Art, Architecture & Design

A multipart installation on the island of Hydra exploring mythic themes of earth and sky In 2019, multidisciplinary artist Kiki Smith (born 1954) was invited to present a site-specific project at the DESTE Foundation Project Space in Hydra, a former...

Calm Calligraphy will teach you the ancient art of the Scriptorium - copying letters, words and phrases - which helps you focus your thoughts and relax your mind. Learn the beautiful letter forms with step-by-step instructions, then refine your technique...

Modernism is usually thought of as a shock wave of innovations hitting art, architecture, music, cinema and literature - the work of Picasso, Joyce, Schoenberg, movements like Futurism and Dada, the architecture of Le Corbusier, T.S. Eliot's The...

A visual history of fashion that fits in the palm of your hand. Drawing from the extensive Textile and Fashion Arts Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this miniature history of European and American fashion features some 275 garments,...

"I'm absolutely fascinated by Ransom Riggs' [series] "Talking Pictures" - themed collections of found photographs that happen to have writing on them. Usually, there's just enough written to make each image more powerful, and leave you wanting more"...

Leading watercolour artist Michelle Scragg uses the popular medium of watercolour to produce paintings that have a strong sense of colour, in both her figurative and abstract work. But her work is also well designed and she shows how watercolour can...

The only book to offer deep insight into color's effect on humans and how colors reflect our history. Color is a powerful force in our lives. It is a major influence in visual and verbal communication and on the decisions we make every day. Deep...

Now in its third edition, this book provides the ideal and only reference to the physical basis of architectural design. Fully updated and expanded throughout, the book provides the data required for architects to design buildings that will maintain the...

For artists interested in using color in a new way, this two-part book offers a fresh, comprehensive approach to understanding color in painting. Part one starts with the basics and teaches, rung by rung, many concepts including color, value, and the use...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887963837Author Kai-Yin LoFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Blacksmith BooksPublisher Blacksmith BooksWeight(grams) 376g

Features step by step instructions on how to create a variety of different masksDetailed full-color photographs illustrate each stepCovers a wide range of materials, including latex, paper and fabric mache, cold foam, thermoplastics, urethane and EVA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865653962Author Nick MeleFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Vendome PressPublisher Vendome PressWeight(grams) 1840g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262526890Author Peter WeibelFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

From the editor of Yale's Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, a smart and charming guide to the art of cartooningWinner of the 2012 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for the Best Academic/Scholarly Work "Brunetti has given the...

Challenge your creativity methods Design thinking is not just the property of graphic designers. This approach to creating solutions by thinking from the customer perspective can lead to new and innovative ideas that old methods could not approach...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756242877Author PIE BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint PIE BooksPublisher PIE Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781614040071Author Brandi MilneFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Baby Tattoo BooksPublisher Baby Tattoo BooksWeight(grams) 864g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608873227Author Christie GoldenFormat HardbackPage Count 148Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506726595Author Blizzard EntertainmentFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorScott Melbourne, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Hong KongBook InformationISBN 9783035616101Author Scott Jennings MelbourneFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543811Author Melinda AgronFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Examines both the art-historical framework of Tomma Abts's painting as well as its deep philosophical and psychological dimensions With a rigorous approach and self-imposed limitations to both scale and composition, Tomma Abts (b. 1967) has reinvigorated...

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The official Star Trek: Discovery art book. Star Trek: Discovery, the newest chapter in the Star Trek Universe, follows the exploits of Vulcan-raised science officer Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery as they boldly go where no one...

When Jade Emperor drops two precious gems from heaven, he is devastated and his sorrow cloaks the whole world in darkness. To get them back, his children must journey to earth, traverse mountains and rivers, dive to the depths of the East Sea, and...

From millennia-old cave art to world-famous internet sensations, dogs have inspired artists to strive to capture their loyal personalities and antics for as long as they've been our furry friends. This joyous collection celebrates dogs in art,...

Everyday Sketching and Drawing offers an easy-to-follow, 5-step formula, which teaches beginner-friendly techniques for learning the skills necessary to make drawing and sketching an everyday habit. For those who have always wanted to or tried and...

The MFA's holdings of Japanese art make up the finest and most comprehensive collection outside of Japan. This stunning overview features many of the collection's best-known and most beloved works, including such rare paintings as the eighth-century...

Featuring the complete Zits comics from 2020, the newest treasury by award-winning duo Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman is filled with zaniness, wit, and relatable comedic truths about being - and raising - a teenager. Featuring the award-winning combination...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627310000Author Mike HunchbackFormat HardbackPage Count 198Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.Weight(grams) 892g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633450196Author Carolyn LanchnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 210g

Since the Modern Movement began to be challenge in the late 1960s, architecture has followed a number of widely divergent paths. In this thoughtful and eloquent book, Diane Ghirardo examines the architectural world of the late twentieth century and its...

In 1440, on the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Florence unexpectedly defeated Milanese forces near the town of Anghiari in eastern Tuscany. Nicholas A. Eckstein reveals the impact of this celebrated victory on Florentine public life and how it could...

A collection of 50 original posters celebrating the most compelling unmade films in the history of moviemaking For most films, it's a long, strange road from concept to screen, and sometimes those roads lead to dead ends. In Underexposed!: The 50...

The first major book on OSGEMEOS (Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo) follows the twins from their origins in 1970s Sao Paulo to the height of world graffiti fame. Combining folkloric and contemporary elements of Brazilian society with graffiti, hip-hop, and...

First full-length study of the impact of the Gothic Revival across the arts, from literature and architectural theory to houses, furniture and interiors. The Gothic Revival, rich, ambitious, occasionally eccentric, but nonetheless visually exciting,...

Engagingly written and colorfully illustrated, The Experience of Modern Sculpture leads us to understand, and take pleasure in, the sculpture of the 20th and 21st centuries. It helps us see the different facets of modernism: the evolution of the figure,...

Industrial-style furniture is in fashion - bistro tables and chairs, lockers, mail sorting racks and jointed lamps are all common elements in today's interior design. In this book, Brigitte Durieux, an authority on the style, tells us the story behind...

Located in the West London suburb from which it takes its name, Ealing Studios is one of the best loved and best known institutions of British cinema. Ealing represents a particular kind of institutional practice a community of filmmakers who collaborate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786270580Author Gwyneth HollandFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 580g