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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Yves Klein: Fire at the Heart of the VoidRestany's groundbreaking, exegetic study show show the myth of fire was the culmination of the artist's quest for the immaterial. The visionary French conceptual artist and painter of the Void Yves Klein (1928-1962) was an artist with a keen philosophical mind, yet deeply spiritual.Author:...
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Rock Art of UtahOver many centuries, the prehistoric Fremont and Anasazi peoples of present-day Utah left an artistic record in which distinctive styles are readily identifiable. From the Uinta Mountains through the central canyonlands to the Virgin River, Utah's abundant prehistoric rock art offers glimpses of a...
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Fearless Creating: A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting and Completing Your Work of ArtFor writers, painters, or performers in any field, new hope for overcoming creative blocks and finishing the art of their dreams. The blank page, empty canvas, or uncarved stone will often fill artists with dread. But so may the thought of finishing, showing, or...
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Isaac Julien: RiotIsaac played a pivotal role in that significant moment in the black diaspora arts, when gay sexuality, masculinity and race exploded into the same visual frame. -Stuart HallRiot is an intellectual biography of artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien (born 1960), looking at key moments...
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Claes Oldenburg: Writing on the Side 1956-1969Scripts, diaries, texts and notes from the famed Pop artistConsidered a central figure of Pop, installation art, and Happenings, Claes Oldenburg redefined existing notions of art in the 1960s with his landmark environments "The Street" and "The Store," his soft sculptures and his proposals...
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Creepy Krampus Coloring BookThanks to Anthony Bourdain's A Krampus Carol, and appearances on the smash television series The Supernatural, GRIMM, and NCIS, Europe's hairy, horned folklore figure is fast becoming an American pop culture phenomenon. Last Gasp and Monte Beauchamp's Creepy Krampus Coloring Book delivers a diverse...
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Mirror, Black MirrorNew work chronicling the prolific and life-changing time period of 2007-2011, when Garcia fled LA and moved to a cabin in the Northern California woods. The natural world inspires this work: her themes are disenchantment with modernity and the problems of becoming too removed...
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AgapeThe story of the sexual encounters of a group of individuals over the age limit. All the legal acts you can think of between humane are featured to satisfy a wide range of readers.Author: Trantkat TrantkatPublisher: Last GaspPublished: 08/01/2002Pages: 56Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 12.38h...
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Primitives: Tribal Body Art and the Left Hand PathOne of the earliest and most important documents recording the modern primitive subculture. Offering views of sexual exploration and body modifications such as piercings and tattoos in a non-judgmental and illuminating way, Primitives is a glimpse into the life of this culture in its...
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The Missing InkThe loop of an l, the chewed-on pen, letters tiny or expansive: what we've lost in the error of typing and texting When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like, he felt that something essential was missing...
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Learning to Color with RhymesThis book will help teach a child the meaning of color by involving the child in coloring pictures that are described in short verses, or rhymes. Parents, other family members, and friends can help instill imagination by pointing to various objects in the drawings...
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Contemporary Iranian Art: New PerspectivesRenowned art historian Hamid Keshmirshekan explores contemporary art in Iran and considers the relationship between its cultural past, modernism, and the issue of contemporaneity with regard to cultural specificity.Using over three hundred color illustrations, Keshmirshekan contends that the twentieth century is a crucial period...
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Hokusai: The Great Wave (Foiled Journal)Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps,...
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Gerhard Richter: Atlas: The ReaderGerhard Richter's ongoing, encyclopedic Atlas project began in 1964, and now comprises more than 5,000 gridded photographs, diagrams, drawings and sketches. As an image archive, work tool and artist's book, Atlas sits at the very heart of Richter's practice, offering a massive summation of...
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Sheila Fell: A Passion for PaintTalented, determined and charismatic, Sheila Fell was one of the very few women artists to achieve national recognition in the 1950s and 1960s and was one of the youngest artists ever to be elected a Royal Academician in 1974. Her tragic early death in...
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Pulcinellopaedia SeraphinianaFrom the intriguing mind behind Codex Seraphinianus comes this beautifully illustrated tribute to the famed Neapolitan character Pulcinella (or Punch as he is referred to in English). This short monograph on Pulcinella is conceived as a extension of the Codex Seraphinianus, an encyclopedia filled...
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Tom House: Tom of Finland in Los AngelesAn immersive glimpse into the private, domestic world of one of the twentieth century's most revolutionary artists. Nestled in a leafy, residential section of Los Angeles is the house where Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen, 1920-1991) lived and worked during the last decade of...
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The Art of Sculpture Welding: From Concept to CreationThis extraordinary seven-part book covers the processes of creating 13 projects -- from pencils to vases to bicycles -- for all personalities, skill levels and interests. It is specifically designed for students, beginning welders, hobbyists, and do-it-yourselfers. Many of the plans have been built...
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Color for Painters: A Guide to Traditions and PracticeMastering Color: A Practical Approach Adding color to any canvas is both art and science. In fact, it's a discipline that can be explored and learned through the practical application of techniques that Al Gury has developed during his nearly 30 years of teaching...
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Draw 50 Monsters: The Step-By-Step Way to Draw Creeps, Superheroes, Demons, Dragons, Nerds, Ghouls, Giants, Vampires, Zombies, and OtherLee Ames has come up with 50 creepy creatures that young people can learn to draw. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.Author: Lee J. AmesPublisher: Watson-GuptillPublished: 09/11/2012Pages: 64Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 10.84h x 8.50w x 0.17dISBN: 9780823085842Audience: Ages 9-12About the AuthorLee Judah Ames...
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