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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General

As it is Done, 57 Contemplations (Paperback): Katrin Lohmann As it is Done, 57 Contemplations (Paperback)
Katrin Lohmann
R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Bruno Munari: Square, Circle, Triangle (Paperback): Bruno Munari Bruno Munari: Square, Circle, Triangle (Paperback)
Bruno Munari
R618 R576 Discovery Miles 5 760 Save R42 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Circle: "God is a circle whose center is everywhere but whose circumference is nowhere." Circle means perfection, cyclicity, superiority of the divinity, but also instability and movement. In nature soap bubbles are spherical and internal trees' rings are circular; the legend tells that Giotto drew a perfect O, while perfection is tangible on Michelangelo's Tondo Doni and Botticelli's Vergine col Bambino. King Arthur's knights were pairs around a round table, and nowadays people sit in circle to make a decision or watch a show. Bruno Munari selects and describes in this little, extraordinary encyclopedia, several uses of this fascinating and mysterious form, unstable and hieratic at the same time. Square: Square has much importance in man's life: a lot of churches, monuments, games (like chess), and fonts are square-based. But man seems not to realise it... one more time Bruno Munari amazes us with an historical, anthropological, scientific square book. Triangle: From the vegetable structure of the coconut to the diagram of human settlements by Le Corbusier, one can frequently find the shape of the equilateral triangle in many different occurrences, both in a natural environment and in artificial works. Along with the circle and the square, the equilateral triangle is one of the three basic forms, and is suitable to be combined in modular frameworks to generate a structured field in which endless other combinatorial forms may be constructed. From classical Arab and Japanese decorations to the contemporary architecture of Buckminster Fuller and Wright, the familiarity with the equilateral triangle, in all its formal and structural resources, generates curious and fascinating experimentations. After the books of the same collection dedicated to the circle and the square, a new reprint by Bruno Munari about the many uses of this evocative shape throughout the centuries. These studies were originally published in 1976 in the series Quaderni di design, curated by Munari himself for Zanichelli.

Ontani in Bali (Paperback): Giovanna Silva Ontani in Bali (Paperback)
Giovanna Silva
R869 Discovery Miles 8 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Herb Jackson - A Door Is Not a Window (Paperback): Roger Manley, Lia Newman Herb Jackson - A Door Is Not a Window (Paperback)
Roger Manley, Lia Newman
R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Like Stupidity, Evil is Self-hypnotic - 02, the Institute of Social Hypocrisy (Paperback): Edie McKay Like Stupidity, Evil is Self-hypnotic - 02, the Institute of Social Hypocrisy (Paperback)
Edie McKay
R163 Discovery Miles 1 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Chihuly And Architecture (Hardcover): Eleanor Heartney Chihuly And Architecture (Hardcover)
Eleanor Heartney
R1,665 R1,269 Discovery Miles 12 690 Save R396 (24%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

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.

Glasgow Boys Masterpieces of Art (Hardcover): Susie Hodge Glasgow Boys Masterpieces of Art (Hardcover)
Susie Hodge
R432 R362 Discovery Miles 3 620 Save R70 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A group of primarily Scottish artists (mainly William York Macgregor, Joseph Crawhall, George Henry, Edward Atkinson Hornel, Sir John Lavery and Arthur Melville), the Glasgow Boys were active around the turn of the 20th Century. Though they painted in a number of different styles, they are connected by their rejection of classic Victorian painting. Inspired by the luminous techniques of James McNeil Whistler, they harnessed Impressionistic brushwork and livid realism in their work, trying new methods and everyday settings to create stunning works of art. With over 100 images, and broad introduction, this is a fine addition to Flame Tree's ever-increasing series on painting and illustration, Masterpieces of Art.

