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Christopher Neve's classic book is a journey into the imagination
through the English landscape. How is it that artists, by thinking
in paint, have come to regard the landscape as representing states
of mind? 'Painting', says Neve, 'is a process of finding out, and
landscape can be its thesis.' What he is writing is not precisely
art history: it is about pictures, about landscape and about
thought. Over the years, he was able to have discussions with many
of the thirty or so artists he focuses on, the inspiration for the
book having come from his talks with Ben Nicholson; and he has
immersed himself in their work, their countryside, their ideas.
Because he is a painter himself, and an expert on 20th-century art,
Neve is well equipped for such a journey. Few writers have conveyed
more vividly the mixture of motives, emotions, unconscious forces
and contradictions which culminate in the creative act of painting.
Each of the thirteen chapters has a theme and explores its
significance for one or more of the artists. The problem of time,
for instance, is considered in relation to Paul Nash, God in
relation to David Jones, music to Ivon Hitchens, hysteria to Edward
Burra, abstraction to Ben Nicholson, 'the spirit in the mass' to
David Bomberg. There are also chapters about painters' ideas on
specific types of country: about Eric Ravilious and the chalk
landscape, Joan Eardley and the sea, and Cedric Morris and the
garden.
This book studies the intersection of performance and nationalism
in South Asia.It traces the emergence of the culture of nationalism
from the late nineteenth century through to contemporary times.
Drawing on various theatrical performance texts, it looks at the
ways in which performative narratives have reflected the national
narrative and analyses the role performance has played in
engendering nationhood. The volume discusses themes such as
political martyrdom as performative nationalism, the revitalisation
of nationalism through new media, the sanitisation of physical
gestures in dance, the performance of nationhood through violence
in Tajiki films, as well as K-Pop and the new northeastern identity
in India. A unique contribution to the study of nationalism, this
book will be useful for scholars and researchers of history,
theatre and performance studies, cultural studies, postcolonial
studies, modern India, Asian studies, political studies, social
anthropology and sociology.
With mental health increasingly in the spotlight, this book offers
a new perspective on anxiety. The focus of this book is on the
application of psychological alchemical practice to address,
explore and examine the nature and cause of anxiety in order to
tackle and overcome it. It has never been more relevant to
illustrate the reality that scientific, artistic and spiritual
understanding, together with practical application, has the
capacity to eliminate anxiety and gain personal control, liberation
and fulfilment. The first half of the book identifies the issues to
be considered and the second half explains and illustrates the
alchemical practices with which to approach them. While the book
puts a slight emphasis on musical performance, it is made clear at
the outset that performance concerns everyone and the contents,
therefore, apply universally. Music is simply a very clear example.
The book is designed as a personal development book rather than a
scholarly work and, although it is relevant to all ages (depending
on timing), it was written with 18 - 30 year olds being the main
inspiration through apparent and ever increasing necessity. It is a
source book that can be dipped into anywhere or launch further
investigation into any of the various disciplines and practices
covered. Alchemy has the capacity to bind it all together and the
alchemy of performance can become a way of life for anyone.
Rachel Owen's hauntingly beautiful illustrations for Dante's
Inferno take a radically new approach to representing the world of
Dante's famous poem. The images combine the artist's deep cultural
and historical understanding of 'The Divine Comedy' and its
artistic legacy with her unique talent for collage and printmaking.
These illustrations, casting the viewer as a first-person pilgrim
through the underworld, prompt us to rethink Dante's poem through
their novel perspective and visual language. Owen's work, held in
the Bodleian Library and published here for the first time,
illustrates the complete cycle of thirty-four cantos of the Inferno
with one image per canto. The illustrations are accompanied by
essays contextualising Owen's work and supplemented by six
illustrations intended for the unfinished Purgatorio series. Fiona
Whitehouse provides details of the techniques employed by the
artist, Peter Hainsworth situates Owen's work in the field of
modern Dante illustration and David Bowe offers a commentary on the
illustrations as gateways to Dante's poem. Jamie McKendrick and
Bernard O'Donoghue's translations of episodes from the 'Inferno'
provide complementary artistic interpretations of Dante's poem,
while reflections from colleagues and friends commemorate Owen's
life and work as an artist, scholar and teacher. This stunning
collection is an important contribution to both Dante scholarship
and illustration.
