Скачать книгу (размер 3 747 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 736) Аннотация: Following up on the tremendous sucess of its predecessor, this new book offers a unique way to find creative inspiration every day of the year. As functional as it is beautiful, this book that also serves as a perpetual calendar features the world's masterpieces in richly colored double-page spreads that will look great on any desk. The artwork is shown in detail or in its entirety on the…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: No artistic education is complete without a healthy dose of the Impressionists. Here, fifty of the most important works from the early nineteenth to the turn of twentieth centuries are reproduced in gorgeous colour, including the best of Monet, Degas, van Gogh, Renoir, Cezanne, Cassatt, Manet, Seurat, and Pisarro. Each piece is given a brief overview establishing its place in the Impressionist…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: This uniquely exhaustive survey of the leading artist of Viennese Art Nouveau style offers art lovers an irresistible opportunity: page after page of Klimt's paintings and frescoes along with illuminating commentary about his life and career. The author presents Klimt's entire painted oeuvre on an unprecedented scale. His commentary reflects the latest academic findings, such as Klimt's newly…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: These enchanting activity books allow young artists to explore the world's masterpieces on their own terms and with plenty of space to color outside the lines.
Скачать книгу (размер 866 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 171) Аннотация: This vibrant reference guide profiles 50 major artists alongside their representative works. The entries are presented in an eye-catching format that includes brief biographies, time lines, and critical analyses. Additional information helps readers locate the artist's work online and in museums, a glossary of important terms, and sidebars highlighting relevant movements and techniques. Arranged…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: New York City is where the quintessential contemporary people's art of graffiti was born. The top «writers» go «all city» when their tags can be seen throughout the five boroughs. This exhilarating selection of their work, assembled by Hugo Martinez, a leading authority on the history of street art in NYC, takes the reader on an «all-city» tour of New York, displaying the extraordinary range of…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This first-ever guide to focus solely on London street art proves that the city's graffiti culture is clearly thriving. Shot in a riot of color by press photographer Alex MacNaughton, London Street Art presents a broad spectrum of writers and graffiti artists from crews all over London, including Hoxton, Shoreditch, Camden, and Hackney. Providing a lasting record of the best writers on the London…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Filled with beautiful artworks from every era, Couples in Art is inspired by the myriad images of lovers, spouses, and amorous couples found throughout The Metropolitan Museum of Art's encyclopaedic collection. Five millennia and a dazzling array of artistic cultures are represented, from the ancient Egyptian and tribal to those of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and Asian, Islamic, Hindu,…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Startling colors, soft grays, undulating lines and large canvases are the hallmark of Richter's abstract period. Like all of Richter's painting, these works defy categorization, reflecting the artist's own journey towards understanding the world around him, a journey he invites his viewers to share with him. Three of his seminal works of this period: Red, Yellow, and Blue, are given particular…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 332) Аннотация: The birth of the Vienna Secession was brought about by collaboration among numerous painters, sculptors and architects, including Gustav Klimt and Josef Hoffmann. For more than twenty years these pioneering figures mutually influenced each other as they created lasting monuments to the principles of artistic freedom. Published in conjunction with an exhibition commemorating the centennial of one…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: One of the original celebrity artists, Titian was as famous for his beguiling personality as he was for his masterful paintings. This book introduces readers to the Venetian artist with an innovative format that marries Titian's voice with his works, allowing the artist's own words to deepen the appreciation of his achievements. An illustrated timeline and a pictorial tour of the galleries where…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Few paintings inspire the kind of intense study and speculation as the Garden of Earthly Delights, the luminous triptych by Nertherlandish master Hieronymus Bosch. The painting has been interpreted as a heretical masterpiece, an opulent illustration of the Creation and a premonition of the end of the world. In this new flexi-cover edition of the book, renowned art historian Hans Belting offers a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Ninety seminal images by the world's greatest artists provide a stunning tour of the twentieth-century's greatest photographs. From the first image, Heinrich Zille's Nine Boys Practising Handstands to the final, Nan Goldin's backstage portrait of transvestite performers, this generously illustrated volume explores photography's impact on the way we experience the world. Every major photographer…
Скачать книгу (размер 310 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 62) Аннотация: Few artists have ever mastered the art of showmanship with such virtuosity as Salvador Dali. He produced unique, enigmatic masterpieces which he marketed more successfully and persuasively than any of his rivals. His melting clocks, human chests-of-drawers and burning giraffes are instantly recognisable icons and, although provocative and often shocking, Dali's paintings are still universally…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Street art is a phenomenon which exists across the world's urban centers. What was once regarded as a nuisance at best or vandalism at worst, is now increasingly being recognized as an important art form. This book brings together the finest examples of street art in Berlin, a city bursting with artistic energy and expression. Working primarily at night, street artists leave their messages on…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: One of America's most important artists, Robert Rauschenberg consistently fuses painting, found art, photography and printing in his works. This book brings together 60 of Rauschenburg's most exciting posters. Arranged thematically and chronologically, the posters display the full range of Rauschenberg's stylistic development from the 1960s to the 1990s. Since 1963 the artist has been designing…
Скачать книгу (размер 146 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 30) Аннотация: Henri Matisse created some of his most exquisite works by cutting shapes out of paper. Entertaining and inventive, his drawings with scissors are also a superb introduction to the most basic artistic concepts: colour, line and form. Taking a look at Matisse's cut-outs, arguably the highlight of his magnificent career, this manual follows the artist as he goes in search of pure forms of…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist. Powerful modern microscopes have confirmed the accuracy of Haeckel's prints, which even in their day, became world famous. Haeckel's portfolio, first published between…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Big art for little hands, this enchanting activity book allows young artists to explore the world's masterpieces on their own terms and with plenty of space to color outside the lines. This delightful children's activity book is published to mark the 75th year since the Prado in Madrid acquired the Garden of Earthly Delights triptych and the quincentenary of the artist's death in 2016. This…