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This volume covers Chinese art during the reign of the Sui and Tang
Dynasties during which the various disciplines of plastic and
performing arts all entered a stage of unprecedented prosperity and
development. It also traces new explorations in calligraphy,
painting, and mural art and highlights architectural achievements
during the historic period. A General History of Chinese Art
comprises six volumes with a total of nine parts spanning from the
Prehistoric Era until the 3rd year of Xuantong during the Qing
Dynasty (1911). The work provides a comprehensive compilation of
in-depth studies of the development of art throughout the
subsequent reign of Chinese dynasties and explores the emergence of
a wide range of artistic categories such as but not limited to
music, dance, acrobatics, singing, story telling, painting,
calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, and crafts. Unlike previous
reference books, A General History of Chinese Art offers a broader
overview of the notion of Chinese art by asserting a more diverse
and less material understanding of arts, as has often been the case
in Western scholarship.
This volume investigates the artistic development during the Qing
Dynasty, the last of imperial Chinese dynasties, and shows the
importance of opera and playwriting during this time period.
Further analysis is dedicated to the development of scroll painting
and the revival of calligraphy and seal carving. A General History
of Chinese Art comprises six volumes with a total of nine parts
spanning from the Prehistoric Era until the 3rd year of Xuantong
during the Qing Dynasty (1911). The work provides a comprehensive
compilation of in-depth studies of the development of art
throughout the subsequent reign of Chinese dynasties and explores
the emergence of a wide range of artistic categories such as but
not limited to music, dance, acrobatics, singing, story telling,
painting, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, and crafts. Unlike
previous reference books, A General History of Chinese Art offers a
broader overview of the notion of Chinese art by asserting a more
diverse and less material understanding of arts, as has often been
the case in Western scholarship.
Generations of students have benefited from the teachings of this
19th-century master, whose sketches of vignettes from natural
settings are accompanied by a series of lessons emphasizing both
practical and theoretical considerations. This edition features the
added attraction of 23 outstanding plates from the author's Lessons
on Trees.
In this innovative guide, master art instructor William Maughan
demonstrates how to create a realistic human likeness by using the
classic and highly accurate modelling technique of chiaroscuro
developed by Leonardo daVinci during the High Renaissance. Maughan
first introduces readers to the basics of this centuries-old
technique, showing how to analyse form, light and shadow; use dark
pencil, white pencil and toned paper to create full range of
values; use the elements of design to enhance likeness; and capture
a sitter's gestures and proportions. He then demonstrates, step by
step, how to draw each facial feature, develop visual awareness and
render the head in colour with soft pastels.
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Fifteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is the heart and soul of puberty. A
typical teen, Jeremy is shy, self-absorbed, and bored. He loves
hanging out and playing the guitar. He lives in the shadow of his
older brother's perfect 4.0 grade-point-average, athletic talents,
and flawless complexion. Jeremy's girlfriend, Sara, loves that she
can get him to do anything for her. His best friends are Hector and
Pierce, whom he's known for-almost-ever. His parents? Uncool baby
boomers. (Unless you're a parent, then they are two suburban
professionals just trying to do the best they can with a teenager
going through that ""awkward"" phase.) The enormously popular comic
strip Zits depicts teenage and parental angst like no other.
Teenage Tales is a cornucopia of Zits for die-hard fans everywhere.
Zits can be seen in more than 1,100 newspapers, which is almost
unheard of-only 18 other comic strips have achieved that
extraordinary milestone. Zits has also won the National Cartoonists
Society's Best Comic Strip of the Year award for two years in a
row.
By turns hilarious, satirical, and brilliant, David Shrigley's
full-page illustrations a combination of drawing, comics,
photography, and sculpture are sui generis: uproariously funny,
pleasantly unnerving, and, most of all, really, really cool.
Neither "graphic novel" nor "art book," What the Hell Are You
Doing? celebrates the surreal world of the artist who created Ants
Have Sex in Your Beer and To Make the Meringue You Must Beat the
Egg Whites Until They Look Like This the man Dave Eggers calls
"probably the funniest gallery-type artist who ever lived."
