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Lives of the Great Modern Artists
Автор: Lucie-Smith Edward Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2009 Страниц: 368 Дата загрузки: 10 сентября 20142011-07-24
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Creative personalities are always fascinating, and to learn something new about the 20th and 21st centuries' greatest artists—whether eccentric or sober, outspoken or reclusive—is compelling. 105 artists are presented in lively short biographies, and each entry is illustrated with important works, self-portraits, and photographs. Clearly grouped according to style and era are modern and contemporary art’s pioneers, from Picasso and Duchamp to Louise Bourgeois and Jean-Michel Basquiat. New entries on rising stars such as Marlene Dumas and Zhang Xiaogang bring the book into the twenty-first century. 101 color, 172 black-and-white illustrations.
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Magritte: Attempting the Impossible
Автор: Gohr Siegfried Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2009 Страниц: 336 Дата загрузки: 16 мая 20122014-08-27
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The ongoing relevance of Belgian painter Rene Magritte may lie in the semiotic character of his work and its ability to create chasms between the world, its surfaces and the signs we use to occupy it. Magritte's paintings offer a space for the viewer to contemplate the emptiness of signs and to locate that emptiness in a world we recognize--indeed, the artist relies on the props of normalcy in order to upend, invert and collapse them into the terra incognita where life leaves off and art begins. «The mind loves the unknown», he avowed, «it loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown.» In Attempting the Impossible we have a new definitive Magritte monograph, replacing David Sylvester's volume of the early 1990s. Featuring more than 300 works, it contains much unpublished material and includes chapters covering Magritte's photography, drawings and influence on German and American contemporary art. Each chapter opens with a close reading of a key work--such as «The Treachery of Images» («This is not a pipe») of 1928-29--and a reconstruction of its intellectual and historical contexts. Art historian Siegfried Gohr examines Magritte's marriage and friendships, the phases of his work (from his sunlit Renoir period and his «periode vache» to his bright and visually arresting postwar work, which had such an influence on the advertising industry), the Belgian roots of his wit and sensibility and his word paintings and investigations into the paradoxes of representation.
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Manet: Initial M, Hand and Eye
Автор: Rubin James Henry Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2010 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 06 мая 20132013-04-12
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Few artists have created as much controversy or survived it with greater fame than Edouard Manet. In his day, the avant-garde was not only a challenge to the traditions of art, but it was also a gunshot fired at society as a whole. With his painting Olympia (1869), Manet was to become, to quote Degas, as famous as Garibaldi. Yet how the urbane and diffident son of a bourgeois family became the father of both realism and impressionism is a complex and fascinating story that has too often been reduced to textbook cliches. As Manet has rightly become recognized as a touchstone not only for historical change but also for interpretations of how that change came about, his individual story has become all the more relevant to the study of art history. Moreover, far from being an artist to shrink behind his work, one of Manet's most characteristic practices was to leave an indelible trace of his own personal identity within his paintings, as illustrated throughout the volume by eminent scholar James H. Rubin. This lushly illustrated volume, Manet: Initial M, Hand, and Eye, is presented in a handsome box set, and offers a comprehensive and original angle of study on the great master.
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Michael Kenna
Автор: Parmiggiani Sandro Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2011 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 июня 20132014-09-02
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Whether they are of Abu Dhabi, California, Egypt or Emilia, all of the images he produces are lit with a constant physical light and sentiment; elements that this photographer seems to always have with him the way he does with his camera bag, and through which all he wants to do is observe the world. I find such an aesthetic to be more that of a painter than a photographer somehow. Better yet, that of a post-documentary or neo-pictorialist photographer, who experiences and conceives his work to be the exprssive gesture of an artist for whom the subject is above all the opportunity for a tremendous but constant variation in his view of the world.
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Nano House: Innovations for Small Dwellings
Автор: Richardson Phyllis Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2011 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20142012-12-30
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Forty examples of advanced, ingenious, and responsible homes—each with fewer than 650 square feet of living space. Space is at a premium in growing cities. In the countryside, we want to preserve nature and the landscape. In impoverished parts of the world, the necessity for sustainable and economical shelter is stronger than ever. Lifestyles and daily routines are also changing. We live in an interconnected world in which digital communication, information, and entertainment are pervasive. Yet basic human needs remain constant: a roof over our heads and somewhere to cook, eat, and sleep. Increasingly, we look for ways to occupy our habitats more ecologically, flexibly, and efficiently. Digital design tools, sustainable materials, and new prefabrication technologies have led to an explosion in innovative ideas for designing domestic spaces, particularly those in tight surroundings. All the homes in Nano House are drawn from a broad array of climatic and environmental contexts, building methods, and spatial innovations. This lively book is the perfect resource and inspiration for designers, architects, builders—for anyone looking to maximize living space with minimal environmental impact. 250 full-color and 50 black-and-white illustrations.
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Modern Architecture
Автор: Frampton Kenneth Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2007 Страниц: 424 Дата загрузки: 11 августа 20092008-12-23
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This acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. For this fourth edition, Kenneth Frampton has added a major new chapter that explores the effects of globalization on architecture in recent years, the rise annd rise of the celebrity architect, and the way in which practices worldwide have addressed such issues as sustainability and habitat. The bibliography has also been updated and expanded, making this volume more complete and indispensable than ever.
