Art

Few artists of this century have exercised so wide an influence as Paul Klee (1879-1940). He was one the most inventive and prolific of the modern masters, working in a dozen different styles, each of which he made uniquely his own, so that a work from...

As featured on BBC RADIO 4's Start the Week: a dazzling look at modern videogame worlds seen through an architectural lens, utilizing maps, diagrams and graphic illustrations to offer new perspectives on the art of virtual world building. Videogame...

The landmark publication of C.G. Jung's The Red Book spurred enormous interest in Jung-not just as a founding figure in modern psychology but also as a creative man with tremendous figurative and ornamental flair and a vibrant eye for colour. Expanding...

An unparalleled reassessment of Pierre Bonnard, exploring his paintings, drawings, photography, and prints As one of the founders of the post-Impressionist group the Nabis, French artist Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) is frequently seen as a transitional...

This book provides all the advice you need for taking the world by storm, from the inimitable Lisa Congdon. In this illustrated guide to life-perfect for graduates and other seekers-acclaimed artist and educator Lisa Congdon offers up wisdom and...

From 'cabinets of curiosities' to assemblages of found objects and imitations of museum displays, artists have often turned their attention to the ideas and systems traditionally embodied in the museum - display, archiving, classification, storage,...

During the Middle Ages decorative floor tiles were used in abbey churches, royal palaces, parish churches and the homes of wealthy citizens. Tiles were durable and hygienic and added a new decorative element to the interior. Despite their simple tools...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999557327Author Alicia L McDanielFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Alicia McDaniel Fine ArtPublisher Alicia McDaniel Fine ArtWeight(grams)...

The Art Nouveau movement became an international phenomenon at the beginning of the twentieth century that ushered in the era of modernity in almost every aspect of cultural life. For decades critics have argued that Art Nouveau was not an artistic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954947092Author Hilton AlsFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Dancing Foxes PressPublisher Dancing Foxes Press

Art History: The Key Concepts is a systematic, reliable and accessible reference guide to the disciplines of art history and visual culture. Containing entries on over 200 terms integral to the historical and theoretical study of art, design and culture...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857239675Author Matteo CivaschiFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 1580g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998929217Author Jennifer ZimmermannFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Full Circle Arts, LLC BooksPublisher Full Circle Arts, LLC BooksWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780714531724Author Spike BucklowFormat PaperbackPage Count 362Imprint Marion Boyars Publishers LtdPublisher Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd

Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) is one of the most influential protagonists of the avant-garde, both as an artist and an author. With his utopia of the "total Merz vision of the world" he aimed at the "unification of art and non-art". The art of assemblage...

Farah Nayeri addresses the difficult questions plaguing the art world, from the bad habits of Old Masters, to the current grappling with identity politics. For centuries, art censorship has been a top-down phenomenon--kings, popes, and one-party...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486436692Author Edmund DulacFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 250gDimensions(mm)...

Precisely rendered to dazzle the eye with their botanical accuracy, the sumptuous arrays of fruit and flowers by Dutch painter Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) were among the most avidly collected paintings of the 18th century. The arrangements were...

Magic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, magicians have always been conduits to a parallel universe of limitless possibility-whether invoking spirits, reading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486203430Author Daniel V. ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Award-winning artist Nita Engle's breakthrough approach to watercolour shows readers how to combine spontaneity and control to produce glowing, realistic paintings. Her method begins with action-filled exercises that demonstrate how to play with paint,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486803760Author Marty NobleFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 220gDimensions(mm) 275mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611806120Author Lisa SolomonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Helen and Danny keep themselves to themselves. But the outside world comes crashing into their lives one day when Helen's brother turns up. Covered in blood. Dennis Kelly's new play is a thrilling contemporary suspense story which takes its audience...

Paul Klee on Modern Art, with an introduction by Herbert Read, represents the essential collection of thinking about art from one of the last century's most influential artists.Paul Klee on Modern Art, with an introduction by Herbert Read, represents the...

Author and artist Kamo is back with her ever-popular doodles!Cute, funny and simple drawings-alongside step-by-step instructions-are sure to inspire readers of all ages to sit down and start doodling. Begin with a line or squiggle, and then turn it into...

Can crochet explain the complexities of non-Euclidean geometry? How does the 1804 Jacquard loom relate to modern computing? Radical Fiber celebrates the overlap between art, science, interdisciplinary creativity and collaborative learning For centuries,...

Explore the deserts, mountains and souks of the Middle East, with best-selling author and artist David Bellamy. Following on from David's highly acclaimed Arctic Light, this book provides an intriguing and often entertaining insight into South Arabia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756255396Author Yo ShimizuFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

The British Museum's vast collections include wonderful images of birds from all over the world. Some are primarily decorative, whereas Thomas Bewick and the Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro chose to show birds in realistic detail, going about their...

This book contains lessons that are developed in a basic step-by-step process that builds in complexity. All demonstrations feature the delicate, exquisitely rendered, botanically accurate work of the author. A thorough immersion in the art of botanical...

At the age of sixteen, Catherine Tylney Long became the wealthiest heiress in England, and the public found their 'angel'. Witty, wealthy and beautiful, Catherine was the most eligible of young ladies and was courted by royalty but, ignoring the warnings...

J. D. Fergusson (1874-1961) is one of the four artists known as the Scottish Colourists, the others being F. C. B. Cadell, G. L. Hunter and S. J. Peploe. Fergusson was born in Leith, and was essentially a self-taught artist. In Paris 1907 he became...

"This comprehensive work covers the gamut of techniques... will take students from beginner to expert." -The English Garden This definitive guide is the most thorough how-to available on every major technique of botanical artistry. The experts at the...

Impassioned, witty and polemical, At Your Own Risk is Derek Jarman's defiant celebration of gay sexuality.In At Your Own Risk, Derek Jarman weaves poetry, prose, photographs and newspaper extracts into a rich tapestry of gay experience in the UK. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984859686Author Kyle NewmanFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Screenprinting is essentially a stencil method of printing, but is has vast potential. This beautiful book explains the techniques behind the art and introduces ideas to explore its exciting and versatile qualities. Packed with step-by-step sequences...

This fantastic book showcases the prestigious Embroiderers' Guild's huge collection of embroidered birds through the ages. Featuring photographs taken especially for the book, items are shown in full along with detailed images that show off the stunning...

Making the Renaissance Man explores the images, objects and experiences that fashioned men and masculinity in the courts of fifteenth-century Italy. Across the peninsula, Italian princes fought each other in fierce battles and spectacular jousts; they...

What is the relationship between creativity and perversion? The boundary between the world of art and 'the artful universe of the pervert' is carefully explored in this study. Beyond the banal or picturesque variations in sexual behaviour, there lies...