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Susan Herbert's delightful feline reimaginings of famous scenes
from art, theatre, opera, ballet and film have won her a devoted
following. This unprecedented new compilation of her best paintings
provides an irresistible introduction to her feline world. An array
of cat characters take the starring roles in a variety of instantly
recognizable settings. The masterpieces of Western art retain their
distinctive styles while being cleverly filled with furry faces and
pussycat tails. Cats then take to the stage in Shakespearean dramas
and lavishly staged opera productions. The final stop is Hollywood,
where cats are cast in everything from big-budget epics to cult
classics, emulating the timeless glamour of the golden age of
cinema. From Botticelli's Birth of Venus through Puccini's Tosca to
James Dean and Lawrence of Arabia, Susan Herbert's brilliantly
observed feline dramatis personae are a joy to discover.
This miniature notebook is a portable, hardcover little journal
with the classic art of Hiroshige. We've added a touch of gold foil
to the beautiful illustration, highlighting the rich art from this
world renowned Japanese block-print artist. Our Mini Notebooks have
120 dot-grid pages with cover illustrations by highly collectable
artists. Easy to give as gifts and easy to keep - collect them all!
120 pages dot-grid interior pages portable mini size, 127 x 89mm.
hardcover with gold foil accents
These journals provide great insight into the mind and art of one
of the great 20th century artists. Though born in Poland, he is
best known for his paintings of Welsh miners, for it was workers
that inspired him, and he painted them with great simplicity,
almost as monuments to work, and often with the sun and sky behind
them so that they looked like latter-day saints. The journals
reveal his artistic heritage, who inspired him, what he was in
painters, what he thought of their technique. This is a fascinating
book for anyone interested in art.
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I Love Tacos
(Hardcover)
Jessica Zuniga; Illustrated by Jessica Zuniga
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R670
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This book brings together some of Nicholson's most eloquent essays
with extracts from previously unpublished letters between the
artist and Ede, and the words of their mutual friends, the poet
Kathleen Raine and collector Helen Sutherland. With an introduction
by Kettle's Yard curator Elizabeth Fisher exploring Nicholson's
relationship with Ede, the book is richly illustrated and includes
reproductions of all works in the collection, a biography and
bibliography.
This sweeping overview of Rembrandt's extraordinary achievement as
a draughtsman fills a gap in the otherwise enormous literature on
the artist. Beautifully illustrated, mostly in colour, the more
than 150 drawings - culled from a corpus of some 800 - are
discussed in detail. The drawings span Rembrandt's entire
productive life as an artist, from early self-portraits in the
1620s to late drawings from the 1660s of the victim of an
execution, a state coach, and historical and mythological images.
The scope of the book allows readers to delve into the very broad
range of Rembrandt's oeuvre of drawings.
ANDY GOLDSWORTHY: TOUCHING NATURE
A new and revised edition of our best-selling book on Andy
Goldsworthy. A completely rewritten exploration of the sculptor,
updated to include recent works such as Night Path (2002) and Chalk
Stones (2003) in Sussex, Three Cairns (2002) on the American East
and West coasts, Stone Houses (2004) and Garden of Stones (2003) in
Gotham, Passage (2005) in London, and Slate Domes (2005) in
Washington, DC.
