The End of Print is the definitive statement of the work of the great iconoclast designer, David Carson. In print for the first time in several years, this classic book has itself become part of the history of graphic design. It features work from the magazines where Carson first made his mark including Transworld Skateboarding, Surfer, Beach Culture and Ray Gun as well as his instantly recognizable advertisements for clients such as Nike, Pepsi, MTV and Sony. Lewis Blackwells text includes an interview in which Carson examines the origins of his approach and discusses the extreme reactions to his work.

Pech shares her techniques for capturing the beauty of flowersin watercolour. The guide contains demonstrations for paintingirises, magnolias, roses, peonies, apple blossoms and tulips on tovarying materials including china and lacework. Includes tips onhow to find inspiration, develop a composition, create a theme andpaint backgrounds.

Literature about Durer fills library shelves. Does this meaneverything has already been said about the artist? Far from it,according to the scholars at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum andtheir international partners in the Early Durer Project. This bookdeals with the core phenomena of Durers early work, ranging fromthe artists biography and surroundings to the question of Durersrole as the archetype of the modern artist. New sociologicalapproaches allow us to interpret Durers ideal neighbourhood as asource of inspiration for the artists work, resituating Durer inthe artistic context of his time, at an exciting crossroad betweenthe imitation of traditional painting and the self-consciousrenewal of his profession. Photographs of Durers early work, manyof which are new and published here for the first time, completethe publication, which will establish a new basis for a modernunderstanding of Germanys most famous artist.

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Nikolai Roerich was born on October 9th, 1874 inSaint-Petersburg. After studying law and attending the Academy ofArt, Roerich developed a passionate interest in archaeology, hiscontribution to which was acknowledged when he became a lecturer atthe Russian Archaeological Society in 1900. His extensive travelsin Europe, Russia, Asia, and especially India were a source ofinspiration wholly original and unique. The prolific creator ofover 7000 paintings, Roerich belonged to the great creative artmovement which took place in Russia before the Bolshevikrevolution. Besides his enormous artistic talent, Roerich was theauthor of the Pact which bears his name and which was designed toprotect the cultural heritage in time of war. After living a veryfull life, he died in the Kulu valley in India in 1947. Recognizedin 1923, there is a museum in New York devoted to him. He wrotenumerous books and collections of poetry, and contributed toartistic and archaeological journals. Roerich, with his huge andversatile talent

Abbeville Kids expands its award-winning series ofinteractive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children aboutthe world by looking at art, and about art by looking at the world.Each volume in this innovative best-selling series, with over200,000 in print, is devoted to a subject that every child alreadyknows from personal experience. In How Artists See America, sixteenworks of art show the many different ways a selection of greatartists--from Winslow Homer and Childe Hassam to Georgia O'Keeffeand Romare Bearden--have perceived the breathtaking variety oflandscapes and the diversity of people living in the four majorregions of the United States. Author Colleen Carroll's engaging,conversational text is filled with thought-provoking questions andimaginative activities that spark children's natural curiosity bothabout the subject of the artwork and about the way it was created.This direct, interactive approach to art--and to theworld--promotes self-exploration, self-discovery, andself-expression. As i

Can’t get enough of the King? A lively romp through all thingsPresley, this sassy guide covers what you really want toknow about the man who continues to leave generations of females“All Shook Up.” “It’s just like being in junior high again. This book offers thescoop on Elvis’s way with women–the wives, the girlfriends, thescreaming fans–and leaves plenty of room for ever important hairand wardrobe discussions...[and] films and concert highlightstoo.”– Time The first book explicitly fashioned forElvis Presley’s largest fan base, The Girls’ Guide to Elvis offers a fabulously fun look at the man who begged us to love himtender. This kitschy, dishy, gossip-filled guidebook is packed withnever-before-seen photographs and tasty tidbits about the King ofRock and Roll and his insatiable appetite for females, finery, andgood old down-home food. Discover Elvis’s bedroom do’s anddon’ts. Dig into details about his relationships with Priscilla,Ann-Margret, and Na

对于提琴制作的业内人士来说，本书可以说是书。读了本书，才会知道斯特拉蒂瓦里这个人以及他的琴是怎么回事。《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》对所有知名的斯特拉蒂瓦里琴，它的出处，流传，以及它的特点都有描述。一些重要的琴都有尺寸。书后有索引，可以找到你要查的琴。对于拉琴的人来说，你应当了解你拉的琴是怎么回事。小提琴绝非只是一件乐器那么简单。它有深刻的文化内涵，有许多讲究，有许多故事。《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》就是好的入门。对音乐爱好者来说，看《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》可以知道许多关于琴的知识。小提琴是一种艺术品，她诞生于文艺复兴时期，成为乐器之王，为什么她会迷倒那么多人，为什么一把斯特拉蒂瓦里的琴现在动辄几百万

《不朽的小提琴家》再现了历史上不朽小提琴家的魅力，简要而有趣地叙述其生活、个性与事业。作者就他们对作曲者、公众品味的影响以及演奏技巧的贡献等各个方面，讲述了这些小提琴家的特殊成就。作者玛格丽特·坎贝尔参阅了大量的书信和私人文件，并且访问许多著名音乐家，很多人为《不朽的小提琴家》提供了从未发表过的回忆录和珍贵照片。《不朽的小提琴家》是一本献给音乐会听众、唱片收藏者（有“唱片目录”）、弦乐演奏者和学生等所有爱好小提琴演奏艺术者的书。

