Nature in the arts Books
Thames & Hudson Ltd Archipelago An Atlas of Imagined Islands
Book SynopsisA new atlas of imaginary islands conjured up by an international gathering of illustrators, including work by Coralie Bickford-Smith, Bill Bragg, Marion Deuchars, Chris Riddell, Maisie Paradise Shearring, Hervé Tullet, Aušra Kiudulaite and more. Islomania is a recognized affliction. But what is it about islands that is so alluring, and why do so many people find these self-contained worlds completely irresistible? Utopia and Atlantis were islands, and islands have captured the imaginations of writers and artists for centuries. Venetian sailors were the first to make collections of them by drawing maps of those they visited in their isolari literally the island books'. Then in 1719 Daniel Defoe published his tale of a castaway on a desert island, Robinson Crusoe, one of the first great novels in the history of literature and an instant bestseller. Defoe's tale combined the real and the imagined and transformed them into a compelling creative landscape, establishing a whole literary genre and unleashing the power of an island for storytelling. To celebrate the tercentenary of Robinson Crusoe's publication, a truly international range of leading illustrators imagine they too have been washed up on their own remote island. In a specially created map they visualize what it looks like, what it's called and what can be found on its mythical shores. In a panoply of astonishingly creative and often surprising responses, we are invited to explore a curious and fabulous archipelago of islands of invention that will beguile illustrators, cartographers and dreamers alike.Trade Review'A work of creative cartography and magical fabrication in equal measure' - Stuff.tv
£21.21
Faber & Faber Shell Life on the Seashore
Book Synopsis''Armed with this intrepid survey, we can see a brave new world down there on the beach ... Exquisite revelation, of the most wonderful, watery kind.'' - Philip HoareFor many, the highlights of seaside holidays are rockpooling and gathering the glorious array of shells left strewn on the beach after the receding tide. Attracted by the infinite variety of shapes and colours, visitors can never resist making a souvenir collection of their own - but little do they suspect the fascinating lives of the animals who once occupied them. What if each shell had a story of its own to tell us, if only we knew the language? Mr Street's delightful, informative guide uncovers the secret history of each common shell, revealing not only which marine creature once inhabited it but the unique challenges of its watery habitat it had to solve. From barnacles to oysters, cockles to
£9.49
British Museum Press Curious Beasts Animal Prints from the British
Book SynopsisVisually stunning, entertaining and intriguing, this book explores humankindâs enduring curiosity about the animal world.
£9.49
AA Publishing landscapephotographeroftheyear
Book SynopsisShowcases the best pictures from amateur and professional photographers alike, from the fifth annual Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.
£21.25
Workman Publishing Unlikely Loves
Book SynopsisAn exploration of animal attachments that, in human terms, can only be called love. Take, for instance, the dog living in a wildlife sanctuary who treats an orphaned leopard cub as his litte beloved sister. Or the dalmation who mothers an abandoned newborn lamb - a lamb who just happened to be covered in spots like her adopted mama.
£13.29
Running Press,U.S. The Borderlands Tarot El Tarot de Tierras
Book SynopsisThis deluxe, fully bilingual tarot deck (in English and Spanish) is a beautifully hand-painted evocative exploration of the ecosystem inspired by the border between the U.S. and Mexico, complete with a bilingual guidebook for card readings and housed in a keepsake box. Unique, inclusive bilingual deck in English and Spanish: This tarot deck takes the traditional tarot elements (Major and Minor Arcana) and interprets it through the lens of the natural world, inspired by the landscape of the border between two countries.Filled with references to the animals that roam the landscape, the cool desert tones, and the spirit and traditions of borderlands, this is an enchanting take on traditional tarot, exploring ?in between? physical and spiritual spaces. Deluxe Set: This set includes 78 full-color illustrated tarot cards (3 X 5 inches), shrink wrapped in an interior travel case; a 208-page, full-color illustrated flexibind book (4 3/4 X 6 inches); and a keepsake magnetic closure box. Fully illustrated guidebook: The flexibind guidebook provides an illustrated introduction to the tarot deck,uses, and a breakdown of elements, with descriptions of each card and suggested interpretations, as well as instructions and diagrams for sample readings. When the reader flips and reverses the guidebook, they will find the Spanish version of the text. Beautiful, full-color art: The Borderlands Tarot/Tarot de Tierras Fronterizas features inspiring and magical hand-painted and drawn art, filled with bright colors and unique illustrations ofthe natural world. A perfect gift: A perfect gift for the mystical and nature lover
£19.80
Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. Bee People and the Bugs They Love
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£12.59
Rizzoli International Publications Experiencing Africa
Book SynopsisA collection of 100 unparalleled photographs of African wildlife and the indigenous communities who live alongside them by one of the world s best-known sports personalities.