Known as a 'land', 'earth', 'nature' or 'environmental' artist,
Andy Goldsworthy works with(in) nature. He uses natural materials
in natural shapes and forms often set in natural contexts (but also
in cities, towns, parks, sculpture parks, and many spaces created
or adapted by people). FROM THE INTRODUCTION
In the 1990s, Andy Goldsworthy's art began to rise in
popularity: the glossy coffee table book Stone became a bestseller
(bear in mind it was then priced at $55). In 1994 Goldsworthy took
over some West End galleries with a large one-man show. In 1995 he
was part of an intriguing group show at the British Museum (Time
Machine), creating sculptures, along with Richard Deacon, Peter
Randall-Page and others, in amongst the monumental statuary of the
famous Egyptian Hall. Also in 1995, Goldsworthy designed a set of
Royal Mail stamps (and again in 2003). Digne in France became an
increasingly important Goldsworthy location, with shows in 1995,
1997 and 2000). Prestigious commissions occurred in the US from the
mid-1990s onwards. For instance: the giant Wall at Storm King Art
Center in 1998; the Three Cairns on the East and West Coasts and
Iowa in 2001-02; the 'stone houses' at the Metropolitan Museum in
Gotham in 2004; the monument to the Holocaust (also in New York) in
2003; and the slate domes in Washington, DC in 2005. Goldsworthy
continues to work in countries such as Japan, Australia, Holland,
Canada, North America and France (with France and the US becoming
primary centres of Goldsworthy activity), but his home ground of
Dumfriesshire in Scotland remains (at) the heart of his work.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
William Malpas has written books on Richard Long and land art,
as well as three books on Andy Goldsworthy, including Andy
Goldsworthy In America. Malpas's books on Richard Long and Andy
Goldsworthy are the only full-length studies of these artists
available.
Fully illustrated, with a revised text. Bibliography and notes.
312pp. ISBN 9781861714138. www.crmoon.com
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Gehend
(Hardcover)
Peter Eleey, Yukio Lippit, Christina Vegh
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Bonjour Mr Inshaw is a homage by the award-winning poet Peter
Robinson to David Inshaw, the celebrated painter, whom he first met
during the artist's years as Creative Arts Fellow at Trinity
College, Cambridge, in the mid-1970s. Largely produced in an
unexpected burst of inspiration after a visit to the painter's
studio early in 2019, these poems combine memories of Inshaw's
paintings, or characteristic landscapes, with experiences of his
company and conversation. Showing a formal flexibility and deftness
characteristic of this poet's work, they reflect on the role of art
in a time of political and cultural division. Presented in an en
face format, Bonjour Mr Inshaw beautifully illustrates its
ekphrastic encounters and allows us to reflect in turn on this
contemporary example of the centuries-old dialogue between the arts
of poetry and painting. `Following the visionary traditions of such
quintessentially English predecessors as Samuel Palmer ... or
Stanley Spencer ... Inshaw's paintings discover the mystical in
what could just as easily be overlooked as the mundane.' - Rachel
Campbell-Johnston, art critic for The Times `Robinson is the finest
poet alive when it comes to the probing of shifts in atmosphere,
momentary changes in the weather of the mind, each poem an
astonishingly fine-tuned gauge for recording the pressures and
processes that generate lived occasions' - Adam Piette in The
Reader
Despite numbering at just 35, his works have prompted a New York
Times best seller; a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin
Firth; record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to
Washington, DC; and special crowd-control measures at the
Mauritshuis, The Hague, where thousands flock to catch a glimpse of
the enigmatic and enchanting Girl with a Pearl Earring, also known
as the "Dutch Mona Lisa". In his lifetime, however, the fame of
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) barely extended beyond his native
Delft and a small circle of patrons. After his death, his name was
largely forgotten, except by a few Dutch art collectors and
dealers. Outside of Holland, his works were even misattributed to
other artists. It was not until the mid-19th century that Vermeer
came to the attention of the international art world, which
suddenly looked upon his narrative minutiae, meticulous textural
detail, and majestic planes of light, spotted a genius, and never
looked back. This 40th anniversary edition showcases the complete
catalog of Vermeer's work, presenting the calm yet compelling
scenes so treasured in galleries across Europe and the United
States into one monograph of utmost reproduction quality. Crisp
details and essays tracing Vermeer's career illuminate his
remarkable ability not only to bear witness to the trends and
trimmings of the Dutch Golden Age but also to encapsulate an entire
story in just one transient gesture, expression, or look. About the
series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural
archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with
accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate
their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an
unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books
by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new
editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact,
friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to
impeccable production.
This is an examination of the paintings, books, poetry and
theoretical work of Russian avant-garde artist, Olga Rozanova. The
text assesses Rozanova's life and work, aiming to recreate the
spirit of the counterculture milieu that contributed to the
transformation of 20th-century art.
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