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The Lives of Lucian Freud - Volume 1: 1922 - 1968 (Hardcover): William Feaver The Lives of Lucian Freud - Volume 1: 1922 - 1968 (Hardcover)
William Feaver 1
R1,101 R884 Discovery Miles 8 840 Save R217 (20%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Though ferociously private, Lucian Freud spoke every week for decades to his close confidante and collaborator William Feaver – about painting and the art world, but also about his life and loves. The result is this a unique, electrifying biography, shot through with Freud's own words.

In Youth, the first of two volumes, Feaver conjures Freud's early childhood: Sigmund Freud's grandson, born into a middle-class Jewish family in Weimar Berlin, escaping Nazi Germany in 1934 before being dropped into successive English public schools. Following Freud through art school, his time in the Navy during the war, his post-war adventures in Paris and Greece, and his return to Soho – consorting with duchesses and violent criminals, out on the town with Greta Garbo and Princess Margaret – Feaver traces a brilliant, difficult young man's coming of age.

An account of a century told through one of its most important artists, The Lives of Lucian Freud is a landmark in the story its subject and in the art of biography itself.

Birds of Prey - Oxford Scientific Films - (English, Spanish, Hardcover): Martin Banks, Ian Gray, Jan Gray Birds of Prey - Oxford Scientific Films - (English, Spanish, Hardcover)
Martin Banks, Ian Gray, Jan Gray
R63 R41 Discovery Miles 410 Save R22 (35%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Describes the nature of birds of prey (where they live, feed, and hunt), why these species are endangered, and what can be done to protect and preserve them.

Turner & the Sea (Hardcover): Christine Riding, Richard Johns Turner & the Sea (Hardcover)
Christine Riding, Richard Johns 1
R1,108 Discovery Miles 11 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, published to coincide with a major exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, explores and celebrates Turner's lifelong fascination with the sea. It also sets his work within the context of marine painting in the 19th century. Each chapter has an introductory text followed by discussion of specific paintings. Four of the chapters conclude with a feature essay on a specific topic.

Art of Maxx Marshall (Paperback): Maxx Marshall Art of Maxx Marshall (Paperback)
Maxx Marshall
R251 R230 Discovery Miles 2 300 Save R21 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work talks about an animator and concept artist for gaming companies featured in hits like "Starcraft", "Diablo" and "World of Warcraft". That's all well and good for a day job, but when the sun goes down, Maxx's mind drifts off to nastier realms, filled with bizarre creatures, foul aliens and oh yes, drop dead gorgeous girls.

Bruce Colero's Naked Desire - Volume One (Paperback): Bruce Colero Bruce Colero's Naked Desire - Volume One (Paperback)
Bruce Colero
R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Anyone can yell "Let's get NAKED!," but it takes a true artist to make that command a testament to illustrative excellence. Enter Bruce Colero, in his third gallery of fleshy perfection that fans just cannot get enough of! Who are we to argue with excessive success?! Bruce's ability to meld impure thoughts with pure imagination is what has his legion of fans panting for more! These ladies might not exist in the real world, but you really WISH they would!

Freud (Hardcover): Sebastian Smee Freud (Hardcover)
Sebastian Smee 2
R478 R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Save R83 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Lucian Freud (1922-2011) was interested in the telling of truths. Always operating outside the main currents of 20th-century art, the esteemed portrait painter observed his subjects with the regimen and precision of a laboratory scientist. He recorded not only the blotches, bruises, and swellings of the living body, but also, beneath the flaws and folds of flesh, the microscopic details of what lies within: the sensation, the emotion, the intelligence, the bloom, and the inevitable, unstoppable decay. Despite rejecting parallels between him and his renowned grandfather, the correlation between Lucian Freud's sitting process for portraiture and Sigmund Freud's psychotherapy sessions is a fascinating element to this figurative oeuvre. Despite the thickness of the impasto surfaces, Freud's portraits of subjects as varied as the Queen, Kate Moss, and an obese job center supervisor penetrate the physicality of the body with a direct and often disarming insight. The result is as much a psychological interrogation as it is an uneasy examination of the relationship between artist and model. This book brings together some of Freud's most outstanding and unapologetic portraits, to introduce an artist widely considered one of the finest masters of the human form. 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

