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Book SynopsisThis project is the culmination of my six-month writing fellowship with the ARAK Collection. I worked on it from May to October 2023. With my experiences embedded in it, the project adopts an informal and subjective style of writing aimed at making it accessible to a broad audience.When the works in the ARAK Collection were unveiled to me, I opted to research on a quintet of artists from five different countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). They are Botswana's Thebe Phetogo (b. 1993), the Democratic Republic of Congo's Lutanda Zemba Luzamba (b. 1973), Namibia's Rudolf Seibeb (b. 1964), Mozambique's Nelly Guambe (b. 1987), and Zambia's Victor Kalinosi Mutale (b. 1971). I deliberately skirted over the many South African artists in the collection because most of the writings on art from the SADC region focus on the country. This is due to its high concentration of art institutions in the form of galleries, museums, and universities, art historians and critics, as well as publishing platforms. Thus, South Africa leads the charge when it comes to activity and writings on art history and the contemporary arts scene. Therefore, this project aims to expand the canon by directing the reader towards artists from nations neighbouring South Africa.On the 19th of July, I left Cape Town on a road trip that took me to Windhoek past the Noordoewer/Vioolsdrif border crossing, proceeding to Gaborone via Buitepos border post, then to Lusaka past the multinational Kazungula Bridge. From Zambia's capital city, I headed to Chimoio past the Forbes border post, after some brief stopovers in Livingstone, Victoria Falls, Bulawayo, and Mutare. From Chimoio, I then proceeded to Maputo before returning to South Africa past the Lebombo border on the 11th of August. This was my fieldwork research trip during which I met and engaged with the selected artists and cultural practitioners in the art sector.My interviews with them were semi-structured, allowing me to draw as much information as possible from them. The main motivation for the trip was to gain an in-depth understanding of parts of the Southern African region, or the selected artists' respective contexts which inform their practices. In the process, I also engaged strangers on the buses, the taxis, and on the streets. At times, I also diverted to outlying areas like Okahandja, where I met Seibeb, Matsieng, the heritage site referenced by Phetogo and Ndeke Village, where Mutale resides and works from.I realised that immigration officials were only allowing me a maximum of ten days, of which I required less. At the Mozambican border, I was asked to produce a COVID-19 vaccination certificate, which was quite unusual. I did not have to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo as Luzamba is based in Cape Town. Where necessary, I did follow-up engagements with the artists via WhatsApp. In the process, one thing led to another and ideas and theories developed as the interactions ensued. I then travelled to Doha, Qatar in November to take a closer look at the artworks of the selected artists, and to have a cultural experience of the city and country where the collection is housed.The research employs a biographical approach. Oral historian Joanna Bornat indicates that biographical methods is an umbrella term for an assembly of loosely related, variously titled activities [which include]: narrative, life history, oral history, autobiography, biographical interpretive methods, storytelling, auto/biography, reminiscence (2008: 344). This project is quite experimental in that it brings together three artists who do figurative work and two who are into abstraction. It is an attempt to find common ground in their diverse practices through an exploration of their respective local contexts.

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Book SynopsisThe best cartooning is efficient visual storytelling - it is as much a matter of writing as it is of drawing. This book presents fifteen lessons on the art of cartooning, guiding his readers through written passages on cartooning terminology, techniques, tools, and theory.Trade Review"A simple yet sophisticated guide . . . inculcate[s] a sense of cartoons as an essentially literary form."—Wall Street Journal"A simple yet sophisticated guide . . . [with] a warm sense of humor."—Wall Street Journal"[Brunetti] comes across as that one, quirky, transformative teacher who brings a subject to life . . . enormously empowering. . . . More than any other instructional book, Brunetti’s has the potential to create cartoonists."—Bill Kartalopoulos, Publishers Weekly"Ivan Brunetti’s little classroom-in-a-book Cartooning: Philosophy and Practiceis probably my favourite book about drawing comics.Brunetti gets to the heart of what makes a comic a comic."—John Martz, Drawn blogWinner of the 2012 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award in the Best Academic/Scholarly work category"The goal of this book is to fuse elements of both writing and drawing into another form altogether: cartooning. We will use pictures as words and words as pictures. If you follow the advice presented herein, you will begin to see the world through the eyes of a cartoonist."—from the Introduction"This is the best book ever written, as far as I'm concerned. . . . It's the best book I've ever read on cartooning, and it's so generous. It's like, anybody can do this. The book is so good."—Lynda Barry, cartoonist

