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Russian Textiles: Printed Cloth for the Bazaars of Central Asia
Автор: Meller Susan Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2007 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 сентября 20122010-04-17
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Russian Textiles showcases the gorgeous cotton textiles that were created and manufactured in Russia and exported to Central Asia from 1850 to 1950. The Muslims in these Central Asian countries — Uzbeks, Tadjiks, Farsi, Turkomans, etc. — incorporated the brightly patterned fabrics into their clothing, particularly the linings of their robes and household items. An introductory essay describes the fascinating history of this influence of Middle Eastern and Western aesthetic styles and is illustrated with vintage photography from the turn of the 20th century as well as images of the robes and other articles that were lined and embellished with the beautiful cloth. More than 150 fantastic patterns from a variety of periods and styles, from late Victorian to Art Nouveau to Art Deco, are featured, making Russian Textiles a book every fashion, interior and product designer, craftsperson and artist will want in their inspiration library.
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Star Wars Art: Comics
Автор: O'Neil Dennis Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2011 Страниц: 180 Дата загрузки: 17 сентября 20162012-06-23
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Star Wars and comics share a history as long as The Star Wars Saga itself: Star Wars debuted both on the silver screen and the printed page in 1977, when, a few months after the first film's premiere, Marvel Comics began publishing a monthly series inspired by the characters, worlds, and adventures of Episode IV: A New Hope . Soon, a daily comic strip followed, and now, more than three decades later, countless ongoing and limited comic-book series from Dark Horse Comics continue to enrich and expand the Star Wars Galaxy. Star Wars Art: Comics brings together the very best artwork from the entire history of Star Wars comics publishing, including original and finished art from the top comics artists, cartoonists, painters, and illustrators working in the industry. Hand-selected and curated by George Lucas, this volume includes pencil roughs, inked pages, concept art, and fully painted covers and interior art from the original Marvel Comics series, The Star Wars comic strip, more than two decades of Star Wars comics from Dark Horse Comics, and officially licensed Japanese manga. Featuring the work of Howard Chaykin, Al Williamson, Gene Colan, Dave Cockrum, Drew Struzan, Carmine Infantino, and many more, Star Wars Art: Comics is a celebration of the worldwide inspiration that is Star Wars, as well as a look at the creative process behind the page.
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Star Wars: Visions
Автор: Archives Acme Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2010 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20142013-04-25
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Star Wars Visions collects a wealth of art — hand-picked by George Lucas — produced by a variety of artists, illustrators, designers and cartoonists, working across all genres and styles to celebrate their favourite characters, themes, worlds and moments from the Star Wars Universe. The full list of contributors is to be released incrimentally over the 6 months leading up to publication, with sneak previews, on starwars.com.
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The Art of Vintage DC Comics
Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2010 Страниц: 100 Дата загрузки: 20 сентября 20152012-10-13
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Celebrating the 75th anniversary of DC Comics, these 100 all-different postcards feature the incredible art of DC's comic book covers from the 1930s through the 1980s.
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The Steampunk Bible
Автор: Chambers S.J. Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2011 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20142012-12-30
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Over the past fifteen years, Steampunk — a mash-up of Victorian and sci-fi aesthetics with a splash of punk rock attitude — has gone from being a literary movement to a part of pop culture and a way of life. This subculture celebrates the inventor as an artist and hero, re-envisioning and crafting retro technologies including antiquated airships and steam-powered robots. The Steampunk aesthetic now permeates movies, comics, fashion, art and more, and has given a distinct flavor to iconic events such as Maker Faire and the Burning Man festival. The Steampunk Bible is the first book of its kind, a fully illustrated compendium tracing the roots and history of this subculture, from the work of its godfathers Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to the key figures who coined the word that would spawn a literary genre, to the vast community of craftsmen and artists who translated that spark into a lifestyle with clothing and accessories such as goggles, corsets, pocket watches, and with an attitude to match. This ultimate resource, filled with scores of illustrations and photographs, will appeal to aficionados and novices alike as author Jeff VanderMeer takes the reader on a wild ride through the clockwork corridors of Steampunk past, present and future.
