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A visual journey from the minute to the infinite, exploring the
relationships and harmonies between all parts of the universe and
inspiring personal contemplation regarding our own place within it.
In The Cosmic Dance, renowned image alchemist Stephen Ellcock
presents a pan-global collection of remarkable, arresting and
surprising images drawn from the entire history of art to explore
the ancient belief that the cosmos is reflected in all living
things. Organized thematically, the visual journey begins with the
microscopic, the particulate and the elemental; then explores the
human body as a cosmos in miniature, the beauty of divine
proportions and our search for spiritual enlightenment; before
finally revelling in the colossal, the celestial and the infinite.
An eloquent introduction provides an overview of the central themes
and expert commentaries introduce each section. Detailed panels
provide bitesize information on key concepts and key thinkers -
from the four elements to Cosmic Man and from the moebius strip to
the Mandelbrot set - while thought-provoking quotations from
philosophers, writers, artists and scientists interspersed
throughout the artworks prompt a closer, more personal engagement
with the images. This stunning treasury of artworks provides the
perfect guide to a deeper contemplation of the world around us,
allowing readers, in the words of William Blake, to 'see a world in
a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in
the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour'.
A darkly evocative compendium of images exploring natural,
constructed, imaginary and subconscious underworlds, curated by
renowned image collector and social media figure Stephen Ellcock.
From the burrows and secret bunkers beneath our feet to imagined
hellscapes and surrealist dreamscapes, the disquieting, alarming
and wonderful visuals span natural and constructed subterranea and
imagined and subconscious worlds. A personal introduction by
Stephen together with contextual chapter introductions establish
the key themes, while supplementary texts elucidate essential
concepts, historical events and figures. Thought-provoking
literary, philosophical and spiritual quotations punctuate the
intriguing images. Together, the images and authoritative text
highlight the interplay between the real and the imagined,
revealing how the real has fed our fears and hopes and informed our
imagination – and conversely, how our imagination has depicted
the esoteric, the abject and the unknown.
Dip in to this pack of 50 illustrated cards to refresh and
revitalize your senses. How much of the world's beauty have we
become indifferent to, caught up in the bustle and rush of
day-to-day life? Take a break from the madness, and from your
smartphone, and rediscover the magic of the world around you.
Surprising, engaging prompts will help you hone in and focus on the
world around you and tune back in to the things that really matter.
A wondrous journey with the world-renowned image hunter and social
media art curator Stephen Ellcock. Designed to stimulate and
inspire, All Good Things is an exciting, eclectic collection of
over 200 images from world-leading museums as well as lesser-known
collections. In a finely calibrated procession of image, quote and
myth, Stephen Ellcock leads us through the Realms of Creation -
from the Stars to the Seas, the Natural to the Supernatural - to
give us his extraordinary world vision. A treasure trove of 3,000
years of artistic creation, scientific enquiry and pan-global
magical, philosophical and religious traditions. The best of the
world's beauty, creativity and curiosity in a single book.
A brilliant awakening to our vast shared potential and creative
energy for change, from the beloved social media curator Stephen
Ellcock. Featuring 240 reproductions of art, photography and
objects, selected from cultures through history and across the
globe, as well as from living artists such as Zanele Muholi, Kara
Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, Ellen Gallagher, Shirin Neshat and
Gillian Wearing, this is an extraordinary collection of powerfully
inspiring imagery on the nature of challenge and change. 'Perfect
for our time.' Adrian Searle, Guardian 'In compiling The Book of
Change my aim was to combine fragments of the visual culture of the
past - drawing upon as many different traditions, geographical
locations and eras as possible - with work by contemporary artists
and photographers and illustrators, extracting inspiration from the
raw material of the world to create a unique patchwork that
attempts to reimagine existence. 'By reassembling, repurposing and
repositioning fragments of the past and combining them with new
visions and fresh ways of seeing, a collage of unfamiliar,
unspoiled possibilities can emerge, exorcizing the ghosts of
struggles, failures and traumas past, providing glimpses of a
better world, of overgrown paths in the clearing, of potential
routes out of crisis into a brighter, bolder future.' 'Itinerant
image-scavenging art-fugitive Stephen Ellcock returns with a new
book revealing that beneath his acerbic, feral and rarefied
exterior lies a large, kind and generous heart. When you get right
down to it, in life and art, love is the message, and The Book of
Change brings forth the codes, keys and surreal visions leading to
brighter days.' Simon Armstrong, Tate Modern 'Stephen Ellcock
brightens our dark world.' Kara Walker, artist
Be guided and inspired by the gods of the music world with this
creative set of oracle cards. Are you suffering from creative
block? Struggling to make a difficult life decision? Find out what
David Bowie, Grace Jones, Maria Callas and other great artists
would have done. Simply select a card from the pack and channel the
oracle’s advice on attitude, lifestyle or inspiration – any
obstacle will become surmountable. Contains 50 oracle cards plus a
booklet featuring the artists’ biographies and details of how to
use the cards.
Who was the most shocking rock band in living history, the Sex
Pistols or Black Sabbath? Did Led Zeppelin destroy more hotel rooms
than The Who? Was anyone more influential than The Beatles? And who
threw more diva strops? This fun trump game rates 32 bands by
criteria ranging from Commercial Success, to Appetite for
Destruction to Sex Appeal. Settle the score on who rules the rock
world with these 32 trump cards.
This is a book about English art like no other. Forget the tired
rogues' gallery of lords and ladies, forget the tall ships and
haywains. These images cut to the heart of England's psychic
landscapes to portray an Albion unhinged, where magic and rebellion
and destruction are the horses to which the country is hitched. On
these fabled shores we are all castaways, whether our family has
lived here for four thousand years or for four. Here you will find
depictions of ancient trackways, chalk carvings and standing
stones, of animal-masked community rituals, of streets set ablaze
in protest, of occult dreams and psychedelic prophecies. There are
over 200 images by artists ranging from William Blake, J.M.W.
Turner and Samuel Palmer to Paul Nash, Louis Wain, Bill Brandt,
Derek Jarman and Ithell Colquhoun to present-day visionaries such
as Paula Rego, Cathy de Monchaux, George Shaw, Jamie Reid, Matt
Collishaw, Tacita Dean, Lina Iris Viktor, Yinka Shonibare, Nick
Waplington, Dan Hillier, Nicola Tyson, Sutapa Biswas and Chila
Kumari Burman. The mind-blowing selection of images is accompanied
by short texts by Mat Osman, exploring magic and mazes, ghosts and
gardens, shipwrecks and cities. These poetic renderings of a
spectral isle, together with Stephen Ellcock's hallucinatory visual
journey, reclaim Albion as an eternally inspiring and anarchic
domain - an England on fire.
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Puss in Boots (Novelty book)
Charles Perrault; Edited by Stephen Ellcock; Illustrated by Clementine Sourdais
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