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Book SynopsisThe Punchdrunk Encyclopaedia is the definitive book on the company's work to date, marking eighteen years of Punchdrunk's existence. It provides the first full-scale, historical account of one of the world's foremost immersive theatre companies, drawn from unrivalled access to the collective memory and archives of their core creative team.The playful encyclopaedic format, much like a Punchdrunk masked show, invites readers to create their own journey through the ideas, aesthetics, contexts, and practices that underpin Punchdrunk's work. Interjections from Felix Barrett, Stephen Dobbie, Maxine Doyle, Peter Higgin, Beatrice Minns, Colin Nightingale and Livi Vaughan, among others, fill out the picture with in-depth reflections.Charting Punchdrunk's rise from the fringe to the mainstream, this encyclopaedia records the founding principles and mission of the company, documenting its evolving creative process and operational structures. It has been comTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionList of abbreviationsList of figures and tablesTimelineENCYCLOPAEDIAPunchdrunk personnelReferences and further readingIndex

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Book SynopsisStarting with the basics of camera control and moving on to shutter speeds, aperture, zoom and flash, Langford's Starting Photography gives you the only introduction to digital photography you'll ever need. Once you've mastered the basics, examples and projects allow you to explore the key methods for capturing a variety of subjects from portraits and pets to landscapes and sports photography, alongside straightforward advice on using editing software to get the best out of your digital shots, will have you producing unforgettable images in moments. More inspiring than a textbook, more interesting than a reference, and more in-depth than a photography class, Langford's Starting Photography is the only guide you need to start taking great images. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Picture Making; Chapter 2: Cameras, Sensors and Film; Chapter 3: Creative use of Camera Controls; Chapter 4: Tackling Different Photographic Subjects; Chapter 5: Controlling Light; Photographic Workflow; Chapter 6: Digital Processing and Printing; Chapter 7: Black and White Film Processing and Printing; Chapter 8: Experimental and constructed images; Chapter 9: Presenting and Assessing Your Work; Chapter 10: Troubleshooting; Appendices. Glossary.

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Book SynopsisThe Art of Light on Stage is the first history of theatre lighting design to bring the story right up to date. In this extraordinary volume, award-winning designer Yaron Abulafia explores the poetics of light, charting the evolution of lighting design against the background of contemporary performance. The book looks at the material and the conceptual; the technological and the transcendental. Never before has theatre design been so vividly and excitingly illuminated. The book examines the evolution of lighting design in contemporary theatre through an exploration of two fundamental issues: 1. What gave rise to the new directions in lighting design in contemporary theatre?2. How can these new directions be viewed within the context of lighting design history? The study then focuses on the phenomenological and semiotic aspects of the medium for light the role of light as a performer, as the medium of visual perception andTable of ContentsList of FiguresForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Towering Figures in the History of Theatre Lighting Design2. Light Art – the Rising Autonomy of Artificial Light3. Theoretical Framework4. A New Conceptual Framework for the Analysis of LightIntroduction to the Performance Analyses5. Madama Butterfly6. On the Concept of the Face, Regarding the Son of God7. Stifters Dinge8. Rechnitz (Der Würgeengel)9. Peer Gynt EpilogueAppendix: GlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat is Romanticism? In this Very Short Introduction Michael Ferber answers this by considering who the romantics were and looks at what they had in common -- their ideas, beliefs, commitments, and tastes. He looks at the birth and growth of Romanticism throughout Europe and the Americas, and examines various types of Romantic literature, music, painting, religion, and philosophy. Focusing on topics, Ferber looks at the ''Sensibility'' movement, which preceded Romanticism; the rising prestige of the poet; Romanticism as a religious trend; Romantic philosophy and science; Romantic responses to the French Revolution; and the condition of women. Using examples and quotations he presents a clear insight into this very diverse movement, and offers a definition as well as a discussion of the word ''Romantic'' and where it came from.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of Contents1. The word 'Romantic' ; 2. Its origin as an outgrowth of the Sensibility movement ; 3. The apotheosis or consecration of the poet ; 4. Romanticism as an international movement ; 5. Romanticism as a critique of society ; 6. Romantic themes, images, symbols, or Stoff ; 7. The Romantic system of the arts ; 8. Romantic religion ; 9. Decline of Romanticism

