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"Her images are a thoughtful ode to all women - to their grace and
beauty, and the gentle spirit of modern feminism - and they are now
presented in book form for the first time." - Square Mile "A
refreshingly feminine take on sensuality is showcased in erotic
photographer Tina Trumpp's latest coffee table book." - Maxim
Magazine As one of the few women with countless exhibitions and
awards in recent years, Tina Trumpp has made a name for herself in
the nude photography scene. For her, the female nude is never just
an erotic motif. Every one of her photographs is an ode to the
grace, elegance and strength of her subjects. With natural light
and soft rendering, she creates unique and sensual nude imagery:
thoughtful, seductive and always incomparably aesthetic. Featuring
180 colour and black and white images, this photo book is the first
large-format publication of Tina Trumpp's photographs, a powerful
collection and combination of sexuality, serenity, and
self-confidence. Text in English and German.
The Bargue-Gerome Drawing Course is a complete reprint of a famous,
late nineteenth-century drawing course. It contains a set of almost
two hundred masterful lithographs of subjects for copying by
drawing students before they attempt drawing from life or nature.
Consequently it is a book that will interest artists, art students,
art historians, and lovers and collectors of drawings. It also
introduces us to the work and life of a hitherto neglected master:
Charles Bargue. The Drawing Course consists of three sections. The
first consists of plates drawn after casts, usually of antique
examples. Different parts of the body are studied in order of
difficulty, until full figures are presented. The second section
pays homage to the western school of painting, with lithographs
after exemplary drawings by Renaissance and modern masters. The
third part contains almost 60 academies, or drawings after nude
male models, all original inventions by Bargue, the lithographer.
With great care, the student is introduced to continually more
difficult problems in the close observing and recording of nature.
Charles Bargue started his career as a lithographer of drawings by
hack artists for a popular market in comic, sentimental and
soft-porn subjects. By working with Gerome, and in preparing the
plates for the course, Bargue was transformed into a spectacular
painter of single figures and intimate scenes; a master of precious
details that always remain observation and never became
self-conscious virtuosity, and colour schemes that unified his
composition in exquisite tonal harmonies. The last part of the book
is a biography of Bargue, along with a preliminary catalogue of his
paintings, accompanied by reproductions of all that have been found
and of many of those lost.
Grabner is a critic, professor, and nonprofit gallery director with
a multifaceted artistic practice. This thematic selection of
projects from 1995 to the present includes rainbow-colored wall
drawings, woven paper installations, black spiral paintings, spider
web "drawings," collaborative videos and documentation of the
exhibitions at her Oak Park gallery, The Suburban.
A fascinating view of the career of Bridget Riley, one of the most
significant living artists, through her personal archive of her own
works on paper Devoted exclusively to the artist's works on paper,
Bridget Riley Drawings: From the Artist's Studio explores the
importance of these works not only as a means of visual
experimentation but as works of art in their own right. Throughout
her working life, Riley has preserved works of particular
significance, creating an archive that records her constant
artistic inquiry and development. The studies presented in the book
are drawn entirely from this personal collection, with Riley's own
input. They demonstrate the artist's progression from early
figurative works, through the monochrome geometry of the 1960s, to
the examination of color that has characterized the second half of
her long career. The choice of work explores the themes that have
absorbed Riley in different periods and highlights key influences:
the importance of life drawing to her and the significance of
artists such as Seurat and Mondrian. The book illustrates-literally
and figuratively-the story of a productive and constantly
experimental career, underpinned by drawing. Distributed for Modern
Art Press Exhibition Schedule: The Art Institute of Chicago
(September 17, 2022-January 16, 2023) Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
(January 29-May 7, 2023) The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
(June 16-October 22, 2023)
Highlighting both the relevance of Banksy's street art and how his
impact has continued to spread, Planet Banksy brings together some
of the very best pieces of art from all corners of the world that
have been inspired by Banksy, as well as featuring some of his own
innovative, profound and controversial work. 'A thought-provoking
comparison with the works of his students.' Publishers Weekly
______ Banksy is the world's foremost graffiti artist, his work
adorning streets, walls and bridges across nations and continents.
