Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: For a long time, Roman art was somewhat overshadowed by the art of ancient Greece. It was only in about 1900 that a search began for ancient Roman art and architecture. The foundations of Roman imagery were laid in the early days of the Empire under Emperor Augustus. The imperial court and the imperial family were role models for artistic style, taste and fashion — trendsetters, so to speak,…
Скачать книгу (размер 478 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 95) Аннотация: Reaching its peak in the 11th and 12th centuries, the Romanesque movement was marked by a peculiar, vivid, and often monumental expressiveness in architecture and fine arts. The main centres were located in Italy, France, the German-language countries, Spain, and England, though the voices of Scandinavia and Eastern Europe expressed themselves distinctly in the genre, which patterned itself on…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The past five years have seen a revolution in Chinese architecture — the emergence of independent designers, and a number of new stars — and above all new and interesting buildings that are not the product of direct Western influence. These developments have laid the groundwork for an indigenous modernity that differentiates itself from outside schools as well as eschewing the temptation to put a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Art Nouveau, whose emergence at the same time as cinema was no mere coincidence, represents the most remarkable attempt to reconcile the demands of the technical age with the undying wish for beauty and glorification-or to pit them against the other. Here the reform movement of the turn of the century is not only dealt with as an artistic event, but those economic and political interests which…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Sebastiao Salgado is one the most respected photojournalists working today, his reputation forged by decades of dedication and powerful black-and-white images of dispossessed and distressed people taken in places where most wouldn't dare to go. Although he has photographed throughout South America and around the globe, his work most heavily concentrates on Africa, where he has shot more than 40…
Скачать книгу (размер 585 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 116) Аннотация: A woman once rang me up and said, 'Mr.Escher, I am absolutely crazy about your work. In your print Reptiles you have given such a striking illustration of reincarnation.' I replied, 'Madame, if that`s the way you see it, so be it.`» An engagingly sly comment by the renowned Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher — the complex ambiguities of whose work leave hasty or single-minded…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 672) Аннотация: The spirit of Berlin: a photographic journey into the city's history Devastated by two world wars, divided during the Cold War, and liberated with the destruction of the wall, Berlin has survived extraordinary circumstances over the course of its history and emerged as a center of European power and culture. From 1860 to the present day, this book presents the story of Berlin in photographs,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: HR Giger first received acclaim in the 1960s with his airbrushed fantasy landscapes. However, he scored his breakthrough in applied art, and particularly in his high-profile movie work on Ridley Scott's «Alien». In 1980, he received an Oscar for «Best Achievement for Visual Effects» for his designs of the film's title creature and its otherworldly environment. His other celebrated film projects…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 396) Аннотация: Some call it the American obsession, but men everywhere recognize the hypnotic allure of a large and shapely breast. In The Big Book of Breasts, Dian Hanson explores the origins of mammary madness through three decades of natural big-breasted nudes. Starting with the World War II Bosom-Mania that spawned Russ Meyer, Howard Hughes's The Outlaw and Frederick's of Hollywood, Dian guides you over,…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Philippe Starck describes him as a mystic in a country which is no longer mystic. Drew Philip calls his buildings land art that struggle to emerge from the earth. He is the only architect to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. His name is Tadao Ando, and he is one of the world's greatest living architects. Combining…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Though he is most famous for his engravings, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was also a master painter and draftsman whose work exemplifies the spirit of German art. Dürer’s importance in the German High Renaissance was such that he can be considered to embody the movement entirely. His visits to Italy (where he studied most notably with Giovanni Bellini) had a profound effect on his…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Picasso called Dali an outboard motor that's always running. Dali thought himself a genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his head. Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the century's greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics — and was rewarded with fierce controversy wherever he went. He was one of the first to apply the insights of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Presents the famous Andersen stories, including classics such as The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Princess and the Pea, The Little Match Girl, and The Snow Queen. This book contains a selection of artwork from the 1900s to the 1980s by legends of fantasy.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Every harrowing day for a serviceman during World War II was potentially his last. To help bolster troops against the horrors of combat, commanders encouraged them to form tight buddy relationships for emotional support. Many war buddies, together every moment, and depending on each other to survive, formed intimate friendships. When they weren't fighting side by side, they relaxed together,…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: Light up your life. This title deals with luminary design of the 20th century. Designed to be a companion to our classic title 1000 Chairs, this edition contains an awesome selection of over 1,000 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are the 20th century's most interesting electric lights, from Tiffany's beautiful leaded-glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: What light through yonder lampshade breaks? Designed to be a companion to the classic title 1000 Chairs, this two-volume edition contains an awesome selection of over 1200 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are history`s most interesting electric lights, from Edison's first light bulb to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960's and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Designed to be a companion to the classic title 1000 Chairs, this two-volume edition contains an awesome selection of over 1200 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are history`s most interesting electric lights, from Edison's first light bulb to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960's and 1970's to the latest high-tech LED lamps. All…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 460) Аннотация: The definitive annotated and illustrated history of girlie periodicals (1960's part 1). Open your notebooks, sharpen your pencils, and get ready for a history lesson like none you've ever experienced. You're about to learn everything you could ever want to know about the world history of men's magazines — not magazines about sports, not fashion, not hunting or fishing or how to build a birdhouse…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Anyone who visits Barcelona today will come across the works of Antoni Gaudí—the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to Spain. It was here, in the capital of Catalonia, that the famous master of architecture produced nearly all of his works, including villas for the well-to-do bourgeoisie, the expansive Güell Park (which today is open to the public), and the…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Widely thought to be the greatest American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was a true pioneer, both artistically and technically. At a time when reinforced concrete and steel were considered industrial building materials, Wright boldly made use of them to build private homes. His prairie house concept — that of a low, sprawling home based upon a simple L or T figure — was the driving…