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Book SynopsisRecord three years’ worth of magical memories with this beautiful one-line-a-day memory journal inspired by the Harry Potter™ films. Use this Wizarding World™-inspired memory book to record three years of thoughts or magical events most worth remembering. Each page includes a daily entry for a single thought or highlight over three successive years. At the end of three years, you’ll have a condensed, comparative record of moments to reflect on. JOURNALING MADE EASY: Make journaling a consistent part of your routine with this simple journal designed to encourage you to write just one line a day. Whether you choose to write each morning, afternoon, or evening, take a brief moment of reflection to jot down a special detail from each day. TIME CAPSULE: Let this journal serve as your own personal Pensieve™ as you continue with the journal and accumulate three years'' worth of daily memories to look back on.

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Book SynopsisCovering various aspects of the visual arts, this book includes more than 1,000 images of art. It is suitable for the art enthusiasts.Trade Review'A revelatory volume … Aimed at the teenager and foundation-year student, it still holds plenty of surprises for the old hand' - The Times'It will send neophyte and aficionado alike out into our museums and galleries afresh' - The Times'Packed with information and looks good on the shelf too' - Homes & AntiquesTable of ContentsHow to Use this Book * Gateway Features * Introduction Part 1: Fundamentals 1.1 Art in Two Dimensions: Line, Shape and the Principle of Contrast * 1.2 Three-Dimensional Art: Form, Volume, Mass and Texture * 1.3 Implied Depth: Value and Space * 1.4 Colour * 1.5 Time and Motion * 1.6 Unity, Variety and Balance * 1.7 Scale and Proportion * 1.8 Emphasis and Focal Point * 1.9 Pattern and Rhythm * 1.10 Content and Analysis Part 2: Media and Processes 2.1 Drawing * 2.2 Painting * 2.3 Printmaking * 2.4 Visual Communication Design * 2.5 Photography * 2.6 Film/Video and Digital Art * 2.7 Alternative media and processes * 2.8 The Tradition of Craft * 2.9 Sculpture * 2.10 Architecture Part 3: History 3.1. The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean * 3.2. Art of the Middle Ages * 3.3. Art of India, China and Japan * 3.4 Art of the Americas * 3.5 Art of Africa and the Pacific Islands * 3.6 Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe (1400 - 1750) * 3.7 Art of Europe and America (1700 - 1900) 3.8 Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries: The Age of Global Art Part 4: Themes 4.1. Art and Community * 4.2 Spirituality and Art * 4.3 Art and the Cycle of Life * 4.4 Art and Science * 4.5 Art and Illusion * 4.6 Art and Rulers * 4.7 Art and War * 4.8 Art and Social Conscience * 4.9 The Body in Art * 4.10 Art and Gender * 4.11 Expression Glossary * Further Reading * Sources of Quotations * Illustration Credits * Acknowledgments * Index

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Book SynopsisHow to Paint Landscapes Quickly and Beautifully with Watercolor and Gouache reveals quick and effective painting setups and techniques to depict any landscape. From simplifying complex scenes and making smart choices about portraying light and texture, to establishing an effective color palette to enhance mood, world-renowned entertainment and fine artist Nathan Fowkes shares priceless lessons that he has developed over twenty five yearsof painting a broad range of places. His detailed tutorials and thoughtful insights will help you create more impactful, gallery-worthy landscapes on location?without an easel?in record time.

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Book Synopsis From the father of modern Italian children’s literature, a guide to fairy tales and their potential for teaching creative storytelling to children—with radiant illustrations from Matthew Forsythe and a refreshed translation from Jack Zipes“The ultimate synthesis of Rodari’s exuberant knowledge, a book of both pedagogy and poetics, poetry for teachers and pedagogy for poets.” —Italo Calvino A groundbreaking pedagogical work that is also a handbook for writers of all ages and kinds, The Grammar of Fantasy offers a playful, practical path to finding your own voice through the power of storytelling. Full of ideas, glosses on fairy tales, stories, and wide-ranging activities, this book changed how creative arts were taught in Italian schools. Gianni Rodari is not only revered as a children’s author, but also remembered for his visionary pedagogy, and it is these two fields he combines in this revolutionary essay collection. Translated into English by acclaimed scholar of folklore and children’s literature Jack Zipes, and with original art from illustrator Matthew Forsythe, this edition of The Grammar of Fantasy is one to live with and return to for its humor, intelligence, and remarkable understanding of children.

