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As the book's provocative title indicates, a woman reading was once
viewed as radical. In chapters - such as: Intimate Moments and The
Search for Oneself - Bollmann profiles how a woman with a book was
once seen as idle or suspect and how women have gained autonomy
through reading over the years. Bollmann offers intelligent and
engaging commentary on each work of art in Women Who Read Are
Dangerous, telling us who the subject is, her relationship to the
artist, and even what she is reading. With works ranging from a
1333 Annunciation painting of the angel Gabriel speaking to the
Virgin Mary, book in hand, to 20th-century works, such as a
stunning photograph of Marilyn Monroe reading Ulysses, this
appealing survey provides a veritable slideshow of the many
iterations of a woman and her book; a compelling subject to this
day. An excellent gift for graduates, teachers, or Mother's Day,
this elegant book should appeal to anyone interested in art,
literature, or women's history.
The Hispanic Society of America in New York is the vision of Archer
M. Huntington (1870-1955). From an early age, Huntington developed
an abiding love both of Hispanic culture and of museums and
libraries. He resolved to devote his considerable fortune to
combining these two passions, and carried out his project so
resourcefully that the collections he assembled remain exceptional
for their depth and richness, displaying the culture of Spain and
Latin America in the broadest sense. Their scope ranges from the
prehistoric era to the early 20th century, including antiquities,
decorative arts, Islamic works, manuscripts and rare books as well
as superb canvases by Old Masters such as El Greco, Velazquez and
Goya. This handsome new publication features an introduction to
Archer M. Huntington and the Hispanic Society by Patrick Lenaghan,
the Society's archivist, and plates and authoritative catalogue
entries on some of its greatest treasures by the Society's
curators.
Coloring pages and vinyl stickers?! Artist Brita Lynn Thompson
shares 40 unique and inspiring patterns that will help you flex
your creative spirit and enjoy the present moment. The Dream in
Color coloring book features fun patterns and motivational sayings
that will brighten your mood, encourage you to seek adventure, and
inspire you to live life with a sense of wonder. Coloring is also a
creative form of mindfulness that will help you relax and chill out
as you color each page. Each page of artwork in this book was
beautifully designed so you can frame it or share it with friends.
Plus 40+ bonus stickers to decorate surfaces like your laptop,
water bottle, surf board, or car! Inspirational quotes include: *
Dreams Don't Work Unless You Do * Make Today an Adventure * Dance
Beneath the Stars Artist Brita Lynn Thompson, a.k.a.
@zenspiredesigns, is known for her zenful designs and patterns.
Dream in Color features: * Thick, premium quality paper *
Perforated edges for easy removal and framing
Initiating readers in the fascinating and complex history of
witchcraft, from the goddess mythologies of ancient cultures to the
contemporary embrace of the craft by modern artists and activists,
this expansive tome conjures up a breathtaking overview of an
age-old tradition. Rooted in legend, folklore, and myth, the
archetype of the witch has evolved from the tales of Odysseus and
Circe, the Celtic seductress Cerridwen, and the myth of Hecate,
fierce ruler of the moonlit night. In Witchcraft we survey her many
incarnations since, as she shape-shifts through the centuries,
alternately transforming into mother, nymph, and crone-seductress
and destroyer. Edited by Jessica Hundley, and co-edited by author,
scholar, and practitioner Pam Grossman, this enthralling visual
chronicle is the first of its kind, a deep dive into the complex
symbologies behind witchcraft traditions, as explored through the
history of art itself. The witch has played muse to great artists
throughout time, from the dark seductions of Francisco Jose de Goya
and Albrecht Durer to the elegant paean to the magickal feminine as
re-imagined by the Surrealist circle of Remedios Varo, Leonora
Carrington, and Leonor Fini. The witch has spellbound through
folktales and dramatic literature as well, from the poison apples
of The Brothers Grimm, to the Weird Sisters gathered at their black
cauldron in Shakespeare's Macbeth, to L. Frank Baum's iconic Wicked
Witch of the West, cackling over the fate of Dorothy. Throughout
this entrancing visual voyage, we'll also bear witness to the witch
as she endures persecution and evolves into empowerment, a
contemporary symbol of bold defiance and potent nonconformity.
Featuring enlightening essays by modern practitioners like Kristen
J. Sollee and Judika Illes, as well interviews with authors and
scholars such as Madeline Miller and Juliet Diaz, Witchcraft
includes a vast range of cultural traditions that embrace magick as
spiritual exploration and creative catharsis. About the series The
Library of Esoterica explores how centuries of artists have given
form to mysticism, translating the arcane and the obscure into
enduring, visionary works of art. Each subject is showcased through
both modern and archival imagery culled from private collectors,
libraries, and museums around the globe. The result forms an
inclusive visual history, a study of our primal pull to dream and
nightmare, and the creative ways we strive to connect to the
divine.
Art & Fear is about the way art gets made, the reasons it often
doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so
many artists to give up along the way. Drawing on the authors' own
experiences as two working artists, the book delves into the
internal and external challenges to making art in the real world,
and shows how they can be overcome every day. First published in
1994, Art & Fear quickly became an underground classic, and
word-of-mouth has placed it among the best-selling books on
artmaking and creativity. Written by artists for artists, it offers
generous and wise insight into what it feels like to sit down at
your easel or keyboard, in your studio or performance space, trying
to do the work you need to do. Every artist, whether a beginner or
a prizewinner, a student or a teacher, faces the same fears - and
this book illuminates the way through them.
