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Book SynopsisA striking collection of eighty-eight images in a book with the same proportions as the hardcover version features high-quality paper and state-of-the-art Magic Eye images for dedicated fans. Original.

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Book SynopsisMost art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. They turned to everyday street life for subjects, instead of overblown heroic scenes, and they escaped the power of the Salon by organizing their own independent exhibitions. After this first assault on the artistic establishment, there was no holding back. In a constant desire to challenge, innovate, and inspire, one modernist style supplanted the next: Symbolism, Expressionism, Futurism, Dada, abstract art, renewed Realism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimal and conceptual practice. This indispensable overview traces the restless energy of modern art with a year-by-year succession of the groundbreaking artworks that shook standards and broke down barriers. Introductory essays outline the most significant and influential movements alongside explanatory texts for each major work and its artist.Trade Review“Groundbreaking works by pioneers of modernism.” * art *

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Book SynopsisDo things always look smaller when they are further away? Can something be clearly visible but not there at all? Is it ever possible to have a direct and true experience of reality? Are you sure? In this delightful and informative little book Phoebe McNaughton takes us on a classical journey through the history of artistic perspective, showing how the eye can be tricked and confused, the brain befuddled, and the philosopher inside all of us awakened by the nature of illusion. 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.

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Book SynopsisMetric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear provides a straightforward introduction to the principles of form pattern cutting for garments to fit the body shape, and flat pattern cutting for casual garments and jersey wear.Table of ContentsIntroduction 4 Pattern cutting and design 5 Tools and equipment for constructing patterns 6 Chapter 1 Sizing, standard body measurements and constructing block patterns 7 Chapter 2 From block to pattern 15 Part One: Form Cutting (Cutting to create shape for the female figure) Chapter 3 Fitted skirt blocks and adaptations 23 Chapter 4 Fitted trouser blocks and adaptations 43 Chapter 5 The basic body blocks (with bust darts) 61 Chapter 6 Basic adaptations of the bodice blocks – the bust dart 83 Chapter 7 Complex adaptations of the bodice blocks: dresses and lingerie 97 Chapter 8 Complex adaptations of the bodice blocks: jackets and coats 111 Part Two: Basic Pattern Cutting Processes Chapter 9 Sleeve adaptations 123 Chapter 10 Constructing openings and collars 147 Part Three: Flat Cutting (Cutting flat shapes for easy fitting casual and jersey garments) Chapter 11 Easy fitting garments (woven fabrics) 165 Chapter 12 Basic and easy fitting garments (jersey and knitted fabrics) 185 Chapter 13 Close fitting garments (stretch and jersey fabrics) 199 Part Four: Size and Fit Chapter 14 Basic grading techniques 207 Chapter 15 Drafting blocks and fitting for individual figures 213 Part Five: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Chapter 16 Computer-generated design and pattern making 227 Chapter Index 245

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Book SynopsisTwenty Gentle Protest craft projects to help you make a positive difference in our world.If we want our world to be more beautiful, kind and fair, can we make our activism more beautiful, kind and fair? ‘Gentle Protest’ is a unique methodology of strategic, compassionate and visually intriguing activism using handicrafts as a tool. Since its creation in 2009, the award-winning global Craftivist Collective has helped change laws, policies, hearts and minds around the world as well as expand the view of what activism can be.Dreams inspire positive action, so stitch a Dream Cloud to hang up at home or work and prompt you to think past a problem to the solution. Sew a Gentle Nudge Label to help keep your conscience sharp and your spirit strong. Craft your own Mini Protest Banner to turn heads and influence change, or fly solidarity’s flag for those suffering as a result of the world’s injustices. Stitch

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Book SynopsisThe central argument of "Chromophobia" is that a chromophobic impulse - a fear of corruption or contamination through colour - lurks within much Western cultural and intellectual thought. This is apparent in the many and varied attempts to purge colour, either by making it the property of some 'foreign body' - the oriental, the feminine, the infantile, the vulgar, or the pathological - or by relegating it to the realm of the superficial, the supplementary, the inessential, or the cosmetic. Chromophobia has been a cultural phenomenon since ancient Greek times; this book is concerned with forms of resistance to it. Writers have tended to look no further than the end of the nineteenth century. David Batchelor seeks to go beyond the limits of earlier studies, analysing the motivations behind chromophobia and considering the work of writers and artists who have been prepared to look at colour as a positive value. Exploring a wide range of imagery including Melville's "Great White Whale", Huxley's "Reflections on Mescaline", and Le Corbusier's "Journey to the East", Batchelor also discusses the use of colour in Pop, Minimal, and more recent art.Trade ReviewFull of good writing, good anecdotes, devastating quotes, deft arguments, and just the sort of mysterious anomalies one would expect from an artist writing about the enemies of his practice -- Dave Hickey Bookforum A hugely entertaining guide to our ongoing obsession with white' Time Out A provocative contribution to the discourse of color theory -- James Meyer Artforum This beautifully produced book is an intelligent and provocative essay on why Western culture hates and fears colour. The prose is cumulative and passionate in its effect and widely referential - from Barthes to Melville, Wim Wenders to Huysmans ... you cannot fail to be stimulated by his thoughts RA (Royal Academy Magazine) Switching from novels and movies to art and architecture, Batchelor clearly and cleverly traces the cultural implications of the 100 year-plus Colour War between Chromophobes like Le Corbusier, with their hosannas to whiteness, and Chromophiliacs like Warhol, the great artist of cosmetics. A succinct book of art theory which goes down smoothly i-D Magazine Batchelor has found an irresistible selection of anecdotes and quotes relating to the experience of color ... thoughtful and entertaining -- Tema Celeste a theoretical and cultural banquet ... The book's narrative quality goes beyond the telling of color theory's history and other approaches to color, coming to read like a psychological thriller: how the West crushed color - or at least thought it did so New Art Examiner, Chicago