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Book SynopsisThe definitive work on the profound and surprising links between manic-depression and creativity, from the bestselling psychologist of bipolar disorders who wrote An Unquiet Mind.

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Book SynopsisCombining an architect s eye with low-flying, aerial views, Milstein shows London s charm, beauty, and iconic buildings in wonderful and breathtaking photographs.

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Book SynopsisAs museums worldwide shuttered in 2020 because of the novel coronavirus, New York-based cultural strategist András Szántó conducted a series of interviews with an international group of museum leaders. In a moment when economic, political, and cultural shifts are signaling the start of a new era, the directors speak candidly about the historical limitations and untapped potential of art museums. Each of the twenty-eight dialogues in this book explores a particular topic of relevance to art institutions today, and tomorrow. What emerges from the series of in-depth conversations is a composite portrait of a generation of museum leaders working to make institutions more open, democratic, inclusive, experimental and experiential, technologically savvy, culturally polyphonic, attuned to the needs of their visitors and communities, and concerned with addressing the defining issues of the societies around them. The dialogues offer glimpses of how museums around the globe are undergoing an accelerated phase of reappraisal and reinvention. CONVERSATION PARTNERS: Marion Ackermann, Cecilia Alemani, Anton Belov, Meriem Berrada, Daniel Birnbaium, Tom Campbell, Tania Cohen, Rhana Devenport, Maria Mercedes Gonzales, Max Hollein, Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Mami Kataoka, Brian Kennedy, Koyo Kouoh, Sonia Lawson, Adam Levine, Victoria Noorthoorn, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Anne Pasternak, Adriano Pedrosa, Suhanya Raffel, Axel Ruger, Katrina Sedwick, Franklin Sirmans, Eugene Tan, Phil Tinari, Marc-Olivier Wahler, Marie-Cécile Zinsou

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Book SynopsisA new edition of a groundbreaking classic one of the bestselling World of Art titles, updated for this urgent moment for women artists, and feminist history in general.Trade Review'Packed with information, controversy, argument and very good art' - Times Educational Supplement'An enormously useful work' - The Sunday TimesTable of ContentsForeword • Preface • Preface to the Fifth Edition • Introduction: Art History and the Woman Artist • 1. The Middle Ages • 2. The Renaissance Ideal Chapter • 3. The Other Renaissance • 4. Domestic Genres and Women Painters in Northern Europe • 5. Amateurs and Academics: A New Ideology of Femininity in France and England • 6. Sex, Class, and Power in Victorian England • 7. Toward Utopia: Moral Reform and American Art in the Nineteenth Century • 8. Separate but Unequal: Woman’s Sphere and the New Art • 9. Modernism, Abstraction, and the New Woman • 10. Modernist Representation: The Female Body • 11. Gender, Race, and Modernism after the Second World War • 12. Feminist Art in North America and Great Britain • 13. New Directions: A Partial Overview • 14. Worlds Together, Worlds Apart • 15. A Place to Grow: Personal Visions, Global Concerns • 16. The Enduring Legacy of Feminism • Epilogue, Bibliography and Sources

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Book SynopsisAn award-winning study of England's unique and peculiarly insular variant of modernism. While the battles for modern art and society were being fought in France and Spain, it has seemed a betrayal that John Betjeman and John Piper were in love with a provincial world of old churches and tea-shops. In this multi-award-winning book, Alexandra Harris tells a different story. In the 1930s and 1940s, artists and writers explored what it meant to be alive in England. Eclectically, passionately, wittily, they showed that the modern' need not be at war with the past. Constructivists and conservatives could work together, and even the Bauhaus émigré, László Moholy-Nagy, was beguiled into taking photographs for Betjeman's nostalgic Oxford University Chest. This modern English renaissance was shared by writers, painters, gardeners, architects, critics, tourists and composers. John Piper, Virginia Woolf, Florence White, Christopher Tunnard, Evelyn Waugh, E. M. Forster and the SitwellTrade Review'The originality of Romantic Moderns is the extraordinary breadth of its focus … a joy to read' - The Sunday Times'It would be impossible to over-emphasise what a clever book Romantic Moderns is … not just an important book but a deeply pleasurable one, too' - Guardian'Teems with fascinating detail …Well researched, wide-ranging and generously illustrated, the book contains many delights and surprises' - Daily Telegraph'Brilliant, delightfully readable … thoroughly invigorating' - Financial Times'Remarkable … Harris’s insights are based on a close, imaginative reading of collaborations and connections mapped through friendships and unlikely encounters. Her book is full of vivid snapshots, telling detail and beguiling loose ends' - Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsPrologue 1. Ancient & Modern 2. Concrete and Curlicues 3. A Georgian Revival 4. Victoriana 5. From Purity to a Pageant 6. A Break for Refreshments 7. The Canon Revised 8. The Weather Forecast 9. Village Life 10. Parish News 11. Variations on a View 12. An Hour in the Garden 13. Dreaming of Manderley 14. House Building 15. Literary Architecture