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Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool
Автор: Chiu Melissa Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2010 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 июня 20122012-10-07
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The first major monograph on the work of artist Yoshitomo Nara assembles the paintings, sculptures, photographs and drawings that have garnered him international acclaim, art celebrity status, and his very own cult of devoted followers. Best known for his images of devilishly cute and sometimes menacing animals and children, Nara`s work relates not only to Japanese kawaii (cute) popular culture, but also reflects the sensibilities of youth subcultures worldwide with their focus on alientation and rebellion.
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Alice in Wonderland Giant Poster and Coloring Book
Автор: Tenniel Sir John Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2012 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20132015-09-12
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Be creative, be adventurous. You don't have to fall down the rabbit hole to enter the magical world of Alice in Wonderland. Just open this giant book and read, color, and remember when you first encountered Lewis Carroll's sublime nonsense and Sir John Tenniel's elegant engravings.
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Bob Recine: Alchemy of Beauty
Автор: Recine Bob Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2012 Страниц: 164 Дата загрузки: 15 июля 20132013-06-25
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The man behind some of the most avant-garde hairdos and head dresses worn by Lady Gaga, Recine has taken hair styling to incredibly creative heights-often literally, as he propels the braids and locks of his subjects into gravity-defying contours, augmenting them with sculptural gestures such as clumps of headphones or sunglasses, tendrils of Play-Doh and complex meshes of wire or cellophane. Starting out as an artist, Recine secured a project creating hairstyles and head ornaments for the windows of Henri Bendel. His designs caught the eye of world-renowned hair stylist Jean Louis David, who offered him the opportunity to travel to Paris and hone his craft; four years later, Recine returned to New York, armed with a portfolio of innovative stylings for top photographers and magazines. Today Recine is a legend among A — list celebrities, having worked with Gwyneth Paltrow, Charlize Theron, Naomi Watts, Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kate Hudson, Renee Zellweger, Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman and Tilda Swinton. His talents have even returned him circuitously to the world of fine art, for his extensive collaborations with Vanessa Beecroft. Alchemy of Beauty gathers original artwork by Recine, from sketches, collages and paintings to previously published and unpublished editorial images of his extraordinary sculpture and headdresses. Art direction for the volume is by Fabien Baron.
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Darth Vader and Son
Автор: Brown Jeffrey Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2012 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 сентября 20172017-08-27
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What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? What if 'Luke, I am your father' was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious and sweet comic reimagining, Darth Vader is a dad like any other- except with all the baggage of being the Dark Lord of the Sith. Celebrated comic artist Jeffrey Brown's delightful comics give a fresh twist to classic Star Wars TM moments, presenting the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away, including lightsaber baseball practice, using the Force to raid the cookie jar, and Take Your Child to Work Day on the Death Star ('Er, he looks just like you, Lord Vadern, and the special bond shared between any father and son.
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Framed
Автор: Gorman Greg Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2012 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 16 мая 20152015-02-16
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FRAMED is a stunning collection of over i5o black-and-white photographs by Greg Gorman for L.A. Eyeworks. This project spans thirty years of the world-renowned celebrity and photographer Greg Gorman and gathers some of the great personalities of all time such as the director Pedro Almodovar, musical legends Grace Jones, Divine and Frank Zappa as well as Andy Warhol and Pierce Brosnan, among many other artists. Each shot gives a picture of human nature in its infinite range. Each picture is also a testament to the individual character. In his pictures, Gorman really tries to focus on the importance in capturing the essence of the soul of each portrait, as Pierce Brosnan writes in his notes in the book, Through his lens, Greg captures the beauty of the human face like no other. A photographic portrait artist who puts his heart and soul into his art, Greg lives his life with passion and grace.
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Impact: 50 Years of the CFDA
Автор: Horyn Cathy Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2012 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20172014-07-14
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IMPACT is the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, exploring the influence of the careers of America's most influential designers over the last five decades. Anchored by Patricia Mears's illuminating essay on the history of the CFDA, this book incorporates over 300 personal Impact statements from the most important names in American fashion, including Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, Ralph Lauren, Proenza Schouler, and Donna Karan. Illustrated with many never-before-seen images, this is the ultimate fashion who's who and a celebration of this important fashion organiza-tion. Accompanied by elegant images of these career-changing moments, this book is the definitive word on the voice of American fashion.
