptuous photographs may be the next best thing to riding the cat." — Indulge Magazine "Sheer elegance and pure luxury from The Jaguar Book - a fast-paced ride full of twists and turns through cult-inspiring Britishness on four wheels." — New Design Shimmering like a movie star and “a very British affair”: for 100 years, Jaguar has been synonymous with elegance and luxury in automobile culture—and it’s high time to commemorate this exquisite car brand. Right on time for the 60th anniversary of the E-Type, this new Jaguar photo book from automobile photographer René Staud captures iconic Jaguar designs: the E-Type or XK 140, the SS90 from the 1930s, and Jaguar’s first electric car, the I-Pace. The man who elevated automobile photography to art, Staud stages these luxurious sports cars and racing icons in 175 photos, supplemented by texts from Jürgen Lewandowski. A beautiful ride through the complete Jaguar collection, with highlights from racing history, celebrity owners, and legendary Jaguar film appearances, such as James Bond, Harold and Maude, and more. Star photographer René Staud’s unique staging of the luxurious British sports car—right in time for the 60th birthday of the E-Type The complete Jaguar collection, with highlights from racing history, legendary film appearances, and celebrity owners An absolute must-have for classic car lovers, collectors, and automobile experts Text in English and German.Trade Review"The book provides a beautiful ride through the complete Jaguar collection, along with highlights from Jag’s racing history." - Rachel Cormack, Robb Report"The Jaguar Book is a new and exciting coffee table book showcasing the automotive achievements of this iconic, luxury car brand over the past century." - Luxe, North East"The book highlights from the brand's racing history, unforgettable film appearances, and exclusive peeks inside celebrity owner's garages." - Square Mile"The book explains how the genesis of Jaguar’s most famous car, the E-Type... can be traced to well before its glittering debut in 1961 to the birth of the company itself." - Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg"Leafing through the 175 sumptuous photographs may be the next best thing to riding the cat." - Indulge Magazine"The Jaguar Book celebrates the marque's centenary, tracing its development and highlighting its racing history as well as the iconic designs of some of its classic cars." - Christie's International Real Estate"Sheer elegance and pure luxury from The Jaguar Book - a fast-paced ride full of twists and turns through cult-inspiring Britishness on four wheels." - New Design
£60.00
Cengage Learning, Inc Landscape Construction
Book SynopsisHelps your students understand the process of construction and implementation of a multitude of exterior hardscape construction projects. This book begins with the preparation for construction and follows through to the installation of the final elements of the landscape project.Table of ContentsSECTION 1: BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS. 1. The Landscape Construction Process. 2. Legal Requirements. 3. Interpreting Construction Documents. 4. Construction Math. 5. Project Pricing. 6. Safety in the Workplace. 7. Basic Construction Techniques and Equipment Operation. 8. Construction Staking. SECTION 2: SITE PREPARATION. 9. Preservation of Existing Site Elements. 10. Removing Unwanted Site Elements. SECTION 3: GRADING, SITE DRAINAGE, AND EROSION PROTECTION. 11. Site Grading. 12. Site Drainage. 13. Erosion Control. SECTION 4: SITE UTILITIES. 14. DC Site Lighting and Related Electrical Work. 15. Water and Irrigation System Installation. SECTION 5: LANDSCAPE RETAINING WALLS AND STAIRS. 16. Materials and Installation Techniques for Retaining Walls. 17. Timber Retaining Walls. 18. Segmental Precast Unit Retaining Walls. 19. Dry-Laid Stone Retaining Walls. 20. Gabion Retaining Walls. 21. Stairs. SECTION 6: LANDSCAPE PAVING. 22. Materials and Site Preparation for Paving. 23. Concrete Paving. 24. Unit Pavers. 25. Dry-Laid Stone Paving. 26. Mortared Paving. 27. Granular and Open Cellular Paving. SECTION 7: WOOD LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES. 28. Materials for Exterior Carpentry. 29. Wood Decks and Platforms. 30. Wood Stairs, Railings, Seating, and Skirting. 31. Overhead Structures. SECTION 8: FENCES AND FREESTANDING WALLS. 32. Fencing. 33. Freestanding Walls. SECTION 9: SITE AMENITIES. 34. Water Features and Bridges. 35. Site Furniture, Signage, Prefabricated Playground Equipment, Outdoor Kitchens, and Patio Amenities. 36. Edging, Planters, and Plant Protection Equipment. SECTION 10: PLANTING. 37. Plant Material Installation. 38. Establishment of Turf and Meadows.
