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The Choice
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Michael Arditti
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A rich and powerful exploration of desire, sin and redemption, by
"our best chronicler of the rewards and pitfalls of present-day
faith" [PHILIP PULLMAN] "A novel that probes any number of
aggressive varieties of moralism, while testing the reader's own
moral alertness for rigour, realism and generosity. An engrossing,
three-dimensional, grown-up narrative." ROWAN WILLIAMS "An
irresistibly readable, thoughtful and characteristically witty
examination of the quandaries and compromises faced by the Church
of England in an era of decline . . . I loved this book for its
lightness of touch about serious subjects and for dialogue that
glitters like clashing rapiers." MIRANDA SEYMOUR As a woman in the
early 1980s, Clarissa Phipps is unable to pursue her vocation to
the priesthood. Instead, she joins the BBC's religious affairs
department, where she is sent to interview celebrated artist,
Seward Wemlock, about the panels he is painting for an ancient
Cheshire church. "A serious and important writer" ROSE TREMAIN
Thirty years on, Clarissa, now rector of that same church, chances
upon Brian, the chief bell-ringer and husband of her closest
friend, fondling fifteen-year-old David. Dismissing David's claim
that they are in love, Clarissa is obliged to act. Will she choose
friendship or conscience, sympathy or her official duty of care?
The fallout from that choice forces her to reflect on the original
controversy over Wemlock's panels and her concerns about his
relationship with the teenagers who modelled for Adam and Eve. Had
she acted on the whispers that reached her at the time, how many
lives - her own included - would have turned out differently? The
Choice is a rich and powerful exploration of desire, sin and
redemption, questioning whether it's possible, let alone prudent,
to separate the art from the artist. It examines the fault lines in
both religious and secular society, from the AIDS crisis and the
struggle for women's ordination in the 1980s to the culture wars of
today. Richly comic and deeply compassionate, The Choice is a
remarkable synthesis of the sacred and profane. "At a time when
British fiction has never been more timorous about tackling novels
of ideas, Michael Arditti has produced one worthy of Iris Murdoch
and Graham Greene. Brilliantly ambiguous, waspishly witty and
thoroughly enjoyable, this is Michael Arditti's own masterpiece to
date" AMANDA CRAIG
Taking a closer look at the fundamentals of the green and wild life
forms that exist around us. With a photographer's eye, viewing the
very things that we take for granted and easily dismiss as an
abundant source of the natural world. But could this be construed
as disposable? This book does not shy away from the hard realities
of, or attempt to glamorise, the climate discussion. It modulates
the voices, pensive, concerned, engaged or ignoring, from which is
created the colours within a silent world of nature. The Colour of
Silence is about mindfulness and a clear-focused look at life on
Earth, contemplating the curious truth about nature. This widely
respected photographer artist, Clare Newton uses her intriguing and
unusual photographs to explore the wonders of nature. "Art has a
vital role to play in our sense of well-being through immersion in
the natural world by enhancing our awareness of the diversity of
life that abounds there." The perception of the superiority of one
life form over another, and in particular of humanity over the
remainder of the natural world, may well have contributed in no
small way to the environmental predicament that confronts us today.
Alongside Newton's images, runs another narrative: Could there be a
different way of perceiving nature and our human place within it
with fresh eyes, untainted by past preconceptions? Can her
unassuming photographer's eye help to show life as it actually is,
not as we might imagine or desire it to be? Kate Humble BBC
Wildlife and Science Presenter says 'A beautiful & thought
provoking book.'
This unparalleled and wide-ranging book surveys the history of
applied arts and industrial design from the eighteenth century to
the present day, exploring the dynamic relationship between design
and manufacturing, and the technological, social and commercial
contexts in which this relationship has developed. In this
extensively revised and expanded third edition, David Raizman
addresses international questions more fully with the addition of
six Global Inspiration sections that examine the contributions of
non-Western traditions, rendering the very notion of a 'national'
design debatable. The text also pays closer attention to issues of
gender, race, and climate change, and their impact on design. With
over 580 illustrations, mostly in colour, History of Modern Design
is an inclusive, well-balanced introduction to a field of
increasing scholarly and interdisciplinary research, and provides
students in design with historical perspectives of their chosen
fields of study.
This title is the IP Book Awards 2007 Gold Medal winner for
Outstanding Book of the Year - Most Original Concept. Never before
seen SEM images are unique to the book. It will appeal to
scientists, artists and photographers alike. The extraordinary
beauty and structure of pollen grains invisible to the naked eye.
