Sculpture Books
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Burning Man Art on Fire
Book SynopsisRevel in the power of human creativity with this completely revised and expanded edition of Burning Man: Art on Fire, illustrated with over 250 gorgeous color photos. *Winner of the 2023 Gold Foreword INDIE Book Award*For one week a year, a remote desert lakebed in Nevada becomes Black Rock City, the home of Burning Man, where 80,000 participants create a temporary community devoted to expression and play. There is no money, no running water—and there are no constraints. Artists bring enormous sculptures for participants to climb. Outrageous Mutant Vehicles glide through an opulent mirage. This is a dreamscape of permission. For seven days and nights, the artistic movement of our time materializes—and then disappears without a trace. Welcome to Burning Man. Welcome Home. This authorized collection also includes: Over 150 new photographs and descriptions of individual pieces ofTrade Review"A brilliantly visual and impressively informative homage to an annual ephemeral event is unreservedly recommended to the attention of Burners, artists, creative thinkers, and anyone who has ever imagined a visit to Burning Man -- one of the most extraordinary places on earth." * Midwest Book Review *"Fascinating, joyful, and awe-inspiring. Raiser’s text provides insight into the planning and detail that go into maintaining Burning Man’s integrity and safety while celebrating its spirit of creativity and participation." * Library Journal *Table of ContentsForeword Preface Introduction: Art on Fire: Seven Days Ablaze Ten Principles of Burning Man Art to Amaze Mutant Craze Everyone Plays Silicon Rays Art to Praise Art Ablaze Epilogue: Art on Fire An Artist’s Perspective: Disorient in the Desert AFTERWORD: #ThanksLarry About the Authors About the Contributors Acknowledgments Index Photography Credits
£25.60
National Galleries of Scotland Andy Goldsworthy
Book SynopsisAndy Goldsworthy reflects on an astonishing 50 years. Illustrated with works spanning Goldworthy's career, the book includes a wide-ranging interview with the artist.
£19.99
Getty Trust Publications Camille Claudel
Book SynopsisCamille Claudel (1864–1943) was among the most daring and visionary sculptors of the late nineteenth century. Although much attention has been paid to her tumultuous life—her affair with her mentor, Auguste Rodin; the premature end to her career; her thirty-year institutionalization in an asylum—her art remains little known outside of France. Memorably praised by critic Octave Mirbeau in 1895 as “a revolt of nature: a woman of genius,” Claudel was celebrated for her brilliance during a time when female woman sculptors were rare. Featuring more than two hundred photographs along with contributions from leading experts, this publication accompanies the first comprehensive survey of Claudel’s oeuvre in nearly forty years. With essays exploring the many facets of her life, work, and reception; a biography; commentary by American sculptor Kiki Smith; and a fascinating appendix of documents written by Claudel and her contemporaries, this volume reevaluates the artist’s work on its own merits and repositions her legacy within a more complex genealogy of modernism.Table of ContentsDirectors' Foreword - Timothy Potts and James Rondeau Acknowledgments/list of lenders Introduction Notes to the Reader An Interview with the artist Kiki Smith Camille Claudel: A Biographical Overview - Cécile Bertran Women Sculptors in Late Nineteenth-Century Paris: Artistic Education and Career - Clarisse Fava-Piz Patrons and Supporters of Camille Claudel - Anne-Lise Desmas Claudel's Critical Reception from Her Internment in 1913 until Now - Emerson Bowyer CataloguePortraits - Anne-Lise Desmas In Rodin's Studio - Clarisse Fava-Piz Sakuntala, 1886–1905 - Chloé Ariot The Waltz, 1889–1905 - Franck Joubin The Age of Maturity, 1890–1907 - Emerson Bowyer The Little Miss, 1892–98 - Chloé Pelletier Small Genre Statuary, 1895–1905 - Anne-Lise Desmas The Last Years, 1902–5 - Anne-Lise Desmas Checklist of the Exhibition Chronology
£49.50
V & A Publishing Donatello: Sculpting The Renaissance
Book SynopsisArguably the greatest sculptor of all time, Donatello (c.1386-1466) was at the vanguard of a revolution in sculptural practice in the early Renaissance. Combining ideas from classical and medieval sculpture to create innovative sculptural forms, Donatello had an unparalleled ability to portray emotions in works intended to inspire spiritual devotion. Pieces such as the penitent St Mary Magdalene and the bronze of David remain deeply affecting to audiences today. Working in marble, bronze, wood, terracotta and stucco, he contributed to major commissions of church and state; was an intimate of the Medici family and their circle in Florence, and highly sought after in other Italian cities. This book, specially commissioned to accompany the 2023 exhibition at the V&A, explores Donatello's extraordinary creativity within the vibrant artistic and cultural context of fifteenth-century Italy, surveying his early connection with goldsmiths' work and the collaborative nature of his workshop and processes. It also reflects on Donatello's legacy, reviewing how his sculpture inspired subsequent generations in the later Renaissance and beyond.Trade Review'sumptuous', Angelina Villa-Clarke, 25th January 2023, Forbes.comTable of ContentsIntroduction, Peta Motture -- Donatello's Origins: Sculpture and Goldsmithing, Amy R. Bloch -- Making and Viewing: Encountering Donatello's Sculpture, Alison Wright -- Devotion and Emotion in the Art of Donatello, Timothy Verdon -- Donatello: Past to Present, Marc Bormand -- The Many Faces of Patronage, John T. Paoletti -- Imitators, Copyists, Forgers: Emulating Donatello in the Nineteenth Century, Whitney Kerr-Lewis -- CATALOGUE -- Florentine Foundations -- Tradition and Innovation -- Bronzes: Sacred and Secular -- Padua and Northern Italy -- Devotion and Emotion -- Homage to Donatello -- Timeline -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Picture Credits -- Acknowledgements -- Index
£36.00
Hirmer Verlag Yinka Shonibare CBE: End of Empire
Book SynopsisSince the 1990s, the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE (*1962, London) has developed opulently executed sculptures and installations, colourful collages and theatrically staged photographs and films. To do so he transforms episodes from art and history whose effects influence our present-day lives. The volume takes up the traces of colonialism and its consequences for role models, worldviews and body images in the works of Shonibare.