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Book SynopsisA stimulating narrative and reference resource that guides the reader through the most significant symbols from worldwide art history. Why do we reach for the red rose on Valentine's day? Where did the owl gain its reputation for wisdom? Why should you never trust a fox? In this visual tour through art history, Matthew Wilson pieces together a global visual language enshrined in art: the language of symbols. Symbols exert a strong hold in the image-saturated 21st century, and have done so for thousands of years. From national emblems to corporate logos and emojis, our day-to-day lives abound with icons with roots in the distant past. Expert art historian Matthew Wilson traces the often surprising trajectories that symbols have taken through history, from their original purposes to their modern meanings, identifying the common themes and ideas that link seemingly disparate cultures. Thus we meet the falcon as a symbol of authority from the ancient Egyptian pharaohs to the medTrade Review'With an immensely stimulating amount of insight and verve, Matthew Wilson makes us appreciate just how rich in symbolic meanings the history of art turns out to be' - Richard Cork'Lavishly assembled... The signs are everywhere with this book as a guide' - Vogue'Remarkably entertaining... Wilson takes a compelling, unique approach to the subject... Excellent color reproductions of works of art...are accompanied by frequent literary quotes... Highly recommended' - ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction: Leaps of the Imagination 1. The Hidden Language of Power 2. The Hidden Language of Faith 3. The Hidden Language of Uncertainty 4. The Hidden Language of Hope

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Book SynopsisGrammy Awardnominated, platinum-selling musician Halsey is heralded as one of the most compelling voices of her generation. In I Would Leave Me If I Could, she reveals never-before-seen poetry of longing, love, and the nuances of bipolar disorder. In this debut collection, Halsey bares her soul. Bringing the same artistry found in her lyrics, Halsey's poemsdelve into the highs and lows of doomed relationships, family ties, sexuality, and mental illness. More hand grenades than confessions, these autobiographical poemsexplore and dismantle conventional notions of what it means to be a feminist in search of power. Masterful as it is raw, passionate, and profound, I Would Leave Me If I Could signals the arrival of an essential voice. Book cover painting, American Woman, by the author. Halsey, born Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and recipient of the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame's Hal David Starlight Award. She lives in Los Angeles,

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Book SynopsisThings matter. So why are we losing touch with them? From the former director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York comes a timely and passionate case for the role of the well-designed object in the digital age. In this delightful exploration of craft in its many forms, curator and scholar Glenn Adamson explores how raw materials, tools, design and technique come together to produce objects of beauty and utility. A thoughtful meditation on the value of care and attention in an age of disappearing things, Fewer, Better Things invites us to reconnect with the physical world and its objects.Trade ReviewA powerful and personal account of the meaning and wonder of craft by one of its leading voices. Through a compelling mix of family lore and cultural history, Adamson explores the practice and purpose of craft with elegance and insight * Tristram Hunt, Director, Victoria and Albert Museum *Inspiring . . . Fewer, Better Things is deeply personal, full of stories about Adamson’s family that are by turns funny, eye-opening, and moving . . . Adamson invites readers to follow along on a series of thought experiments about the objects in our lives, our relationships to them, what they mean, and how we might go about distilling them so that our material footprint is greatly reduced. And this isn’t just an exercise -- the future of humanity might depend on it. * Architectural Digest *[Adamson] makes a powerful case for limiting our purchases to things (including food) that we find to be beautiful, meaningful, or useful. * Psychology Today *Adamson, a former director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and author of several books on craft, views the suffering of the natural world through the prism of our increasingly tortured relationship with it. * New York Review of Books *Genial and elegant writing . . . Combining elements of memoir, reportage, material history, and curatorial studies, Fewer, Better Things is an erudite but accessible global survey of the contemporary material landscape and how we can be better informed to shape it . . . For the design-inclined, Fewer, Better Things will sharpen the way you think about the world around you. * Modern Magazine *If we are to navigate out of our cluttered and over-accessorized worlds, we need the kind of critical thinking that Fewer, Better Things beautifully and succinctly delivers. Reflecting a lifetime of study on material intelligence, Glenn Adamson’s remarkable book asks us to radically reconsider the objects we choose to surround ourselves with. I thoroughly enjoyed it and can see it becoming a manifesto for modern living. * Alexander Langlands, author of CROEFT: AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGINS AND TRUE MEANING OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS *Rich with examples and stories of objects and their makers . . . Adamson’s crafty enthusiasm is infectious. * Kirkus Reviews *In Fewer, Better Things, scholar and former museum curator Glenn Adamson inspires readers to reflect on the physical items they encounter . . . Adamson argues that objects cross cultural barriers . . . and provide a shared understanding of culture and history. By creating meaningful connections to objects, we can move towards a sustainable world where we surround ourselves with fewer, but better, things. * Shelf Awareness *This new attention to craft, to work done through some close contact between hand and thing, has been enriched by the publication of The Craft Reader . . . Even readers who think they're not interested in craft will be more engaged than they expected, if they give the anthology half a chance. * Barry Schwabsky, The Nation on THE CRAFT READER *At a time when technical skill has been widely dismissed or outsourced in the production of art, Glenn Adamson crucially adds an entire spectrum of hand-crafted objects to the creative history of the post-war era. * Thomas Crow, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University on THINKING THROUGH CRAFT *[Adamson] is the best writer on craft since Peter Dormer . . . From the politics of labour to the intricacies of lacemaking, this is a superb book that covers a huge territory and is stuffed full of ideas and unexpected associations. * Edwin Heathcote, Icon Magazine on THE INVENTION OF CRAFT *