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Book SynopsisBy thoroughly examining all of these aspects, Amish Quilts is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of these beautiful works.Trade ReviewThe gap between what artisans intend and what dealers and owners come to believe is entertainingly conveyed in this study by the textiles historian Janneken Smucker... The book is timely since the history of folk art collection is under scrutiny. The New York Times Just as people who buy the New Yorker for its cartoons feel they've gotten their money's worth without reading beyond the punch lines, readers may take this up for the pictures alone: they are sumptuous... [Smucker] writes appealingly and clearly, always defining quilt jargon and explaining cultural mores as she tells of the seemingly humble Amish quilts and the people who have loved them. Publishers Weekly (starred review) It is handsomely and colorfully designed, playing on the theme of Amish quilts... Highly recommended. Choice The story of the rise of Amish quilts tells us more about the values of the art world than it does about the Amish. Yet it is a story that reminds us that constraint fosters creativity, and scarcity creates desire. First Things A fascinating social history of the Amish quilt phenomenon. Homespun As a history of the Amish quilt as an art object and a study of the commercialism of products imbued with Amishness, this work is invaluable. Smucker's exploration of how non-Amish collectors have been able to define and impose value on Amish products and how dealers, Amish and non-Amish, have appropriated the appeal of 'Amishness' while trading on stereotypes sheds much light on how mainstream society constructs the identity of minority ethnic groups. Journal of Mennonite Studies This compelling book looks closely at one form of material culture-Amish quilts-illuminating both their particular role in American history and the holistic methods by which to examine material culture... The book is well written and organized, thoroughly researched, and beautifully illustrated... It provides an important material culture case study, reminding us to look carefully at multiple cultural contexts as we build historical narratives. Journal of American History A fascinating story of the influence that the art world and commercial demands can have on a craft. Smucker debunks the theory that all Amish quilts are dark and cautions the reader against falling into the trap of generalisation when discussing their design. It is a refreshing examination of the story of Amish quilts that highlights how the art world has defined their value. Textile History Amish Quilts presents a story that lives up to its subtitle's promise, explaining how these fabric creations have become American icons. Without sentimentality, she unfolds the events that have been too long packed away, revealing the actions and motives of many of the people who played significant roles in the creation of the quilt market and of making new meanings for these objects. The Mennonite Quarterly Review Smucker's engaging writing style and keen sense of American history and consumerism makes this book suitable for academic libraries that service art and fashion programs, textile collections and museums, and public repositories in communities where craft is integral to daily life. Art Libraries Society of North America Smucker has combined meticulous scholarship, clear presentation, and thoughtful analysis to give general readers, museum curators, art historians, and material culture specialists the wherewithal to consider such claims of authenticity. Winterthur Portfolio Janneken Smucker provides a fascinating account of Amish quilts by placing the quilts into the context of history, culture, art, economy, and community. Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist StudiesTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Made in America2. Amish Quilts, Amish Value3. Off of Beds and Onto Walls4. Folk Art and Women's Work5. The Fashion for Quilts6. From Rags to Riches7. Amish Intermediaries8. A Good Amish Quilt Folded Like Money9. Designed to Sell10. Homespun Efficiency11. The Amish Brand12. Outsourcing AuthenticityConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive monograph to date on the groundbreaking Swiss artist and international art star, Pipilotti RistTrade Review"This accompanying catalogue is not only truly evocative of the exhibition itself through an inspired choice of images but it is also simply a beautiful object from the humorous, shiny cover to the quality of the paper it is printed on." —Artnet News

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Book SynopsisTrade Review". . . . [Strassberg's] work joins the ranks of Yuan Ke, Remi Mathieu and Riccardo Fracasso as being the best translation in its own language—here, English—as well as a must read for all those whose penchant is ancient Chinese studies." * T'uong Pao *“Richard Strassberg brings the book to life for modern readers by weaving together translations from the work itself with information from other texts to illustrate the world of early China.” * Asian Art *"Strassberg deftly balances the line between translation and transliteration. . . . The combination of text and lavish illustrations does indeed provide both specialists and non-specialists a portal into the imaginative world of Shanhai jing with its wondrous and mythical creatures." * Asian Folklore Studies *Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceEditorial NotesIntroductionPlates I to LXXVI for the Guideways through Mountains and SeasNotesSelected BibliographyGlossary IndexIndex

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Book SynopsisThe most complete tattoo flash compilation by ink master John Wesley Harden!

