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Methuen Publishing Ltd London in Landscape v 2 A Keepsake Guide to the
Book SynopsisCaptures some of the famous scenes of London from St Pancras Station to the Barbican, from the Thames Barrier to parliament Square.
£12.34
Thames and Hudson Ltd Dutch Painting
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Anness Publishing Titian His Life and Works
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Beacon Press Forever for the Culture
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£22.95
Rizzoli International Publications Japanese Flowers
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The Mainstone Press The Snail that Climbed the Eiffel Tower and Other
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The Mainstone Press John Pipers Brighton Aquatints
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Testify Books, Inc Whered You Get Those
Book SynopsisThe definitive book on the rise of sneaker fanaticism. Paper magazineTwenty years after its first release, and a decade since the most recent edition, this timeless, definitive volume on sneaker culture is finally back in print. Lavishly illustrated and remarkably comprehensive, Where'd You Get Those? is an insider's account that traces New York City's sneaker culture back to its earliest days. Describing how a small and dedicated group of sneaker consumers in the 1970s and early '80s proved instrumental in establishing current corporate giants such as Nike and Adidas, sneaker aficionado Bobbito Garcia writes with exactitude and affection.Chronicling the rise of sneakers through the lean years of the '60s, the bulk of the book examines nearly 400 sneakers released in the golden years of 197087, via information-packed entries for each model, including all color combinations available, nicknames of particular shoe models, relevant athlete endo
£35.10
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OCR Classical Civilisation AS and A Level
Book SynopsisThis textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for AS and A-Level Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It covers Components 21 and 22 from the ''Culture and the Arts'' Component Group:Greek Theatre by James Renshaw and Laura SwiftImperial Image by Robert Hancock-JonesWhy was tragedy and comedy so central to Athenian life? How did drama challenge Athenians to reflect on their way of living? How did the emperor Augustus present himself as the restorer of Rome's greatness? To what extent did he provide an example to later political figures as a promoter of his regime? This book guides AS and A-Level students to a greater understanding of these issues. The Greek Theatre chapter explores the festival context in which tragedies and comedies were performed, and then analyses three plays: Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Bacchae by Euripides and Frogs by Aristophanes. The Imperial Image chapter analyses the self-presentation Table of ContentsIntroduction How to Use This Book Greek Theatre Imperial Image Glossary Index
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Amberley Publishing Mosaics in Roman Britain
Book SynopsisA lavishly illustrated look at the history of Roman mosaics in Britain, from a renowned expert in the field.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Estimating and Costing for Interior Designers
Book SynopsisMath is an essential component of the interior design profession. Estimating and Costing for Interior Designers, Second Edition, teaches readers a logical process for calculating materials and estimating the costs of installed products based on their math calculations. Fully updated and revised, this book utilizes step-by-step examples and worksheets to simplify the math used in the interior design field. Sample problems and exercises take the calculations of quantities needed one step further to actually apply material and labor costs, to discover the installed costs of the specified products. Exercises are provided in introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels for all types of interior designers. Clear sections cover wall and ceiling treatments, window treatments, soft fabrications, upholstery, flooring, and cabinetry and countertops, making this book applicable to both commercial and residential design projects. New to This Edition-Key pedagogical features including: learning
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Headline Publishing Group The Story of Aston Martin
Book SynopsisThe Story of Aston Martin is a compact and beautifully designed celebration of the iconic car manufacturer.With their stunning looks and powerful engineering, Aston Martin''s cars have been synonymous with speed and luxury for more than 110 years. In The Story of Aston Martin, every aspect of the legendary brand''s success is celebrated, from its pre-WWI beginnings to its current position at the summit of design and construction.Mixing heritage and creativity, Aston Martin has produced some of the most sought-after cars ever made. From the DB4 GT Zagato and James Bond''s DB5 to the DBR1 Le Mans winner and the extraordinary Valkyrie hypercar, this famous marque is a by-word for sophistication and performance. And with its sports car and F1 racing teams, Aston Martin has also proven itself on the racetrack.Filled with stunning imagery and insightful commentary, The Story of Aston Martin charts the history of this legendary marque in
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Seagull Books London Ltd Some Heads
