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Celebrated goldsmith and sculptor of the Italian Renaissance,
Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) fits the conventional image of a
Renaissance man: a skillful virtuoso and courtier; an artist who
worked in marble, bronze, and gold; a writer and poet. However, in
his life and literary oeuvre, the notorious artist aligned himself
with the transgressive and oppositional voices of his day. This
book, the first biographical study of Cellini available in English,
uses the methodologies of New Historicism, social history, and
gender and sexuality studies to situate the artist and his works in
relation to a series of early modern cultural discourses and
practices, including sodomy, law, honor, magic, and
masculinity.
A nucleus of sculptures cast by Andrea di Alessandri, commonly
called from his native city, 'Il Bresciano', or from his products,
'Andrea dai bronzi', has been identified over the centuries. His
style has been described as having similarities both with the High
Renaissance of Sansovino and the Mannerism of Vittoria, the two
successive master sculptors of sixteenth-century Venice, though he
cast major bronzes for both. Andrea's signed masterpiece is a
Paschal Candlestick in bronze, over two metres high and with sixty
or more fascinating figures, made for Sansovino's magnificent lost
church of Santo Spirito in 1568 and now in Santa Maria della
Salute. The author's identification in 1996 of a pair of
magnificent Firedogs with sphinx feet (which in 1568 had been
recommended to Prince Francesco de'Medici in Florence), and in 2015
of an elaborate figurative bronze Ewer in Verona, have been the
culmination of the process of recognition. Archival research has at
last revealed the span of Andrea's life as 1524/25-1573, as well as
many significant facts about his family and patronage. So the time
is ripe for a comprehensive, well-illustrated, book on Il
Bresciano, a 'new' and major bronzista in the great tradition of
north Italy.
For seven years, photographer and artist Lena Herzog followed the
evolution of a new kinetic species. Intricate as insects but with
bursts of equine energy, the "Strandbeests," or "beach creatures,"
are the creation of Dutch artist Theo Jansen, who has been working
for nearly two decades to generate these new life-forms that move,
and even survive, on their own. Set to roam the beaches of Holland,
the Strandbeests pick up the wind in their gossamer wings and
spring, as if by metamorphosis, into action. As if it were blood,
not the breeze, running through their delicate forms, they quiver,
cavort, and trot against the sun and sea, pausing to change
direction if they sense loose sand or water that might destabilize
their movement. Coinciding with a traveling exhibition, Herzog's
photographic tribute captures Jansen's menagerie in a meditative
black and white, showcasing Jansen's imaginative vision, as well as
the compelling intersection of animate and inanimate in his
creatures. The result is a work of art in its own right and a
mesmerizing encounter not only with a very surrealist brand of
marvelous, but also with whole new ideas of existence.
The artistic genius of Athens in the fifth century BC reached its
peak in the sculpted marble reliefs of the Parthenon frieze.
Designed by Phidias and carved by a team of anonymous masons, the
frieze adorned the temple of Athena on the Acropolis and represents
a festival procession in honour of the Olympian gods. Its original
composition and precise meaning, however, have long been the
subject of lively debate. Most of what survives of the frieze is
now in the British Museum or the Acropolis Museum in Athens; the
rest is scattered among a number of European collections. This book
reconstructs the frieze in its entirety according to the most
up-to-date research, with a detailed scene-by-scene commentary, and
the superb quality of the carving is vividly shown in a series of
close-up photographs. In his introduction Ian Jenkins places the
frieze in its architectural, historical and artistic setting. He
discusses the various interpretations suggested by previous
scholars, and finally puts forward a view of his own.
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Starting in the Victorian years of the 19th century, hearty oyster
consumption made special, beautifully crafted "oyster plates" a
necessity in fashionable homes and restaurants. This book is
perfect for collectors, complete with a rarity guide and color
photographs of almost 500 pieces of original dishware and unusual
serving utensils. The text is filled with the history of oysters
plate manufacturers from Limoges and Meissen to Wedgewood.
