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Scale in Contemporary Sculpture - Enlargement, Miniaturisation and the Life-Size (Hardcover, New Ed): Rachel Wells Scale in Contemporary Sculpture - Enlargement, Miniaturisation and the Life-Size (Hardcover, New Ed)
Rachel Wells
R4,219 Discovery Miles 42 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first book to devote serious attention to questions of scale in contemporary sculpture, this study considers the phenomenon within the interlinked cultural and socio-historical framework of the legacies of postmodern theory and the growth of global capitalism. In particular, the book traces the impact of postmodern theory on concepts of measurement and exaggeration, and analyses the relationship between this philosophy and the sculptural trend that has developed since the early 1990s. Rachel Wells examines the arresting international trend of sculpture exploring scale, including American precedents from the 1970s and 1980s and work by the 'Young British Artists'. Noting that the emergence of this sculptural trend coincides with the end of the Cold War, Wells suggests a similarity between the quantitative ratio of scale and the growth of global capitalism that has replaced the former status quo of qualitatively opposed systems. This study also claims the allegorical nature of scale in contemporary sculpture, outlining its potential for critique or complicity in a system dominated by quantitative criteria of value. In a period characterised by uncertainty and incommensurability, Wells demonstrates that scale in contemporary sculpture can suggest the possibility of, and even an unashamed reliance upon, comparison and external difference in the construction of meaning.

Early Gothic Column-Figure Sculpture in France - Appearance, Materials, and Significance (Hardcover, New Ed): Janet E. Snyder Early Gothic Column-Figure Sculpture in France - Appearance, Materials, and Significance (Hardcover, New Ed)
Janet E. Snyder
R4,222 Discovery Miles 42 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Richly illustrated, Early Gothic Column-Figure Sculpture in France is a comprehensive investigation of church portal sculpture installed between the 1130s and the 1170s. At more than twenty great churches, beginning at the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis and extending around Paris from Provins in the east, south to Bourges and Dijon, and west to Chartres and Angers, larger than life-size statues of human figures were arranged along portal jambs, many carved as if wearing the dress of the highest ranks of French society. This study takes a close look at twelfth-century human figure sculpture, describing represented clothing, defining the language of textiles and dress that would have been legible in the twelfth-century, and investigating rationale and significance. The concepts conveyed through these extraordinary visual documents and the possible motivations of the patrons of portal programs with column-figures are examined through contemporaneous historical, textual, and visual evidence in various media. Appendices include analysis of sculpture production, and the transportation and fabrication in limestone from Paris. Janet Snyder's new study considers how patrons used sculpture to express and shape perceived reality, employing images of textiles and clothing that had political, economic, and social significances.

The Millennium Clock Tower (Board book, 2nd Revised edition): Maggy Lennert The Millennium Clock Tower (Board book, 2nd Revised edition)
Maggy Lennert
R121 Discovery Miles 1 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Millennium Clock first chimed on 1 January 2000 and crowds still gather round it in the National Museum of Scotland. The finished clock tower echoes the form of a medieval cathedral, standing just over ten metres high. It marks the passing of time but is also a summary of the best and worst of the twentieth century. The animated construction comprises four sections: The Crypt, The Nave, The Belfry and The Spire. Each has its own stories to tell and secrets to reveal. This edition is in a new format and has 12 superb replacement photographs which give close-ups of some of the clock's intricate details. The clock tower is a collaboration between E Bersudsky, A Sandstrom, T Stead and J Tubbecke.

The Futility of Good Intentions - Que Le Importa Al Tigre Una Raya Mas (Paperback): Ricardo Brey The Futility of Good Intentions - Que Le Importa Al Tigre Una Raya Mas (Paperback)
Ricardo Brey
R1,048 Discovery Miles 10 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture (Paperback): Jana Wijnsouw National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture (Paperback)
Jana Wijnsouw
R1,222 Discovery Miles 12 220 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book elaborates on the social and cultural phenomenon of national schools during the nineteenth century, via the less studied field of sculpture and using Belgium as a case study. The role, importance of, and emphasis on certain aspects of national identity evolved throughout the century, while a diverse array of criteria were indicated by commissioners, art critics, or artists that supposedly constituted a "national sculpture." By confronting the role and impact of the four most crucial actors within the artistic field (politics, education, exhibitions, public commissions) with a linear timeframe, this book offers a chronological as well as a thematic approach. Artists covered include Guillaume Geefs, Eugene Simonis, Charles Van der Stappen, Julien Dillens, Paul Devigne, Constantin Meunier, and George Minne.

