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Born in Yugan, near Jingdezhen, the birthplace of porcelain, Bai
Ming has contributed to the revival of contemporary Chinese
ceramics and introduced it to a new worldwide audience through
numerous exhibitions. Today he is arguably China's greatest
exponent of this most traditional art form. In this book, Bai Ming
traces his career, revealing a sensitive yet creative and
flamboyant style, built on the most rigorous traditional
techniques. Focussing particularly on his blue and white ceramic
work, this book, through a large selection of glorious images and
the artist's own words, reveals Bai Ming's exquisite style and
superb attention to detail.
For six decades, sculptor Bruce Beasley has worked in a range of
media to build complex, resonant sculptures that communicate the
primacy of form and express the emotional language of shape. Bruce
Beasley: Sixty Year Retrospective is an elegant survey of his
illustrious career: from early experiments in scrap iron during the
1960s; aluminum works of the 1970s; cast acrylic sculptures of the
1970s and 80s; and stone, stainless steel and bronze works of the
1990s to the present day. The catalogue also features Beasley's
latest venture into two-dimensional media. This richly illustrated
book includes Beasley's reflections on his career. In a
conversation, Beasley and Lawrence Weschler discuss art and
activism. Essays discussing his processes and appraising his impact
are written by curator Tom Moran and Marlena Doktorczyk-Donohue,
Director of the Bruce Beasley Foundation and Professor of Art
History at Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles.
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Let Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, and other beloved inhabitants of
Middle-earth guide your tarot practice with this epic tarot deck
and guide, inspired by the iconic The Lord of the Rings novels.
Join the Fellowship of the Ring with the only official The Lord of
the Rings tarot deck! Featuring original artwork inspired by
classic tarot iconography, this 78-card deck comprises both major
and minor arcana and depicts fan-favorite characters, creatures,
and scenes from The Lord of the Rings novels. Packaged in a
collectible gift box, it's the perfect gift for The Lord of the
Rings fans and tarot enthusiasts alike! 75+ BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED
CARDS: Features stunning, exclusive artwork of everyone from heroes
like Sam Gamgee and Legolas to sinister antagonists Gollum and
Sauron! HELPFUL GUIDE: Learn the basics of tarot with the included
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card as well as a few simple spreads for easy readings. COLLECTIBLE
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in a handsome, collectible gift box. COMPLETE YOUR THE LORD OF THE
RINGS COLLECTION: The Lord of the Rings Tarot Deck and Guide joins
The Lord of the Rings: The Definitive Movie Posters and The Lord of
the Rings: Hardcover Ruled Journal in Insight Editions'
fan-favorite library of The Lord of the Rings books.
Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink is the definitive career
retrospective of this revered and provocative UK artist. Renowned
for his collaborations with iconic American writer Hunter S.
Thompson, he formed an unlikely duo that created "Gonzo"
journalism. This lifelong collaboration included the now-legendary
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, originally published in Rolling
Stone magazine, which has since become a cult classic. * Explores
Steadman's signature ink-splattered style * Features a diverse body
of work that includes satirical political illustrations * Includes
art from award-winning children's books such as Alice in Wonderland
Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink is a must-have celebration of the
artist's important and influential career. This comprehensive
monograph on the life and work of Ralph Steadman collects work from
his dozens of books from his 50-plus year career. * Satirist,
artist, cartoonist, illustrator, writer-Steadman's prolific and
influential career continues to resonate and inspire. * His work is
synonymous with the counterculture of the 1970s. * The ultimate
gift and coffee table book for fans of Gonzo journalism, Hunter S.
Thompson, and political satire * Add it to the shelf with books
like .Ralph Steadman: Proud Too Be Weirrd by Ralph Steadman, The
Curse of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson, and Gonzo: The Art by Ralph
Steadman.
The South African artist William Kentridge Hon RA was born in
Johannesburg in 1955 and lives and works there to this day. He is
internationally renowned for the expressionism of his work in
numerous media, among them charcoal, printmaking, sculpture and
film, as well as his acclaimed theatrical and operatic productions.