£46.40
Amberley Publishing The South Downs
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - A delightful depiction of a year in the life of the South Downs of Sussex. Will appeal to anyone with a love of the Downs and the natural world.Trade Review'This is a most delightful book, a joy to behold with superbly painted colour illustrations. This is one of those books that will appeal to a wide audience, and a good book to keep in your backpack on walks in the South Downs.' -- Westender
£15.29
Arcturus Publishing Ltd Alexander Marshals Nature Colouring Book
Book SynopsisEnjoy in the rich beauty of the natural world with this delightful colouring book, with artworks based on the classic botanical illustrations by 17th century artist Alexander Marshal, published in association with The Royal Collection.For Alexander Marshal (c.1620-82), the cultivation of rare plants was essential to the study of the natural world. His interest was stimulated by specimens imported to England from the Near East and the New World in the 17th century. Marshal was not a professional artist, but his florilegium - the only English flower book to survive from the period - contains some of the most beautiful plant studies in botanical art. The 44 illustrations in this coloring book are from Marshal''s florilegium, taken from the private art collection of the British royal family, The Royal Collection . These full-colour plates are shown beside black and white versions to fill with colour.Features: • Thick, high-quality pa
£9.49
Abrams Beaches
Book SynopsisGray Malin is the artist of the moment for the Hollywood and fashion elite
£28.00
Abrams The Wonder Cabinet of Fabulous Insects
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£24.00
Workman Publishing Farm Dogs: A Comprehensive Breed Guide to 93
Book SynopsisGain a deeper understanding of your canine friends through these in-depth breed profiles that showcase how working dogs think. From familiar breeds like the Border Collie, Corgi, and Dachshund to the lesser-known Akbash, Puli, and Hovawart, Janet Vorwald Dohner describes 93 breeds of livestock guardian dogs, herding dogs, terriers, and traditional multipurpose farm dogs, highlighting the tasks each dog is best suited for and describing its physical characteristics and temperament. She also offers an accessible history of how humans bred dogs to become our partners in work and beyond, providing a thorough introduction to these highly intelligent, independent, and energetic breeds.
£19.80
teNeues Calendars & Stationery GmbH & Co. KG Butterflies QuickNotes
Book SynopsisOur Butterflies QuickNotes collection of full colour notecards are a selection of beautifully reprinted watercolour paintings from the very talented Becca Stadtlander. Our QuickNotes boxed notecards are full colour, collectable greeting / notecards that are blank inside and can be used to convey personal greetings, thank-yous and invitations. 20 5x4 notecards and envelopes 5 cards each of 4 images Packaged in a keepsake box with magnetic lid Measures 140 x 114 x 38mm. We choose the best images from well-known classic and contemporary fine artists, plus talented emerging illustrators and designers from around the globe.
£12.48
Insight Editions Sacred: In Search of Meaning
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£52.50
Granta Books Between Light and Storm: How We Live With Other
Book SynopsisHumans have long believed themselves to be the superior species: we consume other animals for food, experiment on them and slaughter them for sport. But as well as the ethical issues surrounding our treatment of other animals, our attitudes are responsible for massive species loss and extinctions, the extensive destruction of habitats and a growing threat of zoonotic pandemics. Drawing on philosophy and theology, art and history, Between Light and Storm is a penetrating account of our fraught relationship with animals. It is also a timely and necessary plea for a more humane approach to those with whom we share a planet.Trade Review'Elegiac, haunting and piercingly intelligent, Esther Woolfson's exploration ofour relationship with other species is sometimes painful to read but her articulacyand lightness of touch, and her own beautifully observed experiences, are a joy. Aprofoundly moving and important book' - Isabella Tree'A powerful, poignant, and urgently important reflection on our relations withthe non-human world. Immaculately researched and compulsively readable' -Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast'We live in a time in which our disrespect for nature is coming back to bite us.Timely and wide-ranging, Esther Woolfson's book offers sensitive reflections onhow we relate to the animals around us as well as the animal within' - Frans deWaal
£9.49
The Crowood Press Ltd Painting Rivers from Source to Sea
Book SynopsisRivers can be enchanting or exciting, but are always absorbing. They provide a myriad of painting opportunities and challenges for the artist. Focusing on watercolour - one of the most direct of mediums - this practical book explains how to paint a river and capture its life, light, movement, colour and interest. With over 200 colour images, Rob Dudley shares his methods, techniques and ideas to make this beautiful book a must-have for all landscape and en plein-air artists.
£16.14
Orion Publishing Co The Book of the Flower: Flowers in Art
Book Synopsis‘Art is the flower, life is the green leaf’ – Charles Rennie Mackintosh Haphazard bunches, formal bouquets, chance arrangements, quiet and thoughtful rural encounters – The Book of the Flower is a sylvan collection of beautiful depictions of flowers by artists, photographers and illustrators. Interspersed through the illustrations are short texts about the artists and their interest in particular flowers, from Georgia O’Keeffe’s sumptuous close-ups of Jimson Weed and cactus flowers to Matisse’s roses, Keika Hasegawa’s chrysanthemums and Albert York’s close study of zinnias. A wonderful collection for art-lovers, gardeners and flower-fanciers.