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Book SynopsisAnarchy in the Art Gallery is a humorous and thought provoking illustrated book: a re-imagined trip through Western art and cultural history, and one not limited by time or space. It mixes characters, places, events and situations to create fresh and interesting new possibilities: Lowry paints science fiction, Jane Austen is a cage fighter, Magritte takes his driving test and Anne Hathaway was the real author of Shakespeare’s plays. People, situations and ideas are taken out of context and mixed to create new stories. Two Bruegel peasants steal clocks from a Dali painting, a tourist cycles through Van Gogh’s cornfield and Picasso’s Demoiselles d'Avignon appear in Monet’s waterlily pond. From art and writing to philosophy and popular culture, this book is a funny, fresh and irreverent journey through our collective cultural past.

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Book SynopsisThis photo book will let you wander through the pages without restricting the way you see and discover how design has the capacity to document cultural exchange whilst holding the past in the present.

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Book SynopsisThis collectible, hardcover journal has an eye-catching, sculpted cover featuring intricate artwork from Universal Pictures' cinematic event, Wicked.

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Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWith a foreword by Diana Gabaldon. Two men. One country. And a lot of whisky.As stars of Outlander, Sam and Graham eat, sleep and breathe the Highlands on this epic road trip around their homeland. They discover that the real thing is even greater than fiction. Clanlands is the story of their journey. Armed with their trusty campervan and a sturdy friendship, these two Scotsmen are on the adventure of a lifetime to explore the majesty of Scotland. A wild ride by boat, kayak, bicycle and motorbike, they travel from coast to loch and peak to valley and delve into Scotland's history and culture, from timeless poetry to bloody warfare. With near-death experiences, many weeks in a confined space together, and a cast of unforgettable characters, Graham and Sam's friendship matures like a fine Scotch. They reflect on their acting careers in film and theatre, find a new awestruck respect for their native country and, as with any good road trip, they even find themselves. Hold onto your kilts... this is Scotland as you've never seen it before.Trade Review'A breath of fresh Scottish air in lockdown, it's one to stick in your sporran and consult when compiling your wishlist of places to escape to once restrictions are lifted.' * Scotsman Magazine *The "Outlandish" tour of Scotland with Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish is the armchair adventure we all need right now. * BBC Scotland *This book is full of anecdotes, history and hilarious interactions between the pair as they travel around Scotland in their trusty campervan. * Express *A breezy roadtrip full of banter between the chalk-and-cheese friends. * Sunday Post *For anyone who wants to know more about Scotland's past or hear the inner monologues of two fine gentlemen, this provides a warm and wicked adventure in a magical land. * Magic Radio Book Club *Their odyssey is self-deprecatingly styled as "the story of two men who know nothing". In fact, Heughan and particularly McTavish are keen students of Highland history * Scotland on Sunday *A joyously eclectic mix of historical trivia, travel diary and journey of self-discovery. * Scottish Field *The actors have a lovely dynamic, which is as enjoyable in the book as it promises to be in the upcoming TV series. * The People's Friend *Clanlands is a must for anyone who loves Scotland... a riotous, engaging and dynamic journey. * Dumfries & Galloway Life *'It all comes across as fun-loving and tongue-in-cheek and that's what raises this book above the usual Scottish history/travel books that have become so prominent.' -- Cameron McNeish * Scots Magazine *