Frederick Arthur Farrell (1882-1935) came from a distinguished
Glasgow family. He initially studied civil engineering, and as an
artist was self-taught, although he owes a debt to the advice and
example of Muirhead Bone. By the outbreak of World War I he was
developing a reputation as an up-and-coming etcher and
watercolourist of portraits and topographical subjects. He enlisted
as a sapper, or military engineer, with the Royal Engineers Railway
Troops Depot but was discharged from the Army due to ill health. In
December 1916, Farrell returned to the Front as a war artist,
attached for three weeks to the 15th, 16th and 17th Highland Light
Infantry in Flanders. In November 1917 he was in France, attached
for two months to the staff of the 51st (Highland) Division. In
between, authorized by the Minister of Munitions and Admiralty, and
supported by Glasgow's Lord Provost, Farrell drew the heroic home
effort of women in Glasgow's munitions factories, shipyards and
engineering works. As a former soldier, Farrell's sketches and
watercolours of the Front powerfully offer a landscape filtered
through personal experience and emotion. Battle scenes and
strategic deliberations are reconstructed, informed by first-hand
accounts. Many include portraits of actual soldiers. There are
poignant images of graves, devastated landscapes and destroyed
churches. However, there are also scenes of reconstruction and
renewed activity amid the desolation. He is at his most dynamic in
his drawings of the munitions factories which are full of noise,
light and movement. In these there is a sense of joy and energy in
industry and machinery, in patterning and design. The commission
Farrell received from the Corporation of Glasgow to produce 50
drawings of the front line and munitions factories in the city to
record the war for posterity was extraordinary. He was unique in
being the only war artist to be commissioned by a city rather than
by the government, Imperial War Museum or armed forces. Glasgow was
one of the first cities to recognize the importance of creating
such a memorial, rather than just creating images for propaganda
purposes.
We are the result of our experiences; hence, focusing on what is
carried out in our day-to-day is what makes life extraordinary.
This illustrated journal presents 10 artists from all over the
world that take small daily luxuries, nature, and welfare as
inspiration to evoke instants of fleeting happiness.
If you want to draw dogs but don't know where to start, this is the
book for you! 10 Step Drawing: Dogs will help you turn simple
shapes into beautiful dog drawings in just ten steps. Each drawing
starts with easy, geometric shapes and simple guide lines, and the
dogs are drawn in a variety of poses that typify the particular
breed. Each drawing includes a helpful colour palette so readers
can easily find the right colours to finish their drawing. There
are even instructions for adding simple details to give each
creature its own personality.
The first installment in Dis Voir's new "illustrated fairy tales
for adults," "The Adventures of Percival" is based on the classic
probability proposition that a chimpanzee randomly typing will
eventually type a Shakespeare sonnet. Here, McIntosh, a
gardener-mathematician (and spiritual cousin of Baron Munchhausen),
decides to take the fable seriously, and with the assistance of a
typewriter and a chimpanzee called Percival, undertakes to enact
the experiment. Naturally things don't go as planned, as the
chimpanzee proves to be less compliant than expected and bizarre
behavioral mergings occur between man and animal. Nicolas de
Crecy's comic drawings sometimes illustrate and sometimes
contradict Senges' narrative, or inveigle themselves between his
lines like a creeper. Inspired by research in animal behavior led
by Dominique Lestel, and by the work of the landscape
artist-gardener Alain Richert, Senges' tale of interspecies
cognition makes a conscious nod towards contemporary debates within
the cognitive sciences.