£14.24
Reaktion Books Shells: A Natural and Cultural History
Book SynopsisShells have captivated humans from the dawn of time: the earliest known artwork was made on a shell. As well as containers for food, shells have been used as tools, jewellery and decorations for dwellings, and to bring good luck or to ward off spirits. Many indigenous peoples have used shells as currency, and in a few places they still do. This beautifully illustrated book looks at the scientific and cultural history of shells, showing how their diverse colourful forms take shape. It examines pearls, the only gems of animal origin, as well as how shells have inspired artists throughout history. The book looks at shells used in architecture and ritual, but also how shells are indicators of changing environmental conditions.Table of ContentsCHAPTER ONE THE SHELL MAKERS CHAPTER TWO TRIBAL SHELL USE CHAPTER THREE SHELLS AND RELIGION CHAPTER FOUR PICKING UP MONEY ON THE BEACH CHAPTER FIVE HOW THE COWRIE GOT ITS SPOTS CHAPTER SIX IRIDESCENT BEAUTY CHAPTER SEVEN SHELLS IN THE ARTS CHAPTER EIGHT MOLLUSCS AND MEDICINE CHAPTER NINE SHELLS IN A CHANGING WORLD REFERENCES SELECT BLBLIOGRAPHY ASSOCIATIONS AND WEBSITES LARGE COLLECTIONS OF SHELLS PHOTO ACKOWLEDGEMENTS INDEX
£18.00
Steven Stone Modern art: Art illustration
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£40.49
Quarto Publishing PLC If Animals Could Talk
Book SynopsisGet Dad chuckling this Christmas!If Animals Could Talk is a side-splitting gift book packed full of animal dads doing their thing. Because even in the animal kingdom, dads make us all groan! This is a charming celebration of the universal qualities of ‘Dadness’: telling terrible jokes, ignoring instruction manuals, failing to spot things in clear view, and more classic, comical capers. Included in this book: A collection of 40 so-bad-they’re-good dad antics Hilarious, high-definition animal photos Relatable qualities that will have you nodding along as you recognise your own dad! Whether it’s a grumpy beaver losing his car keys, a penguin getting lost or a brown bear impersonating Winnie the Pooh, prepare to see Dad cracking up, shaking his head and calling loved ones as he flicks through the pages.
£7.59
Kulturalis Can the Seas Survive Us
Book SynopsisPublication accompanies the exhibition season at Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, 15 March - 21 September 2025. Addressing one of the urgent issues of climate crisis, this book aims to raise awareness by exploring through art the challenges of humanity's relationship to the sea.
£22.50
Amber Books Amazing Gardens
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£16.99
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Mist and Fog in British and European Painting:
Book SynopsisMist and fog engender fascination and mystery, enticing with their wispy veils and vapourous moods, and they are the stuff of dreams and visions. 'The mists of time' and 'in a fog' are common expressions that substantiate the long association of mist and fog with the passage of time, the vagaries of memory and feelings of uncertainty. Mist and fog obscure, conceal and when they dissipate, reveal. Vapourous atmosphere in art and life masks evil and can elicit presentiments of death. It also has been used in art to convey the splendours of the spiritual world and the terrors of the supernatural. The metaphorical meanings that have accrued to mist and fog, encouraged by their indeterminate and transitory nature, and the emotions to which they give rise, are variously evident in the work of major artists and their contemporaries. This book focusses on mist and fog from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries in the places they most proliferated. Examples of literature that employ mist and fog as metaphor and in allegory from antiquity to Joseph Conrad serve to amplify many of the paintings discussed. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction: A Brief History of Mist and Fog in British and European Painting; Mist and Gothicism in British Painting; Friedrich and Romantic Landscape; Turner: Mist, Memory, Time; Impressionism: The Atmospheric Envelope; Conclusion: Another Look at the Sublime; Bibliography
£54.00
Batsford Ltd Farmyard Set
Book SynopsisAn informative and beautifully illustrated celebration of our favourite farmyard animals. Readers of The Country Set and Flying the Nest should dust down their wellingtons once again and come and meet The Farmyard Set. This handsome and lavishly illustrated gift book features 50 of farming's best-loved creatures, brought to life by award-winning artist Hannah Dale. Among them are old favourites, such as the Jersey cow and the Gloucester Old Spot, the Indian Runner duck and the Shetland pony, known for their charm and striking appearance. Descriptions and helpful facts illuminate these evocative paintings. Trade Review'Charming' * Evergreen *
£9.49
Batsford The Farmyard Set
Book Synopsis An exciting larger edition of a beautifully illustrated celebration of our favourite farmyard animals. This beautiful new edition ofThe Farmyard Setis bigger in size,ensuring a closer look at the world''s favourite farm animals. Readers ofThe Country SetandFlying the Nestshould dust down their wellingtons once again and come and meetThe Farmyard Set. This handsome and lavishly illustrated gift book features 50 of farming''s best-loved creatures, brought to life by award-winning artist Hannah Dale. Among them are old favourites, such as the Jersey cow and the Gloucester Old Spot, the Indian Runner duck and the Shetland pony, known for their charm and striking appearance. Alongside each illustration, Hannah Dale provides detailed descriptions and fascinating facts that help us learn more about the character and background of each beloved animal.
