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AÂ treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by
great artists, providing unique insight into their characters
and a glimpse into their lives. Artists’ Letters is a collection
of intriguing, entertaining, moving, significant, surprising, witty
and insightful correspondence from great artists. Arranged
thematically, it includes writings and musings on love, work, daily
life, money, travel and the creative process. On the theme
of friendship, for example, letters provide evidence of a creative
community between peers, with support and mutual appreciation that
helps to dispel the myth of the artist as solitary genius. Letters
between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin show an ongoing
conversation and exchange of ideas. We see mutual admiration
between Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot, and Picasso’s quick
notes to Jean Cocteau illustrate their closeness. Letters, some of
which includes sketches and drawings, are reproduced with the
transcript and some background and contextual information
alongside. Artists include: Salvador Dali, Goya, Lucian
Freud, Vanessa Bell, Michelangelo, Mondrian, Gustav Klimt, Jasper
Johns, Edward Burne-Jones, William Blake, Marcel Duchamp, Dorothea
Tanning, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Picasso, Mark Rothko,
David Hockney, Monet, Marina Abramovic, Cindy Sherman, Joseph
Cornell, Leonora Carrington, Wang Zhideng, Yayoi Kusama, Yoko Ono,
Renoir, Rubens, Eva Hesse, Cy Twombly, Roy Lichtenstein, Mary
Cassatt, Jackson Pollock, Leonardo da Vinci, Joseph Beuys, Judy
Chicago, Frida Kahlo, Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Auguste
Rodin, Camille Claudel, Henry Moore, Joshua Reynolds, Rembrandt,
Whistler, Anni Albers, Naum Gabo, Kazimir Malevich, Francis Bacon,
Ana Mendieta, Lee Krasner, Andy Warhol
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2 Timothy and Titus (Hardcover)
Aida Besancon Spencer; Edited by Michael Bird, Craig S. Keener
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The Sacred Text presents an introduction to historical,
interpretive, and theological issues relating to the Christian
Scriptures. It presents an overview of the formation of the canon,
discusses different strategies for interpretation, and describes
how Scripture functions in different theological traditions.
An enthralling journey through 40,000 years of art, from
prehistoric cave paintings right up to the present day. Discover
artists and their art around the world, in exciting and imaginative
tales about artists and the way they created their work. Written by
educator and art historian Michael Bird, and illustrated by Kate
Evans, the book also features reproductions of the famous artworks
discussed, a comprehensive timeline of events, and extra feature
spreads on places connected with art. This is a beautiful and
engaging introduction to art for any home or school library.
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) is one of the most original and inspiring
British artists of the 20th Century. Living in St.Ives, Cornwall
and with no training, Wallis took up painting late in life 'for
company' after the death of his wife. Previously, he had worked as
a mariner, crossing the Atlantic and later working smaller fishing
boats. With only household oil paint in limited colours on found
bits of card, Wallis made works that are, as he said himself, more
experiences and events than paintings. 'i do most what used To Be
what we shall never see no more.' he wrote to Jim Ede, creator of
Kettle's Yard, and one of his most ardent collectors.
A compelling and lively history that examines the lives of British
artists from the late-19th century to today. In This is Tomorrow
Michael Bird takes a fresh look at the 'long twentieth century',
from the closing years of Queen Victoria's reign to the turn of the
millennium, through the lens of the artists who lived and worked in
this ever-changing Britain. Bird examines how the rhythms of change
and adaptation in art became embedded in the collective
consciousness of the nation and vividly evokes the personalities
who populate and drive this story, looking beyond individual
careers and historical moments to weave together interconnecting
currents of change that flowed through London, Glasgow, Leeds,
Cornwall, the Caribbean, New York, Moscow and Berlin. From the
American James McNeill Whistler's defence of his new kind of modern
art against the British art establishment in the latter half of the
19th century to the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's
melting icebergs in London, he traverses the lives of the artists
that have recorded, questioned and defined our times. At the heart
of this original book are the successive waves of displacement
caused by global wars and persecution that conversely brought fresh
ideas and new points of view to the British Isles; educational
reforms opened new routes for young people from working-class
backgrounds; movements of social change enabled the emergence of
female artists and artists of colour; and the emergence of the mass
media shaped modern modes of communication and culture. These are
the ebbs and flows that Michael Bird teases out in this panoramic
account of Britain and its artists in across the twentieth century.
