Art

Bridget Riley, one of the leading abstract painters of her generation, holds a unique position in contemporary art. She has developed and extended the range of her interests ever since her first success in the 1960s, creating a body of work which is both...

Happenstance and gesture play a central role in the creative work of the ceramicist Johannes Nagel (b. 1979). His objects, which are orientated towards traditional ideas of vessels but are also freely composed, examine the associations between form and...

Pre-eminent author and art historian Simon Schama has written widely on art for many years to great acclaim. In Hang-Ups, a personal selection of his articles from, amongst others, The New Yorker, appears in Britain for the very first time. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633451360Author Starr FiguraFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 200g

Stories of Art is James Elkins's intimate history of art. Concise and original, this engaging book is an antidote to the behemoth art history textbooks from which we were all taught. As he demonstrates so persuasively, there can never be one story of art...

Drew Struzan has created some of the most iconic movie poster images of the last 30 years, from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" to "Star Wars: Episode III". This is the first book to cover his movie work in depth. Featuring over 300 pieces of artwork,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486202761Author Heinrich WolfflinFormat PaperbackPage Count 253Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Many of Cy Twombly's paintings and drawings include handwritten words and phrases--naming or quoting poets ranging from Sappho, Homer, and Virgil to Mallarme, Rilke, and Cavafy. Enigmatic and sometimes hard to decipher, these inscriptions are a...

This new biography of Peggy Guggenheim charts the life of the infamous, multi-talented art collector and personality. Great-granddaughter of Swiss immigrant Simon Guggenheim, and daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, who went down on the Titanic, Peggy...

Presented in a style as stunning as the prints it celebrates, this survey of Hiroshige tells the fascinating story of the last great practitioner of ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the floating world." Hiroshige is considered to be the tradition's most poetic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262529068Author Erika BalsomFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This fascinating book tells the story of Thomas Hardy's Wessex. Accompanying a multi-venue exhibition, it explores Hardy's life and work.Internationally-acclaimed writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for his evocative depictions of the West...

The grande dame of Norwegian Painting - teacher of Nikolai Astrup and Harald Sohlberg. Harriet Backer (1845-1932) was one of Norway's most prominent painters of the 19th century and a pioneer among women artists in Europe. In 1880, she debuted in the...

This big collection of 500 original patterns depicts all of today's most popular tattoo subjects. From best selling artist, author and designer Lora Irish comes the Great Book of Tattoo Designs, Revised Edition, an appealing and high quality collection...

An authoritative re-definition of the social, cultural and visual history of the emergence of the "avant-garde" in Paris and London Over the past fifty years, the term "avant-garde" has come to shape discussions of European culture and modernity,...

A glorious selection of works presenting some of the most beautiful and stirring moments of the summer season, drawn from Tate's collection. This engaging selection of works from Tate's collection presents a paean to summer. Divided into key...

The official behind-the-scenes art book for Sony Pictures Animation's feature film The Mitchells vs. The Machines The Mitchells vs. The Machines is a comedy about an everyday family's struggle to relate while technology rises up around the world! When...

Professional painting instructor Lea Colie Wight demystifies the formulaic process of oil painting into a simple approach to help you paint confidently and accurately in full color. Develop a core foundational skill set to develop your paintings and...

The Embroiderers' Guild was founded in 1906 and has in its collection embroideries from all over the world. These wonderful works, which somehow survived through the ages, could be said to be one of the most important group of embroideries assembled in...

In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a new view of the artist. Not only a supremely gifted sculptor, painter, architect and poet, Michelangelo was also an aristocrat who firmly believed in the ancient, noble origins of his family...

An inspiring guide to sketching and painting the world around you!Packed with practical tips and advice, this book shows you how to fill your sketchbook or watercolor pad with a variety of everyday items that catch your eye, such as:Kitchen items like...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486808130Author Diego PereiraFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 223gDimensions(mm) 274mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843447467Author Alex CoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Kamera BooksPublisher Oldcastle Books LtdWeight(grams) 218g

With comprehensive instruction and artist tips and tricks, Beginning Acrylic is the perfect resource for aspiring painters just getting started in this colorful medium.Beginning Acrylic teaches aspiring artists everything they need to know to get started...

Featuring exclusive concept art, character and costume sketches, and vehicle and creature designs by the Lucasfilm art department, this official companion to Star Wars: The High Republic (Phase One) offers fans a definitive, behind-the-scenes look at an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984859525Author Matika WilburFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955277795Author James RussellFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint The Mainstone PressPublisher The Mainstone PressDimensions(mm) 250mm * 290mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781454711636Author Millie MarottaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Union Square & Co.Publisher Union Square & Co.Weight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 248mm...

If street art is, in itself, an act of rebellion, it is tragically ironic that the genre seems dominated by men. This exciting book is an important first step in shedding light on the substantial number of women who are gaining fame in the street art...

This title is suitable for children aged 5+. "Draw 50 Baby Animals" brings you an amazing array of the most adorable critters on earth - from a fluffy chick to sweet-faced kittens. This book features darling baby animals from the wild, the barnyard, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909394667Author Nick CatoFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HeadpressPublisher Headpress

Five decades of iconic and incisive art from Barbara Kruger Since the mid-1970s, Barbara Kruger (born 1945) has been interrogating the hierarchies of power and control in works that often combine visual and written language. In her singular graphic...

'WITTY, HUMANE, LEARNED' NEW YORK TIMESThe New York Times-bestselling author offers a stirring defence of liberalism against the dogmatisms of our timeNot since the early twentieth century has liberalism, and liberals, been under such relentless attack,...

This timely study of Winslow Homer highlights his imagery of the Atlantic world and reveals themes of racial, political, and natural conflict across his career Long celebrated as the quintessential New England regionalist, Winslow Homer (1836-1910) in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310453420Author ZondervanFormat HardbackPage Count 1696Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 1359gDimensions(mm) 221mm * 178mm * 52mm

A fascinating journey through the visual portrayal of spring in Western art This lovely gift book presents some of the most beautiful, transformative, and amusing expressions of spring pulled from the renowned collections of Tate, London. Divided...

A groundbreaking publication on the Caribbean-born French Neoclassical painter Guillaume Lethière and his extraordinary, yet largely unexamined career Born in the French colony of Guadeloupe, Guillaume Lethière (1760–1832) was a key figure in the...

Painting a portrait of a child is one of the most complex challenges an artist will face. In this detailed and practical book, Simon Davis opens up his studio and explains his approach. As one of the country's leading portrait painters, he gives a...

Painting buildings is an exciting and versatile genre - it allows you to enjoy the lines of architecture but also to add feeling and context to a picture. This practical book explains the full depth of the subject, from first sketches to final...

A revised and expanded edition of one the most popular titles in the Contemporary Artists Series Born in Lebanon, Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum was exiled to London, where she has lived and worked since the mid-1970s. Through performance, video,...