£10.80
National Portrait Gallery Publications Yevonde: Life and Colour
Book Synopsis'Yevonde’s ’30s portraits of high-society beauties and Hollywood stars are finally getting the attention they deserve.' - British Vogue 'Yevonde: Life and Colour opens at the revamped National Portrait Gallery ... and will feature a comprehensive selection of works dreamed up by this brilliant artist across a 60-year-career. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more joyful show anywhere in the country.' - Jennifer Higgie, The Telegraph ‘Be original or die would be a good motto for photographers to adopt…let them put life and colour into their work.’ - Yevonde. ---------- Yevonde (1893–1975) was a businesswoman and tireless creator, as an innovator committed to colour photography when it was not considered a serious medium, her work is significant in the history of British portrait photography. Yevonde championed photography during a time where there were few women photographers working professionally, and this book tells the story of her life, works, and 60-year career. Yevonde: Life and Colour brings the photographer’s works together again for the first time in 20 years and features previously unpublished works. This book showcases her experimentation with a range of techniques and genres including colour photography, portraiture, still-lifes, solarisation, and the Vivex colour process, and repositions her as a modern artist of the twentieth century.This highly illustrated publication provides in-depth context to Yevonde’s images, considering their aesthetic and mythic references. Yevonde’s portraits embody glorified tradition countered with a desire for the new. Her most renowned body of work is a series of women dressed as goddesses posed in surreal tableaux from the 1930s.
£32.00
Merrell Publishers Ltd Garden in Art
Book SynopsisRich in symbolism and metaphor, and blessed with its own varied and dramatic palette, the garden has proved to be an extremely fertile source of artistic inspiration. In The Garden in Art, acclaimed art historian Debra N. Mancoff reveals the many different ways in which artists from all periods of history - from ancient Egypt to the present day - have employed the motif of the garden. Featuring more than 200 illustrations of both renowned and lesser-known works, the book approaches its subject thematically, exploring such topics as working gardens, the garden through the seasons and artists' gardens. Complete with a detailed timeline and a suggested list of gardens to visit, The Garden in Art is an absorbing and highly rewarding examination of the meaning and significance of the depiction of the garden.Trade Review'For a gardener it is a joy - ' - THE TIMES 'A tome so beautiful and appealing that even if you have no interest whatsoever in the subject matter, as an artist you will want to own it. The Garden in Art is not simply enticing because of the pictures, generously reproduced both in terms of size and clarity, but also because of how Debra N. Mancoff draws from such a variety of sources, in order to give a full account of how the garden has been depicted throughout the history of art. Mancoff writes with depth and enthusiasm on each image of the book.' - ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE 'This captivating and beautifully illustrated book will appeal to the armchair gardener and art lover alike.' - PERIOD HOMES AND INTERIORS MAGAZINE 'An expert in impressionism... Brief, intelligent essays... An added bonus is the list of suggested artists' gardens to visit at the end.' - ROYAL ACADEMY MAGAZINE 'I am going to relish this book and drink in every page' - VAL BOURNE, THE OXFORD TIMES 'Providing huge inspiration, The Garden in Art by Debra N. Mancoff - it is pure bliss!' - THE ENGLISH HOMETable of ContentsIntroduction Through the Seasons The Garden as a Metaphor Famous Gardens Pleasure Gardens Working Gardens Behind the Garden Wall Home and Garden Public Gardens Artists' Gardens Garden Favourites Notes Timeline Select Bibliography Gardens to Visit Picture Credits Index
£25.46
Two Rivers Press Birds, Blocks and Stamps: Post & Go Birds of
Book SynopsisRobert Gillmor, one of Britain's most influential wildlife artists, illustrated four sets of pictorial stamps featuring birds for Royal Mail's Post & Go. Brought together and reproduced here for the first time, in larger-than-stamp size, these prints demonstrate the author's lifelong love and appreciation of our nation's birds. His own account of the process by which his linocuts are made, along with anecdotal descriptions of his bird encounters, bring the pictures to life. This beautifully produced collection will be coveted by wildlife lovers, artists and stamp collectors alike.
