Thames & Hudson (818 kníh )
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Susan Woodford Looking at PicturesAn accessible and attractive beginner’s guide to getting the most out of looking at pictures. Beautifully illustrated with some of the world’s greatest pictures, from cave paintings and Roman mosaics to Picasso and Damien Hirst,..
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Bruce Gilden, Sophie Darmallacq Lost and FoundAn iconic street photographer with a unique style, Bruce Gilden is defined by his exuberant pictures, and his original and direct manner of shooting the faces of passers-by with a flash. But how has his style evolved? ...
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Louise Rytter Louis Vuitton CatwalkFounded as a luxury leather goods house in 1854, Louis Vuitton was for many decades one of the world’s leading trunk and accessories makers. It was after launching its first fashion collections in 1998, however, that ...
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Robert Hughes Lucian Freud: PaintingsIt is both startling and disconcerting, producing some of the most powerful and moving visual images to have appeared in the last thirty years. Freud—once dubbed the Ingres of existentialism—has almost single-handedly redefined the figurative painting of our time. No other living artist possesses his ability to paint the texture and thinness of skin over flesh, and his distinctive portraits have a haunting quality…
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Quentin Blake, Laurie Britton Newell Ludwig BemelmansWhile almost everybody knows Ludwig Bemelmans' Madeline, the fact that the illustrator published over forty other titles remains a well-kept secret. The first title in Thames & Hudson's brand-new series, this book offers a visually rich ...
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Anna Yudina Lumitecture ENLight makes an architectural space livable, shapes it and guides us within it. The role of light reaches well beyond practical needs and can create environments, emotions and spatial illusions. Today, as our homes and buildings become increasingly interactive and connected to the ‘Internet of things’, the creative possibilities are growing exponentially. This timely publication captures the most imaginative ideas at…
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Andrew Scull Madness in Civilization ENThis ambitious volume, worldwide in scope and ranging from antiquity to the present, examines the human encounter with Unreason in all its manifestations, the challenges it poses to society and our responses to it. In twelve chapters organized chronologically from the Bible to Freud, from exorcism to mesmerism, from Bedlam to Victorian asylums, from the theory of humours to modern pharmacology, Andrew Scull writes…
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Colin Pantall Magnum ChinaMany of Magnum's most renowned photographers - beginning with Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson on assignment in the 1930s - have been captivated by China. They've returned time and again, their fascination growing in line with China's burgeoning acce
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Kristen Lubben Magnum Contact Sheets ENAn extraordinary record of great photographs being captured, edited and made, reissued to mark Magnum’s 70th anniversary. This exceptional book, published here in an accessibly priced paperback format, comes out just as the shift to digital photography threatens to render the contact sheet obsolete. It celebrates the contact sheet as a fascinating way of accompanying great photographers as they work towards, and…
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Guy Andrews Magnum Cycling ENThis book draws upon the Magnum archive to present a celebration of the great photographers who have captured those most fugitive of moments in cycling: the personalities, emotions and human endurance. It is grouped into thematic chapters, with works by a range of photographers, showing carefully picture-edited images with discursive captions. Each chapter also features one 'story' of an iconic moment, event or…
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Brigitte Lardenois Magnum Magnum ENMagnum Magnum is a book of unparalleled scale and ambition and is set to be the photography book of 2007. It features over 400 images by many of the acknowledged greats of 20th-century photography as well as the modern masters and rising stars of today, each of whom is represented by six works chosen by, and accompanied by a critical text from, another member. With biographies of all the featured photographers, a…
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Magnum Photos, Clement Cheroux, Clara Bouveresse Magnum Manifesto ENIn this landmark photography publication and accompanying exhibition, Clement Cheroux demonstrates how Magnum Photos owes its pre-eminence to the ability of its photographers to encompass and navigate the points between photography as art object and photography as documentary evidence. A Magnum photograph can be expressive and bear witness at the same time. Magnum Manifesto is organized into three main parts: Part 1…
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Magnum StreetwiseAmbitious in scope, democratic in nature, Magnum Streetwise is an unmissable tour through the photographs and practices that have helped define what street photography is and can be. Magnum photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson pioneered...
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Klaas Verplancke Magritte’s Apple ENA man named René floats through the world of his dreams and imagination, fulfilling his desire to become a painter – of apples and hats, apple hats, apple-these and apple-thats. In his paintings, leaves are lips, baguettes are noses, the right side is never up, and the upside is never down. Award-winning author Klaas Verplancke mashes everyday objects and words together in ways that are guaranteed to make kids laugh…
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Cara McCarty, Matilda McQuaid, Susan Brown, Kimberly Randall Making Design ENCooper Hewitt possesses one of the most diverse and comprehensive collections of design works in existence and is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. Reopening in late 2014, the museum has undergone a transformative renovation. Its landmark home in the Andrew Carnegie Mansion offers an entirely new and interactive visitor experience resulting in 60 percent…
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Making Faces ENBased on the idea of the seaside photo booth, Making Faces! is a fill-in art pad thats hands on and great fun. There are 32 pictures to complete. At the beginning of the book, a page explains how the book works and suggests ideas for colouring in the pages. Children complete a picture, then tear off the sheet and poke their face through the hole. They turn themselves into kings and queens wearing crowns, astronauts…
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Chris Lefteri Making It ENThere are many different ways in which a product can be manufactured but most designers probably know only a handful of techniques in any detail. Both informative and inspirational, Making It covers a broad range of almost 90 production methods. As well as describing each process, the text offers guidance on its pros and cons and on suitable production volumes, the costs involved, speed of production, relevant…
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Will Jones Making MarksMaking Marks follows up the highly successful Architects’ Sketchbooks, which presented, for the first time, the rich breadth of sketches being created by contemporary architects following the digital revolution. Taking a post-digital perspective, ...
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David Adjaye Making Public Buildings ENDavid Adjaye is one of the most sought-after architects of his generation. This book focuses on his built and planned public buildings, reproducing and analysing his designs and models in numerous colour illustrations.
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Patricia Karetsky Making Sense of Buddhist Art and Architecture ENMaking Sense of Buddhist Art & Architecture is designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism of the Buddhist religion. With reference to 100 clearly illustrated and diverse historical works, readers will learn to identify the telling details that mean so much to Buddhist devotees. The book’s layout is…
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Heather Thornton McRae Making Sense of Christian Art and Architecture ENMaking Sense of Christian Art and Architecture is designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism of Christianity. With reference to 100 clearly illustrated and diverse historical works, readers will learn to identify the telling details that mean so much to Christians. The books layout is both visually…
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Adam Barkman Making Sense of Islamic Art and Architecture ENMaking Sense of Islamic Art & Architecture is designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism of Islam. With reference to 100 clearly illustrated and diverse historical works, readers will learn to identify the telling details that mean so much to Muslims. The books layout is both visually striking and…
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Martin Gayford Man with a Blue ScarfLucian Freud (1922–2011), widely regarded as the greatest figurative painter of our time, spent seven months painting a portrait of the art critic Martin Gayford. The daily narrative of their encounters takes us into that most private place, ...
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Nicole Rousmaniere, Matsuba Ryoko MangaTranslated literally as ‘pictures run riot’, manga refers to a form of Japanese narrative art that has grown over the centuries to become a global phenomenon. Initially referring to graphic prints, novels and comics, manga has expanded beyond its ...