First published by Lund Humphries in 2008, The St Ives Artists: A
Biography of Place and Time has become the classic account of the
St Ives group of artists. Our beautifully produced new edition,
published in 2016, is now available in an accessible paperback
format. The flourishing of international modernism in Cornwall was
a unique episode in the story of modern art in Britain – perhaps
anywhere in the world. No other small seaside town has been host to
such a roll-call of major artists. Weaving in-depth research into a
narrative of ‘startling anecdotal richness’, Michael Bird
explores the many – often unexpected – connections between St
Ives artists and broader currents in 20th-century British history.
He sets the careers of international artists such as Barbara
Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Patrick Heron and Peter Lanyon in the
context of a local environment that held powerful meanings for
their work. Bird examines the influence of the two world wars, the
birth of the Welfare State and the Cold War, the space race of the
1960s – all of which found echoes in artists’ work – as well
as the position of women artists in St Ives, the role of social
class, and relations between artists and the community. The artists
themselves emerge as vivid personalities. Do Alfred Wallis, Naum
Gabo, Bernard Leach and Roger Hilton really have anything in
common? The answers Michael Bird uncovers add up to a fascinating
and highly readable account of the St Ives phenomenon.
From the earliest cave paintings through to the internet and street
art, this inspiring book chronicles the 100 most influential ideas
that have shaped the world of art. Arranged in broadly
chronological order, it provides a unique and compelling take on
the history of art. The book shows how developments in materials
and technology have radically changed the way that art is produced.
Each entry explores when an idea first evolved and how it has
resurfaced in the work of different artists up to the present day.
Illustrated with historical masterpieces and packed with
fascinating contemporary examples, this is an inspirational and
wholly original guide to understanding the forces that have shaped
world art.
Examining for the first time the life and work of the sculptor Matt
Rugg (1935–2020), Michael Bird’s impeccably researched text
vividly charts Rugg’s parallel careers as artist and teacher in
the context of developments in creative pedagogy in Britain during
the second half of the twentieth century, and their implications
for practice and teaching today. Highlighting the impressive range
of Rugg’s output, from his distinctive 'painted drawings' to
large-scale metal constructions, and the unifying strands in his
thought, this book skilfully draws together Rugg’s work, ideas
and inspirational role as an educator. Lavishly illustrated, it
charts successive phases of Rugg's continuous experimentation with
found industrial materials and form, and the subtle
interrelationship in his work between two and three dimensions. Dr
Harriet Sutcliffe's research into the Basic Course led by Victor
Pasmore and Richard Hamilton at King's College, Newcastle, in the
1950s and 1960s provides fascinating insights into both Rugg's
oeuvre and wider developments in British art practice and pedagogy.
Delve into the lives and work of some of the world's great writers
with this intriguing collection of correspondence. There is much to
discover in this illustrated compendium of letters written by great
novelists, poets, playwrights and essayists, from Cervantes to the
present day. One hundred letters and notes from Mark Twain, Oscar
Wilde, Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf, Jack Kerouac and Chinua Achebe
among many others are reproduced, together with a transcript of the
correspondence and background details which provide their context.
Arranged thematically, the book contains personal musings on love,
happiness, work, daily life, money, politics, travel and the
creative process. For lovers of literature, these rare documents
provide fascinating insights into writers' daily lives,
relationships and work. In the era of SMS, email and instant
message, Writers' Letters reminds us of the treasures to be found
in a simple letter.
