General Art category: 18772 books
Vermeer's Wager
Speculations on Art History, Theory, and Art Museums
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2000
Vermeer's Wager stands at the intersection of art history and criticism, philosophy and museology. Using a familiar and celebrated painting by Johannes Vermeer as a case study, Ivan Gaskell explores what it might mean to know and use a work of art. He argues that art history as generally practiced,...
by Boris Groys
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
The leading art theorist takes on art in the age of the Internet
In the early twentieth century, art and its institutions came under critique from a new democratic and egalitarian spirit. The notion of works of art as sacred objects was decried and subsequently they would be understood merely...
The Destruction of Art
Iconoclasm and Vandalism since the French Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Last winter, a man tried to break Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain sculpture. The sculpted foot of Michelangelo’s David was damaged in 1991 by a purportedly mentally ill artist. With each incident, intellectuals must confront the unsettling dynamic between destruction and art. Renowned art historian...
A Companion to British Art
1600 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
This companion is a collection of newly-commissioned essays written by leading scholars in the field, providing a comprehensive introduction to British art history.
A generously-illustrated collection of newly-commissioned essays which provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of British...
by nai010 uitgevers/publishers
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2012
Should artists be activists? Is activist art one of an artists primary responsibilities or a pointless sideshow on the fringes of serious politics? The philosopher, writer and art historian Lieven de Cauter, Ruben de Roo and Karel Vanhaesebrouck explore this theme in collaboration with other thinkers...
God's Paintbrush
Prophetic Art
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
I have always enjoyed art. I began painting and drawing at a young age. I never dreamed that God could take this love of painting and turn it into a ministry. Prophetic art is simply communication with God through art. It is my form of worship. Several years ago God brought women into my life that would...
Art Models Zaza016
Figure Drawing Pose Reference
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2018
Draw, paint, sculpt the figure anytime and anywhere with this portable figure reference. This clothed standing pose (see the cover image) provides a figure reference suitable for all ages. It includes 29 photos—one every 15 degrees as the female model turns through a full circle plus closeups and...
Art Models JohnyG023
Figure Drawing Pose Reference
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Draw, paint, sculpt the figure anytime and anywhere with this portable figure reference.This full body Pose gives you 24 photos—one every 15 degrees as the male model turns through a full circle. Choose your preferred view for 2D art, like painting, or see the whole figure for 3D art, like sculpture....
Art Models AnaIv429
Figure Drawing Pose Reference
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Draw, paint, sculpt the figure anytime and anywhere with this portable figure reference.
This full body pose gives you 25 photos—one every 15 degrees as the female model turns through a full circle, plus an overhead view. Choose your preferred view for 2D art, like painting, or see the whole...
Art Models OliviaP010
Figure Drawing Pose Reference
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2017
Draw, paint, sculpt the figure anytime and anywhere with this portable figure reference.This strong Pose gives you 27 photos—one every 15 degrees as the female model turns through a full circle plus close-ups. Choose your preferred view for 2D art, like painting, or see the whole figure for 3D art,...
Art Models Trisha009
Figure Drawing Pose Reference
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Draw, paint, sculpt the figure anytime and anywhere with this portable figure reference.This walking Pose by model Trisha gives you 24 photos—one every 15 degrees as the female model turns through a full circle. Choose your preferred view for 2D art, like painting, or see the whole figure for 3D...
Art Models JohnV010
Figure Drawing Pose Reference
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Draw, paint, sculpt the figure anytime and anywhere with this portable figure reference.This dynamic action Pose gives you 24 photos—one every 15 degrees as the male model turns through a full circle. Choose your preferred view for 2D art, like painting, or see the whole figure for 3D art, like...
Art Models Becca014
Figure Drawing Pose Reference
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
Draw, paint, sculpt the figure anytime and anywhere with this portable figure reference.This contemplative Pose gives you 24 photos—one every 15 degrees as the female model turns through a full circle. Choose your preferred view for 2D art, like painting, or see the whole figure for 3D art, like...
Art Models Ginger040
Figure Drawing Pose Reference
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Draw, paint, sculpt the figure anytime and anywhere with this portable figure reference.This Pose gives you 28 photos—one every 15 degrees as the female model turns through a full circle, plus alternate angles. Choose your preferred view for 2D art, like painting or see the whole figure for 3D art,...