Antony Gormley on Sculpture (Paperback): Anthony Gormley Antony Gormley on Sculpture (Paperback)
Anthony Gormley; Edited by Mark Holborn
R534 R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Save R66 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Antony Gormley occupies an unusual position as a highly popular sculptor - known chiefly for his Angel of the North (1998), a national landmark in the UK - who is also widely regarded as one of the most intellectually challenging artists working internationally. He is grounded in archaeology and anthropology, and looks to Asian and Buddhist traditions as much as to Western sculptural history, which he believes reached a punctuation point with Rodin. This is the first book to focus on Gormley's thoughts on sculpture, positioning his career and artistic philosophy in relation to its history. The book is structured thematically over four chapters: the first explores Gormley's thoughts on the body, time and space in relation to major works including European Field (1993) and 'Still Standing' (2011), Gormley's rehang of the classical rooms at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. The second chapter, 'Sculptors', was first delivered as a series of five lectures for the BBC; in each, Gormley discusses a sculpture he considers to be of huge creative importance: Epstein's The Rock Drill (1913-15), Brancusi's The Endless Column (1935-38), Giacometti's La Place (1948-49), Joseph Beuys's Plight (1985) and Richard Serra's The Matter of Time (2005). In the third chapter, Gormley outlines the influence of Buddhist and Jain sculpture on his work and ideas, and the fourth showcases the artist's most recent sculptures.

Sculpture and the Garden (Hardcover, New edition): Patrick Eyres Sculpture and the Garden (Hardcover, New edition)
Patrick Eyres
R4,206 Discovery Miles 42 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although the integration of sculpture in gardens is part of a long tradition dating back at least to antiquity, the sculptures themselves are often overlooked, both in the history of art and in the history of the garden. This collection of essays considers the changing relationship between sculpture and gardens over the last three centuries, focusing on four British archetypes: the Georgian landscape garden, the Victorian urban park, the outdoor spaces of twentieth-century modernism and the late-twentieth-century sculpture park. Through a series of case studies exploring the contemporaneous audiences of gardens, the book uncovers the social, political and gendered messages revealed by sculpture's placement and suggests that the garden can itself be read as a sculptural landscape.

Looseleaf for Launching the Imagination 2D (Loose-leaf, 6th ed.): Mary Stewart Looseleaf for Launching the Imagination 2D (Loose-leaf, 6th ed.)
Mary Stewart
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

New and better than ever, Launching the Imagination treats design as both a verb and a noun - as both a process and a product. Design is deliberate - a process of exploring multiple solutions and choosing the most promising option. Through an immersion in 2-D concepts students are encouraged to develop methods of thinking visually that will serve them throughout their studies and careers. Building on strengths of the previous five editions Launching the Imagination 6e is even more: Concise. Content has been refined so that maximum content can be communicated as clearly and concisely as possible. Colorful. In addition to the full color used throughout the book, the writing is livelier than that in most textbooks. Analogies expand communication, and every visual example has been carefully selected for maximum impact. Comprehensive. Launching the Imagination is the only foundational text with full sections devoted to critical and creative thinking and to time-based design. The photo program is global, represents a myriad of stylistic approaches, and prominently features design and media arts as well as more traditional art forms. Contemporary. More than half of the visual examples represent artworks completed since 1970, and over 100 represent works completed since 2000 Compelling. Interviews with exemplars of creativity have always been an important feature of this book. Three of the best past profiles have been revised and a new profile has been added. Now inserted into the body of the text, each interview deliberately builds on its chapter content. In Chapter Five, designer Steve Quinn describes the seven-step sequence he uses in developing websites, logos, and motion graphics. In Chapter 8, Jim Elniski describes The Greenhouse Chicago, an innovative home that is both highly energy efficient and elegant. In Chapter 11, ceramicist David MacDonald describes his influences and work process. And, in the new profile in Chapter 6, artist Sara Mast describes an ambitious art and science collaboration begun in celebration of the ideas of Albert Einstein. We have also added a new feature called Success Stories. These short interviews explore connections between foundational coursework and career success. In Chapter Five, Elizabeth Nelson discusses her wide-ranging design work at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Jason Chin's interview in Chapter Seven connects directly to his self-designed project in the Self Assignment feature earlier in the chapter. As a freshman at Syracuse University, he completed this ambitious illustration project as the final project in a Two-Dimensional Design course. He describes his current work as a professional illustrator. Almost fifty new images have been added, representing major contemporary artists and designers including Wolfgang Buttress, Do Ho Suh, Garo Antresian, Janet Ballweg, Phoebe Morris, Alain Cornu, and Natalya Zahn.

