Art

Paul Klee experienced his 1914 trip to Tunisia as a major breakthrough for his art: Color and I are one," he famously wrote. I am a painter." Kandinsky and Klee in Tunisia sets the scene for Klee's breakthrough with a close study of the parallel voyage...

With stories of hysterical teenagers and obsessive fans killing for their heroes, fans and fandom get a bad press. The Adoring Audience looks deeper into fan culture, particularly as it relates to identity, sexuality and textual production.About the...

A visual delight, and a designer's dream-the decorative details of great European paintings transformed into beautiful two-dimensional patterns Richly embroidered robes. Intricate lace collars. Elaborately laid floor tiles. Delicately carved and...

A landmark examination of iconic and provocative portraits by Warhol and Mapplethorpe, presented side by side and in depth for the first time Andy Warhol (1928-1987) and Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) are well known for significant work in portraiture...

The monochrome - a single-colour work of art - is highly ambiguous. For some it epitomizes purity, and is art reduced to its essence. For others it is just a stunt, the emperor's new clothes. Why are monochromes so admired, yet such an easy target of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080203151Author Serena Bucalo-MusselyFormat HardbackPage Count 254Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 1670g

In Consuming Stories, Rebecca Peabody uses the work of contemporary American artist Kara Walker to investigate a range of popular storytelling traditions with roots in the nineteenth century and ramifications in the present. Focusing on a few key pieces...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955266737Author Mark PenwillFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint White Lane PressPublisher White Lane Press

From the bestselling author of the acclaimed novel AMERICAN GODS and the prize-winning THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE.In May 2012, Neil Gaiman delivered the commencement address at Philadelphia's University of the Arts, in which he shared his thoughts...

In Beyond the Hero/'s Journey, BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Anthony Mullins presents an accessible, versatile and highly visual alternative to writing that dramatically expands the range of narratives open to both emerging and more experienced...

Objects of Translation offers a nuanced approach to the entanglements of medieval elites in the regions that today comprise Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north India. The book--which ranges in time from the early eighth to the early thirteenth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684059577Author Dean MullaneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design Works

Medieval polychrome wood sculptures are highly complex objects, bearers of histories that begin with their original carving and adornment and continue through long centuries of repainting, deterioration, restoration, and conservation. Abundantly...

Exploring the significance of metaphor in modern art "Where do the roots of art lie?" asked Der Sturm founder Herwarth Walden. "In the people? Behind the mountains? Behind the planets. He who has eyes to hear, feels." Walden's Der Sturm-the journal,...

Scion of an artistic dynasty, Giovanni Bellini is arguably the greatest Venetian painter of the early Renaissance. His astonishing naturalism revolutionised altarpiece painting and is still a source of wonder, as any visit to Frari in Venice will confirm...

From the first announcement in 1839 of the daguerreotype process at a joint meeting of the French Academy of Sciences and the Academie des Beaux-Arts, photography found itself suspended uneasily between science and the arts, a new technology that offered...

"An informed and detailed assessment by someone with a deep understanding of art" - Martin Gayford, The Sunday Telegraph "It has sufficient breadth of content and clarity of purpose to have wide appeal among the uninitiated, and yet would not be out of...

Giorgio Vasari's The Lives of the Most Famous Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550 and 1568) is a classic of cultural history. A monumental assembly of artists' lives from Giotto to Michelangelo, it paints a vivid picture of the progress of art in...

For freshman and sophomore courses in Art History Survey (1 or 2 semesters) and Art Appreciation. Designed as a comprehensive supplement to Janson's History of Art, Sixth Edition, Hartt's Art, Fourth Edition, Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Eleventh...

The brightly colored tin-enameled earthenware called maiolica was among the major accomplishments of decorative arts in 16th-century Italy. This in-depth look at the history of maiolica, told through 140 exemplary pieces from the world-class collection...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867196184Author Kirsten AndersonFormat HardbackPage Count 156Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.Weight(grams) 1104g

Understanding photography is more than a matter of assessing photographs, writes Ariella Azoulay. The photograph is merely one event in a sequence that constitutes photography and which always involves an actual or potential spectator in the relationship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780854329762Author Jean WainwrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint John Hansard GalleryPublisher University of SouthamptonWeight(grams) 495g

In a world moving from make-and-take world of business to sharing a collaborative exchange, this book not only introduces a non-threatening, empowering way for you to find your voice, it's also a guidebook using weekly art prompts and creativity for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633450646Author Ana JanevskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 1293g

Set like a stronghold south-west of the Caucasus mountains, Armenia is caught between East and West. Briefly a great empire in the first century BCE under King Tigranes the Great, Armenia was later incorporated first by the Sasanian and then the...

Icons in Time, Persons in Eternity presents a critical, interdisciplinary examination of contemporary theological and philosophical studies of the Christian image and redefines this within the Orthodox tradition by exploring the ontological and aesthetic...

'Brilliant' Mail on SundayTake a trip back to the era of troubled teens and awesome soundtracks; of Reagan, rap and Ridgemont High; of MTV, VHS and 'Axel F'; of outsiders, lost boys and dead poets; of Bill and Ted, Brooke Shields and the Brat Pack; of...

ART THEORY ART THEORY "[Art Theory] is a first-class introduction to the subject, revealing an unusual historical range, a command of diverse and often difficult ideas, and a natural flair for seeing the point - of art and of theory... Robert Williams...

Philip Guston always had eminent artist friends. Tireless in his quest for the unknown, the still undiscovered, Guston engaged poets and literati in intense dialogues that, starting in the sixties, led to fruitful collaborations - including the creation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877734826Author Peter LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781454943297Author Tillie WaldenFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Sterling EthosPublisher Sterling EthosWeight(grams) 699gDimensions(mm) 252mm * 214mm *...

An illuminating investigation of how aquatint travel books transformed the way Britons viewed the world and their place within it In the late 18th century, British artists embraced the medium of aquatint for its ability to produce prints with rich and...

This volume examines the relationship between occultism and Surrealism, specifically exploring the reception and appropriation of occult thought, motifs, tropes and techniques by Surrealist artists and writers in Europe and the Americas, from the 1920s...

"For fifty years I've been practicing different kinds of writing: scripture: a theoretical one for essays, one for the production of books and catalogues, and one focused on the exhibitions. The story of (my) exhibitions aims to draw attention to this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633450035Author Anne UmlandFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 2430g

We are living in a golden age of self-expression. The explosion of user-created content on blogs and social networking sites moved Time magazine to name You" their 2006 person of the year. But while we may be spending a lot more time in virtual worlds,...

This title features all-new dragons and instruction with a combination of beautiful, inspiring art, easy-to-follow instruction, and pure entertainment as the author's friendly and funny voice is heard in the character Dolosus. Readers will be able to...

There's so much to love about New York, and so much to see. The city is full of art, and architecture, and history -- and not just in museums. Hidden in plain sight, in office building lobbies, on street corners, and tucked into Soho lofts, there's a...

The artist Cao Fei (* 1978) lives in Beijing. In her work she makes use of the latest digital media. Her projects lie on the threshold between reality and fiction and reflect the societal and urban situation in China. The videos, photographs,...