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With How to Draw Manga Furries, you'll follow the lead of five
professional Japanese artists as they show you how to bring dynamic
fantasy characters to life--on the page or on screen! Furries are
anthropomorphic characters--animals who have human traits (not to
be confused with kemonomimi, or humans with some animal features!).
They're widely popular in manga, anime and cosplay--from fan
favorites like Wolf's Rain and Lackadaisy to the newer Beastars and
BNA: Brand New Animal. The genre allows creators to be more
imaginative, freeing artists from traditional human personality
traits, actions and physical appearance. With the help of the
expert authors, you'll learn to draw: Anatomically correct furry
manga bodies, skulls, faces, appendages and tails with human
proportions Characters based on cats, dogs, wolves, foxes, goats,
birds, whales, sharks, crocodiles, dragons--and more! Furries seen
from their most powerful perspective--from muzzle to rump to
flipper tip Illustrations shown from many various angles with
different poses, positions and movements And so much more! With
this book as your guide, your imagination will run wild as you
create memorable heroes, wicked villains and compelling sidekicks
with your pen or on screen. *Recommended for artists 10 & up*
A powerful portrait of the greatest humanitarian emergency of our
time, from the director of Human Flow In the course of making Human
Flow, his epic feature documentary about the global refugee crisis,
the artist Ai Weiwei and his collaborators interviewed more than
600 refugees, aid workers, politicians, activists, doctors, and
local authorities in twenty-three countries around the world. A
handful of those interviews were included in the film. This book
presents one hundred of these conversations in their entirety,
providing compelling first-person stories of the lives of those
affected by the crisis and those on the front lines of working to
address its immense challenges. Speaking in their own words,
refugees give voice to their experiences of migrating across
borders, living in refugee camps, and struggling to rebuild their
lives in unfamiliar and uncertain surroundings. They talk about the
dire circumstances that drove them to migrate, whether war, famine,
or persecution; and their hopes and fears for the future. A wide
range of related voices provides context for the historical
evolution of this crisis, the challenges for regions and states,
and the options for moving forward. Complete with photographs taken
by Ai Weiwei while filming Human Flow, this book provides a
powerful, personal, and moving account of the most urgent
humanitarian crisis of our time.
These fine-quality gift wrapping sheets feature 6 prints inspired
by the fun and colorful technique of tie-dye! These papers are
suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The
variety of designs means they are useful for any occasion--whether
a holiday, birthday, anniversary or "just because." Tie-dye is
making a big comeback--from clothing and home accessories to office
and school supplies. Share this feel-good trend with loved ones and
make them smile! Designed in a folder-style to prevent the sheets
from tearing or bending, this gift wrapping set includes: 24 sheets
of 18 x 24 inch (45 x 61 cm) paper 6 unique patterns Pair with the
matching Tuttle note cards--Tie-Dye, 16 Note Cards--for a colorful
and cohesive gift! The tradition of gift wrapping originated in
Asia, with the first documented use in China in the 2nd century BC.
Japanese furoshiki, reusable wrapping cloth, is still in use four
centuries after it was first created. Gift wrapping is one custom
that has prevailed through the ages and across the world--it should
be special for both the gift giver and recipient.
Mount Fuji has long been a centerpiece of Japanese cultural
imagination, and nothing captures this with more virtuosity than
the landmark woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). The renowned printmaker
documents 19th-century Japan with exceptional artistry and
adoration, celebrating its countryside, cities, people, and serene
natural beauty. Produced at the peak of Hokusai's artistic
ambition, the series is a quintessential work of ukiyo-e that
earned the artist world-wide recognition as a leading master of his
craft. The prints illustrate Hokusai's own obsession with Mount
Fuji as well as the flourishing domestic tourism of the late Edo
period. Just as the mountain was a cherished view for travelers
heading to the capital Edo (now Tokyo) along the Tokaido road,
Mount Fuji is the infallible backdrop to each of the series' unique
scenes. Hokusai captures the distinctive landscape and provincial
charm of each setting with a vivid palette and exquisite detail.
Including the iconic Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa (also The
Great Wave), this widely celebrated series is a treasure of
international art history. Among only a few complete reprints of
the series, this XXL edition pays homage to Hokusai's striking
colors and compositions with unprecedented care and magnitude.
Bound in the Japanese tradition with uncut paper, Thirty-six Views
of Mount Fuji presents the original 36 plates plus the additional
10 later added by the artist. The perfect companion piece to
TASCHEN's One Hundred Views of Edo and The Sixty-Nine Stations
along the Kisokaido, this publication paints an enchanting picture
of pre-industrial Japan and is itself a stunning monument to the
art of woodblock printing.
