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Since its first publication, The Artist's Way has inspired the
genius of Elizabeth Gilbert, Tim Ferriss and millions of readers to
embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to
process and purpose. Julia Cameron guides readers in uncovering
problems and pressure points that may be restricting their creative
flow and offers techniques to open up opportunities for self-growth
and self-discovery. The program begins with Cameron's most vital
tools for creative recovery: The Morning Pages and The Artist Date.
From there, she shares hundreds of exercises, activities, and
prompts to help readers thoroughly explore each chapter. A
revolutionary programme for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will
help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the
steps you need to change your life.
A ground-breaking new anthology in the Art in Theory series,
offering an examination of the changing relationships between the
West and the wider world in the field of art and material culture
Art in Theory: The West in the World is a ground-breaking anthology
that comprehensively examines the relationship of Western art to
the art and material culture of the wider world. Editors Paul Wood
and Leon Wainwright have included 370 texts, some of which appear
in English for the first time. The anthologized texts are presented
in eight chronological parts, which are then subdivided into key
themes appropriate to each historical era. The majority of the
texts are representations of changing ideas about the cultures of
the world by European artists and intellectuals, but increasingly,
as the modern period develops, and especially as colonialism is
challenged, a variety of dissenting voices begin to claim their
space, and a counter narrative to western hegemony develops. Over
half the book is devoted to 20th and 21st century materials, though
the book's unique selling point is the way it relates the modern
globalization of art to much longer cultural histories. As well as
the anthologized material, Art in Theory: The West in the World
contains: A general introduction discussing the scope of the
collection Introductory essays to each of the eight parts,
outlining the main themes in their historical contexts Individual
introductions to each text, explaining how they relate to the wider
theoretical and political currents of their time Intended for a
wide audience, the book is essential reading for students on
courses in art and art history. It will also be useful to
specialists in the field of art history and readers with a general
interest in the culture and politics of the modern world.
Celebrated novelist, biographer and critic Peter Ackroyd paints a
vivid picture of one of the world's greatest cities in this
brilliant and original work, exploring how the city's many hues
have come to shape its history and identity. Think of the colours
of London and what do you imagine? The reds of open-top buses and
terracotta bricks? The grey smog of Victorian industry, Portland
stone and pigeons in Trafalgar square? Or the gradations of
yellows, violets and blues that shimmer on the Thames at sunset -
reflecting the incandescent light of a city that never truly goes
dark? We associate green with royal parks and the District Line;
gold with royal carriages, the Golden Lane Estate, and the tops of
monuments and cathedrals. Colours of London shows us that colour is
everywhere in the city, and each one holds myriad links to its
past. The colours of London have inspired artists (Whistler, Van
Gogh, Turner, Monet), designers (Harry Beck) and social reformers
(Charles Booth). And from the city's first origins, Ackroyd shows
how colour is always to be found at the heart of London's history,
from the blazing reds of the Great Fire of London to the blackouts
of the Blitz to the bold colours of royal celebrations and vibrant
street life. This beautifully written book examines the city's
fascinating relationship with colour, alongside specially
commissioned colourized photographs from Dynamichrome, which bring
a lost London back to life. London has been the main character in
Ackroyd's work ever since his first novel, and he has won countless
prizes in both fiction and non-fiction for his truly remarkable
body of work. Here, he channels a lifetime of knowledge of the
great city, writing with clarity and passion about the hues and
shades which have shaped London's journey through history into the
present day. A truly invaluable book for lovers of art, history,
photography or urban geography, this beautifully illustrated title
tells a rich and fascinating story of the history of this great and
ever-changing city.