This book is the result of the shared fascination of an artist and
a scientist with the perfect design of organisms too small to be
seen without a microscope. Pollen is ubiquitous; its tiny forms
have fascinated the scientifically curious since the seventeenth
century. Its tiny grains are enclosed beyond the accessible beauty
of the flower until the moment of release, when they are carried by
wind, water or animal vectors to achieve their purpose, which is
procreation. A clear explanation of the structure and form of
pollen, the remarkable events from pollination to fertilization,
and the many ways in which pollen impacts unseen on our lives is
interwoven with a dazzling array of original images created
especially for the book.
Collected for the first time in a new translation: two of the most
important and far-reaching biographies of an artist ever written,
and our principal sources for the life of Velazquez. Diego
Velazquez (1599-1660) is for many the greatest painter ever to have
lived. His astonishing naturalism had an immediate and lasting
impact on his contemporaries, inspiring both awe and fierce debate.
Most of what we know about Velazquez' life and incomparably
successful career comes from these two biographies. Francisco
Pacheco, a second rank painter, was Velazquez' teacher and
eventually father-in-law - possibly the closest relationship
between a painter and his biographer in all art. This Life, part of
Pacheco's theoretical work, the Art of Painting, has never been
translated before, and it reveals the scale of the challenge to
traditional painting presented by Velazquez' insurmountable talent.
Antonio Palomino, the Spanish Vasari, was born just after Velazquez
died, but knew many of the painter's friends and colleagues. His
biography, precise and detailed, is an incomparable source, but
like Pacheco's text, also tackles the aesthetic debate engendered
by Velazquez' choice of subject matter and style. Together these
biographies give an excitingly close insight into the mind and
world of a great painter. The introduction by Michael Jacobs
situates these biographies in the context of Spain's Golden Age,
and the intellectual ferment in painting and in the theatre that
lie behind Velazquez' magic. The translations are by Nina Ayala
Mallory, the leading scholar of Spanish artistic biographies. The
volume is richly illustrated with 30 plates illustrating the full
gamut of Velazquez' work.
The third title in Christopher Hart's bestselling Master Guide to
Drawing Anime series is essential for all anime artists who want to
fine-tune their skills. This is the guide that all anime and manga
artists--of any level--need! Chris Hart delves deep into the
specifics of drawing anime characters and scenes and explores every
aspect of anime forms. He reveals his secrets for composing a
complete picture, and discusses rarely covered topics. Entirely new
tutorials include instruction on drawing hands and feet in
different gestures or positions, arranging characters within the
action, and creating nuanced expressions. Fans of The Master Guide
books will find this title to be invaluable in strengthening their
drawing skills, while newcomers will see this as a perfect
introduction to the series.
Leather never goes out of fashion - and now designer Christina
Anton shows crafters how to create colourful, fun and contemporary
leather jewellery. Simply follow her tutorial, which covers the
basic techniques from stamping to sewing, to make her magnificently
wearable art. Twenty-one beginner friendly projects, including
Layered Fringe Earrings and a Geometric Cuff Bracelet, will spark
your creativity and take you to the next level!
Welcome to this weird and wacky colouring challenge. There are
pictures to colour in, drawings to complete, spaces to scribble in
and lots of things to find in these super-detailed doodles by
artist Kerby Rosanes. Featuring unique and intricate ink drawings
of incredible animals, shape-shifting aliens and breathtaking
scenes. Readers will have to keep their eyes peeled for hidden
treasures and creatures scattered throughout the pages. Other books
in the colouring series include: 9781910552148 Imagimorphia
9781910552261 Mythomorphia 9781910552865 Fantomorphia 9781910552926
Geomorphia
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Holbein
(Hardcover)
Norbert Wolf
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R477
R394
Discovery Miles 3 940
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Religion, Renaissance, and Reformation-these three ideologies
shaped the world of 16th-century portraitist Hans Holbein the
Younger (1497/98-1543), a pivotal figure of the Northern
Renaissance, whose skills took him to Switzerland, Belgium, Italy,
and England, and garnered patrons and subjects as prestigious as
Henry VIII, Thomas More, Anne of Cleves, and Reformation advocate
Thomas Cromwell. This book brings together key Holbein paintings to
explore his illustrious and international career as well as the
courtly drama and radical religious change that informed his work.
With rich illustration, we survey the masterful draftsmanship and
almost supernatural ability to control details, from the textures
of luxurious clothing to the ornament of a room, that secured
Holbein's place as one of the greatest portraitists in Western art
history. His probing eye was matched with a draftsman. Along the
way, we see how he combined meticulous mimesis with an inspired
amalgam of regional painterly traits, from Flemish-style realism to
late medieval German composition and Italian formal grandeur.
