Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Known for his spontaneous and imaginative interpretation of the world around him, Joan Miro is one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. His carefree, almost childlike works are at once universal and magical. This beautiful collection of works is arranged chronologically, allowing readers to appreciate the evolution of Miro's themes based on his observation of nature and its…
Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: One of the few under-examined aspects of Picasso's life and work was his love of animals. The son of a pigeon breeder and an aficionado of bullfighting, Picasso had an eye trained for capturing an animal's movement, shape, and personality — often with just a single line. Organised around the different types of animals that played a role in the artist's life and body of work — from his beloved…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Killer Heels explores the rich cultural history of the high heel and its relation to power, fantasy, sexuality and identity. More than 160 spectacular contemporary and historical shoe designs — from sixteenth-century Venetian platforms to twenty-first-century Christian Louboutins — are presented around six themes: Revival and Reinterpretation, Rising in the East, Glamour and Transgression,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: The longer we gaze at the paintings of the old masters, the more we appreciate the subtlety and artistry of the painters who created them. This beautiful book offers readers an opportunity to learn and study the art of Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and many other masters of this period and region. It also explores their influence on later artists…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 220) Аннотация: With a reputation built over 25 years, Joanna Wood is recognized as one of Britain's leading figures in interior design. Her practice, Joanna Trading, was the winner of Britain's 2012 Design & Architecture award. Now Joanna Wood invites readers inside the walls of some of the most sumptuous rooms ever created. From the ultimate home that has everything to a country residence for a young family; a…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: This generously illustrated volume on the work of Dürer makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. This monograph explores Dürer's entire life and oeuvre by focusing on the most important of his works. It follows the artist as he traveled throughout Europe, completing commissions for noblemen, kings, emperors, and popes-all the while satisfying…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton helped reclaim the fashion cred of Britain's royal family, ushering in a generation of hip but genial personalities that appeal to every age and station. But royals have been setting fashion trends for centuries. This fascinating overview of aristocratic icons reaches back to the middle age, and from Europe to the Middle East, to profile the most…
Скачать книгу (размер 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 188) Аннотация: Spanning centuries, and encompassing a variety of masterpieces — from paintings on canvas and cave walls to structures and jewellery — this fascinating compendium of lost art takes readers on a historic journey and explores how and why art can disappear from our lives. Some works are simply missing, such as da Vinci's Leda and the Swan or the Romanov Jewels. Others were intentionally transformed,…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A Renaissance painter and printmaker best known for his landscapes and peasant scenes, Bruegel's paintings were often unsentimental depictions of daily village life. Overflowing with impeccably reproduced images, this book offers full page spreads of masterpieces as well as highlights of smaller details — allowing the viewer to appreciate every aspect of the artist's technique and oeuvre.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The Paris Salons of the mid-nineteenth century are famous today above all for the paintings that were rejected more than for those that were actually shown. The rejected works form today's canon of art history and are regarded as heralds of a modern age. This book looks to reassess the other side of the art history of the nineteenth century. Salon Painting has often been dismissed as overly…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: This survey of the online fashion scene is the first to profile the field's best-known bloggers and most exciting up-andcomers. Packed with vibrant photos and interviews, Style Feed includes Streetpeeper's uncompromising edginess; industry insider Disneyrollergirl's savvy analysis; the passionate flamboyance of Anna Dello Russo; prescient observations from Chicago teenager Tavi Gevinson, The…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: A winged, headless goddess from the third century; a gigantic tube of toothpaste; a tribal mask; a Buddha of solid gold — these are some of the creations featured in this book of sculptures that children will be able to learn from whilst having fun. Children naturally respond to shape, size, texture and colour, and will hugely enjoy this close look at thirteen of the world's most fascinating…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: One of Maximilian's most important legacies is the work created in his honour by some of the greatest artists of his time, most notably Albrecht Durer. Today many of these works reside in the Albertina Museum in Vienna, and they are featured in this elegant volume. In addition to works by Durer, the book includes reproductions of the extraordinary Triumphal Procession of Albrecht Altdorfer and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: A tribal people located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Songye are best known for their distinctive statuaries and masks, which for centuries have been used to protect villages, ward off enemies, and bring fertility and wealth. Approximately one thousand of these pieces are shown in this vibrant collection. The Songye often named their statues and decorated them with horns, skins, beads,…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Throughout his career Moholy-Nagy produced brilliant works in painting, film, photography, sculpture, set design and typography. A leading proponent of the Bauhaus School, he strove to apply artistic principles to every aspect of daily life. This companion volume to a retrospective features 170 works from all phases of Moholy-Nagy's career. Essays on his involvement with the Bauhaus School; his…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Architecture evolves in response to man's technological advances and environmental demands. Driven by these developments, architects can be seen as the most innovative of artists. In twenty-five beautifully illustrated chapters, this volume for general readers and architecture lovers alike identifies the most important advancements in the field of architecture, and demonstrates how these…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 296) Аннотация: Bringing together seventeen years of work in the fashion world, this eye-catching volume features selections from Sassen's award-winning series and campaigns for Stella McCartney, Adidas, Carven, Bergdorf Goodman, MiuMiu, and M Missoni, along with editorials for magazines such as The New York Times Magazine, i-D, Numero, Purple, AnOther Magazine, Dazed & Confused, Fantastic Man, and POP. Sassen's…
Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: Roy Lichtenstein's art is most recognizable for its trademark Benday dots and two-dimensional planes, cartoon-like qualities that placed him at the forefront of the American Pop Art scene. With its heavy emphasis on America's consumer culture, Lichtenstein's style lends itself easily to the poster genre. This volume opens with his earliest poster, designed for his first exhibition at the Leo…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This book identifies the latest tastes and current trends in nightclub space design with supplemented information on the venue, design studio, as well as artistic perspective and simple layout diagrams. More than forty restaurant bars and achingly hip clubs are featured in more than two hundred photographs showcasing the best after-dark playgrounds.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: How many ways can you paint a kiss? Ask Picasso, Lichtenstein, Toulouse-Lautrec, Klimt, and Fragonard. Rediscover mythology's great love stories through the works of Botticelli, Correggio, Titian, and Canova. Meet ordinary and extraordinary couples in paintings by Kahlo, Van Eyck, Rubens, Rembrandt, Freud, and Rossetti. These are just some of the bounty of artists collected in this glorious book…