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Book SynopsisReal-Time Rendering combines fundamental principles with guidance on the latest techniques to provide a complete reference on three-dimensional interactive computer graphics. It will help you increase speed and improve image quality and learn the features and limitations of acceleration algorithms and graphics APIs. This latest fourth edition has been updated to include a chapter on virtual reality and augmented reality and covers new topics such as visual appearance, global illumination, and curves and curved surfaces.It is for anyone serious about computer graphics who wants to learn about algorithms that create synthetic images fast enough that the viewer can interact with a virtual environment.ReviewsThis is the book I recommend to everyone starting out in the industry. Not only is it a great reference on so many topics, each topic is covered in impressive depth with great references for further exploration. â Alex Vlachos, Valve<Table of Contentschapter 1 Introductionchapter 2 The Graphics Rendering Pipelinechapter 3 The Graphics Processing Unitchapter 4 Transformschapter 5 Shading Basicschapter 6 Texturingchapter 7 Shadowschapter 8 Light and Colorchapter 9 Physically-Based Shadingchapter 10 Local Illuminationchapter 11 Global Illuminationchapter 12 Image-Space Effectschapter 13 Beyond Polygonschapter 14 Volumetric and Translucency Renderingchapter 15 Non-Photorealistic Renderingchapter 16 Polygonal Techniqueschapter 17 Curves and Curved Surfaceschapter 18 Pipeline Optimizationchapter 19 Acceleration Algorithmschapter 20 Effcient Shadingchapter 21 Virtual and Augmented Realitychapter 22 Intersection Test Methodschapter 23 Graphics Hardwarechapter 24 The Future

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Book SynopsisDigital artist Zheng Wei Gu (AKA Guweiz) shares his anime-inspired world in this beautifully produced and insightful book, leading you through his fantasy world with a portfolio packed with gritty detail and a surreal vibe. Guweiz began drawing when he was 17, inspired by an anime art tutorial on YouTube. Discovering a natural talent, he carried on drawing and quickly amassed a fan-base for his edgy illustration style. Throughout this book, readers will discover his artistic journey from the very beginning, with behind-the-scenes details about how some of his most popular pieces were created. He reveals his secrets for turning influences into truly original digital art, including that all-important narrative that takes drawing and painting beyond the purely visual. Step-by-step tutorials share techniques and tips to help you create these sorts of effects in your art, resulting in images with the depth of detail and intrigue that Guweiz has made his trademark. The artist’s unique urban take on the popular manga/anime style is gripping right from the first page, from the surreal take on Japanese lifestyle to the urban fantasy he creates.

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Book SynopsisMusic Saved Them, They Say: Social Impacts of Music-Making and Learning in Kinshasa (DR Congo) explores the role music-making has played in community projects run for young people in the poverty-stricken and often violent surroundings of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The musicians described here former gang members and so-called witch children living on the streets believe music was vital in (re)constructing their lives. Based on fieldwork carried out over the course of three-and-a-half years of research, the study synthesizes interviews, focus group sessions, and participant observation to contextualize this complicated cultural and social environment. Inspired by those who have been saved by music, Music Saved Them, They Say seeks to understand how structured musical practice and education can influence the lives of young people in such difficult living conditions, in Kinshasa and beyond.... a tribute to the persisTrade Review"It has been a notable feature of Pairon’s approach to his research that it has been conducted with and for his participants. Their voices are so vivid, brought to life with a plethora of detailed quotes that one can almost feel present in the room as they make and discuss their music. In this way, the book is also a tribute to the persistence, engagement and courage of the people in these projects, who can be proud that their work is now exposed to a global audience, not just of researchers but also to practitioners around the world who could learn from and be inspired by these hitherto unknown projects. Accordingly, the language of this book is accessible and non-technical to promote maximum engagement." —John Sloboda, Research Professor, Guildhall School of Music & Drama "Lukas Pairon has given us an exhilarating and incisive read, one in which he systematically dismantles the many myths that glorify music's 'magical powers' to change lives and replaces them with insightful, analytical assessments that allow the voices of the participant musicians to be heard in more ways than one. Through the process, he powerfully demonstrates how music can realistically change people's lives, in ways that are both limited but also profound. This book is very moving but never sentimental, one of the best accounts of music's real transformative capacities that I have come across." —Lucy Green, Emerita Professor of Music Education, University College London Institute of Education "It has been a notable feature of Pairon’s approach to his research that it has been conducted with and for his participants. Their voices are so vivid, brought to life with a plethora of detailed quotes that one can almost feel present in the room as they make and discuss their music. In this way, the book is also a tribute to the persistence, engagement and courage of the people in these projects, who can be proud that their work is now exposed to a global audience, not just of researchers but also to practitioners around the world who could learn from and be inspired by these hitherto unknown projects. Accordingly, the language of this book is accessible and non-technical to promote maximum engagement." —John Sloboda, Research Professor, Guildhall School of Music & Drama "Lukas Pairon has given us an exhilarating and incisive read, one in which he systematically dismantles the many myths that glorify music's 'magical powers' to change lives and replaces them with insightful, analytical assessments that allow the voices of the participant musicians to be heard in more ways than one. Through the process, he powerfully demonstrates how music can realistically change people's lives, in ways that are both limited but also profound. This book is very moving but never sentimental, one of the best accounts of music's real transformative capacities that I have come across." —Lucy Green, Emerita Professor of Music Education, University College London Institute of Education Table of ContentsList of Figures / Foreword / Preface / Acknowledgements / Introduction / Chapter 1: The Case Studies: Espace Masolo and Beta Mbonda / Chapter 2: Practitioner Research / Chapter 3: Why Make Music at All? / Chapter 4: Artistic and Social Accompaniment: The Teaming Up of Musicians/Teachers/Mentors/Educators / Chapter 5: Behind the Wheel: The Role of Competence and Mastering / Chapter 6: Shared Ownership: The Potential of Empowerment through Participation in Internal Organization and Governance Related to Music-Making / Chapter 7: Music As an End in Itself: The Role of Enjoyment/Play / About the Author / Index

