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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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Ithell Colquhoun: Pioneer Surrealist Artist, Occultist, Writer and PoetThe skills of Ithell Colquhoun in her main practice, that of artist and pioneer in this country of surrealistic art, have been long recognised. Additionally, other interests - alchemy, Earth-magic, active occultism, poetry, druidism, the pre-Christian pagan calendar, the history and membership of the...
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Beyond Vision: Essays on the Perception of ArtBeyond Vision is the first English-language collection of essays on art by Pavel Florensky (1882-1937), Russian philosopher, priest, linguist, scientist, mathematician - and art historian. In addition to seven essays by Florensky, the book includes a biographical introduction and an examination of Florensky's contribution...
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The Bird in ArtThere has until now been no proper study of the bird in art, despite our fascination with birds, and despite the wealth of complex meanings associated with them in different cultures. A number of pagan gods are linked with birds, and dynasties and empires...
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Yinka Shonibare: Criminal OrnamentationIn this book, British Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare (born 1962) challenges conceptions of good taste, presenting works from the Arts Council Collection--from sculpture and painting to wallpaper and handbags--that provocatively oppose the anti-decorative stance of Adolf Loos' 1908 Ornament and Crime.Author: Yinka ShonibarePublisher: Hayward...
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Aesthetics: A Beginner's GuideExplaining what art is and what's not art. What is art? Why do we find some things beautiful but not others? Is it wrong to share MP3s? These are just some of the questions explored by aesthetics, the philosophy of art. In this sweeping...
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Learn Colour in Painting QuicklyBestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan presents a concise and approachable guide to colour in painting.Whether you are using watercolour, oils or acrylic, Learn Colour In Painting Quickly demonstrates how to make the most of colour in your painting. The book is filled with...
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Modern Art and St. IvesModern Art and St. Ives explores the art and artists associated with this seaside Cornwall town from 1915 to 1965. The authors investigate how the art of St. Ives drew upon two key strands of modern art: the utopian ideal of constructivism that began...
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Jim ShawBlending the reflected cultural climate of his adopted home, Los Angeles, with the multi-layered world of American popular culture, Jim Shaw creates rich dreamlike worlds within distinct bodies of work. Addressing, for the first time, how the artist's oeuvre inter-relates, this substantial monograph argues...
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The Modern Flower Painter: Creating Vibrant Botanical Portraits in WatercolourAnna Mason's exceptional floral artwork has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, International Artist magazine and seen her elected to the prestigious Society of Botanical Artists. In this book, she shares her innovative watercolour technique so that you can paint flowers in her...
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Painting Watercolour Landscapes the Easy Way - Brush with Watercolour 2Terry Harrison uses his wealth of experience to show how to paint watercolour landscapes the easy way. Terry's own range of brushes are purpose made to help painters create the best effects with minimum effort. This book explains what all the brushes can be...
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Making Art a Practice: How to Be the Artist You AreHelping artists catapult into further action, this guide is a treasury of insight and inspiration. Rather than focus on art techniques that build skills or overcome creative blocks through playful activities or writing, this guide walks the artist through exercises designed to develop the...
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The Confident Creative: Drawing to Free the Hand and MindUsing simple methods and yogic theory, this unique guide focuses on the art of drawing as a way to unblock creativity and create artistic confidence. Both practicing and beginning artists will learn to develop drawing skills, overcome creative blocks, and enter the meditative state...
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Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy: Accessing the Body's Wisdom and Creative IntelligenceFocusing provides an effective way of listening to the innate wisdom of the body, while art therapy harnesses and activates creative intelligence. Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy: Accessing the Body's Wisdom and Creative Intelligence is a ground-breaking book integrating renowned psychologist Eugene Gendlin's Focusing with art...
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Life in DeathFew pieces elicit such immediate joy as the artworks created by Rebecca Louise Law. She has spent much of her artistic life recreating the fields of flowers that delighted her as a child. Her massive, installations--described as "deconstructed gardens" and "floral magic"--include cascades of...
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Historical Comedy on Screen: Subverting History with HumourIn 1893 Friedrich Engels branded history "the cruelest goddess of all." This sorrowful vision of the past is deeply rooted in the Western imagination, and history is thus presented as a joyless playground of inevitability rather than a droll world of possibilities. There are...
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Soft Blondes in the Claws of Torture HellMen's adventure magazines were a form of pulp publishing which flourished in 1950s and 1960s America, pandering to the cruelty and lust of young men with luridly illustrated stories of war, sleaze and savagery. They arose partly in response to the inauguration of the...
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Anime Coloring Book #3: Adult Coloring Book with Anime DrawingsANIME Coloring Book #3This coloring book contains 46 pages for coloring The pages are printed single sided The size and style of the images will vary. Some images may be repeated with variations to allow different coloring combinations Pencils or pastels are recommended for...
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Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval ArtWhat do they all mean--the lascivious ape, autophagic dragons, potbellied heads, harp-playing asses, arse-kissing priests, and somersaulting jongleurs to be found protruding from the edges of medieval buildings and in the margins of illuminated manuscripts? A groundbreaking, celebrated study of marginalia in mediaeval art,...
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The Art of Sketching: A Step by Step GuideSketching is a wonderful pastime and a great way to build up your drawing skills. You can use it to record your experiences and subjects that interest you, just by jotting down an impression in your sketchbook. In this inspiring manual, artist Vivienne Coleman...
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English Decoration: Timeless Inspiration for the Contemporary HomeIn English Decoration, the acclaimed London-based architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath presents a survey of the best of the English style. "English decoration is making a bit of a comeback these days, and Ben Pentreath is partly to thank--not just because he's finessed...
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