The first book to explore the fascinating career and fantasy-driven
worlds created by the acclaimed Argentinean artist Adrian Villar
Rojas's works concoct imaginary realms. Usually made from clay, his
colossal installations are transitory and so cannot be collected,
as they disappear or decay over time. His practice confronts the
public with ideas of obsolescence and extinction, but also with the
possibilities of humankind and its endless imagination. This is the
first book to include all of Villar Rojas' most significant
projects, featured in international biennials such as Venice,
Documenta, Shanghai, and others.
From All the President’s Men to Zodiac, some of the most
compelling films of the last century have featured depictions of
journalists in action. While print journalism struggles to survive,
the emergence of news from social media outlets continues to
expand, allowing the world to be kept informed on a
second-by-second basis. Despite attacks on journalists—both
verbal and physical—a free press remains a crucial bastion for
civilized society. And just as the daily news reflects the current
state of affairs, films about journalism represent how reporting
has evolved over the last few centuries. In Encyclopedia of
Journalists on Film, Richard R. Ness provides a comprehensive
examination of the fourth estate in cinema—from newspaper
reporters to television anchors. In this volume, Ness provides
in-depth descriptions and analyses of more than five hundred
significant films, from the silent era to the present, including
international productions and made-for-television movies. The
entries focus on the image of the press on screen and ethical
issues or concerns raised about the practices of the profession.
Collectively, the entries demonstrate that there is a recognizable
genre of journalism films with definable plot patterns and
iconography. Each entry features: ·Major credits including
directors, writers, and producers ·List of characters and the
actors who portray them ·Running times ·Plot synopses ·Analysis
of the role of journalism Many of the entries feature critical
reviews as well as cogent selections of dialogue. Films discussed
here include comedies such as His Girl Friday (1942) and Fletch
(1985), nail-biting thrillers like Foreign Correspondent (1940) and
The Parallax View (1974), social commentaries like Network (1976)
and The China Syndrome (1979), and of course, Academy Award winners
All the President’s Men (1976) and Spotlight (2015). A definitive
study of a film genre, Encyclopedia of Journalists on Film will be
of interest to film scholars, researchers, journalists, and
students of popular culture.
The story of porcelain making and decorating in Limoges, France, is
a tale of artists and potters; kings and an emperor; a revolution;
and the emergence of a great industry. Limoges comes to life in
over 1,100 photographs of porcelain and porcelain marks made over
the past 100 plus years, concentrating on pieces dating from the
1860s to the present day. Along with a discussion of the
manufacturing and decorating of both fine porcelain pieces and
boxes, there is a full section dedicated to Limoges companies and
their manufacturing and decorating marks. Captions include price
guides. A fine index turns a lovely illustrated book into a
valuable reference tool. All the photos of porcelain and boxes are
in color.
Discover the wealth of creative possibilities that versatile and
colorful polymer clay has to offer. Here are all the techniques you
need to create oven-clay projects: buttons, beads, jewelry,
figurines, boxes, mosaics, and frames. The book begins with some
basic techniques to get you started, including rolling, baking, and
gluing. It then moves on to marbling effects, simulating textiles,
making frames, building miniature pots, and creating faux stones.
Inspirational examples of work from some of the best polymer clay
artists in the world will fire your imagination and provide ideas
for developing your own designs.
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Reimagines black and brown sensuality to develop new modes of
knowledge production In Sensual Excess, Amber Jamilla Musser
imagines epistemologies of sensuality that emerge from fleshiness.
To do so, she works against the framing of black and brown bodies
as sexualized, objectified, and abject, and offers multiple ways of
thinking with and through sensation and aesthetics. Each chapter
draws our attention to particular aspects of pornotropic capture
that black and brown bodies must always negotiate. Though these
technologies differ according to the nature of their encounters
with white supremacy, together they add to our understanding of the
ways that structures of domination produce violence and work to
contain bodies and pleasures within certain legible parameters. To
do so, Sensual Excess analyzes moments of brown jouissance that
exceed these constraints. These ruptures illuminate multiple
epistemologies of selfhood and sensuality that offer frameworks for
minoritarian knowledge production which is designed to enable one
to sit with uncertainty. Through examinations of installations and
performances like Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party, Kara Walker's A
Subtlety, Patty Chang's In Love and Nao Bustamante's Neapolitan,
Musser unpacks the relationships between racialized sexuality and
consumption to interrogate foundational concepts in psychoanalytic
theory, critical race studies, feminism, and queer theory. In so
doing, Sensual Excess offers a project of knowledge production
focused not on mastery, but on sensing and imagining otherwise,
whatever and wherever that might be.