As elusive as it is allusive, Kentridge's art is shaped by
apartheid and grounded in the politics of the post-apartheid era,
and in science, literature and history, while always maintaining
space for contradiction and uncertainty. In a brilliant exposition
of Kentridge's output, Stephen Clingman, Distinguished Professor of
English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, undertakes a
series of enquiries, of walks around the artist and his practice,
through the various layers and linkages, crossings and connections
of his art. As he proceeds, he considers Kentridge's themes,
explores them and proceeds by association to others. Along the way,
overlaps, thought-collages, allusions and assemblages come together
to create a connective, dimensional way of thinking inspired by
Kentridge's own habits of creation.
Landon Mackenzie is a Vancouver-based artist, admired for her
large-scale works with paint on canvas. Less known are her works on
paper, many in ink and watercolour, which she produces voluminously
as a tandem practice to her large-scale paintings, often while
traveling. Somewhere between jottings and finished works intended
for public exhibition, these small paintings speak to the deepest
level of human creativity. They function, at times, as glimpses
into Landon Mackenzie's psyche or soul. Landon Mackenzie Parallel
Journeys: Works on Paper is envisaged as visually rich and
elegantly designed book. Born in Boston and raised in Toronto,
Mackenzie studied printmaking as an undergraduate in the era of
conceptual art at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD)
in Halifax. Beginning with some of her changing plate etchings made
there in 1975 and included in this publication, these early layered
works often featuring text, shed light on her mature painting
practice, in which she often writes words and phrases into the
paintings that later get obscured by marks and images.Her strengths
as an artist are her inventive energy, her intellectual
restlessness and curiosity, her love of imagery, maps, language and
history, and her determination to keep working in the face of
frowning would-be authority figures. She is able to harness her
mind, emotion, body and spirit to have all systems working in
tandem and firing with precision and grace. Her work is embodied,
informed, poetic, expressive, and completely her own.
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Walter Leblanc
(Hardcover)
Francesca Pola; Contributions by Robyn Farrell, Serge Lemoine, Francesca Pola, Eva Wittocx
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Little is known about Walter Leblanc (1932-1986), one of the key
representatives of kinetic and optical art in the mid-20th century.
This comprehensive monograph, the first on this artist for an
international audience, includes unpublished materials, which
provide insight not only into the art of LeBlanc, but also into the
ZERO artist movement to which he was connected and with which he
was in close dialogue beginning in the 1950s. Walter Leblanc is
based on extensive studies of the artist's work: with about 150
images of his paintings and sculptures, comparative works,
historical photos and documents, it includes a selection of
Leblanc's writings, an iconographic mapping of selected works in
museums around the world, and a bio-bibliographical appendix.
Demonstrating the wealth of his creative output, the book reaffirms
the enduring role Leblanc played in the development of modern and
contemporary art on a global scale. Distributed for Mercatorfonds
The most comprehensive book yet on this inspired, inventive
chronicler of the African-American experience Alabama-born,
Chicago-based Kerry James Marshall is one of the most exciting
artists working today. Critically and commercially acclaimed, the
painter is known for his representation of the history of
African-American identity in Western art. Conversant with a wide
typology of styles, subjects, and techniques, from abstraction to
realism and comics, Marshall synthesizes different traditions and
genres in his work while seeking to counter stereotypical
depictions of black people in society. This is the most
comprehensive overview available of his remarkable career.
The story of how plants and flowers have shaped interior design for
over 200 years From ferns in 19th-century British parlors to
contemporary "living walls" in commercial spaces, plants and
flowers have long been incorporated into the design of public and
private spaces. Spanning two centuries, Nature Inside explores the
history and popularity of indoor plants, revealing the close
relationship between architecture, interior design, and nature.
Studying the international modern interior through the lens of
plants in the human environment, author Penny Sparke attributes a
degree of the interest in indoor plants to urbanization, and, more
recently, the climate crisis, which serve as ongoing reminders that
people must maintain a connection to, and respect for, the natural
world. While architectural and interior design styles have evolved
alongside the popularity of various plant species, the human need
to bring nature indoors has remained constant.
