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.
-
Kimowan Metchewais: A Kind of PrayerA Kind of Prayer presents the first-ever survey dedicated to the late Cree artist Kimowan Metchewais and his singular body of work on Indigenous identity, community, and colonial memory. After his untimely death at age forty-eight in 2011, Metchewais left behind a wholly original...
- CHF 97.17
- CHF 97.17
- Unit price
- per
-
Monumental Fury: The History of Iconoclasm and the Future of Our PastRecent years in America have seen Confederate monuments toppled, statues of colonizers vandalized, and public icons commemorating figures from a history of exploitation demolished. Some were alarmed by the destruction, claiming that pulling down public statues is a negation of an entire cultural heritage....
- CHF 38.80
- CHF 38.80
- Unit price
- per
-
The Art Journey of Lord GrisIllustrator and character designer Lord Gris takes us on a guided tour of her world, where her anime-style characters exude emotion, attitude, mystery, and beauty that can be both bizarre and fragile. Her characters are already appreciated by over 750K followers on Instagram, and...
- CHF 64.78
- CHF 64.78
- Unit price
- per
-
Die Phantasie in der MalereiDie Phantasie in der Malerei, wurde in der gesamten Menschheitsgeschichte als ein wichtiges Buch angesehen. Damit dieses Werk niemals in Vergessenheit gerät, haben wir uns bemüht, es zu bewahren, indem wir dieses Buch in einem modernen Format für gegenwärtige und zukünftige Generationen neu herausgeben....
- CHF 21.48
- CHF 21.48
- Unit price
- per
-
Soul FoodA combination of beautiful and colorful scanned art images created with living flowers that are accompanied by original haiku poetry or positive quotations that will motivate and inspire a joyful celebration of life.Author: Barbara Swift GuidottiPublisher: Barbara S GuidottiPublished: 12/05/2022Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.68lbsSize:...
- CHF 29.34
- CHF 29.34
- Unit price
- per
-
History in Contemporary Art and CultureThis unique book offers guidance for contemporary art practices in dialogue with history, story, memory, and tradition.Artist and lecturer Paul O'Kane uses innovative and creative means, informed by a storytelling tradition as well as academic research, to make connections between contemporary art, history, and...
- CHF 105.69
- CHF 105.69
- Unit price
- per
-
Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her WayThe first major publication to explore the work of Sonia Boyce, one of Britain's most exciting contemporary artists, including her newest and most ambitious work to date The British artist Sonia Boyce (b. 1962) is celebrated for depicting intimate social encounters that explore interpersonal...
- CHF 56.68
- CHF 56.68
- Unit price
- per
-
Diana Policarpo: Nets of HyphaeA multimedia investigation of the history of ergot and its feminist implicationsPortuguese artist Diana Policarpo (born 1986) considers the cultural history of ergot, a fungus that was used to induce abortions as well as hallucinogenic states, through installations and video works that feature anatomical...
- CHF 35.63
- CHF 35.63
- Unit price
- per
-
Corpus Domini: From the Glorified Body to the Ruins of the SoulFrom the hyperreal to the fragmentary: the body in contemporary art This thematic catalog contains more than 110 works by 34 international artists exploring new frontiers in depictions of the human body, exploring themes of life and death, youth and old age, work and...
- CHF 64.78
- CHF 64.78
- Unit price
- per
-
Arshile Gorky: Beyond the LimitThe astounding story of a newly discovered Gorky paintingIn 1946, Arshile Gorky (1904-48) spent the summer at Crooked Run Farm in Lincoln, Virginia. In this time he produced almost 300 drawings, including a study for one of his most remarkable paintings, The Limit (1947)--which...
- CHF 58.30
- CHF 58.30
- Unit price
- per
-
Tomi Ungerer: It's All about FreedomCollages, drawings and more from the legendary illustrator and author of The Three RobbersFrom early childhood drawings of the 1930s to collages and objects from the last decade of the artist's life, Tomi Ungerer: It's All about Freedom presents a comprehensive cross section of...
- CHF 71.26
- CHF 71.26
- Unit price
- per
-
Renoir: Rococo RevivalHow the lush moods and easy conviviality of the Rococo permeated Renoir's sensual paintingsMore than any other Impressionist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir defined the treatment of the human figure for his generation, while also portraying the emergent Parisian bourgeois way of life. In this volume, Renoir's...
- CHF 103.57
- CHF 103.57
- Unit price
- per
-
Claude Monet Daily Planner 2022: Water Lilies Painting Artistic French Impressionism Art Flower OrganizerClaude Monet Planner 2022 (Water Lilies) Schedule Each Appointment and Stay Organized in 2022!Would you like to: - See your schedule at a glance?- Have a clear overview of your to-do list?Then look no further...This beautiful Daily Planner 2022 lets you keep track of...
- CHF 16.83
- CHF 16.83
- Unit price
- per
-
David Remfry: WatercolourA lively portrayal of city life on both sides of the AtlanticOver his long career, David Remfry (born 1942) has achieved a mastery of watercolor that few have matched. Unusually for the medium, he works on a large scale and often focuses on people,...
- CHF 45.35
- CHF 45.35
- Unit price
- per
-
Annette Messager: Tête À Tête DrawingsThe first comprehensive collection of Annette Messager's speculative, mythical drawingsThis is the first comprehensive collection of Annette Messager's (born 1943) drawings, including 142 works made over the last ten years, which constitute an invaluable lexicon to the mind and work of a trailblazing iconoclast....
- CHF 58.30
- CHF 58.30
- Unit price
- per
-
Don't Read the Last PageHow many chances does love get?Penny Wilson never wanted to breakup with Christopher, but when she's whisked away to college by her controlling best friend, Penny says goodbye to her hometown in Colorado and the boy her heart never wanted to leave.Christopher Samson was...
- CHF 45.10
- CHF 45.10
- Unit price
- per
-
Making Media: Foundations of Sound and Image ProductionTaking essential media production processes, this book deconstructs them into the most basic components. Students will learn the concepts of media production - frame, sound, light, time, motion, and sequencing - and be able to apply them to any medium they choose, from film...
- CHF 135.92
- CHF 135.92
- Unit price
- per
-
U.S.A. is still the World's No. 1America's strength as the superpower extraordinaire came from conquering the impossible things, especially those things that, throughout man's history, have been thought of as absolutely impossible, and perhaps pertaining only to the realms of fantasy. Soaring through the sky effortlessly, invention of the ultimate...
- CHF 10.88
- CHF 10.88
- Unit price
- per
-
Evermore: The Persistence of Poe: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection of Susan Jaffe TaneA complete catalog of Susan Jaffe Tane's Edgar Allan Poe Collection, considered to be the finest in private hands, Evermore encompasses over 400 rare, original items, as well as secondary materials. It offers an in-depth look at Poe's life, his world, and his influence...
- CHF 77.73
- CHF 77.73
- Unit price
- per
-
Hello Design!An inspiring and accessible picture book introduction to design for creative young minds.A design can be as small as a toothbrush . . . or as BIG as a skyscraper. Every design starts in someone's imagination - an imagination just like yours. Travel through...
- CHF 20.71
- CHF 20.71
- Unit price
- per