It is illustrated in a fresh and modern way with a touch of
abstract and so should appeal to a wider audience. With hints of
social and human psychology, spirituality combinded with creativity
- it just scratches each issue on the surface. The book doesn't
impose any strong views or lengthy "deep" writing to bore, but is
says enough - acting as a catalyst to encourage deeper thought,
reflection and discussion. "Themes Of Life.... A simple but
Spiritual, Creative and Psychological approach to tackling some key
issues which we face, In Human relationships & in Society
today"
Colours of Art takes the reader on a journey through history via 80
carefully curated artworks and their palettes. For these pieces,
colour is not only a tool (like a paintbrush or a canvas) but the
fundamental secret to their success. Colour allows artists to
express their individuality, evoke certain moods and portray
positive or negative subliminal messages. And throughout history
the greatest of artists have experimented with new pigments and new
technologies to lead movements and deliver masterpieces. But as
something so cardinal, we sometimes forget how poignant colour
palettes can be, and how much they can tell us. When Vermeer
painted The Milkmaid, the amount of ultramarine he could use was
written in the contract. How did that affect how he used it? When
Turner experimented with Indian Yellow, he captured roaring flames
that brought his paintings to life. If he had used a more ordinary
yellow, would he have created something so extraordinary? And how
did Warhol throw away the rulebook to change what colour could
achieve? Structured chronologically, Colours of Art provides a fun,
intelligent and visually engaging look at the greatest artistic
palettes in art history - from Rafael's use of perspective and
Vermeer's ultramarine, to Andy Warhol's hot pinks and Lisa Brice's
blue women. Colours of Art offers a refreshing take on the subject
and acts as a primer for artists, designers and art lovers who want
to look at art history from a different perspective.
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ABC
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Boris Achour
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R765
Discovery Miles 7 650
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Often derided as unscientific and self-indulgent, psychoanalysis
has been an invaluable resource for artists, art critics and
historians throughout the twentieth century. Art and Psychoanalysis
investigates these encounters. The shared relationship to the
unconscious, severed from Romantic inspiration by Freud, is traced
from the Surrealist engagement with psychoanalytic imagery to the
contemporary critic's use of psychoanalytic concepts as tools to
understand how meaning operates. Following the theme of the
'object' with its varying materiality, Walsh develops her argument
that psychoanalysis, like art, is a cultural discourse about the
mind in which the authority of discourse itself can be undermined,
provoking ambiguity and uncertainty and destabilising identity. The
dynamics of the dream-work, Freud's 'familiar unfamiliar',
fetishism, visual mastery, abjection, repetition, and the death
drive are explored through detailed analysis of artists ranging
from Max Ernst to Louise Bourgeois, including 1980s postmodernists
such as Cindy Sherman, the performance art of Marina Abramovic' and
post-minimalist sculpture. Innovative and disturbing, Art and
Psychoanalysis investigates key psychoanalytic concepts to reveal a
dynamic relationship between art and psychoanalysis which goes far
beyond interpretation. There is no cure for the artist - but art
can reconcile us to the traumatic nature of human experience,
converting the sadistic impulses of the ego towards domination and
war into a masochistic ethics of responsibility and desire.
"Interesting...useful for photographers as a reference book."
-Amateur Photographer Has pink always been feminine and blue a
man's colour? Why are we green with envy? Which colour is most
expensive and who is the Goddess of Turquoise? Looking for answers,
author Joanna Zoelzer has come across remarkable and entertaining
facts about colours. In this beautiful coffee table book, we
traverse the colour spectrum with 150 remarkable stories of our
experience, understanding and theories of colour. With insights
from art, nature, psychology and science, this is an amusing,
entertaining, and vibrant journey through the cultural history of
colour.
What was the golden secret known to Leonardo da Vinci, Kepler,
Plato and the ancient magicians? Can there really be a key to
nature and life itself? In this small but compact volume,
internationally renowned divine proportion supersleuth Dr. Olsen
unravels perhaps the greatest mystery of all time, a code that
seems to underly life, the universe and everything, a pattern we
instinctively recognise as beautiful, and which nature herself uses
at every scale. Designed for artists and scientists alike, this is
the smallest, densest and most beautiful book on the golden section
ever produced. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information.
"Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS.
"Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN
TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small
books, big ideas.
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