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Book SynopsisEminent art historian Charles C. Eldredge brings together top scholars to celebrate forgotten artists and create a more inclusive history of American art. Why do some artists become canonical, while others, equally respected in their time, fall into obscurity? This question is central to The Unforgettables, a vibrant collection of essays by leading experts on American art. Each contributor presents a brief for an artist deserving of new or renewed attention, including artists from the colonial era to recent years working in a wide variety of mediums. Histories of American art have traditionally highlighted the work of a familiar roster of artists, largely white and male. The achievements of their peers, notably women and artists of color, have gone uncelebrated. The essays in this volume provide a new and richer understanding of American art, expanding the canon to include many worthy talents. A number of these artists were acclaimed in their day; others, having missed that acclaim, may achieve it now. With contributions from major scholars and museum professionals, The Unforgettables rescues and revises reputations as it enhances and enriches the history of American art.Trade Review"Succeeds in bringing to light the lives and work of artists whose talents have long been neglected. Art buffs would do well to pick up this canon-expanding survey." * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsContents Preface: Attention Must Be Paid! Charles C. Eldredge Introduction: Unk., Untitled, n.d., lost Kirsten Pai Buick MAKING FACES, AND MORE: PORTRAITS AND FIGURES, 18TH–19TH CENTURIES REDISCOVERING THE MODERN FIGURE LIMNING THE LAND: TOPOGRAPHY AND TEMPERAMENT SPEAKING OF STILL LIFES—AND LISTENING TO THEM, TOO ENRICHING ABSTRACTION DESIGNING BEYOND THE EASEL Acknowledgments List of Contributors List of Illustrations Index

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Book SynopsisA basic guide to some of the possible linguistic and mythological origins of Middle earth, and a rudimentary analysis of its many themes and lessons for our world. It includes topics that explore the main themes in Tolkien's works, including immortality and death; the heroic quest; love; fate and free will; and faith and redemption.Trade Review"...a great book...helps readers make sense of the creatures, language, geography and richly-detailed history of Middle earth..." (Shields Gazette, Dec 03) "...a mine of information?a must-have for anyone interested in exploring the epic tales of the four ages of Middle earth..." (Dundee Evening Telegraph and Post, Dec 03)Table of ContentsForeword xvii Introduction 1 Part I: The Geography of Middle-earth 7 Chapter 1: The Worlds of Middle-earth 9 Chapter 2: The Lands of Middle-earth and Beyond 21 Part II: The Beings of Middle-earth 45 Chapter 3: The Divine Ainur 47 Chapter 4: The Fair Race of Elves 57 Chapter 5: The Mortal Race of Men 73 Chapter 6: The Hardy Race of Dwarves 95 Chapter 7: Those Homespun Hobbits 109 Chapter 8: The Wily Wizards 129 Chapter 9: Beorn, Tom Bombadil, and Treebeard 139 Chapter 10: The Enemy and His Minions 149 Part III: The History of Middle-earth 167 Chapter 11: The Valarian Ages 169 Chapter 12: The First Three Ages and Then Some 177 Part IV: The Languages of Middle-earth 187 Chapter 13: Tolkien and Language 189 Chapter 14: The Tongues of Tolkien 199 Part V: The Themes and Mythology of Middle-earth 211 Chapter 15: The Struggle Between Good and Evil 213 Chapter 16: Immortality and Death 219 Chapter 17: The Heroic Quest 233 Chapter 18: Chivalry and True Love 247 Chapter 19: Fate and Free Will 257 Chapter 20: Faith and Redemption 269 Chapter 21: Ring-related Myths 277 Chapter 22: Ecological Themes 287 Chapter 23: Sex and Gender 293 Part VI: The Part of Tens 301 Chapter 24: Top Ten Battles in the War of the Ring 303 Chapter 25: Top Ten Online Middle-earth Resources 309 Chapter 26: Top Ten Ways The Lord of the Rings Books Differ from the Movies 313 Index 319