£11.88
Carpet Bombing Culture Hey Human See What You Do
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£9.45
Clearview The Gardens At Rousham
Book SynopsisRousham in Oxfordshire was one of the first landscape gardens created in England and is, still, one of the most influential. Designed by William Kent in the late 1730s for the Cottrell-Dormer family (who are its owners today) it has become a place of pilgrimage for landscape architects and garden designers worldwide as well as garden lovers. Its magical glades and sculptural set-pieces have long intrigued Francis Hamel, who has lived and worked there for 25 years. Since the beginning of 2020 he has composed an extraordinary collection of paintings that capture the gardens and their magic. With essays by Tom Stuart-Smith, Joanna Kavenna and Christopher Woodward, the reader is led down its mysterious pathways; from tree-shaded walks peopled with statues of Pan, Venus and other immortals to sun-dappled meadows carpeted with wild flowers. It is just as Kent left it– a secret garden that is open to all.
£24.00
D Giles Ltd Looking Up: The Skyviewing Sculptures of Isamu
Book SynopsisIsamu Noguchi's Skyviewing Sculpture was created by invitation for Western Washington University, north of Seattle, in 1969. The 14-foot high sculpture, which sits in the university's central quad, acts as an observatory, encouraging viewers to enter and turn their gaze to the sky. 'Skyviewing' was a leitmotif in Noguchi's art throughout his long career as an artist and landscape architect, from his early work alongside Constantin Brancusi in Paris in 1928 to his death in 1988. Some sculptures act as reflecting telescopes with polished stone that mirror the firmament while others trace the path of the sun with cast shadows or lead the eye up towards the sky. The work at Western invites the viewer in, and guides the eye upwards to observe the sky in all of its variety. Looking Up explores Noguchi's work on the themes of space, and our place in the universe; examines the changing artistic climate during his long career; and places Noguchi in context with a younger generation of artists, including Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt, James Turrell, and Charles Ross. The book includes essays by leading specialists, as well as a plate section and contemporary photos of the creation, transportation and installation of Skyviewing Sculpture .Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Looking Up by Hafthor Yngvason; Noguchi and the Jantar Mantars of Northern India by Matthew Kirsch; Plates by Kate Wiener with Matthew Kirsch; Sculpture in Progress; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Index
£29.71
HENI Publishing Vegan Art: A Book Of Visual Protest
Book SynopsisTommy Kane brings together, for the first time, a collection of contemporary vegan artists whose works grapple with one of the biggest issues of our century and confront our conflicted relationship with animals. With diverse contributions, Vegan Art combines a passion for art as a language with the rebellion against animal abuse and exploitation, with the belief that art should be a mechanism for social change. The complex visual language of the book is purposefully graphic and controversial. From utopian depictions of a world that vegans are fighting for, to dark dystopian impressions and brutal, bloody mutilations of non-human animals in industrial agriculture, the project tests the potential of our humanity and asks for equality for all species. With violent imagery and references to major food corporations – such as McDonalds – the project is unflinching in its advocation of veganism and animal rights. Vegan Art engenders a sense of humility with a shared view that art has the power to move people to be informed consumers. Featuring artworks by Tommy Kane, Andrew Tilsley, Milk DoNg Comics, Dan Piraro, Melinda Hegedus, Tommy Flynn and Cynical Coyote.