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of history, art, film, music and culture in a unique, immersive and visual narrative of a conflicted and momentous decade. As the Cold War ended and a new millennium approached, grunge, hip-hop and rave exploded in popularity as teenagers and twenty-somethings searched for something real, something more meaningful. Ostentation was out. Authenticity was in. The 1990s had arrived. And so we had the first flashes of reality TV, the O.J. Simpson trial, the rise of surveillance culture and the internet. We had early wake-up calls to the world of social media as The Truman Show and The Blair Witch Project exploited the emerging visual language of DIY video content. We heard the rallying call of Girl Power!' from riot grrrls and the Spice Girls. We argued over East Coast versus West Coast rap and Biggie versus Tupac. Ice-T went from Cop Killer' to TV detective and Will Smith went from the Fresh Prince to a man in black. Cults, crop circles and conspiracy theories spread, and The X-Files and The Matrix pulled back the curtain on fictional hidden truths. It was the end of history and it was print's last hurrah or so we thought. A fascinating ecosystem of influence between high and low culture, this stimulating volume makes sense of the decade's recurring motifs, trends and themes, from supermodels to airport style and from the fall of the Soviet Union to the end of the world.

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Book SynopsisThe story of the evolution of machines in computer history is full of the disruptive innovations that have led to today’s world. From the early beginnings of computing to the bulky mainframe to the personal computer era, we now live in an almost entirely digital age. The Computer explores steps from the first ideas of a calculating machine in the 19th century and early experiments with autonomous driving in the 1920s to oversized office computers in the 1950s to laptops and wearables of today. Jens Müller delivers a visual understanding of the emergence of the Information Age that hasn’t been shown before. Tracing the stories of tech visionaries, pioneers, and entrepreneurs, the book combines compelling visuals, historical documents, and in-depth explanations to reveal significant events in computer history. Encompassing the invention of machines, coding, and software development, as well as technology's influence on today's political landscape. This survey presents creations from Ada Lovelace, Charles Babbage, Alan Turing, Grace Hopper, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs. Showcasing forgotten gadgets and prototypes connecting iconic products such as the Apple Macintosh and the Sony Play Station. As well as remembering milestones in software development, videogaming, and the web. Infographics explain wireless communication and other fundamental technical concepts, while the history of corporations such as IBM, Apple, Microsoft, Atari, Amazon, and Google is retraced through rare photographs and advertising campaigns. A fascinating read, this book acknowledges the computer’s stupendous power and social impact. For techies and everyone interested in culture, economics, politics, and science, it illustrates how we got here today and helps us ask better questions about where we will be tomorrow.Trade Review“An addicting illustrated history of the first “thinking” machines, to our all-digital now. Maps of Silicon Valley, early Super Mario design, thumbnail biographies of pioneers, a photo of the first “bug” (an actual moth). It’s a museum exhibit of sorts, held between covers.” * Chicago Tribune *“Four kilos of wonder and remembering.” * Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung *“Covering everything from room-sized mainframe computers up to today’s personal devices.” * Design Week *“There's no denying its sheer quality.” * Retro Gamer *“As handsome as it is imposing.” * Edge *“The Computer lays out, in glorious detail, the last 300 years of technological progress.” * Creative Review *“[This] history of how we went from the calculating machines of the 19th century to the miniature wearable tech of today is packed with visionaries and pioneers.” * The Telegraph *“Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.” * Steve Jobs *“…a monumental survey… The Computer is a richly illustrated history of society’s ever-evolving relationship with the silicon chip.” * Wallpaper* *“…an engaging and visually captivating book that takes readers on a journey through the evolution of computing and its profound impact on society.” * Hypebae *

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Following The Little Book of Hygge, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning and other bestsellers, Shikake introduces the latest example of practical wisdom from abroad: shikakeology, a phenomenon sweeping Japan. Naohiro Matsumura—renowned as the founder of the study of shikake, the Japanese word for “device”—has devised a new approach to design as astonishingly simple in its logic as it is sophisticated in its psychology. For example: • a staircase painted like piano keys prompts people to exercise • a symbol of a shrine placed in a public square discourages vandalism Combining traditional Japanese aesthetics with the lessons of behavioural economics, Matsumura presents a tool kit for literally anyone who wants to create their own mindful designs—and reveals how shikakes can help us address big challenges, including even climate change. Mind-bending yet elegant, Shikake will inspire readers to appreciate—and transform—the analogue world around them.