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Book SynopsisA tribute to Mexico s most important holiday, this extraordinary and denitive volume documents the immense creativity displayed by this popular annual celebration.

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Book SynopsisWhy the British Museum should hand back the Elgin Marbles

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Book SynopsisA selection of the most touching and transformative expressions of romantic love drawn from Tate's collection. Divided among key themes - such as courtship, passion, symbolism, enduring love and even loss - each of the 50 works of art included has been individually selected for the particular way in which the artist has attempted to capture the ineffable, affirmative, devotional aspects of love. Works of art - including paintings, drawings, sculptures, illustrations and installations - are punctuated by brief captions adding background detail or additional information about the art, artists and their subjects. Sometimes chaste, sometimes frenzied, often passionate and occasionally heartbreaking, placed together these beautiful images create a fascinating and enlightening journey through the visual portrayal of love and sexuality in Western art. Proposed artists for inclusion: Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Wolfgang Tillmans, David Hockney, Sunil Gupta, Diane Arbus, Gwen John, Simeon Solomon, Auguste Rodin, William Blake, Bandele `Tex' Ajetunmobi, Duncan Grant, Christopher Wool, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sylvia Sleigh, Sophie Calle and many, many more.

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Book SynopsisThe King's Road in Chelsea was at the epicentre of not one, but two worldwide cultural shifts. In the mid-sixties, it became a focal point and shop window for the new 'swinging' London, encompassing music, theatre, the visual arts, fashion and much more. It remained at the forefront of developing trends throughout the following decade until it became the breeding-ground for UK punk rock, helping inspire youthful rebellion the world over. In short, it was the place to be. In the time between the formation of the Rolling Stones and the demise of the Sex Pistols, the King's Road had the attention of the world. Just how this came to be is a classic rise-and-fall story of satisfaction and sedition, featuring some of the most famous people of the late twentieth century and many of the pivotal moments of the fifties, sixties and seventies. This revised and expanded edition of King's Road covers the cultural history of the King's Road, tracking many key figures who lived or spent time there, from Henry VIII to David Bowie, Margaret Thatcher to Vivienne Westwood, Karl Marx to The Beatles, and Mozart to Mary Quant.Trade Review'In Max Décharné's thoroughly researched and entertaining book, the ghosts of London’s past collide almost on every page.' Louder Than War; 'Razor-sharp history of London's coolest rock route. A towering feat... the threads linking the cultural hotspots and characters are so skilfully woven. Essential for swingers and squares alike.' 8* Classic Rock; 'As a trawl through the glitz and glamour of the King's Road, this is heard to beat. Décharné's research, which takes in everything from political weeklies to underground pop magazines, is impressive and unimpeachable, and he whisks the reader along in brisk and witty prose.' --Sunday Times; '[A] highly enjoyable book... Max Décharné uses the long spine of the road, and the ribs of the adjoining streets, as a skeleton which he fleshes out with the artistic, musical and sartorial developments flourishing in these few squares of the London A-Z.' --Independent; 'Exhilarating, informative, chatty and hip... Décharné 's frantic, fact-packed book superbly captures all the buzz and lunatic frivolity of a street that has consistently been at the cutting edge of all that is new in theatre, fashion and film'. --Daily Mail