Accompanying an exhibition of drawings by Guercino from the
collection of the Morgan Library & Museum, Guercino: Virtuoso
Draftsman offers an overview of the artist's graphic work, ranging
from his early genre studies and caricatures, to the dense and
dynamic preparatory studies for his paintings, and on to highly
finished chalk drawings and landscapes that were ends in
themselves. Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino
(1591-1666), was arguably the most interesting and diverse
draftsman of the Italian Baroque era, a natural virtuoso who
created brilliant drawings in a broad range of media. The Morgan
owns more than twenty-five works by the artist, and these are the
subject of a focused exhibition, supplemented by a handful of loans
from public and private New York collections, to be held at the
Morgan in the autumn of 2019. This volume accompanies that
exhibition. It includes an introductory essay on Guercino's work as
a draftsman followed by entries on the Guercino drawings in the
Morgan's collection. These include sheets from all moments of the
artist's career. His early awareness of the work of the Carracci in
Bologna is documented by figures drawn from everyday life as well
as brilliant caricatures; two drawings for Guercino's own drawing
manual are further testament to his interest in questions of
academic practice. Following his career, a range of preparatory
drawings includes studies made in connection with his earliest
altarpieces as well as his mature masterpieces, including multiple
studies for several projects, allowing the visitor to see
Guercino's mind at work as he reconsidered his ideas. The Morgan's
holdings also include studies for engravings as well as highly
finished landscape and figure drawings that were independent works.
Guercino: Virtuoso Draftsman continues a series of exhibition
catalogues focused on highlights from the Morgan's collection.
Previous volumes include Power and Grace: Drawings by Rubens, Van
Dyck, and Jordaens and Thomas Gainsborough: Experiments in Drawing,
also published by Paul Holberton. While some of the Morgan's
Guercino drawings are well known, they have never been exhibited or
published as a group, and the selection includes a number of new
acquisitions.
Designed to help you relax, open your mind, and free your
creativity, the artist behind Serenity Swirls provides thirty
gorgeous, inspiring new illustrations. From artist Jennifer
Lankenau comes Ornamental Mandalas, a gorgeous, hand-drawn coloring
book perfect for alleviating stress and exercising creativity with
every swirl of your pen, pencil, or marker. Each unique and
intricately designed mandala will pull you in, calm your nerves,
and facilitate peaceful reflection. Printed on one side of the
page, these 30 beautiful illustrations will delight budding artists
and coloring enthusiasts alike.
Create a More Beautiful World with a Little Hand-Lettered Love!
Messages from your own hand are an intimate and powerful means of
expression and communication. Happy Hand Lettering offers you
instruction and encouragement to begin creating beautifully written
words right away. From selecting the best tools and supplies, to
forming your first simple letters, everything you need to begin
your calligraphic journey is here. Learn beginning-level techniques
for brush lettering, nib lettering and modern lettering as you
progress from strokes to letters and from words to phrases.
Discover ideas for using your new lettering skills in a practical
way--envelopes, gift tags, decor and more. Brush up on composition
basics, typography terms and an exploration of a variety of
mediums. Enjoy the process of learning something new. Start
crafting hopeful and happy messages today!
This stunning treasury features full-page plates of the finest
works by the famed English artist, Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). A
leading figure in the early twentieth century's Golden Age of
Illustration, Rackham interpreted scenes from such diverse material
as fairy tales, Wagnerian opera, and Shakespearean comedy. His
memorable images, which combine whimsy, romance, and
sophistication, continue to enchant children and adults
alike.
Magnificently reprinted from more than 25 rare early editions,
these 86 illustrations were selected from hundreds of possibilities
and include many plates that have not been reproduced in decades.
They span Rackham's career -- from his landmark 1905 edition of
"Rip Van Winkle" to masterworks such as "Undine" and "A Midsummer
Night's Dream" and his final publication, "Wind in the Willows, "
in 1939. Art lovers, book collectors, and anyone with an
appreciation for imaginative visual storytelling will prize this
marvelous treasury.
A celebration of Robert Motherwell's drawings that provides new
insight into the thematic continuities and techniques that informed
the artist's working methods Throughout his long and prolific
career, Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) sustained a fascination with
making art on paper. His multifaceted drawing practice was an
integral part of his search for a personal, spontaneous language of
mark-making. Presenting works spanning from The Mexican Sketchbook
of the early 1940s to the Joyce Sketchbook of the 1980s, this
overview of Motherwell's work on paper highlights the way the
artist embraced the suggestive potential of his materials-blending
the accidental and the intentional in the creative gesture.
