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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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30 Days of Positive ThinkingWith one colouring page for each day of the month, "30 Days of Positive Thinking" is sure to provide a unique colouring experience with its busy scenes and detailed designs. It also brings a sense of joy and peace, as the powerful affirmations throughout...
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Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic CreativityWhen in their lives do great artists produce their greatest art? Do they strive for creative perfection throughout decades of painstaking and frustrating experimentation, or do they achieve it confidently and decisively, through meticulous planning that yields masterpieces early in their lives? By examining...
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LetterScapes: A Global Survey of Typographic InstallationsWe are bombarded with words today. Public spaces are saturated with a discordant mix of messages, but sometimes a sentence, a word, or even an individual letter stops us in our tracks. LetterScapes features thirty-seven typographic installations in public spaces that demand attention with...
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Art of the Twentieth Century: A ReaderThis reader, a companion to The Open University's four-volume Art of the Twentieth Century series, offers a variety of writings by art historians and art theorists. The writings were originally published as freestanding essays or chapters in books, and they reflect the diversity of...
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Likeness and Legacy in Korean PortraitureThis important book examines the history, process and significance of official portrait making during Korea's Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)--the country's last and longest-ruling Confucian dynasty. By highlighting significant pieces in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco's collection, including draft portraits of Bunmu meritorious officials...
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Gordon Matta-ClarkThis book is a monograph on the legendary American artist Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978), considered one of the most important artists of the second half of the twentieth century.Born in New York and trained in architecture, Gordon Matta-Clark belongs to no movement or school, and...
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Gauguin's Intimate JournalsThese journals are an illuminating self-portrait of a unique personality....They bring sharply into focus for me his goodness, his humor, his insurgent spirit, his clarity of vision, his inordinate hatred of hypocrisy and sham. -- Emil Gauguin, the artist's son, in the Preface.One of...
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Force: Drawing Human AnatomyThe newest book in Michael Mattesi's Force Drawing series takes movement to the next level. Force: Drawing Human Anatomy, explores the different facets of motion and the human body. As opposed to the memorization technique, Mattesi stresses the function of each body part and...
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City of Gold: The Archaeology of Polis Chrysochous, CyprusThe modern Cypriot town of Polis Chrysochous--"City of Gold"--lies above the city of Arsinoe and the earlier city-kingdom of Marion. In 1885 excavators began exploring the extensive cemeteries of these cities. Since 1983 the Princeton Cyprus Expedition has focused on the remains of sanctuaries,...
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305 Authentic Art Nouveau Jewelry DesignsThe Art Nouveau movement that flourished at the turn of the 20th century had profound influence on the decorative arts, including jewelry. The style's sweeping, rhythmic curves and use of stylized floral and animal forms lent themselves well to adaptations in precious stones and...
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Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish WorldThe art of Spain and Spanish America during the 17th century is overwhelmingly religious--it was intended to arouse wonder, devotion, and identification. Its forms and meanings are inextricably linked to the beliefs and religious practices of the people for whom it was made. In...
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Antony GormleyRecipient of the 1994 Turner Prize Antony Gormley (b.1950) is an internationally acclaimed British artist who has revitalized the human figure in sculpture. Often cast from his own body, his lead and iron figures are sites for the exploration of states of being. Generating...
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La Historia del Arte 16 Edición (Story of Art 16th Edition - Pocket) (Spanish Edition)Presenta la historia del arte en forma de discurso narrativo, "una cadena viva que a n hoy comunica la poca contempor nea con la era de las pir mides."Su popularidad sigue vigente por el estilo directo y sencillo y la habilidad del autor para...
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Mi Primer Libro de Amor (My Art Book of Love) (Spanish Edition)Primer libro de una serie que pretende acercar el arte a los m s peque os de una manera diferente a la de otros libros. Un libro para ni os de 2 a 99 a os en los que explicamos los diferentes tipos de...
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Last JudgmentPainted on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, 28 years after Michelangelo completed the glorious and hopeful ceiling, The Last Judgment is full of stark images depicting the End of Days. Here, James Connor uncovers the secrets behind the fresco, and details the...
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José Clemente Orozco: Graphic WorkMexican painter José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) was one of the twentieth century's major artists and Mexico's greatest muralist. In addition to his acclaimed work in painting, Orozco was also a skilled and versatile printmaker, architectural draftsman, caricaturist, portraitist, book illustrator, and stage designer for...
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Creative Haven How to Draw Wild Animals of North America Coloring BookLearn how to draw a mountain goat, wolf, coyote, raccoon, and other creatures with this instructive coloring book. Step-by-step lessons and a ready-to-color finished image appear on facing pages, and full-color finished illustrations of all 15 animals appear on the inside covers for reference....
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Creative Haven Paisley Designs Stained Glass Coloring BookInspired by traditional motifs from Iran and India, paisley patterns mix the psychedelic and the spiritual. Calming and comforting, these 16 sophisticated illustrations offer a dazzling array of possible color combinations. Place the colored pages near a window or lamp to produce the rich,...
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The Miraculous Image in Renaissance FlorenceIn Renaissance Florence, certain paintings and sculptures of the Virgin Mary and Christ were believed to have extraordinary efficacy in activating potent sacred intercession. Cults sprung up around these "miraculous images" in the city and surrounding countryside beginning in the late 13th century. In...
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Movie Journal: The Rise of the New American Cinema, 1959-1971In his Village Voice "Movie Journal" columns, Jonas Mekas captured the makings of an exciting movement in 1960s American filmmaking. Works by Andy Warhol, Gregory J. Markapoulos, Stan Brakhage, Jack Smith, Robert Breer, and others echoed experiments already underway elsewhere, yet they belonged to...
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