Book SynopsisA beautifully produced volume featuring the work of a major German artist. While a face may be considered a head, a head does not necessarily carry a face. Between 2015 and 2017, German artist Max Neuman, known for painting anonymous figures, drew a series of heads. Each head is a moment, each facing the viewer as if looking into a crowd, each distinguishable from the other. Who are they? May we call them portraits? Do they look back? Do they resemble spirits? Some Heads reproduces these haunting drawings along with an essay by cultural theorist and curator Hubertus von Amelunxen that questions the heads and faces while dwelling upon the effacement of individuality. Table of ContentsN
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Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd The Great Exhibition in Art
Book SynopsisThe Great Exhibition of 1851, the first World's Fair, is generally thought of as a giant trade fair, a showcase for empires and industry. However, it was also conceived to address a deep-rooted problem with British taste, which favoured European art and design over British. Julius Bryant's richly illustrated new book, which draws on the vast visual resources of the V&A's collections, establishes the centrality of works of fine art amongst the objects on show at the Great Exhibition. It also highlights the ways in which contemporary artists were commissioned to depict and record the Exhibition's building and displays for reproduction in commemorative publications. Through reproductions of period images from definitive official publications, commercial guides, souvenirs, music scores, poems and satirical periodicals, the book brings to life the 19th-century visitor's experience of the first World's Fair. It documents Prince Albert's vision for the Exhibition alongside the planned and actual routes as recorded in official engravings, maps and guidebooks; the opening and closing ceremonies as depicted in prints; the official visual record of the Exhibition; and souvenirs, popular press and ephemera. It concludes by examining the legacy of the Great Exhibition, including the founding of an institution which shared the Exhibition's mission to educate the public about art, design and taste: the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Tate Publishing A Brief History of Protest Art
Book SynopsisArt has always declared its dissatisfaction against the status quo. Throughout history artists have used their art to criticise and protest against a range of injustices and inequalities. Their art is an act of defiance, but more importantly it has given a voice to the marginalised. This short but powerful book showcases the work of a range of artists from the last eighty years who have challenged traditional boundaries, spoken up for the powerless and against those who seek to deny people their human rights. Exploring deeply political and critical art which uses irony, satire, subversion and provocation, it features responses to war, violence, oppression, gender and racial inequalities, the AIDS epidemic, LGBTQ+ rights, the Black Lives Matter movement and the climate crisis, in a variety of media. A Brief History of Protest Art reveals the important role of art in confronting political and social issues, and how it can help to change attitudes to create a better future.
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Merrell Publishers Ltd Basquiat
Book SynopsisJean-Michel Basquiat was only twenty-seven when he died in 1988, his meteoric and often controversial career having lasted for just eight years. Despite his early death, Basquiat's powerful A uvre has ensured his continuing reputation as one of modern art's most distinctive voices. Borrowing from graffiti and street imagery, cartoons, mythology and religious symbolism, Basquiat's drawings and paintings explore issues of race and identity, providing social commentary that is shrewdly observed and biting. This bestselling book, now available in a compact edition, celebrates Basquiat's achievements in the contexts of the key influences on his art. It not only re-evaluates the artist's principal works and their meaning, but also explains what keeps his painting relevant today.Trade ReviewA stunningly designed publication - EBONY [Provides] critical insight for anyone who has an interest in Basquiat and the art world at the time he came to prominence in the 80s - MAGIK CITY
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Reaktion Books Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East
Book SynopsisIn this radical and wide-ranging reassessment of Renaissance art, Jerry Brotton and Lisa Jardine examine the ways in which European culture came to define itself culturally and aesthetically in the years 1450 to 1550. Looking outwards for confirmation of who they were and of what defined them as civilized', Europeans encountered the returning gaze of what we now call the East, in particular the powerful Ottoman Empire of Mehmed the Conqueror and Suleyman the Magnificent. "Global Interests" explores these historical interactions by offering new and exciting accounts of three often neglected art objects: portrait medals, tapestries and equestrian art. The portability of medals and tapestries, and the transportability of, and esteem accorded to, pure-bred Eastern horses made them frequently exchanged objects, and, as such, highly revealing of the cultural currents flowing between Occident and Orient. The authors provide fascinating new responses to some of the most iconic paintings of the period, including the work of Pisanello, Leonardo, Durer, Holbein and Titian. "Global Interests" also offers a timely reassessment of the development of European imperialism, focusing on the Habsburg Empire of Charles V, and concludes with a consideration of the impact this history continues to have upon contemporary perceptions of European culture and ethnic identity.Trade Review'This fascinating book provided me with a whole new way of thinking about the European Renaissance ... While