The first comprehensive look at the nearly seven-decades-long
career of contemporary Mexican American artist Virginia Jaramillo
Over the course of her career, Virginia Jaramillo (b. 1939) has
forged a pathway to exploring ideas and concepts of space through
abstract paintings and handmade paper works influenced by her
myriad interests including physics, the cosmos, mythology, ancient
cultures, and modernist design philosophies. This beautifully
illustrated volume demonstrates that despite having been
historically excluded from the canon of American abstraction,
Jaramillo has made profound contributions to the field. Virginia
Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence documents more than 60 works
including early paintings that pushed the depth of the painted
surface to its very limits; her innovations in the centuries-old
practice of handmade papermaking; and recent bodies of work, where
Jaramillo engages in deep investigations into antiquity and
architectural ruin through large-scale paintings. In addition to an
overview of Jaramillo’s life and work, this comprehensive
catalogue includes in-depth essays on the artist’s formative
years in Los Angeles, her forty-year devotion to hand papermaking,
and the recent resurgence of her painting practice. An interview
with Jaramillo rounds out the volume. Distributed for Kemper Museum
of Contemporary Art Exhibition Schedule: Kemper Museum of
Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO (June 1–August 27, 2023)
Dress up your drawings any way you like using this complete
all-in-one style guide! Have you ever struggled to get the drape of
a dress or the look of a jacket just right? Maybe you've mastered
the human form but your drawings lack a sense of fashion? Or
perhaps you're a budding fashionista who loves decking your
characters out in elegant, outrageous or cutting-edge outfits? No
matter how you wish to clothe your creations, in traditional togs
or casual fashions, How to Create Manga: Drawing Clothing and
Accessories is the perfect tutorial for you! Fashion meets form in
this essential style guide to dressing up your drawings. Drape your
manga creations in the wardrobe of your dreams, while learning
techniques and tips used by professional illustrators to
realistically draw clothing and accessories of all types--from
blouses and T-shirts to button downs, sweaters, coats, pants,
skirts and shorts. And what about the accessories? Boots, belts,
shoes and sandals are all included as well, along with detailed
coverage of satchels, purses and backpacks. How to Create Manga:
Drawing Clothing and Accessories is the fashion bible used by manga
artists in Japan. It presents more than 900 drawings by twelve
accomplished illustrators, covering a broad range of fashions.
Detailed, in-depth instructionals show you how to render not just
the garments themselves, but the folds, creases and wrinkles that
give them a sense of realism and movement. Other books in the
series include How to Create Manga: Drawing Facial Expressions, How
to Create Manga: Drawing the Human Body and How to Create Manga:
Drawing Action Scenes and Characters.
The first major publication devoted to weaver and designer Dorothy
Liebes, reinstating her as one of the most influential American
designers of the twentieth century At the time of her death,
Dorothy Liebes (1897–1972) was called “the greatest modern
weaver and the mother of the twentieth-century palette.” As a
weaver, she developed a distinctive combination of unusual
materials, lavish textures, and brilliant colors that came to be
known as the “Liebes Look.” Yet despite her prolific career and
recognition during her lifetime, Liebes is today considerably less
well known than the men with whom she often collaborated, including
Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Dreyfuss, and Edward Durrell Stone. Her
legacy also suffered due to the inability of the black-and-white
photography of the period to represent her richly colored and
textured works. Extensively researched and illustrated with
full-color, accurate reproductions, this important publication
examines Liebes’s widespread impact on twentieth-century design.
Essays explore major milestones of her career, including her close
collaborations with major interior designers and architects to
create custom textiles, the innovative and experimental design
studio where she explored new and unusual materials, her use of
fabrics to enhance interior lighting, and her collaborations with
fashion designers, including Clare Potter and Bonnie Cashin.