Vibrations off (Paperback): Vibrations off (Paperback)
R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Host of Devils - The History and Context of the Making of Makonde Spirit Sculpture (Hardcover): Zachary Kingdon A Host of Devils - The History and Context of the Making of Makonde Spirit Sculpture (Hardcover)
Zachary Kingdon
R3,918 Discovery Miles 39 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


A Host of Devils provides an in-depth account of the background, origin and development of the spirit figure sculptures which emerged during colonial times among the Makonde people of Mozambique.
The creation of such works is shown to connect with a regional system of knowledge and practice, within which spirits function as a format for expression. The book describes the ways in which the sculpture emerged, as well as the author's experience of learning how to carve.

Sculpture Journal - Volume 29.2 (2020) (Paperback): Katharine Eustace Sculpture Journal - Volume 29.2 (2020) (Paperback)
Katharine Eustace
R2,312 Discovery Miles 23 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sculpture Journal provides an international forum for writers and scholars in the field of post-classical sculpture and public commemorative monuments in the Western tradition. Sculpture Journal offers a keen critical overview and a sound historical base, and is Britain's foremost scholarly journal devoted to sculpture in all its aspects. Periods covered extend to public and private commissions for present-day sculptors. While being academic and traditional, the journal encourages contributions of fresh research from new names in the field.

Clay Sculpting with the Shiflett Brothers (Paperback): Brandon & Jarrod Shiflett, Jarrod Shiflett Clay Sculpting with the Shiflett Brothers (Paperback)
Brandon & Jarrod Shiflett, Jarrod Shiflett
R805 Discovery Miles 8 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Clay-sculpting royalty 'The Shiflett Brothers' offer unique insight into their practices and the techniques used to create their stunning fantasy characters. Learning from the biggest and best creators in any industry is a rare and sought after opportunity. In this book, clay-sculpting royalty "The Shiflett Brothers" guide us through their creative journey as well as sharing in-depth insight into the processes they use to create their dynamic and captivating fantasy sculpts. Joined by fellow esteemed sculptors Simon Lee, Aris Kolokontes, and Forest Rogers, the Shifletts bring together a collection of visually led step-by-step tutorials that are sure to broaden your creative horizons and add an expansive set of practical skills to your sculpting arsenal. With studio-quality photography and a how-to section on creating the Shiflett's very own tools, this book is a prize possession for any member of the brothers' huge and loyal fan base and as an exhilarating follow-on from the popular Beginner's Guide to Sculpting Characters in Clay.

Sculpture Journal - Volume 30.1  (2021) (Paperback): Elisa Foster, Teresa Kittler, Eckart Marchand, Emma Payne Sculpture Journal - Volume 30.1 (2021) (Paperback)
Elisa Foster, Teresa Kittler, Eckart Marchand, Emma Payne
R2,303 Discovery Miles 23 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sculpture Journal provides an international forum for writers and scholars in the field of post-classical sculpture and public commemorative monuments in the Western tradition. Sculpture Journal offers a keen critical overview and a sound historical base and is Britain's foremost scholarly journal devoted to sculpture in all its aspects. Periods covered extend to public and private commissions for present-day sculptors. While being academic and traditional, the journal encourages contributions of fresh research from new names in the field.

Ardmore. We Are Because of Others - The Story of Fee Halsted and Ardmore Ceramic Art (Hardcover): Fee Halsted Ardmore. We Are Because of Others - The Story of Fee Halsted and Ardmore Ceramic Art (Hardcover)
Fee Halsted
R600 R479 Discovery Miles 4 790 Save R121 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Ardmore ceramics are found in major collections in several European countries, the United States and South Africa and have been given as state gifts to, among others, Bill Clinton, Jacques Chirac, Queen Elizabeth II and Empress Michiko of JapanGiraffe stretch out their necks and bat-eared foxes curl their tails to make handles for jugs, vases and tureens. Inquisitive monkeys peer over the edge of a planter, teasing the leopards below them. Magical creatures wear cloaks of flowers, spots and stripes; a turbanned Zulu figure sits astride a hippo Colorful, imaginative, vibrant, delicate and dramatic these are just some of the hallmarks of the artworks that have garnered international accolades for Ardmore Ceramic Art in rural KwaZulu-Natal. It is here, in South Africa s most successful ceramics studio set in the verdant Midlands, that exquisitely handcrafted and highly detailed figurative works and functional ware are created by more than fifty artists who draw on Zulu traditions and folklore, history, the natural world, and their own lives for inspiration.In turn, it is the lives of the sculptors and painters of Ardmore that fire the vision of the woman behind it all: Fee Halsted is an artist whose love of teaching and determination to fight poverty and AIDS have set others on the path of creative self-discovery and ultimately worldwide acclaim."Ardmore We Are Because of Others" tells the extraordinary story of this famous studio from its humble beginnings in a poverty-stricken corner of South Africa to its fame as a producer of exceptional and irresistible objets d art prized by collectors, galleries and museums throughout the world. It is also the story of the indomitable Fee Halsted who is the driving force behind the enterprise, and the artists whose inventive spirit and fearless creativity are at the heart of Ardmore."