His stencil designs are instantly recognizable and disturbingly
precise in their social and political commentary, flavoured with
subtle humour and self-awareness. More popular than ever, Banksy
has spawned countless imitators, students and fans alike, his fame
- although unlooked-for - inevitably transmitting his ideas and
work to the international arena. With a range of topics for the
graffiti lover, coming from a variety of inspirational sources,
this book provides an overview of how Banksy's work is changing the
face of modern art - as well as the urban landscape. Distilling his
influence and his genius into an easily accessible full-colour 128
pages, this is the perfect purchase for any fan of Banksy or the
graffiti art scene.
Iconoclasm and the Museum addresses the museum's historic tendency
to be silent about destruction through an exploration of
institutional attitudes to iconoclasm, or image breaking, and the
concept's place in public display. Presenting a selection of
focused case studies, Boldrick examines long-standing desires to
deface, dismantle, obscure or destroy works of art and historic
artefacts, as well as motivations to protect and display broken
objects. Considering the effects of iconoclastic practices on
artworks and cultural artefacts and how those practices are
addressed in institutions, the book examines changing attitudes to
the intentional destruction of powerful artworks in the past and
present. It ends with an analysis of creative destruction in
contemporary art making and proposes that we are entering a new
phase for museums, in which they acknowledge the critical roles
destruction and loss play in the lives of objects and in
contemporary political life. Iconoclasm and the Museum will be
important reading for academics and students in fields such as
museum and gallery studies, archaeology, art history, arts
management, curatorial studies, cultural studies, history, heritage
and religious studies. The book should also be of great interest to
museum professionals, curators and collections management
specialists, and artists.
An evocative chronicle of the power of solitude in the natural
world I'm often asked, but have no idea why I chose Iceland, why I
first started going, why I still go. In truth I believe Iceland
chose me.-from the introduction Contemporary artist Roni Horn first
visited Iceland in 1975 at the age of nineteen, and since then, the
island's treeless expanse has had an enduring hold on Horn's
creative work. Through a series of remarkable and poetic
reflections, vignettes, episodes, and illustrated essays, Island
Zombie distills the artist's lifelong experience of Iceland's
natural environment. Together, these pieces offer an unforgettable
exploration of the indefinable and inescapable force of remote,
elemental places, and provide a sustained look at how an island and
its atmosphere can take possession of the innermost self. Island
Zombie is a meditation on being present. It vividly conveys Horn's
experiences, from the deeply profound to the joyful and absurd.
Through powerful evocations of the changing weather and other
natural phenomena-the violence of the wind, the often aggressive
birds, the imposing influence of glaciers, and the ubiquitous
presence of water in all its variety-we come to understand the
author's abiding need for Iceland, a place uniquely essential to
Horn's creative and spiritual life. The dramatic surroundings
provoke examinations of self-sufficiency and isolation, and these
ruminations summon a range of cultural companions, including El
Greco, Emily Dickinson, Judy Garland, Wallace Stevens, Edgar Allan
Poe, William Morris, and Rachel Carson. While brilliantly
portraying nature's sublime energy, Horn also confronts issues of
consumption, destruction, and loss, as the industrial and man-made
encroach on Icelandic wilderness. Filled with musings on a secluded
region that perpetually encourages a sense of discovery, Island
Zombie illuminates a wild and beautiful Iceland that remains
essential and new.
A book of 25 floral sketches printed on lovely watercolor paper
invites artistic experimentation with only a brush and paint. Each
page is double-sided, offering the opportunity to paint the same
page in different ways. The author shares painting tips for each
sketch and advice for discovering the artist within. Also included
is a painting tutorial and handy color wheel. Each book is small
enough to carry anywhere and simple to use. Creativity is an
escape, and this book offers a delightful way to make art
regardless of skill level.