During his time in England, Holbein became official court painter
to Henry VIII, producing both reformist propaganda and royalist
paintings to bolster Henry's status as monarch and as the new
Supreme Head of the Church following the English Reformation. His
portrait of Henry from 1537 is regarded not only as a portraiture
pinnacle but also as an iconic record of this transformative
monarch and the Tudor dynasty. Through this turbulent period,
Holbein also produced anticlerical woodcuts, and sketched and
painted Lutheran merchants, visiting ambassadors, and Henry's
notorious succession of wives. About the series Born back in 1985,
the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book
collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series
features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre
of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical
importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with
explanatory captions
Learn to express yourself through color while painting on location
with the in-depth tips and techniques of Working with Color, the
fifth volume in the Urban Sketching Handbook series. Expert
watercolorist, illustrator, instructor, and co-founder of Urban
Sketchers Montreal Shari Blaukopf shares her essential color tips
about color-water ratio, achieving bold color, avoiding muddy
washes, painting in layers, and using wet-in-wet techniques. This
essential handbook covers: supplies and materials sample color
palettes color mixing using limited palettes monochrome sketches
the power of complementary colors using evocative, expressive color
With a focus on using watercolor with greater confidence and
knowledge, the book also delves into pencil and ink and
watersoluble pencils. The instructional text is enhanced with
stunning watercolor illustrations by the author and other expert
urban sketchers from beautiful locations around the globe. The
illustrations include examples of color swatches showing value;
mixing; illustrations of complementary, analogous, and neutral
color schemes; and sample galleries. Working with Color is an
indispensable guide for on-location artists looking to expand and
strengthen their expressive use of color.
Delve inside this beautifully presented artist showcase filled with
the works and useful advice from popular visual artist Pernille
Orum. Pernille is well known and respected in the animation
industry, having worked for clients such as Disney Publishing,
Nickelodeon Jr., Mattel, DreamWorks, and she was the Lead Character
Designer on Warner Brothers' DC Superhero Girls. In this colorful
and vibrant, hardback art book, Pernille shares her artwork over
the years, starting with some of her earliest drawings; sharing her
progression through various forms of education. She also shares her
workspace and favorite tools, and offers an abundance of advice to
anyone wishing to break into the animation industry themselves -
with tutorials on useful business concerns such as how to approach
a character design, and a detailed look at the processes she uses
for creating her bright, edgy drawings.With the combined content of
Pernille's best works, including art that she has created
especially for the book; career advice and tutorials; and a
foreword from Disney Legend, John Musker (Co-Director of Moana,
Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) this is undoubtedly a book that any
budding animator or artist should reserve space on their bookshelf
for.
Our Butterflies QuickNotes collection of full colour notecards are
a selection of beautifully reprinted watercolour paintings from the
very talented Becca Stadtlander. Our QuickNotes boxed notecards are
full colour, collectable greeting / notecards that are blank inside
and can be used to convey personal greetings, thank-yous and
invitations. 20 5x4 notecards and envelopes 5 cards each of 4
images Packaged in a keepsake box with magnetic lid Measures 140 x
114 x 38mm. We choose the best images from well-known classic and
contemporary fine artists, plus talented emerging illustrators and
designers from around the globe.
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was already an old man when the young
poet Rainer Maria Rilke went to interview him for the first time.
Rilke stayed on to work as Rodin's secretary. Intensely sensitive
to art, and in particular to the irreducible power of objects, and
yet able to express this awareness in prose of great lyricism and
clarity, Rilke was destined to be the critic who would most
naturally dramatise Rodin's work. In 1903 Rilke published this
essay, a sustained and profound meditation on the unique power of
Rodin's sculpture that has never been equalled. Written around a
chronology of Rodin's work, it is also a very approachable
introduction to some of the greatest sculpture of the nineteenth
century.
Discover a whole new realm of botanical painting - the natural life
forms that coexist with flowering plants, revealed in exquisite
detail. Traditionally, botanical art has focused on the flowers,
leaves and form of plants. They are depicted in solitary glory on a
page, divorced from the life forms that live alongside them in
nature. But award-winning UK botanical painter, Christina
Hart-Davies, believes passionately that flowers are only part of
the picture and loves to explore the different stages, related
species, habitats and associated creatures that provide their
setting in the wild. She looks at plants and other life forms from
all angles - scientific, aesthetic and cultural - to tell The Whole
Story. Showcasing examples of her most popular works, The Whole
Story draws on Christina's long and parallel careers in both art
and illustration. Take inspiration from her enthusiasm for the
details and beauty of all aspects of the natural world and benefit
from her experience as she shares techniques for painting moss and
insects as well as advice on composition and lettering. This book
will transform your perspective and inspire you to look beyond the
flowers.
