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"This beautifully produced book will be inspiring to botanical
artists and all those who are captivated by the orchid." -Leisure
Painter Orchids have long held a place of esteem and fascination in
the horticultural world. In the 19th century, orchid collecting
reached new fanatical heights, with explorers dispatched to every
corner of the globe in search of new varieties that could be
auctioned at extravagant prices, and orchids are still one of the
most popular flowers to breed and buy to this day. These beautiful,
diverse flowers are one of the two largest families of flowering
plants, with over 30,000 species and over 181,500 hybrids and
cultivars. The RHS Orchid Committee have commissioned watercolours
of over 7,000 award-winning hybrids that demonstrate particular
value in their fabulous array of colours, patterns, sizes and
shapes. Through these paintings, stories of high stakes orchid
breeding and exhibiting are explored, with a cast of characters who
helped shape the horticultural world we know today, alongside the
dedicated artists who still support their endeavours.
WOW - a collaboration between Liss Llewellyn and the Laing Art
Gallery - showcases 38 British women artists working on paper
between 1905 and 1975, a transformative period for women in the
arts. The featured artists approached the medium in vari ous ways,
using traditional as well as innovative techniques to transform
paper into beautiful and complex works of art. The exhibition
celebrates the diversity of these approaches and highlights the
ways in which paper provided artists with a rich arena for artistic
innovation. Paper's adaptability allows for a multitude of
techniques. Using paper in its traditional role as a support for
drawings and prints, or creating collage and sculpture, the fea
tured artists responded to the medium's inherent qualities -
malleable, smooth and sensuous - to test ideas, express feelings or
create a finished work. It is often in the more formative moments
that the works in this exhibition most resonate; through these
studies we bear witness to the seed of an idea in germination, as
in Clare Leigh ton's iconic Southern Harvest, or Evelyn Dunbar's
celebrated works for the War Artist's Advisory Committee. Selecting
hand-made, mould-made or machine-made papers in various weights,
tex tures and tints - depending on their intentions - artists
worked with a variety of media from pencil, ink and pastel, to
watercolour, tempera and oil, sometimes incorporating extraneous
elements such as gold leaf and metallic forms. Working on
monumental sheets, such as Winifred Knights' cartoon for St
Martin's Altarpiece or tiny pages such as Edith Granger-Taylor's
Small Grey Abstract, women's choices were nevertheless some times
dictated by circumstance: the propensity of Frances Richards and
Tirzah Gar wood - by no means isolated cases - to work on paper on
a small scale was in part a result of not having access to a
studio. From portraits, landscapes, botanical studies and genre
scenes, many of the works in WOW highlight the artist's skill and
dexterity in drawing on paper, which was at the core of artistic
training and practice. Some artists have used the traditional
techniques of etching, screen printing and woodblock to create a
diverse range of images. Others highlight the ethereal properties
of paper through precise cuts, resulting in elaborate collages
combining shapes, patterns and designs, or compact and manipulate
paper to create inventive and surprising sculptures. Featuring both
famous and lesser-known talents, WOW celebrates the many ways in
which women artists expressed themselves through works on, and with
paper and highlights their unique contribution to the graphic arts
in 20th century Britain.
Flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) devoted himself
exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in
watercolor paintings which were then published as copper
engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The darling of
wealthy Parisian patrons including Napoleon's wife Josephine, he
was dubbed "the Raphael of flowers," and is regarded to this day as
a master of botanical illustration. This collection brings our
best-selling XL-sized edition to a smaller, more convenient format,
still gathering some of the finest color engravings from Redoute's
illustrations of Roses, Lilies, and Choix des plus belles fleurs et
quelques branches des plus beaux fruits (Selection of the Most
Beautiful Blooms and Branches with the Finest Fruits). Offering a
vibrant overview of Redoute's admixture of accuracy and beauty, it
is also a privileged glimpse into the magnificent gardens and
greenhouses of a bygone Paris. About the series TASCHEN is 40!
Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980,
TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping
bookworms around the world curate their own library of art,
anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we
celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our
company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the
stars of our program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still
realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
Draw the cutest kawaii pictures every day for a whole year and
never be bored again! This fun book for the young, and young at
heart, covers the widest range of kawaii motifs ever - 365 of them
no less! In the kawaii universe, everything is small and cute. Just
by adding eyes and a mouth, even the most mundane object can be
brought to life and become an adorable character... umbrellas
smile, cupcakes wink, chairs snooze and pencils laugh. Learn the
secrets of kawaii drawing, from getting the right proportions to
creating personality with different facial expressions and adding
depth with layers of colour. Then follow 365 step-by-step sequences
showing you exactly how to build up a huge range of motifs,
starting with simple shapes and progressing to add details and
colours. Each sequence is entirely visual, with no complicated
instructions to read, so it really is easy to create your own
kawaii characters straight away. All you need is paper and some
pens! Themes featured include animals, food, plants, clothes,
household objects, musical instruments, people, vehicles, buildings
and landmarks, weather icons and even space motifs. Inside you'll
find an array of animals such as a singing bee, a giggling
ladybird, a sweet swan, a cute penguin, a hungry hamster, a cheeky
monkey, a stinky skunk and a red-nosed reindeer. There are also
plants and flowers, all with their own adorable kawaii features,
including a lily pad, rose, sunflower, daisy and dandelion. Be
tempted by a range of tasty treats, like fried eggs, hot dogs,
pizza, cupcakes, croissants and sweets, as well as various
colourful fruits and vegetables. Even some everyday household
objects, such as a fridge, bed, bathtub and armchair, have been
given the kawaii treatment! There's something for every season,
with a selection of weather and holiday-themed motifs. You'll love
recreating famous landmarks like Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower and the
Statue of Liberty in cute kawaii style too! With this huge
selection, you're bound to find the perfect design for any
occasion! This adorable value-packed book will entertain endlessly
and let you embrace the Japanese culture of cuteness every day of
the year.
In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany's
Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity.
With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a
pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, which
they applied across media and practices from film to theater, and
sculpture to ceramics. This best-selling reference work is made in
collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum fur Gestaltung in
Berlin, the world's largest collection on the history of the
Bauhaus. Some 575 illustrations including architectural plans,
studies, photographs, sketches, and models record not only the
realized works but also the leading principles and personalities of
this idealistic creative community through its three successive
locations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin. From informal shots of
group gymnastics to drawings guided by Paul Klee, from extensive
architectural plans to an infinitely sleek ashtray by Marianne
Brandt, the collection brims with the colors, materials, and
geometries that made up the Bauhaus vision of a "total" work of
art. This is a defining account of Bauhaus' energy and rigor, not
only as a trailblazing movement in Modernism but also as a paradigm
of art education, where creative expression and cutting-edge ideas
led to simultaneously functional and beautiful creations. The handy
edition features artists Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter
Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Lilly
Reich, and many more. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis -
Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN
universe!
OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE 'You will quickly amaze and
delight yourself. Hands down the best and most life-enhancing thing
I've done in lockdown' India Knight, Sunday Times Drawing on the
Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used drawing
instruction book. Whether you are a professional, a student, or
enjoy art as a hobby, Betty Edwards' practical step-by-step guide
will give you greater confidence in your ability, deepen your
artistic perception and provide a new way to appreciate the way you
perceive the world around you. This groundbreaking guide includes:
- Expert advice on materials to use and how to record your progress
- Specific focus on perceiving edges, spaces and relationships
within your drawings - Problem-solving techniques and guidance on
continued development of your skills Blending artistic teaching
with psychology, Betty Edwards offers a practical grounding in
drawing technique with exercises designed to help you utilise the
intuitive and creative right side of your brain, dramatically
improving your ability to draw.