offereing a series of elegant interpretations of art objects exchanged between East and West... this is also an epic story of imperial rivalry exploring the ways in which courts jostled for supremacy through their display of magnificent art objects, many of which are beautifully reproduced here' - The Good Book Guide 'Books of the Year' 'Cultural history needs the wider perspective [the authors] enjoin, and, as their reflections suggest, it is a mistake to think one can satisfactorily explain anything about the European continent - its art, the growth of it science, its social, political or religious history - in ignorance of its close relations with its eastern and southern margins. Global Interests is a valuable corrective to the established tendency to disregard them' - Literary Review 'impressive ... the discussion is full of remarkable examples ... there is much that will stimulate thought and excite admiration' - Art Quarterly
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Eiderdown Books Nina Hamnett
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Eiderdown Books Lucie Rie
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Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd The Bearsted Collection
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Hirmer Verlag New Bauhaus Chicago: Experiment Photography
Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated volume, which comes in four different colours and with an open Japanese binding, looks from both sides of the Atlantic at 80 years of photography from Chicago. At the New Bauhaus and what later became the Institute of Design, teachers like László Moholy - Nagy, György Kepes and später Arthur Siegel, Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind taught an uninhibited approach to the medium which influenced generations of photographers. To mark the start of the great Bauhaus anniversary in 2019, the Bauhaus Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung Berlin is presenting its collecti on of “New Bauhaus Photography” which is unique in Europe. It introduces the protagonists and institutions who since the foundation of the New Bauhaus in Chicago in 1937 have inspired, created and collected photography and then presented it to the public. The wide range of illustrations extends from abstract photograms and material experiments to conceptual and process - oriented works series. Contemporary works from Chicago complete the picture and reflect the importance of the Bauhaus thought process for th e present day.
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Taschen GmbH O'Keeffe
Book SynopsisGeorgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) was a major figure in modern American art for some seven decades. Importantly, her fame was not associated with shifting art styles and trends, but rather with her own unique vision, based on finding essential and abstract forms in nature. O’Keeffe’s primary subjects were landscapes, flowers, and bones, each explored in successive series over several years. Certain works went on for decades, producing 12 or more variations of an original image. Among these, O’Keeffe’s magnified pictures of calla lilies and irises are her most famous. Enlarging the tiniest petals to fill an entire canvas, O’Keeffe created a proto-abstract vocabulary of shapes and lines, earning her the moniker “mother of American modernism.” In 1946, O’Keeffe became the first female artist to be given a solo show at the MoMA in New York. This introductory book from TASCHEN Basic Art 2.0 traces O’Keeffe’s long and luminous career through key paintings, contemporary photographs, and portraits taken by Alfred Stieglitz, to whom O’Keeffe was married. We follow the artist through her pioneering innovations, major breakthroughs, and her travels and inspirations in Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and, above all, New Mexico, where she was particularly inspired by the majestic landscapes, vivid colors and exotic vegetation.
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Taschen GmbH Gustav Klimt. The Complete Paintings
Book SynopsisOver a century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. This monograph gathers all of Klimt’s major works alongside authoritative art historical commentary and privileged access to the artist’s archive. With top quality illustration, including new photography of the celebrated Stoclet Frieze, the book follows Klimt through his prominent role in the Secessionist movement of 1897, his candid rendering of the female body, and his lustrous “golden phase” when gold leaf brought a shimmering tone and texture to such beloved works as The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, also known as The Woman in Gold. Through luminous spreads and carefully curated details, the monograph traces the repertoire of Japanese, Byzantine, and allegorical stimuli that informed Klimt’s flattened perspectives, his symbolic vocabulary, and his mosaic-like textures. Drawing upon contemporary critics and voices, the book also examines the art world’s polarized reception to Klimt’s pictures as much as his own stylistic trajectory. From his landscape painting to erotic works to the controversial ceiling for the Great Hall of the University of Vienna, we see how Klimt’s admixture of tradition and daring divided the press and public—becried by some as a pornographer, hailed by others as a modern maestro.Trade Review“Never have there been such illustrations… that give us the grain of canvas and every precious decorative element in the stupendous mosaics of the Palais Stoclet, the Sistine Chapel of Secessionism.” * The Evening Standard *“Guaranteed to work up a fervor.” * Harper’s Bazaar *
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Taschen GmbH The Art of Pinup. 40th Ed.