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A to Z
Автор: Smith Paul Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2012 Страниц: 191 Дата загрузки: 15 сентября 20172014-07-14
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Paul Smith has created one of the world's most successful fashion brands. In this richly illustrated book, including many never before published personal photographs, excerpts from interviews with Paul Smith recount his history and explain his approach to design. This talented creator finds inspiration everywhere and this alphabetical manual highlights the eclectic sources of inspiration behind his unforgettable designs. For instance; B is for Bowie, Smith explains how David Bowie's look and music influenced his design. Telling how he first went to see Bowie in concert in 1967, the year he met his wife, Smith shares his personal connection to the musician and links certain elements in his design s that are irreverent, innovative and androgynous to Bowie. The book reveals the unique way in which Paul Smith sees the world, suggesting how he has continually been able to anticipate and re-imagine the trends of popular culture, since opening his first boutique in 1970.
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The Art of Brave
Автор: Lerew Jenny Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2012 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 декабря 20142015-04-07
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Brave is Pixar's first fairy tale, a lush, animated adventure through the forests, heaths, and highlands of medieval Scotland. Featuring behind-the-scenes interviews with the film's many artists, The Art of Brave also showcases the gorgeous concept art that went into the creation of the movie, including colour scripts, storyboards, character studies, environment art, sculpts, and more.
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The Art of Tangled
Автор: Kurtti Jeff Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2010 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 20122012-05-06
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Tangled is the 50th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. This gorgeous 3-D film offers a lighthearted twist on Rapunzel, the beloved fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, complete with a daring heroine and, of course, seventy feet of golden hair. Featuring the stunning concept art behind the newest Disney masterpiece from sketches and character designs to storyboards and color scripts The Art of Tangled also gives readers an inside look at the film's fascinating history, which began over 65 years ago with Walt Disney's early explorations of the fairy tale.
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How to See Faeries
Автор: Matthews John Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2011 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20132016-08-17
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International best-selling artist Brian Froud and NY TIMES best-selling author John Matthews come together for the first time to create a spectacular, interactive book that opens the doors to the enchanted world of Faerie. Paper mechanics, windows, insets, cut-outs, hidden messages, magical signs, reflective mirrors and more abound. A wonderful cross-over title in the image of Dragonology.
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In Their Youth
Автор: Gorman Greg Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2009 Страниц: 140 Дата загрузки: 06 мая 20122013-03-18
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In Their Youth: Early Portraits comprises over 200 of the California-based photographer's previously unpublished portraits from the last three decades, featuring famous actors shot when they were still unknown young men, from teen years into their early twenties. I decided to do a project that expressed my infatuation with male beauty, Gorman explains, especially in terms of youth... the portraits don't have lots of backgrounds, they're straightforward. It's really about the person, not the elements. It boils down to the graphics of the individual more than the graphics of the setting. Gorman's intimate celebrity portraits hinge on the sense of his subjects' vulnerability. Here, famous young men are juxtaposed with photographs of promising unknowns: one of the first shots of Tom Cruise, for instance, shares a spread with some anonymous ephebe that Andy Warhol met at Studio 54. Greg Gorman discovered his calling after taking a borrowed camera to a Jimi Hendrix concert in 1968. In 1990, after producing images for over 20 years, he published his first book, Greg Gorman Volume One, which reveals his skills as a portraitist. Gorman has created innumerable unforgettable images (for instance, a 2000 portrait of Jeff Koons shows the artist perched on a filthy toilet, flanked by two leather-clad ladies). His work has been featured in ad campaigns and has been featured on the covers of a number of magazines, including Esquire, GQ, Interview, Vogue, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair.
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J: C. Leyendecker
Автор: Cutler Laurence S. Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2008 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 13 октрября 20112009-12-23
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One of the most prolific and successful artists of the Golden Age Illustration, J.C. Leyendecker captivated audiences throughout the first half of the twentieth century. With a signature style that possessed great warmth and imagination, Leyendecker is perhaps best known for his creation of the archetype of the fashionable male with his advertisements for Arrow Collar in the 1910s through the 1920s. These images sold to an eager public the idea of a glamorous lifestyle, the bedrock upon which modern advertising was built. He also was the creator instantly recognizable icons, such as Santa Claus (conceived as a portly, white-haired man clad in red velvet), that are to this day an integral part of the lexicon of society.An important influence on Norman Rockwell, Leyendecker was commissioned to paint more Saturday Evening Post covers than any other artist. Leyendecker lived for much of his adult life with Charles Beach, on whom the stylish men in his artwork was modelled, and while he kept his homosexuality hidden from public scrutiny, he nevertheless gathered a strong following in the gay-interest community. In the first book about the artist in more than twenty years, J.C. Leyendecker features his masterworks, rare paintings and other artwork, including the 322 covers he did for the Post , as well as other magazines, including Harper's and Collier's. Accompained by a revealing text that delves into both his artistic evolution and personal life, J.C. Leyendecker restores his rightful position in the pantheon of great American illustrators.