This illustrated book is about a remarkable collection of botanical
drawings belonging to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. The
watercolors were commissioned by Alexander Gibson, an East India
Company surgeon, and depict plants grown in the botanic gardens
under his control in the Bombay Presidency. They are the work of an
unknown Portuguese-Indian artist and were made between 1847 and
1850. The main section of the book includes colour reproductions of
the 170 drawings arranged in order of the Bombay Flora, which
Gibson co-authored with Nicholas Dalzell. Half the species depicted
are native to western India, the other half are exotics from as far
afield as Argentina and Australia. The color plates are preceded by
substantial chapters on Gibson's life and work and a history of
Dapuri and the other botanic gardens under his charge. An
illustrated introduction tells of the author's travels in search of
information about Gibson, his gardens and the drawings.
A fresh new guide to contemporary palette knife painting for
beginner and experienced artists, featuring step-by-step tutorials
on colour mixing, mark making, and a variety of painting techniques
to create your own unique abstract, landscape, and floral
paintings. Publisher's note: regrettably there were some production
problems with the first printing of this title. We have recalled
the affected books and new stock is now available. Author and
artist, Melissa McKinnon, has designed this book to take both the
beginner and experienced artist on a journey into impasto painting.
She begins with an overview of the essential tools and materials
you'll need to get started. Included are detailed instructions to
make your own stay-wet palette and how to combine thickening
mediums with acrylic paint to achieve the ideal consistency. There
are simple practice exercises to get you comfortable using a
palette knife, mixing colours and blending with a brush. Melissa
explains how to sculpt and control the paint to create a variety of
stunning textural effects. She demonstrates several mark making
techniques that you can use alone or in combination to create your
own expressive textured paintings, as well as an introduction to
colour theory and tips on composition. Once you feel confident with
the tools and paint, you'll learn how to create twelve different
textured landscape, floral, and abstract paintings with
step-by-step instructions. This series of paintings was designed to
help you put all of the techniques and colour theory you've learned
into beautiful paintings of your own. Melissa generously shares her
knowledge and expert tips gained from years of experience
developing her unique approach to palette knife painting. She
values experimentation and is always evolving her technique. The
last two projects explore alternative painting methods inviting you
to take your paintings one step further by incorporating new
materials and experimental techniques. Using the instructions in
this book you will become equipped to take your practise further
and continue to develop the skills you need to improve your
artwork. This book will become a trusted resource in your studio,
one that you can refer back to again and again as you grow and
evolve as an artist. When speaking about the book Melissa says:
"Painting with a palette knife can be intimidating even for
experienced artists. My goal is to simplify the process and show
you how easy and enjoyable this technique really is. Textured Art
is is a deep dive into my unique painting process that I've
developed over a lifetime of art making. Designed for both beginner
and experienced artists, I'll teach you step-by-step everything you
need to know to create colourful textured paintings of your own.
I'm confident this book will become a trusted resource in your
studio, one that you can refer back to again and again as you grow
and evolve as an artist."
Presented in a beautiful gift format and filled with a wealth of
new photography, this engaging book aims to introduce to a general
audience the National Trust's vast collections - a treasure chest
of history. Arranged chronologically, starting with Roman sculpture
and ending with 20th-century design, it focuses on museum-quality
objects as well as important examples of decorative arts,
furniture, textiles, books and items with fascinating stories
behind them. Selected by the National Trust's curators from more
than 1.5 million objects in its collections, the featured
highlights include an ancient-Egyptian obelisk; Cardinal Wolsey's
purse; the first English globe; one of the earliest surviving
sofas; an incredible 18th-century dolls' house; an elephant
automaton; a tent made for a sultan; a dress made of beetle-wing
cases; hand-written manuscripts by Beatrix Potter and Virginia
Woolf; Rodin's bust of George Bernard Shaw; rare, early colour
photographs of the Sutton Hoo discovery; a sculpture by Barbara
Hepworth and paintings by Holbein, Rubens, van Dyck, Rembrandt,
Velazquez, Reynolds, Stubbs, Burne-Jones, Monet and Sargent. Each
featured object is accompanied by an illuminating, easy-to-read
caption, a timeline of key moments in the Trust's history and a
list of properties housing important collections items appear at
the end.
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