First book to place the art of British sculptor Lynn Chadwick in
its international context. Examines in particular the reception and
promotion of Chadwick's sculpture in the United States. Richly
illustrated. This is the first book to set the work of British
sculptor Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003) in its international context.
Chadwick, a leading figure in modern British art and celebrated for
his innovative steel and bronze sculptures of abstracted,
expressive figures and animals, always felt that his work was
better understood abroad than in his native country. In this richly
illustrated monograph, distinguished British scholar and writer
Michael Bird, and eminent American art historian and curator Marin
R. Sullivan chart the different phases of Chadwick's long career.
They vividly locate his art within the wider narrative of European
and American post-war sculpture. They examine in particular the
reception and promotion of Chadwick's sculpture in the United
States, and how a collection of some 140 of his works at the Berman
Museum in rural Pennsylvania came to be.
Studio Voices explores the multi-layered experiences of modern and
contemporary British artists in their own words, drawing on the
author's original research in the Artists' Lives audio archive at
the British Library. Michael Bird's fascinating oral history of the
lives and working practices of artists over the last century,
extracted from the huge and growing archive of artists' interviews
recorded since 1990, allows us to eavesdrop on artists' life-story
conversations, which range through creative practice and
professional achievements, childhood memories, family life,
relationships, and unexpected, incidental epiphanies of
self-awareness. The Artists' Lives project was established in 1990
as part of National Life Stories, the UK's national oral history
archive, which is based at the British Library.Â
What does it really mean for the church to have unity? When Jesus
prayed for his followers to be one, he prayed that this unity would
demonstrate the truth of his claims to an unbelieving world. Sadly,
the world often sees a church that is divided. Some of our
divisions are based on legitimate theological concerns, yet many
others are simply matters of opinion. To the world, it's all
another reason to doubt God. What are the differences worth
dividing over? How should we handle diversity? Mending a Fractured
Church, edited by Michael Bird and Brian Rosner, seeks to answer
such questions, looking to the Bible for examples of how to behave
when Christians differ. Speaking to pastors, churches, and seminary
students, the contributors provide a guide to maintaining unity
without compromise.
More than 2500 authors entered the Bristol Short Story Prize
2014/15. These are the 20 shortlisted stories published in the
eighth volume of the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology
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2 Timothy and Titus (Paperback)
A-Da Besancon Spencer, Aida Besancon Spencer; Edited by Michael Bird
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About the Contributor(s): Aida Besancon Spencer is Professor of New
Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Extraordinary
Lecturer of North-West University. Besides teaching, Dr. Spencer
has worked as a Spanish community organizer and Presbyterian
minister. She was born and reared in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic. She is the author of twelve books and hundreds of
articles including 2 Corinthians: Daily Bible Commentary and Paul's
Literary Style: A Stylistic Comparison of II Corinthians
11:16-12:13, Romans 8:9-39, and Philippians 3:2-4:13.
Facing Fear is the first time the sculptures of Lynn Chadwick and
Alberto Giacometti have ever been explicitly compared and
contrasted. In 1956, Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003) won the
International Sculpture Prize at the Venice Biennale. The youngest
artist ever to receive the prize, this British sculptor had begun
his career only six years earlier. The runners-up included Alberto
Giacometti (1901-1966), who was then already a renowned artist and
the overwhelming favourite to win. Yet the question of which one
received the prize - Giacometti won shortly afterwards, in 1962 -
is less significant than the fact that both of them were nominated
for it. Each of the two represented, in his own way, the confusion
and disillusionment that prevailed in Cold War Europe. For
Giacometti, these tensions set off a deep existential crisis that
led to a radical shift in his work. His string-like forms, now well
known, literally pare down the human being to his essence. In that
same period, Chadwick's constructivist figures were described as
'the geometry of fear', a desperate cry expressing the sense of
menace that had the artist and his contemporaries in a
stranglehold. Text in English and Dutch.
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