Art category: 43213 books
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...
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 David Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Restless, protean, fluid, evanescent—despite being a challenge to represent visually, water has gained a striking significance in the art of the twentieth century. This may be due to the fact that it allows for a range of metaphorical meanings, many of which are particularly appropriate to the modern...
Rattling Spears
A History of Indigenous Australian Art
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Large, bold, and colorful, indigenous Australian art—sometimes known as Aboriginal art—has made an indelible impression on the contemporary art scene. But it is controversial, dividing the artists, purveyors, and collectors from those who smell a scam. Whether the artists are victims or victors,...
Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache
An artist's guide to painting with gouache on the go!
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Take a fresh look at an up-and-coming art medium with Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache!
Gouache paint has a long history, but it’s often associated with watercolor and multimedia art. Until now, that is! Trendy artists with large social-media followings are reinvigorating gouache, making this...
Mirror Affect
Seeing Self, Observing Others in Contemporary Art
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
For decades, contemporary artworks with reflective properties have stimulated public forms of spectatorship. According to Cristina Albu, these artworks, which can include elements such as mirrors, live video feedback, or sensors, draw attention to affective interdependence and mechanisms of social control. In...
Shows of Force
Power, Politics, and Ideology in Art Exhibitions
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 1992
It has long been considered a mark of naïveté to ask of a work of art: What does it say? But as Timothy W. Luke demonstrates in Shows of Force, artwork is capable of saying plenty, and much of the message resides in the way it is exhibited. By critically examining the exhibition of art in contemporary...
by Janis Lander
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
This book is a study of contemporary spirituality as it is practiced in the world today, characterized by its secular and inclusive nature, and applied to art and art education. It identifies the issues facing a formal introduction of contemporary spiritual concepts into a secular and multicultural...
by Amanda Boetzkes
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2013
Since its inception in the 1960s, the earth art movement has sought to make visible the elusive presence of nature. Though most often associated with monumental land-based sculptures, earth art encompasses a wide range of media, from sculpture, body art performances, and installations to photographic...
Refiguring the Spiritual
Beuys, Barney, Turrell, Goldsworthy
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Mark C. Taylor provocatively claims that contemporary art has lost its way. With the art market now mirroring the art of finance, many artists create works solely for the purpose of luring investors and inspiring trade among hedge funds and private equity firms. When art is commodified, corporatized,...
Rethinking Australia’s Art History
The Challenge of Aboriginal Art
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
This book aims to redefine Australia’s earliest art history by chronicling for the first time the birth of the category "Aboriginal art," tracing the term’s use through published literature in the late eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Susan Lowish reveals how the...