Looking at Pictures by Susan Woodford
Category: Art | Series: Art Essentials Ser.
Beautifully illustrated with some of the world's greatest pictures, from cave paintings and Roman mosaics to Picasso and Damien Hirst, this affordable guide explains the art of looking at and understanding pictures, equipping the reader with the vision and tools to approach any museum picture with confi ...Show more
The Book of Kells: Official Guide by Bernard Meehan
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The Book of Kells, dating from about 800, is a brilliantly decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This new official guide, by the former Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College Library, Dublin, provides fascinating insights into the Book of Kells, revealing the astounding detail and richness of one ...Show more
Botanical Art with Scientific Illustration by Sarah Jane Humphrey
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Botanical and scientific illustration share many common themes--the meticulous observation, the crucial composition, the precision of rendering, and the accuracy of color are all intrinsic to this niche genre of art. In this beautiful book, Sarah Jane Humphrey explains the techniques of the botanical ar ...Show more
Van Gogh - A Life in Places by Juliet Heslewood
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Vincent Van Gogh lived a restless, itinerant life. He moved regularly, from his parents' vicarage to the homes of peasants, from seaside Ramsgate and landmark locations in London to the heights of Montmartre, from the now-famous Yellow House in Arles to a hospital and then an asylum. In his final years, ...Show more
Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up by Claire Wilcox (Editor); Circe Henestrosa (Editor)
Category: Art | Reading Level: near fine
Frida Kahlo (1907 1958) is an artist with a unique international appeal. Her instantly recognizable work draws extensively on her life and her extraordinarily personal reflections upon it. On Kahlo 's death, her husband Diego Rivera ordered that her most private possessions be locked away until fifteen ...Show more
Painting Now by Suzanne Hudson
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Painting is a continually expanding and evolving form of creative expression. The radical changes in the medium that took place in the 1960s and 70s - the period that saw the shift from a modernist to a postmodernist visual language - have led to painting's continued energy and diversity. Suzanne Hudson ...Show more
Picasso: An Intimate Portrait
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This biography paints a riveting portrait of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), examining both his strengths and shortcomings as husband, lover, and father. Olivier Widmaier Picasso's unique insight into the life of one of the 20th century's most influential artists details not only Picasso's hopes, fears, and ...Show more
Lover: Portraits by 40 Great Artists by Juliet Heslewood
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Juliet Heslewood, art historian and author of Mother: Portraits by 40 Great Artists, brings together a collection of portraits of artists' lovers, through history to the present day. The evolution of such a portrait begins with a unique and intimate relationship. These lovers were important to the artis ...Show more
Dragon Art: Inspiration, Impact and Technique in Fantasy Art by Graeme Aymer
Category: Art
Dragon Art is a stunning survey of amazing contemporary fantasy artwork, specifically of dragons - that most popular of fantasy creatures. The inspirational foreword is by fantasy legend and Lord of the Rings film concept artist John Howe. The 'Masters of Dragon Art' section includes such favourites as ...Show more
Artists: Their Lives and Works by DK
Category: Art
A stunning exploration of over 80 famous artists and their fascinating lives, from Giotto to the present day.Artists- Their Lives and Works tells the inspiring stories behind the world's most famous masterpieces and their creators, including their influences, development, friendships, loves, and rivalri ...Show more
Frida by Benjamin Lacombe (Artist)
Category: Art
A sumptuous feast of a book, Frida allows the reader to enter this revered artist's world, both literally and metaphorically. Through a series of consecutive die-cut pages, one is drawn in - passing through aspects of her life, art and creative process while exploring the themes that inspired her most, ...Show more
Rivera by Andrea Kettenmann
Category: Art | Series: Basic Arts Ser.
It was as a revolutionary and troublemaker that Picasso, Dali and Andre Breton described the husband of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, but he was also responsible for creating a public art that was both highly advanced and profoundly accessible. From 1910 Rivera lived in Europe where he absorbed the influen ...Show more