Featuring exclusive concept art, character and costume sketches,
and vehicle and creature designs by the Lucasfilm art department,
this official companion to Star Wars: The High Republic (Phase One)
offers fans a definitive, behind-the-scenes look at an ambitious
new era of Star Wars storytellingThe Art of Star Wars: The High
Republic takes fans behind the scenes of Phase I of Lucasfilm
Publishing's massive crossover story. Collecting the very best
concept art of the new characters, worlds, ships, and creatures of
The High Republic-designed jointly by the Lucasfilm Visualists and
a team of legendary comic book and Star Wars artists, including
Phil Noto, Iain McCaig, and Ryan Church, among many others-and
presented alongside development materials and interviews with High
Republic architects Claudia Gray (Star Wars The High Republic: Into
the Dark), Justina Ireland (Star Wars The High Republic: A Test of
Courage), Daniel Jose Older (Star Wars The High Republic: Race to
Crashpoint Tower), Cavan Scott (Marvel Comics's The High Republic),
and Charles Soule (Star Wars The High Republic: Light of the Jedi),
The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic is an essential guide to
the creation, design, and realization of a new era of Star Wars
storytelling.The High Republic Phase I: Light of the Jedi finds the
Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic at the height of their
respective powers, but following the events of "The Great
Disaster," the Jedi, led by Jedi Knights Avar Kriss, Loden
Greatstorm, Keeve Trennis, and Stellan Gios and joined by a diverse
group of Padawans and Jedi Masters, are confronted by the looming
threat of the Nihil-a marauding group of Outer Rim anarchists who
stand opposed to all the Galactic Republic represents. In The Art
of Star Wars: The High Republic, readers will discover the origins
of the fan-favorite new characters taking on this threat, as well
as exciting new Lightsaber and weapon designs, beautifully rendered
environments, and detailed models of Starlight Beacon-the shining
symbol of hope in the Republic.The Art of Star Wars: The High
Republic is the only book to explore all facets of the design and
artistic direction of a story that spans comic books, novels, and
young adult books, taking Star Wars fans of all ages on a deep dive
into the development of the New York Times bestselling series.
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Look Again is a new series of short books from Tate Publishing,
opening up the conversation about British art over the last 500
years, and exploring what art has to tell us about our lives today.
Written by leading voices from the worlds of literature, art and
culture, each book sheds new light on some of the most well-known,
best-loved and thought-provoking artworks in the national
collection, and asks us to look again. Author Philip Hoare takes us
on an exploration of the sea and the way it has provided a deep
source of inspiration for artists featured in the Tate collection,
from William Blake to Maggi Hambling. Artists have always seen the
sea as a mirror of their anxieties and desires; an endless resource
for their creativity and their dreams. Under our human sway, the
sea has shifted in meaning, from creation myth to economic wealth,
from mystic wonder to modern exploitation. Look Again: The Sea
dives into the breadth of historical and contemporary works in
Britain's national collection of art, as well as the beloved
literature they have inspired. By reframing them within a social
and political perspective rather than a chronological or
art-historical one, prize-winning author Philip Hoare shows how art
has continually borne witness to the power and allure of the sea.
At the turn of the twentieth century, the spiritual and social movements Theosophy and later Anthroposophy became a strong source of inspiration for the pioneers of modernism and abstract art: Kandinsky, Mondrian, Malevich – and Hilma af Klint. In 1906 the Swedish artist began painting her first abstract series, Primordial Chaos, featuring blue, green and yellow geometrical shapes and spirals. Her main work, Paintings for the Temple, expresses what she calls the higher truth: unity beyond duality and the material world and mankind’s spiritual evolution. What was the zeitgeist that inspired such an eruption in art? This anthology, based on a seminar held at the Guggenheim museum at the opening of their acclaimed exhibition Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future in October 2018, elaborates on this cultural phenomenon.