£31.96
The Crowood Press Ltd Making Sculpture from Scrap Metal
Book SynopsisTransforming unlikely pieces of scrap metal into significant works of art - giving new life to things we throw away - is an accessible, creative and fulfilling activity. This book describes and illustrates the concerns and techniques involved in making this kind of sculpture, looking behind the work at the richness and diversity of an area of sculpture that deserves to be far better known. Topics covered include the role and purpose of sculpture, the particular qualities of sculpture made from scrap metal and the practical processes involved in its making. It also covers sources of scrap metal, identifying metals, reviewing metalworking techniques, creative approaches, different types of sculpture, and the making, finishing and installation of pieces of sculpture.
£12.34
Lannoo Publishers Hanneke Beaumont: Sculptures
Book SynopsisHanneke Beaumont is known for her life-size sculptures of human figures in public spaces, which are to be found everywhere - from Brussels to Connecticut. For 35 years, she has been a key part of the international art scene with works in the collections of, among others, the Copelouzos Family Art Museum in Athens, the Baker Museum in Florida and the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Michigan. The latter two also organised a highly-successful solo exposition of her work.
£36.00
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Bernini and His World: Sculpture and Sculptors in
Book SynopsisBernini and His World is a unique exploration of Gian Lorenzo Bernini the sculptor, offering new insights and including discussions of the artist’s stylistic innovations and the ways in which he approached sculpture. Placing his life and work within a social, anthropological and historical context, Livio Pestilli gives a fascinating and in-depth account, from the Rome in which Bernini lived and its reception of foreign sculptors to the myth-making narrative of his biographers, and the judgements of his critics.Beautifully illustrated and engagingly written, this book draws on a deep familiarity with both historic and modern Italian culture to give readers a vivid account of sculpture and sculptors in early modern Rome, and of Bernini’s lasting legacy.Trade Review'Pestilli’s innovative approach offers exciting new perspectives on the artist, and makes you look afresh at the man, his work and his world.' – The Art Newspaper 'documents Bernini's legacy to other artists with a staggering array of color photographs...vast visual encyclopedia of Baroque sculpture in Rome...the real value of the book is its magical mystery tour through the mind and art of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Rome’s very own Vesuvius' – New York Review of Books'Pestilli and his publisher deserve high praise for having assembled the most beautiful collection of colour images of Roman baroque sculpture between two covers.' – Bruce Boucher, TLS'Livio Pestilli approaches the artist not chronologically but kaleidoscopically, as he puts it, posing unexpected questions that allow him to probe the career and the major works in eye-opening ways.' – The Burlington Magazine'In this fascinating book, Pestilli (Trinity College, Rome) provides thought-provoking insights into the life and art of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680). Pestilli extends discussion of the artist into new territory fitting for the present environment. With its excellent illustrations and solid scholarly apparatus, this is a valuable book for academic audiences. Highly recommended.' – A. V. Coonin, Rhodes College, Choice ReviewsTable of ContentsPreface; Chapter 1: "Berninus Neapolitan[us] sculptor"; Chapter 2: Of Sculptors and Cobblers; Chapter 3: Tall Tales; Chapter 4: Biographies, Garments, and Bernini's "Abito...grosso, e rozzo" in Perspective; Chapter 5: Pride and Prejudice: Paris–Rome; Chapter 6: Bernini's Shadow; Bibliography; Index
£54.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Tom Wolfe Carves Woodspirits and Walking Sticks
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£10.79
Artist Book Foundation Swimmers By Carole A Feuerman
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£49.30
Flame Tree Publishing Tate Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden Wall
Book SynopsisThis wall calendar features 12 views revealing the magical symbiosis between Barbara Hepworth's sculpture and the lush garden at Trewyn studios, now Tate's Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, St Ives, Cornwall. The datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.21
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. The Copan Sculpture Museum
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£25.46
Phaidon Press Ltd Great Women Sculptors
Book SynopsisA celebration of more than 300 groundbreaking women sculptors that surveys 500 years of creative ingenuity from around the world
£39.96
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Modelling Heads and Faces in Clay