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Book SynopsisAn openly lesbian, feminist writer, Vernon Lee—a pseudonym of Violet Paget—is the most important female aesthetician to come out of nineteenth century England.Though she was widely known for her supernatural fictions, Lee hasn’t gained the recognition she so clearly deserves for her contributions in the fields of aesthetics, philosophy of empathy, and art criticism. An early follower of Walter Pater, her work is characterized by extreme attention to her own responses to artworks, and a level of psychological sensitivity rarely seen in any aesthetic writing. Today, she is largely overlooked in curriculums, her aesthetic works long out of print.  David Zwirner Books is reintroducing Lee’s writing through the first-ever English publication of 'Psychology of an Art Writer' (1903) along with selections from her groundbreaking 'Gallery Diaries' (1901–1904), breathtaking accounts of Lee’s own experiences with the great paintings and sculptures she traveled to see. Ranging from deeply felt assessments of the way mood affects our ability to appreciate art, to detailed descriptions of some of the most powerful personal experiences with artworks, these writings provide profound insights into the fields of psychology and aesthetics. Her philosophical inquiries in The Psychology of an Art Writer leave no stone unturned, combining fine-grained ekphrases with high fancy and dense abstraction. The diaries, in turn, establish Lee as one of the most sensitive writers about art in any language. With a foreword by Berkeley classicist Dylan Kenny, which guides the reader through these writings and contextualizes these texts within Lee’s other work, this is the quintessential introduction to her astonishing and complex oeuvre.

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Book SynopsisA celebration of the work and lives of women artists who shaped the art world of 19th-century ParisTrade ReviewDenver Art Museum (10/22/17–01/14/18) * Denver Art Museum *Speed Art Museum (02/17/18–05/13/18) * Speed Art Museum *Clark Art Institute (06/09/18–09/03/18) * Clark Art Institute *

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Book SynopsisDavid Busch's Sony Alpha a7CR/a7C II Guide to Digital Photography is the most comprehensive resource and reference for Sony s ultra-compact full frame mirrorless cameras.

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Book Synopsis'A writer of genius' - William DalrympleCan anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing.It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost city and the Islamic Golden Age to twentieth century Nigerian theatre and Modernist poetry, Martin Puchner explores how contact between different peoples has driven artistic innovation in every era - whilst cultural policing and purism have more often undermined the very societies they tried to protect.Travelling through Classical Greece, Ashoka's India, Tang dynasty China, and many other epochs, this triumphal new history reveals the crossing points which have not only inspired the humanities, but which have made us human.Trade Review'A writer of genius' -- William Dalrymple'Compellingly written' * Financial Times *'A breakneck, utterly captivating survey of threads of cultural transmission-how ideas, stories, and songs-survive, change, vanish, get borrowed, refined, coopted, and grafted through time ... I underlined sentences on every page.' -- Anthony Doerr'A remarkable book.' -- Kwame Anthony Appiah'Eminently readable ... The book's great strength lies in its ability to swoop deftly and lightly between things that may be familiar to us in themselves, but which we might be tempted to separate out in our attempts to form a picture of the world.' -- Edward Wilson-Lee * The Times Literary Supplement *'Martin Puchner has exceptional and invaluable gifts: intellectual fearlessness, dazzling erudition, trenchancy tempered by breadth of mind, and a humanist's eye for minute evidence that illumines huge problems.' -- Felipe Fernandez-Armesto'Fearless and exhilaratingly erudite, Martin Puchner's panoramic tour of human culture across the millennia is a riveting page-turner.' -- Amy Chua'A forceful rebuke to those who argue that culture can be owned by groups, nations, religions or races. . . . [by] an adept storyteller.' -- Ismail Muhammad * New York Times *'A Harvard professor goes wide in this study of the humanities and human creativity, looking at standout moments and what they can tell us about our past and future. As [Martin Puchner] guides readers along a Nefertiti to TikTok continuum, he shows how cultural exchange and innovation help societies address some of life's most existential questions' -- Joumana Khatib * New York Times *'Elegantly written and full of erudite lore, this vibrant history illuminates the inveterate human yearning for expression.' * Publishers Weekly *'A thoughtful, generous vision of human creativity across centuries of culture.' * Kirkus *'Fluent and engaging.' -- Boyd Tonkin * Wall Street Journal *'A mighty, polymathic work . . . [by] a master storyteller -- Chris Vognar * Boston Globe *'Jaunty and readable but never lacking in depth, Culture hops through countries and eras to deliver a resonant argument.' -- Lauren Puckett-Pope * Elle *'Cultures develop by sharing, borrowing, and collaborating--but also by conquest, appropriation, and theft. Martin Puchner's timely book takes us on a breathtaking tour of world history, reminding us that as we judge the past, one day we, too, will be judged, and that when we ignore or try to erase our cultural heritage, we are only impoverishing ourselves' -- Louis Menand * Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Metaphysical Club *'Puchner creates a perfectly balanced and incisively abridged version of the story of human culture. Ultimately, this is an examination of the making and transport of ideas, which is always an interaction between old and new. Each chapter builds a new layer, adding to the depth and complexity, while Puchner also provides a global who's who of cultural diffusion' * Booklist *'So many books these days are described as being 'sweeping histories'; Culture, which promises in its subtitle to take us from our most primitive artistic impulses all the way to the machinery of modern-day fandom. But what intrigues me most about Puchner's latest isn't its scope - it's its driving question: 'What good are the arts?' In my more hopeless moments, this question bubbles up inside me, and I'm chomping at the bit to hear Puchner's answer, grounded in history and informed by cultures around the world' -- Sophia Stewart'Well written, nuanced and light in style, spinning a series of historical narratives in an erudite and engaging way' -- Marguerite Johnson * The Conversation *

