Art
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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Mini Kawaii Doodle Class: Sketching Super-Cute Tacos, Sushi Clouds, Flowers, Monsters, Cosmetics, and MoreKawaii is a Japanese word that translates to "cute," and popular YouTube artist Pic Candle shows you how to doodle your way to adorable in this miniature, portable, and even cuter version of her best-selling Kawaii Doodle Class. This master class in cute features...
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Ron Finley: The Gangsta Gardener: Breath(e), Toward Climate and Social JusticeThe first book on beloved Los Angeles community organizer and urban gardener Ron Finley, known as the "Gangsta Gardener"Published with Hammer Museum. Ron Finley is a visionary designer, horticulturalist and artist, who has changed the perception of concrete spaces using only a seed and...
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Exhibitionist: 1 Journal, 1 Depression, 100 PaintingsFrom acclaimed designer and novelist Peter Mendelsund, a deeply personal reflection on depression and the redemptive power of art, interspersed with 100 original paintings In the early days of the pandemic, Peter Mendelsund and his family traveled up to a secluded New Hampshire farmhouse...
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I Like Art ... What Jobs Are There?The large variety of jobs that await the art lover are showcased in this peek into the workdays of 25 workers whose jobs involve art. Learn what it takes to be an architect or an art historian, how a technical illustrator or a game...
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ChromophobiaThe central argument of Chromophobia is that a chromophobic impulse - a fear of corruption or contamination through color - lurks within much Western cultural and intellectual thought. This is apparent in the many and varied attempts to purge color, either by making it...
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Mythical Beasts: An Artist's Field Guide to Designing Fantasy CreaturesIn Mythical Beasts: An Artist's Field Guide to Designing Fantasy Creatures, thirty talented artists show you how to sketch, draw, and render thirty mythical creatures. Learn how to create some of the best-known fantasy creatures including the werewolf, unicorn, and of course the fantasy...
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How to Draw Classic CartoonsJourney back in time to the era of classic 1920s rubber hose cartoons with this beautifully retro 'how-to-draw' book.How to Draw Classic Cartoons features original art by Bill Nolan, the influential American artist and director famed as the creator of the rubber hose style...
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Agnes MartinThe critically acclaimed, indispensible illustrated monograph on Agnes Martin, published to accompany the major retrospective exhibition organized by the Tate and on view in 2016 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the GuggenheimThis groundbreaking survey provides an in-depth account of Martin's...
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Flaco: The Owl Who Escaped Captivity and Won the Hearts of the WorldFlaco the Eurasian eagle-owl had spent the first twelve years of his life in a small enclosure in the Central Park Zoo, unable to fly, until the night of February 2nd, 2023, when an unknown liberator cut a hole in the steel mesh of...
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Art for All. ImpressionistsThis inspiring collection covers the work, the lives, and the enduring impact of five key Impressionists, in one volume that's a primer and a celebration of probably the most popular artistic genre of all time. Each featured artist broke boundaries in different ways, astounding...
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Agnes Pelton: Desert TranscendentalistThe first complete survey of an underrecognized American modernist in more than two decades. Agnes Pelton became famous for her distinctive metaphysical landscape paintings rooted in the imagery of the American Southwest and California. Drawing chiefly on her own inspirations, superstitions, and beliefs, Pelton...
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Japanese Woodblock PrintsFrom Edouard Manet's portrait of naturalist writer Émile Zola sitting among his Japanese art finds to Van Gogh's meticulous copies of the Hiroshige prints he devotedly collected, 19th-century pioneers of European modernism made no secret of their love of Japanese art. In all its...
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Cy TwomblyThe complex oeuvre of the American artist Cy Twombly (1928-2011) comprises a time period of around six decades, during which it never lost any of its expressive power. Twombly was one of the most productive artists in the history of more recent art. Acclaimed...
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Mah Jongg: The Art of the Game: A Collector's Guide to Mah Jongg Tiles and Sets"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Whether used as a reference or a beautiful keepsake, it's a very worthy addition to the world of Mah Jongg." --Ruth Unger, President, National Mah Jongg League This is the first book to fully capture the story of the...
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Learn Drawing Graffiti: Stylish Texts, Characters and Fonts: Urban Modern Artistic Expression - Step by step Illustrated Urban Street Art drawBEST EDUCATIONAL GIFT IDEA FOR BIRTHDAY OR EASTER - SPECIAL LAUNCH PRICE (WHILE STOCKS LAST!! )Beautiful in Its Simplicity! Our Activity Book celebrates the fun and excitement of the holidays season by bringing creative drawing lessons in order to help kids and beginners to...
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Drawing Chibi Mobs for Minecrafters: A Step-by-Step Guide Volume 1Step into the pixelated world of creativity with "Drawing Chibi Mobs for Minecrafters: A Step-by-Step Guide."Tailored for kids aged 8 and up, as well as teens and adults enchanted by Minecraft, this guide unleashes artistic imagination with straightforward instructions for drawing iconic characters like...
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AI Weiwei HandbookA compact and amply illustrated guide to the prodigious artist, activist and dissidentEmerging from a tumultuous background of political and cultural critique, Ai Weiwei (born 1957) uses a diverse range of mediums--including sculpture, photography, film and even social media--to confront issues from human rights...
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How to Draw Manga & Anime: Step-By-Step Drawings!Learn to create cool characters in the style of manga and anime, Japanese animation and comic book art. Step-by-step directions show how to draw more than a dozen figures, including teenage heroes, monstrous villains, and supernatural animals.Author: Andrés Bernardo Giannotta,DrawingPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 12/22/2010Pages: 64Binding...
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Francis Bacon Retrieved: Lost Words / New WritingDavid Sylvester's Interviews with Francis Bacon remain the most consulted writing on Bacon. For the first time, Bacon's words appear here in their unredacted form. Other essays throw light on form and accident in Bacon's work, chimera and liminal entities, the psychology of the...
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Healing Plants: From Elizabeth Blackwell's a Curious HerbalThis miniature book contains a veritable garden of healing plants, specially chosen from Elizabeth Blackwell's Curious Herbal (1737-39). A talented artist, Blackwell published her herbal as a means of financial support after her husband landed in debtor's prison--and it quickly became a prized reference...
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