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H.R. Giger Giger ENH.R. Giger s multi-faceted career: From surrealistic dream landscapes to album cover designs and sculptures. For decades H.R. Giger (1940 2014) reigned as one of the leading exponents of fantastic art. After he studied interior and industrial design for eight years at the School of Commercial Art in Zurich, Switzerland, from 1962 till 1970, he was soon gaining attention as an independent artist, with endeavors…
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Charles G. Martignette, Louis K. Meisel Gil Elvgren ENPost-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren's Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique — which earned him a reputation as The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake — involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs, more flamboyant hair…
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Graziella Roccella Gio PontiItalian architect and designer Gio Ponti (1891–1979) is difficult to pin down. With an extraordinarily prolific output and eclectic style, his oeuvre remains one of the most diverse and groundbreaking in design history. Trained initially in architecture, Ponti soon moved into industrial and interior design, experimenting with ceramics, silverware, and glass. Ponti’s key works are spread throughout this extensive…
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Barbara Hess Giotto ENAs the pioneer of modern painting, his impact was so enormous that his artist colleagues in Florence, however capable, were left struggling to keep up. His services were engaged by numerous high officials and princes, including the Pope and his cardinals, King Robert of Anjou, and the Scaligeri and Visconti. All these works, including the large secular cycles, are lost. Amongst his surviving works, his masterpieces…
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Gisele Bündchen ENBorn in the Brazilian countryside, and nearly six feet tall by the age of 14, Gisele Bündchen grew from humble roots into the most successful supermodel in the world. This book celebrates her 20-year milestone in the industry with a unique and spectacular collection of jaw-dropping glamour and intimate, personal insights. Gisele was just 18 when she made her breakthrough in the S/S 1998 ready-to-wear “Rain” show of…
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo CZPredstaviteľ manierizmu. Dôrazkládol na elegantnú rafinovanosť, tajomnosť a nepokoj. Jeho snahou bolo zbaviť sa závislosti od modelu.
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Go Digital ENHome computers are now so powerful and versatile that they are involved in almost every aspect of the creative arts. Music, photography, video and art can all now be created digitally and altered on a home computer. We all have a lifetime of memories from before the digital age. Put old Photographs up on a website, transfer LP's to your portable digital music player or burn wedding video to DVD. All this and much…
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Sebastião Salgado GoldWhen Sebastiao Salgado was finally authorized to visit Serra Pelada in September 1986, having been blocked for six years by Brazil's military authorities, he was ill-prepared to take in the extraordinary spectacle that ...
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Golden Age of Advertising - the 50s ENAs McCarthyism swept across the United States and capitalism was king, white America enjoyed a feeling of pride and security that was reflected in advertising. Carelessly flooding society with dangerous misinformation, companies in the 50s promoted everything from vacations in Las Vegas, where guests could watch atomic bombs detonate, to cigarettes as healthy mood-enhancers, promoted by a baby who claims his mother…
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Golden Age of Advertising - the 60s ENWith the consumerist euphoria of the fifties still going strong and the race to the moon at its height, the mood of advertising in the sixties was cheerful, optimistic, and at times, revolutionary. The decade’s ads touted perceived progress (such as Tang-“just add water”) while striving to reinforce good old American values. Stars like Raquel Welch, Sean Connery, Woody Allen, and Sammy Davis Jr. endorsed everything…
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Paul Levitz Golden Age of DC Comics ENIn June of 1938, Action Comics debuted with a new kind of comic book character on its cover: a costumed man with two identities, who possessed extraordinary strength and powers — a man able to protect the public when ordinary measures would not do. He was not the first super hero, but the Man of Steel would become the prototype for all super heroes thereafter. Superman's story, and those of Batman, Wonder Woman, and…
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David LaChapelle Good News (Part 2)TASCHEN is proud to announce Lost + Found, Part I and Good News, Part II, the long-awaited, latest and final publications from artist David LaChapelle. The books are the fourth and fifth installments of LaChapelle’s five-book anthology, which began with LaChapelle Land (1996), continued with Hotel LaChapelle (1999), and followed with Heaven to Hell (2006). Good News, Part II follows David LaChapelle's creative…
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Robert Suckale, Matthias Weniger, Manfred Wundram Gotika CZGotika znamená nový úsek v dějinách umění: středověk se otevírá renesanci a začíná světské malířství. Jestliže středověký člověk ve svém světě idejí ještě zůstával v myšlenkách na posmrtný život, gotický umělec hledá inspiraci v životě samém a nachází nové pravdy. Tento vztah ke světu, který lze vnímat smysly, vede k radostnějšímu a procítěnějšímu pojetí reality. Vývoj dvorské stavovské společnosti a vzestup…
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Rose-Marie a Rainer Hagenovi Goya CZGoya Lucientes Francisco José – vynikajúci španielsky maliar a grafik. Realista geniálneho maliarskeho citu zachytával dramatické scény španielskeho života. Bol odporcom klasicizmu a živelný kolorista. Z jeho uvoľnenej maľby bohatosti farieb čerpalo romantické maliarstvo 19. storočia.