Amalia Mesa-Bains - Archaeology of Memory (Hardcover): Laura E. Perez, Maria Esther Fernandez Amalia Mesa-Bains - Archaeology of Memory (Hardcover)
Laura E. Perez, Maria Esther Fernandez
R1,091 Discovery Miles 10 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This first major retrospective of Amalia Mesa-Bains unearths her significant contributions to Chicanx/Latinx art and feminism. Best known for her pioneering altar installations, Amalia Mesa-Bains is one of the most innovative feminist and Latinx artists of her generation. In her forty-year career as an artist, activist, educator, and scholar, she has explored the experiences, spiritual practices, and histories of Mexican American women and addressed the colonial erasure and recovery of Mexican, African American, and Indigenous Californians. Appropriately called an "archaeological" practice, Mesa-Bains's art creates sacred spaces imbued with cultural memory, leading viewers on a magical journey of discovery through what might otherwise be lost to existing canons of history. Amalia Mesa-Bains: The Archaeology of Memory is the exhibition catalog accompanying the first major retrospective of her work, bringing her installations from the 1970s to the present together for the first time. Featuring an essay by the artist and an interview with her, the book also brings together top-tier scholars who explore the ecofeminism, migrant histories, spirituality, and politics of erasure that ground her interdisciplinary practice. As a whole, the book cements Mesa-Bains's place as a trailblazing artist within the history of art. Published in association with the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Exhibition dates: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. February 4-July 23, 2023

Ignacio Tovar - Cantandote Bajito (Paperback): Ignacio Tovar - Cantandote Bajito (Paperback)
R1,155 Discovery Miles 11 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Marvelous Life - The Amazing Story of Stan Lee (Paperback): Danny Fingeroth A Marvelous Life - The Amazing Story of Stan Lee (Paperback)
Danny Fingeroth
R211 Discovery Miles 2 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Stan Lee invented SPIDER-MAN! And IRON MAN! And the HULK! And the X-MEN! And more than 500 other iconic characters! His name has appeared on more than a billion comic books, in 75 countries, in 25 languages. His creations have starred in multibillion-dollar grossing movies and TV series. This is his story. Danny Fingeroth writes a comprehensive biography of this powerhouse of ideas who changed the world's understanding of what a hero is and how a story should be told, while exploring Lee's unique path to becoming the face of comics. With behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with Stan's brother Larry Lieber and other industry legends, The Marvelous Life has insights that only an insider like Fingeroth can offer. Fingeroth, himself a longtime writer and editor at Marvel Comics and now a lauded pop culture critic and historian, knew and worked with Stan Lee for over three decades. Due to this connection, Fingeroth is able to put Lee's life and work in a context that makes events and actions come to life as no other writer could.

Phillips Contemporary Art New York Evening Sale 14 May 2015 (Paperback): Marc Horowitz Phillips Contemporary Art New York Evening Sale 14 May 2015 (Paperback)
Marc Horowitz
R916 Discovery Miles 9 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
AES+F (Hardcover): Giuseppe Barbieri AES+F (Hardcover)
Giuseppe Barbieri
R1,913 R1,459 Discovery Miles 14 590 Save R454 (24%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The volume will shed light on the psychoanalytic approach that underlies their language and provocations, intended to induce a process of self-reflection in the viewer, changing their perception of the world and society. Their visual journey will be articulated into three chronological sections corresponding to the most significant shifts in their conceptual evolution, covering their practice from 1995 to 2020.

Noa Noa (Paperback): Paul Gauguin Noa Noa (Paperback)
Paul Gauguin; Edited by Jonathan Griffin
R296 R228 Discovery Miles 2 280 Save R68 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Gauguin's great diary from Tahiti almost never saw the light of day in its original form. The manuscript was sent by the artist from his island refuge to his friend Charles Morice in Paris, and published in 1901 with immediate success, under the two names of Paul Gauguin and Charles Morice. Morice, with Gauguin's permission, had 'edited' and enlarged it to make it more readable. How much of the charm and crispness of the manuscript had been lost in the process was anyone's guess. It was to be 40 years before Gauguin's original version came to light, and it is published here in a translation by the poet Jonathan Griffin, together with a detailed description by the art historian Jean Loize, who re-discovered the manuscript. Loize shows that Morice had in parts altered Gauguin's text beyond recognition - a startling discovery that entirely changed ideas about Gauguin's style and intentions. This genuine version of Noa-Noa is not only an important document, it is also a beautiful piece of writing: amusing, acid, wide-eyed, moving. Gauguin feared that, unedited, it would seem absurdly crude; and no doubt it would have, to most readers in his day. Today we can appreciate its sketch form, jerky directness, authentic freshness. This edition is illustrated with the watercolours, wood-engravings and drawings that Gauguin assembled for the book.