Book SynopsisSince TASCHEN released The Great American Pin-up, international interest in this distinctly American art form has increased exponentially. Paintings by leading artists such as Alberto Vargas, George Petty, and Gil Elvgren that sold for $ 2,000 in 1996 are going for $ 200,000 and more today. Pin-updrawings, paintings, and pastels of an idealized female face and figure intended for public displaywas produced between 1920 and 1970 for calendars, magazine covers, and centerfolds. The majority of original paintings were discarded by publishers and calendar companies after printing, making the surviving art that much more precious.This attractively priced edition showcases the top 10 names in the game. Each chapter opens with a reproduction of an original calendar or magazine cover by that artist. The reproduction quality of the paintings, pastels, and preparatory sketches that followlargely s
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Turner Publicaciones, S.L. Sigfredo Chacón - Crossings
Book SynopsisChacón's work can be read as a pictorially narrated story of the problems of modern and contemporary painting. Throughout his career, genres and aesthetics are transgressed in his artistic production, "pure" painting is invaded by conceptual art or becomes an installation, and the most radical geometry shares the stage with abstract expressionism. This book is the most complete editorial work dedicated to the artist, one of the main protagonists of contemporary Venezuelan and Latin American art. It contains critical texts by authors of international and national prestige, such as Jesús Fuenmayor, Dan Cameron, Nadja Rottner and Félix Suazo; it also includes a complete interview with the artist by graphic designer and curator Álvaro Sotillo and a detailed chronology by Israel Ortega and Leonor Solá. Illustrated with numerous reproductions of his works and a selection of previously unpublished historical photographs, it is destined to become an essential bibliographical reference.
£26.25
University of Chicago Press Chains of Command
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DOM Publishers Honolulu Oahu Architectural Guide
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Insight Editions Clueless Tarot Deck and Guidebook
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Random House USA Inc Millennial Loteria
Book Synopsis"You need this Millennial Loteria for your next game night." -Latina Magazine "Loteria cards got a genius millennial makeover." -The Chicago Tribune OMG, can you even? Millennial Loteria is a hilarious and insightful parody of the classic "Mexican Bingo" game called Loteria, but this time, it's like way more millennial. Born from the viral Instagram account @MillennialLoteria, this game reimagines La Dama as La Feminist, El Catrin as El Hipster, and Las Jaras as La Hashtag. Filled with nostalgia and ironic humor, it's guaranteed to make your next fiesta be lit AF. So grab your bitcoins, get a couple of your fave followers together, and prepare to yell "Yaaaaasssssssssss, Millennial Loteria!" Each set includes: - 46 cards - 10 boards - 80 bitcoin tokens - and a collectible Millennial Loteria pin!Trade Review"You need this Millennial Loteria for your next game night." -Latina Magazine "Millennial Loteria se ha vuelto un icono de la sociedad actual latina y un hit en Instagram" -Cosmopolitan Magazine Mexico "Loteria cards for Millennials exist and they are too perfect." -PopSugar.com "Someone made loteria for millennials and it's for sure gonna sell out fast." -Vivala.com "Perfect for the woke generation." -HipLatina.com "This guy gave Loteria the millennial makeover they deserve" -Huffington Post "All hail Millennial Loteria, the brilliant rendition of the game created by Mike Alfaro." - HelloGiggles.com "Loteria cards got a genius millennial makeover" -The Chicago Tribune "A witty, introspective, and at times, critical version of the game that many Latinos grew up loving." -Remezcla.com
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Octopus Publishing Group Fifty Dresses that Changed the World
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Titan Books Ltd The Art of Ron Cobb
Book SynopsisDiscover the ultimate collection of Ron Cobb's artwork from across his entire career (Alien, Star Wars, Back to the Future) in this comprehensive coffee table book. During his sixty-year career, Ron Cobb provided concept art for some of the biggest films in sci-fi cinema. From designing spaceships for Alien, Dark Star, and Firefly and Delorean from Back to the Future to character designs for Conan the Barbarian and creature concepts for Star Wars and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ron has left a legacy of artwork behind to inspire future generations of concept artists. This beautiful coffee table book is full to the brim with Ron Cobb's artwork from throughout his career and includes exclusive insights from the talent he worked with along the way, including James Cameron, Joe Johnston, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, and Nick Castle. Brought to you by Concept Art Association in collaboration with the Estate of Ron Cobb.
