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Author : Mary W. Chamberlin
Publisher : Chicago : American Library Association
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015031719472
Systematically organizes and evaluates the literature of art history - architecture, painting, sculpture, printing and engraving, drawing and applied arts.
Author : Julian Spalding
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781405386722
Across the globe there are scores of beautiful and unusual works of art that are largely unseen or fail to receive the critical acclaim they deserve. Why? The Best Art You've Never Seen restores to view 100 wonderful treasures of world art. Ranging from Peru to Papua New Guinea, it uncovers neglected wonders in offbeat corners of the world or locked away in the store rooms of the world's great museums. Some are hidden accidentally: by a rock-fall, a shift in a trade route, or through the drift of history. Others are hidden deliberately, buried as loot or destroyed by hate - like the fabulous Mount Kailash Temple in India. Many are hidden by changes of taste, marginalized because they don't fit into established ideas of art - works by artists such as Norman Rockwell, Nek Chand, and Niki de St Phalle. Other great works, like the the dazzling Très Riches Heures manuscript and the Mona Lisa, are being virtually hidden by the demands of conservation. And there are penty of treasures still waiting to be revealed - the Q'in Emperor's tomb or Leonardo's lost fresco The Battle of Anghiari. Author and former museum director Julian Spalding takes you into a world of beautiful and arresting artifacts and reveals their amazing stories. He sets forth a surprising and unfamiliar alternative canon of works that offers a fresh and controversial take on the world of art.
Author : Ray J. Davenport
Publisher : David R. Kronour Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : 0961611081
Author : Mary Walls Chamberlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:251928948
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781610596190
Author : Howard Moneta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 193329518X
"The Davenport's includes biographical and pricing information for over 300,000 artists (specializing in little-known and hard-to-find artists). Prices cover oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculpture, prints, posters, and photographs"--B & N from the publisher (July 2007)
Author : Richard Williams
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780865478978
"A manual of methods, principles and formulas for classical, computer, games, stop motion and internet animators"--Cover.
Author : Ann Lee Morgan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780198029557
With the advent of abstract expressionism in the 1940s, America became the white hot center of the artistic universe. Now, in The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists, the first such volume to appear in three decades, Ann Lee Morgan offers an informative, insightful, and long overdue resource on our nation's artistic heritage. Featuring 945 alphabetically arranged entries, here is an indispensable biographical and critical guide to American art from colonial times to contemporary postmodernism. Readers will find a wealth of factual detail and insightful analysis of the leading American painters, ranging from John Singleton Copley, Thomas Cole, and Mary Cassatt to such modern masters as Jackson Pollack, Romare Bearden, and Andy Warhol. Morgan offers razor-sharp entries on sculptors ranging from Alexander Calder to Louise Nevelson, on photographers such as Berenice Abbott, Man Ray, Walker Evans, and Ansel Adams, and on contemporary installation artists, including video master Bill Viola. In addition, the dictionary provides entries on important individuals connected to the art scene, including collectors such as Peggy Guggenheim and critics such as Clement Greenberg. Morgan also examines notable American institutions, organizations, schools, techniques, styles, and movements. The range of coverage is indeed impressive, but equally important is the quality of analysis that appears in entry after entry. Morgan gives readers a wealth of trustworthy and authoritative information as well as perceptive, well-informed criticism of artists and their work. In addition, the book is thoroughly cross-referenced, so readers can easily find additional information on any topic of interest. Beautifully written, filled with fascinating historical background and penetrating insight, The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists is an essential one-volume resource for art lovers everywhere.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Collins & Brown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 1908449012
