When it comes to viewing art, living in the information age is not necessarily a benefit. So argues Michael Findlay in this book that encourages a new way of looking at art. Much of this thinking involves stripping away what we have... 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
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
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
For the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, this updated edition of our XL title provides the most comprehensive survey of the life and work of the master painter, sculptor, architect, and inventor... Zobraziť viac
Adam Wiesner: Monkey On My Back With a conscious attempt to contribute to contemporary discussions in mad/trans/queer/ monster studies, the monograph approaches complex postmodern theories and... Zobraziť viac
Czech Cubism is one of the most important contributions of modern Czech art to world culture. These works, created approximately between 1910 and 1935... Zobraziť viac
A unique approach to the history of art told through the story of colour and pigments... Zobraziť viac
"The Story of Art", one of the best-known and best-loved books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over half a century... Zobraziť viac
During the Pax Tokugawa—Japan's 300-year period of prosperity and peace from 1600 to 1900—epic tales about the wars of the past circulated and were adapted into spine-tingling games... Zobraziť viac
When Kunstwerke und Geräthschaften des Mittelalters und der Renaissance (1852–1863) was published, what purchasers in fact bought was a small printed museum of unusual treasures. With 216 hand-colored copperplate engravings, ... Zobraziť viac
This book references all the artist's periods and media: sculpture (plaster, bronze), paintings, drawings, prints… It will allow a comprehensive view of Alberto Giacometti's creation, from early works to the surrealist period... Zobraziť viac
This new concise history of modern painting offers an indispensable reference to the complexities and characteristics of this medium, which now exists alongside many other contemporary practices that embrace radically expanded ideas about art... Zobraziť viac
Fifty exemplary works spanning the Post-Impressionist's career, from one of the world's foremost Van Gogh collections... Zobraziť viac
A new, narrative approach to the history of the Renaissance that takes in the whole of Europe, north as well as south, and its global context... 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
Published to mark the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich’s birth, the most thorough Friedrich retrospective in many years... Zobraziť viac
A lively introduction to and history of international contemporary art from 1960 to the present... 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
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
