The Art Nouveau Poster by Alain Weill
Category: Art
In July 1881, bill-posting became legal in Paris. The result was an explosion of creativity over three glorious decades recognised as the golden age of poster advertising, stirring together elements of new printing technology, William Morris' attempts to reconcile medieval artistry with modern industry, ...Show more
Alberto Giacometti by Catherine Grenier
Category: Art
The sculptures, paintings and drawings executed between the 1920s and 1960s and sumptuously showcased here enable the reader to follow Giacometti's artistic development, from his beginnings in Switzerland to his mature period, spent mostly at the studio in rue Hippolyte-Maindron, Paris. The book feature ...Show more
People of Print: Innovative, Independent Design & Illustration by Marcroy Smith
Category: Art
Here is a an overview of the exceptional work produced and championed by over fifty of the leading illustrators, printmakers and designers from the sphere of independent, print-based design. People of Print is split into three sections: Part 1 features essays by journalist Andrew Losowsky; Danielle Pend ...Show more
Imagine a Forest (45 Step by Step Lessons to Create Folk Art) by Dinara Mirtalipova
Category: Art
WHAT IS FOLK ART? * Often Created by Untrained Artists * In contrast to fine art, folk artists primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic. * Bright Bold Colors * Flatten perspective * Strong Forms in simple arrangements * Often has a simple meaning, representative WHAT IS UNIQUE/B ...Show more
Life Drawing in 15 Minutes Amaze Your Friends with Figure Your Drawing Skills by Jake Spicer
Category: Art | Series: Draw in 15 Minutes
Life Drawing in 15 Minutes is the latest addition to the best-selling Draw in 15 Minutes series. Following the success of Draw Faces and Draw People, artist and drawing expert Jake Spicer introduces you to the most important skill in the artist's repertoire: life drawing. From understanding relationship ...Show more
Draw Faces in 15 Minutes : Amaze Your Friends With Your Portrait Skills by Jake Spicer
Category: Art | Series: Draw in 15 Minutes
Capture a likeness with pencil and paper. Yes, you can draw! "Draw Faces in Minutes" sets out to show you how. Furthermore, by the end of it you should be able to create a lifelike portrait in only minutes! The book takes you through a series of carefully crafted lessons, starting with some basic drawin ...Show more
Discovering Dobell by Christopher Heathcote
Category: Art
Discovering Dobell offers an intimate glimpse of William Dobell, the artist whose heart remained anchored in the daily life of everyday people, from the streets of Depression-raked London to Sydney's Kings Cross. Christopher Heathcote demonstrates how Dobell developed ideas from sketches to paintings. I ...Show more
The Tree (Paperscapes) by Steve Marsh
Category: Art
This elegant book celebrates the beauty and abundance of the forest. Exquisite illustrations of leaves, fruits and branches accompany a lyrical text by conservation expert Steve Marsh that describes the features of 52 varieties of tree. Press-out sections enable you to reveal the outline of each shape a ...Show more
Cezanne by Ulrike Becks-Malorny
Category: Art
Paintwork pioneer: The anchorman of modernism In the latter half of the 19th century, in the verdant countryside near Aix-en-Provence, Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), busily plied his brush to landscapes and still lifes that would become anchors of modern art. With compact, intense dabs of paint and bold new ...Show more
Back to the Start by Belinda Fox
Category: Art
Back to the Start is a profile of mixed media savant Belinda Fox, one of the leading voices in Australian print, ceramic, and sculpture art works. Featuring essays from close associates, we follow Belinda's journey through her work as a printmaker, an independent artist, a collaborative ceramicist, and ...Show more
Georgia O'Keeffe at Home by Alicia Inez Guzmán
Category: Art
"When I got to New Mexico that was mine. As soon as I saw it that was my country."Beginning with her teaching career in Texas, through her time in New York City and Lake George, and ending at her two desert ranches in New Mexico, this sumptuous life history explores the influence of the various landscap ...Show more