Learn the wonder of different shapes through the art of Josef AlbersSquares & Other Shapes uses the vivid artworks of Josef Albers to guide children through a wide range of geometrics, one artwork per page, beginning with squares and returning to them as a familiar refrain throughout. The variations between the vibrant shapes adds to the book's visual richness, and the accompanying text provides a relatable and engaging commentary that will encourage discussion.Josef Albers was a leading pioneer of 20th-century Modernism, best known for his Homages to the Square paintings, and his publication Interaction of Color. Albers was a teacher, a writer, a painter, a theorist, and, in this groundbreaking book, his influential art is used to teach shapes, one of the most important concepts for young children to learn.Each title in this must-own series of artful read-aloud board uses masterpieces by celebrated artists to teach one of the top early-learning concepts for toddlers. Each concept is explored playfully through a curated selection of beautifully reproduced artworks while the accompanying text enriches the experience with witty, conversational commentary and an 'about the artist' text. Companion books in this series feature the art of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Ellsworth Kelly, and Alexander Calder.Ages 1-3
A groundbreaking study of animals through the rarely seen sketches by legendary artist Pablo Picasso
Henri Matisse's abstract cut-outs are used to teach colours in this innovative read-aloud board book
The most comprehensive survey to date of contemporary video and moving-image art from the last decadeVideo has never been more prevalent in contemporary art than it is today. At a time when moving images have saturated daily life, artists continue to draw new possibilities from the medium.From live-action documentation to hand-drawn animation, participatory video-game technologies, and computer-generated imagery,Vitamin V: Video and the Moving Image in Contemporary Art presents over 850 images from more than 100 artists. Discover recent work by established names as well as rising stars in the contemporary art world, all nominated by a global panel of high-profile art-world figures.Richly illustrated with multiple examples of works by each artist, including stills and installation views,Vitamin V is the first book in Phaidon's celebrated Vitamin series to focus on the moving image. An insightful essay by renowned scholar Erika Balsom surveys the history of video art from the 1960s until today.
A gorgeous visual survey of the rose, exploring our enduring connection to one of nature's most universally beloved flowersFrom a couture Dior gown and a rose-adorned Barbie to ancient mosaics and Victorian Valentine's cards, this curated collection of more than 200 stunning images celebrates the world's most iconic flower. Discover the extraordinary ways the universally beloved bloom has been depicted through time and culture, both within and beyond the garden.Featuring 220 exquisite images,The Rose Book reveals depictions as diverse as the plant's own endless varieties - from wild ramblers to cultivated Hybrid Teas, botanical illustrations to fashion design, fragrance to film, fine art to photography. Works by figures such as Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Christian Dior, Georgia O'Keeffe, Irving Penn, Tiffany & Co., Alexander McQueen, Vincent van Gogh, and more are artfully paired to reveal intriguing juxtapositions.Captivating essays explore the horticultural history of the rose, the flower's abundant presence in fashion, and the storied use of its scent in fragrance and perfume. Whether as a symbol of beauty and love, a political and religious icon, or a beloved ornamental plant with countless cultivars, the rose has been an undeniable force in popular culture for millennia, from Ancient Greece to today.