Unforced Errors in the Desert (Hardcover): Joachim Coucke Unforced Errors in the Desert (Hardcover)
Joachim Coucke
R617 Discovery Miles 6 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Art of John Harris: Beyond the Horizon (Hardcover): John Harris The Art of John Harris: Beyond the Horizon (Hardcover)
John Harris 1
R812 R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Save R137 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

World-renowned visionary artist John Harris' unique concept paintings capture the Universe on a massive scale, featuring everything from epic landscapes and towering cities to out-of-this-world science fiction vistas.
This collection focuses on his wide variety of futuristic art, as well as his striking covers for a variety of esteemed SF authors, including Arthur C Clarke, John Scalzi, Ben Bova, Hal Clement, Jack McDevitt, Frederik Pohl, Orson Scott Card's Enders books and many more.

Jo van Gogh-Bonger - The Woman Who Made Vincent Famous (Hardcover): Hans Luijten Jo van Gogh-Bonger - The Woman Who Made Vincent Famous (Hardcover)
Hans Luijten; Translated by Lynne Richards
R702 Discovery Miles 7 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It is so good, after so many years of public indifference, even hostility towards Vincent and his work, to feel towards the end of my life that the battle is won.' JO VAN GOGH-BONGER TO GUSTAVE COQUIOT, 1922 'It is a sacrifice for the sake of Vincent's glory.' JO VAN GOGH-BONGER ON THE SALE OF 'THE SUNFLOWERS' TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY, UK, 1924 Little known but no less influential, Jo van Gogh-Bonger was sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, wife of his brother, Theo. When the brothers died soon after each other, she took charge of Van Gogh's artistic legacy and devoted the rest of her life to disseminating his work. Despite being widowed with a young son, Jo successfully navigated the male-dominated world of the art market-publishing Van Gogh's letters, organizing exhibitions in the Netherlands and throughout the world, and making strategic sales to private individuals and influential dealers-ultimately establishing Van Gogh's reputation as one of the finest artists of his generation. In doing so, she fundamentally changed how we view the relationship between the artist and his work. She also lived a rich and fascinating life-not only was she friends with eminent writers and artists, but she also was active within the Social Democratic Labour Party and closely involved in emerging women's movements. Using rich source material, including unseen diaries, documents and letters, Hans Luijten charts the multi-faceted life of this visionary woman with the drive to shake the art world to its core.

Michelle L Elmore Let's Go Get Em (Hardcover): Michelle Elmore Michelle L Elmore Let's Go Get Em (Hardcover)
Michelle Elmore
R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

I'll never forget that first time a saw a New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian. I was driving home while the sun was setting and there was a flash of orange feathers. My heart jumped. I didn't take many photos that day, just three. Then, I handed my camera to some people with the Indians to take my picture with them. I was enamored from the start. Previous pictures I saw of the Indians focused on the suits blocking out the faces. With the incredible amount of work and art that went into these suits, I felt it was important to include the faces of these artists. It felt like it was no longer my art. It was an extension of what they were doing, and a way to honor what they had created. Their art is expensive and hard to do, and it isn't done for monetary gain. I admire that, and I relate. And over time we got to know each other very well. The Indians began asking me to come out with them to take pictures. The Black Feathers had me document the images of my monograph Let's Go Get Em' on St. Joseph's Night, when the Indians come out after sunset.

Art of Limina: Gary Hill's Works and Writings (Hardcover): Paul Emmanuel Odin Art of Limina: Gary Hill's Works and Writings (Hardcover)
Paul Emmanuel Odin
R1,761 R1,334 Discovery Miles 13 340 Save R427 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Gary Hill is one of the most influential contemporary artists to investigate the myriad relationships between words and electronic images. His inquiries into linguistics and consciousness offer resonant philosophical and poetic insights, as he explores the formal conjunctions of electronic visual and audio elements with the body and the self. With experimental rigor, conceptual precision and imaginative leaps of discovery, Hill's work in video is about, and is, a new form of writing. In this substantial volume, George Quasha and Charles Stein analyze the artist's entire career, paying particular attention to the single-channel video works. Covering Hill's oeuvre, this highly readable monograph features a comprehensive chronology of his work, including important production details. A careful selection of key writings by the artist is also included. With 640 pages and more than 900 illustrations, it is the most comprehensive and in-depth treatment of Gary Hill's work to date, written in close connection with the artist, and offers an essential theoretical and scholarly frame for continuing study.