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Book SynopsisBringing the world of Titanic and her sisters back to life as never before through the captivating original artwork of talented artists

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Book SynopsisThe first publication dedicated to artists' zines in North America, a revelatory exploration of an unexamined but thriving aesthetic practiceCopy Machine Manifestos captures the rich history of artists' zines as never before, placing them in the lineage of the visual arts and exploring their vibrant growth over the past five decades. Fully illustrated with hundreds of zine covers and interiors, alongside work in other media, such as painting, photography, film, video, and performance, the book also features brief biographies for more than 100 zine-makers including Beverly Buchanan, Mark Gonzales, G.B. Jones, Miranda July, Bruce LaBruce, Terence Koh, LTTR, Ari Marcopoulos, Mark Morrisroe, Raymond Pettibon, Brontez Purnell, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, and Kandis Williams. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, this expansive book, bound as a paperback with a separate jacket, focuses on zines from North America, celebrating how artists have harnessed the medium's essential role in community building and transforming material and conceptual approaches to making art across all media since 1970. Trade Review‘Enriched by concise biographies of 100 artists and a wealth of images, this masterfully brings a lesser-explored vein of popular culture to light.’ – Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisThe perfect handbook for those wanting to develop their skill in the fascinating art of lettering. Calligraphy is a fascinating art which doesn’t require expensive equipment or much space. This classic book is the ideal introduction to calligraphy for beginners with helpful advice on holding your pen, maintaining a good posture and using appropriate lighting. Tom Gourdie, himself a past master of the art, supplies you with a wealth of different alphabets and shows you how each may be applied by drawing, painting, carving or writing with a broad lettering pen. The book is divided into fourteen stages which ensure you get a comprehensive grasp of the craft, from letter height and line spacing to capitals and numerals. Whether you are a beginner or an intermediate calligrapher, find out what materials and equipment are most suitable for you, and get started on producing beautiful letters.Table of ContentsIntroduction Tools Lettering The Pen and Letter Height Spacing

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Book SynopsisMaggie Davis remains largely an undiscovered, neglected artist. This art selection opens an exciting window onto her considerable originality and achievements.

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Book SynopsisKinship is a unique undertaking in the artistic career of one ofIreland's leading artists. This book, and the artistic project it is part of,charts the act of returning a mummified body of a man to Egypt. This book,produced in conjunction with Dorothy Cross's newest artistic project, chartsthis unique journey, drawing in new writings from some of the bestcontemporary writers from around the world, who write on and around the themesof the Kinship project - migration, home, refuge, crisis and the process ofreturn.In2019 Dorothy Cross recalled a story of an Egyptian mummy that had been hiddenaway in the archives of the anatomy department at University College Cork fordecades. For Cross, the next step she needed to take seemed as natural to heras any of her work - the mummy and sarcophagus must be returned to itshomeland. In beginning this act, and this journey, Cross set out to create anevent across place and time, with music, literature and celebration - an actof kinship.Asthe body returns to its home across the Mediterranean, the Kinship projectwould again draw attention to the present-day plight of thousands of migrantswho, fleeing their countries, attempt to cross those same waters.Featuringwriting by: Max Porter, Sonali Deraniyagala, Edmund de Waal, John Fitzgeraldwith Nadra Mabrouk, President Michael D. Higgins, Rosemary Mahoney, HishamMatar, Philippe Sands, Ahdaf Soueif and Dorothy Cross.

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking, award-winning analysis of colour in Western culture, from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century by one of the most foremost authors on the subject. What does the language of colour tell us? Where does one colour begin and another end? Is it a radiant visual stimulus, an intangible function of light, or a material substance to be moulded and arrayed? Colour is fundamental to art, yet so diverse that it has hardly ever been studied in a comprehensive way. Art historian John Gage considers every conceivable aspect of the subject in this groundbreaking analysis of colour in Western culture, from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century. Gage describes the first theories of colour, articulated by Greek philosophers, and subsequent attempts by the Romans and their Renaissance disciples to organize it systematically or endow it with symbolic power. He unfolds its religious significance and its use in heraldry, as well as how Renaissance artists app

