With original, full-color designs and 11 affirmations from the artist himself, this compact gift book offers guidance, clarity, and support for fulfilling your creative potential Are you an aspiring artist? Or perhaps lost your creative vision? Or you just need some powerful words of encouragement to follow your dreams. Well, this book is for you. Known as the “architect of joy,” this book was created by visionary multidisplinary artist and designer Yinka Ilori and offers bold and fearless encouragement for anyone looking for assurance on their artistic journey. Suitable for all ages, this is the perfect gift book for anyone needing a joyful mood boost and for aspiring artists in need of uplifiting declarations. With original, full-color designs and 11 affirmations from the artist himself, this compact gift book offers guidance, clarity, and support for fulfilling your creative potential.
A beautiful and faithfully reproduced slipcase edition of the best-selling, revolutionary publication from one of history's most visionary artists.Widely recognised as a masterpiece of English literature, Songs of Innocence and of Experience also occupies a key position in the history of Western art. This unique edition, newly reissued in a slipcase, sees William Blake communicating with his readers as he intended - reproducing his own illumination and lettering from the finest existing example of the original work. In this way, readers can experience the mystery and beauty of Blake's poems as he first created them, discovering for themselves the intricate web of symbol and meaning that connects word and image. Each poem is accompanied by a literal transcription, and the volume is introduced by the renowned historian and critic, Richard Holmes. This beautiful edition of Songs of Innocence and of Experience will be essential for those familiar with Blake's work, but also offers an ideal way into his world for those encountering him for the first time.
An insightful and much-needed introduction to the life and work of Malgorzata Mirga-Tas, a textile artist dedicated to celebrating the vibrant heritage of the Romani community. Malgorzata Mirga-Tas (b.1978) is a Romani artist and activist who is best known for her colourful textile collages. Made from materials gathered from family and friends, and often created in collaboration with other women, these works depict the everyday life of the Romani people to challenge stereotypical representations and form what she calls 'microcarriers of history'. This fascinating introduction explores the life and work of Mirga-Tas, contextualising her practice within Romani culture and the community in which she was raised. Bringing attention to the Romani people - their relationships, alliances and shared activities - through her visual storytelling, she also re-imagines artworks from across the centuries that have presented Romani identity in negative ways and transforms them into vibrant images imbued with strength and dignity. These works, informed by her feminist perspective and a sustained engagement with her community, combine realism with visual motifs of Romani culture, and offer a rare opportunity to see and celebrate the Roma on their own terms - both as a contemporary community and as a people with a rich heritage.
An insightful exploration celebrating the diverse and dynamic cultural impact of South Asian artists and filmmakers in twentieth-century Britain. This book will introduce readers to an array of South Asian artists active in the twentieth century, all of whom demonstrate such variety that they challenge the unifying category 'South Asian'. From Punjabi war veterans who came to fill labour shortages in the interwar period, through to South Asians from Uganda who settled in Britain after expulsion by Idi Amin in 1972, this book will explore how the South Asian diaspora responded to hostility and discrimination by turning to artistic production. Using a variety of media, they made artworks which demanded the colonial constitution of art history be interrogated, and the lives of South Asians to be transformed. These artworks, together with those by contemporary artists that draw from and reorient their ancestral legacies, have contributed to incisive theories of race, gender, nationhood and aesthetics - all of which come to bear on present debates on power in the art world and beyond.
Compelling and intimate, this collection of letters between the celebrated art critic and essayist John Berger and his son Yves, an artist, is a moving look at their musings on art, memory, life, death, and beyond. Composed of letters written between 2015 and 2016, some of the last written by John Berger, along with images of works by old masters and contemporary art and some of the Bergers' own drawings and watercolours, Over to You is an informal back-and-forth not unlike the ping-pong games father and son used to play in the barn of their house. It begins when John, who is in a Parisian suburb, sends Yves, who is in Haute-Savoie, an envelope of reproductions of art that have moved him. And so they begin to reveal their thoughts, looking at works by Goya, Watteau, Twombly, Joan Mitchell, Dürer, Caravaggio, Manet, and Euan Uglow, among many others. But the art is just a way to summon shared emotions and memories, as well as deepen their understanding of the world and its mysteries. John, at eighty-nine, is the more formal teacher; Yves, at thirty-nine, is the younger, philosophical artist. There are John's thoughts on everything from the use of colour, light and space in, say, a Dürer or a Beckmann to the question of 'staying fully alive.' Yves notes how much in life exceeds our understanding, the gap between our consciousness and our feeling, between the said and the unsaid. 'That's the zone where I would like us to meet. Are you coming?' he asks his father. 'I may need other eyes to confirm what is really there. Like your eyes always did.'This is an exceptional and moving tribute to a relationship between a father and a son, and between two artists, as well as a thought-provoking look at questions we all have about work, time, the universe, life, and death.
An indispensable introduction to the life and work of James McNeil Whistler, a hugely influential artist whose delicate and atmospheric paintings and aesthetic theories cement him as a key artist of the modern age.
An enlightening introduction to the life and work of Gwen John, whose intense gaze and fascination with the female sitter resulted in some of the most beguiling paintings of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
A much-needed introduction to the life and work of Sonia Boyce, a leading contemporary artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores race and gender, and questions artistic authorship and cultural difference.