£62.69
University Press of Florida Picturing the Space Shuttle: The Early Years
Book SynopsisRare views of the beginnings of a historic space programAfter the excitement of the first Moon landing, the U.S. space program took an ambitious new direction closer to home: NASA's Space Shuttle program promised frequent access to Earth orbit for medical and scientific breakthroughs; deploying, repairing and maintaining satellites; and assembling a space station. Picturing the Space Shuttle is the first photographic history of the program's early years as the world's first space plane debuted.Showcasing over 450 unpublished and lesser-known images, this book traces the growth of the Space Shuttle from 1965 to 1982, from initial concept through its first four space flights. The photographs offer windows into designing the first reusable space vehicle as well as the construction and testing of the prototype shuttle Enterprise. They also show the factory assembly and delivery of the Space Shuttle Columbia, preparations at the major NASA field centers, and astronaut selection and training. Finally, the book devotes a chapter to each of the first four orbital missions, STS-1 through STS-4, providing an abundance of seldom seen photos for each flight.Mostly selected from J. L. Pickering's personal archive, the world's largest private collection of U.S. human space flight images, the high-quality photographs in this book are paired with veteran journalist John Bisney's detailed descriptions and historical background information. The book also includes images of NASA and Shuttle contractor booklets, manuals, access badges, and press kits, as well as a foreword by Robert Crippen, the pilot of the first Space Shuttle flight. Picturing the Space Shuttle recreates the excitement of an era in which the possibilities of space exploration seemed limitless.
£35.96
Silvana Michele De Lucchi and AMDL CIRCLE: Connettoma:
Book SynopsisMichele De Lucchi and AMDL Circle Connettome details the connections activated in the design work of Michele De Lucchi’s studio, named AMDL CIRCLE since 2019. Through a suggestive photographic sequence, the book traces the most significant creations of the studio, combined in order to make visible what the designer calls the “synapses of architecture”, meaning the associations of emotions, memories and thoughts that stimulate new creativity. Covering over 20 years of activity, the images reveal a way of thinking about architecture and design in the light of a multidisciplinary, visionary, future-oriented – in a word, humanistic – approach. At the end of the book, which includes a text by De Lucchi, is a chronologically arranged selection of projects carried out in the new millennium, in the fields of architecture, interiors, installations, product design, graphics and research. Text in English and Italian.
£21.20
Melinda Ferguson Books GiGi: Nipples Caps & G-Strings
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£13.29
Headline Publishing Group Conversations from Calais: Sharing Refugee
Book Synopsis'A beautiful, deeply affecting and powerful marriage between art and activism' - KHALED HOSSEINI, bestselling author of The Kite Runner'These are vital conversations. Everyone should eavesdrop on them'- KAMILA SHAMSIE, author of award-winning bestseller Home FireConversations From Calais is a global art movement that captures moments between volunteers and refugees in poster form. Pasted on our city walls these posters amplify marginalised voices and bear witness to those who are often ignored.Features essay contributions by Osman Yousefzada, Gulwali Passarlay, Nish Kumar, Joudie Kalla, Waad Al-Kateab, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Ai Weiwei and Inua Ellams.'Showcases what the world so desperately needs more of right now: heart, hope and humanity' - EMMA GANNON, author & podcaster'These conversations remind us that the only difference between ourselves and anyone else is circumstance' - OLIVE GRAY, actorTrade Review'Conversations from Calais showcases what the world so desperately needs more of right now: heart, hope and humanity' -- Emma Gannon, writer and podcaster'A beautiful, deeply affecting and powerful marriage between art and activism' -- Khaled Hosseini, bestselling author of The Kite Runner
£13.49
Dover Publications Inc. Creative Haven American Landscapes Color by
Book SynopsisA travelogue of great American vistas includes scenes from Yosemite National Park, Monument Valley, Boulder Mountain, Fossil Butte National Monument, Enders State Forest, and many other landscapes of rugged natural beauty. Use the simple color guide to complete the 46 breathtaking scenes there are also thumbnail guides on the inside covers. Illustrations are printed on one side of the perforated pages for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, American Landscapes Color by Number and other Creative Haven coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment.