Animal Mah-jong (Game): Ryuto Miyake Animal Mah-jong (Game)
Ryuto Miyake
R685 Discovery Miles 6 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Learn how to play mah-jong with this beautifully illustrated mah-jong set! Animal Mah-jong takes the traditional Chinese tile game and updates it for a new audience in this affordable card format. Rather than the traditional line drawings of bamboo and Chinese characters, it features Ryuto Miyake's beautiful animal illustrations - each suit features Asian animals from the land, sea and air. Get ready to pong, chow and kong like you never have before! Stunning illustrations by Ryuto Miyake Affordable new card format Screen-free fun - a high quality non-digital game for all ages Suitable for children and familes to play together

The Birds of America - The Bien Chromolithographic Edition (Hardcover): John james Audubon, Joel Oppenheimer The Birds of America - The Bien Chromolithographic Edition (Hardcover)
John james Audubon, Joel Oppenheimer
R8,532 R7,593 Discovery Miles 75 930 Save R939 (11%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

John James Audubon is arguably America's most widely recognized and collected artist. His Birds of America has been reproduced often, beginning with the double elephant folio printed by Havill in England, followed by a much smaller "Octavo" edition printed in Philadelphia and sold by subscription. After Audubon's death, his family arranged with the New York printer Julius Bien to produce another elephant folio edition, this time by the new chromolithographic process. It too would be sold by subscription, but the venture, begun in 1858, was brought to an abrupt end by the Civil War. Only 150 plates were produced, and the number remaining today is slight; they are among the rarest and most sought after Audubon prints. Bound in cloth with a full cloth slipcase, this beautifully produced book is the first complete reproduction of Bien chromolithographs and will become the centerpiece of any bird lover's library.

Steamboat Rock (Paperback): John M. Kemble Steamboat Rock (Paperback)
John M. Kemble
R641 R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Save R113 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Botanical - Envelopes (C6) (Paperback): Pepin Van Roojen Botanical - Envelopes (C6) (Paperback)
Pepin Van Roojen
R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Secrets Of A Devon Wood - My Nature Journal (Hardcover): Jo Brown Secrets Of A Devon Wood - My Nature Journal (Hardcover)
Jo Brown
R462 R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Save R84 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"Things of such magnitude deserve respect and understanding. They deserve to be remembered..."

Artist and illustrator Jo Brown started keeping her nature diary in a bid to document the small wonders of the wood behind her home in Devon. This book is an exact replica of her original black Moleskin journal, a rich illustrated memory of Jo's discoveries in the order in which she found them. In enchanting, minute detail she zooms in on a bog beacon mushroom, a buff-tailed bumble-bee, or a native bluebell. And she notes facts about their physiology and life history.

Secrets Of A Devon Wood is a treat for the senses, a hymn to the intricate beauty of the natural world and a quiet call to arms for all of us to acknowledge and preserve it. It is a book that will stay with you long after you finally put it down.

Mandala For You - Coloring Book For Adults (Paperback): Lara Devris Mandala For You - Coloring Book For Adults (Paperback)
Lara Devris
R163 R136 Discovery Miles 1 360 Save R27 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Saints as Intercessors between the Wealthy and the Divine - Art and Hagiography among the Medieval Merchant Classes... Saints as Intercessors between the Wealthy and the Divine - Art and Hagiography among the Medieval Merchant Classes (Paperback)
Emily Kelley, Cynthia Turner Camp
R1,249 Discovery Miles 12 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offering snapshots of mercantile devotion to saints in different regions, this volume is the first to ask explicitly how merchants invoked saints, and why. Despite medieval and modern stereotypes of merchants as godless and avaricious, medieval traders were highly devout - and rightly so. Overseas trade was dangerous, and merchants' commercial activities were seen as jeopardizing their souls. Merchants turned to saints for protection and succor, identifying those most likely to preserve their goods, families, reputations, and souls. The essays in this collection, written from diverse angles, range across later medieval western Europe, from Spain to Italy to England and the Hanseatic League. They offer a multi-disciplinary examination of the ways that medieval merchants, from petty traders to influential overseas wholesalers, deployed the cults of saints. Three primary themes are addressed: danger, community, and the unity of spiritual and cultural capital. Each of these themes allows the international panel of contributors to demonstrate the significant role of saints in mercantile life. This book is unique in its exploration of saints and commerce, shedding light on the everyday role religion played in medieval life. As such, it will be of keen interest to scholars of religious history, medieval history, art history, and literature.