£31.49
Temple Lodge Publishing Zodiac: An Exploration into the Language of Form,
Book SynopsisFrom ancient times, people had knowledge of the zodiac’s intimate involvement in the creation of physical life. They understood that the twelve realms of constellations of fixed stars in the sky emanated specific forces that were brought to life and movement by the planets. These spiritual energies created and formed all living beings on earth – including, of course, the human being. This traditional awareness has been reenlivened and given new meaning in our time through Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy. Steiner gave specific indications involving twelve individual gestures and colours that depict the forces of the twelve zodiacal regions. In this richly-illustrated collation of original artistic research – which features exciting new work on the zodiac via the mediums of sculpture, graphics and painting – these new insights are explored and illumined in twenty-seven essays and numerous full-colour images. Led by editor Gertraud Goodwin, the various contributing artists offer a rich tableau of authentic, individual approaches to understanding the zodiac, throwing light on the vast realm of creative forces around us whilst acknowledging their primary source. ‘From the many relationships to other qualities, like the consonants, virtues, areas of the human body, colours, eurythmy gestures, elements (earth, water, air, fire), musical keys and many more, in which the zodiacal forces express themselves as if through different instruments, a harmony begins to emerge, which informs me of an ever rounder picture of one particular force of the Zodiac.’ – Gertraud GoodwinTable of ContentsForeword, Wolfgang Held – Introduction, Gertraud Goodwin – The twelve moods / introduction to Rudolf Steiner’s verses, Gertraud Goodwin – Relations - connections - correlations, Gertraud Goodwin – Rudolf Steiner's verses for the twelve moods of the zodiac, Gertraud Goodwin – Working with the zodiac during the 12 Holy Nights, Gertraud Goodwin – Working with colour during the Holy Nights of 2017-18, Gertraud Goodwin – Working with colour during the Holy Nights of 2018-19, Marije Rowling – The formative forces of the zodiac, Edwin Boeck – Exploration of the sculptural and graphic language of the zodiac, Dorothea Kuth – Zodiac, Manning Goodwin – The twelve constellations (zyklus), Philip Nelson – Twelve coloured exercises on the virtues, Stephan Krauch – Paintings on the zodiac, Rolf Janssen – Zodiac, Doris Harpers – Zodiac, Marije Rowling – Sound images, Gerard Wagner – First zodiac, Gertraud Goodwin – Twelve reliefs on the moods of the zodiac, Gertraud Goodwin – A graphic exploration, Gertraud Goodwin – Meditations on the zodiac, Gertraud Goodwin – Zodiac – sculptures, Gertraud Goodwin – Pisces zodiac, Gertraud Goodwin – Pisces zodiac and the present age, John Salter – The blue window in the first Goetheanum, Torsten Steen & Gertraud Goodwin – Carved reliefs of the zodiac, Reimar von Bonin – Exploring the relationship between Reimar von Bonin’s carved reliefs and the capitals of the small domed space of the first Goetheanum, Gertraud Goodwin – The formation of the capitals of the small domed space as vignettes, Gertraud Goodwin – the small dome of the first Goetheanum, Gertraud Goodwin – References - reading list – Further Reading – References – Biographies
£25.00
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd Hardy'S Wessex: The Landscapes That Inspired a
Book SynopsisThis fascinating book tells the story of Thomas Hardy's Wessex. Accompanying a multi-venue exhibition, it explores Hardy's life and work.Internationally-acclaimed writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for his evocative depictions of the West Country landscape and its people, a region that he called 'Wessex'. What is less well-known is that this landscape also inspired him in many other aspects of his life, from campaigning for animal welfare to questioning the way society viewed women. This publication accompanies a blockbuster, multi-venue exhibition of the largest collection of Thomas Hardy memorabilia ever to be displayed at once. Hardy was born in the West Country, a few years after Queen Victoria came to the throne, and spent most of the rest of his life among its landscapes and people. When he turned writer, these landscapes and people re-emerged as his 'partly-real, partlydream country' of Wessex, in novels like Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure.Hardy's Wessex now conjures up a range of mental images: from raging seas on the coast to haunting ancient monuments, Victorian towns packed with life to peaceful hillsides grazed by sheep. However, through Hardy's 87-year life span, the West Country changed dramatically. Ideas of the role of women, humans' responsibility to animals, the realities of war, love and courtship, superstition, social structure, religion and how people related to the world around them altered fundamentally. Through his stories and campaigning, Hardy was keen to show not only the rural idyll, but also the tensions and difficulties that lay beneath these views.These dramatic landscapes were the lens through which Hardy presented his worldview to his readership. From the tragedy of a woman saying farewell to her sailorlover on the end of Portland Bill, to a shepherd losing his flock and facing ultimate ruin on the chalky hills. The landscapes shape his characters, whose stories in turn convey his messages of social change to his readers.This publication will explore the impact that Wessex had on Hardy's works, and how living there shaped his views on the often divisive social issues of the period. Uniting beautiful landscape imagery with a selection of personal items from Hardy's life, this book will show you the man behind the literature.
£15.00
University of Wales Press An Indigo Summer
Book Synopsis‘There is a certain feeling – standing between rows of richly dyed blue cloth – that you are within an enclave of protection, that within this ocean you can feel calm; a separation from the outside world.’ One summer, a mother and daughter are reunited in the small village of Betws Gwerful Goch in North Wales following the death of a father and grandfather. Ellie returned from studying at university, while Jeanette had been studying the art of indigo dyeing in Japan. In this lyrical memoir, Ellie Evelyn Orrell transports readers to their hillside garden, reflecting on a summer spent learning to work with indigo, and witnessing the power of creativity in moments of mourning and recovery. In it, she weaves together stories of resettling in a once-familiar landscape; the healing powers of art; the historical, mythological and present day properties of indigo; and the presence of this indelible colour within the Welsh landscape. An Indigo Summer is an absorbing meditation on art, rural life and roots, grief, creativity and the artistic process.
