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This book illustrates and discusses 35 of the finest paintings by Dou, one of the most highly regarded Dutch painters of the 17th century. Dou learned glass painting from his father and in 1628 became Rembrandt's first pupil. After some early portraits, he painted chiefly small domestic scenes characterized by minute detail (often painted under a magnifying glass), skillful chiaroscuro, and lifelike effect. Dou's work was very popular and continued to be influential until the mid-19th century when appreciation for precision in painting declined under the influence of impressionism. This will be a beautifully produced catalogue that will introduce the works of Gerrit Dou to a wider audience.
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Following the successful 25 Houses Under 2500 Square Feet and 25 Houses Under 1500 Square Feet , this book continues toexplore the joys of living in compact, well-designed spaces. Thetwenty-five homes presented here, all recently constructed, offeran extraordinary range of architectural solutions for designingfunctional yet interesting, dramatic living spaces, ranging from afew hundred to 3,000 square feet. Each of the projects illustrates aninnovative use of materials and careful attention to space andlight. The informative text highlights the design and technicalaspects of each house, and accompanying photography, architecturaldrawings, and site plans provide even further insight. 25 Houses Under 3000 Square Feet presents homes from coast to coast that everyone can relate to --an abundance of exciting designs that are sure to inspire andamaze.
A must-have guide to planning for, and decorating, beautifulyet practical rooms for babies and small children. The book beginsby looking at sleeping nooks for young babies, in the parentsbedroom. Next are inspirational chapters on decoration, lighting andfurniture for unisex nurseries, plus fun and funky ideas for girlsand boys rooms, and advice on the needs of planning a sharedbedroom for a baby and a toddler or for twins. There are alsochapters on adapting a bathroom for little ones, creatingstimulating and safe eating and play spaces, and devising brilliantstorage. The book concludes with useful checklists, a problem-solvingQuestion and Answer section and an invaluable stockist andsuppliers list.
Natural history writer Sleeper and nature photographer Wolfeteamed up to provide photodocumentation of cat species in Wild Catsof the World (Crown, 1995). In their newest collaboration, theycontinue their examination of large mammals with large,full-colored glossy photographs of close to 100 primate species.These magnificent plates bring the animals up close, providing richdetail, and exhibit species rarely photographed such as thegolden-handed tamarin and the aye-aye. The authors break down theprimate species by geographical location but fail to addresstaxonomic relationships. Succinct text of 75-100 words touches onthe basic behavior, food sources, and physical characteristics ofeach animal, but the glorious photogaphs makes this book a winner.For popular natural history collections.?Raymond Hamel, WisconsinRegional Primate Research Ctr. Lib., Madison Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
By the best-selling co-author of Inner Tennis, here's abook designed to help musicians overcome obstacles, help improveconcentration, and reduce nervousness, allowing them to reach newlevels of performing excellence and musical artistry.
Weighing scientific principles against science fiction, Aliens:Are We Alone? takes readers on a fascinating journey through timeand space. The book draws closely on the visual material designedspecifically for a landmark exhibition at London’s Science Museumalong with additional illustrations and photographs. Jack Challonerexamines alien stereotypes throughout history, exposing theirhistorical and mythical precedents. He explains how modernscientists are exploring the possibilities for alien life,searching for clues in the extreme climates of our planet tounderstand how a species might thrive in the atmospheres of otherplanets and galaxies. Drawing on sound scientific principles, thebook reveals how scientists are imagining what aliens might belike.
The Point of Purchase Design Annual No. 9 is the definitiveresource for what's hot and effective in point of purchase (P-O-P)advertising. The Annual features colour photographs of the 450eye-popping displays that took home gold, silver and bronze awardsin the 2000 Outstanding Merchandising Achievement (OMA) AwardsContest, sponsored by the Point of Purchase Advertising Institute(POPAI). This book is not only a compendium of the hottest ideas inP-O-P today, but a reference volume listing the clients andproducers of the exciting executions featured that will be referredto again and again.
Never Before Published Photographs Celebrating the Eclectic andBizarre Street Fashion of Japan's Teens Follows the Popularity of Phaidon's Fruits and Fresh Fruits A fashion phenomenon born in the underground clubs of Tokyo andOsaka has made its way aboveground. The streets of Japan are filledwith teenagers clad in corsets, spikes, lacy Victorian dresses,dark eye makeup, black spandex, frilly tutus, patterned knee-highs,ruffled bows, and wigs of all lengths and styles. A mixture of highfashion and home-made ensembles, the Gothic and Lolita scene is oneof the more bizarre hybrids of Japanese street fashion, boastingthousands of devotees who dedicate their lives to creating evermore flamboyant and original variations of this fused style. GOTHIC LOLITA, edited by Katsuhiko Ishikawa withphotographs by Masayuki Yoshinaga, is a new and exclusivephotography collection that celebrates the eclectic and bizarreGothic street fashion of Japan's teens. Specially commissioned byPhaidon Press and based on the creati
Presented in an identical format to Phaidon's previous Fruits,published in 2001, Fruits Too is a collection of Tokyo teenagestreet fashion portraits selected from Japan's premier streetfanzine of the same title. Published every month by Shoichi Aoki,who is also the sole photographer for the magazine, Fruits wasestablished in 1994 as a project to document the growing explosionin street fashion within the suburbs of Tokyo. Over the last decadethe magazine has grown to cult status and is now avidly followed bythousands of Japanese teenagers who also use the magazine as anopportunity to check out the latest styles and trends. The averageage of those kids featured in the magazine is between 12 and 18years old. Most of the clothes that they wear are a combination ofhigh fashion - Vivienne Westwood is a keen favourite - and homemadeensembles which when combined together create a novel if nothysterical combination. This latest publication of the best ofFruits will follow the original Phaidon publication by including
Sharks and dinosaurs, dinosaurs and sharks, we find them bothalien and awe-inspiring, at once utterly inhuman and somehowirresistibly compelling. But forget Jaws and Jurassic Park—nothingcan prepare you for Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of theDeep, an amazing plunge into the Cretaceous oceans of 80 millionyears ago, a merciless realm ruled by the most ferocious animalsever to stalk the seas of planet Earth. More terrifying thananything known to humankind, it scarcely seems possible that theseswift, massive underwater predators actually existed, but theydid—and this is their frightening, fascinating, unforgettablestory. Featuring incredibly realistic computer-generated images and 3-Dfilm clips—with 3-D glasses—field photography by NationalGeographic cameramen, and much more, the book interweaves dramaticscenes of the far, far distant past; up-to-the-minute scientificprofiles of nearly two dozen sea monsters; and a group portrait ofthe eccentric Sternberg family, Kansas-bred pioneers
Packaging can be seen everywhere in our daily life. Here we present not common but the most creative packaging designs all over the world and covers different types including drink,food,beauty care,book,CD,luxury goods and other goods. It will be an informative source for professionals.