Dibujante Nocturno: The Art of Francisco Garces - The Art of Francisco Garces (Hardcover): Dibujante Noctorno, 3DTotal... Dibujante Nocturno: The Art of Francisco Garces - The Art of Francisco Garces (Hardcover)
Dibujante Noctorno, 3DTotal Publishing
R777 Discovery Miles 7 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Turn the pages of this lavishly-produced book to discover a collection of monsters, creatures, and characters created by self-taught concept artist Francisco Garces, AKA Dibujante Nocturno. The artist and illustrator shares his journey, revealing how his self-taught skills have evolved over the years, resulting in the demonic yet exquisite style that has earned him over 400,000 followers on Instagram. In addition to a specially curated gallery of his past work, there are new pieces created exclusively for this book, including step-by-step tutorials that break down not only the artist's workflow and routine, but also his intricate pen linework techniques, cleverly chosen color palettes, and detailed rendering. Being self-taught, the artist has honed his skills in a completely unique way, allowing readers to glean not only unique tips and techniques, but also inspiration and insight into how they can practise, improve, and develop their own style. His experience of teaching art ensures he knows how to effectively communicate ideas, concepts and practical techniques. From his elegantly drawn linework to the darkest character creation, this is a unique opportunity for fans of fantasy art and creature design to see what goes into the epic art of Dibujante Nocturno.

Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Words of Jesus (28 Images to Sticker) (Spiral bound): Publications International Ltd, Brain... Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Words of Jesus (28 Images to Sticker) (Spiral bound)
Publications International Ltd, Brain Games, New Seasons
R494 R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Save R71 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Yorkshire Sticker Book - The Wildlife of Dales, Moors and Coast in Gorgeous Fold-Out Scenes (Paperback): Evelyn Sinclair The Yorkshire Sticker Book - The Wildlife of Dales, Moors and Coast in Gorgeous Fold-Out Scenes (Paperback)
Evelyn Sinclair 1
R235 R213 Discovery Miles 2 130 Save R22 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
The Origins of Protestant Aesthetics in Early Modern Europe - Calvin's Reformation Poetics (Paperback): William A. Dyrness The Origins of Protestant Aesthetics in Early Modern Europe - Calvin's Reformation Poetics (Paperback)
William A. Dyrness
R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The aesthetics of everyday life, as reflected in art museums and galleries throughout the western world, is the result of a profound shift in aesthetic perception that occurred during the Renaissance and Reformation. In this book, William A. Dyrness examines intellectual developments in late Medieval Europe, which turned attention away from a narrow range liturgical art and practices and towards a celebration of God's presence in creation and in history. Though threatened by the human tendency to self-assertion, he shows how a new focus on God's creative and recreative action in the world gave time and history a new seriousness, and engendered a broad spectrum of aesthetic potential. Focusing in particular on the writings of Luther and Calvin, Dyrness demonstrates how the reformers' conceptual and theological frameworks pertaining to the role of the arts influenced the rise of realistic theater, lyric poetry, landscape painting, and architecture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Modelling and Sculpting the Figure (Paperback): Tanya Russell Modelling and Sculpting the Figure (Paperback)
Tanya Russell
R702 R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Save R117 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The human figure in sculpture is a powerful form, capable of great expression and depth. Sculpting the figure in any medium is a rewarding practice, but one that presents special challenges for the maker. Tanya Russell, founder and principal of the Art Academy in London, details the whole creative process for sculpting the figure, from the fundamental conceptual and practical considerations through to the finished and presented work. She covers essential tools and equipment, methods for building armatures, and the processes for creating not only realistic, but also abstract and expressive figures, in a variety of styles and materials. Techniques are supported by practical exercises with step-by-step instructions and images. The book is filled with the inspiring works of contemporary sculptors, all of whom are tutors, students, or alumni of the Art Academy. Modelling and Sculpting the Figure is an essential companion for beginners and established artists alike.