Learn to create delightful wooden Santas destined to be treasured
family heirlooms. With a combination of over 280 color photographs,
a minimal set of carving tools, and easily followed instructions,
Paul Bolinger carefully guides the reader step-by-step through
rough and detail carving techniques. Camille Bolinger, Paul's wife,
demonstrates the oil painting techniques used to bring the carved
Santas to life. The text is followed by a gallery of the Bolingers'
heirloom Santas destined to fire the imagination of every carver
who sees them. Novices and old hands alike will enjoy this book.
Polymer clay is one of the most popular and versatile mediums available to crafters, lending itself to a variety of applications ranging from decorative boxes, mosaics and miniature models to beads, buttons and jewellery. This comprehensive book features step-by-step instruction in over 50 techniques, including exciting ways to work with new materials such as liquid and metal clays.
Large, clear photographs demonstrate basic skills such as rolling, colour mixing, marbling, and baking, progressing to more challenging methods of shaping, molding, and sculpting clay to make a wide range of projects.
Create intricate patterns using millefiori techniques; embellish your work with metallic powders, gold leaf, stamps, and paint; choose from dozens of recipes for creating faux effects such as jade, amber, lapis lazuli, turquoise, antiqued metal, and mokum gane.
All tools and techniques are clearly explained, and a gallery of work by internationally renowned polymer clay artists demonstrates what can be achieved and provides inspiration for your own work.
Influenced by Gaudi's Parc Guell in Barcelona, and the mannerist
park of Bomarzo, Niki de Saint Phalle decided that she wanted to
make something similar; a monumental sculpture park created by a
woman. In 1974, she was donated some land in Garavicchio, Tuscany,
about 100 km north-west of Rome along the coast. The garden, on
which planning started in 1978, contains sculptures of the symbols
found on Tarot cards. It opened in 1998, after more than 20 years
of work. The garden was still incomplete when Niki de Saint Phalle
died. With elaborate illustrations and sensitively written texts
this book presents in detail the formation of the garden and the
underlying ideas.
Jump on board and get ready to travel the world with this
globe-trotting scratch art book. Follow the prompts and tips for
creating amazing scratch art images of some the world's most iconic
landmarks, including the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid of Giza,
Christ the Redeemer, and the Eiffel Tower. With a scratch pen,
fold-out map, and 9 scratch pages to complete, as well as fun
facts, travel tips, and more, this will be an unforgettable
adventure!
For nearly seven decades the ebullient art of Joan Miro
(1893-1983), Spanish painter, sculptor, ceramist and mythmaker, has
intrigued and enchanted art lovers worldwide. This collection of
his writings presents a portrait of the artist in his own words.
Miro's notebooks, letters, and interviews reveal the work and life
of a brilliant artist revered for his uncanny expression of the
subconscious. "Joan Miro" centres on Paris during the vibrant era
between the wars, when Miro became the intimate of almost everyone
in that scene - boxing with young Hemingway, working with Max Ernst
on the Ballets Russes, drinking, painting and arguing with Picasso,
Braque, Dubuffet, Matisse, Breton and many others. Miro engagingly
recounts all of this, as well as stories of his exile during World
War II. Miro's virtuosity encompassed drawing, painting, sculpture,
ceramics, poetry, stage sets, costumes, murals and tapestries; he
vividly describes the creation of these artworks in these pages.