Lee Miller, 1927 - New York: A classically beautiful young woman,
she is discovered by Conde Nast, hits the cover of Vogue and is
immortalized by Steichen, Hoyningen-Huene, Horst and other famous
photographers. Lee Miller, 1929 - Paris: Protege and lover of Man
Ray, she invents with him the solarization technique of
photography, develops into a brilliant Surrealist photographer, and
plays the statue in Cocteau's film Blood of a Poet. Lee Miller,
1939-45 - Europe: Living at times with her future husband, the
painter Roland Penrose, she becomes a US war correspondent and
covers the siege of St Malo and the liberation of Paris. Her
photographs of Dachau concentration camp shock the world. These are
but three of the many lives of Lee Miller, intimately recorded here
by her son, Antony Penrose. Featuring a selection of her finest
work, including portraits of her friends Picasso, Ernst and Miro,
Penrose's tribute to his mother brings to life a uniquely talented
woman and the turbulent times in which she lived. With 116
illustrations
In 2007 TASCHEN released The New Erotic Photography, followed in
2012 by The New Erotic Photography 2. Each book featured hundreds
of fresh and provocative images from the world's most intriguing
erotic talents. Now the best of both books is available in The New
Erotic Photography, featuring 62 photographers from 10 countries,
exploring the global variations of erotic photography, as well as
the evolution of photographic media over the last decade. We see
film give way to digital, while those who persist with film are as
likely to use Polaroids and primitive cameras like the Lomo and
Holga as traditional SLRs. The featured photographers include new
names Gregory Bojorquez, Jo Schwab, Tomohide Ikeya, Frederic
Fontenoy, Andrew Pashis, and Jan Hronsky, as well as established
artists Guido Argentini, Bruno Bisang, Eric Kroll, and the late Bob
Carlos Clarke. Several outstanding women are also featured in this
edition, including erotic film star Kimberly Kane, digital pioneer
Natacha Merritt, heavy metal skateboarder Magdalena Wosinska,
self-portraitist Jody Frost, and cover artist April-lea Hutchinson.
It all adds up to an awful lot of nudes for a tantalizingly low
price. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural
companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
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Revealing Krishna
(Paperback)
Sonya Rhie Mace, Bertrand Porte; Contributions by Choulean Ang, Pierre Baptiste, Socheat Chea, …
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Centered on the early Cambodian masterpiece Krishna Lifting Mount
Govardhan in the Cleveland Museum of Art, seven essays present new
research and discoveries regarding its history, material, and
context. Introducing the Cleveland Krishna as one of eight
monumental sculptures of Hindu deities from the sacred mountain of
Phnom Da, the museum's curator presents evidence for its
establishment in a cave sanctuary and recounts its fascinating
journey from there to Cleveland in multiple pieces--including a
decades-long detour of being buried in a garden in Belgium.
Conservators and scientists elucidate the long-fraught process of
identifying the sculptural fragments that belong to the Cleveland
Krishna and explain the new reconstructions unveiled in the 2021
exhibition Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia's Sacred
Mountain.An international team of specialists in the history of
art, archaeology, and anthropology place the Cleveland Krishna amid
the material traces of a sophisticated population based in the
Mekong River delta at the ancient metropolis known as Angkor Borei.
They reveal the long-lasting influence and prestige of the site,
well into the Angkorian period, more than six hundred years after
the creation of the Cleveland Krishna and the gods of Phnom Da.
This is the fifth in the Cleveland Masterworks Series.
Lauren Wager's follow up to her bestselling Color Collective's
Palette Perfect features a fresh approach to color combinations
with entirely new palettes, organized by season. What color is
summer? Is it a cool and translucent swimming pool aquamarine,
brilliant watermelon red, or the pale pink interior of a seashell?