Masterpiece in Residence - Velazquez's King Philip IV of Spain from The Frick Collection (Paperback): Giles Knox Masterpiece in Residence - Velazquez's King Philip IV of Spain from The Frick Collection (Paperback)
Giles Knox
R232 Discovery Miles 2 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Meadows Museum in Texas is famed for its collection of Spanish art. This new series documents exceptional loans from other American collections, offering audiences the singular opportunity to view them within the context of Meadows's permanent collection. The Frick's magnificent 'King Philip IV of Spain' by Diego Velazquez (1599-1660) is the subject of this volume.

The Textual Triptych (the Textual Triptych) - Installation Projects by Tom Hackett (Paperback): Steven Adams The Textual Triptych (the Textual Triptych) - Installation Projects by Tom Hackett (Paperback)
Steven Adams; Edited by Matthew Shaul
R156 Discovery Miles 1 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Crumpled Envelope (Paperback): Buster V. Dachy The Crumpled Envelope (Paperback)
Buster V. Dachy
R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Matisse (Hardcover): Volkmar Essers Matisse (Hardcover)
Volkmar Essers
R478 R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Save R83 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The work of Henri Matisse (1869-1954) reflects an ongoing belief in the power of brilliant colors and simple forms. Though famed in particular for his paintings, Matisse also worked with drawing, sculpture, lithography, stained glass, and collage, developing his unique cut-out medium when old age left him unable to stand and paint. Matisse's subjects were often conventional: nudes, portraits, and figures in landscapes, Oriental scenes, and interior views, but in his handling of bold color and fluid draftsmanship, he secured his place as a 20th-century master. It was Matisse's palette that particularly thrilled the modern imagination. With vivid blue, amethyst purple, egg-yolk yellow, and many shades beyond he liberated his work from a meticulous representation of reality and sought instead a "vital harmony," often referring to music as an inspiration or analogy for his work. A comprehensive and informative source, this lavishly illustrated publication has been revised in close collaboration with the Matisse estate. Including preparatory studies, full-page reproductions, and enlarged details, discover the artist's adventurous path, from the chromatic brilliance of his Fauve period, right through to his invention of gouache cut-outs at the ripe age of 80. Each image has been reproduced with painstaking care to create a viewing experience worthy of the expressionist par excellence. The bard of color deserves no less. 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

Unfolding - The Paper Art and Science of Matthew Shlian (Paperback): Matthew Shlian Unfolding - The Paper Art and Science of Matthew Shlian (Paperback)
Matthew Shlian
R861 Discovery Miles 8 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A complete retrospective of the paper engineer and artist Matthew Shlian, documenting a decade of unrivalled and unexpected creativity. Paper engineer and artist Matthew Shlian has always recognized the material's potential for experimentation. Folded, tessellated, compressed, extrapolated, two-dimensional paper becomes three-dimensional sculpture in beautiful and unexpected ways. 'My process is extremely varied from piece to piece. Often I start without a clear goal in mind, working within a series of limitations. For example on one piece I'll only use curved folds, or make my lines this length or that angle, etc. Other times I begin with an idea for movement and try to achieve that shape or form somehow.' Unfolding is Shlian's first comprehensive monograph. A journey into the new possibilities of folding technology, the intricate complexities of Islamic patterns, and the sheer potential offered by a sheet of white paper, it celebrates a humble material, on the edge of its existence, elevated to timeless form and possibility.

Gee Vaucher - Beyond Punk, Feminism and the Avant-Garde (Paperback): Rebecca Binns Gee Vaucher - Beyond Punk, Feminism and the Avant-Garde (Paperback)
Rebecca Binns
R587 Discovery Miles 5 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As one of the people who defined punk's protest art in the 1970s and 1980s, Gee Vaucher (b. 1945) deserves to be much better-known. She produced confrontational album covers for the legendary anarchist band Crass and later went on to do the same for Northern indie legends the Charlatans, among others. More recently, her work was recognised the day after Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, when the front page of the Daily Mirror ran her 1989 painting Oh America, which shows the Statue of Liberty, head in hands. This is the first book to critically assess an extensive range of Vaucher's work. It examines her unique position connecting avant-garde art movements, counterculture, punk and even contemporary street art. While Vaucher rejects all 'isms', her work offers a unique take on the history of feminist art. -- .

Ways of Being (Paperback): Aukje Koks Ways of Being (Paperback)
Aukje Koks
R617 Discovery Miles 6 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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