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Guggenheim Museum Publications,U.S. Hilma af Klint
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn the wake of the acclaimed documentary Beyond the Visible comes an extensive catalogue of the Swedish artist, whose revolutionary work as the first abstract painter was dismissed because she was a woman. -- Nathalie Atkinson * Globe and Mail *The project of Hilma af Klint and her female colleagues was the result of great maturity, of confidence and collective efforts, performed both in work and in life. * Women's Art Journal *The concentrated spirituality- egoless consciousness- that is delivered by the best pictures here, so fresh that they might have been made this morning or tomorrow or decades from now, feels like news that is new again. -- Peter Schjedahl * New Yorker *The current celebration of af Klint's paintings suggests the primacy of visual communication should be backdated. The retrospective also underscores the important role that women played in its emergence. -- Nancy Princenthal * Art in America *The Guggenheim Museum offers a revisionary chapter about the start of modern abstraction in its current headliner, “Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future,” introducing works that this Swedish artist and mystic made in 1906-7. -- Roberta Smith * New York Times *af Klint's contribution, arrayed here in all its abundant originality, threatens to reduce to a footnote the mostly male history of esoteric abstraction. * Artforum *Af Klint's ascendancy feels inevitable: She could be viewed as a heroine for our current moment, an artist who rejected commercial success, resisted the pull of self-publicity, and challanged the myth of individual authorship. -- Julia Bryan-Wilson * Bookforum *The concentrated spirituality- egoless consciousness- that is delivered by the best pictures here, so fresh that they might have been made this morning or tomorrow or decades from now, feels like news that is new again. -- Peter Schjeldahl * New Yorker *The mother of all revisionist shows of Modernism. * New York Times *Profoundly moving. ... It is as though, in our apocalyptic time, we need af Klint’s work now more than ever, and the purity of vision and intent it represents. -- Ann McCoy * Brooklyn Rail *A week after I saw [af Klint's paintings], their pulsing loveliness remains undimmed in my mind, like a self-replenishing sense memory of summer. -- Sebastian Smee * Washington Post *[The paintings are] talismanic, vibrating with hidden mystical meaning. ... they represent the enduring evolution of the entire cosmos, the triumphant union of dualities. -- Ania Szremski * 4Columns *The paintings tap into the buzzy zeitgeist of occult spirituality. -- Priscilla Frank * Huffington Post *The show feels like both a transmission from an unmapped other world and a perfectly logical correction to the history of Modern art. -- Ben Davis * Artnet *The canvases are massive and their idiosyncratic shapes, squiggles, and colors provide the viewer with an overwhelming sense of wonder. -- Zachary Small * Hyperallergic *The art, fearfully esoteric and influenced by its creator’s séances and spiritualism, matches a present mood of restless searching. -- Peter Schjedahl * New York Magazine *Klint's biomorphoc compositions call to mind horticultural diagrams conveived on psychedelics - and showcase a level of mysticism not found in successors like Kandinsky. * Cultured *Demands that we rethink, re-evaluate and revise the lineage of art history. -- Lance Esplund * Wall Street Journal *Af Klint set about composing for posterity an alluring eye-music that echoed back the complex psyche of her age. -- Kelly Grovier * BBC *Though she looked conservative, af Klint was nothing if not radical. -- Nana Asfour * Paris Review *The case of Hilma af Klint is among the most fascinating in art history. -- Deborah Solomon * WNYC *[A] superb catalog. -- Roberta Smith * The New York Times *Af Klint was not part of the larger abstract art movement so populated by men, but many of her paintings—vibrant, strange paintings inspired by her deep interest in Spiritism and Theosophy—predate those famous as pioneers of the style. -- Monica Uszerowicz * Observer *Without precedent in the history of art. -- Cristiana Campanini * Abitare *Somewhat like the biomorphic forms of a later artist like Joan Miró, many of these pieces play with geometry and floral shapes that frequently overlap as they seem to swim across the canvas. -- Merrill Lee Girardeau * NYC City Guide *[af Klint's] striking artwork expresses a vision of non-figurative art that was ahead of her time and establishes her as a pioneer of abstract art. * Barnebys *One of the most overlooked artists of the 20th century. * Galerie *She had a penchant for the occult – a “commission” from a spirit at a seance inspired her to create her most striking paintings... * The Economist *Gorgeous book…. The implications of these works are not only gargantuan, but also infinitely pleasurable to look at. And as written about in this wonderful volume, great to read about. By the time you put down this book, Hilma af Klint will be embedded in your visual library forever. -- Jerry Saltz * Vulture *[af Klint's] art’s power is in its secrecy, its marking-off of sacred space. Its period of gestation, of waiting for humanity to catch up, is a demonstration of its sincerity. * Sabat Magazine *Klint created her own optical language with visual, chromatic, structural, and narrative syntax. Her artistic ship sails some of the deepest waters around. -- Jerry Saltz * Vulture *Af Klint did not ask for her work to be destroyed, only delayed. She did not wait for the world to discover her paintings. The world had to wait for them. -- Prudence Peiffer * Garage *[The exhibition] remains as radical as ever and offers a welcome retort to modernism's male-centric narrative. * Elle *'Paintings for the Future' endorses Klint’s mystical conviction that the spiral symbolizes the dualities of the universe—good and evil, male and female, known and unknown—slowly reaching equilibrium. -- Canada Choate * Artforum *
