Art
START WITH A SCRIBBLE: DRAWING FOR THE ARTISTICALLY UNDISCOVERED
Written by Cassidy, John
Want to be an artist? Here's the secret . . . you already are one! You may still need help finding the pointy end of the pencil--but you're the only person qualified to express your unique you-ness.
GREAT QING: PAINTING IN CHINA, 1644-1911
Written by Brown, Claudia
Addressing the previous lack of a comprehensive English-language study of Qing painting, art historian Claudia Brown's account ranges from the tumultuous Ming-Qing transition to the end of imperial rule.
JAPAN SUPERNATURAL: GHOST, GOBLINS, AND MONSTERS, 1700 TO NOW
From the pioneering work of eighteenth-century painter Toriyama Sekien to contemporary superstar Takashi Murakami, Japan Supernatural presents wildly imaginative works by Japanese artists past and present and takes readers on a journey of discovery through the astonishing array of yōkai culture and yūrei (ghosts)--phenomenal beings from fiendish goblins to mischievous shape
YUMEJI MODERN: DESIGNING THE EVERYDAY IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY JAPAN
Written by Naoi, Nozomi
The hugely popular Japanese artist Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934) is an emblematic figure of Japan's rapidly changing cultural milieu in the early twentieth century.
MORE ART IN THE PUBLIC EYE
More Art in the Public Eye offers critical insight into the ever-growing field of socially engaged public art by demonstrating how the committed collaboration of artists, community members, and cultural producers can meaningfully impact our collective futures.
AFRICOBRA: EXPERIMENTAL ART TOWARD A SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
Written by Jarrell, Wadsworth A
Formed on the South Side of Chicago in 1968 at the height of the civil rights, black power, and black arts movements, the AFRICOBRA collective created a new artistic visual language rooted in the culture of Chicago's black neighborhoods. The collective's aesthetics, especially the use of vibrant color, capture the rhythmic dynamism of black culture and social life.
MAKING OF MODERN ART: SELECTED WRITINGS
Written by Peppiatt, Michael
A new collection of key texts from a leading critic of modern art
HENRY SCOTT TUKE
A timely survey of this significant British artist and the complexities surrounding his work and reputation today
LONDON'S NEW SCENE: ART AND CULTURE IN THE 1960S
Written by Tickner, Lisa
A groundbreaking and extensively researched account of the 1960s London art scene
BERNINI'S MICHELANGELO
Written by Mangone, Carolina
A novel exploration of the threads of continuity, rivalry, and self-conscious borrowing that connect the Baroque innovator with his Renaissance paragon
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