General Art category: 18772 books
by Sheri Klein
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2006
This is the first book to take seriously - though not too seriously - the surprisingly neglected role of humour in art.
'Art and Laughter' looks back to comic masters such as Hogarth and Daumier and to Dada, Surrealism and Pop Art, asking what makes us laugh and why. It explores the use of...
by Jose Hutto
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Art collection is a very stimulating and inspiring hobby for all. It isn’t just for the rich and famous, but even regular everyday people too. There are various forms of art that you can choose from, especially since art’s definition can greatly vary from one person to another. However, it doesn't...
Art vidéo
Les Grands Articles d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: February 13, 2017
Partez à la découverte de l'art vidéo avec ce Grand Article Universalis !
On peut définir l' art vidéo comme une télévision faite par des artistes : il s'agit de productions privées, parfois rudimentaires, qui visent moins à la distraction qu'à des buts esthétiques communs à d'autres...
L'Art
entretiens réunis par Paul Gsell (édition intégrale & entièrement illustrée suivi de Combats esthétiques : Auguste Rodin, par Octave Mirbeau)
Language: French
Release Date: March 11, 2019
« Au-dessus du hameau du Val-Fleury qui dépend de Meudon, un groupe de pittoresques constructions couronnent une colline.
On devine qu’elles appartiennent à un artiste, car elles ravissent les regards.
C’est là en effet qu’Auguste Rodin a fixé son séjour. »
La sculpture...
An Illustrated History of Islamic Art & Design
An Expert Introduction to Islamic Art, from Calligraphy, Tiles, Costumes and Carpets to Pottery, Woodcarvings and Metalwork
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
The Islamic world has created a wealth of art treasures, and this book explores that rich heritage. The diversity of decorative Islamic art forms is simply breath-taking, extending from the Arabic calligraphy of the early Qurans and the beautiful Fatimid woodcarvings of 12th- and 13th-centure Egypt to...
Thresholds and Boundaries
Liminality in Netherlandish Art (1385-1530)
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Although liminality has been studied by scholars of medieval and seventeenth-century art, the role of the threshold motif in Netherlandish art of the late fourteenth, fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries -- this late medieval/early ‘early modern’ period -- has been much less fully investigated. Thresholds...
by Robin Cormack
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
The opulence of Byzantine art, with its extravagant use of gold and silver, is well known. Highly skilled artists created powerful representations reflecting and promoting this society and its values in icons, illuminated manuscripts, and mosaics and wallpaintings placed in domed churches and public...
Aesthetics at Large
Volume 1: Art, Ethics, Politics
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2019
Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Judgment, Thierry de Duve argues in the first volume of Aesthetics at Large, is as relevant to the appreciation of art today as it was to the enjoyment of beautiful nature in 1790. Going against the grain of all aesthetic theories situated in the Hegelian tradition, this...
Making Modern Japanese-Style Painting
Kano Hogai and the Search for Images
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
The Western discovery of Japanese paintings at nineteenth-century world’s fairs and export shops catapulted Japanese art to new levels of international popularity. With that popularity, however, came criticism, as Western writers began to lament a perceived end to pure Japanese art and a rise in...
The Big Picture
Contemporary Art in 10 Works by 10 Artists
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Discover the compelling story of the evolution of contemporary art, its state today, and where it’s headed, through a sample of ten artworks created by ten artists over a span of fifteen years.
Written in an engaging, straightforward style by prominent art historian Matthew Israel, this book...
by Tanya Angelova
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2018
Would you like to create monogram flower designs by using the nail art technique "Вензеля" (Venzelia)?
This is not a beginners guide, but rather an advanced nail art technique. It takes some time and good practice to create such monogram flowers. "Вензеля"...
Transcendental Realism
The Image-Art of Egoless Coincidence With Reality Itself
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Adi Da Samraj created art for over forty years with a single intention: the visual communication of truth, and the means to draw the viewer beyond separateness into the paradox of "indivisible unity". Adi Da began his first serious photographic work in the early 1960s. From the mid-'60s to the '90s he...
Authentically African
Arts and the Transnational Politics of Congolese Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Together, the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, and the Institut des Musées Nationaux du Zaire (IMNZ) in the Congo have defined and marketed Congolese art and culture. In Authentically African, Sarah Van Beurden traces the relationship between the possession, definition, and display...
Imagine
A Vision for Christians in the Arts
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2016
Imagine art that is risky, complex, and subtle. Imagine music, movies, books, and paintings of the highest quality. Imagine art that permeates society, challenging conventional thinking and standard morals to their core. Imagine that it is all created by Christians! This is the bold vision of Steve...