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Book SynopsisJean Etienne Liotard (1702-1789) was one of the most accomplished, idiosyncratic and witty artists of 18th-century Europe. Born in Geneva, he pursued a remarkable career, travelling across the continent and the Near East, portraying a riveting cross-section of society. Liotard worked in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Venice, Constantinople and Vienna and excelled as a specialist in the delicate art of pastel. He became renowned for the uncanny realism of his portraits as well as the beauty of his drawings, while also experimenting with watercolour, oil painting, printmaking and enamels. In Britain he enjoyed notoriety because of his exotic persona, and received commissions from royalty, aristocrats, grand tourists and celebrities. LIOTARD: A Portrait of Eighteenth-Century Europe plots the career and practice and reputation of an extraordinary artist who deserves to be better known. This new study throws light on the wider cultural environment he navigated, illuminating connected themes, including fashion history, orientalism and the promotion and display of portraits in the public and private spheres of Enlightenment Europe.

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Book SynopsisCollage and Architecture remains an invaluable resource for students and practitioners as the first book to cover collage as a tool for analysis and design in architecture.Since entering the contemporary art world over a century ago, collage has profoundly influenced artists and architects throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. In Collage and Architecture, Jennifer A. E. Shields explores its influence, using the artworks and built projects of leading artists and architects, such as Mies van der Rohe, Daniel Libeskind, and Teddy Cruz to illustrate the diversity of collage techniques. This new edition includes: A stronger focus on contemporary practices, including digital methods; New designers and architects, including Marshall Brown, WAI Architecture Think Tank, and Tatiana Bilbao, bringing their methods and work to life; An expanded global and diverse perspective of architecture as collagTable of ContentsPart 1. Collage Methodologies In Architectural Analysis + Design Speculation 1.1 Papier Collé and Found Materials - Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand / Bernhard Hoesli / Eduardo Chillida 1.2 Collage-drawing - Constructs Geometric Order / Mies van der Rohe / Daniel Libeskind / Ben Nicholson / James Corner / Mathur/da Cunha / Constructs: Narratives of social order / The Metabolists and Associates / Archigram / Superstudio / Rem Koolhaas / Time[scape]lab / Nathan Williams 1.3 Photomontage - Photo Fragments: Found Paper / Nils-Ole Lund / David Wild / Marshall Brown / Photo Pragments: Found Pixels / FELD studio / WAI Architecture Think Tank / Photo Fragments: Constructed / Gordon Matta-Clark / Mary Miss / Miralles Tagliabue (EMBT) Part 2. Contemporary Practice: Architecture as Collage 2.1 Introduction: Twentieth Century 2.2 Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman 2.3 WEISS/MANFREDI 2.4 Point Supreme 2.5 Tatiana Bilbao Estudio

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Book SynopsisInsights into the home of surrealists Lee Miller and Roland Penrose. Following the austere and traumatic years of World War II, surrealists Lee Miller and Roland Penrose made their home at Farleys in the Sussex countryside. Penrose, a painter, author, and collector, and Miller, a photographer and war correspondent, moved to Farleys not to settle down, but to create, entertain, and inspire. In this book their son, Antony Penrose, recalls visitors and occasions at Farleys with a fascinating insight into his parents'' lives. This accessible book includes images of the array of visitors during the 1950s against the backdrop of Farleys as it transforms from a traditional farmhouse into a twentieth-century international hub of art with unexpected innovative decoration, surreal living, and daring.