Featuring striking full-colour images and new research, this
publication from the Hong Kong Palace Museum celebrates some of the
most important works of horse art from the Palace Museum and the
Louvre Museum. Five essays and forty-five entries highlight objects
dating from the Han (206 BCE-220 CE) to Qing (1644-1911) dynasties,
and explore the horse in art in a way that is accessible to general
readers, encouraging them to think through comparisons with objects
from both institutions. Centred on the question of human connection
to the horse across time in China and beyond, the catalogue entries
are divided into sections that examine the horse in mythology and
religion, military culture, and transnational traversals, providing
a means for reflecting on fundamental issues of human creativity,
ambition, and tradition. This is a beautifully designed and
thought-provoking volume that will find a ready market among those
with an interest in Chinese art and culture. Published to celebrate
the opening of the new Hong Kong Palace Museum in July 2022, Grand
Gallop accompanies a major exhibition of the same name that is
expected to generate significant media attention.
Take tangling beyond paper to create fashionable accessories and
wearable art. You can embellish paper, shrink plastic, polymer
clay, dominoes, bottle caps, wood and resin to create fabulous
jewellery. With 40 original tangles, use the expanded workbook
section to put all the knowledge you've gained about the Zentangle
method into practice with draw-it-yourself tangles, shading
practice and jewellery design exercises.
Lee Jaffe, a cross-disciplinary visual artist, musician, and poet,
took photos of his friend, Jean-Michel Basquiat, when they
travelled abroad in 1983. As a photographer, Jaffe had a connection
to Basquiat, and their time spent together resulted in an archive
of imagery that captured one of the art world s true legends
through an unfiltered and authentic lens. Basquiat and Jaffe
connected over reggae music at a mutual friend s art show. It was
the early 1980s in New York, when the art scene was raw,
complicated, and thriving, and Jaffe cultivated strong connections
with cultural figures such as Basquiat, Bob Marley, and Peter Tosh.
For me, watching him [ Jean] paint reminded me of the times I would
sit and play harmonica while Bob Marley, with his acoustic guitar,
would be writing songs that were eventually to become classics,
Jaffe says. With Jean and Bob, it seemed like they were channelling
inspiration coming from an otherworldly place. This beautiful
volume presents snapshots of Basquiat: from the artist smiling on a
bullet train to Kyoto and behind-the-scenes documentation of
Basquiat creating artwork in St. Moritz, to poignant portraits that
mirror his undeniable magnetism. These rare depictions of Basquiat
come to life with Jaffe s unforgettable experiences of their
friendship, collaborations, and travels detailed in private written
memories and anecdotes. This insightful and moving illustrated
volume captures the soul of the unedited, ambitious, young artist
during the height of his short yet unprecedented artistic career.
Are you interested in using Copic markers to take your art to the
next level? Learn all about Copic marker colouring techniques from
professional manga artists who know all the tricks of the trade!
Considered the cream of the crop when it comes to markers, Copic
are beloved by artists around the world for their smooth and
vibrant colours. If you're new to the markers, there's no need to
be intimidated when you have this informative guide with you every
step of the way! You'll start off by learning basic techniques,
including blending, mixing, and layering colour. Next, you'll
discover how to use Copic markers to create texture when colouring
skin, hair, clothing, and scenery. Dozens of illustrations from
talented manga artists are broken down into step-by-step
instructions, allowing you to implement the same colouring
techniques in your own work. Along the way, you'll find countless
tips and tricks for getting the most out of your markers - you'll
even learn how to fix mistakes!
This is a book made from stills from Nova Paul's 16mm film 'This is
not Dying' (2010). RGB print processes were used in its design to
echo the RGB optical process of the three-colour-separation film
itself. 'Whakarongo Mai, ' played by Ben Tawhiti for 'This is not
Dying', is reconfigured here on 7 LP
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