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Book SynopsisFinalist for the Marfield Prize, the National Award for Arts Writing: a unique approach to the history of art told through the story of colour and pigments. As Featured on BBC Worldwide Did you know that the ultramarine that shimmers at the centre of Vermeer's Milkmaid connects that masterpiece with 6th-century Zoroastrian paintings found on the walls of cave temples in Bamiyan, Afghanistan? Or that the surging waves that crest and curl in Hokusai's perilous Great Wave off Kanagawa owe their absorbing blue lustre to an alchemist who was born in Frankenstein's Castle in 1673? And were the Pre-Raphaelites really obsessed with a murky brown hue derived from the pulverized remains of ancient mummies? (Spoiler: they were.) Invented by prehistoric cave-dwellers and medieval conjurers, cunning conmen and savvy scientists, the colours of art tell a riveting tale all their own. Over ten scintillating chapters, acclaimed author Kelly Grovier helps bring that tale vividly to life, revealing the astonishing backstories of the pigments that define the greatest works in the history of art. Interwoven between these chapters is a series of features focusing on key moments in the evolution of colour theory from the revelations of the Enlightenment to the radicalism of the Bauhaus while reproductions of carefully selected artworks help illuminate the narrative's twists and turns. The history of colour is an epic saga of human ingenuity and insatiable desire. Read this book and you will never look at a work of art in quite the same way.Trade Review'In over 10 beautifully illustrated chapters, acclaimed author Kelly Grovier brings tales of colour vividly to life' - Artists & IllustratorsTable of ContentsIntroduction: Artymology 1. Red Red Ochre • Carmine • Rose Madder • Vermillion • Red Lead Colourful Minds: Isaac Newton’s Opticks (1704) 2. Orange Orpiment • Saffron • Chrome Orange • Cadmium Orange Colourful Minds: Tobias Mayer’s The Affinity of Colour Commentary (1775) 3. Yellow Yellow Ochre • Lead-tin Yellow • Naples Yellow • Indian Yellow • Chrome Yellow • Cadmium Yellow • Arylide Yellow Colourful Minds: Mary Gartside’s Essay on a New Theory of Colour (1808) 4. Green Verdigris • Malachite • Emerald Green • Veridian Colourful Minds: Goethe’s Theory of Colours (1810) 5. Blue Azurite • Ultramarine • Cobalt Blue • Prussian Blue • Artificial Ultramarines Colourful Minds: Philipp Otto Runge’s Color Sphere (1810) 6. Purple Tyrian Purple • Cobalt Violet Colourful Minds: Michel Eugène Chevreul’s The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours (1839) 7. Black Charcoal • Bone Black Colourful Minds: Emily Noyes Vanderpoel’s Color Problems (1902) 8. White Lead White • Calcite • Kaolin Colourful Minds: Albert Henry Munsell’s Atlas of the Munsell Color System (1915) 9. Brown Umber • Van Dyke Brown • Mummia • Excrement Colourful Minds: Johannes Itten’s Utopia 1921 10. Precious Metals Gold • Silver

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Book SynopsisSilk Work is the debut collection by Imogen Cassels, a Foyle Young Poet of the Year. Weaving multiple sources from literature, philosophy, visual art and history into ways of reading and documenting, the poems in Silk Work are an exercise in language's inbuilt, radiant futility, which is both its suffering and its joy.

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Book SynopsisHow have artists responded to our market-driven, tech-enabled culture of speed? Viewing Velocities explores a contemporary art scene caught in the gears of 24/7 capitalism. It looks at artists who embrace the high-octane experience economy and others who are closer to the slow movement. Some of the most compelling artworks addressing the cadences of contemporary work and leisure play on distinct, even contradictory conceptions of time. From Danh Vo's relics to Moyra Davey's photographs of dust-covered belongings, from Roman Ondak's queuing performers and Susan Hiller's outdoor sleepers to Maria Eichhorn's art strike and Ruth Ewan's giant reconstruction of the French revolutionary calendar, artists have drawn out aspects of the present temporal order that are familiar to the point of near-invisibility, while outlining other, more liberating ways of conceiving, organising and experiencing time.Marcus Verhagen builds on the work of theorists Jonathan Crary, Hartmut Rosa and Jacques Rancière to trace lines of insurgent art that recast struggles over time and history in novel and revealing terms.Trade ReviewCompelling and groundbreaking. These analyses point toward imaginative possibilities beyond the dispiriting neoliberal imperatives now increasingly imposed on us. -- Jonathan Crary, author of Scorched EarthA fine reading of contemporary art's engagements with social acceleration and the regulation of time. -- Julian Stallabrass, author of Killing for ShowOffers a lucid and capacious analysis of how contemporary art has, over the last three decades or so, addressed our society's troubled experience with the speed and pace of life under capitalism -- J.J. Charlesworth * ArtReview *Marcus Verhagen is one of the finest art critics writing today. -- Malcolm Bull

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Book SynopsisContemporary art, entertainment, and architecture cultures offer a growing amount of digitally mediated spatial experiences, situated either in the metaverse (e.g. VR) or location-based in physical realms (e.g. AR), increasingly powered by generative systems (e.g. AI). Are such spatially âœimmersive experiencesâ a new phenomenon and dependent on digital innovation?The Art of Spatial Illusion: Immersive Encounters between People, Media, and Place is an insightful exploration of the evolving relationship between humans, media, and spatial environments, tracing their progression from the Renaissance, via Modernity and Postmodernity, to todayâs digital age. The author offers a compelling reading and re-evaluation of architectural history and media theory, drawing connections between historical practices, technological innovations, and contemporary immersive experiences.Inspired by scholars such as Walter Benjamin and Jean Baudrillard, the book discusses how technolo

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Book SynopsisThis intriguing book investigates the very rare discovery of a huge, lost, Last Supper painting produced in the workshop of Tiziano Vecellio, known as Titian. The discoloured canvas hung neglected in a parish church for 110 years until the conservator and art historian Ronald Moore removed centuries of discoloured varnish and began to appreciate that something exceptional was being revealed. Following extensive scientific examination, signatures and dates appeared whilst it also became apparent that some faces were actually portraits. The early history of the painting in a Venetian convent was discovered with the enthusiastic help of the modern Venetian, Count Francesco da Mosto, whose family knew Titian. The many painters of Titian's workshop are considered with careful circumspection to determine possible contributors to the Last Supper and the remarkable reason for the many changes, or pentimenti, are explained. After 10,500 hours of research and the translation of countless Italian documents and books, the full history of the painting has been revealed. We now know that the painting is far more than a Last Supper from Titian's workshop, painted by at least five artists over twenty years, but is actually a painting within a painting involving other prominent painters and a denouement unparalleled in Renaissance art.