An extensive study on Hopper, which accompanies a majortravelling exhibition and illuminates the life and work of one ofAmerica’s most celebrated artists. Illustrated with over 150 oils,watercolors, etchings and drawings with comments on their formaland technical characteristics, this exhibition’s catalog offers anupdated critical interpretation of Edward Hopper’s work and analternative view to the extensive literature that already exists onthis artist. Among the artworks included are Cape Cod Sunset,Second Story Sunlight, and some interesting self-portraits from theWhitney Museum of American Art; the famous Morning Sun from theColumbus Museum of Art, Ohio, and a number of lesser-knownwatercolors and oils from Hopper’s journeys to Paris. Also includedare essays by several noted scholars, and an extensive chronologyand bibliography. Perfect for casual perusing or serious study,this lavish exploration of Edward Hopper’s work is certain to finda wide audience.

Featuring 290 color images, many of them full-page, thislavish volume presents Cartier's most famous and complicatedwatches in a new never-before-published collection. Fromtheir forms to their movements, Cartier watches are unique. Theyare an enduring combination of the unexpected and theclassical. In the world of timepieces, the Cartier nameinevitably evokes a glamorous range of legendary, universallyadmired watches: the Santos, the Tortue, the Tank, the Baignoire,the Pasha de Cartier, the Panthère de Cartier, and others. This book chronicles Cartier's constant quest for excellence in themanufacture of complicated watches. From a Tortue single push-piecechronograph, created in 1929 to a contemporary Santos 100 skeletonwatch, Cartier interprets complications in its own inimitable way,always with a sense of design. Laziz Hamani's photographs capture these objects of exceptionalartistry while author and expert Jack Forster shares the spiritthat motivates each craftsman, engineer, and artist to create themost

The first book of photography that portrays Angola as it exists today. For a place that few can pin-point on a map or in their minds, Angola is quickly emerging as the most important economic leader in Africa. After almost three decades of civil war, the Angola of today is an anomaly the country is not only aggressively rebuilding, but economically blooming in the midst of a global financial crisis. Having become the number one producer of oil and the third in the diamond sector in all of the Sub-Sahara, Angola is the first African country that China has invested in heavily. As a result, in 2008 alone the economy rose 27.5%.

对于提琴制作的业内人士来说，本书可以说是书。读了本书，才会知道斯特拉蒂瓦里这个人以及他的琴是怎么回事。《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》对所有知名的斯特拉蒂瓦里琴，它的出处，流传，以及它的特点都有描述。一些重要的琴都有尺寸。书后有索引，可以找到你要查的琴。对于拉琴的人来说，你应当了解你拉的琴是怎么回事。小提琴绝非只是一件乐器那么简单。它有深刻的文化内涵，有许多讲究，有许多故事。《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》就是好的入门。对音乐爱好者来说，看《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》可以知道许多关于琴的知识。小提琴是一种艺术品，她诞生于文艺复兴时期，成为乐器之王，为什么她会迷倒那么多人，为什么一把斯特拉蒂瓦里的琴现在动辄几百万

The moral of this book is that behind every great engineeringsuccess is a trail of often ignored (but frequently spectacular)engineering failures. Petroski covers many of the best knownexamples of well-intentioned but ultimately failed design in action-- the galloping Tacoma Narrows Bridge (which you've probably seentossing cars willy-nilly in the famous black-and-white footage),the collapse of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel walkways -- andmany lesser known but equally informative examples. The line ofreasoning Petroski develops in this book were later formalized intohis quasi-Darwinian model of technological evolution in TheEvolution of Useful Things , but this book is arguably the moreilluminating -- and defintely the more enjoyable -- of these twotitles. Highly recommended.

Italian Frescoes: The Baroque Era, 1600-1800 presents theItalian Baroque period in its full grandeur, from the arrival inRome of the style of Annibale Carracci and his pupils through theend of the eighteenth century, when after the long predominance ofBaroque forms and expressions the pendulum swung back, bringing abrief revival of High Renaissance style. Supplementing Dr. SteffiRoettgen's text are 420 full-color images and 71 black-and-whiteillustrations and building plans. Of the twenty-two fresco cyclesfeatured, two-thirds are from the secular sphere and the rest fromsacred places, contradicting the common notion that Baroquemonumental painting is found mainly in cathedrals and other sitesof worship.The volume opens with an illustrated introductionoutlining the principles of Baroque wall and ceiling painting. Anessay introduces each fresco cycle and is followed by a portfolioof full- and double-page color plates, many of them newlyphotographed.

"The Listening Book " is about rediscovering the power oflistening as an instrument of self-discovery and personaltransformation. By exploring our capacity for listening to soundsand for making music, we can awaken and release our full creativepowers. Mathieu offers suggestions and encouragement on manyaspects of music-making, and provides playful exercises to helpreaders appreciate the connection between sound, music, andeveryday life.