Book SynopsisA practical and in-depth look at modelling faces in clay covering essential information from choosing your clay and modelling tools to drying your work and types of natural finishes. This is a practical and in-depth look at modelling faces in clay, using step-by-step pictures, which is ideal for anyone who wants to have a go at working in detail. As the face gives the figure life and personality, it is an important focus once the body has been created. This book examines the various aspects that make up the face in depth, and which need to be considered when modelling, such as the proportions of the head, bone structure, muscles and expressions. From the face of a child to that of an adult, and from sadness to joy, the enormous variety of faces and expressions all require a different approach and convincing details to complete the figure or bust. All these things are covered thoroughly using diagrams, step-by-step images and clear explanations in order to help you create a face for your work and to improve your modelling. The book also covers essential information such as how to get started, choosing your clay and modelling tools, drying your work and types of natural finishes such as wax.Trade ReviewThis is a user friendly book giving all the basics required to produce a lifelike head. * Potters Newsletter *It is an excellent, easily accessible guide to modelling heads in clay. * London Potters Newsletter (April/May 2009) *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Tools, the Clay 2. Anatomy of the Head and Neck The Skull The Shoulder Girdle The Neck 3. The Head and its Proportions 4. In Practice – How to Model a Head Modelling a Head 5. The Details The Ears The Nose The Mouth Exercise The Eyes 6. Head Poses 7. The Male Head, The Child’s Head 8. The Facial Muscles 9. Facial Expressions Sadness and Melancholy Serenity Smiling Laughing 10. The Finished Surface Drying and Hollowing Out Firing Applying a Finish The Patina of Age Acknowledgements
£17.09
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag Carole A. Feuerman: Fifty Years of Looking Good
Book SynopsisCarole A. Feuerman is celebrated as one of America's major hyper-realistic sculptors, alongside Duane Hanson and John De Andrea. Born 1945, she was educated in New York and Philadelphia and began as an illustrator before turning to sculpture in the 1970s, which soon earned her much recognition and early success. A pioneer of hyper-realism in sculpture, her work has been displayed in many group shows and solo exhibitions at private galleries and public museums, as well as at the major art fairs, in America, Europe, and Asia. Over five decades, Feuerman has created visual manifestations of stories telling of strength, survival, and balance. She works in marble, bronze, vinyl, painted resins, and stainless steel. Her work is marked by her thorough understanding of materials' characteristics and her ability to control them in the studio. Her subject matter is the human figure, most often a woman in an introspective moment of exuberant self-consciousness shaded by erotic lassitude. Feuerman's works represent a state of female mind rather that an alluring body meant to attract the male gaze. They suggest that women look at themselves differently from men looking at them, that a woman is more innately creative than a man. Many of Feuerman's figures have a fragmented quality, recalling those by Auguste Rodin, and the aesthetics of Surrealism. This is the most comprehensive survey of Feuerman's work in sculpture to date. Lavishly illustrated in colour throughout, it demonstrates the variety of materials and media she uses and highlights the specific qualities of her figures.
£58.66
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag Joel Shapiro: Sculpture and Works on Paper
Book SynopsisBorn in New York in 1941, Joel Shapiro is one of the most significant artists of his generation. Since the first public showing of his work in 1969 as part of the landmark Anti-Illusion: Procedures/Materials exhibiton at the Whitney Museum of American Art, he has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world. Most renowned for having developed in the 1980s and '90s a distinctive language of dynamic sculpture that blurs the lines between abstraction and figuration, Shapiro became known through his earliest 1970s New York shows for introducing common forms of often diminutive size. Since then he has continued to push the material and conceptual boundaries of sculpture by working in a number of materials and employing various working methods. Joel Shapiro: Sculpture and Works on Paper 1969-2019 is the first book in over twenty years to survey the artist's entire working career. In an extensive essay, art historian Richard Shiff provides a fresh and incisive examination of Shapiro's oeuvre and working process. With more than two hundred striking full-colour illustrations, this is a long-anticipated and much-needed survey of this vital and essential American artist.
£52.50
Cannibal/Hannibal Publishers Pedro de Mena: The Spanish Bernini
Book SynopsisPedro de Mena y Medrano (1628-1688) is the most highly regarded master of Spanish Baroque sculpture, on a par with his contemporaries, the great seventeenth-century painters Velázquez, Zurbarán and Murillo. Mena's contributions to Spanish Baroque sculpture are unsurpassed in both technical skill and expressiveness of his religious subjects. His ability to sculpt the human body was remarkable, and he excelled in creating figures and scenes for contemplation. This first monograph of Pedro de Mena shows incredible details and remarkable images of his hyper-realistic sculptures, full of passion. In addition to text by curator Xavier Bray, Pedro de Mena also features important contributions by José Luis Romeo Torres, curator of the exhibition Pedro de Mena, to be held in Málaga in 2019.