£13.49
FUEL Publishing Soviet Seasons
Book SynopsisIn Soviet Seasons Kotov’s photographs reveal unfamiliar aspects of the post-Soviet terrain. From snow-blanketed Siberia in winter, to the mountains of the Caucasus in summer, these images show how a once powerful, utopian landscape has been affected by the weight of nature itself. This uniquely broad perspective could only be achieved by a photographer such as Kotov. Singularly dedicated to exploring every corner of his country, Kotov often hitch-hikes across vast distances. On these journeys he chronicles not only the architectural achievements of the Soviet empire, but also its overlooked or simply undocumented constructions. Arseniy Kotov: ‘In this book I reveal the beauty and diversity of this vast region, showing both cities and nature at different times of the year. I have travelled widely across Russia and its neighbouring countries, where I captured the landscape of post-Soviet cities and witnessed the seasonal changes.’Table of ContentsWinter – Siberia • Spring – Central Russia • Summer – Caucasus • Autumn – Ukraine
£21.21
Art Passmore Painting the Trail Cape Wrath
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£22.50
Yosemite Conservancy Yosemite Wildlife
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive book in more than a century dedicated entirely to Yosemite's remarkable wild animal world. Countless books have been written about Yosemite National Park's renowned scenery, yet as incredible as it is to us,Half Dome is also someone's home. Social media is flooded with people all over the world sharing their excitement about the antics of the park's distinctive residents: black bears causing traffic in bear jams, mule deer grazing in Ahwahnee Meadow, and coyotes sauntering in the shadow of El Capitan.Yosemite Wildlifegoes beyond the field guides and offers extensive portraits of the park's creaturesa remarkable new publication sure to be welcomed by the more than 4 million annual park visitors and anyone interested in the Sierra Nevada. Readers will discover:150+ species, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects300+ photographs and archival imagesCommonly and rarely seen animalsRewilding success storiesProfiles of the park scientists and others who protect wildlifeThis lively and accessible blend of storytelling, the latest research, natural history, and compelling wildlife photographs fills a 100-year gap in publishing that will deeply connect people to this world-renowned national park in California. Crafted over decades by writer and conservation leader Beth Pratt, the book continues the legacy ofGrinnell & Storer's landmark 1924 work, Animal Life in the Yosemite. Beth's writing is accompanied by the work of naturalist-photographer Robb Hirsch, whospent many years in the field photographing animals so as not to impact them by his presence; his photography tells a distinctstory of the park's dazzling wildlife at its most undisturbed.Yosemite Wildlifeshines a spotlight on species that not only make their homes in the park but also come with only-in-Yosemite stories such as those charismatic bears, the peregrine falcons brought back from the brink of extinction in part by big-wall rock climbers, and the tiny amphibians that persist on the tallest peaks. The book celebrates decades of conservation and observation, by visitors and professionals, through highlighting charming and nostalgic pieces from the park's Archive, such as reproductions of handwritten wildlife observation cards and articles excerpted from the beloved Yosemite Nature Notes magazine. Some of this archival material has never been published!This image-rich, engagingly readable volume is a feast for the eyes and has been crafted to appeal to anyone eager to dip in and find out more about Yosemite's enchanting wildlife. Yet the breadth and depth of information will also serve as an excellent reference for educators and scientists. Yosemite is one of America's most precious resources.Yosemite Wildlifedoes this distinction proud, showcasing the creatures of the park that are as captivating as the spray of Yosemite Falls, the dizzying heights of Glacier Point, or the iconic Half Dome.
£35.99
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain Luiz Zerbini: Botanica, Monotypes 2016-2020
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£63.75
Benteli Verlag The Magic of Japanese Zen Gardens
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£31.96
Hatje Cantz Jim Naughten: Eremozoic
Book SynopsisInspired by dioramas of wild flora and fauna found in natural history museums, Jim Naughten’s digital reimaginations of a familiar yet alien world, explore the idea of wildlife becoming a lost fantasy. From orangutans swinging through psychedelic forests, to deer roaming pastel-hued canyons—Naughten’s depictions of nature in an artificial color palette convey a distinct sense of dislocation and growing estrangement. His fantastical tableaus question our rose tinted image of the natural world that is largely fictional. In fact we are entering the Eremozoic—a term coined by biologist and writer E. O. Wilson to describe the current era of mass extinction triggered by human activity. Also referred to as The Age of Loneliness, the term alludes to the isolation that will follow the destruction of our deeply rooted relationships with other species.
£43.20
Prestel Kingfisher with Lotus Flower: Birds of Japan by
Book SynopsisChickadees amid cherry blossoms, peacocks nestled in wisteria branches, sleeping owls against a moonlit night sky and majestic cranes diving in the ocean waves—these are some of the transcendent pleasures offered in this exquisite collection of plates bound in an accordion style format that honors the Japanese bookbinding tradition. Every major artist of this genre is included—from Keisai, Keibun and Hokusai to Hiroshige and Koson—as the history of Japanese printmaking unfolds in stunning detail. An introductory booklet explores the centuries long role that nature has played in Japanese art, from Chinese influenced works of the Kano school, which depicted the bird as a Buddhist symbol, through to the ukiyo-e, when artists strove to capture fleeting moments of pure joy. Fans of Japanese art, lovers of birds, and anyone who enjoys beautiful depictions of the natural world will cherish this sumptuous, satisfying volume of earthly delights.