Phil Smith (Crabman/Mythogeography) and Tony Whitehead join forces
with master photographer John Schott to lead readers on a
`virtual’ journey to explore difference and change on their way
to an unknown destination. “What is most real is what you have
still to discover.” “Relax in your seat. Allow the train to
take you along the water’s edge to the beginning point of your
walking pilgrimage… When the train pulls into the platform, step
off. Hidden behind the platform is a broken machine; a mechanised
fortune teller – the `voice of truth’ – discarded from the
nearby arcade of slot machines. Propped against the side of a
building, its mouth is silent, its pronouncements have ceased; any
truths you find today will be your own.” Pilgrimages – real and
imagined - are always popular, sometimes compulsory. Bodh Gaya,
Santiago, Mecca, Jerusalem, Puri: a few of the sites that beckon.
The pilgrimage to the authentic self takes a similar path in an
interior landscape. In the 15th century, Felix Fabri combined the
two, using his visits to Jerusalem to write a handbook for nuns
wanting to make a pilgrimage in the imagination, whilst confined to
their religious houses. For Guidebook for an Armchair Pilgrimage,
the authors followed Fabri’s example: first walking together over
many weeks – not to reach a destination but simply to find one
– then, in startling words and images, conjuring an armchair
pilgrimage for the reader… along lanes and around hills, into
caves and down to the coast. “We arrived again and again at what
we assumed would be a final `shrine’, only to be drawn onwards
and inwards towards another kind of finality… rather than
reaching a destination, the pilgrimage was repeatedly reborn inside
us, until its most recent rebirth in this book.” Over the course
of the 19-day Armchair Pilgrimage, they invite us to experience the
world around us just as they did as they walked. So, over the first
three days, they suggest that we contemplate, among other things:
• Our habit of generalising – acquired 40-50,000 years ago,
when our `chapel’ mind of specialisms became a `cathedral’ mind
• Our tendency to let one thing remind us of another thing •
What it might be like to be an ocean where fish swim through us •
How the world experiences us just as we experience it: `gently feel
for the feelers feeling for you’ • A world where we tend to
`add’ meaning and intensity • A world where we let go (without
the aid of dementia) of memory, imagination, desire and wild fancy.
And, as the pilgrimage concludes: “Returning is never going back
to the same place.” “A brilliant idea, inviting us to `be
present’ to a reality that is imagined and recorded, mediated by
words and images. The feelings and emotions are no less `real’
than if we were actually standing in and experiencing that reality.
I love the genius of words and images displayed here -- no less
than the reality itself.” Carol Donelan, Professor of Cinema and
Media Studies, Carleton College, Minnesota
This inspiring book provides a wealth of fascinating projects for
woodturners. It will extend their skills and give them a chance to
try more unusual, challenging pieces. The book reflects the
author's fascination with complex geometrical shapes, puzzles and
mathematical curiosities. It gives woodturners the chance to try
their hand at making twisted polygons, gravity-defying clocks and
much more. A wealth of close-up photographs guide the reader
through each project and a gallery section provides further
inspiration, showing how a range of artists have decorated the
author's work. David Springett's interest in woodturning began when
he was a woodwork teacher - by reading each of the few books
available, experimenting and persevering, he improved his skills.
Since leaving teaching nearly 20 years ago, he has earned his
living doing what he enjoys most. David and his wife Christine live
in Rugby, Warwickshire.
A reprint of the original 1886 catalog of bronzes from the House of
Barbedienne is reproduced with original selling prices in French
francs and dimensions plus the line drawings which depict many of
these famous works. Barbedienne was one of the foremost French
foundries for the production of bronze sculptures in the latter
part of the Nineteenth Century.
During the Great Depression, glass companies turned to machine-made
methods to produce inexpensive, colorful glass. Due to its
wonderful variety, availability, beauty, and usefulness, this type
of glassware has endured to become one of the hottest collectibles
on today's antiques market. This is the first book to extensively
cover only Depression Era pink glass; pink was the most popular
color of glassware then and has retained its popularity to the
present day. It contains over 200 color photographs, examples of
forty-five patterns, and brief histories of glass companies such as
Bartlett-Collins, Cambridge, Federal, Fostoria, Hazel-Atlas,
Imperial, Westmoreland, and others. This revised and expanded
second edition features some new photographs and newly revised
prices. It is an indispensable guide for all who collect Depression
era glass and enjoy the beauty of pink glassware.
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