Large-scale reproductions encourage close looking and immerse the
reader in details such as a stroke of the brush or a tear of paper,
while an essay by Edouard Kopp examines how the artist's practice
of "automatic drawing" dovetailed with his love of paper and ink in
the creation of these unique and compelling works. The book closes
with Motherwell's own "Thoughts on Drawing" (1970). Distributed for
the Menil Collection Exhibition Schedule: Menil Drawing Institute,
Menil Collection, Houston (November 18, 2022-March 12, 2023)
Cats are creatures of beauty and mystery. They live among us but
have never quite been tamed, drawing the ire of some and the
admiration of others. They keep rodents away from our homes and
offer purring companionship for those they have deemed worthy of
their attention. The feline form exudes grace and flexibility and
can be a joy to draw. In this step-by-step guide, J. C. Amberlyn
combines her love of cats with her beautiful, detailed drawing
style in order to teach beginning artists to draw many different
breeds of cats and kittens in pencil and pen-and-ink. Cats are
creatures of beauty and mystery. They live among us but have never
quite been tamed, drawing the ire of some and the admiration of
others. They keep rodents away from our homes and offer purring
companionship for those they have deemed worthy of their attention.
The feline form exudes grace and flexibility and can be a joy to
draw. How to Draw Cats and Kittens continues a rich tradition of
cats in art. Covering all the most popular types of cats, as well
as kittens, this book gives easy-to-follow instructions for drawing
cats in many poses and a variety of expressions. Amberlyn includes
basic information on art materials and the fundamental mechanics of
drawing so that even beginners will feel confident and successful
as they learn to produce highly detailed, lifelike drawings of
their fluffy companions.
Acclaimed artist and educator Lisa Bardot gives you all the tools
you need to approach creating art and illustration on your iPad,
using Procreate and other popular drawing apps. - Explore the core
technical aspects of your chosen app, including layers, masks,
alpha lock, and brushes. - Learn how to draw plants, flowers, and
animals, then move on to drawing people and more complicated
scenes. - Step-by-step exercises lead you through each new topic,
with plenty of tips, tricks and techniques. - An ideal starting
point for newcomers to digital art, but with plenty of original
inspiration and advice for more advanced artists.
Based on Shannon Bream's #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon
The Women of the Bible Speak, a contemplative companion coloring
book filled with meaningful and beautifully designed quotes from
scripture to color in and accompanied by contextual references and
passages from Bream's book which illuminate the stories from the
women of the Bible. In The Women of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream
reminds you that women have long been essential in God's unfolding
plan. Bream explains how their experiences can help you better
understand what it means to be a woman of faith. From Sarah, to
Miriam, to Mary of Nazareth, you can see your own struggles from
the wisdom and lessons of the lives of the Biblical women. As you
color, you'll find the motivation to better navigate your personal
faith journeys. These unique women provide inspiration and
guidance, and their stories show you that no matter how fearful,
weak, or inadequate you may feel, God always has a plan for you.
Bream drives home the message of her inspiring bestseller through
the bible quotes in the coloring book that can be personalized,
colored, and framed. Containing 36 verses from scripture to be
colored in and context from Bream's bestseller, The Women of the
Bible Speak Coloring Book will allow you to connect to your faith
and contemplate your prayerful relationship with God. Filling in
the biblical verses in this coloring book and thinking about the
messages accompanying each one can help us discover more about the
Bible, solidify our faith, and immerse ourselves in the undeniable
power of love and God. Here are examples of verses that you will be
contemplating and coloring in this book: "God listened to her"
Genesis 30:22 "We will not fear" Psalm 26:2 "Woman, you are set
free" Luke 13:12 "She can laugh at the days to come" Proverbs 31:25
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