Hunting Picts - Medieval Sculpture at St Vigeans, Angus (Paperback): Jane Geddes Hunting Picts - Medieval Sculpture at St Vigeans, Angus (Paperback)
Jane Geddes
R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Drosten stone - one of Scotland's premier monuments - came to light during restoration work at St Vigeans church, near Arbroath, in the 1870s. A rare example of Pictish writing, the Drosten stone is just one in an astounding collection of exquisitely preserved Pictish sculptures discovered in and around the church. The carvings on these stones revel in Pictish inventiveness, teeming with lively naturalistic animals and innovative compositions of monsters and people, as well as both Pictish symbols and everyday objects. The sculptures' iconography also draws on a deep knowledge of Christian and classical literature, witness to a highly literate and cosmopolitan society. This definitive study of St Vigeans' Pictish stones, generously illustrated with plates of the full collection, begins in the recent past, when the sculptures began to emerge as a remarkable historic entity. It then explores the history of the sculptures, including an analysis of the carvings, the geology of the stones and attempts to extract meaning and context for this unique stone collection as part of a powerful ecclesiastical landscape.

Blood and Bronze - The British Empire and the Sack of Benin (Hardcover): Paddy Docherty Blood and Bronze - The British Empire and the Sack of Benin (Hardcover)
Paddy Docherty
R595 Discovery Miles 5 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An incisive history revealing Britain's conquest of the Kingdom of Benin and the plunder of its fabled Bronzes. The Benin Bronzes are among the British Museum's most prized possessions. Celebrated for their great beauty, they embody the history, myth and artistry of the ancient Kingdom of Benin, once West Africa's most powerful, and today part of Nigeria. But despite the Bronzes' renown, little has been written about the brutal imperial violence with which they were plundered. Paddy Docherty's searing new history tells that story: the 1897 British invasion of Benin. Armed with shocking details discovered in the archives, Blood and Bronze sets this assault in its late Victorian context. As British power faced new commercial and strategic pressures elsewhere, it ruthlessly expanded in West Africa. Revealing both the extent of African resistance and previously concealed British outrages, this is a definitive account of the destruction of Benin. Laying bare the Empire's true motives and violent means, including the official coverup of grotesque sexual crimes, Docherty demolishes any moral argument for Britain retaining the Bronzes, making a passionate case for their immediate repatriation to Nigeria.

Geoffrey Clarke - A Sculptor's Materials (Hardcover): Judith Le Grove Geoffrey Clarke - A Sculptor's Materials (Hardcover)
Judith Le Grove
R1,136 R893 Discovery Miles 8 930 Save R243 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Sculpture Journal - Volume 28.3 (2019) (Paperback): Katharine Eustace Sculpture Journal - Volume 28.3 (2019) (Paperback)
Katharine Eustace
R2,312 Discovery Miles 23 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sculpture Journal provides an international forum for writers and scholars in the field of post-classical sculpture and public commemorative monuments in the Western tradition. Sculpture Journal offers a keen critical overview and a sound historical base, and is Britain's foremost scholarly journal devoted to sculpture in all its aspects. Periods covered extend to public and private commissions for present-day sculptors. While being academic and traditional, the journal encourages contributions of fresh research from new names in the field.

