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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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A New History of Western Art: From Antiquity to the Present DayA radical re-examination of 2,500 years of European art, deconstructing and demystifying its long history from ancient to presentAuthor: Koenraad JonckheerePublisher: Hannibal BooksPublished: 01/03/2023Pages: 472Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9780300267525Review Citation(s): Choice 11/01/2023About the AuthorKoenraad Jonckheere is a professor in Northern Renaissance and Baroque Art at...
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Alberto Abate: Catalogue Raisonn?A rare figurative painter amid the 20th-century Italian avant-garde sceneThe catalogue raisonn? of Alberto Abate (1946-2012) constitutes a new overview of his entire career. It analyzes the mythological themes that distinguish his 1980s paintings, his symbolic works of the 1990s and beyond, creating a...
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A Kids Book about BoredomLearn to embrace and discover the benefits of boredom and realize your full potential. This is a kids' book about boredom. We all know what it's like to feel bored, but did you know that being bored is actually one of the most wonderful...
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After Cinema: Storytelling in Contemporary Media ArtHow contemporary media artists use the moving image as a critical mirror of its eraGerman filmmaker Heinz Peter Schwerfel (born 1954) spotlights 60 artists from more than 20 countries working in moving images to short-circuit the universal language of mass media and, in so...
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Adventures of Hannah Heart and the Heartpeople(R)Devon Hansen, the creator of the Heartpeople(R) icon, is a nationally known speaker, author and artist.Her life story of turning around a once homelesslife into a national success is an inspiration to many.Devon was the anger/ trauma consultant called to work with the Oklahoma...
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Across a Rural Skyline: The Art of Andrea KowchUsing timeless imagery of powerful women, sprawling country and scenes of magical surrealism that evoke not-so-distant times and places, Andrea Kowch has risen to be one of the leading figurative realists working today. The Michigan artist is a powerhouse of a painter who is...
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A Closer Look: Still LifeWhat is still life? We are familiar with the objects portrayed but have difficulty explaining the essence of this popular art form. Erika Langmuir examines the special fascination of still life, and what distinguishes it from other categories of painting. She discusses its evolution...
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365 Days of Drawing PeopleAuthor of 365 Days of Drawing. Lise Herzog is an accomplished teacher of pen and pencil skills. Her first work with Firefly is notable for the thoroughness of its easy lessons, progressing from a few simple lines to shading and texture... over 365 days....
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101 Mandalas For Relaxation: Big Mandala Coloring Book for Adults 101 Images Stress Management Coloring Book For Relaxation, Meditation, Happiness101 Mandala Images A comfortable and convenient 8.5" x 11" size. Mandala coloring books for adults relieve stress, aid relaxation and let melt away as you give your artistic side the center stage. Ease your stress with each stroke of your colored pencil or...
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Yokai Ghosts: By the Great Masters of Japanese Woodblock PrintingDiscover the wonderfully eerie supernatural beings of Japanese lore in this magnificent hardcover edition which features an elegant silk coating as well as coloured edges and closing straps. Yōkai ghosts are a significant aspect of Japanese culture. In turns terrifying, playful and mischievous, they...
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Yair Oelbaum: Asleep in DirtCast-off, found and constructed items await reanimation in Oelbaum's photographic series of abandoned objectsIn his first photography publication, New York-based artist and social worker Yair Oelbaum (born 1988) collects his images of found or discarded items taken with Polaroid cameras. The title Asleep in...
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Wassily Kandinsky: The SketchbooksA revelatory collection of the artist's sketches and preparatory drawings, featuring many that have never been published before The great Russian modernist painter and theorist Wassily Kandinsky was one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art. Few documents provide more insight into his...
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Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in DialogueAn intriguing, substantive look into the relationship between the church and the world of art.Author: William A. DyrnessPublisher: Baker AcademicPublished: 11/01/2001Pages: 190Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.06h x 5.98w x 0.55dISBN: 9780801022975Review Citation(s): Commonweal 06/01/2002 pg. 28Choice 03/01/2002 pg. 1255Christian Century 09/25/2002 pg. 41About the...
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Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and ColourThis publication, together with the exhibition it accompanies, presents the largest ever survey of work by Vanessa Bell (1879-1961). Described in 1923 as 'the most important woman painter in Europe', Bell was a pioneering modernist and founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, a circle...
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Touching MexicoThis book paints the story of a Western artist's discovery of authentic Mexico, encapsulating a journey away from narrow observations of the country's stereotypes- black and white films, cactus', cartels, and the jumping bean- towards a greater understanding of its significance in the social...
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Tifo: The Art of Football Fan StickersDiscovering the untold stories of the beautiful game through football sticker art. Embark on an exhilarating journey through the captivating world of European football culture with "TIFO: The Art of Football Fan Stickers" As we gear up for the eagerly anticipated Euros 2024 in...
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The Social World of Galleries: Contemporary Art, the Market and InternationalizationThis book presents the first detailed study of the place of contemporary art galleries and gallerists, especially within the art markets of Europe and the United States. Based on the author's field research carried out for over a decade, and combining ethnographic material with...
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The Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and PerformanceThe Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance is an outstanding collection of specially written essays that charts the emergence, development, and diversity of African American Theatre and Performance-from the nineteenth-century African Grove Theatre to Afrofuturism. Alongside chapters from scholars are contributions from...
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The Romantic Chronicles of a Manic DepressiveA rebellious blend of poetry, art, and photos that captures the gritty, untamed spirit of NYC. This book offers an inside look into the creative chaos of Emily Carroo-bold, unapologetic, and anything but ordinary. Dive into The Romantic Chronicles of a Manic Depressive, an...
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The Romantic Chronicles of a Manic DepressiveA rebellious blend of poetry, art, and photos that captures the gritty, untamed spirit of NYC. This book offers an inside look into the creative chaos of Emily Carroo-bold, unapologetic, and anything but ordinary. Dive into The Romantic Chronicles of a Manic Depressive, an...
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