A glittering collection of jewelry emulating the human form, from the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.... Zobraziť viac
Publishing the results of the 49th annual World Press Photo Contest, this book contains press photographs from the year 2005... Zobraziť viac
Women – as warriors, workers, mothers, sensual women,even absent women – haunt 19th- and 20th-century Western painting: their representation is one of its most common subjects... Zobraziť viac
An exciting archeological exploration of ancient Egypt that examines the potential for discovering the remaining “lost” tombs of the pharaohs. Tombs, mummies, and funerary items make up a significant portion ... Zobraziť viac
This ambitious volume, worldwide in scope and ranging from antiquity to the present, examines the human encounter with Unreason in all its manifestations, the challenges it poses to society and our responses to it. In twelve chapters organized chronologic Zobraziť viac
Magnum Magnum is a book of unparalleled scale and ambition and is set to be the photography book of 2007. It features over... Zobraziť viac
Erik Johansson’s images are created with a camera and refined into absurdity in the computer. With mathematical preciseness Erik Johansson’s photographs depict attractive, compelling landscapes where perspectives are always misleading... Zobraziť viac
Throughout the 20th century, Isamu Noguchi was a vital figure in modern art. From interlocking wooden sculptures to massive steel monuments to the elegant Akari lamps, Noguchi became a master of what he called the `sculpturing of space'. Combining the per Zobraziť viac
Painting is enjoying a remarkable creative renaissance in the twenty-first century, with many of the world’s leading artists now working in this most enduring and seductive of media.100 Painters of Tomorrow is the culmination of a new project, ... Zobraziť viac
This revised and expanded edition of "Art Photography Now" builds on the hugely successful first edition (2005), which traced the developments in art photography since the mid-nineteenth century and profiled world-famous artists such as Sophie Calle, ... Zobraziť viac
The allure of colour is undeniable, but its wholesale use in product design is a relatively recent development. Perhaps more than any other object, the Eames Chairs of the 1950s symbolise the cultural intersection of design... Zobraziť viac
This book enables any amateur artist to explore confidently the most popular painting medium the world has ever known: watercolour. Richly illustrated in colour throughout with well-known works of art, photographs of materials ... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating guide to Van Gogh's itinerant life, with vibrant images and stories about the many places he lived and worked... Zobraziť viac
Expands on the traditional 'Seven Wonders' to examine an impressive number of ancient marvels from around the globe... Zobraziť viac
A major new guide to mastering textile design that interweaves technical knowledge, artistic expression, and storytelling... Zobraziť viac
Santiago Calatrava first made a name for himself in the late 1980s with delicately designed structures in Zurich that seem to grow out of the earth. He went on to create a series of highly innovative, iconic bridges across Europe, and in recent years he h Zobraziť viac
We hurtle together into the future at ever-increasing speed - or so it seems to the collective psyche. Every day and every hour, human civilization expands, evolves and mutates. While we frequently lapse into celebrating the individual at the expense ... Zobraziť viac
Napoleon's Plunder tells the remarkable story of Bonaparte's obsessive accrual of the spoils of war - his hoarding of art, artefacts and treasures from across the world, ostensibly taken for the French nation, but also very much for his own... Zobraziť viac
Thames & Hudson Ltd: Antiques Info 'Worth its weight in gold' Art Jewelry 'A fascinating book that's equal... Zobraziť viac
In contemporary fashion photography, Erik Madigan Heck is something of an anomaly – a very successful anomaly who steers his own path. His work is elegant and unashamedly beautiful, exploring the intersections of fashion, painting and ... Zobraziť viac
