Mixed Media

Sculpture is no longer limited to materials like stone or metal. Sculpting in fabric is shown in ingenious detail here, with more than 350 lavish photographs of 3-D cloth configurations along with insightful profiles of the 78 artists who created...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692974735Author Wilder PoetryFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Too Big WorldPublisher Too Big World

Perfect for beginners but with exciting new ideas for long-time mixed-media artists, this book allows you to explore a variety of materials and techniques to find what speaks to you, all while creating colorful and exciting abstract art. In this bright...

Stripped of their typical narrative and commercial contexts, the fragmented collages of this collection act as visually tantalizing ciphers, reflecting the desires and imaginings of the beholder.' - Jennie Waldow, Brooklyn Rail This beautifully...

An unprecedented look at the wide-ranging artistic work of one of the 20th century's most significant landscape architects The modernist parks and gardens of Brazilian landscape architect and garden designer Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994) earned him...

This is where painting meets collage! You can create beautiful art with amazing depth and texture, using easy collage techniques and paper you paint yourself. Popular workshop instructor Elizabeth St. Hilaire makes it fun and simple no matter what your...

John Armitage and Joanne Roberts present a groundbreaking examination of the relations between historical and, crucially, contemporary ideas of luxury. This volume gives you a technocultural focus on aesthetic, design-led and media practice with key case...

A definitive resource, full of fresh insights and new revelations, on one of the most influential interwar artists This richly illustrated book offers a definitive new assessment of the oeuvre of Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948), a central figure of the...

A beautifully illustrated look at the work of one of today's most exciting artists Bisa Butler (b. 1973) is an American artist who creates arresting and psychologically nuanced portraits composed entirely of vibrantly colored and patterned fabrics that...

An easy-to-use practical guide to mixed-media printmaking including instructions for other printmaking techniques. Practical Mixed-Media Printmaking is an essential introduction to printmaking using a wide range of low-cost materials. This practical...

Discover all the secrets of hybrid and combination techniques used in printmaking. Hybrid Prints reveals the secrets of hybrid and combination techniques used in printmaking. Combined techniques are often used by printmakers as innovative ways of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612436838Author Grace SongFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 330g

More than just a colouring book, Immortal Ink is a celebration of tattoo art and features a collection of art in different styles.Featuring 45 incredible designs from talented tattoo artists, each illustration is as inspiring as it is fun to colour. With...

Go ahead, have fun with your photography. Creative Photography Lab is a collection of fun and silly photography exercises designed to teach you something about your camera (and yourself!). Whether you're rockin' a digital SLR, a point and shoot, or even...

Bettina is the first monograph to showcase the work of the previously unsung artist Bettina Grossman, whose wildly interdisciplinary practice spanned photography, sculpture, textile, cinema, drawing, and more.An eccentric personality fully dedicated to...

An illustrated and highly practical guide to the technique of making collagraphs. Collagraphs are prints that can be made in a number of ways: from collages, relief sculpture, caste plaster plates, carved, stripped and layered plates, plates painted...

The Art of Deus Ex Universe is the ultimate gallery of art From Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, featuring over 300 images, including sketches and concept art. With commentary throughout from the world-renowned art team, this...

Learn how to push the boundaries of monoprinting with a range of techniques explained by two practising artists. Monoprinting is a printmaking process in which a drawing or painting - executed on a flat, unworked printing plate or other surface - is...

As we become increasingly aware of the power of nature to lift our spirits, so, too, are we becoming more conscious of the role that mindfulness can play in sparking our creativity. The renowned textile artist and embroiderer Jane E. Hall brings these...

Henri Matisse by Alastair Sooke - an essential guide to one of the 20th century's greatest artists'One January morning in 1941, only a fortnight or so after his seventy-first birthday, the bearded and bespectacled French artist Henri Matisse was lying in...

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...

An exploration of the evolution of the Japanese Mingei (folk art) movement within the context of today's concerns Originating in Japan in the 1920s, the Mingei movement was based on the principle that beauty is inherent in handmade, everyday objects...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262043571Author Susan SchuppliFormat HardbackPage Count 392Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 32mm

Front cover image The Art of Daily Life Portable Objects from Southeast Africa Constantine Petridis, with an essay by Karel Nel In stock 9788874395781 Paperback with flaps 5 Continents Editions Territory: World excluding Italy Size: 285 mm x...

Rediscover a more child-like approach to creating with Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals! Through fun and creative exercises, Carla Sonheim teaches you to draw a variety of fun animals and creatures, including: * Dogs * Birds * Elephants * Fish *...

Indulge your creative curiosity and take your art off the canvas, off the board, and into the brave new world of Alternative Art Surfaces!Mixed-media powerhouse duo Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran Wilson, authors of the best-selling books Image...

An artist's photographic portrait of domesticity, steeped in luminosity and eroticism Brazilian artist Marcos Chaves (born 1961) uses photography, installation, video, texts and sound to alter the way we view the world around us. Here Chaves explores...

Modern calligraphy uses a brush pen and paper to create beautiful, hand-lettered art. Now you can learn to form your own whimsical, inspired artwork with the help of Modern Calligraphy. Unlike traditional calligraphy, which typically uses a pen to form...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262534390Author Nato ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 254mm * 187mm * 25mm

Rachel Owen's hauntingly beautiful illustrations for Dante's Inferno take a radically new approach to representing the world of Dante's famous poem. The images combine the artist's deep cultural and historical understanding of 'The Divine Comedy' and its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578287393Author Elizabeth St HilaireFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Elizabeth St. Hilaire ArtPublisher Elizabeth St. Hilaire ArtWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986092244Author Rachel SlotnickFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Tortoise BooksPublisher Tortoise BooksWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 228mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999750414Author Nancy HillisFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Artist's Journey PressPublisher Artist's Journey PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm)...

In 1974, women in a feminist consciousness-raising group in Eugene, Oregon, formed a mock organization called the Ladies Sewing Circle and Terrorist Society. Emblazoning its logo onto t-shirts, the group wryly envisioned female collective textile making...

Ari Marcopoulos is an inveterate maker of zines. This project collects in one volume for the first time a selection of zines by Marcopoulos, many never before released, providing a unique insight and overview into an essential part of this influential...

Improving your artwork can be as simple as learning how to trust your eyes. Your Artist's Brain shows you how to portray even the most complex subjects by focusing on what you really see - not what you think you see. Expert art instructor Carl Purcell...

Just as an athletic coach expects to see significant physical growth from players in ten weeks, the reader of Artist Strength Training can expect impressive results in her creative stamina in just ten weeks as well. Ten chapters address such things as...

Since cinema's earliest days, literary adaptation has provided the movies with stories; and so we use literary terms like metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche to describe visual things. But there is another way of looking at film, and that is through its...

A gorgeously designed collection of essays, short fiction, poetry, interviews, profiles, art, and photography from the archives of the groundbreaking queer magazine Hello Mr., as well as new material from today's biggest LGBTQ+ creatives Hello Mr. was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612438733Author Alissa ChojnackiFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 330g