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“I am not interested in myself as a subject for painting, but in others, particularly women…”Beautiful, sensuous and above all erotic, Gustav Klimt’s paintings speak of a world of opulence and leisure, which seems aeons away from the harsh, post-modern environment we...
Editeur :
Parkstone International
Parution :
2018-01-07
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Images can be studied in many ways--as symbols, displays of artistic genius, adjuncts to texts, or naturally occurring phenomena like reflections and dreams. Each of these approaches is justified by the nature of the image in question as well as the way viewers engage...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-01-02
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Bis vor kurzem stand das westliche Gesellschaftsmodell für die beste Art des Zusammenlebens, die den Meisten einen guten Lebensstandard, Sicherheit und Frieden beschert. Inzwischen wird jedoch die Globalisierung nicht mehr nur von den Kirchen und wenigen Intellektuellen...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-12-14
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Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year 2005Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2005The second in Hilary Spurling's sweeping, two-volume biography of Henri Matisse, one of the most influential and beloved artists of the twentieth centuryThis fascinating...
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Penguin
Parution :
2017-12-14
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Astonishing and essential, the biography that reclaimed Henri Matisse from history's slanders and restored his place in the canon of the 20th century's greatest artistsBefore acclaimed biographer Hilary Spurling turned her attention to Henri Mattise, precious few facts...
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Penguin
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2017-12-14
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A poetic, passionate and intensely personal exploration of colour written during the final year of Derek Jarman's life -- with a new introduction by Ali Smith.In Chroma, his most poetic and lyrical book, Derek Jarman explores the uses of colour. Shifting across the...
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Vintage Digital
Parution :
2017-12-14
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"Hall’s consummate history is not just the story of the evolution of one of the world’s great collections… The book is also a through-the-keyhole insight into the shifting tastes, good or bad, of 1,000 years of monarchs."- The TimesThe Royal Collection is the last great...
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Bbc Digital
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2017-12-07
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This book investigates a shared experience of time and space in the post-civil-war city of Beirut: “the suspended now”. Based on the close analysis of a large corpus of cultural objects; including visual art, literature, architecture and cinema; the book argues that...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-12-01
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Artist Brittany Wright was stuck in a job she didn't love and needed a new creative project to stay happy -- so she learned to cook. Inspired by the effortless beauty of her ingredients -- fresh fruits, vegetables, and more -- she created the hugely popular Instagram...
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Little, Brown and Company
Parution :
2017-11-28
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What happens when one of Germany’s most important writers, himself a Muslim, immerses himself in the world of Christian art? In this book, Navid Kermani is awestruck by a religion full of sacrifice and lamentation, love and wonder, the irrational and the unfathomable,...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2017-11-22
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¿Es usted una persona predominantemente visual, auditiva o quinestésica? Para saberlo, la PNL (programación neurolingüística) propone una técnica encaminada a comprender nuestro propio funcionamiento y así adaptar nuestro comportamiento al interlocutor en las...
Editeur :
De Vecchi Ediciones
Parution :
2017-11-17
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¿Le gustaría saber qué piensa su gatito? ¿Y si para entenderlo mejor recurre a la astrología tradicional? Gracias a esta podrá conocer aquello que siempre ha querido saber sobre él y nunca se ha atrevido a preguntarle. Este interesante libro, escrito con un estilo...
Editeur :
De Vecchi Ediciones
Parution :
2017-11-17
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A Companion to Modern Art presents a series of original essays by international and interdisciplinary authors who offer a comprehensive overview of the origins and evolution of artistic works, movements, approaches, influences, and legacies of Modern Art. Presents a...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-11-08
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Blackwell Companions to Art History
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This book explores the notable roles that contemporary British artists of African descent have played in the multicultural context of postwar Britain. In four key case studies— Magdalene Odundo, Veronica Ryan, Mary Evans, and Maria Amidu—Monique Kerman charts their...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-10-27
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This volume commemorates the 160th anniversary of the Selamlik of Oberhofen Castle near Thun – one of the most significant Swiss Orientalist interiors, designed by the Bernese architect Theodor Zeerleder (1820–1868) – by presenting the latest research on the spectacular...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-10-24
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A remarkable illustrated volume of artwork and images selected from the diaries David Sedaris has been creating for four decadesIn this richly illustrated book, readers will for the first time experience the diaries David Sedaris has kept for nearly 40 years in the...
Editeur :
Little, Brown and Company
Parution :
2017-10-10
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This book demystifies the art and practice of drawing. Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master sketches will put you on the path to making your own great drawings. The entries also feature exercises with...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2017-10-09
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Read This
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Covering Western art from the ancient Greeks to the present day, this best-selling and authoritative dictionary is more wide-ranging than any comparable reference work. It contains over 2,500 clear and concise entries on styles and movements, materials and techniques,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2017-09-27
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As children, when we learn to write, we gain an important life skill - a practical means of communicating that we end up using almost every day of our lives, if only to jot down a shopping list or dash out an email.As children, we also know instinctively that drawing...
Editeur :
Quercus
Parution :
2017-09-21
Collection :
Little Ways to Live a Big Life
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing first published Laokoon, oder über die Grenzen der Mahlerey und Poesie (Laocoon, or on the Limits of Painting and Poetry) in 1766. Over the last 250 years, Lessing's essay has exerted an incalculable influence on western critical thinking. Not...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2017-09-15
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