With a concept similar to "cream", this text is an image-heavy book offering an overview of the state of painting today, and documents the most recent concerns and ideas among contemporary painters... Zobraziť viac
A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow. "Please," asks the stranger, "draw me a sheep." And the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand, ... Zobraziť viac
Biennials and Beyond documents 25 of the most significant and pioneering exhibitions that took place between 1962 and 2002. Some shows have been selected for their innovative installation, others for the impact they had on the reception ... Zobraziť viac
An up-to-the-minute survey of contemporary drawing featuring 115 artists from around the world, Vitamin D2 allows the reader to look at the medium in detail and study drawing's unique properties in relation to itself... Zobraziť viac
Andy Warhol, the iconic Pop artist, presented himself as the vacuous, dumb kid, famously saying, If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings . and there I am. There's nothing behind it... Zobraziť viac
An accessible, beautifully designed introduction to Celtic art, written by the world expert, this book offers a carefully chosen sequence of 250 masterpieces ranging from the fifth century BC to the eighth century AD... Zobraziť viac
This thoughtful and incisive guidebook, written by a former animator for Walt Disney Studios, will help artists at many skill levels improve their ability to draw a wide variety of animal forms both realistically and as caricatures... Zobraziť viac
The Last Supper is not only one of the most intensely dramatic episodes in the Gospels, but also has enormous symbolic significance as the origin of the central Christian ritual of the Eucharist or Holy Communion... Zobraziť viac
Miller's Field Guides are an invaluable resource for collectors when out buying items at antiques shops, auctions or car boot fairs. They provide a fast and accurate way to recognize, identify and date antiques... Zobraziť viac
The Art of DreamWorks Animation marks the studio's twentieth anniversary and pays homage to the animators who brought iconic characters like Shrek and Po to life. Brimming with concept art, pre-production designs and character sketches, ... Zobraziť viac
In his most recent collection of cartoons, Sempé turns his attention to the trappings of modern life, from mobile phones to designer water... Zobraziť viac
The tragic climax to the Gospel stories, the Crucifixion of Christ is the pivotal event of Christianity... Zobraziť viac
For a fruitful period between the 1880s and the First World War, European and North American culture deferred to nature. With a symphony of flowing lines and organic shapes, Art Nouveau (“New Art”) inflected architecture, design, ... Zobraziť viac
A fresh take on the history of art, using cultural timelines to reveal little-known connections and influences between artworks and artistic movements... Zobraziť viac
A superbly produced retrospective on the luminous career of Jean-Michel Basquiat... Zobraziť viac
Thomas Leycester Poulton was an English magazine and medical book illustrator, born in 1897... Zobraziť viac
The true story of the world's most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Wood... Zobraziť viac
This richly illustrated book is a comprehensive study of visual humour in ancient Greece, with special emphasis on works created in Athens and Boeotia. Alexandre G. Mitchell brings an interdisciplinary approach to this topic, combining theories and... Zobraziť viac