£8.54
Getty Publications Symbols and Allegories in Art
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£20.89
Quarry Books Watercolor Your Way
Book SynopsisWatercolor Your Way meets you right where you are with watercolor. Whether you’re dipping your toe in, cannon-balling in, or honing your craft—this book is for you. Written and illustrated by artist Sarah Cray, co-founder of the art education platform Let’s Make Art, Watercolor Your Way is designed to inform and guide you at your current skill level. Each of four chapters focuses on different techniques and supplies, building on each other so you can bring your watercolor art to the next level. Instead of presenting everything about paints, color mixing, and techniques all at once, it’s offered in four small installments, with frequently asked questions, pro tips, and projects geared toward where you are on your artistic path, so you can get to the fun part—creating with watercolor—faster! For Those Just Starting Out. Focuses on just t
£15.29
Rowman & Littlefield Leonardos Brain
Book SynopsisBest-selling author Leonard Shlain explores the life, art, and mind of Leonardo da Vinci, seeking to explain his singularity by looking at his achievements in art, science, psychology, and military strategy and then employing state of the art left-right brain scientific research to explain his universal genius. Shlain shows that no other person in human history has excelled in so many different areas as da Vinci and he peels back the layers to explore the how and the why. .Trade ReviewHe was the archetypal genius. A painter. A scientist. An inventor. An engineer. Even today, he remains the dictionary definition of a Renaissance man: Leonardo da Vinci. In Leonardo’s Brain, surgeon and best-selling author Leonard Shlain undertakes a hypothetical dissection of the ancient master’s intellect, attributing the roots of his creativity to a particular arrangement of his gray and white matter. . . .Shlain applies modern neuroscience to probe one of history’s most innovative brains and uses da Vinci as a lens through which to view the broader issues of brain organization, creativity, and consciousness. . . . The work stands as the last in a line of probing and entertaining books from a thinker who possessed his own brand of genius. * The Scientist *Shlain succeeds in keeping Leonardo's Brain accessible and enjoyable. It is intellectual while remaining conversational and is certainly unlike the many, many other books written about da Vinci. * Civil Engineering *Leonardo’s 500-year-old story continues to compel because, as Shlain writes, 'No other individual in the known history of the human species attained such distinction both in science and art as the hyper-curious, undereducated, illegitimate country boy from Vinci.' * RappNews.com *The importance of Shlains’s end of life research offers us hopeful foundations that we can build upon in the areas when neurology and psychology meet. Now, not only are we able to study the effects of a stroke with a clearer idea of how to counteract the damage, we understand the differences in basic personality types. * San Francisco Book Review *"Shlain's ability to synthesize not only information but also genuine wisdom across multiple and disparate disciplines was extraordinary." --Al Gore"By exploring Leonardo da Vinci's brain through the lens of contemporary neuroscience, Leonard Shlain not only celebrates da Vinci's legendary creativity, he shows how we can integrate and strengthen both sides of our minds and tap into the amazing possibilities within ourselves."—Arianna Huffington"This book is a gift from the heavens where Leonard Shlain is today and another bright example of his force and spirit shining through the prism of the mind of Leonardo da Vinci." —Norman LearPraise for Art & Physics:"a Tour de Force... a brilliant, accessible and visionary look the most revolutionary artists and scientists from the golden Age of Greece to the present." The Los Angeles TimesPraise for The Alphabet vs. The Goddess"Bold and fascinating" - The Washington Post Book World
£13.49
Titan Books Ltd Marvel Studios The Infinity Saga The Avengers
Book SynopsisThe official art book for the movie Marvel’s The Avengers, the 5th title reissue of the 24-book Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga series published as a resized matching set.The 5th of the 24 Marvel Cinematic Universe Infinity Saga film titles being published as a complete set.Packed with exclusive content, this lavishly illustrated coffee table book takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most eagerly anticipated films of all time. Be prepared for an experiential journey through the entire film from beginning to end—featuring stunning concept art, full-color photographs from the set, as well as the finished film, and excerpts from the script and exclusive interviews with the cast and crew.Here is everything you need to know about the making of the movie from all the key players—including writer/director Joss Whedon, producer Kevin Feige, all the talented individuals who worked on the set and behind the scenes to creat