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PIE Books Katsuya Terada 10 Ten: 10 Year Retrospective
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Oxford University Press Art History A Very Short Introduction Very Short
Book SynopsisArt history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture and the other visual arts. In this Very Short Introduction, Dana Arnold presents an introduction to the issues, debates, and artefacts that make up art history. Beginning with a consideration of what art history is, she explains what makes the subject distinctive from other fields of study, and also explores the emergence of social histories of art (such as Feminist Art History and Queer Art History). Using a wide range of images, she goes on to explore key aspects of the discipline including how we write, present, read, and look at art, and the impact this has on our understanding of art history. This second edition includes a new chapter on global art histories, considering how the traditional emphasis on periods and styles in art originated in western art and can obscure other critical approaches and artwork from non-western cultures. Arnold also discusses the relationship between art and history, and the ways in which art can tell a different history from the one narrated by texts.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsPrefaceList of illustrations 1: What is art history? 2: Writing art history 3: A global art history? 4: Presenting art history 5: Thinking about art history 6: Reading art 7: Looking at artReferencesFurther informationGlossaryIndex
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Royal Academy of Arts Barbara Rae: Arctic Sketchbooks
Book SynopsisThese sketchbooks, the work of the acclaimed Scottish artist Barbara Rae CBE RA during her three journeys towards the Northwest Passage in the depths of the Arctic Circle in 2015, 2016 and 2017, record in colourful and assured brush strokes the icebergs, frozen bays and snowdrifts of this often hostile landscape. Polar bears roam and the Northern Lights dance across its pages, accompanied by Rae's handwritten notes in which she records her experiences and her immediate reactions to this harsh, unforgiving environment. Each page of the sketchbooks is meticulously reproduced, and the handsomely bound volume sits comfortably in the hand, making it the perfect gift for anyone interested in painting or exploration.
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Rizzoli International Publications Banksy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"...an important analysis and catalogue of a genius at work with a smirk on his never-seen face. The aggregate of his art is Banksy's validation and legacy. Banksy is a worthy testimonial to him and a beautiful bouquet for a legend in the making." —NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS
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HENI Publishing Extraordinary Art Dealers
Book SynopsisExtraordinary Art Dealers: Stories of Obsession, Innovation and Creativitybrings together 30 essays on 30 art dealers, from accounts of crafty opportunists and commercially driven moguls to tales of soulful idealism, exceptional talent and relentless creativity. Featuring art dealers from the eighteenth to mid-twentieth century, the book explores their varied roles as cultural architects, eccentric idealists, commercially driven salespeople, and everything in-between. Highlighting the unexpected creativity of art dealers, their exceptional sensitivity to new art, and the impact they've had on shaping the art world, the book challenges the widespread notion that dealers are solely profit-driven. Organised into six chapters,Extraordinary Art Dealersoffers fresh insights into the often-overlooked role of art dealers in art history key players in cultivating the canon of art as we know it. By delving into the past, exploring the profession of art dealing as continually evolving in parallel with the changing positioning of the role of art in society, this publication sheds light on the mechanics of dealing today from the artist-centric approach to the economically driven and personality-motivated.Illustrated throughout,Extraordinary Art Dealersis perfect for the cultural junkies, fine art and art history students, artists and aspiring or existing art dealers. Including chapters on William Hogarth, Joseph Duveen, Betty Parsons, Robert Fraser, Leo Castelli, Alfred Stieglitz, Virginia Dwan, Kekoo and Khorshed Gandhy, Malick Sidibé, Peggy Guggenheim and many more...
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Hokusai A Life in Drawing
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated introduction to Katsushika Hokusai (1760â1849), the most prolific and diverse artist of Japanâs Edo period, and master of ukiyo-e â âimages of the floating worldâ.
