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Alastair Duncan Art Deco Sculpture ENThis book showcases and puts into historical context a host of sculpted works created in the 1920s and 1930s in the decorative vernacular defined loosely today as “Art Deco.” The works shown demonstrate a broad range of styles and influences: from the chevrons, sunbursts, maidens, fountains, floral abstractions, and ubiquitous biche (doe) of the Parisian geometric style to the crisp, angular patterns of the zig-zag,…
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Rodney Capstick-Dale, Diana Capstick-Dale Art Deco Collectibles ENIn the 1920s and 1930s Art Deco style influenced everything from art and architecture, interiors and furnishings, automobiles and boats to the small, personal objects that were part of everyday life: cigarette cases and lighters; powder compacts, minaudieres, and cosmetic accessories; watches and jewelry; and even cameras. Featuring high-quality photography and carefully sourced period illustrations and ephemera,…
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Charlotte Benton Art Deco 1910 - 1939 ENArt deco the style of the flapper, the luxury ocean liner, and the skyscraper came to epitomize the glamour, luxury, and hedonism of the Jazz Age. It burst onto the world stage at the 1925 Exposition internationale des art decoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris and quickly swept the globe. Its influence was felt everywhere, from the skylines of New York and Shanghai to the design of fashionable eveningwear,…
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Norbert Wolf Art Deco ENThis sumptuous volume salutes everything Art Deco - from historically significant art and design through to the present day. The Art Deco style is so recognizable and widespread that its original influence on the culture in which it emerged has been all but lost in the clutter of imitation. This book draws our attention back to the birth of Art Deco - a period between two devastating world wars when…
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Art Deco ENPacked with over 300 photographs, this is a guide to the finest elements of art deco painting, design, furniture, metalwork, fashion and jewellery.
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Judith Miller Art Deco ENWith its streamlined shapes and forward-looking approach, the Art Deco style still looks modern today. In the 1920s and 1930s, designers and craftsmen made innovative use of both natural and man-made materials to produce elegant pieces that broke with tradition and celebrated the future. In this beautifully illustrated guide, antiques expert Judith Miller explores the key makers and pieces of the movement,…
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Norbert Wolf Art Deco ENNow available in a new format, this lavishly illustrated volume explores Art Deco art and design from its origin to its present day influences. The Art Deco style is so recognizable and widespread that its original impact on the culture in which it emerged has been all but lost in the clutter of imitation. This book draws our attention back to the birth of Art Deco a period between two devastating world wars when…
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Jo Waterhouse, Jesse Lee Denning Art by Tattooists ENTattoos and tattoo artwork have become part of mainstream culture, and more so over the last few years with popular TV shows taking the viewer inside the tattoo studio for the first time. Many tattooists are also highly skilled artists in their own right, and have moved beyond the artwork they tattoo onto skin to creating bodies of personal artwork more likely to be viewed in a gallery than a tattoo studio. Art by…
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Art Book ENIn a new compact and portable format – the accessible, award-winning A-Z guide to the world’s great painters and sculptors. The Art Book is a landmark in the world of publishing. Available in a range of different formats and in over 20 different languages, it has received rave reviews since its first publication and can be frequently found on bestseller lists around the world. Now available for the first time in a…
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Alain de Botton, John Armstrong Art as Therapy ENTwo authorities on popular culture reveal the ways in which art can enhance mood and enrich lives - now available in paperback. This passionate, thought-provoking, often funny, and always-accessible book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting that it can be useful, relevant, and therapeutic. Through practical examples, the world-renowned authors argue that certain great works of art have clues as to how to…
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From Calder to Kapoor Art as JewelleryThe women in Man Ray's life, as well as his reverence for the female form more broadly, were reflected in his jewellery. He kept the wearer in mind with each piece; never impractical or obtrusive, his jewels played with illusion, language and form as he employed the medium to further explore the artistic preoccupations of his career. Art as Jewellery is a visually stunning introduction to jewellery made by the…
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John Dewey Art As ExperienceBased on John Dewey's lectures on esthetics, delivered as the first William James Lecturer at Harvard in 1932, Art as Experience has grown to be considered internationally as the most distinguished work ever written...
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Catherine Lord Art and Queer CultureA revised, updated edition of the acclaimed historical overview of Queer art - available for the first time in paperback Updated and revised, Art & Queer Culture is a comprehensive and definitive survey of artworks that have constructed, contested, or
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David Campany Art and Photography ENThe first major survey of photography's place in recent art history.
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Jeanette Winterson Art and LiesSet in a London of the near future, its three principal characters, Handel, Picasso and Sappho, separately flee the city and find themselves on the same train, drawn to one another through the curious agency of a book. Stories within stories take us through the unlikely love-affairs of one Doll Sneerpiece, an 18th century bawd, and into the world of painful beauty where language has the power to heal. Art & Lies is…
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Franziska Bolz Art AfricaSpolečným jmenovatelem působivých artefaktů shromážděných v této publikaci je jejich africký původ. O umělcích, kteří je vytvořili, však nevíme takřka nic. Na cestě prostorem a časem, se kontext, v němž na ně pohlížíme, ...
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Art A Children's EncyclopediaThis beautiful art book for children charts the evolution of the greatest cultural achievements in painting, sculpture and photography. Art: A Children's Encyclopedia traces the development of painting, from prehistoric cave drawings to the...
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Karl Ruhrberg Art 20th CenturyThe century that changed art forever. This is the quintessential roundup of art from 1900-2000. Who could possibly have forecast on New Year's Eve 1899 that, one hundred years later, painting and sculpture would be only options, not prerequisites? The ter
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Mitchell Oakley Smith, Alison Kubler Art / Fashion in the 21st Century ENThe encounter between art and fashion has been a rapidly growing phenomenon over the last decade, with major international artists working with top fashion houses to produce contemporary masterpieces that challenge the traditional boundary between these two dynamic cultures. In Art/Fashion in the 21st Century, five chapters feature concise essays with profiles of the key designers, break-out stories about the most…
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Art & Sole ENIn recent years the sneaker scene has exploded with artist and designer collaborations. These specialist shoes are produced as short runs, using innovative or luxury materials, and often have bespoke packaging. Some even push the design of the shoes themselves, creating hybrids or new incarnations of classic designs. Focusing exclusively on contemporary, cutting-edge sneaker design, Art & Sole sets out to explore…
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Andrew Graham Dixon ArtDiscover the history of art movements from classical Greek art to the Italian Renaissance, the Pre-Raphaelites, and the masters of Impressionism with a brand new edition of this classic bestseller. Truly comprehensive in scope, ...
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Yasmina Reza ArtMARC Comment peux-tu dire, devant moi, que ces couleurs te touchent ? YVAN Parce que c'est la vérité. MARC La vérité ? Ces couleurs te touchent ? YVAN Oui. Ces couleurs me touchent...
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Stephen Farthing ArtWritten by an international team of artists, art historians and curators, this absorbing and beautiful book gives readers unparalleled insights into the world’s most iconic artworks. Art: The Whole Story traces the development of art period by period, ...
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