£23.99
Pan Macmillan You Are Here
Book SynopsisThe international bestseller: a visually stunning photographic tour of Earth, from the astronaut who made us fall in love with our planet all over again
£15.29
Amsterdam University Press Mime Handbook: A Handbook for Mime Corporel
Book SynopsisThe Mime Handbook covers the theory of mime corporel (Corporeal Mime) and explains the technique through dozens of clearly illustrated exercises. It provides an overview of the work and life of Etienne Decroux (1889-1991), founder of the ‘mime corporel’ and father of modern mime. Building onto Decroux’s mime corporel, additional concepts are introduced on the use of space in physical theater and the creation of mime performances. Mime corporel is a physical theater technique that has revolutionized the physical expression for actors, dancers, and mime players. The philosophy of Etienne Decroux has permanently influenced approaches to performance, the use of space and the study of movement composition in the theater. The Mime Handbook is intended for anyone who creates, studies, or teaches physical theater. Directors, actors, dancers, mime players, and performance artists will discover fundamental ideas and techniques that will enrich their work. You can download page 88 of the book here.
£35.14
SIMON & SCHUSTER The Woman I Wanted To Be
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£10.44
Thames & Hudson Ltd Design The Whole Story
Book SynopsisA revised edition of this popular history of design, updated to reflect innovations since the book's first publication in 2016. Design: The Whole Story takes a close look at the key developments, movements and practitioners of design around the world, from the beginnings of industrial manufacturing to the present day. Organized chronologically, it locates design within its technological, cultural, economic, aesthetic and theoretical contexts. From the high-minded moralists of the 19th century to the radical thinkers of modernism - and from the emergence of showmen such as Raymond Loewy in the 1930s to today's superstars such as Philippe Starck - the book provides in-depth coverage of a subject that touches all our lives. Iconic works that mark significant steps forward or that characterize a particular era or approach - such as Marcel Breuer's Wassily chair of 1925, Eliot Noyes' corporate identity work for IBM in the 1950s and Matthew Carter's Verdana typeface, designed to Trade Review'Helps to decode the material world that surrounds us' - Jocks & Nerds
£23.80
Thames & Hudson Ltd Liam Wong After Dark
Book SynopsisAfter DarkTO:KY:OOThrough his previous work as a videogame designer, Wong learned that ?real life is just as potent, bizarre and interesting as things we can imagine.? Through sleepless and solitary nights, Liam Wong explores the phenomenon of loneliness in city life, capturing urban interstices between dusk and dawn: the eerie emptiness of London?s Piccadilly Circus at 4:00 am, Seoul?s late-night taxi drivers moving along hushed roads, two birds sharing the warmth of a neon sign in Hong Kong?s TSM District, a salaryman waiting on an empty subway platform in Tokyo?s Akihabara district in front of the world?s largest electronic store?mysterious silhouettes representing lives lived in shadow, portrayed as intricate, cinematic visions, all before the sun rises.Trade Review'An enchanting portrait of what the world looks like while most of us are fast asleep' - The i newspaperTable of ContentsIntro 1. Society 2. Alone Together 3. Solitude 4. Emptiness
£28.00
Skira Hildegard Von Bingen: In the Heart of God
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£23.80
Design Studio Press Structura 3: The Art of Sparth
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£23.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Fieldwork in Landscape Architecture
Book SynopsisFieldwork in Landscape Architecture: Methods, Actions, Tools addresses the initial encounters between landscape designer and landscape site, an encounter that determines the entire course of the design process. The book offers a four-part framework (what you seek,' what you carry,' how you act,' and what you leave behind') for learning and practicing fieldwork as a landscape design skill, and contains over sixty first-person accounts by international practitioners and educators about the methods and tools they bring to the field, from drones to dance. The first title of its kind, Fieldwork will be an invaluable resource for students and instructors of landscape architecture, as well as for anyone interested in the practice and experience of direct encounter with real places.