A collection of 50 stone houses from around the world that make the most of this extraordinary, tactile material Stone has an enduring appeal and has been used to build homes for centuries. Remarkably diverse and versatile, it is available in a multitude of colours and textures, ranging from the refined elegance of sleek white marble and polished granite to the rustic charm of grey slate and beige travertine. This carefully curated selection of 50 stunning houses from all over the world - from imposing mansions to tiny cottages - shows, through interior and exterior images, how leading architects from around the world have harnessed the beauty of stone to create exquisite houses in an inspiring array of styles. Featured architects and buildings: Además Arquitectura (CM House, Canning, Buenos Aires, Argentina); Ap Valletta (The Coach House, Balzan, Malta); B. E. Architecture (Armadale Residence, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia); Bard (Cruachan Beag, Isle of Eriskay, UK); Beef Architekti (Casa Fly, Palma De Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain); block722 (Viglostasi Residence, Syros, Cyclades, Greece); Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architects (Casa Ward, Sarnano, Le Marche, Italy); Charged Voids (Residence 145, Chandigarh, India); Cubo Design Architect (C4L, Tokyo, Japan); Daniel Joseph Chenin (Fort 137, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA); DDM Architectuur (House B, Antwerp, Belgium); Ensamble Studio (The Truffle, Costa Da Morte, Galicia, Spain); Frank Lloyd Wright (Fallingwater, Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA); Giordano Hadamik Architects (Villa Nemes, Liguria, Italy); Hw Studio (Enso II, San Miguel De Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico); Kengo Kuma (Jeju Ball, Jeju Island, Jeju, South Korea); Kropka Studio / Klub Architekci (House in the Landscape, Zawiercie, Poland); Leonel Marques Rodrigues (Casa Do Penedo, Moreira Do Rei, Fafe, Portugal); Lorenzo Guzzini (Villa Molli, Sala Comacina, Lombardy, Italy); Malik Architecture (House of Solid Stone, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India); Mar Plus Ask (The Olive Houses, Tramuntana Mountains, Mallorca, Spain); MASASTUDIO (Stone Court Villa, Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA); Matías Zegers Arquitectos / Catalina Pacheco (Casa Tapihue, Casablanca, Valparaíso, Chile); Mold Architects - Iliana Kerestetzi (Ncaved, Serifos, Cyclades, Greece); Nathanael Dorent Architecture and Lily Jencks Studio (Ruins Studio, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway); Neil Logan / Norman Jaffe (Heller Lane, Long Island, New York, USA); Nomo Studio (Stone House, Menorca, Spain); OBBA (The Layer, Ganghwa, South Korea); Olson Kundig (The Pierre, San Juan Islands, Washington, USA); Paritzki & Liani Architects (I/S House, Savyon, Israel); Pepa Díaz (Casa Pastrana, Mazarrón, Murcia, Spain); PPAA (Echegaray House, Naucalpan De Juárez, State of Mexico, Mexico); Room 11 (D'entrecasteaux House, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia); Sami-Arquitectos (E/C House, Ilha Do Pico, Azores, Portugal); Sinas Architects (Xerolithi, Serifos, Cyclades, Greece); Skene Catling de la Peña (Flint House, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, UK); Studio Archaos (Rogac House, Vis, Croatia); Studio KO (Villa DL, Ghazoua, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco); Studio Rick Joy (Sun Valley House, Sun Valley, Idaho, USA); Taller Gabriela Carrillo (Casa Piedra, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico); Ted'a Arquitectes (Jordi and África's Home, Montuïri, Mallorca); Tiago Sousa (Box House, Romarigães, Paredes de Coura, Portugal); Tomoaki Uno Architects (Takamine House, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan); Tony Fretton Architects (The Red House, London, UK); Tuñón y Albornoz Arquitectos (Stone House, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain); Type (Redhill Barn, Devon, UK); UNStudio (Fairyland Guorui Villas, Beijing, China); Vicens+Ramos (Single-Family Home in Las Encinas, Las Encinas, Madrid, Spain); Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architects (Brione House, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland); Will Gamble Architects (The Parchment Works, Northamptonshire, UK).
