Flemish painter Jan Van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) towered above his contemporaries. With his unprecedented technique, scientific knowledge and unparalleled powers of observation, Van Eyck lifted oil painting... Zobraziť viac
Jan Koblasa (1932, Tábor) patří mezi výrazné osobnosti evropského sochařství 2. poloviny 20. století. Jeho expresivně symbolická, avantgardně orientovaná tvorba se rozvíjí již za studií na pražské AVU (1952-58)... Zobraziť viac
How hip-hop culture and graffiti electrified the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his contemporaries in 1980s New York. In the early 1980s, art and writing labeled as graffiti began to transition from New York City walls... Zobraziť viac
Is there such a thing as "Impressionist sculpture"? Since 1881 when Edgar Degas presented Little Dancer Aged Fourteen at the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition in Paris, the term has existed along with the discourse around it... Zobraziť viac
Leonardo – La Bella Svelata is an outstanding volume, which enables us to experience the pleasure of travelling inside the Renaissance by enjoying a fully new and enchanting charm... Zobraziť viac
Discover the great pleasure and fun of watercoloring with this great tutorial that reveals the techniques to master this medium and bring your creativity to the top, whether you have some expertise or are an amateur watercolorist... Zobraziť viac
Ways of Drawing brings together a sophisticated, exciting range of reflections on markmaking by practising artists, teachers and writers. From explorations of how it feels to draw and personal accounts of artistic development... Zobraziť viac
Focusing on 56 selected works from the 1970s to today, Pushing paper examines why drawing has endured as a method of making art, and explores the vital and fundamental nature of drawing through themes such as systems and process... Zobraziť viac
A celebration of the richness of figurative painting over the last 100 years and a passionate critique of the accepted history of art in the 20th century... Zobraziť viac
Discover the complete works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the most significant artist of Flemish Renaissance painting. This XXL monograph gathers all 40 paintings, 65 drawings, and 89 engravings... Zobraziť viac
Julie Birmant and Clément Oubrerie's award-winning graphic biography of Pablo Picasso captures the prolific and eventful life of one of the world's best-loved artists. Pablo takes in Picasso's early life among the bohemians of Monmartre, ... Zobraziť viac
This book explains the basic sketching techniques and decisions more in depth and provides much more step-by-step example drawings, which makes it even more suitable for students and professionals who want to become better sketchers... Zobraziť viac
Some may think sketching is a disappearing skill, but if you ever enter a design studio, you will find out differently. Studios still make sketches and drawings by hand and in most cases, quite a lot of them... Zobraziť viac
This visually stunning volume offers perceptive examinations of several renowned German and Austrian Expressionist artists who redefined modern self-portraiture... Zobraziť viac
Francis Bacon famously found inspiration in photographs, film-stills and mass-media imagery. In this new, updated edition of In Camera, Martin Harrison reveals how these sources informed some of Bacon’s most important paintings... Zobraziť viac
At the end of history, at the close of the story of the West that conservative visionaries have been promising, we must publish all the things we have dreamed of even if it might face universal rejection. The people who will be going through the ruins... Zobraziť viac
As functional as it is beautiful, this substantial book presents some of the world's greatest art in an elegant package that will look good at home or in the office. Every day offers a different... Zobraziť viac
This exciting, color-filled retrospective monograph offers new insights into Basquiat’s unique visual language and helps illuminate messages about political and social issues that feel as urgent today as they did a half-century ago... Zobraziť viac
Toward the end of his monumental career as a painter, sculptor, and lithographer, an elderly, sickly Matisse was unable to stand and use a paintbrush for long... Zobraziť viac
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's (1841-1919) timelessly charming paintings still reflect our ideals of happiness, love, and beauty... Zobraziť viac