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V & A Publishing Beatrix Potter
Book SynopsisGenerations of children have been captivated by the exploits of Jemima Puddle-Duck, Squirrel Nutkin, Peter Rabbit and the host of other characters conjured up by Beatrix Potter. Packed with original artwork, Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature, looks at secrets to her success and celebrates her wider life and legacy - her passions and accomplishments - that stretch far beyond the pages of her storybooks. Charting her life, from her childhood in South Kensington, London to her later years in the Lake District, Annemarie Bilclough and Emma Laws show how Potter's exceptional affinity with nature from an early age ensured the success of her stories - underneath the costumes were real, believable, animals. Sara Glenn highlights Potter's entrepreneurial talents whilst Lucy Shaw takes readers on a Victorian holiday. Contributions from Richard Fortey and James Rebanks reveal her work in the field of mycology and transformation into a farmer, and Liz Hunter MacFarlane discusses her profound impact on the preservation of the Lake District landscape. Naturalist, creative pioneer, storyteller, determined entrepreneur - Potter has been described as 'a many-sided genius' and Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature allows readers a tantalising glimpse into the life of this extraordinary woman.Trade Review[a]...soul-lifting testimony to her love of the outdoors...Alex o'Connell, The Times Luxx, 05.03.2022...beautifully illustrated...Jason Goodwin, Country Life, December 2021An engaging biography...Lavishly illustrated, readers are treated to archive drawings, watercolours, old photographs and picture letters...Will Smith, Cumbria life, Tuesday 1st February 2022.Table of ContentsForewords, Tristram Hunt and Hilary McGrady -- Introduction, Annemarie Bilclough -- Holiday Haunts, Lucy Shaw -- Under the Microscope, Annemarie Bilclough -- Miss Potter, the Mycologist, Richard Fortey -- A Natural Storyteller, Emma Laws -- Beatrix Potter, Entrepreneur, Sarah Glenn -- Living Nature: Beatrix Potter in the Lake District, Liz Hunter Macfarlane -- Mrs Heelis, Farmer, James Rebanks -- Drawn from Nature: Selected Potter Protagonists, Annemarie Bilclough, Liz Hunter Macfarlane and Lucy Shaw -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements and credits -- Index
£25.50
Yale University Press Jane Austens Wardrobe
Book SynopsisHilary Davidson delves into the clothing of one of the world’s great authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and material worldTrade Review“[A] charming book, which examines what Austen actually wore on the evidence of voluminous letters exchanged with her sister Cassandra whenever they were separated. . . . A delightful companion.”—Maev Kennedy, Art Newspaper “This lavishly illustrated book offers readers a unique peek into the clothes worn by celebrated Regency author Jane Austen.”—History Revealed “Davidson’s engaging and illuminating study portrays a household in which appearances are important but budgets tight. . . . Nothing I have read has brought Austen so close.”—Rosemary Goring, The Herald “It’s by [an] evocation of the everyday real world that Jane Austen’s Wardrobe triumphs (that and its magnificent production values—the design is appropriately sumptuous). We turn these pages watching one of the world’s greatest novelists manage her appearance and sort out what she’ll wear day by day and what she’ll pay for it. . . . It’s captivating, particularly with [Davidson’s] historical insight as a guide.”—Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Review “Rakewell is looking forward to the publication of Jane Austen’s Wardrobe by Hilary Davidson (Yale University Press).”—Rakewell column, Apollo Magazine “As gripping as a corset, this superb book is a must-read for Austen lovers and scholars.”—Philippa Stockley, The Oldie “A visual feast, as well as offering insight into Austen’s fabled attention to the minutiae of her own social class. It also sends a message to the modern [over] consumer.”—Jacqueline Riding, Country Life “[Davidson’s] book provides significantly more detail than is generally known about any individual wardrobe. . . . It provides as close to a comprehensive look at her wardrobe as is possible.”—Cassidy Percoco, History Today "go forth and read" —YouTuber and author Bernadette Banner “An intriguing and wholly original approach to Jane Austen. . . . A most delightful book and a must for every Austen reader.”—Claire Tomalin, author of Jane Austen: A Life “The definitive compendium of Jane Austen’s clothes, recreated from fragments, by an acknowledged mistress of the field. Open the book, the author invites, as you might a chest of drawers, to find anything but a dowdy spinster.”—Amanda Vickery, author of Behind Closed Doors “This gorgeously illustrated volume from the world’s leading expert on the fashion of the Regency era lifts the skirts on Jane Austen’s wardrobe.”—Paula Byrne, author of The Real Jane Austen “Hugely enjoyable, charmingly illustrated and beautifully produced, a book to linger over and which, moreover, sheds light on just how seriously Jane Austen took fashion.”—Claire Wilcox, author of Patch Work
£23.75
Batsford Ltd Rosie Sanders' Roses: A celebration in botanical