Ultimately, this book reinstates Liebes at the pinnacle of modern
textile design alongside such recognized figures as Anni Albers and
Florence Knoll. Published in association with Cooper Hewitt,
Smithsonian Design Museum Exhibition Schedule: Cooper
Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (July 7, 2023–February 4, 2024)
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Becky Suss
(Hardcover)
Michelle Fischer, Pete L'Official; Interview by Helen Molesworth
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The project, chosen to represent Mexico at the 55th Venice
Biennial, is examined in this bilingual (Spanish/English) edition
in an introductory essay by curator Itala Schmelz and texts by
Osvaldo Sanchez, Karla Jasso, Maria Paz Amaro, and Ariel Guzik
himself. Also included in the volume is a wealth of unpublished
material (diagrams, sketches, and notes) that allow us to explore
the artist's creative process. The contents are further enriched by
numerous images showing Guzik and his team at work on the complex
production process of his sound machines. This volume constitutes a
detailed logbook of more than three decades of unremitting
activity.
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Yoshitomo Nara
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Yeewan Koon; Artworks by Deana Lawson
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The definitive book on the life and career of internationally
acclaimed artist Yoshitomo Nara Yoshitomo Nara rose to prominence
in the mid-1990s, a star in a generation of avant-garde Japanese
artists associated with the neo-Pop 'Superflat' movement. This
book, made in close collaboration with Nara himself, explores more
than three decades of his work - and is the first truly
authoritative monograph on the artist in more than a decade.
Written by art historian Yeewan Koon and featuring texts by Nara
himself, it includes his most recent work in painting, drawing,
sculpture, and ceramics.
When the European Fluxus group disbanded in 1964 after two eventful
years, Tomas Schmit (1943-2006), who had participated in the
group's actions as a performer, gradually withdrew from performing.
From 1966 he devoted himself primarily to writing and drawing. But
the idea of the stage as a place where an action is performed in
front of and with an audience did not disappear from his art. From
then on, Schmit staged "the performance of drawing" on paper. The
close interlocking of performance and drawing practice that
characterizes Schmit's entire oeuvre will be brought into focus for
the first time in the exhibition of the Kupferstichkabinett, which
will take place in the fall of 2021, and in the accompanying
catalog. At the same time, the project reflects the manifold
spectrum of Schmit's nearly 40 years of comprehensive drawing and
language art.
See Yourself X (SYX) is the second volume of Madeline Schwartzman's
timely series that began with See Yourself Sensing: Redefining
Human Perception (2011), a collection of fifty years of futuristic
proposals for the body and the senses. See Yourself X focuses on
the human head - our fundamental perceptual domain - presenting an
array of conceptual and constructed ideas for extending ourselves
physically and technologically into space. What will be the
physical future of the head and the sensory apparatus in fifty
years time? How will our mechanisms for communication change,
prompted, as predicted by technologists, by the advancement of
brain-to-brain communication? Everyone with a head should be
interested in this book. SYX had inauspicious origins. In March of
2012, Schwartzman was involved in an airplane crash on the way to a
book talk. The wing of her Delta MD-80 knocked over a shuttle bus
at over 150 miles per hour while landing in Detroit. Luckily no one
was hurt. But it did spark an investigation: do pilots feel the
width of their wings - a nearly 150 foot span? This was the
catalyst for SYX: to look across art practices and contemporary
culture at all ways of extending the head into space, and to move
headlong into the future.
Born to Jewish radical parents in Chicago in 1939, Judy Cohen grew
up to be Judy Chicago-one of the most daring and controversial
artists of her generation. Her works, once disparaged and
misunderstood by the critics, have become icons of the feminist
movement, earning her a place among the most influential artists of
her time. In Becoming Judy Chicago, Gail Levin gives us a biography
of uncommon intimacy and depth, revealing the artist as a person
and a woman of extraordinary energy and purpose. Drawing upon
Chicago's personal letters and diaries, her published and
unpublished writings, and more than 250 interviews with her
friends, family, admirers, and critics, Levin presents a richly
detailed and moving chronicle of the artist's unique journey from
obscurity to fame, including the story of how she found her
audience outside of the art establishment. Chicago revolutionized
the way we view art made by and for women and fundamentally changed
our understanding of women's contributions to art and to society.
Influential and bold, The Dinner Party has become a cultural
monument. Becoming Judy Chicago tells the story of a great artist,
a leader of the women's movement, a tireless crusader for equal
rights, and a complicated, vital woman who dared to express her own
sexuality in her art and demand recognition from a male-dominated
culture.
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