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Book SynopsisAs its title suggests, Negative/Positive begins with the negative, a foundational element of analog photography that is nonetheless usually ignored, and uses this to tell a representative, rather than comprehensive, history of the medium. The fact that a photograph is split between negative and positive manifestations means that its identity is always simultaneously divided and multiplied. The interaction of these two components was often spread out over time and space and could involve more than one person, giving photography the capacity to produce multiple copies of a given image and for that image to have many different looks, sizes and makers. This book traces these complications for canonical images by such figures as William Henry Fox Talbot, Kusakabe Kimbei, Dorothea Lange, Man Ray, Seydou KeÃta, Richard Avedon, and Andreas Gursky. But it also considers a number of related issues crucial to any understanding of photography, from the business practices of profesTable of Contents1. Negatives and Positives ; 2. Inventing Negatives ; 3. Photographic Drawings ; 4. More of the Same ; 5. Control Methods ; 6. Created Worlds ; 7. Hiding in Plain Sight ; 8. The Cult of the Negative ; 9. Electricity Made Visible ; 10. Authorship and Ownership ; 11. Refashioning a Past ; 12. Return of the Repressed ; 13. Proper Names ; 14. Does Size Matter? ; 15. Ordering Things ; 16. Poses and Settings ; 17. Hidden Mothers ; 18. Collecting Things ; 19. Still Life ; 20. Repetition and Difference ; 21. Negative/Positive.

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Book SynopsisWith this widely acclaimed work, Fried revised the way in which eighteenth-century French painting and criticism were viewed and understood."A reinterpretation supported by immense learning and by a series of brilliantly perceptive readings of paintings and criticism alike. . . . An exhilarating book."--John Barrell, "London Review of Books"

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Book SynopsisPaul Scheerbart (1863-1915) was a visionary German novelist, theorist, poet, and artist. He was fascinated with the potential of glass as a medium for expressionist architecture. This title describes Scheerbart's life, and explains the ways in which 'The Light Club of Batavia' inspired him to produce art of uncommon breadth.

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Book SynopsisIn the late Middle Ages, Europe saw the rise of one of its most virulent myths: that Jews abused the eucharistic bread as a form of anti-Christian blasphemy, causing it to bleed miraculously. Valiantly reconstructing the cult environments created for these sacred places, this title offers a look at Christian-Jewish relations in premodern Europe.

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Book SynopsisCitadel evokes a rich mixture of associationsfrom images of urban centers of commerce and culture to war and the need to defend what is fortified within. Preserving its layered meanings, O. K. Werckmeister plucks the word from its usual moorings and employs it as a compelling metaphor in a brilliant retrospective of contemporary Western culture.

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Book SynopsisCommunicate your vision, tell your story and plan major scenes with simple, effective storyboarding techniques. Using sketches of shots from classic films, from silents to the present day, John Hart leads you through the history and evolution of this craft to help you get to grips with translating your vision onto paper, from the rough sketch to the finished storyboard. More than 150 illustrations from the author's and other storyboard artists' work illuminate the text throughout to help you master the essential components of storyboarding, such as framing, placement of figures, and camera angles.Level: NoviceTrade Review'Chock full of valuable advice for anyone who wishes to create a visual representation of a production before rolling tape.'Videomaker magazineTable of ContentsThe Storyboard's Beginnings: Where it all startedThe Storyboard Artist Is a Part of Preproduction TeamBasic components of the StoryboardCreate on Demand - How to Accommodate the Production TeamOn Planes and Perspective Added Emphasis on Design, Composition and ColorShowing Action in Your StoryboardDepth of Field and Light SourcesDynamics of the ShotAnimatics - The Future of Motion Control