Book SynopsisAward-winning and hugely popular artist Rosie Sanders showcases the beauty of the rose in her follow up to Rosie Sanders Flowers. Over 80 stunning paintings and sketches are shown for the first time. The artist writes a personal letter on each of her rose paintings (to be given unopened to the final recipient or buyer of the painting). Many of these personal letters sit alongside the paintings, as they explain the creative and emotional process she went through to create it. The book is a revealing insight into the artist's muse and the author's sketches and drawings are also included to show the full artistic process. The book is introduced by an extended essay on the resonance of the rose – all across the world – in our art, literature, poetry, folklore and gardens. The rose emblem is timeless and this book not only celebrates its beauty in art but tells the story of the rose as one of nature's most powerful motifs.Trade Review'A book which will charm and delight, but from which you can also learn by example.' * The Artist *‘A stunning piece of work’ * Art Book Review *
£24.00
Quarto Publishing PLC The Art of Darkness
Book SynopsisS. Elizabeth curates a sourcebook of more than 200 artworks inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre.Table of ContentsIntroduction: In Praise of Shadow PART ONE It’s All in Your Mind I. Dreams & Nightmares II. Psychological Distress III. Whispers from the Void PART TWO The Human Condition IV. Ailments & Afflictions V. Depravity & Destruction VI. Matters of Mortality PART THREE The World Around Us VII. Darkness in Bloom VIII. Where the Wild Things Are IX. Mysterious Landscapes, Ruins & Ravaged Places PART FOUR Visions from Beyond X. Gods & Monsters XI. The Restless Dead & Other Eerie Entities XII. Dark Arts & Forbidden Mysteries Further reading Index Picture credits Acknowledgements
£18.70
September Publishing Creative Inspiration: Vincent van Gogh
Book SynopsisVincent van Gogh's paintings are amongst the most iconic and admired in the world. The trials of his life and health are endlessly discussed but the extraordinary richness of his writings and depth of his thinking on creativity, art and beauty is less explored. In Creative Inspiration, Van Gogh's writings have been edited and selected to create an enlightening, uplifting and helpful book for art lovers and creatives - amateurs and professionals alike. 150 carefully selected images illustrate these quotes, focusing on the sketches and drawings that reveal the rigour and ambition with which he approached his work. The book is thematically divided - from Beginnings to Routine to Beauty - and his determination and charisma are shared through words and pictures. A beautiful, and delightfully handy, art book that is designed to inspire.
£11.69
National Gallery of Ireland Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker
Book SynopsisThe first monograph to examine Lavinia Fontana’s work in over two decades, and the first to focus on her striking portraits Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker explores this female Renaissance artist’s fascinating biography and the cultural climate that enabled her to become the first woman artist in Western Europe to gain commercial success beyond the confines of a court or a convent. Bringing together several strands of scholarship on Fontana and her contemporaries, it provides context to her career and examines areas underrepresented in current scholarship on the painter, including information on her workshop practice. Focusing on the portraiture for which she was renowned, Lavinia Fontana tells stories that will be universally familiar—tales of family bonds, sibling rivalries, engagements, weddings, births, and deaths. Written by Aoife Brady, with contributions from one of the leading scholars on Fontana, Babette Bohn, and a foremost expert on Renaissance fashion, Jonquil O’Reilly, this engaging book explores Fontana’s world and how she forged a successful career in the male-dominated world of Renaissance Italy. Exhibition Schedule: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin (May 6–August 27, 2023)Trade Review“A fascinating account of a remarkable woman.”—Roderick Conway Morris, The Lady
£33.25
Cambridge University Press Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe
Book SynopsisIn early modern Europe, print culture shaped and disseminated knowledge about Russia through visual means. Using case studies of specific images of Russians in a wide range of publications, Nancy Kollmann explores this vibrant world, tracking how these images were produced, copied and plagiarized across genres, countries and publishers.
£28.50
Quercus Publishing 50 Design Ideas You Really Need to Know
Book SynopsisMaster the design ideas that shape the world we live in today.In a series of 50 accessible essays, John Jervis introduces and explains the centralmovements, inventions and creative geniuses of design, tracing its evolution from the 19th century to the present day.From arts and crafts and typography to key movements such as art deco and Bauhaus, 50 Design Ideas You Really Need to Know is complete introduction to the most important design concepts in history.
£9.49
Wooden Books Symmetry: The Ordering Principle
Book SynopsisWhy on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? In this exquisite book, the smallest and most concise ever produced, designer David Wade introduces the main principles of symmetry, and shows how, despite opinions over exactly what it is, symmetry can be found in almost every corner of science, nature and human culture. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.Trade Review"Small books, Big ideas" THE TIMES. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely Mind-Expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Music to the Eye" NEW YORK TIMES. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Engaging and Accessible" SEATTLE TIMES.
£8.18