£17.09
Prestel Hiroshige: Famous Places in the Sixty-odd
Book SynopsisThe last great master of the ukiyo-e tradition, Hiroshige produced works of subtle yet intense color. This collection of prints, first published in the 1850s, contains images of each of Japan’s provinces. Created during Hiroshige’s highly productive later years, this series was an ambitious project that captured a crucial moment in Japan’s history, a decade before the Meiji Restoration would open the doors to industrialization and Western influence. One of its most striking characteristics is the vertical presentation, which allowed Hiroshige to experiment with perspective. His sweeping panoramas of the beautiful countryside combine the illusion of distance with a depth of detail that draws the viewer in. In addition to these glorious landscapes, Hiroshige’s depictions of busy urban centers provide a rare insight into daily life in the Edo era. This beautiful slip- cased edition includes two volumes: a complete set of seventy prints and a separate booklet that provides an introduction to Hiroshige’s life and art as well as descriptive captions of the prints. From thundering waterfalls and towering cliffs to wide beaches and bustling harbors, Hiroshige’s native land emerges in serene and exquisite detail—the perfect keepsake for fans of ukiyo-e, Japanese culture, and printmaking.
£21.24
Taschen GmbH The Dog in Photography 1839–Today
Book SynopsisIn celebration of the world’s favorite animal, we bring you over 400 photographs of or about dogs. With pictures from the 19th century to today, the collection includes works by Man Ray, Eric Fischl, Wolfgang Tillmans, Donna Ruskin, Fatima NeJame, Vincent Versace, and of course Elliott Erwitt and William Wegman. Together, their pictures, unique in style but united in canine affection, are testimony if ever there was one that dogs are not only best friends, but also pure photographic inspiration. Forget #dogsofinstagram, this is real canine art, showing how the camera has been key witness to dogs in all their diversity, character, and friendship, from pensive pooch portraits to four-pawed action shots. As intellectually as it is visually stimulating, the book includes captivating essays tracing the presence of dogs in the history of photography and their relationship with humans across the decades.Trade Review“This book proves that canine photography has always been a thing.” * Garage *“A collection of the chicest canines through the ages.” * Tatler *“A thorough survey of the history of dog pics.” * mentalfloss.com *“Forget #dogsofinstagram: this is real canine art.” * The Independent *“The best dog-picture book yet.” * New York Magazine *
£17.00
Steidl Publishers Anastasia Samoylova: FloodZone
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£28.00
Tuttle Publishing How to Draw Animals: A Visual Reference Guide to
Book SynopsisA one-of-a-kind visual reference with sketch studies for 100 different animals.Loaded with hundreds of tips and examples, this sourcebook contains sample sketches of a hundred different animal species—including mammals, amphibians, birds, reptiles and fish. In addition to notes, sidebars and anatomical diagrams, there are step-by-step drawing exercises, watercolor painting tutorials and an artist's gallery containing the author's own artworks that will surprise and inspire you to further develop your own drawing skills.This unique reference work includes creatures from all branches of the animal kingdom: Land Mammals including cats, dogs, monkeys, bears and horses Amphibians & Reptiles including komodo dragons, lizards and crocodiles Marine Mammals including dolphins and whales Birds including eagles, owls, cranes, parrots and penguins And dozens of others! Author Sadao Naito is a leading wildlife illustrator who has won numerous awards for his detailed and expressive animal drawings and paintings. He is a member of the World Wildlife Fund, the Wild Bird Society of Japan and the international Society of Animal Artists.
£15.29
Tuttle Publishing Visionary Landscapes
Book SynopsisDiscover the transformative artistry of five leading landscape architects in North America as they redefine the beauty and serenity of Japanese-style gardens. Japanese gardens are found throughout the world todaytheir unique forms now considered a universal art form. This stunning Japanese gardening book examines the work of five leading landscape architects in North America who are exploring the extraordinary power of Japanese-style garden design to create an immersive experience promoting personal and social well-being. Master garden designers Hoichi Kurisu, Takeo Uesugi, David Slawson, Shin Abe and Marc Keane have each interpreted the style and meaning of the Japanese garden in unique ways in their innovative designs for private, commercial and public spaces. Several recent Japanese-style gardens by each designer are featured in this book with detailed descriptions and sumptuous color photos: Hoichi Kurisutransformative spaces for spiritual and physical equilibrium. Takeo Ues
£7.59