£35.14
Museum of Modern Art Weather, Weather
Book SynopsisCan a photograph capture the sensation of a warm spring breeze or the smell of freshly fallen snow? Weather, Weather, the third volume in a series of creative collaborations between renowned artist and bestselling author Maira Kalman, New York Times bestselling author Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, is an evocative exploration of the physical environments captured in photographs from around the world. From the rainy streets of Paris to a sun-dappled pool in Beverly Hills, from steamy summer sidewalks in Brooklyn to snow-covered fields in Japan, the photographs depict much more than what first meets the eye. Featuring vibrant new paintings by Kalman inspired by these photographs and poetic prose by Handler that bring the images to life, Weather, Weather is a tender reflection on the passing of seasons, perspective, and memory.
£10.80
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Block Print: Everything you need to know for
Book SynopsisLearn to create classic block print patterns for greeting cards, wallpaper, book illustrations and more with Andrea Lauren's easy step-by-step instruction!Artist and Designer Lauren shows you simple techniques for creating your own printing blocks out of art-foam. With no cutting and chiseling, these art-foam blocks can be made into shapes and patterns using only scissors and a pencil. Use these printing blocks, or purchased stamps, to create repeat patterns or bundled groupings to get that classic block print look for wallpaper, book illustrations, framing prints, greeting cards, gift wrap, fabric prints, and so much more! Throughout the book, find inspiration from selected works of block print artists from around the world. The new, easy-to-use block printing materials are great for beginners and skilled artists alike. Make your mark with Block Print!Table of ContentsIntroduction Materials Tools RulesChapter One: Art FoamFoam Tiles: Delftware Simple Cut Shapes: Oranges and Lemons Multicolor Printing: Palm Planter Stained-Glass Print: ToucanChapter Two: Block Prints One-Color Block Print with a Rainbow Roll Color Variation: Rabbit Moon Multicolor Interlocking Block Print: Amsterdam Spot Color Print: Feathers Two-Color Printing: Ukulele Hand-Colored Linocut: Coral Reef Linocut with Chine-Collé: Sailboat Transparent Ink Print: Sea Horses Key Block Linocut with Spot Colors: Robin’s Nest Reduction Linocut: Cat Three-Color Linocut: Retro Flower Vase Two-Plate Jigsaw Print: Bird on a BranchChapter Three: Stamps and Combined TechniquesPrinting in Repeat: Owl Stamps Premade Stamp with Carved Stamp: Trees Combining Foam, Stamps, and Carved Blocks: AbstractChapter Four: Artist GalleryMariann Johansen-Ellis Bridget Farmer Nick Morley Hitomi Murakami Teresa Winchester Linda Cote Amy Rice Giuliana Lazzerini Mike Schultz Evelyne Mary Glossary Printmaking Resources Printmaking Societies and Courses Printing Supplies Acknowledgments About the Author Index
£14.44
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Expressive Flower Painting: Simple Mixed Media
Book SynopsisGet nose to bloom with one of the most beloved subjects of painters for generations of artists with Expressive Flower Painting and master pedals, stems, colors, and more. It's almost always one of the first things someone tries to paint--center, petals, stem, voila! Expressive Flower Painting's exercises have a loose, free, contemporary style the likes of which you'd see in galleries, in shops, and even on clothing and home design goods. It's not intimidating, and yet the paintings are colorful, immediate, and joyful and speak to the artist's desire to play, be loose, and to create freely. Lynn Whipple paints wildly and in small to large formats with a combination of acrylic paint, charcoal, and colorful soft pastel. Expressive Flower Painting presents a range of creative painting exercises that help readers develop vibrant nature paintings. This exciting book is an in-depth expansion of Lynn's class called Big Bold Bloom Wild Painting, with additional content.Expressive Flower Painting covers mark making, layering techniques, how to do "spin drawings," color methods, painted backgrounds, working from life, and how to successfully combine a wide variety of media for the maximum effect.Trade ReviewWhipple's enthusiasm and optimism infuse the book...All levels will enjoy this unique approach to a popular subject. * Cloth, Paper, Scissors *
£15.19
Rocky Mountain Books Grandeur of the Canadian Rockies