Amaze your friends and family with these easy-to-fold paper
sculptures! This beginner-friendly kit contains everything you need
to learn the art of Japanese paper folding! It teaches you how to
create 30 of the most popular origami models (including ones with
"interactive" moving parts!)--from animals, puppets, boxes and
boats to the classic crane. The 30 elegant and easy-to-fold origami
models in this kit include: Cute animals like the Folksy Fox and
Lounging Frog--that your family will love! Action figures like the
Dragon Puppet and Coyote Storyteller--paper puppets that "talk"!
Paper airplanes like the High-tail-it Plane--give them a toss and
watch them soar! Origami boxes such as the Bird Basket and Handy
Candy Box--perfect for storing small trinkets and for presenting
small gifts! And many more! The kit includes 78 sheets of beautiful
origami paper in two sizes (6" and 4") plus a 64-page full-color
book with easy-to-follow instructions to guide you through the
projects.
Cultural creativity in China between 1796 and 1912 demonstrated
extraordinary resilience at a time of intense external and internal
warfare and socioeconomic turmoil. Innovation can be seen in
material culture (including print, painting, calligraphy, textiles,
fashion, jewellery, ceramics, lacquer, glass, arms and armour,
silver, and photography) during a century in which China’s art,
literature, crafts and technology faced unprecedented exposure to
global influences. 1796 – the official end of the reign of the
Qianlong emperor – is viewed as the close of the â€high Qing’
and the start of a period of protracted crisis. In 1912, the last
emperor, Puyi, abdicated after the revolution of 1911, bringing to
an end some 2,000 years of dynastic rule and making way for the
republic. Until recently the 19th century in China has been often
defined – and dismissed – as an era of cultural decline. Built
on new research from a four-year project supported by the Arts and
Humanities Research Council and with chapter contributions by
international scholars from leading institutions, this beautifully
illustrated, 336-page book edited by Jessica Harrison-Hall and
Julia Lovell sets out a fresh understanding of this important era.
It presents a stunning array of objects and artworks to create a
detailed visual account of responses to war, technology,
urbanisation, political transformations and external influences.
Hokusai: the blue, foam-crested wave rearing above Mount Fuji; the celebrated volcano idealized and reinventedby the artist in every nuance of view, season and painting; extraordinary bridges, the waterfalls of Japan, the contortions, costumes, gestures – the very breath of men, women, peasants, townsmen, warriors, artisans, leaping horses, birds, insects, fish, almost live on the ground on which they are painted – the countless imaginative drawings or the lively sketches done on the spot for the Manga, Hokusai’s record of shapes and forms drawn from life or imagined over time. With a body of work comprising more than 30,000 drawings and paintings, Hokusai (1760–1849) was the most prolific, varied and indisputably the most creative artist of old Japan. A universal genius in everything that constituted drawing and painting in his time, he practised all genres of ukiyo-e, those ‘images of the floating world’, as his contemporaries liked to describe their pleasures and their daily life.
This book traces the career of this child from a working-class district of old Tokyo, then known as Edo, evoking the special atmosphere of this great city and of Japanese life, when Japan – closed to foreigners – developed in a vacuum a powerfully original culture. Hokusai became one of the great masters of the woodcut, this ‘brush gone wild’, as he called himself, being rediscovered by the Impressionists and aesthetes at the end of the 19th century. He remains one of the greatest and – thanks to his personality – one of the most attractive figures of world art.
No one captures the graces and idiosyncrasies of cats quite like
the painters, printmakers, and haiku masters of Japan. From the Edo
to the Showa period, many artists turned their gaze toward an
unlikely subject: their small feline companions. Closely observed
portraits in words and ink elevate the everyday adventures of cats:
taking a nap on a Buddha statue's lap, daintily eating a rice ball,
courting the neighbor's cat. This curated collection of poems,
prints, and paintings will leave you inspired to cultivate the
serenity and wonder embodied by these creators - and by the cats
themselves. Presented as a sweet, jacketed paperback with
thoughtful design touches, this volume includes each poem in both
English and Japanese.
