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Three Ideophones
Goodiepal, Alejandra Salinas, Aeron Bergman
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The first biography of Anne Damer since 1908, The Life of Anne
Damer: Portrait of a Regency Artist, by Jonathan Gross, draws on
Damer s notebooks and previously unpublished letters to explore the
life and legacy of England s first significant female sculptor.
Best known for her portraits of dogs and other animals, Damer also
created busts of England s most important political heroes,
sometimes within days or hours of their historical accomplishments.
This in-depth biography traces her life during the American
Revolution, the French Revolution, the Peace of Amiens and the
Hundred Days. Damer was convinced that art could have significant
political influence, sending her bust of Nelson to the King of
Tanjore to encourage trade with India. Her art stands at the
transition between neoclassicism and romanticism and provides a
wealth of insight into 19th century British sculpture. In the last
twenty years, there has been a strong revival of interest in Damer
s life, particularly in gay and lesbian studies due to her famous
relationship with author Mary Berry. This text serves as a deeper
investigation of this fascinating and important figure of British
art history. The emotional menage a trois of Anne Damer, Mary
Berry, and Horace Walpole forms the heart of this new biography.
Gross contends that all three individuals, had they led more
conventional lives, would never have given the world the literary
and artistic gifts they bestowed in the form of Strawberry Hill,
Belmour, and Fashionable Friends. The struggles they faced will
encourage modern readers to appreciate anew the fluidity of sexual
identity and passionate friendship, as well as the restraints put
in place by society to control them. Anne Damer s life has much to
teach a new generation concerned with the complex relationship
between love, art, and politics. The Life of Anne Damer will
interest historians of Georgian England, and readers in the fine
arts, literature, and history.
Barbara Earl Thomas's new body of work carries within it the
sediments of history and grapples with race and the color line. At
the heart of it lies a story of life and death, hope and
resilience-a child's survival. With her quietly glowing portraits
of young Black boys and girls, Thomas puts before us the humble
question: can we see, and be present to, the humanity, the trust,
the hopes and dreams of each of these children? The Geography of
Innocence offers a reexamination of Black portraiture and the
preconceived dichotomies of innocence and guilt and sin and
redemption, and the ways in which these notions are assigned and
distorted along cultural and racial lines. Two interconnected
visual arguments unfold: a portrait gallery of children from the
artist's extended community and an illuminated environment that
appears like a delicate paper lantern. To accompany the visual
elements, the book's essays examine Thomas's work in the context of
different art historical portraiture traditions and political
relevance. Thomas also contributes an interview and an essay
reflecting on the current climate in which the work exists.
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Bjoerk
(Paperback)
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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R1,362
R1,265
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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.
A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine
high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift,
and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers,
travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of
well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published
throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted
covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped,
complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The
covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many
hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces
that feel good in the hand and look wonderful on a desk or table.
PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree Notebooks come with practical
features too: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two
ribbon markers to help keep track of more than just a to-do list;
robust ivory text paper, printed with lines; and when you need to
collect other notes or scraps of paper the magnetic side flap keeps
everything neat and tidy. THE ARTIST. The Kiss is a prime example
of Klimt's 'Golden Phase', in which he began to feature especially
sumptuous ornamentation on a regular basis in his paintings. The
couple in this artwork represent the mystical union of spiritual
and erotic love, and the connection of life and the universe. THE
FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, "Have nothing in your houses
that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
The Art of Eliza Ivanova is an evocative, edgy, and beautiful book filled with the work of this exciting artist.
A graduate of the California Institute of Arts, Bulgarian-born Eliza now lives in San Francisco where she created much of the art on these pages. She produces effortless movement with her sketched lines and animation-influenced dynamic touches. Well known for her portraits and figures of women and children, Eliza’s style is distinctive and rich in detail. In addition to a gallery filled with a mix of old favorites, new creations and bespoke commissions for this book, you will be invited into Eliza’s world. Enter her studio to discover her workspace and favorite tools. Eliza also shares techniques with us in step-by-step workshops to help us capture some of that dynamic movement that infuses her work.
Both aspiring and established artists will benefit from Eliza’s technical tips and words of wisdom about life, work, and more.
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