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My Even More Wonderful World of Fashion: Another Book for Drawing, Creating and Dreaming
Автор: Chakrabarti Nina Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2011 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 23 февраля 20132012-12-20
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A new interactive colouring book for fashionistas of all ages, My Even More Wonderful World of Fashion is packed with more beautiful and sophisticated illustrations specially created by illustrator Nina Chakrabarti. The book encourages creativity, with illustrations to colour in and designs to finish off, as well as simple ideas for making and doing (how to make a sari, turn a napkin into a headscarf or dye a T-shirt). Covering clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery and other accessories, the illustrations span both vintage fashions drawing on beautiful and interesting objects through the ages and contemporary invented designs from the illustrator's own imagination. 'Did you know...?' features giving brief historical notes encourage children to be inspired by history and by the fashions of other cultures. A wonderful celebration of fashion, the book will appeal to fashion addicts from 8 years upwards.
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Raw+Material=Art: Found, Scavenged and Upcycled
Автор: Manco Tristan Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2012 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 28 марта 20152015-09-10
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The newest development in alternative art: the use of salvaged and repurposed materials by contemporary artists. Tristan Manco reveals how artists of all kinds are bringing creativity to basic, often unglamorous materials—from broken bottles, old flip-flops, and skateboards to sustainable resources such as wood, straw, and paper. Through hundreds of illustrations, in-depth artist profiles, and detailed discussions of various materials, he showcases the work of more than thirty innovative and inspiring artists from around the world, from the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and Chile to the UK, Spain, France, and Italy. Some of the artists have invented new techniques—American artist Rosemarie Fiore uses fireworks to create paintings—while others have pushed the envelope in the presentation of their work by creating fresh, dynamic forms of display. Whether it is Chilean artist Carlos Zuniga’s creative use of text pages from found books and directories or Brazilian sculptor Henrique Oliveira’s ambitious organic forms in salvaged plywood, the book highlights how imaginative approaches to media and technique encourage us to look at the world in new ways.
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New Architecture in the Emerging World: Projects by Andrew Bromberg, AEDAS
Автор: Giovannini Joseph Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2005 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 14 апреля 20092008-09-30
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This is a monograph on nearly a decade's worth of work by Andrew Bromberg, chief designer at the worlds largest privately owned architecture firm, AEDAS. Bromberg has become one of the most prolific and sought-after designers in Asia, responsible for transforming areas of China and the Middle East. The projects span the entire Asian continent, and include the West Kowloon Cultural District, the Singapore Cultural Civic Retail Centre and the Towers of Arabia. Each project is profiled in copious photographs and supported by drawings, plans and extensive captions.
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Tales of Terror: Hunted Thrills
Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2012 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 марта 20152016-03-26
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The perfect present for all fans of the horror genre, this fun, kitsch journal features two striking Fifties horror comic covers. Every spread contains a quirky quote from these “Golden Age” comics to spark your creativity, and there’s a spacious pocket in the back for keeping notes, mementos and other terrifying ephemera.
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Parisiennes: A Celebration of French Women
Автор: Bouquet Carole Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2007 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 22 апреля 20112011-03-19
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Divided by theme into chapters, this light-hearted and nostalgic romp through 20th-century Paris creates a beautiful history of the world's most romantic city and its exceptional women. This collection of one hundred and thirty duotone photographs captures the essence of the Parisian femme fatale. All of the great French photographers from the late 1930s through the 1960s are featured, including Robert Doisneau, Brassai, Willy Ronis, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Edouard Boubat, Jean-Philippe Charbonnier, Sabine Weiss, and many more. The photographs reveal Parisian women and all of their glorious facets: from the love-struck waif strolling along the banks of the Seine to the belles of the neighborhood balls flushed from their raucous dance moves, from no-nonsense career girls to flirty neighbors. Chanel-clad locals and runway models alike showcase the glamour of the fashion and haute-couture world with inimitable style. One chapter pays homage to the courageous women who battled for justice in World War II, the Resistance, the Liberation, and the revolts of May 1968, including role models such as philosopher and writer Simone de Beauvoir and journalist and playwright Marguerite Dumas. The Parisiennes featured here go to work, ride bikes, pose seductively, smile coyly, and are all devastatingly irresistible.
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Pasta by Design
Автор: Legendre George L. Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2011 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20132014-02-19
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This is not a cookbook; this is an entirely fresh and idiosyncratic look at the world's most popular food. Architect George L. Legrande has compiled and profiled 92 different kinds of pasta, classifying them into types using the science of phylogeny (the study of relatedness among natural forms). Opening the book is a pasta family tree, revealing unexpected relationships between pasta shapes, their usage and common DNA. Each subsequent spread is devoted to a single pasta, and features a short text that explains the foods geographical origin, its process of manufacture as well as its etymology alongside suggestions for minute-perfect preparation. Next the pasta shape is rendered as both a mathematical equation and a line diagram that displays every distinctive scrunch, ridge and crimp with loving precision. Photographs by Stefano Graziani complement these meticulous renderings, showing the elegant contours of each pasta shape. Finally a gatefold features a Pasta Family Reunion diagram, reassembling the pasta types and grouping them by their mathematical and geometric properties.