This pack contains 500 high-quality origami sheets printed with
delicate and cheerful cherry blossom designs. These colorful
origami papers were developed to enhance the creative work of
origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12 unique
designs, and all of the papers are printed with coordinating colors
on the reverse to provide aesthetically pleasing combinations in
origami models that show both the front and back. There's enough
paper here to assemble amazing modular origami sculptures,
distribute to students for a class project, or put to a multitude
of other creative uses. This origami paper pack includes: 500
sheets of high-quality origami paper 12 unique designs Bright,
vibrant colors Double-sided color 4 x 4 inch (10 cm) squares
One of the most distinctive features of Islamic design is the
evolution of an increasingly abstract and repetitive repertoire of
motifs, which are shared among all media - metalwork, woodwork,
ceramics, tilework and textiles. In textiles the main themes are
based on angular and geometric shapes - vertical and horizontal
striped bands; hexagons and octagons, which can be linked and
infinitely extended; stylized and rhythmic scrolls of foliage and
flowers; and Arabic calligraphy, of which the letters can be formed
into continuous borders, panels and medallions. These motifs can be
used separately or combined into complex patterns, of which the
repetitive and two-dimensional features are ideal for textile
production, especially where varying lengths are required - for
hangings, curtains, robes and shawls. Valued for their role in the
subtleties of court ceremonial and fashion, these textiles were
also much admired beyond the Islamic lands. The exceptional
collection published here ranges widely in region, material and
technique. There are textiles and garments from North Africa,
Syria, Arabia, Iran, Turkey and the Indian subcontinent linked by a
shared vocabulary of ornament - evidence of the international
nature of Islamic design. Materials represented are silk - the most
prestigious of fibres, requiring highly respected weavers - wool,
cotton and linen. Decoration is based on variations of weave and
colour and embellishment through embroidery, printing and applique
and illustrates the work of both professional and domestic workers.
The strengths of the collection are concentrated in the textile
production of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which,
thanks to the basically conservative nature of textile technique
and design, preserve and continue the traditions established in the
medieval Islamic world. They are important in an assessment of
Islamic textiles both for their quality and as illustrations of
survival and adaptation in a major industry. Their heritage reaches
back well over a thousand years, even though their very high
perishability means that for the earlier part of the tradition our
knowledge is reliant very largely on written sources. These,
however, attest to the superb quality and quantity of textiles at
the courts of the period.
This study develops a theory of Indian art worlds that argues for
the need to consider the different discursive formations and
related strategic practices of an art world. In so doing, it
develops the common notion of "art world" into a plurality of
worlds. The author explores the art worlds of the Orisan patta
paintings, an Indian art form that has seen a great revival since
the early 1950s, due partly to increased national pride after
independence and partly to the rise of mass tourism. Locally, the
increasing popularity of these paintings has led to, and is
reinforced by, a village in the district of Puri being designated a
"crafts village" by the states government. Here the author examines
the consequences of this increased popularity, paying particular
attention to the encompassing local, regional and national
discourses involved. In so doing, clashing Indian art worlds
demonstrates that, while painters' local discourses are
characterized by pragmatism, the discourses of regional and
especially national elites are concerned with the exegesis of local
paintings and their association with the great Sanskrit tradition.
A central theme of the study focuses on the awards given for
The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in Leiden has
compiled a bibliographic database documenting publications on South
and Southeast Asian art and archaeology. Twenty editors and
documentalists in Leiden, Colombo, Bangkok, Dharwad, and Jakarta
have collected the material in this first volume, and over 1,000
records describe monographs, articles in monographs, and articles
in periodicals including reviews and Ph.D. dissertations published
in 1996 and 1997. The records are arranged geographically and
according to subject: pre- and proto-history, historical
archaeology, ancient and modern art history, material culture,
epigraphy and paleography, numismatics and sigillography.
Waterlife features Mithila art, a vibrant and delicate form of folk
painting from Bihar in eastern India. The artist Rambharos Jha grew
up on the banks of the legendary river Ganga, and developed a
fascination for water and water life. In this book he creates an
unusual artist's journal, adapting the motifs of the Mithila style
to express his own vision. He frames his art with a playful text
that evokes both childhood memory and folk legend. 'The long
awaited successor to the bestselling Night Life of Trees, Waterlife
is silk-screen printed by hand on handmade paper.
Transcendent eco-luxe arrangements and installations created by
famed floral designer Louesa Roebuck from seasonal flora foraged
from the West Coast From acclaimed artist, author, and floral
designer Louesa Roebuck, Punk Ikebana presents breathtaking
installations and arrangements that unite the beauty of restraint
with the exuberance of nature. Working with seasonal, locally
available foraged flora and crafts from various regions of the West
Coast, Roebuck aligns her deep commitment to the environment with
her love of creating in harmony with her surroundings. Each chapter
embodies her unique aesthetic, which is inspired by both the beauty
of the region and the poetry of Japan, incorporating the enduring
ethos of eco-luxe and zero-waste design. In addition to utilizing
distinctive vessels, Roebuck plays with scale, showing readers how
to cultivate their own eye to create centerpieces for their homes,
from sweeping installations to intimate arrangements. These
stunning compositions, which transcend tradition and venture into
the realm of the cinematic, celebrate the wholeness of nature,
inviting readers to embrace the elemental beauty right outside
their doors.
