Between 1987 and 2001, Dian Hanson, then editor of Leg Showmagazine, and photographer Roy Stuartcollaborated on over 100 fetish photo shoots, producing an intensely sexual, socially transgressive body of work unmatched in contemporary ... Zobraziť viac
Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566,) was a founding father of modern botany, honored to this day in the vivid flower, and corresponding color, Fuchsia... Zobraziť viac
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) possessed one of the greatest minds of all time; his importance and influence are inestimable. This two-volume, midsize format comprehensive survey is the most complete book ever made on the subject of this Italian ... Zobraziť viac
The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional Atlas Maior, completed in 1665. The original 11-volume Latin edition, containing 594 maps, put Blaeu ahead of his staunch competitor, ... Zobraziť viac
Already an online phenomenon, East Meets West is the first volume in designer Yang Liu's successful infographic series. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, Yang Liu's pictograms convey the obvious and... Zobraziť viac
Art as we know it today could not exist had not the revolutionary work of the Renaissance artists paved the way. Widely considered the most important and influential movement in the history of fine arts, literature, architecture, and science, ... Zobraziť viac
Asia is home to roughly 60% of the world’s population—around 4 billion people in over 50 countries—yet the continent covers less than 9% of the world’s surface. With China and India leading in growth and Japan being the most technological place... Zobraziť viac
Classics Under the Magnifying GlassItaly's most precious painting treasures dissectedSurreptitious messages, concealed myths, and historical truths lie hidden in the great works of the Italian Renaissance, behind heavy gold leaf and religious symbolo Zobraziť viac
Sometimes considered the first avant-garde art movement, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected their era's dominant artistic theories for what they saw as a more spiritual, naturalistic and intensely personal approach... Zobraziť viac
In 1962, he was created by exposure to gamma radiation in Incredible Hulk No. 1. Though it took a few years for him to develop his now-famous personality, he was nonetheless a weapon of destruction from that first appearance... Zobraziť viac
A major Symbolist artist, Odilon Redon (1840—1916) was also a painter of scenic and emotional extremes. Until around 1890, he was renowned for work in black and white only. These “Noirs” in charcoal drawing or lithograph were composed not only of ... Zobraziť viac
Sweet cheeks. A cornucopia of delectable derrieres. The female butt, tush, culo, or derriere has always inspired awe, fantasy, and slavish devotion. The Big Butt Book explores this perennial fascination with female booty from small and ... Zobraziť viac
Now available as part of TASCHEN’s Bibliotheca Universalis series, this dazzling catalog of vinyl brings new meaning to the “album art.” Produced in collaboration with Colors magazine, it brings together over 500 remarkable records from the ... Zobraziť viac
Rays of Light Man Ray, multitalented master of modernist imagery Man Ray (1890-1976) was a polymath modernist, working in painting, sculpture, film, printmaking, and poetry. But it was his work in photography, with nude studies, fashion work, ... Zobraziť viac
As the pioneer of modern painting, his impact was so enormous that his artist colleagues in Florence, however capable, were left struggling to keep up. His services were engaged by numerous high officials and princes, including the Pope ... Zobraziť viac
When German artist Charlotte Salomon (1917 1943) handed her gouache series Life? or Theater? over to a friend, she beseeched him to take good care of it, it is my entire life. A few months later, the five-months pregnant Charlotte was picked ... Zobraziť viac
Spices, spas, and crystal seas: The finest sanctuaries across Asia. Asia promises multisensory marvels. Whether it s a scorching hot curry, the vivid sounds of a local market, or an expert massage in a haven of feng-shui calm, the world s largest ... Zobraziť viac
Two cameras, one couple: Helmut Newton and Alice Springs turn the lens on their love and their life. Us and Them is an ode to partnership and art. First published in 1999, ... Zobraziť viac
In the heyday of the automobile, marketing cars was an exacting process. Selling the public one of their major life purchases involved not only traditional advertising but also acrucial item that extolled the virtue of the cars: the brochure... Zobraziť viac
The Belarusian painter Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) is widely regarded as epitomizing the "painter as poet". The worldwide admiration he commanded remains unparalleled by any artist of the century... Zobraziť viac
