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Frances Hodgkins
(Hardcover)
Samantha Niederman; Series edited by Katy Norris; Edited by Rebeka Cohen; Designed by Clare Skeats
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R299
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Noms De Guerres
(Paperback)
Olaf Nicolai; Edited by Olaf Nicolai, Markus Dressen
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R756
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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.
Norman Ackroyd CBE RA has been a familiar face to the boatmen of
the British Isles for the past 50 years, often requiring their
services to take him out on the water, where he paints the coastal
landscape in vivid watercolours. An Irish Notebook is a collection
of 40 such sketches created by Ackroyd on the west coast of
Ireland. From Malin to Mizen, via the rocky outcrops of Puffin
Island and the emerald depths of Roaringwater Bay, Ackroyd records
the Irish coast in all its rugged beauty.
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Dali
(Hardcover)
Gilles Neret
2
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R477
R394
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Painter, sculptor, writer, filmmaker, and all-round showman
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the 20th century's greatest
exhibitionists and eccentrics. One of the first artists to apply
the insights of Freudian psychoanalysis to art, he is celebrated in
particular for his surrealist practice, with such conceits as the
soft watches or the lobster telephone, now hallmarks of the
surrealist enterprise, and of modernism in general. Dali frequently
described his paintings as "hand-painted dream photographs." Their
tantalizing tension and interest resides in the precise rendering
of bizarre elements and incongruous arrangements. As Dali himself
explained, he painted with "the most imperialist fury of
precision," but only "to systematize confusion and thus to help
discredit completely the world of reality." Revolutionizing the
role of the artist, the mustache-twirling Dali also had the
intuition to parade a controversial persona in the public arena
and, through printmaking, fashion, advertising, writing, and film,
to create work that could be consumed and not just contemplated on
a gallery wall. This book explores both the painting and the
personality of Dali, introducing his technical skill as well as his
provocative compositions and challenging themes of death, decay,
and eroticism. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art
Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever
published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a
detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the
artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a
concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory
captions
Internationally acclaimed artist Dale Chihuly’s site-specific installations in the form of architectural commissions and exhibitions
Forty years of Dale Chihuly’s spectacular site-specific glass installations are captured in this large-format publication examining architectural commissions, temporary art installations, and museum exhibitions around the world. Chihuly’s installations on walls, windows, ceilings, stairways, courtyards, and fountains are closely examined. Chihuly and Architecture explores entire rooms and galleries, glasshouses and castles, and travels from the canals of Venice to the Citadel in the Old City of Jerusalem, providing rare insight into Chihuly’s inspiration and global footprint.
The importance of Evelyn Dunbar (1906-1960) in the history of
British 20th century art is continually being reassessed and
belatedly recognised. A gifted draughtswoman: youthful prodigy;
brilliant student at the Royal College of Art under Sir William
Rothenstein and a galaxy of teaching staff including Allan
Gwynne-Jones, Alan Sorrell and Charles Mahoney; principal muralist
at Brockley School; book illustrator; devout Christian Scientist;
official World War 2 artist, the only woman artist to be salaried
throughout the war; post-war allegorist and much-loved teacher;
subtly insistent feminist; devoted plantswoman, gardener and
inspired advocate of 'green' values; warm and witty but
self-effacing personality with many accomplishments including,
unexpectedly, rock-climbing and playing the banjo; but above all a
very individual artist of spirited imagination and consummate
technique, whose work, which hangs in all major UK galleries and
several overseas, defies ready classification. Dunbar's nephew
Christopher Campbell-Howes gives a sparkling, scholarly and
measured account of her life and work in a richly illustrated book
that combines biography, memoir and catalogue raisonne.
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) is the one artist whose name we associate
in particular with Viennese Jugendstil and the "Golden Age". As a
sought-after painter of frescoes and the founding president of the
Vienna Secession, as the portraitist of fashionable ladies and as
an illustrator of unashamed eroticism, Klimt was both the enfant
terrible and the darling of Viennese society, who created icons of
art history with works like The Kiss and his portraits of Adele
Bloch-Bauer.
As featured in the New York Times, ARTnews, Colossal, Metropolis
and New York Magazine's The Strategist A groundbreaking A-Z survey
of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or
based in Africa Modern and Contemporary African art is at the
forefront of the current curatorial and collector movement in
today's art scene. This groundbreaking new book, created in
collaboration with a prestigious global advisory board, represents
the most substantial appraisal of contemporary artists born or
based in Africa available. Features the work of more than 300
artists, including El Anatsui, Marlene Dumas, David Goldblatt,
Lubaina Himid, William Kentridge, Julie Mehretu, Wangechi Mutu, and
Robin Rhode, as well as lesser-known names from across Africa, with
stunning and surprising examples of their art paired with
insightful texts that demonstrate their contribution to the
painting, sculpture, installation, photography, moving image, and
performance art. Advisory Panel: Alayo Akinkugbe, Kavita Chellaram,
Raphael Chikukwa, Julie Crooks, Tandazani Dhlakama, Oumy Diaw,
Janine Gaelle Dieudji, Ekow Eshun, Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba, Joseph
Gergel, Danda Jaroljmek, Omar Kholeif, Rose Jepkorir Kiptum, Alicia
Knock, Nkule Mabaso, Lucy MacGarry, Owen Martin, Aude Christel
Mgba, Bongani Mkhonza, Riason Naidoo, Paula Nascimento, Simon
Njami, Robert Njathika, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, Chika
Okeke-Agulu, Hannah O'Leary, Sean O'Toole, John Owoo, Brenda
Schmahmann, Mark Sealy, Yasmeen Siddiqui, and Joseph L. Underwood
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Monet
(Hardcover)
Christoph Heinrich
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R479
R396
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Hailed the "Prince of the Impressionists", Claude Monet (1840-1926)
transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas.
Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render
only reality, but the act of perception itself. Working "en plein
air" with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play
of light on the hues, patterns, and contours and the way in which
these visual impressions fall upon the eye. Monet's interest in
this space "between the motif and the artist" encompassed too the
ephemeral nature of each image we see. In his beloved water lily
series, as well as in paintings of poplars, grain stacks, and the
Rouen cathedral, he returned to the same motif in different
seasons, different weather conditions, and at different times of
the day, to explore the constant mutability of our visual
environment. This book offers the essential introduction to an
artist whose works simultaneously reflected upon the purpose of a
picture and the passage of time, and in so doing transformed
irrevocably the story of art. About the series Born back in 1985,
the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book
collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series
features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre
of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical
importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with
explanatory captions
Richard Demarco co-founded the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in
1963 and ran the vibrant Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh for
almost 30 years. He promotes crosscultural dialogues and was the
first person to introduce Joseph Beuys in the UK. Joseph Beuys was
a German sculptor and creator of action performances, political
activist and teacher. This book explores the works, lectures and
'Actions' which resulted from the mutual hopes, inspirations and
shared values of Richard Demarco and Joseph Beuys, the innovative
and inspirational German postwar artist, from 1970 until Beuys'
death in 1986. Demarco, an avant-garde gallerist in Edinburgh, was
an early proponent of Scotland taking its place within the European
art world; Demarco recognised the visionary quality of Beuys' work
and visited him in Oberkassel in January 1970. In the hope of
focusing Beuys' attention on Scotland, he presented him with a set
of postcards depicting typical Scottish scenes. Beuys responded
with, 'I see the land of Macbeth, so when shall we two meet again,
in thunder, lightning or in rain?' They reunited in thundery
Edinburgh later that year and Demarco led him northwards along the
ancient track he calls 'The Road to Meikle Seggie'. This initial
experience of the Scottish landscape inspired Beuys, who felt a
strong connection with Celtic culture, and laid the foundation for
a remarkable artistic friendship which enriched the work of both
men. With photos from Demarco's personal collection and essays
spanning from 1970 to the present, this is an intimate and
intellectually rigorous look at a friendship seminal to the
development of art in Scotland over the last 40 years.
Dickson Yewn is the quintessential modern-day literatus. His
contemporary jewellery is a crystallisation of thousands of years
of Chinese material history. Square rings rub shoulders with
antique porcelain forms, shapes taken from Ming furniture and the
geometric latticework found in Chinese architecture. Yewn focuses
on these traditional Chinese motifs, but also understands the
significance of different materials. Wood, one of the five elements
in Chinese philosophy, is present in most of his collections. To
wear a contemporary jewel by Dickson Yewn is to delve back into
China's works of art and its history, blended with a contemporary
twist. This new monograph of his work details the inspiration Yewn
has drawn from the Imperial court, exploring its influence on the
art of jewellery, from silks, embroidery, painting, architecture
and cloisonne enamel to courtesan culture. Beautiful, detailed
illustrations and photographs highlight Yewn's fealty to the
artisanal techniques employed by the Imperial courts. Esteemed
jewellery writer Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld invites the reader
to explore the deeper symbolism behind Yewn's jewels.
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Mondrian Evolution
(Paperback)
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Kathrin Bessen, Sam Keller, Ulf Kuster, Susanne Gaensheimer, …
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Piet Mondrian had a decisive influence on the development of
painting from figuration to abstraction. On the occasion of his
150th birthday, Mondrian Evolution is dedicated to his multifaceted
work and artistic development. Initially working in the tradition
of Dutch landscape painting of the late 19th century, Symbolism and
Cubism subsequently took on great significance for him. It was not
until the early 1920s that the artist focused on a wholly
non-representational pictorial vocabulary, limited to the
rectangular arrangement of black lines with surfaces in white and
the primary colors blue, red and yellow. In separate chapters, this
path is traced through motifs such as windmills, dunes, and the
sea, farms reflected in the water, and plants in various forms of
abstraction.
Among the few women artists who have transcended art history, none
had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo
(1907-1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty
extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations;
along with hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists such as
Edward Weston, Manuel and Lola Alvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray, and
Martin Munkacsi, they made Frida Kahlo an iconic image of 20th
century art. After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a
painter of her own free will. Her marriage to Diego Rivera in 1929
placed her at the forefront of an artistic scene not only in the
cultural Renaissance of Mexico, but also in the United States. Her
work garnered praise from the poet Andre Breton, who added the
Mexican painter to the ranks of international surrealism and
exhibited her work in Paris in 1939 to the admiration of Picasso,
Kandinsky, and Duchamp. We access the intimacy of Frida's
affections and passions through a selection of drawings, pages from
her personal diary, letters, and an extensive illustrated biography
featuring photos of Frida, Diego, and the Casa Azul, Frida's home
and the center of her universe. This large-format XXL book allows
readers to admire Frida Kahlo's paintings like never before,
including unprecedented detail shots and famous photographs. It
presents pieces in private collections and reproduces works that
were previously lost or have not been exhibited for more than 80
years, forming the most extensive study of Kahlo's work and life to
date.
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Stu Mead
(Hardcover)
Ivan Mecl, Lenka Klodova; Illustrated by Stu Mead
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R1,405
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