Art, Architecture & Design

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262036962Author Robert VenturiFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764960536Author Scott A ShieldsFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Pomegranate Communications Inc,USPublisher Pomegranate Communications...

Raqib Shaw is one of the most extraordinary and sought-after artists working in the world today. Born in Calcutta in 1974 and raised in Kashmir, he came to London to study in 1998 and has lived there ever since. Inspired by a broad range of influences,...

KHA / Kerry Hill Architects: Works and Projects celebrates the buildings, resorts and spaces designed by the internationally renowned practice founded by the late Kerry Hill in Singapore in 1979. KHA has grown through the decades from a small studio...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780936070490Author Lloyd KahnFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S.Publisher Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams) 566g

The award-winning VES Handbook of Visual Effects remains the most complete guide to visual effects techniques and best practices available today. This new edition has been updated to include the latest, industry-standard techniques, technologies, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887566694Author VictionaryFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Viction Workshop LtdPublisher Viction Workshop LtdWeight(grams) 700g

Louis Francois Roubiliac, the most compelling sculptor in eighteenth-century Britain, was responsible for many complex and dramatic monuments that can be seen in Westminster Abbey and churches throughout the country. This book is not only the first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683838609Author Insight EditionsFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

A complete course on acrylic painting, covering classic approaches and new innovations for a medium that's widely embraced by both beginners and experienced artists for its versatility, quick-drying properties and non- toxicity. Noted artist and School...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037682807Author Sibylle Kramer KramerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 1660g

This work is a resource for those interested in any form of printmaking, from teachers and students to gallery staff, museum curators and historians. It provides a listing of the terms that relate to different types of printmaking. The book is filled...

The acclaimed best-selling author and popular historian explores the history of Europe via its cathedrals.Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of the history of Western civilization ...

A stunning introduction to the history of Japanese printmaking, with highlights from the de Young museum's vast collection In 1868, Japan underwent a dramatic transformation following the overthrow of the shogun by supporters of Emperor Meiji, marking...

In September 2012, Vogue, the world's most influential fashion magazine, will celebrate its 120th Anniversary. Many of Vogue's hundreds of gorgeous images have remained timeless. With work by photographers such as Steichen, Horst, Avedon, Penn, Newton,...

"When you land on this book, if you do not yet have an appreciation of butterflies or Chan's workmanship, after reading, it will leave you in awe of both."-Beth Bernstein, Forbes "When I was a young boy, butterflies were flying colours - I knew not...

Through his intense vision Van Gogh was able to create paintings that speak directly to us all, and today this disturbed and rejected misfit is the most universally loved of all artists. The story of his thirty seven years of poverty, loneliness and...

Eric Ravilious: Design is the latest title in the acclaimed and award winning Design Series. This new title, with text by Peyton Skipwith and Brian Webb, contains more than 170 images, several not illustrated before. The book focuses on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739842413Author MARK PRICEFormat PaperbackPage Count 386Imprint White Lane PressPublisher White Lane Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624650185Author Luca ZamprioloFormat HardbackPage Count 71Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio PressWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 231mm...

From workaday marigolds to hand-wear custom crafted for the Queen, gloves perform many functions - insulation from the cold, protection from injury, and even ceremonial roles. Gloves have been used since prehistoric times, but in Britain their use as...

Renowned colour expert and quilt and fabric designer Kaffe Fassett explores flowers as a source of inspiration for patchwork and needlepoint in this new quilting guide and pattern collection. Along the way, he shares a behind-the-scenes look at his...

Mega Man Star Force is the follow-up to the popular Mega Man Battle Network video game franchise, and launched a whole new series of adventures for the Blue Bomber. Mega Man Star Force: Official Complete Works collects the stunning artwork of every Star...

The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture is the first book to consider the relationship between the neurosciences and architecture, offering a compelling and provocative study in the field of architectural theory. * Explores...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780677545Author Angharad LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 500g

Few pieces of artwork have ignited the imagination and distilled the passion for Star Wars as much as the original posters created to publicise and market the franchise's films, television shows and video games. From Howard Chaykin's first advance...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733787437Author Meredith JordanFormat PaperbackPage Count 326Imprint Citation PressPublisher Citation PressWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

Greek painted pottery from the fourth century B.C. is one of the largest and most remarkable bodies of theatrically informed material that still survives. "Pots and Plays" is a thorough and insightful re-evaluation of over 100 Greek vases - mostly from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941701836Author Michael BracewellFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint David ZwirnerPublisher David ZwirnerWeight(grams) 420g

Myths inspired Greek and Roman artists to rise to the challenge of conveying flowing narratives in static form. This book describes the different ways painters, sculptors and other artists explored and exploited the dense forest of myth. It explains how...

As We Rise presents an exciting compilation of photographs from African diasporic culture. With over one hundred works by Black artists from Canada, the Caribbean, Great Britain, the United States, South America, as well as throughout the African...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506723617Author Respawn EntertainmentFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

'A masterpiece' - Vanity Fair (Italy) After the best-seller The End is My Beginning, co-authored with his father Tixiano Terzani, the long-awaited Folco Terzani's comeback with an extraordinary harmony of words and images, a simple and...

Delving into the rationale behind influential communication, The Power And Influence Of Illustration helps you understand how to work with a message to create convincing illustrations for your audience. Alan Male explains how illustrative imagery can...

Yves Saint Laurent is a name synonymous with style, elegance and high fashion. When he came on the scene at Dior and then started his own line, he quickly changed the way people regarded haute couture and the world of fashion itself. He revolutionized...

A compelling look at Doris Salcedo's works from the past fifteen years, exploring how the artist challenges not only the limits of the materials she uses but also the traditions of sculpture itself Colombian sculptor and installation artist Doris Salcedo...

Water plays a vital role in shaping our built environment, as it has done for centuries. We depend on it, we use it, we live with it and we must respect it. Aquatecture is the first book to outline new ways of `designing for water,' using examples from...

Film noir, one of the most intriguing yet difficult to define terms in cinema history, is usually associated with a series of darkly seductive Hollywood thrillers from the 1940s and 50s - shadowy, black-and-white pictures about private eyes, femme...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938221095Author Sophie CalleFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Siglio PressPublisher Siglio Press

New exhibition catalogue on Belgian artist Marcel Broodthaers. Marcel Broodthaers's work is characterized by a complex exploration of the relationship of text and image. This catalog raisonne, prepared by WIELS and developed in close collaboration with...