An in-depth study of Koons's entire oeuvre to date. Unlimited popular edition. From kinky to kitsch to conceptual, Jeff Koons s art is anything but conformist. Since he stirred up the art world establishment in the 1980s with his unapologetic basketball sculptures and stainless steel toy blow-ups, Koons has been known as somewhat of a bad boy a reputation he confirmed in the early 90s via works depicting him having sex with then-wife Cicciolina, the Italian porn star-cum-politician. Following this torrid phase, he changed gears to produce the gargantuan Puppy, the 43-foot tall floral terrier that now resides at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Koons s exploitation of the banal, in the aggrandizement and/or embodiment of kitsch and pop imagery, has become his trademark; detractors may delight in their naysaying, but Koons s work commands millions at auction and his position at the forefront of contemporary art is indisputable. This exhaustive monograph begins with a biographical essay by In

This is a highly visual, compact-format sourcebook, packed with top international packaging designers’ contemporary work, accompanied by essays on the surrounding issues.

Aston martin plays a very special role in the exclusive world ofthe luxury sports car.the name of the noble marque from NewportPagnell has a fine ring to it,and it is not only for its dedicatedcircle of devotees that the British Racing Green of as Astonprovides the perfect answer to the racing red of its illustriousItalian rivals

Every year, creative design studios around the world design acalendar as a gift for clients and friends. Traditionally, oursociety use to hang calendars annually on the walls of our housesand even now have been replaced by digital calendars on our mobilephones and computers, some still harbor the ancestral spiritraising its profit to a mere object of design. 365 Days of Design is a collection of the best ideas and. designcalendar solutions by some of the best designers, illustrators andartists worldwide. We selected the most creative designs, originaland visually interesting, making this title an amazing book ofinspiration for designers and creatives of all kinds..

In this compelling book, Robert Coles, the celebrated Harvardprofessor and Pulitzer Prize–winning author, turns his attention topopular music legend Bruce Springsteen, and to the powerful impactSpringsteen’s work has had both on the lives of his audience and onthis country’s literary tradition. Coles places Springsteen in thepantheon of American artists—Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams,Dorothea Lange, and Walker Percy, among others—who understood andwere inspired by their “traveling companions in time,” the ordinarypeople of their eras. With wisdom and a unique personal perspective, Coles exploresSpringsteen’s words as contemporary American poetry, and offersfirsthand accounts of how people interact with them: A truckerlistens to “Blinded by the Light” during long, lonely nights andreminisces about his mother; a schoolteacher is astonished when ausually silent student offers a comparison between “Nebraska” andConrad’s Heart of Darkness; a policeman responds to “Am

Six concertos, BWV 1060 through 1065—three for 2 harpsichords, two for 3 harpsichords, and one for 4 harpsichords—among the first keyboard concertos ever written, still immensely popular for their rare and exuberant musical qualities. Reprinted in one volume from the authoritative Breitkopf & H rtel edition.

This book can be regarded as the 'prequel' to our first book,which was intended as a reference guide. This new book concerns thestudy of form. Sketching: The Basics contains many step-by-stepguides to making drawings. It is about learning to draw efficientlyby employing different techniques, both manual and digital. Drawingan object or idea is not a rigid process but a lively interactiveprocess. Revealing the steps in that process allows us to explainthe decisions taken and their impact on the final result. Everychapter contains an exercise for the reader. After all, practice isprobably the best way to learn. Can you remember your struggle as achild as you were learning how to write? Developing the skill towrite by hand was hard work, but you managed. The same will happenas you learn to draw.

Few music lovers realize that the arrangement of notes ontoday’s pianos was once regarded as a crime against God and nature,or that such legendary thinkers as Pythagoras, Plato, da Vinci,Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton and Rousseau played a role inthe controversy. Indeed, from the time of the Ancient Greeksthrough the eras of Renaissance scientists and Enlightenmentphilosophers, the relationship between the notes of the musicalscale was seen as a key to the very nature of the universe. In this engaging and accessible account, Stuart Isacoff leads usthrough the battles over that scale, placing them in the context ofquarrels in the worlds of art, philosophy, religion, politics andscience. The contentious adoption of the modern tuning system knownas equal temperament called into question beliefs that hadlasted nearly two millenia–and also made possible the music ofBeethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, and all who followed. Filledwith original insights, fascinating anecdotes, and portraits ofsome of th

Colour is a powerful selling tool. It is the first thing tocatch the consumer s eye in the shop window. Get the colour choicewrong and an entire range can stay on the racks. So, how do coloursarrive on the catwalk or the sales floor and why do differentcompanies choose similar colours each season? In this book, KateScully and Debra Johnston Cobb look at how the industry hasdeveloped and how it works. They look at the skills a colourforecaster employs to draw a colour palette together, as well ascolour theory and other factors. With informative timelines andillustrated examples, this book breaks down the forecasting processand explains the combination of research and intuitive skills thata successful designer or forecaster needs.

