Art

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683839781Author Daniel WallaceFormat HardbackPage Count 156Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsWeight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm) 157mm *...

This book examines the ancient origins of debate about art as cultural property. What happens to art in time of war? Who should own art, and what is its appropriate context? Should the victorious ever allow the defeated to keep their art? These questions...

If there was ever a man who was born to fly, it is John M. Billings. He took his first plane ride in 1926, began taking piloting lessons in 1938, and joined the US Army Air Force in July 1942/. After training he was assigned to fly Consolidated B-24...

Through various thematic perspectives and a range of media, this book will shed new light on the history of Surrealism. With the idea of the unconscious as a turning point, The Savage Eye traces the roots of Surrealism in Symbolism and shows how the two...

The official behind-the-scenes companion book to VIVO, the first-ever musical from the Academy Award-winning studio Sony Pictures Animation The Art of VIVO will give readers a behind-the-scenes look at VIVO, the first-ever musical from Sony Pictures...

On ecological and social metabolisms, cohabitation, engineering and economy in urbanised shallow water territories. This magazine explores two extreme cases of urbanized shallow water territories - Markermeer/IJsselmeer in the heart of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783960980933Author John BockFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther KonigPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig

Stuart Hall's work has been central to the formation and development of cultural studies as an international discipline. Stuart Hall: Critical Dialogues in Cultural Studies is an invaluable collection of writings by and about Stuart Hall. The book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262529105Author Paul O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

A penetrating survey of contemporary art from Puerto Rico and the diaspora created since Hurricane Maria Centering on works made by nearly twenty multigenerational artists from Puerto Rico and the diaspora, this volume responds to numerous contemporary...

The Afterlives of Greek Sculpture is the first comprehensive, historical account of the afterlives of ancient Greek monumental sculptures. Whereas scholars have traditionally focused on the creation of these works, Rachel Kousser instead draws on...

Dick Hebdige looks at the creation and consumption of objects and images as diverse as fashion and documentary photographs, 1950's streamlined cars, Italian motor scooters, 1980's 'style manuals', Biff cartoons, the Band Aid campaign, Pop Art and...

The fourth book in VIZ Media's new series of massive hardcover art books featuring the incredible images of Magic: The Gathering (R)! "When the Second Sun rests between the horns on the horizon, so begins the Hour of Revelation. Then the Hour of Glory,...

In this provocative cultural study, the serial killer emerges as a central figure in what Mark Seltzer calls 'America's wound culture'. From the traumas displayed by talk show guests and political candidates, to the violent entertainment of Crash or The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262528429Author Beryl GrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 22mm

'No one else casts such a shrewd and gimlet eye on contemporary life.' - William BoydComic, dark and insightful, What Happened? is Hanif Kureishi's new collection of essays and fiction. No topic is too fringe or too mainstream for this insatiable-and...

Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780151003877Author Ralph SteadmanFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint HarperPublisher HarperWeight(grams) 1406gDimensions(mm) 291mm * 242mm * 25mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624650376Author Scott RobertsonFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio PressWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 206mm...

'Awesome. Everything you've ever wanted to know about big-screen sci-fi' - James King, film critic'Don't leave Planet Earth without it' - Dan Jolin, film critic'A wonderfully accessible, fascinating, flat-out treasure chest of science fiction cinema,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932476286Author Yeone Wei-Chih MoserFormat HardbackPage Count 396Imprint Serindia Publications, IncPublisher Serindia Publications, IncWeight(grams) 2415g

This study examines the waves of graffiti that occur before, during, and after a conflict-important tools of political resistance that make protest visible and material. Graffiti makes for messy politics. In film and television, it is often used to...

A new title in the Design series and an excellent introduction to the life and work of this versatile Russian artist. Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (1891-1953) was a central figure in the Russian Constructivist art movement; a radical activist, a...

With radical changes happening in arts over the past two decades, this book brings us up to date with the social and economic contexts in which the arts are produced. Influential and knowledgable leaders in the field debate how arts education -...

Ellen Gallagher (b.1965) is one of the most celebrated painters of her generation, coming to prominence in the mid-1990s in the wake of the so-called 'culture wars' and the art world's controversial embrace of identity-politics and multiculturalism.In...

Celebrating 50 years of Vampirella! Dynamite continues to roll out amazing tributes to everyone's favorite babe with bite! This breathtaking tome reproduces countless already and soon-to-be classic portrayals of the Daughter of Drakulon on beautiful...

Many people crave a creative outlet, but more often than not, don't know where to start. In Colours, Giovanna Ranaldi invites you to nurture your creativity and build your confidence by taking inspiration from famous works of art that celebrate colour...

A sophisticated examination of today's contemporary art market from an art dealer's point of view, this new book focuses on recent changes in the quickly evolving market. With an emphasis on how the market responded to the global recession that began in...

Learn to draw authentic anime and manga faces and expressions from a manga master. In this follow-up to Manga Drawing Deluxe, renowned Japanese manga artist and international instructor Nao Yazawa guides you step by step through all phases of drawing and...

American painter Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) pioneered a new epoch in American art, bursting onto a scene dominated by Abstract Expressionism in late 1950s New York and defining a new art vocabulary for a new era. With his groundbreaking use of...

This collection offers an expansive, multiplatform exploration of the rapidly-expanding area of motion design and motion graphics, taking into account both theoretical questions and creative professional practice. Spanning interaction design, product...

Taking an approach that is equal parts anthropological and art historical, this lavishly illustrated volume offers a rare look at the art, artifacts, and culture of the Naga people, an ethnic group spanning several tribes native to northeastern India and...

First published to accompany a group exhibition at Piano Nobile, Aspects of Post-War Abstraction 1952-2002, this fully colour illustrated catalogue showcases seminal works of abstract art produced in Britain over the course of five decades. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756257178Author TanakaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

Warm yourself by the fire and hear the story of how Hearthstone came to be, growing from a small-team project to the worldwide success that it is today with more than 50 million players. The Art of Hearthstone offers an in-depth glimpse into the...

The male form is the focus here--twisting, leaping and tumbling in dramatic action sequences!Master manga and anime artist Kyachi shows you the secrets professional Japanese artists use to create dynamic motion on the page. A series of detailed tutorials...

From the age of Aristotle to the age of AIDS, writers, thinkers, performers and activists have wresteled with what "performance" is all about. At the same moment, "performativity"--a new concept in language theory--has become a ubiquitous term in...

In Nature's Wild, Andil Gosine engages with questions of humanism, queer theory, and animality to examine and revise understandings of queer desire in the Caribbean. Surveying colonial law, visual art practices, and contemporary activism, Gosine shows...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506719597Author Camilla d'ErricoFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint 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 9780593380079Author Troy CummingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc