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Bjoerk
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Bjork; Text written by Klaus Biesenbach, Alex Ross, Nicola Dibben, Timothy Morton, …
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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.
Taking Freud's seminal essay A Childhood Memory of Leonardo da
Vinci as his starting point and opposite, Hubert Damisch uses the
preposition 'by' instead of 'of' in the title of his book to
indicate that he is searching for a way of doing psychoanalysis
with art that does not amount to psychobiography. The book is in
some respects a parody of Freud's work on art. The return to Freud
was necessary because work in psychoanalysis and art has not solved
the problem of what is being analyzed. Damisch studies Piero della
Francesca's painting Madonna del Parto as a construction by the
artist of what viewers throughout history may have pursued on the
basis of their unconscious fantasies involving what Freud
considered the most characteristic question of human beings: where
do children come from, and how did they get there?
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Raphael
(Paperback)
Paul Joannides
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An authoritative introduction to one of the most influential
painters in the history of art, written by the pre-eminent
authority on the subject and informed by the latest research. More
versatile and less idiosyncratic than Michelangelo, more prolific
and accessible than his mentor Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, though
he died at only thirty-seven, is considered the single most
influential artist of the Renaissance. Here, art historian Paul
Joannides explores the different social and regional contexts of
Raphael's work and discusses all aspects of his artistic output. He
traces Raphael's career from his origins in Urbino, through his
altarpieces made in Umbria in the shadow of Perugino, to the first
flowering of his genius in Florence where he painted a series of
iconic Madonnas that are among the most beloved images in Western
art. Raphael's employment by the dynamic and demanding Pope Julius
II gave him opportunities without parallel and encouraged the full
expansion of his genius. As a sophisticate entrepreneur, he
dominated Rome's artistic life and extended the range of his
activities to that of architect, designer, pioneer archaeologist
and theoretician. The foundation of Raphael's versatility and range
was his supreme clarity of mind as a draughtsman. Knowledge of his
drawings, on which Joannides is a leading expert, is central to
understanding of his achievement, and they are thoroughly explored
here.
I think that if you're an editor, and you do what's right, you
occasionally have to say 'no' to people. To the good people, the
professionals, that's fine. But the people who are 'hacks,' they
won't like that."" As an American comic book writer, editor, and
businessman, Jim Shooter (b. 1951) remains among the most important
figures in the history of the medium. Starting in 1966 at the age
of fourteen, Shooter, as the young protege of verbally abusive DC
editor Mort Weisinger, helped introduce themes and character
development more commonly associated with DC competitor Marvel
Comics. Shooter created several characters for the Legion of
Super-Heroes, introduced Superman's villain the Parasite, and
jointly devised the first race between the Flash and Superman. When
he later ascended to editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, the company,
indeed the medium as a whole, was moribund. Yet by the time Shooter
left the company a mere decade later, the industry had again
achieved considerable commercial viability, with Marvel dominating
the market. Shooter enjoyed many successes during his tenure, such
as Chris Claremont and John Byrne's run on the Uncanny X-Men,
Byrne's work on the Fantastic Four, Frank Miller's Daredevil
stories, Walt Simonson's crafting of Norse mythology in Thor, and
Roger Stern's runs on Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man, as well
as his own successes writing Secret Wars and Secret Wars II. After
a rift at Marvel, Shooter then helped lead Valiant Comics into one
of the most iconic comic book companies of the 1990s, before moving
to start-up companies Defiant and Broadway Comics. Interviews
collected in this book span Shooter's career. Included here is a
1969 interview that shows a restless teenager; the 1973 interview
that returned Shooter to comics; a discussion from 1980 during his
pinnacle at Marvel; and two conversations from his time at Valiant
and Defiant Comics. At the close, an extensive, original interview
encompasses Shooter's full career.