A landmark in the history of opera, Die Walkiire is the most popular and most frequently performed opera among those that make up the Ring Cycle. It con-tains some of Wagner's best-known and most memorable music and stands alone as a complete work. This present edition reproduces the full orchestral and vocal score in a clear, modern engraving with large, legible notation for easy reading and study. Do not confuse this with a piano rendering; it is the full orchestral score--nothing has been left out. Perfect for study, this score is also indispensable for anyone listening to record sets or broadcasts. In no other manner can the listener keep full awareness of the orchestral richness of this opera.

A Tribe Called Quest - Beastie Boys - De La Soul - Eric B. andRakim - The Fugees - KRS-One - Pete Rock and CL Smooth - PublicEnemy - The Roots - Run-DMC - Wu-Tang Clan - and twenty-five morehip-hop immortals It's a sad fact: hip-hop album liners have alwaysbeen reduced to a list of producer and sample credits, a publicityphoto or two, and some hastily composed shout-outs. That's a damnshame, because few outside the game know about the true creativeforces behind influential masterpieces like PE's It Takes a Nationof Millions. . ., De La's 3 Feet High and Rising, and Wu-Tang'sEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). A longtime scribe for the hip-hopnation, Brian Coleman fills this void, and delivers a thrilling,knockout oral history of the albums that define this dynamic andiconoclastic art form. The format: One chapter, one artist, onealbum, blow-by-blow and track-by-track, delivered straight from theoriginal sources. Performers, producers, DJs, and b-boys-includingBig Daddy Kane, Muggs and B-Real, Biz Markie, RZA, I

This much acclaimed book, newly available in paperback, is thedefinitive retrospective of the most popular serious artist in theworld today, covering all media over almost fifty years. Presentedthematically to show the evolution and diversity of Hockney'sprolific paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints and photography,it also features quotes from the artist himself that illuminate thepassionate thinking behind the works produced. Its hugeinternational success confirms Hockney's position as the world'smost popular living artist.

Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano began his career with exceptional design work on fan-favorite anime such as Gatchaman/G-Force and Time Bokan and popular graphic novels Sandman: The Dream Hunters and Wolverine & Elektra: The Redeemer, but it wasn't until he turned his attention to the medium of printmaking that his artistic genius began to flower. Drawing from influences as diverse as Art Nouveau and Art Deco traditions, American comics, Japanese ukiyo-e, and traditional fantasy illustration, Amano's prints capture a breathtaking world -- sometimes whimsical, sometimes luxurious, and sometimes terrifying.

LOOKING AT PAINTINGS is a series of books designed to present many different painters' views of a single subject.Here is a visual feast of paintings,each of which shows us something about what great artists see when they paint. In Flowerd,Peggy Roflf leads readers on a personal gallery tour of nineteen favorite paintings of flowers,From the work of Renaissance painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo to twentieth-century artists such as Paul Klee and Henri Matisse,each person's vision and interpretation of flowers in unique.Some artists,such as Edouard Manet in Puik and Clematis in a Crystal Vase and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in Spring Bouquet,present a more traditional and familiar view of flowers by painting them in a vase and by emphasizing the background as well as the blooms.An artist such as Georgia O'Keeffe,however,captures the more wild and tempestuous beauty of a flower in White Sweet Peas,whereas Rene Magritte in The Wrestler's Tomb focuses on a single bloom so closely that it becomes almost something other than

While better known for his great orchestral works, Tchaikovsky composed a large number of solo piano pieces that are loved and played by pianists the world over. This new collection, bringing together the best and most popular of these compositions, is the finest single-volume edition of Tchaikovsky's solo piano music now available. Featured in this volume are two particularly well-known works: The Seasons, Op. 37his, a suite of 12 pieces, each bearing the name--and capturing the spirit--of one of the months, and Album for the Young, Op. 39, a set of 24 easy pieces popular with pianists of all levels for their charm and lyric grace. Also included in this edition are five early pieces; Theme original et variations, Op. 19, No. 6; the famous "Chanson triste" and three other pieces from Op. 40; Valse sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6; Doumka, Op. 59; and ten favorite excerpts from Eighteen Characteristic Pieces, Op. 72

This book is a study of the figures and landscapes thatSargent painted from 1900 (after he was well established as one ofthe foremost portraitists of the age) through 1914 (and the arrivalof the Second World War).