£33.75
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Beginners Guide to Hand Building
Book SynopsisJoin the home pottery revolution! Whether you have access to a communal studio or not, hand building projects can travel just about anywhere. Take your clay outside or work at the kitchen table, with instruction from best-selling ceramics author Sunshine Cobb. In this book, you’ll find all the necessary fundamentals, including a thorough discussion of clay as well as helpful tips for keeping your body and mind in top shape. Then pick the path that’s right for you in the chapters that follow. Develop new skills and unlock your own creativity as you explore: Sculptural projects like miniature animals and plants. Functional items like scoops, a citrus reamer, and a coffee pour-over vessel. Mixed media projects including a candlestick holder, mobile, and a soap dish. All along the way, skill-building is front and center, with converTrade Review“Masterful…With ideas ranging from beginner to advanced, this inimitable guide is one for the long haul.” * Publishers Weekly STARRED Review *"Provides a complete course of instruction that will enable even the most novice of ceramic sculpture artists to produce functional and decorative works to be proud of for their own use or for gift giving." * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsCONTENTS Foreword Introduction section 1 WELCOME TO THE STUDIO Body and Mind How to Use This Book Clay Tools Miscellaneous Terms and Concepts Foundational Skills Surface Development Gallery section 2 SCULPTURAL PROJECTS Flora Creatures Wall Tiles/Hangings Clouds Soap Dish Mobiles Candelabra Gallery section 3 FUNCTIONAL PROJECTS Scoops Citrus Reamer Butter Box Tapas Plates Basket Coffee Pour-Over Match Striker Gallery Templates Resources Acknowledgments Dedication About the Author Index
£15.19
Pallas Athene Publishers Henry Moore in Miniature
Book SynopsisBeautiful catalogue for the Holburne’s retrospective of Henry Moore’s small-scale sculptures in stone, wood, terracotta, plaster, lead, plasticine and bronze, including works previously unpublished and unexhibited.This is a beautifully produced catalog accompanying the Holburne Museum’s groundbreaking retrospective of Henry Moore’s sculptures that could fit in the hand. At the heart of Moore’s practice was the directness of working on a small scale, whether carving small stones or pieces of wood, casting lead, modeling in clay or, in later years, modeling in plasticine around a found stone or bone to be cast in bronze. The exhibition will include sculptures in stone, wood, terracotta, plaster, lead, plasticine and bronze, and span themes recurrent in his work: the reclining female figure, the mother and child, the human head, and the fallen warrior. It will include maquettes for some of his best-known, public sculptures alongside lesser-known works, including the display for the very first time in a museum exhibition of a recently discovered early lead cast of Mother & Child. The catalog presents 85 illustrations with an introduction by Chris Stephens.
£20.00
Rizzoli International Publications Venice and the Doges
Book SynopsisWhile Venice is better known for soft light and atmospheric painters, this elegant new volume transforms our understanding of Venetian sculpture and its place in the city’s artistic tradition.A feast for the eyes and an entertaining, erudite read, this book opens with an illustrated survey of the 120 doges who led the Venetian Republic before continuing with a detailed survey of the incredible array of sculptures and monuments that memorialize them.Although celebrated for painting and music, Venice has a sculptural tradition that was overshadowed by Florence and Rome. Based on new scholarship, this volume reveals the true magnificence of six centuries of Venetian sculpture. With the oldest works dating to the thirteenth century, these masterpieces fill the city’s churches and include pieces by great masters from the Lombardo family to Antonio Rizzo, Jacopo Sansovino, Alessandro Vittoria, and Baldassare Longhena.The sculptural marvels of VeniceTrade Review"If you want to understand the great serenity of La Serenissima, look no further than its succession of doges. Through its stable leadership, Venice’s ducal republic endured for over a thousand years, even influencing America’s founding, until its destruction by Napoleon in 1797. Venice and the Doges: Six Hundred Years of Architecture, Monuments, and Sculpture, a lavish new book from Rizzoli Electa, looks to the history of the 120 doges through their surviving funerary monuments. Written by Toto Bergamo Rossi, the director of the Venetian Heritage Foundation, with photographs by Matteo de Fina, the book reveals such highlights as Pietro Mocenigo’s monument in the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (1476) and the Contarini tomb in the Church of San Francesco della Vigna (1624/84). Taken together, the book’s elegant memorials speak to the life, and lives, of the Venetian Republic." —The New Criterion"Embark on a visually captivating journey through this remarkable book, delving into Venetian history and its remarkable sculptural heritage. From the illustrious doges who guided the Venetian Republic to the breathtaking sculptures and monuments that immortalize them, this volume unveils six centuries of magnificence. Discover hidden masterpieces by esteemed artists like the Lombardo family, Antonio Rizzo, and Jacopo Sansovino. With engaging text and stunning photography, this book reveals the grandeur and cultural significance of Venetian sculpture. Experience the adventures, triumphs, and lives of legendary figures in this concise exploration of Venice’s sculptural marvels." ~Indulge
£75.00
Skira Not Vital: Sculpture 1964-2021
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£42.50
