Art
ABOUT THE ROSE: CREATION AND COMMUNITY IN JAY DEFEO'S CIRCLE
Written by Ferrell, Elizabeth
A remarkable portrait of a web of artistic connections, traced outward from Jay DeFeo's uniquely generative work of art Through deep archival research and nuanced analysis, Elizabeth Ferrell examines the creative exchange that developed with and around The Rose, a monumental painting on which the San Francisco artist Jay DeFeo (1929-1989) worked almost exclusively from 1958 to 1
MAKING AND BREAKING THE GRID, THIRD EDITION: A GRAPHIC DESIGN LAYOUT WORKSHOP
Written by Samara, Timothy
Take your design work to the next level with Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop (Third Edition), the essential easy-to-use guide for designers working in every medium. With over 150,000 copies in print, this new edition makes a classic text relevant to a new generation of designers. Updates include:
14TH LYON BIENNALE - FLOATING WORLDS
Written by T. Raspail
Publié à l'occasion de la 14e Biennale d'art contemporain de Lyon, du 20 septembre 2017 au 7 janvier 2018.00Le catalogue de la 14e édition de l'exposition internationale, conçue par Emma Lavigne autour du thème de la vie moderne : une biennale qui se déploie à travers six parcours, comme un voyage au sein d'un archipel d'îlots, avec plus de 50 artistes du monde entier.
ROY LICHTENSTEIN : OUTDOOR PAINTED SCULPTURE
Written by Wolfe, Julie
The first book-length study to examine the materials and techniques used in the fabrication and painting of the American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein's outdoor sculpture. Vibrant color was essential to the paintings of the American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), and when he began exploring the creation of outdoor sculpture in the late 1970s, vivid hues remained an important pa
RENE MAGRITTE : THE ARTIST’S MATERIALS
Written by Vandepitte, Francisca
The first book-length material study of the works of Belgian Surrealist René Magritte. René Magritte (1898-1967) is the most famous Belgian artist of the twentieth century and a celebrated representative of the Surrealist movement.
MIRACLES AND MACHINES : A SIXTEENTH-CENTURY AUTOMATON AND ITS LEGEND
Written by David Todd, W
An abundantly illustrated narrative that draws from the history of art, science, technology, artificial intelligence, psychology, religion, and conservation in telling the extraordinary story of a Renaissance robot that prays. This volume tells the singular story of an uncanny, rare object at the cusp of art and science: a 450-year-old automaton known as "the monk." The walking, gestic
ELISABETTA SIRANI
Written by Modesti, Adelina
This insightful volume is the first English-language book to explore the life and legacy of Elisabetta Sirani, one of the most celebrated women artists of seventeenth-century Italy. Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665)--painter, printmaker, and teacher--was one of the most innovative and prolific artists of the Bolognese school.
GIACOMO CERUTI : A COMPASSIONATE EYE
A thoughtful look at representations of people experiencing poverty in early modern Europe. The northern Italian artist Giacomo Ceruti (1698-1767) was born in Milan and active in Brescia and Bergamo.
ROSALBA CARRIERA
Written by Oberer, Angela
This stunning new volume is the first accessibly written, illustrated, English-language biography of Rosalba Carriera, one of the most famous women artists in eighteenth-century Europe. Born in Venice in 1673 to a lawyer and a lace maker, Rosalba Carriera began her career painting decorative objects and rose to international renown as a portraitist in Italy, Germany, France, and Englan
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