Kimonos have been the ubiquitous garment for Japanese men andwomen for many centuries. Throughout history, Japan?s very bestdesigners have devoted themselves to kimono design. KIMONO offers awide selection of the very best examples of kimono patterns, invarious techniques and from various eras

A fascinating look at ESPN and its success as a brand ESPN The Company reveals the inside scoop on the biggestbusiness story in sports, detailing the creative and innovativespirit and practices that drove the programming, products, andservices of the most powerful and prominent name in sports media.The authors provide a behind-the-scenes perspective on how ESPNdealt with their many partners and how they handled mistakes andmissteps along the way-from the humble beginnings of ESPN as anunderrated startup to the pinnacle of their success as a majorindustry player. ESPN and other great organizations invest in their people. Theytrain them. They believe that if you spend the time and resourcesturning talented performers into leaders, you're going to getbetter organizational performance and engender higher levels ofcommitment and sweat. ESPN The Company Explores the dedication to excellence that makes ESPN the"Worldwide Leader in Sports" Reveals how the steps ESPN has taken to excel can be applied

Greek-born Italian painter Giorgio De Chirico(1888-1978)was hugely influential in the early years of the Surrealist movement.His paintings during the teens in Paris,where he moved in 1911,caused such a stir that such important figures as Picasso and Paul Eluard immediately praised them.This phase of his work,which he later termed pittura metafisica(metaphysical painting)was marked by dramatic compositions involving sharp perspective,striking shadows,geometrical planes,voids of space,and a general feeling of anxiety and loneliness;the sense of absurdity evoked by the mannequin-like figures in almost nightmarish landscapes seemed to suggest a Freudian expression of the unconscious.After 1930,De Chirico turned to a more classical style of painting and continued in the same vein for the rest of his career;his later work was widely criticized,especially by the Surrealists who had so admired his early paintings.

Famed for his focused observation of nature, Flemish painterJan van Eyck (c. 1395–1441) studied fauna and flora in theirnatural environment and under carefully chosen lighting conditions,and then achieved a breathtaking and convincing realism in hispaintings. Each panel is a collection of minuscule details renderedwith superb clarity from foreground to background—or at least thatis the impression at first glance. As this book reveals, that isprecisely where Van Eyck’s exceptional talent lay: He understoodthat the human brain is able to supplement visual perception wherenecessary. Here, details from Van Eyck’s paintings are organized bysuch themes as nature, architecture, daily life, fabrics, glass,jewelry and mirrors, and portraits. This is an unprecedented lookat the work of a popular master.

This treasury of more than 50 classic guitar works features rarities such as the 13th-century Cantigas de Santa Maria by Spanish ruler Alfonso X, a modern tran*ion of the 16th-century Fantasy for lute by Francesco da Milano, and Bach's Prelude. Recent masterworks include Granados' Two Spanish Dances, Albéniz's Asturias (Leyenda), and much more.

In the space of just a few years, Angry Birds has gone frombeing a beloved mobile game to an entire universe of entertainmentthat spans an astonishing range of media. From animation topublishing and even an upcoming feature film, the Angry Birdsexperience is becoming even more diverse and dynamic. For the first time, Angry Birds: Hatching a Universe takes youinside the creative process that has driven this boundlessexpansion and showcases the remarkable art being the Angry Birdsphenomenon. Featuring interviews with the key players at Rovio -the Finnish company behind the game - Angry Birds: Hatching aUniverse tells the make-or-break story of its initial success andthe continued innovation that has led to unforgettablecollaborations with institutions such as NASA, and the creation ofground-breaking games like Angry Birds Space. Filled with never-before-seen sketches, concept art, and othervisual treasures, along with in-depth insights into the creation ofeach aspect of the Angry Birds univer

You'll be amazed by what's happened since "10x10_2". Green architecture has gone from novelty to necessity, walls have gone from necessary to optional, hula hoops have become a building material. Local is the new international. Architecture is the new art. The 100 architects featured in this volume, the latest in our successful "10x10" series, are pushing the boundaries of design and redefining the very meaning of architecture: a building sliced in half in order to design the space in between; a one-ton floating object of seeming weightlessness; a high-end shop in downtown Seoul covered entirely in vegetation; and, a skyscraper that seems to disappear on sunny days. This is architecture as you've never seen it before. "10x10_3" is a comprehensive and global view of new architecture, presenting the work of 100 up-and-coming architects from around the world, selected by 10 of the best-informed critics, curators, and architects. They include Joseph Grima (USA); Kengo Kuma (Japan); Peter Schmal (Germany); and Ai

This book gives a new analysis of the intersections betweengraffiti art and the work of Basquiat. Not only are there fewexistent writings on the subject, but the book will also appeal toa very large public.