If these colors define summer, what color is autumn? How about
winter? And spring? In Palette Perfect, Volume 2, designer and
best-selling author Lauren Wager explores the multiple
possibilities of seasonal color applications, leading the reader
through an inspirational presentation of image pairings and color
combinations. The color palettes are portrayed in a fresh and
dynamic way that allows the reader to see how certain colors play
off each other in foreground and background, close together and
further apart. This format is a different take on color palettes
than Volume 1, and still provides the RGB and CMYK values for
artists that would like to translate the colors for web and print.
This volume--both a practical guide and inspirational book for
designers, illustrators, architects, and crafters, as well home
decoration and fashion lovers, professional or otherwise--provides
examples of color application within the worlds of contemporary
art, fashion, interiors, photography and graphic design. It is a
carefully gathered collection of color palettes and stunning images
with a touch of the unexpected, utterly successful in its aim.
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Noms De Guerres
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Olaf Nicolai; Edited by Olaf Nicolai, Markus Dressen
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"Chanel fans rejoice. . . . As glamorous and chic as you'd
expect."--The Observer (on the first edition) A comprehensive and
captivating overview of all of Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel collections,
showcasing his creations through original catwalk photography This
fully revised edition of the first overview of Karl Lagerfeld's
(1933-2019) Chanel creations maintains every exceptional detail of
the first edition. Images of key looks and short informative texts
bring to life each season--now with 22 new collections, including
Lagerfeld's final show for the house and the work of his successor,
Virginie Viard. Beautifully produced, this book will stand as the
ultimate reference on Lagerfeld's iconic Chanel looks and serve as
a lasting tribute to one of the most talented and influential
fashion designers in history. Opening with an introductory essay
about Lagerfeld and his vision for Chanel, the book explores the
collections chronologically, revealing the designer's inspired
reinvention of classic Chanel style elements from season to season.
Each collection is illustrated with a curated selection of catwalk
images (filled with photos of top fashion models, including Cara
Delevingne, Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss, and Claudia Schiffer),
showcasing hundreds of spectacular clothes, from luxurious haute
couture to trendsetting ready-to-wear, accessories, beauty looks,
and set designs.
A Kenyan upbringing is the ticket to this voyage into a remarkably
real created world entered via carved, integrating frames. Twice
TVs pick of the show at the Royal Academies and with crowds and fan
mail at a third RA Summer Exhibition, James remains a virtual
unknown in his own country. A production rate averaging just one
painting a year may account for this, but in an Art World where
price is all, his output is sufficient to net him a viable living
selling internationally. Also introducing the remarkable paintings
of his artist son Alexander James. Together their art is akin to a
vigorous breath of fresh air in a stuffy room.
Julia Kay's Portrait Party is an international collaborative
project in which artists all over the world make portraits of each
other and share them online. After years of exchanging portraits,
tips and techniques within the group, in Portrait Revolution these
artists are now sharing their art, their words, and their
inspiration with everyone who is interested in or would like to get
started with portraiture. Here you can find information on using
different media, how to handle difficult portrait issues, and more.
Portrait Revolution showcases 450 portraits by 200 artists, in a
wide variety of media from oil painting to iPad art, watercolour to
ballpoint, linocut to mosaic. There are a range of styles from
realistic to abstract and interpretations by multiple artists of
the same subject.
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Bondi Road
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Paul Freeman
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The fourth book in the Bondi series from photographer Paul Freeman
The definitive, comprehensive guide to botanical painting, covering
basic botany, plant groups and a scientific approach to the
subject. Drawing on her experience as a botanical art teacher,
Christina Brodie takes you on a holistic approach to botanical art
and expertly covers botanical terminology, drawing and painting
techniques in a wide range of media, dissection and examination of
plants, fieldwork studies, microscope work and tips on
presentation. Through step-by-step projects and with clearly
explained techniques, learn to draw and paint flowers, fruit,
leaves, stems and roots, trees, fungi, ferns and horsetails,
seaweeds and other algae, mosses and lichens with remarkable
precision and stunning detail.
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.
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