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Book SynopsisDavid Busch's Nikon Z9/Z8 Guide to Digital Still Photography is an all-in-one resource for these popular, professional-level Nikon cameras

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Book Synopsis"The best way to learn about art is to make it. Discover the secrets of great figure drawing as you sketch along with past and present masters. This working artist's sketchbook guides you from beginning gestures to delicate rendering. It's your art, your tradition, your time. Take your voice and add it to the tradition as if the history of art has saved the best for now." Juliette Aristides Figure Drawing Atelier offers a comprehensive, contemporary twist to the very traditional atelier approach to the methods that instruct artists on the techniques they need to successfully draw and ultimately paint the figure. The book offers art instruction, practical and progressive lessons on drawing the figure, and high-quality sketchbook paper in a beautiful package that includes blank pages for sketching and copying. Artists will then have a record of their process, like with a sketchbook, which many artists like to document and save. In this elegant and inspiring workbook, master contemporary artist and author Juliette Aristides breaks down the figure drawing process into small, manageable lessons, presents them progressively, introduces time-tested principles and techniques in the atelier tradition that are easily accessible, and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic process and create superior, well-crafted drawings. Atelier education is centered on the belief that working in a studio, not sitting in the lecture hall, is the best way to learn about art. Every artist needs to learn to master figure drawing. Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all time--and now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These studios, a return to classical art training, are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. Students begin by copying masterworks, then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop. Figure Drawing Atelier is like having an atelier in a book - and the master is Juliette Aristides, a classically trained artist and best-selling art-instruction author with almost rock star popularity in the contemporary world of representational art. On every page, Aristides uses the works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realistic figure drawing and painting, taking students step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace. Unique and inspiring, this book offers a serious art course for serious art students and beginners alike.Trade Review"Once again, Juliette Aristides proves how gifted she is, not only as a draftsman, but also as a cogent communicator of complex information. The close, living connection between past and present is apparent in her art and her teaching: what a rare pleasure, for example, to admire a historical master such as Michelangelo alongside a contemporary one like Steven Assael! Aristides generously helps her readers - even those of us who do not draw - see and appreciate the excellence in every era." - Peter Trippi, editor-in-chief, Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, New York "Aristides, a true giant of art instruction books, advances the field once again with Figure Drawing Atelier. At last we have a volume that connects the transitions of constructive drawing with optical approaches in an elegant and comprehensive way. The synthesis is powerful and is sure to empower generations of artists to realize their creative potential." - Joshua Jacobo, founder and CEO of New Masters Academy "Juliette Aristides’s new book, Figure Drawing Atelier, beautifully presents the most important aspects of classical life drawing in a simple and straightforward manner. Every figurative artist, no matter his or her skill level, should have this book on their studio shelf." - Jon deMartin, artist and author of Drawing Atelier

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Book SynopsisNew and better than ever, Launching the Imagination treats design as both a verb and a nounas both a process and a product. Design is deliberatea process of exploring multiple solutions and choosing the most promising option. Through an immersion in 2-D 3-D and 4-D concepts students are encouraged to develop methods of thinking visually that will serve them throughout their studies and careers.Building on strengths of the previous five editions Launching the Imagination 6e is even more: Concise. Content has been refined so that maximum content can be communicated as clearly and concisely as possible. Colorful. In addition to the full color used throughout the book, the writing is livelier than that in most textbooks. Analogies expand communicatioTable of ContentsPreface xxIntroduction xviPart 1: Two-Dimensional DesignChapter 1: Basic ElementsChapter 2: The Element Of ColorChapter 3: Principles of Two-Dimensional DesignChapter 4: Illusion of Space and Illusion of MotionPart 2: Concepts and Critical ThinkingChapter 5: Problem Seeking and Problem SolvingChapter 6: Cultivating CreativityChapter 7: Developing Critical ThinkingChapter 8: Constructing MeaningPart 3: Three-Dimensional DesignChapter 9: Three-Dimensional Design ElementsChapter 10: Principles of Three-Dimensional DesignChapter 11: Materials and MethodsChapter 12: Physical and CerebralPart 4: Time DesignChapter 13: Aspects and Elements of TimeChapter 14: Narrative and NonnarrativeChapter 15: Interdisciplinary ArtsKEY READINGSNOTESGLOSSARYPHOTO CREDITSINDEX