Ancient Egyptian Statues - Their Many Lives and Deaths (Hardcover): Simon Connor Ancient Egyptian Statues - Their Many Lives and Deaths (Hardcover)
Simon Connor
R1,350 R1,225 Discovery Miles 12 250 Save R125 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Mannerism (Vol. I and II) - The Crisis of the Renaissance and the Origin of Modern Art (Hardcover): Arnold Hauser Mannerism (Vol. I and II) - The Crisis of the Renaissance and the Origin of Modern Art (Hardcover)
Arnold Hauser
R4,717 Discovery Miles 47 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1965, Mannerism is the rediscovery and revaluation of Mannerism, that long misjudged artistic style which came into its own during the crisis of the Renaissance. Expressionism, Surrealism and Abstract Art prepared the ground for a new understanding of Mannerism, and Dr. Hauser shows how this revaluation signifies an even deeper caesura in intellectual history than the crisis of the Renaissance itself in which Mannerism arose. These propositions however, only touch on the problem which is exhaustively treated by Hauser in all its historical and thematical variations. The author does not confine himself to the observation of development from the point of view of the history of art. In Part One he considers the emergence of the scientific worldview during the Renaissance, the economic and social revolution, religious movements and political ideas, the problem of alienation, and narcissism as keys to the understanding of Mannerism. Part Two, which deals with the history of Mannerism both in Italy and abroad, gives not only remarkable analyses of works of art with the aid of 322 reproductions, but also considers leading representatives of the literature of the Mannerism in Italy, Spain, France, and England. Again, in Part Three, parallel and connecting lines are drawn between art and literature to make the rules of form and the contents clearly recognisable. The book will be of interest to students of art history and literature.

Precious Sculptures - Sacred Gold and Silver in Lazio from the 13th to the 18th centuries (Paperback): Benedetta Montevecchi Precious Sculptures - Sacred Gold and Silver in Lazio from the 13th to the 18th centuries (Paperback)
Benedetta Montevecchi; Foreword by Antonio Paolucci
R586 R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Save R65 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Concise catalogue for the eponymous exhibition organised by the Vatican Museums in collaboration with the Superintendency for Artistic and Ethno-anthropological Historical Heritage of Latium, dedicated to ancient sacred goldsmithery in the region. The works in the exhibition - from diocesan collections and from the churches of Latium - are mostly on display for the first time and have emerged as a result of major research and documentation work. Selected on the basis of the value of the metals, their sculptural quality, and especially their refinement, the rediscovered treasures represent six centuries of production, from the Medieval age to late Rococo.

Luciano Fabro: from Contratto Sociale to Colonna Di Genk (Hardcover): Luciano Fabro, Therese Legierse, Therese Reulens Luciano Fabro: from Contratto Sociale to Colonna Di Genk (Hardcover)
Luciano Fabro, Therese Legierse, Therese Reulens
R743 Discovery Miles 7 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Materiality of Terracotta Sculpture in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover): Zuzanna Sarnecka, Agnieszka Dziki The Materiality of Terracotta Sculpture in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover)
Zuzanna Sarnecka, Agnieszka Dziki
R4,072 Discovery Miles 40 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Through meticulously researched case studies, this book explores the materiality of terracotta sculpture in early modern Europe. Chapters present a broad geographical perspective showcasing examples of modelling, firing, painting, and gilding of clay in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands. The volume considers known artworks by celebrated artists, such as Luca della Robbia, Andrea del Verrocchio, Filipe Hodart, or Hans Reichle, in parallel with several lesser-studied terracotta sculptures and tin-glazed earthenware made by anonymous artisans. This book challenges arbitrary distinctions into the fine art and the applied arts, that obscured the image of artistic production in the early modern world. The centrality of clay in the creative processes of artists working with two- and three-dimensional artefacts comes to the fore. The role of terracotta figures in religious practices, as well as processes of material substitutions or mimesis, confirm the medium’s significance for European visual and material culture in general. This book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies, and material culture.

Sculpture Journal - Volume 29.1 (2020) (Paperback): Katharine Eustace Sculpture Journal - Volume 29.1 (2020) (Paperback)
Katharine Eustace
R2,312 Discovery Miles 23 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sculpture Journal provides an international forum for writers and scholars in the field of post-classical sculpture and public commemorative monuments in the Western tradition. Sculpture Journal offers a keen critical overview and a sound historical base, and is Britain's foremost scholarly journal devoted to sculpture in all its aspects. Periods covered extend to public and private commissions for present-day sculptors. While being academic and traditional, the journal encourages contributions of fresh research from new names in the field.

Walden & Other Suspicions (Paperback): Johan Clarysse Walden & Other Suspicions (Paperback)
Johan Clarysse
R1,160 Discovery Miles 11 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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