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Vampire
Автор: Schwegel John Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2012 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 марта 20152016-03-26
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“Have you felt the Vampire’s lips upon your throat?” —Dracula, Bram Stoker This heart-stopping luxury journal is the ideal gift for writers, artists and fans of all things fanged. There’s exquisite cover art by John Schwegel, and every spread bears a chilling quote from the classics of vampire literature, like Heinrich August Ossenfelder’s Der Vampir, and Varney the Vampire by Thomas Preskett Prest. Meanwhile, your sketches, cuttings, garlic and silver crucifixes are safe in the back cover pocket.
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Pattern Magic
Автор: Nakamichi Tomoko Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2010 Страниц: 104 Дата загрузки: 25 мая 20132013-02-19
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Pattern Magic is the cult pattern-cutting book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. The book takes a creative approach to pattern cutting, with step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy. All the basic information you need to start pattern cutting is included, from the basic block to measurements and scaling. Each project is beautifully illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs showing the stages of construction, the toiles and the finished garments. These simple illustrations and detailed instructions make it easy to create stunning, sculptural clothes with a couture look.
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Visual Merchandising (2nd edition)
Автор: Morgan Tony Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2011 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20132014-02-19
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A great introduction for retail students, this book offers a user-friendly reference guide to all aspects of visual merchandising and covers both window dressing and in-store areas. Using examples from a range of shops, from fashion emporia to small outlets, the book offers practical advice on the subject, supported by hints and tips from established visual merchandisers. It reveals the secrets of their toolkit and information on the use of mannequins, the latest technology and how to construct and source props, and explains the psychology behind shopping and buyer behaviour. Presented through colour photographs, diagrams of floor layouts and store case studies, and including invaluable information such as a glossary of terms used in the industry, Visual Merchandising 2nd edition is an essential handbook for anyone working in and learning about this exciting area. This revised edition contains four new case studies and extensively revised and updated images.
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Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Vol II
Автор: Baldaev Danzig Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2006 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20082011-08-21
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The second volume of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia contains completely new drawings, text and photographs from Danzig Baldaev and Sergei Vasiliev. During his fifty years working as a prison guard in St Petersburg's notorious Kresty Prison, Baldaev diligently recorded over 3,000 criminal tattoos, documenting their meanings within this closed society. This volume further explores the extremes of this incredible collection.
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Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Vol I
Автор: Baldaev Danzig Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2009 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20132011-05-22
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The photographs, drawings and texts published in this book are part of a collection of more than 3000 tattoos accumulated over a lifetime by prison attendant Danzig Baldev. Tattoos were his gateway into a secret world in which he acted as ethnographer, recording the rituals of a closed society. The icons and tribal languages he documented are artful, distasteful, sexually explicit and sometimes just strange, reflecting as they do the lives and traditions of Russian convicts. These are the signs by which the people of this hidden world mark and identify themselves.
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Sacred Symbols: Peoples, Religions, Mysteries
Автор: Adkinson Robert Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2009 Страниц: 792 Дата загрузки: 22 мая 20122011-05-24
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This book is an inspirational exploration of the signs and symbols of a wealth of global cultures from ancient times to the present day. It brings together some of the world's most potent sacred images under three categories — peoples, religions and mysteries. Through an incredibly rich array of fascinating images drawn from ritual, myth and the natural world, Sacred Symbols reveals the quintessence of a multiplicity of beliefs and experiences. It is the perfect introduction to the timeless wisdoms of humankind.
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Stations
Автор: Uffelen Chris van Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2010 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 27 апреля 20142011-12-30
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Serving as gateways to the cities, train stations were the most important urban building developments at the turn of the 20th century. One century later this building mission is experiencing a fascinating renaissance. On a world-wide basis new facilities are emerging that need to fulfill various functions very often they have to serve as shopping malls. However, even small stations for regional trains, subways and trams belong to the past, if they are purpose-built only. They also have an important influence on the urban identity. Just like the larger facilities, they have to be able to develop in a confined space and in a historically often densely built-up environment. 70 international projects were chosen to present current station architecture both in terms of long distance traffic as well as local transportation structures, including underground systems.
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Street Furniture
Автор: Uffelen Chris van Жанр: Thames&Hudson Издательство: Thames&Hudson Год: 2010 Страниц: 448 Дата загрузки: 22 сентября 20152013-02-26
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Street furniture is the secret star of urban outdoor design. Though rarely noticed at first glance, it significantly contributes towards the urban experience. Benches, fountains, street lamps, rubbish bins, post boxes, tourist information signs, bus stops as well as public toilets are items that reoccur in various urban spaces. Just like outstanding monuments and landmarks, they determine the identity of a square, street or town. This volume introduces 100 exceptional examples of contemporary street furniture, presenting both items that are one-of-a-kind as well as objects that are part of a product series.
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