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by Sheri Klein
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...
Cover of Interesting Factoids I Bet You Never Knew About Art Collection
by Jose Hutto
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...
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Art vidéo

Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

by Encyclopaedia 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...
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L'Art

entretiens réunis par Paul Gsell (édition intégrale & entièrement illustrée suivi de Combats esthétiques : Auguste Rodin, par Octave Mirbeau)

by Octave Mirbeau, Paul Gsell, Auguste Rodin
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...
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An Illustrated History of Islamic Art & Design

An Expert Introduction to Islamic Art, from Calligraphy, Tiles, Costumes and Carpets to Pottery, Woodcarvings and Metalwork

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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...
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Thresholds and Boundaries

Liminality in Netherlandish Art (1385-1530)

by Lynn F. Jacobs
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...
Cover of Byzantine Art
by Robin Cormack
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...
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Aesthetics at Large

Volume 1: Art, Ethics, Politics

by Thierry de Duve
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...
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Making Modern Japanese-Style Painting

Kano Hogai and the Search for Images

by Chelsea Foxwell
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...
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The Big Picture

Contemporary Art in 10 Works by 10 Artists

by Matthew Israel
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...
Cover of How to Create Monogram Flowers with “Вензеля” Nail Art Technique?
by Tanya Angelova
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"...
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Transcendental Realism

The Image-Art of Egoless Coincidence With Reality Itself

by Adi Da Samraj
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...
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Authentically African

Arts and the Transnational Politics of Congolese Culture

by Sarah Van Beurden
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...
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Imagine

A Vision for Christians in the Arts

by Steve Turner
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...
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