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Book SynopsisThis volume celebrates the 10th anniversary of Museo Jumex, Mexico City’s most important contemporary art museum, and its unique collection.Located in the vibrant Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City, Museo Jumex opened its doors to the public in 2013 as a one-of-a-kind museum devoted to the production and discussion of contemporary art.Founded by Eugenio López Alonso, a pioneer in the realm of contemporary art collecting in Mexico, and designed by Sir David Chipperfield, 2023 winner of the Pritzker Architecture award, Museo Jumex has achieved international recognition for its dual mission of bringing works of renowned international artists to Mexico for the first time and elevating the work of today’s Mexican and Latin American artists.  This book invites us through a visual journey to revisit the most remarkable exhibitions of the last 10 years and to discover Latin America’s most important art collection, Colecci&oacut

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Book SynopsisPlay with paint, get creative with color, and discover your personal palette--a joyful, interactive workbook for creativity, self-expression, and deepening your understanding of how color works.Color is one of the most profound ways we have to express ourselves. In this lively workbook for artists, graphic designers, hobbyists, and creators of all types, you will journal your way through fresh and enriching ways to develop a more personal connection to color in your art and life. Using watercolors, gouache, or any other water-based medium, dive into color theory and explore your personal style while playing with a balanced blend of experiments and color meditations. Discover a personal color wheel while exploring tints and shades. Experiment with color mixing while you make as many of one color as you can - and then name them all (honeydew green, avocado green, mint ice cream...). Through playful prompts and inspiring examples, and with lots of room for painting, this book will guide you to a new or expanded relationship with color and deepen your understanding of what color can do for you.

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Book SynopsisIt is said that asphyxiation brings on a state of hallucinatory intoxication... in which case the 71 year old artist who lay in his sprawling Provencal villa died happy. This book tells the story of a French figurative painter who tasted unprecedented critical and commercial success at an age when his contemporaries were still at art school.Trade Reviewsplendidly unstuffy… first class * The Times *[a] fascinating account -- Bill Prince * Telegraph Luxury *[a] thoroughly researched account of a life tinged with sadness, spent mostly in the studio, compulsively painting * The Independent *Foulkes is really good at, the thing with which this book is happily stuffed, is snappy storytelling…[The] years of excess provide the book with its most entertaining stretches. * The Sunday Times *Whatever your opinion of the work of the prolific French expressionist Bernard Buffet, it’s not hard to be seduced by the premise of Nick Foulkes’ new biography, Bernard Buffet: The Invention of the Modern Mega-Artist. * Wallpaper* *Foulkes has drowned himself in the subject and done some impressive research… He always has interesting things to say…bold and stylish. * The Spectator *A timely reappraisal of Buffet’s work and a haunting account of a glittering career that ended in tragedy * Daily Mail *Riveting * Daily Mail *Foulkes recounts, with skill and a sense of fun… especially good at evoking Fifties and Sixties French culture, with all the cigarette smoke, beautiful people and Paris-Match style is deserves * Esquire *A storyteller beyond compare * The Rake *a riveting read * Metropolitan (Eurostar) *A fascinating portrait of French cultural life in the second half of the 20th century, and of the contemporary art market, told with aplomb by Foulkes. * Sunday Express *[Nicholas Foulkes] has a sure eye and ear for the nuances of hierarchy in both Euro-trash’s sumps and the art world. His book is diligently researched, elegantly written and well-paced. He does period colour and local colour with discretion and seldom dramatizes incidents * Country Life *A compelling read * French Property News *Art lovers will enjoy this book, so too will those keen to gain access to a long-lost world of creative glamour * French Entrée *[a] lively biography… the book will surely go some way to reinvigorating an interest in the artist and his better work * Country & Town House magazine *Foulkes deserves much credit for trawling through so much French archive material and for allowing himself to become so obsessed with his subject that he could extract riveting detail and exclusive interviews… art lovers will enjoy this book, so too will those keen to gain access to a long- lost world of creative glamour * France Today magazine *an absorbing story * The Catholic Herald *A compelling and detailed study of a controversial painter. * France Magazine *Riveting * Porter *Foulkes uses his unique perspective to introduce Buffet, a former darling of the rich and famous, to today’s public. * Ravenel International Art Group *

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Book SynopsisA tribute to the impressive roster of women artists who have graduated from Yale University

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