Embodied Playwriting: Improv and Acting Exercises for Writing and
Devising is the first book to compile new and adapted exercises for
teaching playwriting in the classroom, workshop, or studio through
the lens of acting and improvisation. The book provides access to
the innovative practices developed by seasoned playwriting teachers
from around the world who are also actors, improv performers, and
theatre directors. Borrowing from the embodied art of acting and
the inventive practice of improvisation, the exercises in this book
will engage readers in performance-based methods that lead to the
creation of fully imagined characters, dynamic relationships, and
vivid drama. Step-by-step guidelines for exercises, as well as
application and coaching advice, will support successful lesson
planning and classroom implementation for playwriting students at
all levels, as well as individual study. Readers will also benefit
from curation by editors who have experience with high-impact
educational practices and are advocates for the use of varied
teaching strategies to increase accessibility, inclusion,
skill-building, and student success. Embodied Playwriting offers a
wealth of material for teachers and students of playwriting
courses, as well as playwrights who look forward to experimenting
with dynamic, embodied writing practices.
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Sun-Shine, Moonshine
(Paperback)
Sanderson Conroy, Gabriel Gbadamosi; Edited by Ben Hillwood - Harris, Sharon Kivland
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The final edition of the late Tom Phillips's 'defining masterpiece
of postmodernism'. In 1966 the artist Tom Phillips discovered A
Human Document (1892), an obscure Victorian romance by W.H.
Mallock, and set himself the task of altering every page, by
painting, collage or cut-up techniques, to create an entirely new
version. Some of Mallock's original text remains intact and through
the illustrated pages the character of Bill Toge, Phillips's
anti-hero, and his romantic plight emerges. First published in
1973, A Humument - as Phillips titled his altered book - quickly
established itself as a cult classic. From that point, the artist
worked towards a complete revision of his original, adding new
pages in successive editions. That process is now finished. This
final edition presents an entirely new and complete version of A
Humument. It includes a revised Introduction by the late artist, in
which he reflects on the 50-year project, and 92 new illustrated
pages.
Piece together the pop art universe in this jigsaw puzzle depicting the madcap world of art from Botticelli's Birth of Venus to Damien Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull. Spot a huge collection of art-world darlings (including Andy Warhol, Salvador Dal #237; Frida Kahlo and Yayoi Kusama) and savor a fantastical multitude of artistic details as you build the puzzle.
For someone who shuns the limelight so completely that he conceals
his name, never shows his face and gives interviews only by email,
Banksy is remarkably famous. From his beginnings as a Bristol
graffiti artist, his artwork is now sold at auction for six-figure
sums and hangs on celebrities' walls. The appearance of a new
Banksy is national news, his documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop
was Oscar-nominated and people queue for hours to see his latest
exhibition. Now more National Treasure than edgy outsider, who is
Banksy and how did he become what he is today? In the first attempt
to tell the full story of Banksy's life and career, Will
Ellsworth-Jones pieces together a picture of his world and unpicks
its contradictions. Whether art or vandalism, anti-establishment or
sell-out, Banksy and his work have become a cultural phenomenon and
the question 'Who is Banksy?' is as much about his career as it is
'the man behind the wall'. 'Britain's unlikeliest national
treasure' Independent 'A fascinating portrait that elicits
admiration for a man who, despite his increasingly unconvincing
efforts to retain some shred of his vandal status, has had an
undeniable impact on art' The Times
"Forget ordinary stationery! teNeues, the luxury German publisher,
transforms notecards, journals, puzzles and even clipboards into
works of art, with its latest lineup highlighting paintings by
celebrated names such as Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Jean-Michel
Basquiat and Claude Monet." - Life & Style Magazine Our
notecard set features Vasily Kandinsky's Variegation in the
Triangle in dynamic greens, yellows and reds with our gold foil
accent touches. Vasily Kandinsky was a master of abstraction in
it's earliest stages and brought bright geometrics to play in space
on the canvas - with the concept that geometry is spiritual and
alive, this painting was done during his Bauhaus years. The 4x5
notecards are blank inside, perfect for all occasions & adorned
with painterly foil accents.
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Haring-isms
(Hardcover)
Keith Haring; Edited by Larry Warsh
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Essential quotations from renowned artist and pop icon Keith Haring
Keith Haring remains one of the most important and celebrated
artists of his generation and beyond. Through his signature bold
graphic line drawings of figures and forms dancing and grooving,
Haring's paintings, large-scale public murals, chalk drawings, and
singular graffiti style defined an era and brought awareness to
social issues ranging from gay rights and AIDS to drug abuse
prevention and a woman's right to choose. Haring-isms is a
collection of essential quotations from this creative thinker and
legendary artist. Gathered from Haring's journals and interviews,
these lively quotes reveal his influences and thoughts on a variety
of topics, including birth and death, possibility and uncertainty,
and difference and conformity. They demonstrate Haring's deep
engagement with subjects outside of the art world and his outspoken
commitment to activism. Taken together, this selection reflects
Haring's distinctive voice and reminds us why his work continues to
resonate with fans around the globe. Select quotations from the
book: "Art lives through the imaginations of the people who are
seeing it. Without that contact, there is no art." "It's a huge
world. There are lots and lots and lots of people that I haven't
reached yet that I'd like to reach." "Art is one of the last areas
that is totally within the realm of the human individual and can't
be copied or done better by a machine." "The artist, if he is a
vessel, is also a performer." "No matter how long you work, it's
always going to end sometime. And there's always going to be things
left undone." "I decided to make a major break. New York was the
only place to go." "I came to believe there was no such thing as
chance. If you accept that there are no coincidences, you use
whatever comes along." "There was a migration of artists from all
over America to New York. It was completely wild. And we controlled
it ourselves." "I couldn't go back to the abstract drawings; it had
to have some connection to the real world."