Pallas Athene Publishers Auguste Rodin
Book SynopsisAuguste Rodin (1840-1917) was already an old man when the young poet Rainer Maria Rilke went to interview him for the first time. Rilke stayed on to work as Rodin's secretary. Intensely sensitive to art, and in particular to the irreducible power of objects, and yet able to express this awareness in prose of great lyricism and clarity, Rilke was destined to be the critic who would most naturally dramatise Rodin's work. In 1903 Rilke published this essay, a sustained and profound meditation on the unique power of Rodin's sculpture that has never been equalled. Written around a chronology of Rodin's work, it is also a very approachable introduction to some of the greatest sculpture of the nineteenth century.Trade Review"The London publishing house Pallas Athene has come up with the very welcome and worthwhile project of assembling English translations of early biographies of artists in an easily accessible publication." - Historians of Netherlands Art Reviews
£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sculpting in Wire
Book SynopsisA fun and comprehensive introduction to sculpting in wire with 6 step-by-step projects. This book is a clear, lively and fun introduction to sculpting in wire. Very much aimed at beginners, there are 6 projects of increasing difficulty, aiming to teach you how to sculpt in wire from the most basic starting point up through to soldering. The first projects give you information about wire and using pliers, and then how to incorporate other materials such as tin, feathers and material to your work. The last project includes the use of some simple silver soldering. Get started with clear step-by-step images that show you the processes involved in every project and be inspired by the work of contemporary artists showing everything from hats and shoes, to life-size figures, sheep and even elephants.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Getting Started Inspiration Wire Equipment and Tools Soldering Equipment Basic Techniques Basic Wire Manipulation 2. The Pelican 3. Tortoiseshell Butterfly 4. The Czechoslovakian Teapot 5. The Sheep 6. The Bi-Plane Gallery Appendices List of Suppliers Websites of Artists US Wire Gauge Sizes Index
£21.25
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag Alberto Giacometti: Traces of a Friendship
Book SynopsisIn 1962, Ernst Scheidegger published his first book using his own name as an imprint. This book was the German edition of Jean Genet's essay on Alberto Giacometti. The great artist and close personal friend of Ernst Scheidegger has been subject of a number of books published by Verlag Ernst Scheidegger and Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess since. The most successful of them has been "Traces of a Friendship - Alberto Giacometti", first published in 1990 and reprinted several times. To mark the 50th anniversary of Verlag Ernst Scheidegger / Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess present a new, completely revised and expanded edition of this classic. It includes around 40 previously unpublished colour images which have recently been discovered in Ernst Scheidegger's archive. They add an intimate new chapter to this legendary book. In addition to the more accurate dating of some photographs' the essays and captions have been revised and expanded also. Text in English and German.
£33.75
Hauser & Wirth Publishers Phyllida Barlow Sculpture 19632023
Book SynopsisFrances Morris is a curator, writer, broadcaster, and currently Director Emerita at Tate Modern. Fiona Bradley has been the Director of the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, since 2003. Before then, Bradley was a curator at Tate Liverpool and the Hayward Gallery.
£41.60
Yale University Press Mother Stone
Book SynopsisIn Mother Stone Anne Middleton Wagner looks anew at the carvings of the first generation of British modernists, a group centered around Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, and Jacob Epstein. Wagner probes the work of these sculptors, discusses their shared avant-garde materialism, and identifies a common theme that runs through their work and that of other artists of the period: maternity. Why were artists for three turbulent decades after the First World War seemingly preoccupied with representations of pregnant women and the mother and child? Why was this the great new subject, especially for sculpture? Why was the imagery of bodily reproduction at the core of the effort to revitalize what in Britain had become a somnolent art? Wagner finds the answers to these questions at the intersection between the politics of maternity and sculptural innovation. She situates British sculpture fully within the new reality of bio-powerthe realm of Marie Stopes, Brave New World, and Melanie Klein. And
£28.50
Skira Editore Choi Jongtae
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£40.00
Hirmer Verlag Camille Claudel and Bernhard Hoetger
Book SynopsisSculptures by two impressive artists, both inspired by Rodin, emerge from the shadow cast by their great role model: the works of Camille Claudel (18641943) and Bernhard Hoetger (18741949) paved the way for sculpture to enter the modern age. The artistic freedom of the avant-garde including the emerging Art Nouveau can be seen in new forms and ideals. What links the art of Claudel and Hoetger? Following their joint exhibition in 1905 in the Galerie Eugene Blot in Paris, a hub of the artistic avant-garde, this volume unites once more the works of the two artists some 120 years later. The lavishly illustrated publication presents the encounter between the two sculptors in the French art scene at the dawn of the modern age. Their experimentation with new materials and techniques enabled them to break out of the established patterns of artistic creativity.