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£30.59
FUEL Publishing The Music Library
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£28.00
Yale University Press An Eames Anthology
Book SynopsisAn inspiring collection of the writings of two of the 20th century's most brilliant and influential designersTrade Review"It’s hard to review this extraordinary compilation without quoting line after line of sharp humor and brilliant insights."—Michael Webb, Architectural Review"This new publication is a genuinely invaluable addition to the Eames literature and a must-read for any one interested not only in the couple but also in the practice and nature of design."—Christopher Wilk, V&A Magazine"A standard resource to which scholars will turn for many years to come."—John Stuart Gordon, Yale University Art Gallery
£26.12
Counterpoint What Are People For?: Essays
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£13.59
Yale University Press The Science of Art
Book SynopsisAn examination of the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. It discusses colour theory and shows the interaction between art and science.Table of ContentsPart 1 Lines of sight: perspective 1 - from Brunelleschi to Leonardo; perspective 2 - from Durer to Galileo; perspective 3 - from Rubens to Turner. Part 2 Machine and mind: machines and marvels; seeing, knowing, and reating. Part 3 The colour of light: the Aristotelian legacy; Newton and after.
£46.08
Aperture Martin Parr: The Non-Conformists
Book SynopsisIn 1975, fresh out of art school, Martin Parr found poor footing in the London photography scene, so he moved to the picturesque Yorkshire Pennine mill town of Hebden Bridge. Over a period of five years, he documented the town in photographs, showing in particular the aspects of traditional life that were beginning to decline. Susie Parr, whom he had met in Manchester, joined him in documenting a year in the life of a small Methodist chapel, together with its farming community. Such chapels seemed to encapsulate the region’s disappearing way of life. Here Martin Parr found his photographic voice, while together he and Susie assembled a remarkable and touching historic document—now published in book form for the first time. The Non-Conformists takes its title from the Methodist and Baptist chapels that then char - acterized this area of Yorkshire and defined the fiercely independent character of the town. In words and pictures, the Parrs vividly and affectionately document cobbled streets, flat-capped mill workers, hardy gamekeepers, henpecked husbands, and jovial shop owners. The best Parr photographs are interleaved with Susie Parr’s detailed background descriptions of the society they observed.Trade ReviewBeginning in 1975, when he was just out of art school, Martin Parr started a five-year documentary study of a fast-disaperring culture in the Yorkshire mill town of Hebden Bridge, England, and the surrounding areas. He was soon joined by Susie Mitchell, an aspiring writer he'd met as a student in Manchester, and who eventually became his wife. As she explains in the introduction to the book "We started tentatively to document things that seemed to be deeply traditional, or in decline, or both." Nearly 40 years later, Martin Parr has finally compiled the images in a book. His photographs of farmers, mill workers, coal miners, game keepers, shop owners, henpecked husbands and other subjects are interspersed with stories Susie Parr wrote at the time about some of those same people.--David Walker"PDN" (12/01/2013)This is a lovely and melancholy book.--Luc Sante"The New York Times Book Review" (12/08/2013)Who knew Parr started his career taking thoughtful black-and-white pictures of small town life in England? "The Non-Conformists" was Parr's first body of work after graduating from art school in 1975. But among the images of sheep grazing, grouse hunting and churchgoing, are glimpses of the humor we now so strongly associate with Parr.--Stacey Baker"The New York Times Magazine" (12/19/2013)
£27.00
Inner Traditions Bear and Company Nine Designs for Inner Peace: The Ultimate Guide
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£18.00
Yale University Press Van Dyck
Book SynopsisSir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) is among the greatest portrait painters of all time. This manual is a catalogue raisonne of his painted ouevre, and includes a reproduction of every known authentic painting by the artist, the provenance and the significant facts and literature on each.