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Book SynopsisThis richly illustrated book takes readers on a tour through the history of art to learn how artists have used light (and its lack of it as shadow) to make a statement about their subject matter or create a specific mood, with examples by masters such as Giotto, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Courbet, Turner, Klimt, and many more. It also includes theoretical approaches starting with Plato and Aristotle, moving on to Descartes, Newton, Goethe and Chevreul. Throughout history, artists have played with light, approaching it as both a subject and tool to create the desired atmosphere, convey ideas, and inspire emotions in the viewer. In medieval frescoes, rays of light stood for the presence of the divine, while 17th-century Dutch painters used light to indicate depth and construct an impactful setting. The Impressionists wanted to depict light itself and the way it plays upon the surfaces of objects in the form of colour. Photography and film have used light, both natural and artificial, to make things visible in the first place. This volume delves into these and many more topics and constitutes a perfect reference book for artists, students, scholars, and art lovers.

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Book SynopsisAt every stage of her career, Barbra Streisand''s genius finds its fullest measure in screen song, first in Emmy-winning TV specials, then in Hollywood blockbusters from Funny Girl to Funny Lady. She goes on, as emerging auteur, to direct her own musical concepts in A Star Is Born-before reconceiving the big-screen musical altogether in the writing as well as directing of her own starring role in Yentl (A Film with Music). In this intensive reading of the actress-who-sings, Garrett Stewart notes the gender and ethnic stereotypes that Streisand shattered as the first openly Jewish superstar, while concentrating not just on the cultural difference she made but on the internal differentials of her unholy vocal gift-whose kinetic volatility shapes a kind of cinematic terrain all its own. Down through her filmed return to the concert stage, Stewart elicits the sinuous phonetic text of Streisand''s on-screen musical delivery in a keenly attentive mode o

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Book SynopsisFor anyone who is an aspiring fashion designer, it is essential to be able to draw, prepare and present a fashion drawing. Whether readers have little or no prior drawing experience, this great book gives easy-to-follow, non-intimidating instructions for mastering the drawing skills needed to design like a pro.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Fashion Drawing 101 5 Chapter 1: Finding Your Footing in Fashion Drawing 7 Chapter 2: Gathering Supplies and Setting Up Your Work Space 23 Chapter 3: Beginning with Figure Drawing Basics 37 Part II: Building a Fabulous Fashion Figure 59 Chapter 4: Working with the Basic Fashion Drawing Rules 61 Chapter 5: Tackling the Torso 79 Chapter 6: Forming Fabulous Arms, Hands, Legs, and Feet 93 Chapter 7: Putting Your Best Face Forward 119 Chapter 8: Guaranteeing Good Hair Days 143 Part III: Dressing Your Fashion Figure 165 Chapter 9: Slipping into Shirts and Sweaters 167 Chapter 10: Presenting Perfect Pants 189 Chapter 11: Getting All Dolled Up: Evening Wear 217 Chapter 12: Outerwear for All 233 Chapter 13: Accenting the Accessories 249 Part IV: Taking Your Fashion Drawing to the Next Level 269 Chapter 14: Fabrics: Refining Style with Draping, Texture, and Patterns 271 Chapter 15: Conveying Attitude and Movement through Body Language 291 Chapter 16: Going to Extremes to Develop Your Own Style 315 Chapter 17: Building Your Fashion Design Portfolio 329 Part V: The Part of Tens 343 Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Stay Current 345 Chapter 19: Ten Steps to Kick-Start Your Career 351 Index 357

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Book Synopsis'Insights from the zeitgeist are preserved with conviction and clarity, offering an inclusive way to access contemporary art in all its forms. If Talk Art is the fun podcast, then this book is the educational supplement to be prescribed alongside it.' - Aesthetica'Where the collection really takes off is the interviews with younger artists, which are sensitive,unpatronising, genuinely questioning and fundamentally challenging....Indeed, this collection's strength ultimately lies in the fact that it reveals nothing more than a battlefield in its quest to establish what contemporary art is all about.' - ArtReviewThe authors of the Sunday Times bestseller Talk Art: Everything you wanted to know about contemporary art but were afraid to ask, have brought together 24 of the most profound, moving, funny and informative interviews from the wildly popular Talk Art podcast.These curated excerpts explore the inspirations, art experiences and favourite artists of a fascinating range of creative people from Grayson Perry to Elton John, from Tracey Emin to Paul Smith, and from Wolfgang Tillmans to Sonia Boyce, accompanied by images of the artworks that they have created or that have influenced them.The interviews featured include:- Jerry Saltz- Laurie Anderson- Stephen Fry- Elton John- Tracey Emin- Paul Smith - Sonia Boyce- Chila Burman - Rachel Whiteread- Wolfgang Tillmans - Pierce Brosnan - Grayson Perry

