A comprehensive overview of more than a half century of portrait photographs by one of our era's most influential - and entertaining - artists.
The first illustrated monograph dedicated to the history of the House of Worth, the world's first haute couture house, founded by Charles Frederick Worth in Paris in 1858.
A landmark publication offering a definitive overview of the rise and fall of the era-defining magazine.
New in the World of Art series, a survey of the art produced in Egypt during the age of the pharaohs.
Small, smart, essential - an easy-to-read, straightforward and entertaining introduction to art history via fifty pivotal moments from antiquity to the 21st century.
Small, smart, essential - an accessible introduction to the Pop Art movement, offering a new perspective on canonical works and highlighting its international reach.
Helps to discover how design has evolved over the centuries, and learn how to think visually and create your own personal style.
This catalogue of the Wyvern sculpture collection, which is not open to the public, comprises outstanding European sculptures of the medieval period, as well as some Late Antique and Byzantine pieces and related works of the post-medieval era. Objects are made from wood, stone (including alabaster and marble) and terracotta. Also included are medieval works of art in metal, mostly consisting of crucifix figures (corpora), and other functional metalware such as aquamanilia (water vessels for the washing of hands) and candlesticks. This sumptuous publication will interest all those concerned with the material culture of the Middle Ages.
Bridget Riley is one of the most important British painters of our time. Since the early 1960s, when she first gained recognition with her powerful black and white paintings, the artist has continued to explore the principles of abstraction in startling and original ways. Through her systematic engagement with colour, tone, form and structure, Riley pushes the boundaries of perception, challenging us to look at the world anew. This landmark publication brings together for the first time all of Bridget Riley's known paintings, including well over 650 works ranging from the late 1940s to 2017. Each painting is illustrated with a full-page colour image, many of which have been sourced from the artist's extensive archive and rarely published. Drawing on archival research and expert knowledge, the publication includes an introductory essay, explanation of materials and methods, extended exhibition history, biographical information and explanatory notes. The publication benefits from the remarkable input of Bridget Riley herself, who has been present at every stage of the project and has provided first-hand information about her work and exhibition and sales history. Bridget Riley: The Complete Paintings is a seminal visual resource and provides the most comprehensive overview of the artist's paintings to date.
A new interdisciplinary perspective on architecture and geometry--from Athenian Ruins to the Chrysler building
An intimate look inside the homes of the world's leading creatives in one of the world's most vibrant cities
Exploring the origins, designs and themes of over one hundred pictures from different periods and places, Susan Woodford artfully expands our appreciation of pictures. Woodford's riveting prose compares different artistic approaches, questions assumptions and introduces us to a wide range of stimulating ideas. Whether looking at a Japanese woodcut, Leonardo's Last Supper or Picasso's Guernica, Looking at Pictures will develop your eye as well as your confidence. This essential guide concludes with a glossary and invaluable suggestions for further reading.
A boy who loves adventure. A mysterious solo journey. A remote island wilderness. Cast away in this beautiful dreamlike story and discover what surprises await.
The definitive introduction to the understanding and practice of archaeology, now in its second edition.
A fascinating study of the drawings by American artist Wayne Thiebaud, published with his cooperation
An original and revealing series of essays on couples who shared both sexual and artistic bonds.
Despite his posthumous fame as a painter of flowers, still-lifes, gardens, landscapes and city scenes, during his lifetime Vincent van Gogh believed that his portraits constituted his most important works. Although as an artist he was 'touched by so many different things', he was nevertheless committed to the art of portraiture - a quality that distinguished him from his contemporaries. Van Gogh was passionate in his avoidance of bland, photographic resemblances, in the hope of capturing the essential character of his models by means of expressive colour and brushwork. Showcasing a dramatic set of portraits created during Van Gogh's ten-year career, this book reflects the strong visual impact with which the artist captured the diversity of contemporary life. In his many portraits, we can discern the artist's desire to record expressively a number of themes, from the plight of the agricultural workers in his native Brabant and the destitution of prostitutes and their children in urban Europe, to the lives of his cosmopolitan acquaintances in Paris, including café owners and art dealers. It was here that he began his remarkable sequence of self-portraits. With reference to Van Gogh's extensive correspondence, Skea elaborates how the artist perceived his chosen subjects as would a writer, and how he felt that his portraits should somehow evoke what he considered to be the spiritual underpinning of human existence
Presents various colourful characters who have sunk into obscurity, from St Cuthbert and Nicholas Breakspear (the only English pope) to Octavia Hill and the Marquis of Granby. This title also covers such diverse areas as sports, lost villages, forgotten war heroes and inventors.
A rich sourcebook of design ideas for incorporating workspaces into domestic spaces - through objects, spatial transformation or design - targeted at consumers, practitioners and architects.
A lively illustrated book that introduces children to their first 100 Chinese words, making learning written Chinese fun and simple. For ages 7+
Over the course of a career spanning more than fifty years, Seattle-based architect Jim Olson, of Olson Kundig, has made his name designing a broad range of buildings that sensitively respond to their environment. Initially drawing from his close connection to the nature and culture of the Pacific Northwest, he has attracted an international reputation for designing houses for art collectors around the world. Considered together, his buildings reveal an exceptional interplay between art, light, nature, craft and architecture, which can be experienced in a range of projects that span the globe, from Mexico to South-East Asia. This complete overview of many decades of carefully considered buildings begins with an extended essay by Aaron Betsky, who considers the intimate relationship between Olsonâ¿s natural surroundings and love of art and his design process over the course of his career. This is followed by a selection of twenty-eight of Olsonâ¿s recent projects, interspersed with private sketches and his reflections on architecture and the creative process. The final reference section includes an extensive illustrated chronology of the architectâ¿s entire corpus.
A detailed study of contemporary art in Hungary from the period immediately following the Revolution of 1956 through 1980-- a troubled yet fascinating period in the history of the country
An exquisite selection of decorated papers dating from the 16th to the 20th century, now available in a compact edition.
When and how did the brains of our hominin ancestors become human minds? When and why did our capacity for language or art, music and dance evolve? This book deals with these questions.
A stunning collection of intricately made games pieces from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait
The visual odyssey of a skater on the road, captured by a talented emerging photographer
Award-winning designer Sean Adams presents over 100 case studies of environmental graphics and murals from around the world.
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