From the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures
and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The movement
of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives has been
the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The
practice has both inspired reverence and worship, and deepened our
understanding of ourselves and the world around us. While
modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological
knowledge, their lineage reaches back to ancient Mesopotamia. As
author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology, the second volume in
TASCHEN's Library of Esoterica series, astronomy and astrology were
once sister sciences: the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid at
Giza was built to align with constellations, Persian scholars
oversaw some of the first observatories, and even Galileo cast
horoscopes for the Medicis. But with the Enlightenment and the
birth of exact science, the practice moved to places where mystery
was still permitted, inspiring literature, art, and psychology, and
influenced artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Byron, and Blake.
Later movements like the Theosophists and the New Agers, would
thrust the practice into the mainstream. Edited by Jessica Hundley,
this vibrant visual history of Western astrology is the first ever
compendium of its kind, exploring the symbolic meaning behind more
than 400 images, from Egyptian temples and illuminated manuscripts
to contemporary art from across the globe. Works by artists from
Alphonese Mucha and Hilma af Klint to Arpita Singh and Manzel
Bowman are sequenced to mirror the spin of the planets and the
wheel of the zodiac. With wisdom from new interviews with
astrologers like Robert Hand, Jessica Lanyadoo, and Mecca Woods,
Astrology celebrates the stars and their mysterious influence on
our everyday lives. About the series The Library of Esoterica
explores how centuries of artists have given form to mysticism,
translating the arcane and the obscure into enduring, visionary
works of art. Each subject is showcased through both modern and
archival imagery culled from private collectors, libraries, and
museums around the globe. The result forms an inclusive visual
history, a study of our primal pull to dream and nightmare, and the
creative ways we strive to connect to the divine.
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Up Close
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R Kesseler
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Rob Kesseler works in the liminal space between fine art, design,
craft and science. He moves easily between disciplines to engage
fully with the art and science of the world around us. From
ceramics to furniture and drawing to photography, Up Close presents
his most thought-provoking and beautiful works in a creative
collage, arranged thematically, mixing images and texts that have
inspired him, especially the exotic forms and luscious colours of
the plant world.
Capture the wonders of nature in watercolour with this quick guide
to wildlife painting, packed with techniques and inspiration.
Bestselling author Hazel Soan demonstrates how to paint a variety
of wildlife, from garden favourites to exotic wild beasts. With
easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, it has
never been easier to capture the likeness of an animal, in your
chosen medium, in a few quick strokes. The book covers all the key
skills you need, including techniques for speed, capturing pose and
proportion, advice on painting fur, feathers, hair, hides and
markings, working with colour and light, and adding background and
setting, as well as further work that can be completed in the
studio. From cats, big and small, birds and foxes to magnificent
elephants, lions and zebras, Hazel's simple tips, practical
demonstrations and beautiful paintings can be applied to any moving
subject and will help you master the art of capturing animals - in
watercolour, oils, pencils or pastels - in no time at all.
Francine Prose's life of Caravaggio evokes the genius of this great
artist through a brilliant reading of his paintings. Caravaggio
defied the aesthetic conventions of his time; his use of ordinary
people, realistically portrayed-street boys, prostitutes, the poor,
the aged-was a profound and revolutionary innovation that left its
mark on generations of artists. His insistence on painting from
nature, on rendering the emotional truth of experience, whether
religious or secular, makes him an artist who speaks across the
centuries to our own time. In "Caravaggio", Francine Prose presents
the brief but tumultuous life of one of the greatest of all
painters with passion and acute sensitivity.
The artist Mark Hearld finds his inspiration in the flora and fauna
of the British countryside: a blue-eyed jay perched on an oak
branch; two hares enjoying the spoils of an allotment; a mute swan
standing at the frozen water's edge; and a sleek red fox prowling
the fields. Hearld admires such twentieth-century artists as Edward
Bawden, John Piper, Eric Ravilious and Enid Marx, and, like them,
he chooses to work in a range of media - paint, print, collage,
textiles and ceramics. Work Book is the first collection of
Hearld's beguiling art. The works are grouped into nature-related
themes introduced by Hearld, who narrates the story behind some of
his creations and discusses his influences. He explains his
particular love of collage, which he favours for its graphic
quality and potential for strong composition. Art historian Simon
Martin contributes an essay on Hearld's place in the English
popular-art tradition, and also meets Hearld in his museum-like
home to explore the artist's passion for collecting objects, his
working methods and his startling ability to view the wonders of
the natural world as if through a child's eyes.
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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.'
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.
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
Machine Dazzle, to my mind, [is] a true theatrical genius who has
created some of the most inventive costumes and sets I have ever
seen. Hilton Als Machine Dazzle is the much in-demand designer and
artist behind popular cabaret, drag, and performance stars such as
Taylor Mac and transgender icon Mx. Justin Vivian Bond. For the
first time, his over-the-top stage creations, made for himself and
others, are collected in one volume alongside stage environments,
ephemera, and photos from his fascinating career. In Machine Dazzle
s world, costumes are transformative objects with world-making
capacity. The artist s queer maximalism encapsulates a more is
better attitude to making and creating which looks to counter
elitist notions that spectacle and extravagance are vapid. For him
these associations are embraced as queer for their affirmation of
hybridity over purity and the rejection of hierarchies of every
kind, cultural and otherwise. On the occasion of a major exhibition
at the Museum of Arts and Design, curator Elissa Auther brings
together a rich collections of essays and reminiscences from fellow
performers, historians and cultural critics that consider every
aspect of Machine Dazzle s rich body of work.
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.
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."
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