The first nonfiction collection by internationally acclaimed writer
and translator Amit Majmudar, Black Avatar combines elements of
memoir, biography, history, and literary criticism. The eight
pieces in this deeply engaging volume reflect author Amit
Majmudar’s comprehensive studies of American, European, and
Indian traditions, as well as his experiences in both suburban Ohio
and the western Indian state of Gujarat. The volume begins with the
title piece, a fifteen-part examination of “How Colorism Came to
India.” Tracing the evolution of India’s bias in favor of light
skin, Majmudar reflects on the effects of colonialism, drawing upon
sources ranging from early Sanskrit texts to contemporary film and
television. Other essays illuminate subjects both timely and
timeless. “The Ramayana and the Birth of Poetry” discusses how
suffering is portrayed in art and literature (“The spectrum of
suffering: slapstick on one end, scripture on the other, with
fiction and poetry . . . in the vastness between them”), while in
“Five Famous Asian War Photographs”—a 2018 Best American
Essays selection—Majmudar analyzes why these iconic images of
atrocity have such emotional resonance. In “Nature/Worship,”
another multi-part piece, the author turns his attention to climate
change, linking notions of environmentalism to his ancestral
tradition of finding divinity within the natural world, connections
that form the basis of religious belief. Perhaps the greatest
achievement of these wide-ranging essays is the prose
itself—learned yet lively, erudite yet accessible—nimbly
revealing the workings of a wonderfully original mind.
Deconstructing the Myths of Islamic Art addresses how researchers
can challenge stereotypical notions of Islam and Islamic art while
avoiding the creation of new myths and the encouragement of
nationalistic and ethnic attitudes. Despite its Orientalist
origins, the field of Islamic art has continued to evolve and shape
our understanding of the various civilizations of Europe, Africa,
Asia, and the Middle East. Situated in this field, this book
addresses how universities, museums, and other educational
institutions can continue to challenge stereotypical or homogeneous
notions of Islam and Islamic art. It reviews subtle and overt
mythologies through scholarly research, museum collections and
exhibitions, classroom perspectives, and artists' initiatives. This
collaborative volume addresses a conspicuous and persistent gap in
the literature, which can only be filled by recognizing and
resolving persistent myths regarding Islamic art from diverse
academic and professional perspectives. The book will be of
interest to scholars working in art history, museum studies, visual
culture, and Middle Eastern studies.
This beautiful book showcases artwork produced by people across the
globe from their bedrooms and kitchens as part of online art
classes during lockdown in 2020, during 65 unique classes, with
over 20,000 registrations. Humans have an innate attraction to
order and symmetry. We can all relate to patterns, tracing them in
our movements, habits, and rituals and the natural world around us.
These patterns are all interconnected and manifest everywhere in
seen and unseen realms. Working with these forms offers a tangible
connection with a Divine source, and the gradual process of
building them is an elevating and profound experience.
Sir Percival David made one of the finest collections of Chinese
ceramics outside Asia. It includes many items of imperial quality,
with beautiful examples of extremely rare Ru and guan wares as well
as the famous David vases. Their inscriptions date to 1351, making
them an internationally acknowledged yardstick for the dating of
Chinese blue and white porcelain. Here are 50 selected highlights,
all illustrated with colour photographs taken especially for this
publication. The accompanying text provides details and draws out
the important features of each piece. The range and scope of the
collection provide the material for a stunning overview and
accessible introduction to Chinese ceramic art.
These fine-quality tear-out sheets feature 12 prints inspired by
Japanese Washi paper designs--a type of traditional handmade paper.
In Japanese, wa means 'Japanese' and shi means 'paper.' Having been
made for 1400 years, the craft of making washi paper is a
registered UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. These papers are
suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The
variety of designs means they are useful for any occasion--whether
a holiday, birthday, anniversary or "just because." An introduction
details the history and meaning behind the designs, giving you a
better idea of their origin. Some wrapping ideas are also provided
for inspiration to maximize your creativity. This book includes: 12
sheets of 18 x 24 inch (45 x 61 cm) tear-out paper 12 unique
patterns Perforations so the papers are easy to tear out Wrapping
tips & tricks The tradition of gift wrapping originated in
Asia, with the first documented use in China in the 2nd century BC.
Japanese furoshiki, reusable wrapping cloth, is still in use four
centuries after it was first created. Gift wrapping is one custom
that has prevailed through the ages and across the world--it should
be special for both the gift giver and recipient.
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