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Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, this volume is an accessible introduction to the history of art. Using an international range of examples, it provides the reader with a toolkit of concepts, ideas and methods relevant to understanding art history. This new edition is fully updated with colour illustrations, increased coverage of non-western art and extended discussions of contemporary art theory. It introduces key ideas, issues and debates, exploring questions such as: What is art and what is meant by art history? What approaches and methodologies are used to interpret and evaluate art? How have ideas regarding medium, gender, identity and difference informed representation? What perspectives can psychoanalysis, semiotics and social art histories bring to the study of the discipline? How are the processes of postcolonialism, decolonisation and globalisation changing approaches to art historTrade ReviewThe second edition of Art History: The Basics continues the authors’ investments in making art history accessible to a variety of 21st-century readers. Clear and cogent, it reconsiders who and what "the basics" of art history are by freshening up the canon of intellectual debates, methodologies, and interpretations that form art history’s discourse in the west and incorporating more recent and urgent conversations about gender, sexual orientation, de-colonialization, and "otherness" that continue to impact the discipline in radical and transformative ways. Predicating a text on a transformative model, as Newall and Pooke have done, reminds readers that art history is an inherently living discourse demanding new revisions as it adheres to new and changing contexts now and into the future. Jordan Amirkhani, Professorial Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Art History, American University, Washington, DC Few art history textbooks today address so comprehensively the underlying issues and histories of art history the way this book does. Without a doubt, this book is the new companion of every serious art history professor and instructor. May F. El-Hage, art historian and curator, Beirut, Lebanon The second edition of Art History: The Basics continues the authors’ investments in making art history accessible to a variety of 21st-century readers. Clear and cogent, it reconsiders who and what "the basics" of art history are by freshening up the canon of intellectual debates, methodologies, and interpretations that form art history’s discourse in the west and incorporating more recent and urgent conversations about gender, sexual orientation, de-colonialization, and "otherness" that continue to impact the discipline in radical and transformative ways. Predicating a text on a transformative model, as Newall and Pooke have done, reminds readers that art history is an inherently living discourse demanding new revisions as it adheres to new and changing contexts now and into the future. Jordan Amirkhani, Professorial Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Art History, American University, Washington, DC Few art history textbooks today address so comprehensively the underlying issues and histories of art history the way this book does. Without a doubt, this book is the new companion of every serious art history professor and instructor. May F. El-Hage, art historian and curator, Beirut, Lebanon Art History: The Basics is a highly practical source book for students and scholars, which ambitiously attempts to answer the question: 'What is art history?'. Covering a broad spectrum of key philosophical debates, it is nevertheless written in clear, accessible language. The subject is refreshingly presented as evolving and dynamic and the new edition includes sections on urgent contemporary issues such as the Black Lives Matter movement and recent global perspectives. This is a welcome addition to the bookshelf for students, art historians and general readers. Katie Hill, Programme Director, MA Modern and Contemporary Asian Art, Sotheby's Institute of Art Newall and Pooke completed the second edition of Art History: The Basics in the middle of the global outbreak of the pandemic. In such a daunting and critical moment, this book first and foremost addresses two urgent questions: What is the relevance of art to the evolution of our civilization? How has art history been shaped by the turbulent events in human society? At a time when the history is being rewritten, Newall and Pooke’s book reinforces the necessity, more than ever, of understanding that art, as a form of expression, enables us to explore new ways of perceiving the world, and that artists, as creators, shaped and advanced art history: so it expands and continues. Kejia Wu, Faculty Member, Claremont Graduate University; Columnist, the Chinese Edition of the Financial Times. The new and revised edition of Newall and Pooke’s textbook not only introduces the reader to what actually constitutes the history of art, but also shows how the discipline has developed and changed through critical interventions into the subject from the social history of art through to postcolonialism. As such, it is essential reading for students studying the history of art or anyone else with an interest in the subject. Warren Carter, Lecturer in Art History, The Open University, UK Table of ContentsIntroduction to the second edition ; 1. Art histories and art theories ; 2. Formalism, modernism and modernity ; 3. Marxist and social art histories ; 4. Semiotics and poststructuralism ; 5. Psychoanalysis, art and the fractured self ; 6. Representations of gender, sex and sexualities ; 7. Art and art histories since the 1960s ; 8. Postcolonialism, globalisation and art histories

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Book SynopsisThe Meaning of the Earth offers a retrospective on the work and lives of the relentlessly controversial artists Gilbert & George, connecting their beginnings as Living Sculptures to their pictorial work of today. ---------- 'The Meaning of the Earth, Wolf Jahn's new book, explores the vision of our Art like no one has ever done before. Congratulations Wolf! Everyone loves this amazing and beautiful book. It is a masterpiece.' - Gilbert & George ---------- The Meaning of the Earth offers a retrospective on the lives and work of the relentlessly controversial artists Gilbert & George, placing them within the context of twentieth-century British culture. Wolf Jahn tells the story of how Gilbert & George found their identity in opposition to pervasive ideas around social conformity and religion after meeting in 1967. The artists staged an internal revolution, mining their psyches to create visionary and unwaveringly modern art. The two people but one artist' ask the questions that gnaw