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The Beatles Anthology
Автор: The Beatles Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2012 Страниц: 368 Дата загрузки: 11 июля 20132015-04-27
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The international best-seller is now in paperback From their years growing up in Liverpool through their ride to fame to their ultimate breakup, here s the inside story. Interwoven with The Beatles own memories are the recollections of such associates as road manager Neil Aspinall, producer George Martin, and spokesman Derek Taylor. The Beatles Anthology is a once-in-a-lifetime volume: warm, frank, funny, poignant, and bold-just like the music that s been a part of so many of our lives. The Beatles Anthology is, for the first time, the story of The Beatles by The Beatles. Created with the full cooperation of Paul, George, Ringo, and Yoko Ono Lennon, it also includes the words of John, painstakingly compiled from sources worldwide. The Beatles Anthology is, in effect, The Beatles autobiography. The Beatles Anthology features over 1300 images, most previously unpublished. Paul, George, Ringo, and Yoko Ono Lennon all opened their own archives just for this project, as did Apple, EMI, and others long associated with The Beatles, allowing the unprecedented release of photographs, documents, and other memorabilia from their homes and offices. The result is an extraordinary wealth of visual material brimming on each and every page.
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Tony Duquette
Автор: Goodman Wendy Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2007 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 04 июля 20082009-07-11
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This book reveals the designer's taste for the theatrical. Tony Duquette took de Wolf's no-holds-barred style in his manefsto. He crafted rooms that were beguiling, grandiose and pure Hollywood... opulent and overstated with gilded lilies, leopard patters, rock crystal, tented ceilings and endless rococo paintings.Tony Duquette designed sparkling jewels, spectacular stage sets, extravagant costumes, and interiors for pleasure pavilions inspired by dreams. He loved richness, drama, ornament, individuality and eccentricity. He considered 18th Century France the apogee of design and civilisation and recreated a Sun King's ransom of painting and festoons for his own interior spaces.'I always decorate as if I were working in that period rather than merely re-creating it'. Duquette designed with authentic fabrics and colours, painting and decorative objects. Each space was a pastiche of Duquette's passions: Chinoiserie, gold-leafed trays, Louis XV chairs, clusters of pillow made from Balinese fabrics and Japanese brocades. He is known for embellishing, draping and layering. His signature over-the-top style includes decorating with shells and faux coral, rearranging tabourets and porcelain, applied faux-malachite and vignettes set up to a crescendo of clashing colours.
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William Wegman Polaroids
Автор: Wegman William Жанр: Abrams Издательство: Abrams Год: 2009 Страниц: 232 Дата загрузки: 13 февраля 20112011-07-24
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Man Ray, William Wegman's first Weimaraner, became a central figure in Wegman's photographs and videotapes, known in the art world and beyond for his endearing deadpan presence. In 1978, Wegman was invited by Polaroid Corporation to try out its mammoth 20 x 24» camera, and he began a series of photographs featuring Man Ray that were published in Abrams' Man's Best Friend. In 1986 a new dog, Fay Ray, came into Wegman's life and soon thereafter another famous collaboration began. After Man Ray died in 1982, Wegman continued his exploration of the medium with non-canine subjects, and he also began to work with the expanding universe of Fay Ray's progeny. Throughout the years, Wegman has maintained an extraordinary level of creativity, capturing his versatile subjects in a seemingly limitless variety of poses and guises. This book gathers together the best of his work — hundreds of unique, large-format photographs — with an insightful and candid essay by the artist exploring his experiences with the camera and his exceptional models. Though many of these images have become well known through exhibitions, books, and his best-selling calendars, some of the best had never been published when this book was originally released in 2002.
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