Steve McQueen found it hard to balance worldwide fame with a desperate need for solitude. Through performances that were effortless yet powerful, he connected with the people who saw him on stage... Zobraziť viac
When is a house ecological? Does the use of natural materials and solar cells on the roof make a building an example of "green" architecture?... Zobraziť viac
The extraordinary significance of the painter and sculptor Henri Matisse in the history of modern art, but also his influence, was no less decisive than that of his main rival, Pablo Picasso... Zobraziť viac
Monografia ruského maliara - poeta, ktorý musel opustiť svoju krajinu, aby vytvoril mimo nej obraz svojho vlastného sveta. Takého, ktorý mu žiadne vyhnanstvo nedokáže vziať. Zobraziť viac
From the same series as Abrams' successful "Saints: A Year in Faith and Art" comes Angels, with representations of these celestial heralds from early Christian mosaics to the paintings of Marc Chagall. Art historian Marco Bussagli has organised the... Zobraziť viac
By the time of his death from AIDS at the age of 31, Keith Haring (1958-1990) was already a wildly successful and popular artist... Zobraziť viac
Als der Berufspilot und Schriftsteller Antoine de Saint-Exupéry im Jahr 1943 seinen 'Kleinen Prinzen' erfand, konnte er nicht ahnen, welch gewaltiger Welterfolg sein Büchlein werden sollte. Die philosophisch-poetische Geschichte vom kleinen Prinzen... Zobraziť viac
In six chapters this publication deals with a specifically German artistic revolution, a phenomenon that has quite accurately been described as "the most significant German contribution to 20th century European art..." Zobraziť viac
A monochromatic tribute to New York City that depicts all the shadings of this vital metropolis in glimpses that are sometimes gritty... Zobraziť viac
By the time of his death from AIDS at the age of 31, Keith Haring (1958-1990) was already a wildly successful and popular artist. Haring`s original and instantly recognizable style, full of thick black lines, bold colors... Zobraziť viac
Pohľad na krásne zákutia Provensálska, jeho prírodu, bývanie a architektúru... Zobraziť viac
Oliver Sacks' compassionate tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we understand our own minds. In "Musicophilia", he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences... Zobraziť viac
Though his work is often categorized as Pop Art for its use of popular iconography and household objects, Jasper Johns can also be described as a Neo-Dadaist... Zobraziť viac
Sandro Botticelli (1444/45-1510) proslul jako jeden z největších mistrů italské renesance. Působil ve službách nejmocnějších představitelů italských městských států. Mezi jeho zákazníky patřili téměř všichni členové rodu Medicejských. Jeho mistrovská... Zobraziť viac
Beyond the fundamental notion of shelter, what defines a house? The broad-ranging selection of extraordinary dwellings in the Architecture Now! Houses series shows the concept to be infinitely malleable: one house seems to hover above the ground, ... Zobraziť viac
"Brassaï is a living eye," wrote Henry Miller of the Hungarian–born artist who adopted Paris after World War I and became one of its most celebrated photographers. Originally a painter before he moved on to writing, sculpture, cinema... Zobraziť viac
"Girls, Gags & Giggles" - this was publisher Robert Harrison's recipe for dishing up the American pin-up to the U.S. male. In the 1950s his girlie magazines sold by the millions, before becoming icons of pulp and trash culture... Zobraziť viac
Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) adopted his famous pseudonym after publishing his ideas in the review L'Esprit Nouveau in 1920... Zobraziť viac
