Art

In Mimesis Across Empires, Natasha Eaton examines the interactions, attachments, and crossings between the visual cultures of the Mughal and British Empires during the formative period of British imperial rule in India. Eaton explores how the aesthetics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780929701486Author Thomas McEvilleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint McPherson & Co Publishers,U.S.Publisher McPherson & Co Publishers,U.S.

A garden is more than the sum of its parts-a garden can be anything one wants it to be. What's important is that it have a heart. Through ethereal illustrations, textile designer and artist Virginia Johnson takes the reader on her own garden journey,...

From Yves Klein's spotless tailoring to the kaleidoscopic costumes of Yayoi Kusama and Cindy Sherman, from Andy Warhol's denim to Martine Syms's joy in dressing, the clothes worn by artists are tools of expression, storytelling, resistance, and...

This guide shows you step by step how to sculpt realistic figures, from face to feet, through 10 projects. Professional sculptor and instructor Elisabeth Bonvalot provides the guidance and tips needed to-with time and practice!-reach realism with your...

In 1832, Eugene Delacroix accompanied a French diplomatic mission to Morocco, the first leg of a journey through the Maghreb and Andalusia that left an indelible impression on the painter. This comprehensive, annotated English-language translation of his...

Create uniquely artful words with secrets from Joanne Sharpe! Joanne Sharpe--author of the popular book The Art of Whimsical Lettering--has gathered together 55 of her favorite hand-drawn alphabets for this light-hearted collection. Follow simple...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934429822Author Charley HarperFormat HardbackImprint AMMO Books LLCPublisher AMMO Books LLC

The first book-length examination of the clay models and creative process of the preeminent neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova "A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated catalog."-Karen Wilkin, Wall Street Journal The most celebrated sculptor of the...

Passions are high in education, and this edited volume offers bold new ways to conceive of the affective intensities shaping our present historical moment. Concerns over school practices deemed "ineffective," "disruptive," "irrational," or even...

The international significance of the art produced in Hungary in the 1960s and 1970s has come to the fore in recent years. Nevertheless, studies of modern and contemporary art in Eastern Europe during the Soviet era tend to focus on their relationship to...

"IN MANY LANGUAGES, 'UNDERSTANDING' ALSO COMES FROM THE IDEA OF PUTTING SOMETHING INSIDE YOUR BODY" - CAMILLE HENROT Over the past twenty years, Camille Henrot has developed a critically acclaimed practice that moves seamlessly between drawing,...

This pioneering study argues that the concept of 'empire' belongs at the centre, rather than in the margins, of British art history. Recent scholarship in history, anthropology, literature and post-colonial studies has superseded traditional definitions...

This book explores the varied and unusual prop work of movie and TV graphic prop designer Ross MacDonald. MacDonald's prop work for film and TV is explored through an interview by Steven Heller, a photographic essay on his work on National Treasure, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992752613Author Perry CurtiesFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint 125 WorldPublisher 125 WorldWeight(grams) 70gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 150mm * 15mm

We return to Aldebaran, the planet where the first human colony in the solar system was founded. Mark and Kim, teenagers whose village was annihilated, have met a woman named Alexia during their escape. She is a biologist and a friend of Driss, the man...

Plans included: Burnham Yacht Harbour (1:12 500) River Crouch continuation to Battlesbridge (1:35 000) River Roach continuation to Rochford (1:35 000)About the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing...

Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), the American artist known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes, was one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. During her lifetime, which spanned almost a...

A picture's title is often our first guide to understanding the image. Yet paintings didn't always have titles, and many canvases acquired their names from curators, dealers, and printmakers--not the artists. Taking an original, historical look at how...

This fascinating publication presents the roles two men have played in turning a small workshop in nineteenth-century Paris into one of the most successful and recognized brands in the world. Known for both craftsmanship and must-have high design, Louis...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506717524Author Dave McKeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint 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.Book InformationISBN 9780764958311Author Pomegranate PublishersFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Pomegranate Communications Inc,USPublisher Pomegranate Communications...

John Constable is best known for his idyllic paintings of the English countryside. Yet he was also a brilliant innovator who brought a new vivacity to the observation of nature. He practiced oil painting in the open air, capturing in particular the...

First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. Exploring the interaction between art and society, Hauser effectively details...

Themes and motifs in the art of Kara Walker, from blackface to abjection, by a leading art historian In 2002, Kara Walker was selected to represent the United States at the prestigious Sao Paulo Art Biennial. Curator Robert Hobbs wrote extended essays...

More than any other modern artist, Pablo Picasso came to represent the idea of genius. Yet the aesthetic of genius, which governed Western thinking about art between the mid-eighteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, has also limited how we interpret...

This book highlights a theme that preoccupied Francis Bacon throughout his career: the relationship between two people, both physical and psychological. At its heart are two of the most uninhibited images that Bacon ever painted: Two Figures (1953) and...

Barry McGee is an artist who takes uncertainty and unpredictability as his guiding principles. Every exhibition is different. His installations have featured everything from robotic graffiti writers to entire shipping containers and automobiles...

Religion has always been a fundamental force for constructing identity, from antiquity to the contemporary world. The transformation of ancient cults into faith systems, which we recognise now as major world religions, took place in the first millennium...

Ukrainian Cossacks used icon painting to investigate their relationship not only with God but also their relationship with the Russian tsar. Could Emperor Peter I and his adversary in the Battle of Poltava (1709)-the Cossack Hetman Ivan Mazepa-be...

This volume examines the cultural importance of the coastline in Britain during a time of vast change.Book InformationISBN 9781474435741Author Matthew InglebyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University...

In Adventures of a Suburban Boy, John Boorman, hailed by the Observer as 'arguably Britain's greatest living director', offers an enthralling memoir of a creative life spent turning dreams into celluloid, and money into light.One of cinema's authentic...

Packed with 100+ inventive groupings, hierarchies, and infographics, The DC Comics Book of Lists offers a creative way of looking at both the well-known and obscure histories of the top heroes and villains from the DC Universe across 80+ years.Each entry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853323676Author Natalie RuddFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Hayward Gallery PublishingPublisher Hayward Gallery Publishing

Provides an account of the lives and writings of the Cappadocians, showing how they managed to be Greek and Christian at the same time. Pelikan concentrates on four Cappadocians: Gregory of Nazianzus; Basil of Caesarea; Gregory of Nyssa; and Macrina,...

Vintage Games explores the most influential videogames of all time, including Super Mario Bros., Grand Theft Auto III, Doom, The Sims and many more. Drawing on interviews as well as the authors' own lifelong experience with videogames, the book discusses...

Endless Shout asks how, why and where performance and improvisation can take place inside a museum. The book documents a six-month series of experimental performances organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, where five...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934105795Author Brian DillonFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Sternberg PressPublisher Sternberg PressWeight(grams) 666gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 121mm...

Laura Brouwers--widely known as Instagram sensation @Cyarine--has created her first book to share with her fans and aspiring artists. In Expedition Sketchbook: Inspiration and Skills for Your Artistic Journey, Laura takes readers through techniques that...

A new edition of this classic collection of letters, critical reviews and reminiscences by Impressionist artists and their contemporaries. The Impressionists - Monet, Manet, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley and others - are probably the most...