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Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: This book celebrates the cultural riches of Mantua. New photographs, most of which have been specially taken for this book following important restoration work, reveal superb details and bring the city and its treasures to vivid life. Mantua has attracted a line of prestigious artists and architects from the Renaissance onwards, including Pisanello, Alberti, Giulio Romano, Correggio and Rubens,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: »The Body in Contemporary Art» presents an international survey of art made over the last two decades in which the human form is central. Featuring work across a range of media, from painting and sculpture to installation, video art and performance, the book examines the different roles played by the body in art, from being the subject of portraiture to becoming an active presence in live and…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Michelangelo is generally recognized as one of the greatest artists of all time, a universal genius in all fields of visual creativity—sculpture, painting, and architecture—as well as a widely admired poet. Much has been written on him. This pocket-sized history of Michelangelo’s art and life guides readers from Tondo Doni (about 1505) to the Rondanini Pietà (1564) and teaches them to easily…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Already hailed by Dazed & Confused magazine as definitive, an instant cult classic, this new collection of club flyers provides a unique visual record of London's nightlife and subcultures. Covered with inventive, unfurling doodles, hand-drawn lettering and images of sexy figures and party animals, these low-budget productions are created from drawings, tracings, photocopies, photographs,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Durable and easy to clean, tile has been a popular practical material for thousands of years, but its allure extends far beyond its ability to withstand wear and tear. Tile is a medium for bringing light and beauty into a space. Now, with more choices than ever before, tile has become an incredibly popular way to add personalized character to a home. In The Art of the Tile, tile enthusiast and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: The premise of this book couldn't be simpler: 130 photographs of British bad boy artist Damien Hirst by the great British fashion photographer David Bailey, taken during a single shoot lasting eight minutes. Famed as the inspiration for the swinging 60s photographer character in Michelangelo Antonioni's film «Blow Up» (1966), Bailey was one of the first fashion photographers to merge with rock…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Presenting the hottest architectural visionaries from around the world, Digital Architecture Now celebrates those architects who are pushing digital design and software to their limits and showing how radical experimentation can still lead to spectacular built results. Neil Spiller’s text places this contemporary work in the context of recent developments and considers the future trajectory of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: An explosively growing collector’s market in design has fuelled the interest in young, emerging designers whose work has become as highly sought after as that of established names. Around the world more and more galleries are opening to meet this new demand. «The Independent Design Guide» is the first publication to present these undiscovered talents and their creations, presenting 400 of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Collecting is an art form, and our homes are the intimate museums where we display our treasures – and with them, aspects of ourselves. Stafford Cliff and Gilles de Chabaneix offer a fascinating compilation of images that celebrate the ways in which we integrate our favourite decorative objects into our homes. From the lavish display of expensive and cherished antiques to the imaginative use of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 993 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 392) Аннотация: »Graffiti World» is the ultimate graffiti book. With over 2,000 pictures of artworks from more than 180 international artists, no other book is remotely so comprehensive or up to date. Nicholas Ganz combines his own first-hand experiences with quotes from the artists themselves to offer a true insiders perspective of the key trends and style developments that have made graffiti what it is today:…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This book presents some of the finest Art Deco jewelry produced by the world’s leading designers and makers between 1910 and 1937. Not only does it feature the most famous names of the Art Deco period, it also restores other notable makers to their proper place in an era that saw the creation of stunningly stylish and beautiful jewelry. Drawn from public and private collections worldwide, some of…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: In 1984 the groundbreaking Subway Art brought graffiti art to the world. 25 years on, the bible of the street art movement is back and better than ever! • Big, big format • More than 70 fresh photographs In new introductions Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant recall how they gained entry to the New York grahhiti community in the 19702 and 1980s. New afterwords continue the story from the decline of…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Published to accompany the Smithsonian Institutions major exhibition, this book features more than sixty exceptional objects that large embassies, diplomatic missions and trade delegations from Ottoman Turkey and Safavid Iran offered to the Tsars of Russia. Ranging in date from the early sixteenth to the late seventeenth century, these lavish gifts and tributes include rarely seen arms and armour…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: 'My kind of theatre concerns itself with kings and queens, princesses sleeping or otherwise in ivory towers, or in enchanted castles with satins, furs and cloth of gold... There must be huge splashes of colour, wild music, beautiful people, monstrous Calibans; magic, imagination, illusion, fairies, oceans of blood and wine, and always happy endings…' So wrote Angus McBean of the theatre for which…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: 'Eve Arnold’s People' brings together the finest work by one of the great photographers of the twentieth century and provides, for the first time, an overview of her greatest talent – exceptional photographs of people, both famous and unknown, captured in formal and informal settings. This survey of her extraordinary career includes not only classic and intriguing photographs of Marlene Dietrich,…

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Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Every year since 1955 an international jury has convened in Holland under the auspices of the World Press Photo Foundation to choose the finest press photographs of the year. Universally recognized as the definitive competition for photographic reporting, it has been described by Michael Rand – for many years Art Director of The Sunday Times Magazine – as ‘the international photographic contest.’…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: This beautifully illustrated book offers a unique view of Ancient American art, featuring a rich array of stunning objects ranging from North America through Mexico to Central and South America. The most striking aspects of craftsmanship, materials and design are highlighted here in exquisite works of jade, turquoise, textiles, feather work, gold, wood, stone, ceramics and painted books, all…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: »Digital Textile Design» covers everything students and practitioners of textile design will need to learn about designing and printing digitally. Textile designers are beginning to realise the creative potential of digital textile design and are fast catching up with graphic designers who have taken to working digitally. New digital textile-printing technology is enabling designers to work with…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This is a practical book on creating packaging prototypes that reflect sustainable and ecologically sound principles. It challenges the next generation of graphic designers to re-envision packaging design as a less environmentally destructive practice than it presently is, and examines an array of techniques and methodologies for creating innovative and sustainable packaging designs, from first…