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Book SynopsisLearning a 3D visualization software is a daunting task under any circumstances and while it may be easy to find online tutorials that tell you what to do to perform certain tasks you''ll seldom learn why you are performing the steps. This book approaches training from a top-down perspective way you will first learn important concepts of 3D visualization and functionality of 3ds Max before moving into the finer detail of the command structure. By learning how things work and why you might choose one method over another the book will not only teach you where the buttons are, but more importantly how to think about the holistic process of 3D design so that you can then apply the lessons to your own needs. The goal of the learning presented here is to familiarize the new user of 3ds Max with a typical workflow from a production environment from planning to modeling, materials, and lighting, and then applying special effects and compositing techniques for a finished product. Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Part I: Pre--planning Chapter 1: Storyboarding; Chapter 2: Project organization; Chapter 3: Project deliverables; Part II: Concepts ; Chapter 4: User interface; Chapter 5: Creating objects; Chapter 6: Object transformation; Chapter 7: Object selections; Chapter 8: Object cloning; Chapter 9: Scene setup; Chapter 10: 2D shapes; Chapter 11: Modifiers; Chapter 12: Lofting; Chapter 13: Lighting basics; Chapter 14: Materials; hapter 15: Mapping coordinates; Chapter 16: Camera basics; Chapter 17: Rendering basics; Part III: Workflow ; Chapter 18: Creating 3D primitive objects; Chapter 19: 3D procedural modeling; Chapter 20: Sub-object editing; Chapter 21: Types of surfaces; Chapter 22: More object cloning; Chapter 23: Graphite Modeling Tools; Chapter 24: Compound objects; Chapter 25: Exterior lighting; Chapter 26: More materials; Chapter 27: Multiple materials; Chapter 28: Introduction to animation; Chapter 29: Intermediate modeling; Chapter 30: Intermediate animation; Chapter 31: Global illumination; Chapter 32: Effects; Chapter 33: Introduction to Inverse Kinematics; Chapter 34: Character animation; Chapter 35: Introduction to Dynamics; Chapter 36: Introduction to scripting; Chapter 37: Intermediate rendering; Part IV: Post Production; Chapter 38: Scene assembly; Chapter 39: Introducing Composite workflow

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Book SynopsisRenaissance bodies, dressed and undressed, have not lacked attention in art historical literature, but scholarship on the male body has generally concentrated on phallic-oriented masculinity and been connected to issues of patriarchy and power. This original book examines the range of meaning that has been attached to the male backside in Renaissance art and culture, the transformation of the base connotation of the image to high art, and the question of homoerotic impulses or implications of admiring male figures from behind. Representations of the male body's behind have often been associated with things obscene, carnivalesque, comical, or villainous. Presenting serious scholarship with a deft hand, Seen from Behind expands our understanding of the motif of the male buttocks in Renaissance art, revealing both continuities and changes in the ways the images convey meaning and have been given meaning. Trade Review“Rubin’s writing is super fruity” — James Hall, The Art Newspaper“Rubin offers many valuable insights on what Lucian Freud called the 'emotional vocabulary' of the naked body and the resonance and recurrence of postures: hands on hips, legs astride or prone with the buttocks raised [. . .] She has opened up a wonderful subject” —Alan Hollinghurst, Literary Review“Although the text is remarkably playful [. . .], its rhetorical lightness is paired with substantial argument” —Sarah Betzer Burlington Magazine

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Book SynopsisA masterful deciphering of an extraordinary art object, illuminating some of the biggest questions of the eighteenth centuryTrade Review“This book is truly compelling. In its rethinking of a singular object, Wahrman manages to write a startlingly new history of court culture, consumption, representation, the material, the Baroque . . . and Dresden. I loved it.”—Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes “Wahrman takes us on brilliant and enthralling tour of late seventeenth-century European culture. This deftly crafted book takes the artisanal productions of that age as its best portraits, and always to the reader’s delight.”—Timothy Brook, author of Vermeer’s Hat “Wahrman deciphers a truly unique, incredibly puzzling work of art and uses it as a key to the universe of baroque culture. A masterpiece of refined scholarship, elegantly written, full of subtle interpretations and surprising insights.”—Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, rector of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin/Institute for Advanced Study “Departing from a painstaking and elegant study of a single Saxon masterpiece, Dror Wahrman’s book offers us a breakthrough model for writing the history of eighteenth-century material culture in a transnational perspective.”—Suzanne Marchand, author of Porcelain: A History from the Heart of Europe

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Book SynopsisA remarkable portrait of a web of artistic connections, traced outward from Jay DeFeo's uniquely generative work of artTrade ReviewWinner of the SECAC Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication“An insightful reading of Jay DeFeo’s The Rose and the dynamics of creative community building in postwar America.”—Ken D. Allan, Seattle University“Rich in archival detail and incisive visual analysis, About The Rose makes a highly successful intervention into the field of postwar art by advancing a new approach to the function of community in the Fillmore art scene during the 1950s and 60s.”—Joanna Pawlik, author of Remade in America: Surrealist Art, Activism and Politics, 1940–1978“Ferrell gives us a wholly new understanding of The Rose not just as an important presence in the lives of her protagonists, but as a site for working out the dichotomies between self and other, autonomy and collaboration, and art and the everyday in postwar America.”—Kirsten Swenson, author of Irrational Judgments: Eva Hesse, Sol LeWitt, and 1960s New York

