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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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Meredith Monk: CallingThe first visual book on the massively influential musician and interdisciplinary artist whose six-decade oeuvre unites music, movement and artComposer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker and choreographer, Meredith Monk has united music, theater and dance to forge a new creative idiom exploring the human voice...
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Manoucher Yektai: LandscapesLyrical landscapes are rendered in liberal swaths of impasto in Yektai's soft yet dynamic paintingsIranian American artist and poet Manoucher Yektai (1921-2019) was a founding member of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism. His practice was shaped by his interactions with de Kooning,...
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Make Faces: Doodle and Sticker Book with 52 Faces + 6 Sticker SheetsAuthor: Tupera TuperaPublisher: Chronicle BooksPublished: 03/24/2015Pages: 52Binding Type: NoveltyWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 7.10h x 7.10w x 0.50dISBN: 9781452139302Audience: 06 - 09About the Authortupera tupera is the Tokyo-based art and design firm of artists Tatsuya Kameyama and Atsuko Nakagawa. They are also the author and illustrator of...
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Maja Ruznic: GouachesOtherworldly forms emerge from and retreat into abstraction in Ruznic's multicolored, kaleidoscopic gouaches Spanning over 150 artworks, this publication examines a singular aspect of Maja Ruznic's (born 1983) enigmatic practice: her gouaches. With a shapeshifting cast of mystical figures, these works on Khadi paper...
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Looking Astern: An Artist's View of Maine's Historic Working WaterfrontsNationally recognized maritime artist Loretta Krupinski's meticulously rendered oil paintings show fascinating details of Maine's waterfront towns in their heyday, when fishing, quarrying, and the cargo trade were the backbone of the coastal economy. Historic photographs and text about how Maine people made their...
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Like Love: Essays and ConversationsA career-spanning collection of inspiring, revelrous essays about art and artistsLike Love is a momentous, raucous collection of essays drawn from twenty years of Maggie Nelson's brilliant work. These profiles, reviews, remembrances, tributes, and critical essays, as well as several conversations with friends and...
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Les Lalanne: Zoophites: From the Collection of Caroline Hamisky LalanneA personal, playful tribute to the Lalannes featuring their signature animal-inspired works as well as some rare collaborative piecesIn 1964, Claude (1925-2019) and Fran?ois-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) held their first joint solo exhibition, titled Zoophites: an obsolete French term for invertebrate animals that resemble plants....
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Leonardo Da Vinci: An Untraceable LifeHow our image of the Renaissance's most famous artist is a modern myth Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) never signed a painting, and none of his supposed self-portraits can be securely ascribed to his hand. He revealed next to nothing about his life in his...
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Lauren Halsey: EmajendatInspired by the South Central Los Angeles neighborhood that the artist and her family have lived in for generations, Halsey's expansive practice teems with the signs and symbols that populate that urban landscape and celebrates the community's vitality and a creative form of resistance...
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Kinfolk 54Since 2011 Kinfolk has established itself as a leader in art and culture, design and aesthetics, architecture, and homes and interiors. Our quarterly lifestyle magazine is sold in over 100 countries, published in three languages and makes the perfect coffee table magazine or gift...
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Kimono: Images of Culture 1915-1950 in the Khalili CollectionsHighlighting many examples of previously unseen and unusual garments from one of the preeminent kimono collections, this dazzling volume explores the Khalili Collection of kimono's powerful selection of modernity and propaganda pieces from the first half of the 20th century. One of the most...
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Japanese Flowers Gift Wrapping Papers - 12 Sheets: 18 X 24 Inch (45 X 61 CM) Wrapping PaperThese premium wrapping sheets feature 6 prints inspired by traditional Japanese Origami paper designs. These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs means they are useful for any occasion--whether a holiday, birthday, anniversary or "just...
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Interaction: Fifty Years of Fred Sandback and Dia Art FoundationExploring the decades-long working relationship between Fred Sandback and Dia Art Foundation, which served as a venue for his "situational" sculptureIn 1968, sculptor Fred Sandback (1943-2003) mounted his first solo exhibition at Heiner Friedrich's Munich gallery, displaying works made from elastic cord or acrylic...
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Intellectual Property and Artificial IntelligenceSince new types of artificial intelligence like ChatGPT and other large language models have been introduced, many people have expressed excitement and concern about their generative potential. Could AI be used to write a book, make a movie, or create a picture that's just...
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Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney's AnimationFrom the earliest origins of animated imagery, the colorful link between paper and screen was created by legions of female artists working on the slick surface of celluloid sheets.With calligraphic precision and Rembrandtesque mastery, these women painstakingly brought pencil drawings to vibrant, dimensional life....
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Ink and Watercolor: Learn to Create Quick, Stylized Sketch Paintings in 30 DaysLearn how to master the popular art style of ink and watercolor sketching with this practical how-to book from seasoned watercolor teacher Anastasia Kozlova. Anastasia's unique artistic style, where she draws with pen and then layers watercolor, makes it easy for anyone to create...
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Imprints: The Films of Louise BourqueImprints is a collection of essays, interviews, ephemera, and personal reflections that chart the life and work of filmmaker Louise Bourque. Since 1989, Bourque has made a significant mark on Canadian experimental cinema. Her works often involve the physical manipulation of emulsion, with the...
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Huong Ng? UngraftingNg? tackles the legacy of French colonialism in Vietnam through its invasive introduction of foreign trees and graftsHuong Ng? (born 1979) is a Hong Kong-born artist based in Santa Barbara. Her conceptual, research-based practice often takes the form of installation, printmaking and nontraditional mediums....
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How Are Postcards MadeTo become proficient in the art of making greeting cards, one must possess creativity, talent, and commitment. This book provides unique pairings of ideas, information, and inspiration. Many factors used in knitting. Knitting is complex art forms that combine skill, creativity, and tradition, despite...
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Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910-1930The first publication of its kind, connecting a constellation of artists working at the forefront of abstraction in the early 20th centuryOrphism emerged among a cosmopolitan group of artists active in Paris in the early 1910s, as the innovations of modern life radically altered...
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