Taking you behind the lens during a decade of significant social and political change, discover the remarkable transformation of British photography in the 1980s, and its impact on art across the world. This book will trace critical developments in photographic art in the UK, made by a diverse range of photographers in and around the Thatcher era (1976-1993). Rather than presenting a comprehensive history, the book will showcase more than 70 lens-based artists, and reveal numerous small histories, known and unknown, presented by a constellation of image makers (particularly Global Majority photographers), photography journals, photographer collectives, and theorists. The publication will also pay close attention to the intersection between photography and the British Black arts movement, and to the theoretical developments in photography and representation from the perspectives of postmodernism and cultural theory by British scholars from the period, namely John Tagg, Victor Burgin, and Stuart Hall. Photographers include Don McCullin, Martin Parr, Ingrid Pollard, Sunil Gupta, Wolfgang Tillmans, Keith Arnatt, Vanley Burke, Sirkka-Liisa Kontinnen, Marketa Luskacova, Joy Gregory, Paul Graham, Ajamu X, and many more key figures.
An essential introduction to the life and work of William Blake, a radical and rebellious painter and poet whose eccentric artistic vision was deeply concerned with the social, religious and political issues of his age.
Discover how artists used machines and algorithms to create mesmerising and mind-bending art between the 1950s and 1980s.
Discover how artists used machines and algorithms to create mesmerising and mind-bending art between the 1950s and 1980s.
Come along on this journey to look at portraits in art! Paint, draw and create your very own artwork inspired by the work of incredible artists from around the world!
Exploring timeless themes of love, innocence, deception and betrayal, Charlotte Gastaut magnificently retells the story of Giselle, using die-cut paper and transparent book leaves to fully immerse us in one of the world's most famous and haunting ballets.
Fun facts and games will fire kids' imaginations in this new book. Each activity is carefully designed to encourage a deeper understanding of the artist's approach and the concepts behind each artwork.
Inspired by a true story about a family of birds nesting in a village's streetlamp, this poetic picture book is a moving exploration of community, solidarity, ecology and the preservation of wildlife. Winner of the 2023 Prix Felipé for Ecological Children's Literature.
Miffy visits the gallery and sees lots of beautiful works of art. Feeling inspired, she uses her pencils to make her own artworks and creates her own gallery at home!The sturdy and big puzzle pieces with rounded edges are suitable for small hands. The six jigsaw puzzles in the book increase in difficulty, from four to nine pieces.
The fifth instalment in Alex Willmore's beloved series sees Moose leave his Forest Friends behind to embark on an exciting journey of self-discovery.
Tired of constantly working hard, a poor painter encounters the legendary Dokkaebi who gifts him the life he has always dreamed of as a rich and famous artist. But the painter soon learns that his gifts come at a price and perhaps his new perfect life is not all it seems to be. Vividly illustrated in a style that combines minhwa, traditional Korean folk art, with pop art, The Gift is an engaging fable about gratitude and appreciating the beauty in life.Â
Celebrating the beauty of natural Black hair, this debut picture book is an infectious, imaginative and colourfully illustrated tale about the love that is shared between family.
Horses have appeared in works of art throughout history and across the globe, frequently as depictions of the horse in battle, as a form of transportation or within the settings of racing, hunting or breeding. Culturally, the horse is significant across the world. This book seeks to explore the long and rich trajectory of art focusing on horses and equestrian art from their historic use in battle or as tools in agricultural labour up to their representation as an allegory for wildness and power in modern art to the current fascination with horse racing and breeding. Offering in-depth explorations of over fifty artworks from the last 260 years mostly in western art, it explores the changing and fascinating relationship we have had with horses, from the classical paintings of George Stubbs to the subversive feminist performances of Rose English.
The arrival of photography changed the course of painting forever. In this publication, the dynamic relationship between the two mediums is explored through some of the most iconic artworks of recent times. From the expressive paintings of Pablo Picasso and Paula Rego to striking photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto and Jeff Wall, we see how these art forms have responded to and shaped each other in ways both small and large. We also discover how the boundaries between painting and photography have been blurred to create new and exciting modes of expression, such as Pauline BotyâEUR(TM)s pop paintings, Andy WarholâEUR(TM)s silkscreen prints, the photorealist works of Gerhard Richter, or Andreas GurskyâEUR(TM)s large-scale panoramic photographs. Featuring contributions from the artists featured as well as a series of spotlight essays by some of today's most exciting writers, Capturing the Moment provides a fresh and engaging overview of the relationship between the brush and the lens, and the way in which artists have turned to painting and photography to capture moments in time.
Oops another bedwetting! It's not fun waking up to wet sheets. But who wet the bed? It can't have been me. Follow along as Dad and Grandma Ma'a track down who the real culprit is, starting with my mischievous zebra pyjamasâEUR¿ Delightfully illustrated, this heart-warming tale will help dispel any shame around bedwetting.
When the world is plagued with isolation and cursed to live without colour' it is up to a group of determined children to grow a seed of hope that will inspire everyone to come together and build a better future. We called it 'The Dulling'. It had been creeping in for such a long time, and had started so gradually, that most people barely even noticed.As the Dulling spread, people began to fight and isolate themselves from each other. Neighbours became enemies, friends became strangers, and soon all colour was drained from the world.A timeless fable about hope and community-building, Lucy Farfort's empowering debut was the Centre for Literary in Primary Education's Back to School selection for 2023.
Relax your mind and heart. Take a deep, calm breath.Expertly written by Kiusam de Oliveira and beautifully illustrated by Rodrigo Andrade, The Little Guide to Meditation teaches children about the roots of meditation in African culture, while guiding them in an active meditation to soothe their souls and ground their bodies in connection with the wider world.
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