Oliver's Britain (Hardcover): Oliver Hellowell Oliver's Britain (Hardcover)
Oliver Hellowell; Foreword by Iolo Williams 1
R452 Discovery Miles 4 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"To look at Oliver Hellowell's photography is to see the natural world through his eyes." - Boudicca Fox-Leonard, The Telegraph "In Ollie's hands [...] the camera is more than a mere instrument; it is an extension of his inquisitive mind." - Iolo Williams From flower-filled forests to ancient castles and isolated lochs, from the concrete jungle to the play of sunlight across the sea, the latest book from award-winning young photographer Oliver Hellowell captures Britain at its most beautiful. The British landscape is renowned for its infinite moods. Oliver's photography celebrates this, capturing rain-jewelled flowers and haunting, mist-shrouded ruins. Perhaps the most charming aspect of his work is his ability to highlight overlooked beauty. To some, the dandelion is nothing but a weed - but Oliver finds a worthwhile subject in even the humblest wildflower. Insightful commentary reveals the inspiration behind each of Oliver's pictures. An ode to the British Isles from a passionate young photographer, every page demonstrates the enthusiasm and talent that endeared Oliver to his worldwide following. Also available: Oliver's Birds ISBN 9781788840101

Araki. 40th Ed. (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition): Nobuyoshi Araki Araki. 40th Ed. (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition)
Nobuyoshi Araki
R720 R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Save R64 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Decades' worth of images have been distilled down to 512 pages of photographs in this ultimate retrospective collection of Nobuyoshi Araki's work, selected by the artist himself. First published as a Limited Edition and now back in a new format to celebrate TASCHEN's 40th anniversary, the curation delves deep into Araki's best-known imagery: Tokyo street scenes; faces and foods; colorful, sensual flowers; female genitalia; and the Japanese art of kinbaku, or bondage. As girls lay bound but defiant and glistening petals assume suggestive shapes, Araki plays constantly with patterns of subjugation and emancipation, death and desire and with the slippage between serene image and shock. Describing his bondage photographs as "a collaboration between the subject and the photographer", Araki seeks to come closer to his female subjects through photography, emphasizing the role of spoken conversation between himself and the model. In his native Japan, he has attained cult status for many women who feel liberated by his readiness to photograph the expression of their desire. 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.

Joseph Wright of Derby - Painter of Darkness (Hardcover): Matthew Craske Joseph Wright of Derby - Painter of Darkness (Hardcover)
Matthew Craske
R1,442 Discovery Miles 14 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A revelatory study of one of the 18th century's greatest artists, which places him in relation to the darker side of the English Enlightenment Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), though conventionally known as a 'painter of light', returned repeatedly to nocturnal images. His essential preoccupations were dark and melancholy, and he had an enduring concern with death, ruin, old age, loss of innocence, isolation and tragedy. In this long-awaited book, Matthew Craske adopts a fresh approach to Wright, which takes seriously contemporary reports of his melancholia and nervous disposition, and goes on to question accepted understandings of the artist. Long seen as a quintessentially modern and progressive figure - one of the artistic icons of the English Enlightenment - Craske overturns this traditional view of the artist. He demonstrates the extent to which Wright, rather than being a spokesman for scientific progress, was actually a melancholic and sceptical outsider, who increasingly retreated into a solitary, rural world of philosophical and poetic reflection, and whose artistic vision was correspondingly dark and meditative. Craske offers a succession of new and powerful interpretations of the artist's paintings, including some of his most famous masterpieces. In doing so, he recovers Wright's deep engagement with the landscape, with the pleasures and sufferings of solitude, and with the themes of time, history and mortality. In this book, Joseph Wright of Derby emerges not only as one of Britain's most ambitious and innovative artists, but also as one of its most profound. Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