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Hebru Brantley
(Hardcover)
Hebru Brantley, Pharrell Williams
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Straddling the worlds of fine art, street art and hip-hop,
name-dropped on many a rap song, and collected by the likes of
Jay-Z and LeBron James, Hebru is a painter, sculptor and designer.
He first gained attention as a graffiti artist, tagging walls with
colourful depictions of Flyboy a child donning aviator goggles all
over the Windy City. Fast-forward to 2021 and his creations,
profoundly influenced by Disney and Japanese Super-Flat, are now in
museums, as well as in branded goods for A Bathing Ape, Billionaire
Boys Club, Adidas Originals, KITH, Neighborhood and a host of other
sought-after labels. At the heart of Hebru s work is restoring
innocence to the depiction of black youth, often forced into
adulthood before their time in the eyes of the law and popular
media. Upbeat and life-affirming, Brantley s work not only attempts
to normalize images of black children at play, but in his creation
of black superheroes, even suggests an entirely new mythology in a
cultural landscape often devoid of positive examples. This book
will feature the breadth of Hebru s work so far, and is the first
monograph on his work. Set out in two parts, this work will examine
both the fine art and applied art nature of his work, with both his
paintings and his streetwear collaborations receiving pride of
place in the design of the book by prominent graphic designer
Oliver Munday, currently the art director of The Atlantic Monthly.
The modern interior design movement was well underway when artists
Erwine and Edwina Laverne started their modest printed textiles and
wallpaper business in New York City. By 1944 they had invented
Marbelia wallcoverings and went on to develop the award-winning
textile designs and the iconic 1960s clear plastic Lily and Lotus
chair designs that made them famous. This is the documentary of
their success, illustrated with 400 color photos, original catalog
pages, and advertising pictures. Careful research and many personal
dealings with Erwine Laverne gave the author first-hand knowledge
of the company and its development. Graphic designers, vintage
collectors, and interiors specialists all will find the story and
illustrations fascinating and inspiring.
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Ramesh
(Hardcover)
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran
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Swiss critic Johann Georg Sulzer's Dialogues on the Beauty of
Nature (1750) and Reflections on Certain Topics of Natural History
(1745) are exemplary specimens of eighteenth-century European
theology, philosophy, natural history, and aesthetics. Sulzer's
contemporaries-notably Goethe-read him with attention. Eric
Miller's elegant translation comes with a vivid, informative, and
strongly contextualizing introduction. Sulzer's early works are a
curio cabinet of the philosophical and theological arguments that
exercised and enticed the intelligentsia of his period. These
topics and arguments have by no means forfeited pertinence today.
William Daley's geometric ceramic vessels explore the synthesis
between interior and exterior, volume and surface, form and symbol.
Their unglazed surfaces echo architectural spaces and rhythms.
Daley is an innovative artist-educator who helped revolutionize
arts education post World War II. Success in his explorations led
to many commissions for large-scale public and private screens and
sculptures, executed in both bronze and ceramics. This
retrospective of the ceramic art of William Daley spans two
centuries, from the 1950s through the early 2000s. The text
includes an essay by Ruth Fine, Curator of Special Projects for
Washington's National Gallery of Art and a foreword by Daley's
gallery representative Helen Drutt English. Over 300 brilliant
images reveal the ceramic vessels Daley has created, including
commissioned work. Also included in the text are William Daley's
essays and articles on transforming mud to fired stoneware, his use
of "sacred geometry," descriptions of his process in building pots
and sculptural commissions, as well as his thoughts on teaching.
Explore the life and art of legendary Navajo silversmith Fred
Peshlakai, and see how his masterful art began and evolved.
Beginning with the history of the Navajo people, it follows world
events impacting the American Southwest and the Navajo culture
precipitating in the development of their unique expressions of art
rendered with silver and stone. Nineteenth-century evolution of the
art form is reviewed, shining a particular light on certain
ambiguities regarding important interrelationships between its most
famous figures. Fred Peshlakai hailed from one of the most
recognized artistic bloodlines of his noble people. This book is
the beginning catalogue of his beautiful silver artwork with
hundreds of images and their individual technical and artistic
expressions discussed. No longer mythical, Fred Peshlakai is shown
to be one of the most, if not the most, influential Navajo artisan
to impact the creation of Navajo Silver Art and his art the
world-class art treasures that they truly are.