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Book SynopsisThe revelation of a misidentified face in a photograph—once thought to be Vincent, now known to be Theo van Gogh—leads to a novelesque story of revised art historyTrade Review“Solves the mystery of Van Gogh’s lost harmonium portrait”—Martin Bailey, Art Newspaper

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Book SynopsisExploring prize textiles known as tiraz, whose meaning and materiality illuminate the interwoven communities of the medieval Islamic world

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Book SynopsisThis exciting new book explores the pioneering radical sensing work of Elsa Gindler (1885â1961) and the practices of five women inspired by her. It re-considers a range of trajectories of influence across the established canons of twentieth-century performer training practices and challenges conventions of performer training historiography. Moving from the early twentiethâcentury Physical Culture movement through Modern and Postmodern dance training in Europe and North America to contemporary devised theatre in the UK, this is the first bookâlength study of Gindlerâs pedagogy in relation to performance. It allows trainers, arts practitioners, theatre, dance and art historians, and students to understand previously untold stories in performance, Somatics and philosophies of knowledge. Bringing Gindlerâs unique practice into dialogue with philosophies drawn from pragmatism and phenomenology, the book explores concepts of concentration and Gelassenheit, situation, gestalts

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Book SynopsisRenaissance and Renascences in Western Art spans the period from the 10th to the 15th century, including discussion of the Carolingian renaissance and the 12th century proto-renaissance. Erwin Panofsky posits that there were reanscences prior to the widely known Renaissance that began in Italy in the 14th century. Whereas earlier renascences can be classified as revivals, the Renaissance was a unique instance that led to a wider cultural transformation.Table of Contents* RenaissanceSelf-Definition or Self-Deception? * Renaissance and Renascences * I Primi Lumi: Italian Trecento Painting and Its Impact on the Rest of Europe * Rinascimento dell Antichit: The Fifteenth Century

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Book SynopsisGain the skills you need to succeed in the television industry and master the production process, from shooting and producing, to editing and distribution. This new and updated 17th edition of Television Production offers a thorough and practical guide to professional TV production techniques. Learn how to anticipate and quickly overcome commonly encountered problems in television production as author Jim Owens details each role and process, including the secrets of top-grade camerawork, persuasive lighting techniques, and effective sound treatment, as well as the subtle processes of scenic design, directing, and the art of video editing. Updated throughout, containing a range of new figures and diagrams, the 17th edition of this classic text includes: A discussion of the changing definition of television and how new technology alters viewing habits; Interviews with professionals in the industry about the challenges they face during the production process and the advice they would give to those trying to break into the production and television industries; A review of production practices and techniques for VR; A description of the latest cameras and equipment, including LED lighting and remote production; Guidance and techniques for low-budget, DIY-style productions; A comprehensive resource page for instructors, containing slides and testing materials to aid in the learning process can be found at www.routledge.com/cw/owens. Table of Contents1. An Overview of Television Production2. The People Who Make it Happen3. The Television Production Facility4. The Production Process5. The Script and Production Plan6. What the Camera Can Do7. Using the Camera8. The Persuasive Camera9. Creating an Effective Image10. Television Graphics11. Lighting for Television12. Backgrounds and Sets13. Makeup and Costumes14. Audio for Television15. Recording the Story16. Editing the Production17. Production Practices18. The Studio Production19. Directing Talent20. Production Style21. Remote Production22. Distributing Your ProductionGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisThis beautifully produced survey of over a thousand years of Western art and architecture introduces the reader to a vast period of history ranging from ancient Rome to the age of exploration. The monumental arts and the diverse minor arts of the Middle Ages are presented here within the social, religious, and political frameworks of lands as varied as France and Denmark, Spain and Turkey. Marilyn Stokstad also teaches her reader how to look at medieval art-which aspects of architecture, sculpture, or painting are important and for what reasons. Stylistic and iconographic issues and themes are thoroughly addressed with attention paid to aesthetic and social contexts.Table of ContentsArt in the First Centuries of the Christian EraThe Art of the Triumphant Christian ChurchThe Golden Age of ByzantiumBarbarian ArtCarolingian ArtArt Outside the Carolingian EmpireThe Imperial Tradition: Ottonian and Romanesque Art in the Holy Roman EmpireRomanesque Art in Western EuropeThe Origins of the Gothic StyleHigh Gothic Art in FranceNational Style in Gothic ArtLate Gothic Art

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