£23.96
University of California Press A Moments Monument
Book SynopsisMedardo Rosso (1858-1928) is one of the most original and influential figures in the history of modern art. This book offers an historically substantiated critical account of his life and work. It negotiates the competing cultural imperatives of nationalism and internationalism that shaped the European art world at the fin de siecle.Trade Review"In placing Rosso (rather than Rodin) at the origins of modern sculpture, this book makes a bold and erudite intervention in the history of the medium. Moreover, the emphasis on the cosmopolitan nature of artistic networks in fin-de-siècle Europe will be instructive to historians of modern art in all media." * Burlington Magazine *“Hecker’s tour de force has been over a decade in the making. For many of us it was highly anticipated and it did not disappoint. Her painstaking research has resulted in numerous corrections and new readings that are both articulate and persuasive. She argues for the broader international significance of Rosso’s production and makes the case for his place in the lineage of modern sculpture.” * Italian Art Society *"Hecker situates this all-too-often marginalized sculptor within the field of the international avant-garde. Often considered as either a slightly mysterious three-dimensional Impressionist or as an inspiration to movements such as Futurism, Rosso has rarely received sustained attention as a figure in his own right. Hecker makes a significant effort to counter this by placing him at the center of a key modernist concern: the tension (as suggested by the book’s title) between the momentary and the monumental. . . . eminently readable. . . this publication clearly demonstrates that a book-length study was warranted and overdue. " * caa.reviews *"Hecker has ably overcome contradictory information and a dearth of sources to discover new data on the artist . . . a comprehensive assessment of Rosso’s sculpture in a well-sourced monograph." * 3rd Dimension: The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association Magazine *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Laying the Foundations for an Antiheroic Approach to Modern Sculpture 2. Monuments without Idols 3. “Impressionist Sculptor”? The Impossibility of Categorizing Rosso 4. Internationalism and Experimentation 5. The Artist’s Experience of Migration 6. The Shifting Viewpoint of the Outsider 7. Seeing and Being Seen: Reimagining the Encounter Among Artist, Artwork, and the Public 8. On the Move: The Quest for International Recognition Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
£44.00
Thames & Hudson Ltd Louise Nevelson Art is Life
Book SynopsisLouise Nevelson (1899-1988) was, with Calder, Noguchi and David Smith, one of the great American sculptors of the 20th century. She created extraordinary work, from room-size installations composed of boxes to gnarled and majestic steel structures. This book tells her life story.Table of Contents1. Russian Roots 1899–1905 • 2. Rockland Childhood 1906–1919 • 3. Marriage and Motherhood 1920–1925 • 4. Art at Last 1929–1934 • 5. The Beginning of Sculpture 1934–1940 • 6. Surrealism 1940–1946 • 7. Death and Reparation 1946–1953 • 8. A Forgotten Village 1954–1957 • 9. Moon Garden Breakthrough 1958–1960 • 10. Glittering Glory 1960–1962 • 11. Icarus 1962–1963 • 12. Architect of Reflection 1964– 1965 • 13. Empress of the Environment 1966–1968 • 14. Mistress of Transformation 1969–1971 • 15. La Signora of Spring Street 1972–1974 • 16. Large Scale 1975–1976 • 17. “The Nevelson” 1967–1988 • 18. The Chapel and the Palace 1978–1979 • 19. A Big Birthday 1980–1985 • 20. The End 1986–1988
£21.21
Yale University Press Martin Puryear
Book SynopsisA fascinating glimpse into the creative process of a major contemporary sculptor, featuring many previously unseen works on paperTrade Review"The exhibition catalog further examines Puryear's rich output. The artist's process-oriented works on paper are given full scholarly consideration for the first time."-ArtFix Daily ArtFix Daily
£19.00
The History Press Ltd Disarmed
Book SynopsisIn Disarmed, Gregory Curtis gives us the life of this magnificent statue. Unearthed by a farmer digging for marble building blocks on the Aegean island of Melos, at the moment a young officer and amateur archaeologist happened by, the ownership of the Venus was fought over by the island''s elders and their Turkish overlords. The French pressed their claim and then, outwitting other suitors, brought her to the Louvre, where she became an immediate celebrity.A passionate researcher, Curtis shows us Europe in the early nineteenth century, caught in the grip of a classical art mania and a burgeoning romantic Hellenism. He sketches a tale of rich historical intrigue, revealing just how far the Louvre was prepared to go to prove it had the greatest classical find of the era. And how two magisterial scholars, one French and one German, battled over the statue''s origins and authenticity for decades.This is a marvellously readable and entertaining his
£16.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Direct Stone Sculpture
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£31.44
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Spirit Stones The Ancient Art of the Scholars
