Art category: 43213 books
My Grandfather's Gallery
A Family Memoir of Art and War
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
A singular man in the history of modern art, betrayed by Vichy, is the subject of this riveting family memoir
On September 20, 1940, one of the most famous European art dealers disembarked in New York, one of hundreds of Jewish refugees fleeing Vichy France. Leaving behind his beloved Paris...
Art 101
From Vincent van Gogh to Andy Warhol, Key People, Ideas, and Moments in the History of Art
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Explore the beautiful and complex world of art!
Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of fine art with tedious discourse that even Leonardo da Vinci would oppose. Art 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations, and instead, gives you a lesson in artistic expression that...
by Giles Winterborne
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
If you wanted to enjoy yourself back in 1968, and were so inclined, you might possibly think about going to Art College, perhaps in London, and spending your summer holidays wandering around the great galleries of Europe including the Louvre, the Prado and the Vatican, as well as visiting the Parthenon,...
Cinema by Design
Art Nouveau, Modernism, and Film History
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Art Nouveau thrived from the late 1890s through the First World War. The international design movement reveled in curvilinear forms and both playful and macabre visions and had a deep impact on cinematic art direction, costuming, gender representation, genre, and theme. Though historians have long...
The Seductions of Darwin
Art, Evolution, Neuroscience
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
The surge of evolutionary and neurological analyses of art and its effects raises questions of how art, culture, and the biological sciences influence one another, and what we gain in applying scientific methods to the interpretation of artwork. In this insightful book, Matthew Rampley addresses these...
by Kenyon Cox,Arthur B. Davies,Élie Faure
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2009
Collected here are the original publications from one of the most important exhibitions in the history of American art -- the 1913 Armory Show. Opening on February 17, 1913, in New York and traveling to Chicago and Boston, the Armory Show was meant to be a simple exhibition of the new abstract and cubist...
The Mixed-Media Artist
Art Tips, Tricks, Secrets and Dreams from Over 40 Amazing Artists
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Mixed media or mystery?
There's a secret to understanding the mystery behind the hidden message in a work of mixed-media art. As Seth Apter knows, if you can get to know the artist, you will get to know the art. The Mixed Media Artist unlocks this mystery and provides an intimate look into the hearts,...
William Woodward
American Impressionist
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
William Woodward (1859-1939) was a force in New Orleans and the art world, and his legacy endures. In this first compilation of examples of Woodward's work spanning his career, essayists offer unique perspectives on the artist and his art.
Woodward was a graduate of the Rhode Island School...
by Lonely Planet, Ed Bartlett
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
An insider's guide to discovering the world's best urban art. From amazing wall murals to Banksy's stencils and Invader's mosaics, we showcase 140 creative hotspots across 42 cities and tell you how to find them, as well as introduce pioneering artists and interview those who shaped the movement.
Street...
by Daniel Grant
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
The fifth edition of this updated and expanded classic provides visual artists with an in-depth guide to developing and building a career as a professional artist. Veteran art writer Daniel Grant weaves the words and experiences of dozens of practicing artists throughout this informative volume to...
Hold It Against Me
Difficulty and Emotion in Contemporary Art
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
In Hold It Against Me, Jennifer Doyle explores the relationship between difficulty and emotion in contemporary art, treating emotion as an artist's medium. She encourages readers to examine the ways in which works of art challenge how we experience not only the artist's feelings, but our own. Discussing...
by Marie Kazalia
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Visual artists, this ebook contains tips, 100's of resource links, and cover letters for you to adapt and use for making your own submissions, in any media, to get your art viewed by art gallerists, museum curators, represented by corporate art consultants who will present your art to clients, for...
by Wendy Richmond
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Combining 24 years of research and insight from her columns in Communication Arts magazine, artist, educator, and writer Wendy Richmond challenges artists to investigate their work through multiple lenses in her newest book, Art Without Compromise*. Her commentaries, exercises, and wide-ranging references...
How to Get Hung
A Practical Guide for Emerging Artists
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2012
In this accessible, easy-to-read, detailed guide for artists, students, and aspiring art professionals, gallery owner Molly Barnes takes the mystique out of selling art.
With the art market generating over a billion dollars in sales annually, and enrollment in art schools continuing to rise,...