This book explores the interaction between collectors, dealers and
exhibitions in Pablo Picassos entire career. The former two often
played a determining role in which artworks were included in
expositions as well as their availability and value in the art
market. The term collector/dealer must often be used in combination
since the distinction between both is often unclear; Heinz
Berggruen, for instance, identified himself primarily as a
collector, although he also sold quite a few Picassos through his
Paris gallery. On the whole, however, dealers bought more often
than collectors; and they bought works by artists they were already
involved with. While some dealers were above all professional
gallery owners; most were mainly collectors who sporadically sold
items from their collection. Picassos first known dealer was Pere
Manyach, whom he met as he travelled to Paris in 1900 when he was
only 19 years old. As his representative, Manyach went about
setting up exhibitions of his works at galleries in the French
capital, such as Bethe Weills and Ambroise Vollards. Picassos first
major exhibition took place in 1901 at Vollards. Daniel-Henry
Kahnweiler and Leonce Rosenberg came in after Vollard lost interest
during the Cubist period, as they had a manifest preference for the
new style. Like Vollard, later dealers often preferred the more
conventional Neoclassical phase in Picasso. This was the case with
Leonces brother, Paul Rosenberg. The book is organized
chronologically and discusses the interaction between Picassos
collectors, dealers and exhibitions as they take place. Once
collectors acquired an artwork, their willingness to lend them to
exhibitions or their necessity to submit them to auction had a
direct impact on Picassos prominence in the art world.
How to Be a Moonflower, the new book from bestselling author Katie
Daisy, celebrates the magic and mystery of the world at night.
Discover the world that awakens after everyone else has gone to
sleep. In this lavishly illustrated book, New York
Times-bestselling artist Katie Daisy explores the mystery and magic
of the nighttime. Join her on a journey from dusk to dawn, complete
with quotes, poems, meditations, field guides to different
nocturnal flora and fauna, and charts that map out the cosmos. From
night-blooming flowers to cozy campfires, from moon baths to meteor
showers, Katie Daisy's lush illustrations capture the beauty that
comes to life in the darkness. BELOVED AUTHOR: Known for her lush,
painterly artwork and love of the natural world, NEW YORK
TIMES-bestselling author Katie Daisy has 112K followers on
Instagram, where you will find frequent posts featuring her vibrant
illustrations. A CELEBRATION OF NATURE: Nature-lovers and
plant-appreciators will find much to admire in this book.
Illustrating everything from the phases of the moon to fluttering
moths, Katie Daisy has a knack for capturing the very best this
magical world has to offer. EXPLORE THE WONDERS OF NIGHT TIME: The
nighttime offers time for reflection, exploration, and adventure.
This book will help you make the most of those mystical, after-dark
hours and observe the hidden wonders that come to life at night
DELUXE PACKAGE: Featuring a tactile two-piece case with silver
metallic ink on the spine and back cover, How to Be a Moonflower
makes a beautiful gift for the people in your life who look to art
and illustration for creative encouragement, self-exploration, and
mindfulness. Perfect for: * Fans of Katie Daisy's artwork and
previous book HOW TO BE A WILDFLOWER * free spirits * art and
nature lovers * tarot readers and moon worshippers
Author Michael Chabon described Ben Katchor (b. 1951) as "the
creator of the last great American comic strip." Katchor's comic
strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories, which began
in 1988, brought him to the attention of the readers of alternative
weekly newspapers along with a coterie of artists who have gone on
to public acclaim. In the mid-1990s, NPR ran audio versions of
several Julius Knipl stories, narrated by Katchor and starring
Jerry Stiller in the title role. An early contributor to RAW,
Katchor has contributed to Forward, New Yorker, Slate, and weekly
newspapers. He edited and published two issues of Picture Story,
which featured his own work, with articles and stories by Peter
Blegvad, Jerry Moriarty, and Mark Beyer. In addition to being a
dramatist, Katchor has been the subject of profiles in the New
Yorker, a recipient of a MacArthur "Genius Grant" and a Guggenheim
Fellowship, and a fellow at both the American Academy in Berlin and
the New York Public Library. Katchor's work is often described as
zany or bizarre, and author Douglas Wolk has characterized his work
as "one or two notches too far" beyond an absurdist reality. And
yet the work resonates with its audience because, as was the case
with Knipl's journey through the wilderness of a decaying city,
absurdity was only what was usefully available; absurdity was the
reality. Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories presaged
the themes of Katchor's work: a concern with the past, an interest
in the intersection of Jewish identity and a secular commercial
culture, and the limits and possibilities of urban life.