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Grace Kelly ENThe top female box-office star of 1954, Grace Kelly's status as icon takes in an 11-film, three-year, screen career and a glamorous later life as Princess of Monaco. More than any other star, she was in three memorable films the quintessential Hitchcock blonde, delineating traits of cool beauty, depths of hidden passion, intelligence, playfulness, and style—in short, the qualities that led biographer James Spada to…
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Harry Seidler Grand Tour ENArchitect Harry Seidler has spent more than 50 years traveling the globe, extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000 B.C. to the present day. Thanks to sound advice given to him early on by his photographer brother Marcell (“Only use Leica cameras and Kodachrome film, which is archival”), Seidler’s hobby quickly developed into a passion and, finally, an impressive archive of world…
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Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell Graphic Design for the 21st Century ENViac ako 100 prác najlepších dizajnérov sveta... Avant-garde graphics from around the globe Covering a vast range of cutting-edge graphic design, with politically charged anti-commercial work placed side by side with Nike's latest ads, this book presents a sweeping look at today's most progressive graphic trends-from signage and packaging to branding and web-design. 100 designers and firms listed…
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Graphic Design Now ENCovering a vast range of cutting-edge graphic design, with politically charged anti-commercial work placed side by side with Nike’s latest ads, this book presents a sweeping look at today’s most progressive graphic trends-from signage and packaging to branding and web-design.
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Angelika Taschen Great Escape: ItalyIn Italy, art and life are entwined. This visual journey offers glimpses of rural landscapes, high culture, and divine food, all spied through the doorways and windows of the country’s most stunning hotels. Gorgeous photographs of hideaways...
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Great Escapes Africa ENFrom the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean, the vast Sahara to the Cape Verde archipelago, Africa offers a lifetime of travel adventures. Whether you re a wide-eyed newcomer or an ever-returning visitor, the continent promises 54 extraordinarily diverse countries, urban creative hubs, phenomenal landscapes, breathtaking wildlife, pristine night skies, and a momentous sense of our human past. This revised and…
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Great Escapes Around the World ENWhether you want to take a relaxing vacation in Asia, a backpacking journey in South America, a road trip in the USA, a cultural tour in Europe, or a safari in Africa, we’ve got the most inspiring and eclectic collection of hotels, guesthouses, boats, lodges, spas, and houseboats that you could ask for. Culled from our Great Escapes series, favorite spots include futuristic-looking, Star Wars-style houseboats made…
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Great Escapes Around the World, Vol.2 ENThe second installment of Angelika Taschen's round-up of the world's most exceptional hotels and retreats is packed with awe-inspiring photos and tantalizing descriptions of the world's greatest getaways. While few will visit them all, this collection provides a dizzying array of exotic destinations for the armchair traveller. Highlights include a California inn where Liberace would have felt right at home, and…
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Christiane Reiter Great Escapes Asia ENSpices, spas, and crystal seas: The finest sanctuaries across Asia. Asia promises multisensory marvels. Whether it s a scorching hot curry, the vivid sounds of a local market, or an expert massage in a haven of feng-shui calm, the world s largest continent continent offers abundant opportunities to invigorate mind and body.From the futuristic urban metropolis to the pristine island shore, from your own piece of…