In Pursuit Of Beauty

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Aesthetic movement (Art)
ISBN : 9780870994685

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In Pursuit of Beauty by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

"This project is the first comprehensive study of a phenomenon that not only dominated the American arts of the 1870s and 1880s, but also helped set the course of such later developments in the United States as the Arts and Crafts movement, the indigenous interpretation of Art Nouveau, and even the rise of modernism. In fact, the early history of the Metropolitan--its founding, its sponsorship of a school of industrial design, and its display of decorative works--is inextricably tied to the Aesthetic movement and its educational goals. "In Pursuit of Beauty: Americans and the Aesthetic Movement" comprised some 175 objects including furniture, metalwork, stained glass, ceramics, textiles, wallpaper, painting, and sculpture. Some of these had rarely been displayed; others, although familiar, were being shown in new and even startling contexts. The exhibition and catalogue are arranged thematically to illustrate both the major styles of a visually rich movement and the ideas that generated its diversity"--From publisher's description.

Author : Timothy Whealon,Dan Shaw
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780847846009

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In Pursuit of Beauty by Timothy Whealon,Dan Shaw Pdf

An appealing approach to creating elegant, worldly interiors that are rooted in the comforts of home. Interior designer Timothy Whealon is beloved for his accessible style, his seamless blend of classic and modern influences, and his skillful use of artwork and antiques, thanks to an extensive knowledge of fine and decorative arts. Whealon’s design philosophy finds its roots in classicism; however, he approaches each project with a fresh, twenty-first-century eye that makes it both modern and timeless. He doesn’t believe in interiors that look “decorated,” as if everything has been done at once. Rather, he layers items from different periods and cultures, artfully mixing the pristine and the patinated. This book is the first to showcase Whealon’s interiors, from an airy New York penthouse to a gracious Mediterranean-style villa to a casual beach cottage. Whether urban or rural, grand or intimate, each project exhibits classicism alongside comfort, careful attention to detail, and undeniable appeal. Many of the projects included have been newly photographed for this book, and each is a testament to Whealon’s exquisite taste and understanding of how people live today.

Author : Ha Jin
Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781635423785

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The Woman Back from Moscow: In Pursuit of Beauty by Ha Jin Pdf

Through the life of a remarkable woman—based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921–1968)—this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China’s Communist Party. A powerful, insightful account from the National Book Award–winning author, who came of age during the Cultural Revolution. As a promising young actress, Sun Weishi made the critical decision to pursue her studies in Moscow—with the blessing of her influential adoptive father, Zhou Enlai, and Mao himself. The valuable insights she gained there during World War II, most notably the significance of characters' inner lives, would enable her to excel back in China, where she produced works by Chekhov and Gogol, and other socially progressive dramas, such as an adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her striking career as China's first female director of modern spoken drama (Huaju) would be derailed with the advent of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, however, which put her once again at odds with an old enemy—Jiang Qing, a fellow actress who schemed her way to the top as Mao's fourth and final wife. Through the decades-long rivalry between these two complex women, and their differing approaches to the men in power who shaped their lives, Ha Jin deftly explores the ideals of communism and the reality of the Chinese Communist Party. At the same time, the novel captivates us with Sun Weishi's personal struggles and triumphs, as she navigates friendship, love, art, and politics amidst the great events of the twentieth century.

Author : Autumn Whitefield-Madrano
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781476754048

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Face Value by Autumn Whitefield-Madrano Pdf

"Whitefield-Madrano ... examines the relationship between appearance and science, social media, sex, friendship, language, and advertising to show how beauty actually affects us day to day. Through ... research and interviews with dozens of women across all walks of life, she reveals surprising findings, like that wearing makeup can actually relax you, that you can convince people you're better looking just by tweaking your personality, and the ways beauty can be a powerful tool of connection among women"--Amazon.com.

Author : Vince Spinnato
Publisher : Booklogix
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1610059646

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My Pursuit of Beauty by Vince Spinnato Pdf

Vince Spinnato invites readers to join him on the roller-coaster retelling of his batsh*t-crazy life, from the lowest lows to the highest highs, culminating in his rise to fame crafting beauty products for scores of Hollywood's glitziest celebrities, and hundreds of cosmetic treatment and healthcare companies, entrepreneurs, retailers, and well-known brands. His revealing memoir shares not only the entertaining stories of life in glamorous Hollywood, loves lost, and the scramble to "make it," but also the touching journey to self-acceptance. Hilarious, outrageous, and totally engaging, My Pursuit of Beauty will have you howling with laughter and contemplating your own life goals.

Author : Roger Scruton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199229758

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Beauty: A Very Short Introduction by Roger Scruton Pdf

"First published in hardback as Beauty, 2009"--T.p. verso.