This book is a retrospective volume on Latin American new media
arts, arising from the Cities in Dialogue exhibition that was held
in in FACT in conjunction with the University of Liverpool and the
Liverpool Independents Biennial in 2014. There is also plenty of
detail about the other events that were held during 2014 and into
2015, including workshops, artist talks, Twitter galleries and the
Artist in Residence and his activities. One chapter is dedicated to
each artist and the works they presented at the exhibition: Brian
Mackern from Uruguay, Barbara Palomino from Chile, Marina Zerbarini
from Argentina, and Ricardo Miranda Zuniga from the US. There is
also an extensive chapter about the exciting new residence artwork
created by Artist in Residence Brian Mackern. Entitled This Too
Shall Pass// Affective Cartographies, this work is based on footage
obtained through a series of unplanned journeys along Liverpool's
urbanscape. The gathering of information and recording of sound and
visual material during these journeys is then remixed in this
artwork by different parameters (volume levels, transparencies,
zooms, fragmentations, crossfadings, speeds of timelines, etc.)
controlled by Liverpool's "socio economic historic curve" of the
last century. In this book you can find out about all of these
works, and other pieces by these artists. The book includes full
colour images throughout, including exclusive images of works in
progress, as well as excerpts of interviews with the artists. At
the back of the book you can find links to online resources,
including the art works themselves, audio interviews with the
artists, image galleries, and more.
This updated third edition of Studio Television Production and
Directing introduces readers to the basic fundamentals of studio
and control room production. Accessible and focused, readers of
this updated third edition will gain fluency in essential studio
terms and technology and acquire the necessary skills to make it in
the industry. This book is your back-to-the-basics guide to common
technology-including principles of directing, assistant directing,
technical directing, audio ops, the basics of studio lighting, an
introduction to set design, camera ops, floor directing, story
types (VO, VO/SOT, PKG), basic engineering, and more. Whether an
established professional or a student, this book provides readers
with the technical expertise to successfully coordinate live or
taped studio television today. In this new edition, author Andrew
Hicks Utterback offers an expanded glossary and new material on
visualization walls, alternative camera mounts, basic engineering,
and news narrative diagramming.
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Lee Miller
(Hardcover)
Ami Bouhassane; Series edited by Katy Norris; Edited by Rebeka Cohen; Designed by Nicky Barneby
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Art. Art Criticism. This monograph traces Sonia Boyce's trajectory
from early graphic work to her recent mixed-media pieces which draw
on elements of British popular culture and cinema to address
society's positioning of individuals in terms of race, class and
gender. Unquestionably serious and with an unquestionable sense of
humor, Boyce's work, ranging from photography to painting and
installations, is here widely represented, and well-complemented by
three intelligent essays by Gilane Tawadros, a biography of the
artist, and, alongside the essays, excellently chosen excerpts from
Boyce's working diaries. Tawadros' essays address cultural, racial,
gender and visual/art historical issues raised over the trajectory
of Boyce's artistic development, using such theorists as Homi
Bhabha, Frantz Fanon, Italo Calvino, and Stuart Hall to
contextualize the artist's magnificent and provocative work.
George Barbier (1882-1932) is one of the great French illustrators
of the early twentieth century. He is famous for his elegant art
deco works that were heavily influenced by orientalism and Parisian
couture. Born in Nantes, France in 1882, he skyrocketed to fame and
notoriety after his first exhibition in 1911. Known as one of "the
knights of the bracelet" for his luxurious and glamorous lifestyle
and work, George Barbier also received renown for costumes and set
designs he did for theater, film, and ballet. Even today, his
modern and stylish illustrations are popular all over the world.
With critical essays on such topics as coloration and composition,
this volume is a complete compendium of Barbier's work. This
valuable reference book is categorized by Barbier's major projects
in fashion, book illustration, theater art, and editorial design
and is perfect for illustrators and graphic designers as well as a
beautiful gift for someone very special.
Omega has become the watchmaker with the highest name recognition
in timekeeping for personal and sports events worldwide. If the
father owned an Omega, so does the son. This important, color
illustrated, new book presents, an illustrated description of all
the watch movements manufactured by the Omega Watch Co. since the
registration of its trademark in 1894. Over 400 watches are shown
in 80 color and 334 black and white photographs. Started as a small
watchmaker shop in Biel, Switzerland in 1848, the company expanded
to Geneva and has made precision pocket and wristwatches including
the world famous chronometer wristwatch Constellation, the diver's
watch Seamaster, and the chronograph wristwatch Speedmaster
Professional.
