More than 200 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and conceptual pieces trace the story of modern art’s innovation and adventure. With explanatory texts for each work and essays introducing each of the major modern movements, this... Zobraziť viac
Self-portraiture shows no sign of losing its ability to capture the public imagination. Given our current proclivity to snap and share 'selfies' in seconds, it is unsurprising to find a renewed interest in the genre among general audiences and students... Zobraziť viac
Kniha vysvětluje hlavní body ruských kulturních a duchovních dějin, jež by měl znát každý, kdo chce rozumět tomu, co se děje v dnešním Rusku... Zobraziť viac
This highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980, and has helped to shape architectural practice and discourse worldwide... Zobraziť viac
The most comprehensive book on the paintings and frescoes of Florence — with nearly 2,000 beautifully reproduced artworks from the city's great museums and churches — is now available in a practical and elegant paperback format... Zobraziť viac
In this classic survey, now updated and with full-colour images throughout, Edward Lucie-Smith introduces the art of Latin America from 1900 to the present day. He discusses in detail major figures such as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, as... Zobraziť viac
This standard introduction to visual art since 1945 has been revised, updated and redesigned for the first time since 2001. Movements, trends and individual artists from abstract expressionism to the present day are summarized, with... Zobraziť viac
Written by a group of highly respected art historians, the fifth edition of this classic book now features full-colour artworks throughout, new chapter introductions, examinations of key ideas, and other helpful pedagogical support... Zobraziť viac
From world-renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects offers a unique opportunity to learn about the lives and creativity of the world's leading artists ... Zobraziť viac
With its history of nearly a thousand years, shoji - translucent paper-backed sliding doors and screens - are an inherent part of Japanese tradition and culture. But their beauty and charm can equally be adapted to rooms in a Western home... Zobraziť viac
For the last ten years, Steven Heller and Julius Wiedemann have traced the latest developments in illustration across the globe-and for all those who thought digital heralded the end of an era, they're here to set the record straight... Zobraziť viac
This book is rough-cut, which means the pages would be unevenly cut to give a book a unique look. A brilliant book by Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel, The Age of Insight takes us to Vienna 1900, ... Zobraziť viac
During the 1920s, in the Parisian neighbourhood of Montparnasse, a unique flowering of avant-garde artistic creativity became the cradle of Dada and Surrealism. In this crowd biography, Sue Roe tells the story - from Duchamp to Dali, ... Zobraziť viac
The art of the past can seem very far away, obscured both by time and by knotty academic theory. Foregrounding the experience of the contemporary viewer, Look Again shows how this need not be the case. Ossian Ward’s simple, ten-step ... Zobraziť viac
An intriguing and richly illustrated analysis of the symbolic imagery found in gardens throughout history, this work features dedicated mailing to targeted art and gardening related media and organisations. This superbly illustrated volume presents... Zobraziť viac
The story of how Fernando Botero developed his iconic "Boterismo" style. Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero (born 1932) is one of the best-known and most celebrated living Latin American artists... Zobraziť viac
What does it mean? Is it really art? Why does it cost so much? While these questions are perpetually asked about contemporary art, they are not the questions that E. H. Gombrich set out to answer in his seminal book <i>The Story of Art</i>... Zobraziť viac
This fascinating study of Renaissance courtly art and culture in fifteenth and early sixteenth-century Italy encompasses the most recent scholarship on the courts, court art and noble values. Alison Cole not only considers the role of artists, ... Zobraziť viac
The perfect compact reference guide for all would-be art buffs. Art historian Susie Hodge takes you on a whistle-stop international tour of all the major artistic cultures, movements, phases, developments, artists and themes, ... Zobraziť viac
This catalogue is published on the occasion of the Werkstattpreis 2018, an award for sculptors, and Charlotte Mumm's solo-exhibition 'so oft so soft' at Kunststiftung Erich Hauser in Rottweil Germany. It shows the exhibition in the working hall... Zobraziť viac
