General Art category: 18772 books
Street Art
The Best Urban Art from Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
From Banksy to Blek le Rat, JR to Futura, the street art phenomenon is sweeping the globe. With people turning up in their thousands to view the first street art exhibition at the Tate Modern in 2008, and with celebrity endorsements from the likes of Brad Pitt to Damon Albarn, street art has captured...
Crafting Gender
Women and Folk Art in Latin America and the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2003
This volume initiates a gender-based framework for analyzing the folk art of Latin America and the Caribbean. Defined here broadly as the "art of the people" and as having a primarily decorative, rather than utilitarian, purpose, folk art is not solely the province of women, but folk art...
Art, Nature, and Religion in the Central Andes
Themes and Variations from Prehistory to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
From prehistory to the present, the Indigenous peoples of the Andes have used a visual symbol system—that is, art—to express their sense of the sacred and its immanence in the natural world. Many visual motifs that originated prior to the Incas still appear in Andean art today, despite the onslaught...
by Charlotte Gerlings
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2013
A must-have collection for general readers, art students and practitioners alike. This invaluable handbook allows its readers to check facts, browse among the pictures and explore how great artists like Breughel, Constable and Picasso first captured our admiration, and why they remain influential.
Homemade Esthetics
Observations on Art and Taste
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2000
Thanks to his unsurpassed eye and his fearless willingness to take a stand, Clement Greenberg (1909 1994) became one of the giants of 20th century art criticism a writer who set the terms of critical discourse from the moment he burst onto the scene with his seminal essays Avant Garde and Kitsch (1939)...
Art, Passion & Power
The Story of the Royal Collection
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2017
"Hall’s consummate history is not just the story of the evolution of one of the world’s great collections… The book is also a through-the-keyhole insight into the shifting tastes, good or bad, of 1,000 years of monarchs."
- The Times
The Royal Collection is the last great collection...
Art Lab for Little Kids
52 Playful Projects for Preschoolers
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Developed for the younger set (4-6 year olds) and targeting one of the most critical developmental periods for children, Art Lab for Little Kids is the perfect book for both parents and teachers who are seeking enriching and unique experiences to offer this age group.
As in Susan Schwake’s...
by Tanya Angelova
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Have you wondered how to create mesmerising Floristic Nail Art decorations?If so, you are on the right place.What you'll learn here is taught in master class schools of nail art in Europe. It will be presented to you in a step-by-step manner with colorful pictures for each step...
The De-Caff Camino
A 500 Mile Cycling Pilgrimage to Santiago De Compostela
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
Charlies introduction to his blog put it best: A lifetime in marketing actually equips a man for very little... Now pushing 58, I realise with some horror that it is a full half century since I last took cycling remotely seriously. If this trip does not go well, I might leave it as long until my next...
by Daniela Minucci
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Daniela no es una poeta o una artista, sino una madre a tiempo completo.
Cuando era una niña, ya sentía el deseo de comunicar sus sentimientos con dibujos y pequeñas composiciones. Este libro nace de ella, como la
persona sensible y simple que es, a pesar de no tener conocimientos técnicos en...
Anywhere, Anytime Art: Crayon
An artist's colorful guide to drawing on the go!
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
You'll never outgrow the joy of drawing with crayons! Anywhere, Anytime Art: Crayon is here to remind you how it is done.
The simple pleasure of drawing and coloring with crayons doesn't have to leave your life just because you finish 5th grade. Anywhere, Anytime Art: Crayon is a new kind...
by Bill Manley
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
An insightful volume delving into the enduringly compelling art of ancient Egypt, from a new historical perspective
The art and architecture of Egypt during the age of the pharaohs continue to capture the imagination of the modern world. Among the great creative achievements of ancient Egypt...
by Stephen Mancusi
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2010
The police composite sketch, one of the most crucial investigative tools in law enforcement, is developed during a composite session—an intense display of communication and art in which the words of a witness are transformed into the features of a suspect. Despite the incredible technological leaps...
by Henry Wager Halleck
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
A classic book containing a guide to the strategy, fortification and tactics for battles. It has fifteen chapters including 'Logistics', 'Army Organization - Infantry and Cavalry' and 'Field Engineering', and would make an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the history...