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the design, decoration, and reception of a range of elite and middling class homes from 1750-1840, this book demonstrates that the material culture of domestic life was central to how the function of the home was experienced, expressed, and understood at a time when it took on unprecedented social and emotional significance.Examining craft production and collection, gift exchange and written description, inheritance and loss, it carefully unpacks the material processes that made the home a focus for contemporaries' social and emotional lives.The first book on its subject, Domestic Space in Britain, 1750-1840 employs methodologies from both art history and material culture studies to examine previously unpublished interiors, spaces, texts, images, and objects. Utilising extensive archival research; visual, material, and textual analysis; and histories of emotion, sociability, and materiality, it sheds light on the decoration and reception of

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Book SynopsisA stunning, focused document of Nate Lowman’s work from the past four years. ---------- "Brewing the good, the bad, and the ugly of consumerist modern life in his masterful paintings, Lowman draws a portrait of the times that is equally mischievous and somber." - BOMB Magazine ----------- With an archive of source material amassed and processed over time, Lowman creates slippery, layered images that transform visual referents found in the news, media, and art history. In this volume, Lowman plays with cataclysmic imagery that probes the tensions between the everyday and the extreme, presence and absence, and violence and representation. In his vibrant paintings of digitally rendered hurricane imagery and crime scene photography cataloging the aftermath of the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, he considers the physicality of his medium in connection to the chaos of his subject matter. Spotlighting Lowman’s exhibitions at David Zwirner in London and New York along with other recent work, this monograph includes a text by Lynne Tillman that provides a unique perspective across all bodies of Lowman’s oeuvre. In an interview with Andrew Paul Woolbright for The Brooklyn Rail, Lowman discusses his engagement with representation and meaning, twentieth-century gestural and pop art, slow painting, and American violence.

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Book SynopsisGovernments around the world spend millions on art and cultural institutions, evidence of a basic human need for what the author refers to as 'creating aesthetic significance'. Yet what function or purpose does art satisfy in today’s society? In this thorough and accessible text, Richard Hickman rejects the current vogue for social and cultural accounts of the nature of art-making in favour of a largely psychological approach aimed at addressing contemporary developmental issues in art education. Bringing to bear current ideas about evolutionary psychology, this second edition will be an important resource for anyone interested in arts education.Trade Review'Hickman’s consideration of why we make art and why it is taught asserts his support for the creative potential inherent within art education. He doesn’t resort to championing one canon over another, nor does he completely discount any research he has addressed. His open and honest considerations of topics addressed create a much-needed space for discussion within the realm of education. If more educators could gain this clarity of vision through imaginative consideration, our educative systems might one day reflect the imaginings of an artist. And to that end, we might embrace our innate curiosity and allow ourselves the opportunity to see our world differently and perhaps, with the artistry and imagination Hickman knows and seeks for all.' -- Stephanie Baer, art educator, University of Nebraska, * Lincoln Education Review *'Richard Hickman has described the complex workings in the art classroom with literary elegance. His sensitive and astute conceptualisation of the many factors which surround the success of the art education domain emanate from the empirical evidence of his research, his depth of knowledge as an artist and art educator and his experiences as a teacher and inspector within the British education system during the past three decades.' -- Dr Susan Paterson, art educator, University of Tasmania * IJADE 25.2 *'Why We Make Art and Why it is Taught has been a major influence in my career as an artist and an art educator. The depth of research that Dr. Hickman has undergone in the areas of creativity and self-esteem have impacted my way of thinking in a most positive manner. His ideas on our capacity to notice, understand and communicate visually, should be a part of every artist/educator's pedagogy. -- Julie Stanek, art educator Memphis, Tennessee'This book deserves close attention by those artists, teachers and academics who identify themselves with art education not simply as a subject in the curriculum but as a way of understanding and engaging with a wider meaning in life.' -- Professor John Baldacchino * Teachers’ College Record *'We should welcome and inwardly digest this excellent book that examines the necessity for art as a basic human need' -- Antony Gormley, artist'Richard Hickman seamlessly brings together modern and postmodern perspectives in visual art and education and in so doing offers a truly engaging argument for why we make art and why it is taught. The strength of this book is in Hickman's ability to write lucidly (and entertainingly!) about a complex subject, blend theory and research, and maintain his unique voice throughout' -- Dr Kristen Eglinton, social scientist, New YorkTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Foreword by Antony Gormley Section One Art and art education Section Two Conversations and reflections – some ‘mini case-studies’ Section Three Issues in art and learning Section Four Concluding chapter Concluding remarks Notes and references for Section Four Bibliography Subject Index Name Index Appendixes

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Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated book celebrates the life of Doris and Anna Zinkeisen, charting the rise of the sisters from a childhood in Scotland, to their emergence as amongst the most eminent artists of their day in London, to a quieter yet still highly productive life during their twilight years in rural Suffolk. During the golden age from the 1920s through to the 1950s, the Zinkeisen sisters enjoyed a huge success and won numerous accolades. Their paintings and design work, including posters, murals and luxury ocean liners, and costume designs for stage and film, are today emblematic of that period in British art.

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