£118.75
Yale University Press Jesus Through the Centuries
Book SynopsisAn eminent theologian’s original and compelling study of how images of Jesus through history reveal each era’s temper and valuesTrade Review"An enlightening and often dramatic story. . . . As a succinct account of the image of Christ before faith began to falter, in the indubitably Christian centuries, it is as stimulating as it is informative."—John Gross, New York Times"Mr Pelikan, who is the Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, writes for a broad readership. What he offers us in Jesus Through the Centuries is a rich and expansive description of Jesus' impact on 'the general history of culture. . . . Jesus Through the Centuries seems to me unique among current publications in bridging scholarly and popular discourse on the prophet from Nazareth over the past 2,000 years. Believers and skeptics alike will find it a sweeping visual and conceptual panorama. Mr. Pelikan is particularly adept at discerning the political implications in various Jesus images."—John Koenig, front page, New York Times Book Review"Pelikan here draws on his commanding grasp of Christian history not to try his own hand at one more 'life' of Jesus, but to lay before us the principal images that have appeared, sometimes recurrently, from the 1st century to the 20th. Starting with 'The Rabbi' and moving with precision and balance through 18 well-crafted chapters, he uses stained glass and statuary, hymns and doggerel, creeds and exposes, to carry the reader finally to 'The Man Who Belongs to the World.' The final chapter demonstrates conclusively that if imaging Jesus ever was the monopoly of the 'Christian West,' it surely is no longer."—Harvey Cox, front page, Washington Post Book World"Celebratory study of Jesus' impact on Western art, thought and culture over the last 2,000 years."—New York Times Book Review"Writing for the general reader, eminent church historian Pelikan proposes that, while the figure of Jesus provides the chief continuity in the history of Christianity, each age has depicted him in accordance with its own character."—Library Journal"[Pelikan] offers an elegantly written and handsomely illustrated account of the changing ways in which, over the last 19 centuries, men and women have seen Jesus, and worshipped him as 'the Christ.'"—Peter Fuller, New Society"Jaroslav Pelikan is encyclopedic in learning and universal in sympathy. . . . To read this study of Jesus is to receive a humane education, and few will fail to make some new discoveries about the richly varied story of reactions to him."—J.L. Houlden, Theology"This book, from one of the foremost historians of Christian culture, is a delight to read."—ChurchmanWinner of the 1986 Logos Bookstores Award given by the Association of Logos Bookstores"Jaroslav Pelikan has one of the most seminal minds in this generation. Nowhere is this more evident than in his most recent volume, Jesus Through the Centuries. It is not a doctrinal study nor a volume on the life of Christ but, rather, an analysis of some eighteen images of Jesus as he has been perceived through the centuries, images running from the Rabbi to the man who belongs to the world. Pelikan shows the enormous influence of Jesus on human culture, illustrating this through history, literature, philosophy, and art. It is a book that could only have been written by a mature scholar, but it can be read with profit and joy by anyone interested in the place of Jesus in the formation and development of culture from the first century until today. It is highly recommended."—James I McCord, Chancellor, Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton"Like a master jeweler working with hard but valuable material, Jaroslav Pelikan has given distinctive shape to a great subject. He has chiseled eighteen surfaces, each with a different image of Jesus Christ affecting human culture. The result is an often glittering intellectual history that illuminates important chapters of human sensibility with flashes of light and color from Eastern as well as Western Christianity. Jesus Through the Centuries invites us to go beyond narrow scholarship in our study of that historical record and to reexamine what we are in the light of what Jesus was."