The latest volume in Collins & Brown’s bestselling Ultimate series reveals all the techniques of the masters in an easy-to-understand format. This comprehensive new reference book contains everything you need to know about drawing and painting. The Tools and Materials chapter lists all the essentials you’ll need to satisfy those creative urges. Techniques are covered in detail, with clear step-by-step instructions. There are chapters on Drawing, Watercolour, Acrylics, Oils and Other Media including gouache, egg tempera, chroma colour and collage. Once you have settled on your medium, the chapters on Still Life, Landscape, Figures and Animals are full of tips and hints to get the best out of your subject. Other titles in this series include: Ultimate Woodworking Bible (9781843405740), Ultimate Sewing Bible (9781843404118), Ultimate Knitting Bible (9781843404507), Ultimate Quilting Bible (9781843404507), Ultimate Crochet Bible (9781843405634) and Ultimate Papercraft Bible (9781843406723). Word count: 60,000
Author : Derek Jarman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : English poetry
ISBN : UCSC:32106007893438
Author : Grant Pooke,Graham Whitham
Publisher : McGraw-Hill
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 0071636919
Unravel the contemporary art scene Whether you love it or loathe it, contemporary art is bound to provoke a reaction. Is it all about shock and sensation? Does it have to be either profound or trivial? Is the contemporary art market over-inflated and ready to burst or is it still soaring? Teach Yourself Contemporary Art delves deep into the contemporary art scene, asking all of these questions and more. It begins by putting contemporary art into context, considering its pre-history and development and moves on to explore the different forms of contemporary art including installation, land and environment art and video, film and digital media. The key personalities, recurrent themes and controversial competitions are all discussed in detail, as is the changing role of museums and galleries and the contemporary art market. Whether you want to hold your own at the snootiest of arty parties or need to study art as part of a course, this book is an objective guide that uncovers all.
Author : Joy Sperling
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003-10-30
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015057656111
Certain works of art-Mona Lisa, the Statue of Liberty, Rodin's The Thinker, Grant Wood's American Gothic-are famous to everyone: those who love art and those who are generally indifferent to it. This volume considers 29 works of art and examines the ways in which they have transcended the art world and become facets of the popular imagination. Sperling (art, Denison U.) considers how 30 great works of art-such as the Mona Lisa and the Statue of Liberty-have become part of popular culture. She begins by exploring the role of travel, tourism, photography, and books in making certain ancient monuments world famous. Other topics include, for example, how coffee-table books helped make a number of Italian Renaissance paintings ubiquitous, how marketing embedded a number of modern memorials in the public consciousness, and how twentieth-century artists endeavor to strike a balance between critical and popular fame. Thirty art works that have become facets of the popular imagination are examined.
Author : Ray J. Davenport
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0961611014
Author : Todd M. Casey
Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781580935487
A must-have reference book for today's artists and art students. Every artist needs to learn and master the still life. Written by a well-known artist and expert instructor, The Art of Still Life offers a comprehensive, contemporary approach to the subject that instructs artists on the foundation basics and advanced techniques they need for successful drawing and painting. In addition to Casey's stunning paintings, the work of over fifty past and present masters is included, so that the book will do double duty as a hardworking how-to manual and a visual treasure trove of some of the finest still life art throughout history and being created today.
Author : Sarah Simblet
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780756672348
Join artist Sarah Simblet on an inspirational journey of discovery as she teaches you how to draw every type of plant. From the tiniest mosses to exotic flowers and majestic trees, this book shows how understanding botany will give your portraits of plants vibrancy and life. In Botany for the Artist, Sarah Simblet takes you on a personal tour of the kingdom of plants, encouraging you to observe them more closely and draw them more accurately. She shows how to begin with simple shapes, outline the composition, blend colors, and add highlights and other finishing touches. Complemented by beautiful photographs, Sarah's drawings reveal the structure of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. Step-by-step drawing classes and detailed pages from Sarah's sketchbooks guide you through all the techniques that you need to draw plants successfully. Masterclasses by famous artists - from Renaissance masters to contemporary illustrators - showcase different approaches to botanical illustration over the centuries. Botany for the Artist is a visual feast, not just for anyone wishing to master drawing plants, but for gardeners, photographers, and everyone who is passionate about plants and how they are portrayed in art.
