Art History category: 15294 books
Elan Vital Orient Poetry
A Chapbook of Oriental Poetry and Sumi-e Painting
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1989
This book of classic Asian poetry and ink brush paintings is an important piece of cultural history and a wonderful addition to any collection of Asian art and poetry.
With the creation of the Asian poetry and sumi-e paintings within this volume, the artist and author have attempted to convey...
by Susie Hodge
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
The perfect compact reference guide for all would-be art buffs. Art historian Susie Hodge takes you on a whistle-stop international tour of all the major artistic cultures, movements, phases, developments, artists and themes, from Prehistoric art to Hyperrealism. Contents also include Greek classicism,...
Brooklyn Mirador
History of Grand Army Plaza
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
**This is the story behind the beautiful view of the Empire State Building perfectly framed within the Arch in Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza.
The Mirador, the tip of the Tower and the keystone of the Arch form a precise three-point-alignment which bisects the Arch at a 90-degree angle. Frederick...
The Fine Art of Crochet
Innovative Works from Twenty Contemporary Artists
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Fiber artists around the world have embraced crochet as an inventive medium like never before. Expanding on the creative possibilities and using sculpture, immense site-specific installations, performance, and mixed-media objects, they have used crochet techniques to explore feminine craft and heritage,...
Cities Interrupted
Visual Culture and Urban Space
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Cities Interrupted explores the potential of visual culture – in the form of photography, film, performance, architecture, urban design, and mixed media – to strategically interrupt processes of globalization in contemporary urban spaces.
Looking at cities such as Amsterdam, Beijing, Doha,...
Folk Art in Maine
Uncommon Treasures 1750-1925
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2008
Folk art proves that producing utilitarian objects can provide an opportunity for self-expression. From decoys to sea chests, folk art is not only rooted in the useful but in the realities of living. Some folk art makes daily chores more fun, while others, such as mourning art, help people face life's...
by Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Chinese Religious Art is a broad survey of the origins and development of the various forms of artistic expression of Chinese religions. The study begins with an overview of ancient archaeology in order to identify nascent religious ideologies in various Neolithic Cultures and early Chinese historical...
Gardens of a Chinese Emperor
Imperial Creations of the Qianlong Era, 1736–1796
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
The Garden of Perfect Brightness (Yuanming Yuan) in the western suburbs of the Quing capital, Beijing, was begun by the great Kangxi (r. 1661-1722) and expanded by his son, Yongzheng (r. 1722-1736) and brought to its greatest glory by his grandson, Qianlong (r. 1736-1796). A lover of literature and...
Battlelines: Gettysburg, Day 2
Civil War Combat Artists and the Pictures They Drew, #3
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
What did the battle of Gettysburg look like?
Despite the vast number of photographs associated with the Civil War, we have no photos of the battles themselves. The state of photography at that time could not stop action as it does today.
But we DO have pictures.
They are the drawings...
Computers and Art
Computers and Art
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Insightful perspectives on the use of the computer as a tool for artists. The approaches taken vary from its historical, philosophical and practical implications to the use of computer technology in art practice. The contributors include an art critic, an educator, a practicing artist and a researcher....
Routledge Revivals: In Modernity's Wake (1989)
The Ameurunculus Letters
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
First published in 1988, this book attempts to tackle the problem of how to write about art, culture, and the issues of postmodernism in a style appropriate to what is being claimed. The letters are written on art’s behalf to a range of institutions and individuals, and have as their recurring concern...
The Facet of Black Culture
Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
The Facet of Black Culture is a very unique book that talks about culture of the black people, the birth of a person to his final departure to our ancestors and how his property will be shared if he or she has any. This book begins with the brief history of some ethnic groups in Africa, particularly...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Wonder has an established link to the history and philosophy of science. However, there is little acknowledgement of the relationship between the visual arts and wonder. This book presents a new perspective on this overlooked connection, allowing a unique insight into the role of wonder in contemporary...
Extra/Ordinary
Craft and Contemporary Art
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Contemporary artists such as Ghada Amer and Clare Twomey have gained international reputations for work that transforms ordinary craft media and processes into extraordinary conceptual art, from Amer’s monumental stitched paintings to Twomey’s large, ceramics-based installations. Despite the amount...