—James H. Billington, author of Icon and the Axe and Fire in the Minds of Men"With learned insight and readable style, Pelikan traces the cultural incarnations of Jesus through nineteen centuries. . . .He concludes that Jesus now belongs to the whole of humanity, far beyond the reach of the organized Church and ecclesial theology. And I agree."—Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame"Jesus Through the Centuries reflects the deep faith and spirituality of the noted historian and theologian Jaroslav Pelikan expressed with Apostolic simplicity and clarity. It expresses sound scriptural doctrine and profound cultural history of the last 2,000 years which can also serve as a blueprint for examining the images of Jesus through the study of politics, society, and economic events in history. Through its contents, the book evinces a profound understanding between tradition and innovation through each particular age marked by intellectual vigor, theological substance, humanity and warmth. Even more, Professor Pelikan emits an historical faith that is unabashedly Christocentric, straightforward and poetic, which will make the book appeal to a wide audience because of its rich humanism, and its informed use of references to writers and philosophers from St. Gregory of Nyssa to Albert Schweitzer. His book should be read by not only historians and theologians, but by all Christians who wish to seek ways of coming closer to one another through an understanding of Christ down through the ages."—His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America
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Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Edward Burra
Book SynopsisEdward Burra (1905-76) was an English painter who is best known for his paintings of the seedy underworld of urban life. Yet, as this fascinating new monograph on his work reveals, his interests were much broader, incorporating landscape and still-life paintings, stage designs, book illustration and watercolours. Somewhat neglected by histories of modern art because his singular vision was often at odd with the mainstream art world, his work is now due for a re-appraisal.This important book represents the first full-scale monograph on Edward Burra and reproduces 100 key paintings alongside drawings and a range of fascinating contextual material. It positions Burra as a major figure in the history of 20th-century art, placing his work alongside that of the German Expressionists and other important contemporaries and influences. Long awaited, this book will be widely welcomed by all those with an interest in the art of this fascinating maverick and documenter of modern life.Trade Review'... attractively illustrated and engagingly written.' CassoneTable of ContentsContents: Foreword, Stefan van Raay; Introduction, Simon Martin; Chronology; 1 Inculps and Aspershums: Burra's Life and Letters, Jane Stevenson; 2 Street Scene: Burra's View of Modern Urban Life, Simon Martin; 3 The Danse Macabre: Burra's Dark Side, Simon Martin; 4 Painting the Stage and Screen: Burra and Performance, Simon Martin; 5 Burra: The Landscape Option, Andrew Lambirth; Appendix: Ballet, Opera and Theatre Productions designed by Edward Burra; Select List of Exhibitions; Public Collections; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements and Picture Credits; Index
£42.75
Yale University Press Women of Abstract Expressionism
Book SynopsisA long-awaited survey of female Abstract Expressionist artists revealing the richness and lasting influence of their workTrade Review"A fine catalog that documents the artists exhibited and adds the names and biographies of many others who aren’t, setting the stage for sequels."—Holland Cotter, New York Times
£49.50
Yale University Press Silent Partners
Book SynopsisThe articulated human figure made of wax or wood has been a common tool in artistic practice since the 16th century. This book locates the artist's mannequin within the context of an expanding universe of effigies, avatars, dolls and shop window dummies.Trade Review‘[A] fascinating and scholarly new book. . . Jane Munro introduces this book by saying her aim is 'to give the artist’s ‘silent’ partner a voice'. She certainly succeeds, as well as providing enough rich, often disturbing, material for contemplation in a world where the allure of androids and avatars is only increasing.’—Marcus Field, Art Quarterly -- Marcus Field * Art Quarterly *
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