Animals in Art and Thought - To the End of the Middle Ages (Paperback): Francis Klingender Animals in Art and Thought - To the End of the Middle Ages (Paperback)
Francis Klingender; Edited by Evelyn Antal, John P Harthan
R1,526 Discovery Miles 15 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1971, Animals in Art and Thought discusses the ways in which animals have been used by man in art and literature. The book looks at how they have been used to symbolise religious, social and political beliefs, as well as their pragmatic use by hunters, sportsmen, and farmers. The book discusses these various attitudes in a survey which ranges from prehistoric cave art to the later Middle Ages. The book is especially concerned with uncovering the latent, as well as the manifest meanings of animal art, and presents a detailed examination of the literary and archaeological monuments of the periods covered in the book. The book discusses the themes of Creation myths of the pagan and Christian religion, the contribution of the animal art of the ancient contribution of the animal art of the ancient Orient to the development of the Romanesque and gothic styles in Europe, the use of beast fables in social or political satire, and the heroic associations of animals in medieval chivalry.

Plant Lady Embroidery - 300 Botanical Embroidery Motifs & Designs to Stitch (Paperback): Applemints Plant Lady Embroidery - 300 Botanical Embroidery Motifs & Designs to Stitch (Paperback)
Applemints
R351 Discovery Miles 3 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Brimming with over 300 botanical motifs, this wonderful resource will provide inspiration and instructions for embroidery artists and flower ladies everywhere. This collection features designs including flowers, ferns, succulents, leaves, bees and garden scenes. The books includes basic embroidery instruction for stitches and transferring designs onto fabric. Original designs and clear instructions make this book a must have for any embroidery enthusiast's library.

Sketching from the Imagination: Characters (Paperback): 3DTotal Publishing Sketching from the Imagination: Characters (Paperback)
3DTotal Publishing
R593 R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Save R71 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sketches and drawings are the foundations of great art, where thoughts and concepts first come to life as an image. In Sketching from the Imagination: Characters, fifty talented artists share their sketches, inspirations, and approaches to creating characters. This book is a visually stunning collection packed with useful tips and creative insights--an invaluable resource that will inspire artists of all abilities.

Peter Paul Rubens and the Counter-Reformation Crisis of the Beati moderni (Paperback): Ruth S. Noyes Peter Paul Rubens and the Counter-Reformation Crisis of the Beati moderni (Paperback)
Ruth S. Noyes
R1,256 Discovery Miles 12 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Peter Paul Rubens and the Crisis of the Beati Moderni takes up the question of the issues involved in the formation of recent saints - or Beati moderni (modern Blesseds) as they were called - by the Jesuits and Oratorians in the new environment of increased strictures and censorship that developed after the Council of Trent with respect to legal canonization procedures and cultic devotion to the saints. Ruth Noyes focuses particularly on how the new regulations pertained to the creation of emerging cults of those not yet canonized, the so-called Beati moderni, such as Jesuit founders Francis Xavier and Ignatius Loyola, and Filippo Neri, founder of the Oratorians. Centrally involved in the book is the question of the fate and meaning of the two altarpiece paintings commissioned by the Oratorians from Peter Paul Rubens. The Congregation rejected his first altarpiece because it too specifically identified Filippo Neri as a cult figure to be venerated (before his actual canonization) and thus was caught up in the politics of cult formation and the papacy's desire to control such pre-canonization cults. The book demonstrates that Rubens' second altarpiece, although less overtly depicting Neri as a saint, was if anything more radical in the claims it made for him. Peter Paul Rubens and the Crisis of the Beati Moderni offers the first comparative study of Jesuit and Oratorian images of their respective would-be saints, and the controversy they ignited across Church hierarchies. It is also the first work to examine provocative Philippine imagery and demonstrate how its bold promotion specifically triggered the first wave of curial censure in 1602.

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