Tom's taste for police officers and felons-and for sexual tension
between the two-developed late in his career. "I've never been to
prison," he told a class at the California Institute of the Arts in
1985, "but I hear it's a closed world where there are different
roles and people behave different from when they walk free. It
fascinates me. It is another subject I come back to again and
again." By which he meant fantasized about again and again, since
only those subjects that aroused him sexually made it into his art.
The uniforms of the California Highway Patrol motorcyclists were
his favorite: tan and tight, with high boots and soft black leather
gauntlet gloves. He created his own uniform variants as well, a
cross between military and civilian police gear, and invented
suitably butch criminals for his cops to apprehend, though once
apprehended the power struggle could go either way. Tom was
determined to show top and bottom as equally masculine roles, and
his cops were as likely to end up happily speared by criminal cock
as delivering corrective coitus. Though criticized by some for what
appeared to be a glorification of power, Tom was always quick to
remind that the world he created was a fantasy world, where
anything was possible, and everything was consensual-even in
prison. The Little Book of Tom: Cops & Robbers explores Tom's
fascination with criminal justice through a mixture of multi-panel
comics and single-panel drawings and paintings, all in a compact
and affordable 192 pages. Historic film stills and posters,
personal photos of Tom, sketches, and Tom's own reference photos
make this far more than another Tom's Comics re-tread.
Keren Rosa Hammerschlag's Frederic Leighton: Death, Mortality,
Resurrection offers a timely reexamination of the art of the late
Victorian period's most institutionally powerful artist, Frederic
Lord Leighton (1830-1896). As President of the Royal Academy from
1878 to 1896, Leighton was committed to the pursuit of beauty in
art through the depiction of classical subjects, executed according
to an academic working-method. But as this book reveals, Leighton's
art and discourse were beset by the realisation that academic art
would likely die with him. Rather than achieving classical
perfection, Hammerschlag argues, Leighton's figures hover in
transitional states between realism and idealism, flesh and marble,
life and death, as gothic distortions of the classical ideal. The
author undertakes close readings of key paintings, sculptures,
frescos and drawings in Leighton's oeuvre, and situates them in the
context of contemporaneous debates about death and resurrection in
theology, archaeology and medicine. The outcome is a pleasurably
macabre counter-biography that reconfigures what it meant to be not
just a late-Victorian neoclassicist and royal academician, but
President of the Victorian Royal Academy.
These delightful Halloween decorations are eye-popping examples of
the best made, including pristine pieces from the Beistle Company
archives, shown in over 395 color photographs. The text presents
comprehensive information for collectors, including detailed
descriptions and little-known-facts, release and production dates,
materials, makers' marks, and values. Party games, hats, and masks
appear as well as lanterns, shades, and die-cuts. They seem to jump
off the pages to excite you. Lots of wonderful suggestions are made
throughtout the book for interesting uses for displaying the
decorations today. Their artistic beauty will make you smile,
remembering youthful Halloween stories, and want to add to your own
collection.
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