Author : Criss Canning,David Thomas,Jenny Zimmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Aesthetics
ISBN : 1760761672

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Criss Canning by Criss Canning,David Thomas,Jenny Zimmer Pdf

Criss Canning is one of Australia's best loved and most celebrated still life artists. Inspired by the beauty of nature and the works of advanced European modernists, and with dedication to the absolutes of colour and pictorial composition, she has created paintings that are immediately seductive. One cannot help but be astonished by their beauty and by the level of skill required to achieve their effects. Among the book's 320 colour images are reproductions of some 218 paintings created between 1980 and 2020 - including her most recent. David Thomas's text elucidates the artist's life story and describes the aesthetic qualities of the paintings from a critical and art historical point of view. The book also contains extensive biographical and bibliographical data and details of all works exhibited in art galleries since 1982. This comprehensive account of an artist's life and work also focuses on developments in the paintings over the past two years, which herald exciting new aspects of Canning's ongoing 'pursuit of beauty'.

Author : Rae Dunn
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781452169040

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In Pursuit of Inspiration by Rae Dunn Pdf

In this visually rich hardcover volume, beloved artist Rae Dunn shares her favorite techniques for approaching a blank page. From drawing with your nondominant hand to sketching with objects found in nature, each chapter offers a simple yet surprising catalyst to help readers get in touch with their own creativity. Full of gorgeous watercolors, sketches, original patterns, dreamy photography, and hand-lettered insight from the author, In Pursuit of Inspiration offers a unique glimpse into the process of a successful fine artist. It's the perfect how-to book for artists of all skill levels who prefer freeform experimentation to step-by-step instruction.

Author : Doreen Bolger Burke,Doreen Bolger,Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Aesthetic movement (Art)
ISBN : 0870994670

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In Pursuit of Beauty by Doreen Bolger Burke,Doreen Bolger,Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

Author : Jeffrey R. Holland,Susan W. Tanner
Publisher : Shadow Mountain
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Beauty, Personal
ISBN : 1590386035

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Modesty, Makeovers, and the Pursuit of Physical Beauty by Jeffrey R. Holland,Susan W. Tanner Pdf

Author : Alexander Nehamas
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691148656

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Only a Promise of Happiness by Alexander Nehamas Pdf

This book imparts the fundamental legal understanding required for the purchase and sale of marketing rights for publishing house products. The aim is to enable the reader to competently deal with publishing contracts of every kind. Specific areas of focus include classic copyright and publishing law, the role of collecting societies, issues related to subsidiary rights and their exploitation, as well as questions regarding royalties.

Author : Katie Luce
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0892213736

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The Pursuit of Beauty by Katie Luce Pdf

With society's view that happiness and achievement are summed up in the figure of a supermodel, millions of women find themselves spiraling downward into a funnel of diets, self-denial, rigid workout programs, and sadly, eating disorders. Author Katie Luce, a vital partner in her husband's ministry to young people, has seen too many girls and women damage themselves -- body, mind, and soul -- in pursuit of what the world calls beauty. Her own battles with eating disorders, and subsequent freedom, make her an eloquent spokesperson for the Christian response to the problems of anorexia and bulimia.

Author : Gunther Schuller
Publisher : Eastman Studies in Music
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1580463428

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Gunther Schuller by Gunther Schuller Pdf

The autobiography of composer and conductor Gunther Schuller and a recounting of the American musical scene through the twentieth century and into the twenty-first.

Author : David Shapiro
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 999 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781621531111

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Uncontrollable Beauty by David Shapiro Pdf

In this acclaimed art anthology, a prestigious group of artists, critics, and literati offer their incisive reflections on the questions of beauty, past, present, and future, and how it has become a domain of multiple perspectives. Here is Meyer Schapiro’s skeptical argument on perfection . . . contributions from artists as profound as Louise Bourgeois and Agnes Martin . . . and reflections of critics, curators, and philosophers on the problems of beauty and relativism. Readers will find fascinating insights from such art theorists and critics as Dave Hickey, Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, Donald Kuspit, Carter Ratcliff, and dozens more.

Author : Heather Widdows
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691197142

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Perfect Me by Heather Widdows Pdf

How looking beautiful has become a moral imperative in today's worldThe demand to be beautiful is increasingly important in today's visual and virtual culture. Rightly or wrongly, being perfect has become an ethical ideal to live by, and according to which we judge ourselves good or bad, a success or a failure. Perfect Me explores the changing nature of the beauty ideal, showing how it is more dominant, more demanding, and more global than ever before.Heather Widdows argues that our perception of the self is changing. More and more, we locate the self in the body--not just our actual, flawed bodies but our transforming and imagined ones. As this happens, we further embrace the beauty ideal. Nobody is firm enough, thin enough, smooth enough, or buff enough-not without significant effort and cosmetic intervention. And as more demanding practices become the norm, more will be required of us, and the beauty ideal will be harder and harder to resist.If you have ever felt the urge to "make the best of yourself" or worried that you were "letting yourself go," this book explains why. Perfect Me examines how the beauty ideal has come to define how we see ourselves and others and how we structure our daily practices-and how it enthralls us with promises of the good life that are dubious at best. Perfect Me demonstrates that we must first recognize the ethical nature of the beauty ideal if we are ever to address its harms.