Discover 500 of the world's greatest graphic designs in one big, bold, and brilliant volume This deep dive into graphic design history presents the work of more than 400 designers across 33 countries and 5 continents, with work dating back to the 14th century.Reimagined from the Phaidon best-seller Graphic: 500 Designs that Matter, the book's dizzying array of designs range from the Gutenberg Bible to Joy Division album art, with work by both anonymous creators and industry icons such as Aleksandr Rodchenko, Paul Rand, Paula Scher, Ahn Sang-soo, and Julia Born.The generous format and two-part design structure allows designs to be shown in detail, with large images up front and a 300+ word text for each entry in the back - making this equal parts picture and reading book. A design category key adds functionality while indicating the sheer variety of disciplines at work within one medium, from advertising and information design to posters, books, magazines, and logos.This book is the perfect reference guide for design and art lovers, enthusiasts, and professionals at any stage of their careers, as well as all those interested in and impacted by visual communication.Carefully revised to bring every detail up to date, organized chronologically, and with the addition of 50 new examples that highlight designers reshaping the graphic culture of today, this collection is more comprehensive, compelling - and relevant - than ever before.Featured designers include: Reza Abedini, Otl Aicher, Herbert Bayer, Max Bill, Laurenz Brunner, A. M. Cassandre, Joseph Churchward, Alan Fletcher, Federica Fragapane, Graphic Thought Facility, Béla Horovitz, Eric Hu, Shira Inbar, Tibor Kalman, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., Frith Kerr and Amelia Noble, Anita Klinz, El Lissitzky, George Lois, Karel Martens, Bruno Munari, Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Hassan Rahim, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Stefan Sagmeister, Koichi Sato, Paula Scher, Elena Serrano, Ladislav Sutnar, Ikko Tanaka, Jan Tschichold, Carol Twombly, Jop van Bennekom, Andy Warhol, and Tao Yuan-qing.
An extraordinary collection of more than 300 images celebrating the beauty and diversity of trees This exquisite survey presents a breathtaking sequence of full-page images - from landscape paintings and botanical drawings to ancient frescos, vintage book illustrations and contemporary photographs - revealing the tree as a source of inspiration throughout history. Spanning continents and cultures, Tree reflects the diversity of its subject, depicting giant sequoias, cherry blossoms, palms, poplars, ginkgoes and other species found across Earth's forest biomes, in a wide-ranging selection of visuals dating from Ancient Greece to the present day. More than 300 images include Roman stone mosaics, illustrated Norse myths, Edo-period woodblock prints and living tree installations, each lavishly reproduced. Curated by an international panel of botanists, naturalists, art historians and other experts, the images expand the definition of botanical art, together forming a vibrant, vital homage to the natural world. Featured artists and contributors include: Ansel Adams, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Ruth Asawa, Paul Cézanne, Agnes Denes, Albrecht Dürer, Caspar David Friedrich; Global Forest Watch, Andy Goldsworthy, Ernst Haeckel, Utagawa Hiroshige, Frida Kahlo, Yayoi Kusama, Sally Mann, Grandma Moses, Marianne North, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Sebastião Salgado, and Yokohama Nursery Co., among others.
A cutting-edge illustrated survey of 75 contemporary tattoo artists from around the world who are pushing the boundaries of their art form With nearly 700 images, Tattoo You: A New Generation of Artists showcases 75 rising stars who are redefining the industry. The first book of its kind, Tattoo You features artists curated by a global panel of experts, including some of tattooing's most important names, such as Grace Neutral, Claudia De Sabe, Matt McCormick, Tamara Santibañez, Lal Hardy, Marisa Kakoulas, Matt Lodder, Tann Koga (Ink the Diaspora), and Jay Freestyle. Each artist is accompanied by a selection of images illustrating their work, alongside an in-depth profile that delves into their influences, creative process, and how they are transforming the tattoo world. From minimal, blackwork, and Neo-Traditional tattoos to stick-and-poke and cultural and Indigenous practices, Tattoo You spans all styles and techniques, offering an inside look into how artists around the world work today, while simultaneously providing glimpses of tattooing's future as an innovative, accessible, and revolutionary art form. |A cutting-edge illustrated survey of 75 contemporary tattoo artists from around the world who are pushing the boundaries of their art form| Phaidon Editors Alice Snape is a freelance writer, editor, and curator, as well as the founder of Things & Ink magazine. An expert and authority on tattoos, she has appeared on Newsnight, ITV news, and BBC Radio, and is the author of Tattoo Street Style (2018). She has also written about tattoos and niche culture for the Guardian , Condé Nast Traveler , Cosmopolitan , VICE , Total Tattoo , and other prominent publications.
