Art

Sigmund Freud spent the final year of his life at 20 Maresfield Gardens, London, surrounded by all his possessions, in exile from the Nazis. The long-term home and workspace he left behind in Berggasse 19, Vienna is a seemingly empty space, devoid of the...

How creativity makes its way through feeling-and what we can know and feel through the artistic work of Black women Feeling is not feelin. As the poet, artist, and scholar Bettina Judd argues, feelin, in African American Vernacular English, is how Black...

Almost nine million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre in Paris every year to see its incomparable art collection. Yet few, if any, are aware of the remarkable history of that location and of the buildings themselves, and how they...

Exquisite Dreams is the first full account of Dorothea Tanning's art and life. Rather than only focusing on her well-known surrealist paintings, this book gives equal weight to Tanning's lesser-known but equally powerful sculptures, abstract paintings...

A vibrant, colourful and beautiful book that introduces readers to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. It explains the difference between the two movements and the main artists associated with each. Illustrations are drawn from the renowned and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904794011Author James AlderFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint Northumbria University PressPublisher McNidder & Grace

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486261553Author Dan X. SoloFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 310gDimensions(mm)...

An impressive overview of drawing in Venice, from the time of Titian and Tintoretto to that of Canaletto and Tiepolo From the time of Titian and Tintoretto to that of Canaletto and Tiepolo, drawing was an important part of artistic practice and was...

Religion and the American West offers a lavishly illustrated and comprehensive overview of the ways religion has shaped the idea of the American West and how the region has influenced broader religious and racial categories. Starting when the concept of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760762339Author Amber Creswell BellFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty LtdPublisher Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty...

Hakuho Sculpture is the first book in any language devoted entirely to Japanese sculpture of the Hakuho period (c. 650-710 CE). It focuses on the stylistic development and aesthetic qualities of Buddhist imagery through a careful study of gilt-bronze...

Providing a thematic overview of the multifarious work produced by Derek Boshier (b.1937) from the post-war period to the digital age, this fascinating publication reveals how Boshier’s deceptively playful imagery offers analytical commentaries on...

The Poster to Poster series is a nine-volume definitive collection of British railway posters which showcases many of the railway posters from the National Railway Museum at York and other museums and galleries. Each volume is a mixture of travel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916041653Author Laura SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Eiderdown BooksPublisher Eiderdown Books

The most comprehensive monograph to date on the British artist and writer loved for his witty book-cover-inspired canvases, now updated with forty of his latest works Harland Miller's creativity as both artist and writer culminates in his iconic...

How today's artists survive, exhibit, and earn money-without selling out! Career-minded artists, this is the book you have been waiting for! Making It in the Art World, Second Edition, explains how to be a professional artist and shares new methods to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857245607Author Selene WendtFormat HardbackPage Count 151Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 720g

'A riveting tale, brilliantly told' Philippe Sands The little-known story of Hitler's war on modern art and the mentally ill. In the first years of the Weimar Republic, the German...

The sixth book in the bestselling Master Guide to Drawing Anime series focuses on using principles of figure drawing to create anime characters and scenes. In this new title, Christopher Hart combines two subjects he is well known for-figure drawing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845832032Author Colin 21.59 x 1.57 x 27.94 LarkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Telos Publishing LtdPublisher Telos Publishing Ltd

Ground-breaking study of the enigmatic and unique tabernacles from fourteenth-century Italy, which for the first time combined relics and images. Images and relics were central tools in the process of devotional practice in medieval Europe. The...

Examining for the first time the life and work of the sculptor Matt Rugg (1935-2020), Michael Bird's impeccably researched text vividly charts Rugg's parallel careers as artist and teacher in the context of developments in creative pedagogy in Britain...

The human desire to adorn the body is universal and timeless. While specific forms of body decoration and the motivations for them vary by region, culture, and era, all human societies have engaged in practices designed to augment and enhance people's...

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,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641521963Author Adrianne SurianFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Temescal PressPublisher Temescal PressWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 203mm...

Based on the landmark Radio 4 series, this beautifully illustrated modern history of the connections between science and art offers a new perspective on what that relationship has contributed to the world around us. __________ ...

The perfect Father's Day giftTolkien's works have inspired artists for generations and have given rise to myriad interpretations of the rich and magical worlds he created.The Illustrated World of Tolkien gathers together artworks and essays from expert...

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 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...

Charting Japan's unique engagement with modernity during the Meiji era, through an extraordinary selection of objects in American collections This exhibition catalogue takes a fresh look at the art of Japan's Meiji era (1868-1912), through a vivid...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907359781Author Angela LordFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Hawthorn PressPublisher Hawthorn PressWeight(grams) 309gDimensions(mm) 245mm * 190mm *...

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...

An Intimate Distance considers a wide range of visual images of women in the context of current debates which centre around the body, including reproductive science, questions of ageing and death and the concept of 'body horror' in relation to food,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576878477Author Jonathan ShawFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857228877Author Charmaine PicardFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 2120g

Renowned for his powerful portrayals of our collective culture and history, Wilhelm Sasnal draws on found images from his surroundings, newspapers and magazines, billboards, and the Internet, creating works of art that act as an archive to the mass of...

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...

A wave of protest is in the air and on the walls! A new generation of politicized artists, designers and communicators the world over are using stencil art as an accessible yet powerful means of giving voice to their ideas. The Stencil Graffiti Handbook...