Art

'The best novel I have read for ages. My heart was constantly in my throat as I read . . . There is so much to enjoy, to contemplate, to wonder at, and to be lost in' Stephen Fry'Meticulous and atmospheric . . . delicious unease and pervasive threat give...

Paolozzi at Large in Edinburgh is an art book introducing the Scottish-Italian artist, Eduardo Paolozzi, to as wide an audience as possible: his pan-European vision; his eclecticism; his hybrid identity; his erudition; his modernity. This book focuses...

At first glance, Walton Ford's large-scale, highly detailed watercolors of animals recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear. A closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of...

How do women paint or photograph each other? How do they represent each other in performance or sculpture? As mothers or heroines? With tenderness, aggression or respect? Madam & Eve explores the female gaze as it focuses on other women. The authors - an...

Capture the wonders of nature in watercolour with this quick guide to wildlife painting, packed with techniques and inspiration. Bestselling author Hazel Soan demonstrates how to paint a variety of wildlife, from garden favourites to exotic wild beasts...

The untold story of Michelangelo's final decades-and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian RenaissanceAs he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were...

Hokusai: the blue, foam-crested wave rearing above Mount Fuji; the celebrated volcano idealized and reinventedby the artist in every nuance of view, season and painting; extraordinary bridges, the waterfalls of Japan, the contortions, costumes, gestures...

From Carissa Potter, whose stationery and gift line, People I've Loved, has been featured on Design Sponge, Cool Hunting, and Apartment Therapy. Times can get tough, and this book is here to support women through those moments. Its uplifting and positive...

Augusto Boal saw theatre as a mirror to the world, one that we can reach into to change our reality. This book, The Theatre of the Oppressed, is the foundation to 'Forum Theatre', a popular radical form practised across the world. Boal's techniques...

"Icon and Devotion" offers the first extensive presentation in English of the making and meaning of Russian icons. The craft of icon-making is set into the context of forms of worship that emerged in the Russian Orthodox Church in the mid-seventeenth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683966814Author Brian ChidesterFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

An epic visual story of wildlife photography's pioneers and world firsts. From some of the very first pictures of wild lions and tigers on record and the first-ever underwater colour photograph, right up to the spectacular images from the wildest corners...

Why are we creative? Why are we not? In The Dialectic of Creativity, Hermann Vaske explores these questions in conversations with Marina Abramovic, Vivienne Westwood, David Hockney, Georg Baselitz, Bjoerk, Jeff Koons, Zaha Hadid, Christo, Yoko Ono,...

Collage by Women presents 50 international women artists working in the field of collage today through a rigorous selection of their works. Curated by the Spanish collage artist Rebeka Elizegi, the book gives space to voices from all backgrounds,...

Derek Jarman's Blue weaves a sensory tapestry that serves as both a political call to action and a meditation on illness, dying, and love. "For Blue there are no boundaries or solutions." -Derek Jarman Originally released as a feature film in 1993, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908638410Author Martin McSheaffrey-CraigFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Glasgow Museums PublishingPublisher Glasgow Museums PublishingWeight(grams)...

Hand lettering just got a whole lot more fun with this instructional guide from professional lettering artist Dawn Nicole Warnaar. This comprehensive book, perfect for beginners and experienced lettering artists alike, begins with three foundational...

A significant publication of original writing on Lucian Freud, including interviews with leading contemporary artists, marking the 100th anniversary of his birth Lucian Freud (1922-2011) was one of the greatest figurative painters of the twentieth...

In Draw 1,001 Animals, award-winning artist Mark Bergin shows how simple shapes can be transformed into a vast variety of animals. There are pages looking at materials and techniques, and step-by-step projects that train the eye to deconstruct the...

Nathan Sawaya is renowned for his incredible, sometimes surreal, sculptures and portraits all made from LEGO bricks. The Art of the Brick is a stunning, full-color showcase of the work that has made Sawaya the world s most famous LEGO artist. Featuring...

Andrew Loomis is revered amongst artists - including comics superstar Alex Ross - for his mastery of drawing. His first book, "Fun With a Pencil", published in 1939 is a wonderfully crafted and engaging introduction to drawing, cartooning, and capturing...

Hailing from the cultural realm of India, the mandala signifies in its original sense a sacred circle. It serves as a meditation aid and at the same time reflects an ancient symbolism of strictly geometric basic forms accompanied by an interpretation of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780894390852Author Max SchumannFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Printed Matter, IncorporatedPublisher Printed Matter, IncorporatedWeight(grams) 570g

Imagined Museums examines the intertwined politics surrounding art and modernization in Morocco from 1912 to the present by considering the structure of the museum not only as a modern institution but also as a national monument to modernity, asking what...

In light of current discourses on AI and robotics, what do the various experiences of art contribute to the rethinking of technology today?Art and Cosmotechnics addresses the challenge of technology to the existence of art and traditional thought,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506713557Author Sucker Punch ProductionsFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Following a period of strategic and ideological change in museums, this book outlines new attitudes in curating and display, education and learning, text and interpretation, access, inclusion, participation, space, and the issues around the...

'Grief is a new landscape. The roads ahead are unfamiliar, and there are no signs to point the way. Those of us who have been there before cannot tell you the right way, but we can talk of how we found our own way, and how we kept breathing and moving in...

This generously illustrated volume is the first comprehensive publication devoted to the powerfully expressive work of David Park (1911-60). Best known as the founder of Bay Area Figurative art, Park moved from Boston to California at the age of...

This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive introduction to medieval England. Written by expert scholars and drawing on the latest research, it offers an authoritative survey of the years from the departure of the Roman legions to the Battle of...

Concepts are where all great ideas begin. Whether scribbled in a sketch pad or on a napkin, concepts are a way for artists to develop their skills and discover interesting shapes and forms that can be developed into their next masterpiece. In Sketching...

In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The thirty-three-year-old Michelangelo had very little experience of the physically and technically taxing art of fresco; and, at twelve thousand square feet,...

Take your creativity to the next level with the ultimate artist's bible! Covering everything from how to draw and paint to ceramics, sculptures and printmaking, you'll get the most out of your passion for art with this beautifully illustrated artist's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493146815Author Arnaud LajeunieFormat HardbackImprint APEPublisher APE

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474454865Author Eleonora SassoFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

Peaky Blinders, a gangster family epic, set in the lawless streets of Birmingham post the First World War, has gained fans and admirers the world over. The iconic costumes, scenery, characters and plot lines keep millions coming back time after time. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789185639830Author Mark 563Format PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Dokument PressPublisher Dokument ForlagWeight(grams) 268g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916041646Author Ami BouhassaneFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Eiderdown BooksPublisher Eiderdown Books

Photographs have had an integral and complex role in many anthropological contexts, from fieldwork to museum exhibitions. This book explores how approaching anthropological photographs as 'history' can offer both theoretical and empirical insights into...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789563100167Author Ernest R NorlingFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint www.bnpublishing.comPublisher www.bnpublishing.comWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)...