Book SynopsisShaped by nature and selected by man, scholars'' rocks, or gongshi, have been prized by Chinese intellectuals since the Tang dynasty, and are now sought after by Western collectors as well. They are a natural subject for the photographer Jonathan Singer, most recently acclaimed for his images of those other remarkable hybrids of art and nature, Japanese bonsai. Here Singer turns his lens on some 150 fine gongshi, ancient and modern, from the world-class collection of Kemin Hu, a recognised authority on this art form. In his photographs, Singer captures the spiritual qualities of these stones as never thought possible in two dimensions; he shows us that scholars'' rocks truly are, in Hu''s words, condensations of the vital essence and energy of heaven and earth. Hu contributes an introductory essay on the history and aesthetics of scholars'' rocks, explaining the traditional terms of stone appreciation, such as shou (thin), zhTrade Review"Spirit Stones: The Ancient Art of the Scholar's Rock" is an example of the kind of coherence and excellence that derives from an absolutely prepossessing interaction. The synergies here are unrivaled as is the final product... This book is consummately evocative and it bespeaks a unique strength that arises from a singular synergy. Jonathan Singer's photography, Kemin Hu's passion, and Thomas Elias' erudition combine in ways that not only strengthen one another but illuminate one another." --Michael Collins-MacIntyre, BCI Bonsai and Stone Appreciation Magazine Praise for Jonathan M. Singer: "One of the world's most gifted photographers" --Milton Esterow, Publisher, ARTnews "One of the most brilliant nature photographers of our generation" --David Seideman, Editor-in-Chief, Audubon magazine
£47.99
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd The Sculpture of Francis Derwent Wood
Book SynopsisThis final volume in the British Sculptors and Sculpture series addresses the work of the important but neglected British sculptor Francis Derwent Wood RA (1871-1926). A student of Edouard Lanteri at the Royal College of Art, Derwent Wood's early artistic career was distinguished. His reputation grew rapidly and a period as Director of Modelling at the Glasgow School of Art saw him working on public commissions with many of the city's most important architects. Simultaneously, he built his London practice, perfecting the art of the rapidly executed, observationally astute portrait bust, and becoming a well-connected member of the Chelsea set. He exhibited at the Royal Academy every year from 1895 until his death in 1926, becoming a full Academician in 1920. During the First World War he carried out pioneering work in the field of facial prosthetics. He was appointed Professor of Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 1918, where Henry Moore was amongst his many pupils. Derwent Wood's Machine Gun Corps memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London, completed in the year of his death, is amongst the best-known and most consistently reviled sculptures in Britain. Matthew Withey offers readers a subtle and layered interpretation of the career that led up to this iconic and misunderstood work, together with a comprehensive catalogue of Derwent Wood's diverse body of work.Table of ContentsContents: Preface, Lisa le Feuvre; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Early life, training, cosmopolitanism and approach to gallery sculpture; Chapter 2: Glasgow, architectural sculpture and the search for stability; Chapter 3: Middle career, portrait busts, society and consolidation; Chapter 4: Late career, teaching, monuments and legacy; Catalogue; Chronology; Exhibitions; Public Collections; Select Bibliography; Picture Credits and Index
£40.50
Getty Trust Publications Elementary Instructions for Students of Sculpture
Book SynopsisA translation of the 1802 introduction to studio practices for sculpture students by Francesco Carradori, a sculptor, restorer and instructor of sculpture at the Academia in Florence from 1786 to 1821. Carradori covers the various tools and techniques used by ancient sculptors to execute work.
£36.00
Fox Chapel Publishing Woodcarving the Nativity in the Folk Art Style:
Book SynopsisThis creative guide to fashioning a hand-carved wooden nativity scene includes 15 patterns for every character present in the traditional Christmas story from the holy family and the three kings to shepherds and barnyard animals. An overview of tools, sharpening techniques, wood selection, and basic carving cuts is provided. The figurines of Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus are included with step-by-step instructions from the first to the final cut.
£11.88
The Crowood Press Ltd The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture
Book SynopsisThe Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture is both a survey and a celebration of contemporary approaches to sculptures that are formed from more than one material. It profiles the discipline in all its expanded forms and recognizes sculpture in the twenty-first century not as something solid and static, but rather as a fluid interface in material, time and space. It gives insightful revelations of the creative journeys of ten renowned sculptors and showcases twenty-eight international sculptors. With over two hundred colour photographs, this sumptuously illustrated volume will inspire those intrigued by and interested in contemporary sculpture.
£22.50
The University of Chicago Press Doris Salcedo
Book SynopsisA mountain of chairs piled between buildings. Shoes sewn behind animal membranes into a wall. A massive crack running through the floor of Tate Modern. This title includes, over one hundred color illustrations by sculptor Doris Salcedo. It is a testament to the power of one of today's most important international artists.
£55.10
Oxford University Press Sculpture Since 1945
Book SynopsisIn the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series, a look at innovative and avant-garde sculpture in relation to contemporary events, festivals, commissions and the changing functions of museums. Explores Anti-form, minimalism, Earth Art, Performance Art and other forms, presenting a holistic picture of post-war sculpture which will stimulate future debate.Trade ReviewAndrew Causey weaves his way adroitly through the labyrinth of post-War sculpture, carefully identifying the main directions and balancing clear theoretical exposition with his concern for the quality of the individual works. No one else has charted the territory so comprehensively, and his study is bound to be helpful to all who have an interest in this dominant strand of contemporary art. * Professor Stephen Bann, University of Kent at Canterbury *This is a stimulating and persuasive definition of significant trends in avant-garde sculpture during the last fifty years, which balances a searching analysis of the impact of institutional change, issues of site and environment and key critical debates with revealing commentaries on individual artists and works of art. Accessible without being simplistic, it is a discerning guide for anyone interested in contemporary art and culture. * Elizabeth Cowling, University of Edinburgh *Andrew Causey's Sculpture Since 1945 is a comprehensive account of sculpture in the years leading up to and following the explosion of sculpture in the 1960s and 70s. This book is a clear guide to the various directions of sculpture and the work of sculptors in the years when modern sculpture has begun to stand in its own right as a, or perhaps the, major art form. * Sir Anthony Caro Sculptor *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. European Sculpture at End of the Second World War ; 2. The New Sculpture ; 3. Sculpture and the Everyday ; 4. Modernism and Minimalism ; 5. 'Anti-Form' ; 6. Natural Materials ; 7. Public Spaces ; 8. Object and Figure: Sculpture Since 1980 ; Notes, List of Illustrations, Bibliographic Essay, Timeline, Index
£21.14
David Zwirner Fred Sandback: Vertical Constructions
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Ridinghouse Patio and Pavilion: The Place of Sculpture in
Book SynopsisThis volume examines the relationship between modern sculpture and architecture in the mid-twentieth century, an interplay that has laid the ground for the semisculptural or semiarchitectural works by architects such as Frank Gehry and artists such as Dan Graham. The first half of the book explores how the addition of sculpture enhanced several architectural projects, including Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion (1929) and Eliel Saarinen's Cranbrook Campus (1934). The second half of the book uses several additional case studies, including Philip Johnson's sculpture court for New York's Museum of Modern Art (1953), to explore what architectural spaces can add to the sculpture they are designed to contain. The author argues that it was in the middle of the twentieth century – before sculptural and architectural forms began to converge – that the complementary nature of the two practices began clearly to emerge: figurative sculpture highlighting the modernist architectural experience, and the abstract qualities of that architecture imparting to sculpture a heightened role.
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Hirmer Verlag Grimanesa Amorós: Ocupante
Book SynopsisThe work of the prize winning Peruvian American light artist Grimanesa Amorós is characterised by organic forms and an instinctive approach. The basis of her fascinating sculptures lies, however, in the natural sciences, social history and critical theory. Research and feeling establish a form of communication in her works. The expansive sculptures and video installations of Grimanesa Amorós have already been shown all over the world: from Mexico to Tel Aviv and from Beijing to Times Square in New York. She presented her latest works, “OCUPANTE” and “GOLDEN SECRET ROOM”, In the Ludwig Museum Koblenz. The artist creat es playful light installations which are so enigmatic that they permit interpretations on different levels. Together with an overview of her work, this volume reproduces the works in large format illustrations, thereby reproducing their fluidity and luminosity.
£20.40
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Life and Work of Harry Bertoia
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Modelling and Sculpting the Figure
Book SynopsisAn essential guide to the creative process for sculpting the figure. The human figure in sculpture is a powerful form, capable of great expression and depth. Sculpting the figure in any medium is a rewarding practice, but one that can lead to some challenges. Tanya Russell, founder and principal of the Art Academy in London, details the whole creative process for sculpting the figure, from the fundamental conceptual and practical considerations through to the finished and presented work. She covers essential tools and equipment, methods for building armatures, and the processes for creating not only realistic, but also abstract and expressive figures, in a variety of styles and materials. Techniques are supported by practical exercises with step-by-step instructions and images. The book is filled with the inspiring works of contemporary sculptors, all of whom are tutors, students, or alumni of the Art Academy. Modelling and Sculpting the Figure is an essential companion for beginners and established artists alike.Trade ReviewBeautifully presented in a fairly simple format with clear and simple language. There are plenty of both colour and black and white images which are quite inspirational is themselves...This book is helpful in its focus on some universal artistic principles and approaches to sculpting the human figure. -- Mary Cousins * South Wales Potters Newsletter *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Language of Art Chapter 2: Getting Started Chapter 3: Armatures Chapter 4: The Realistic Figure Chapter 5: The Abstracted Figure Chapter 6: The Expressive Figure Chapter 7: Finishing Suppliers Acknowledgements Bibliography Index
£19.54
Gregory R Miller & Company Tony Feher
Book SynopsisBottles aligned on shelves or suspended in the air, jars of marbles and dye-filled tubes: form, substance and structure emerge from deceptively humble means in the sculpture of Tony Feher. His work uses gravity, light and repetition to isolate and animate everyday objects, creating a sculptural territory that Feher can rightfully claim as entirely his own. Published in conjunction with a major retrospective exhibition organized by the Blaffer Art Museum, this is the first publication to explore work from throughout the artist's significant and influential career. This comprehensive book reproduces his many sculptures, site-specific installations and two-dimensional works and includes major new texts on Feher's practice from Blaffer Director Claudia Schmuckli and curator and writer Russell Ferguson. Superbly realized by renowned New York design studio Matsumoto Incorporated, this publication is the definitive book on the work of a vanguard American artist.
£42.40
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Carving Caricature Heads Faces
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£11.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Georg Keilhoferâs Traditional Carving
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