Voyage into a future where droids, hovering buildings, and space
vehicles exist with Beginner's Guide to Drawing the Future - an
accessible, entertaining introduction to creating science-fiction
concepts with traditional tools. Packed with insightful tips,
exciting tutorial projects, and essential art theory simply
explained by industry professionals, this exciting volume is the
perfect launch pad for your journey forward through time.
Published as part of Liverpool Biennial 2016, The Two-Sided Lake
brings together a wide range of contributors to explore the idea of
the 'episode' in film, literature and computation. The book
reflects the on multiple ways that stories can be told, and how
thinking differently about space and time can open up new
conversations about the past, the present, race, migration, trauma
- and exhibition-making. Including texts by Zian Chen (TW), Mark Z
Danielewski (US), Denise Ferreira da Silva (BR), Matthew Garrett
(US) Xiaolu Guo (CN), Ranjit Hoskote (IN), Joasia Krysa (PL), Lars
Bang Larsen (DK), Francesco Manacorda (IT), Andrew Pickering (UK),
Denise Riley (UK), Will Slocombe (UK), Juliana Spahr/C.O. Grossman
(US) and Jocelyn Penny Small (US) alongside contributions by all of
Liverpool Biennial 2016's artists, The Two-Sided Lake is the
essential companion to the UK's largest contemporary art festival.
This volume investigates performance cultures as rich and dynamic
environments of knowledge practice through which distinctive
epistemologies are continuously (re)generated, cultivated, and
celebrated. Epistemologies are dynamic formations of rules, tools,
and procedures not only for understanding but also for doing
knowledges. This volume deals in particular with epistemological
challenges posed by practices and processes of interweaving
performance cultures. These challenges arise in artistic and
academic contexts because of hierarchies between epistemologies.
European colonialism worked determinedly, violently, and often with
devastating effects on instituting and sustaining a hegemony of
modern Euro-American rules of knowing in many parts of the world.
Therefore, Interweaving Epistemologies critically interrogates the
(im)possibilities of interweaving epistemologies in artistic and
academic contexts today. Writing from diverse geographical
locations and knowledge cultures, the book's
contributors-philosophers, political scientists as well as
practitioners and scholars of theater, performance, and
dance-investigate prevailing forms of epistemic ignorance and
violence. They introduce key concepts and theories that enable
critique of unequal power relations between epistemologies.
Moreover, contributions explore historical cases of interweaving
epistemologies and examine innovative present-day methods of
working across and through epistemological divides in
non-hegemonic, sustainable, creative, and critical ways. Ideal for
practitioners, students and researchers of theater, performance,
and dance as well as of philosophy and history (of science),
Interweaving Epistemologies emphasizes the urgent need to
acknowledge, study and promote epistemological plurality and
diversity in practices of performance making as well as in
scholarship on theater and performance around the globe today.
The newly revised and updated Charleston: A Bloomsbury House &
Garden is the definitive publication on the Bloomsbury Group's
rural outpost in the heart of the Sussex Downs. "It's absolutely
perfect...", wrote the artist Vanessa Bell when she moved to
Charleston in 1916. For fifty years, Vanessa and her fellow painter
Duncan Grant lived, loved and worked in this isolated Sussex
farmhouse, together transforming the house and garden into an
extraordinary work of art and creating a rural retreat for the
Bloomsbury group. Now, Vanessa's son, Quentin Bell, and her
granddaughter Virginia Nicholson tell the inside story of their
family home, linking it with some of the pioneering cultural
figures who spent time there, including Vanessa's sister Virginia
Woolf, the economist Maynard Keynes, the writer Lytton Strachey and
the art critic Roger Fry. Taking readers through each room of the
house - from Clive Bell's Study, the Dining Room, the Kitchen and
the Garden Room, through to individual bedrooms, the Studios and
the Library - Quentin Bell relives old memories, including having
T.S. Eliot over for a dinner party and staging plays in the Studio,
while Virginia Nicholson details the artistic techniques
(stencilling, embroidery, painting, sculpture, ceramics and more)
used to embellish and enliven the once simple farmhouse. In this
refreshed edition of the original 1997 publication, Gavin
Kingcombe's specially commissioned photographs breathe life into
the colourful interiors and garden of the Sussex farmhouse, while
updated text and captions by Virginia Nicholson capture the
evolution of Charleston as it continues to inspire a new
generation. For lovers of literature, decorative arts, and all
things Bloomsbury, Charleston: A Bloomsbury House & Garden
offers a window onto a truly unique creative hub.
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