An A to Z of video games; 300 entries showcasing the most influential and celebrated games, consoles, publishers, and more
A decadent and extravagant celebration of interior style, featuring more than 220 maximalist residential interiors, from the 1600s to the present day
A richly illustrated survey celebrating humankind's enduring relationship with the garden, explored throughout art, science, history, and culture
An inspiring collection of 50 spectacular houses built almost entirely from glass
A visual celebration of Christmas, from religious beginnings to festive cultural touchstones - a book to treasure This book is a unique and groundbreaking visual celebration of Christmas, a joyous religious and cultural occasion observed by billions of people around the world. The origins of Christmas are in the Christian observance of the birth of Christ on 25 December and, since the early 20th century, it has become a secular holiday with a myriad decorations, rituals, and themes. Key themes covered include advent and the nativity; the Christmas tree and holiday decorations; gift giving and carol singing; classic Christmas films; and festive music. This extraordinary book showcases a broad spectrum of global festive traditions from many different cultures, such as fried chicken eaten for Christmas dinner, surfing Santas, and shoes filled with carrots. A collection of more than 200 rich and evocative images, paintings, books, prints, sculptures, textiles, ceramics, and photography, thoughtfully paired to highlight similarities and contrasts between them, the works included feature a diverse range of both lesser-known and iconic artists, including Sandro Botticelli, Grandma Moses, Beatrix Potter, Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol, and many more. These significant works cover festive topics such as Advent; the Christmas tree and holiday decorations; gift giving and carol singing; and classic Christmas films and music. Essays by Sam Bilton, Dolph Gotelli and David Trigg explore traditional festive food and drink, Santa Claus throughout history, and the religious origins of Christmas. In The Christmas Book, the significant artistic and cultural influence of Christmas throughout history is explored through a wide range of beautiful and significant artworks and images from across the ages and six continents, creating the ultimate cultural companion to the festive season.
Visit the world's most comprehensive and compelling museum in a single book - the ultimate gallery in your own home Housing the finest art collection ever assembled, this classic format of Phaidon's bestselling The Art Museum offers the ultimate museum experience without the boundaries of space and time. The rooms and galleries that live within this volume display more than 1,600 artworks, expertly selected from the original collection, including paintings, sculpture, textiles, photographs, installations, performances, videos, prints, ceramics, manuscripts, metalwork, and jewelwork. The artworks included were carefully selected by a team of 28 curators, critics, art historians and artists who contributed their expertise to create this revolutionary 'virtual' museum. These experts came from such institutions as: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The British Museum, London; the Museum of Fine Art, Boston; the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu; the University of California, Berkley; LaTrobe University, Melbourne; the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London; and the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Works originate from the Palaeolithic era to the present and come from all around the globe and include both iconic and lesser-known pieces. This extraordinary book takes the reader on a tour around the world and through the ages, presenting the finest examples of human creativity within its covers - a dream museum without the boundaries of walls.
The perfect miscellany for every art lover - an essential and engaging collection of facts, figures, and findings about art, artists, and the art world, past and present
The most exciting rising stars in contemporary art - who's who and what's next - featuring 107 artists born since 1980, as chosen by a new generation of art experts and leaders
An exhilarating collection of today's most remarkable homes built in awe-inspiring coastal locations around the world
A compelling exploration of the ways that humans have mapped the world throughout history - now in a compact new edition
The definitive architecture travel guide that lets you visit 1,000 of today's most must-see contemporary buildings - whether at home or on the road
A global guide to the 500 works of permanently installed modern and contemporary art worth traveling to experience
The first book to celebrate the beautiful and provocative ways artists have represented, scrutinized and utilized the body over centuries.
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