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Discover the best-selling art books and insightful artist biographies at our online bookstore, featuring a curated selection of must-read books about art and artwork. Explore our collection to find the best books to read, from captivating artist biographies to beautifully illustrated artwork books.
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The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for MasteryFrom celebrated art historian, curator, and teacher Sarah Lewis, a fascinating examination of how our most iconic creative endeavors--from innovation to the arts--are not achievements but conversions, corrections after failed attempts.The gift of failure is a riddle: it will always be both the void...
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The Phoenicians: Lost CivilizationsDrawing on an impressive range of archaeological and textual sources and a nuanced understanding of biases, this book offers a valuable reappraisal of the enigmatic Phoenicians. The Phoenicians is a fascinating exploration of this much-mythologized people: their history, artistic heritage, and the scope of...
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The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual FuturistSyd Mead is one of the most accomplished and widely respected artists and industrial designers alive today. His career boasts an incredible array of projects from designing cars to drafting architectural renderings, but he is most famous for his work as a concept artist...
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The Met Dress Up Paper Dolls: 170 Years of Unforgettable Fashion from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume InstituteA highly giftable, stylish paper doll book, published in partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, home to unforgettable fashion. Travel through 14 key moments in fashion history! From the 1880s to the present day, learn about the clothes that people wore...
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The Making of Modern Korean Art: The Letters of Kim Tschang-Yeul, Kim Whanki, Lee Ufan, and Park Seo-Bo, 1961-1982Tracing the correspondence and careers of four artists blazing a path for Korean modern art across the globePublished with Tina Kim Gallery. From the birth of Korean Informal to the emergence of Dansaekhwa, this book is the first comprehensive survey of modern Korean abstraction...
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The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and LandscapeInspired by forests, trees, leaves, roots, and seeds, The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape invites readers to discover an unexpected and imaginative language to better read and write the natural world around us and reclaim our relationship with it. In...
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The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native AmericansA groundbreaking survey of contemporary Indigenous art and its enduring connections to the land The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans brings together works by many of today's most boldly innovative Native American artists. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, one of the leading...
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The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to XboxThis revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling The Game Console contains brand new content, with coverage of 50 more consoles, variants, and accessories in 50 added pages. The Game Console 2.0 is a gorgeous coffee table book for geeks and gamers that...
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The Five Lives of Hilma AF KlintA moving biography, told in vivid illustrations, this graphic novel features key moments in the life of Swedish artist and pioneer of abstract painting Hilma af Klint (1862-1944). Long underrecognized, af Klint has been amid a sensational rediscovery that continues to take art audiences...
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The Essential Guide to Comic Book LetteringThe perfect how-to guide for novices and pros alike, The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering is an essential reference for learning the tips and tricks of the comic book lettering trade, all told by one of the industry's leading experts. Comic book lettering...
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The Enigma of Grief & The SublimeWhat is it about those moments of breathtaking beauty within our lives that make them so elusive to description? In this book, we shall argue that we know the answer. And it is this: such moments must defy description: were they not so resistant...
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The Drawing Lesson: A Graphic Novel That Teaches You How to DrawRead This Comic and Start Drawing Today! Nominated for a 2017 Eisner AwardFor the first time ever, drawing instructor and graphic novelist Mark Crilley brings his easy-to-follow artistic instruction to aspiring artists in the form of a comic book, providing you with a one-of-a-kind...
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The Drawing Habit: A Step-By-Step Guide to Improving Your Drawing Skills and Cultivating a Lifelong Practice of Creativity - Includes Downloadable PraConsistency is the key to drawing success! This encouraging step-by-step guide provides the advice, exercises, and tracking tools you need to keep it up. The Drawing Habit by Daria Bogdanova (@daribodrawing) is more than a drawing reference--it's a systematic approach to building a consistent,...
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The Calligrapher's Bible: 100 Complete Alphabets and How to Draw ThemUnlock the Art of Beautiful Writing--Master 100 Unique Alphabets with the Definitive Calligraphy ReferenceDiscover the creative joy of calligraphy, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned hand-lettering artist. The Calligrapher's Bible offers 100 complete alphabets--from classic Roman and Gothic to modern styles--each with clear,...
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The Book of Horror: The Anatomy of Fear in Film, Updated Edition"... the definitive guide to what properly messes us up." ― SFX Magazine "Glasby anatomises horror's scare tactics with keen, lucid clarity across 34 carefully selected main films - classic and pleasingly obscure. 4 Stars."― Total Film The Book of Horror introduces the scariest...
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The Big Book of Drawing: Over 500 Drawing Challenges for Kids and Fun Things to Doodle (How to Draw for Kids, Children's Drawing Book)With easy instructions for step-by-step drawing, The Big Book of Drawing helps kids turn their creativity into artistic confidence as they draw animals, instruments, robots, people, and more!Author: Woo! Jr. Kids ActivitiesPublisher: WoojrPublished: 09/14/2021Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.90h x 8.00w x 0.70dISBN: 9781642506723Audience:...
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The Art of the Batman: The Official Behind-The-Scenes Companion to the FilmThe official behind-the-scenes illustrated tie-in book to the smash hit The Batman by Matt Reeves This gorgeous book offers an insider's look at the design and production process for The Batman, including insightful interviews with the filmmaking team and cast; never-before-seen conceptual paintings and...
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The Art of Pixar: The Complete Colorscripts from 25 Years of Feature Films (Revised and Expanded)In this revised and expanded edition for the 25th anniversary of Pixar's feature films, The Art of Pixar collects the breathtaking behind-the-scenes visual process of colorscripts. Colorscripts are the sequential paintings that visually represent key story moments from each film and set the lighting,...
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The Art of Living: Reflections on Mindfulness and the Overexamined LifeIn The Art of Living, beloved cartoonist Grant Snider--author of The Shape of Ideas and I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf--has created a humorous, uplifting look at mindfulness in this collection of one- and two-page comics that map his inner thoughts, poetic observations,...
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The Art of Anno 117: Pax RomanaA full-color hardcover art book collecting concept art and in-depth commentary chronicling the development of Anno 117: Pax Romana. In Ubisoft's Anno 117: Pax Romana, players take on the role of a Roman Governor whose duty is to create and explore new cities across...
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