Concu rrent with the widespread isolationisfsentiment in Ame rica du ring the Great Depression of the l930s，Regionalism gained national popularity as a school of paintingsyn．onymous with American values．The triumvi rate ofRegionalism--Grant Wood，Thomas Ha rf Benton，and John Steua rtCurry—painted scenes of farm life and American folklore in a widelyaccessible，representational style． These themes came natu rally to GrantWood(1891—1 942)，who spent his fi rst ten yea rs on a fa rm andlived most of his Ii re in Iowa．His best。known paintings，such asStone City,Iowa and Spring Turnin9，offer idyllic panoramas of theag ra rian Midwest or humorous insights on American types，as inDaughters of Revolution and Appraisal．Now both c riticized andapplauded for being narrow in focus，de*ive，andstorytellin9，these paintings epitomized the Regionalist movementand attracfed an immense popula r audience．Wood lectu rednationwide on Regionalism and held a university-level teaching postth
Independent, multivoiced, wicked, political, spiritual, sexual, achingly prosaic, and above all, serious. Plus funny. Which was exactly the point: to address the needs of the world - all parts of the globe - and wrap it up in one big blanket called Humanity. With Colors, Tibor Kalman shook out the contents of his brain and over the course of 6 years and 13 bilingual issues, he took on such topics as: food (and hunger), that finetuned organism called ecology, recreation, religion, AIDS, shopping, racism, royalty and assorted demi-gods, sports, travel, even heaven. For Kalman, the self-described "perverse optimist," Colors was about casting a net over all of humanity, warts and all. Its irreverence, its ability to raise hackles and continually question the status quo was not about knocking down people, but about raising the bar on tolerance and a humane way of living. It was, as he once said, about using graphic design as a medium "for telling the truth."
Situated between Western Europe and the civilizations ofByzantium and the Islamic world, Renaissance Venice was uniquelypositioned at the crossroads of East and West. In the beautifulAdriatic city, ideas and aesthetics were exchanged and developed ina remarkable age of cultural fusion. Venice’s distinctivearchitecture is already well known for integrating divergentcultural influences, but the impact of this synthesis on Venetianpainting has not been fully explored. This gorgeous book focuses onthe work of the remarkable Bellini family of painters—Jacopo andhis sons Gentile and Giovanni—who transformed Venetianpainting in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. The authors examine the influence of Venetian trade with the Easton Bellini paintings; the Byzantine influence on Venetian art; theimpact of a visit to Mehmed II’s court in 1479 on Gentile Bellini,as well as his effect on Eastern-trained artists there; and muchmore. The book is abundantly illustrated with the Bellini family’
Inside this book, readers will find 200 imaginativesuggestions from 56 artists, along with intriguing paintings--inwatercolor, oil pastel, acrylic, and other popular media--that willjump-start their imaginations and lead them to fresh new subjectsand a thrilling sense of creative adventure.
TASCHEN’s new architecture series brings a unique perspective toworld architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country.Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly establishedto the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed tovery recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries includecontact information and short biographies in addition to copiouslyillustrated de*ions of the architects’ or firms’ mostsignificant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country tocountry, this new series celebrates the richly hued architecturalpersonality of each nation featured.
You could spend years listening to countless stories ofMercury's lift-off, travel to the bottom of the sea, or the firstwave of D-Day. Or you could experience them all in one fascinatingvolume, as Life's writers and photographers take you on ailluminating journey of discovery exploring the most extraordinaryphotographs of the world. Packed with wonderful photos andfascinating anecdotes, this volume embraces history, travel,culture and life, and it will take you on a journey you'll neverforget. Profiles include the sheer rockwall of El Capitan,Yosemite; the human body's moment of conception; Mercury'slift-off, and the wave of D-Day at Normandy Beach. Breathtakingphotographs and fascinating aneodotes accompany each picture.
' Prints, overshadowed in the past decade by the popularity ofphoto art, are back in the mainstream ' - Wall Street Journal,April 2003 Art is now part of everyday life. Museums, galleries,art fairs and exhibitions are potent crowd-pullers, the visitorslooking for enjoyment and delight as well as instruction andeducation. Financial advisors suggest art as an investment -especially at the very affordable level of original prints. Yetwhat if the enthusiastic collector finds that what they bought isnot what they thought it was? Can you be sure of the differencebetween a photographic reproduction and an original lithograph oretching? And when thousands of T-shirts are printed with silkscreenimages, when can a silkscreen be a limited edition print? And doesa signature guarantee authenticity? What about new technology, too- how are computer graphics programmes used by artists as well asfakers? Today, more than ever, these and a hundred other questionsneed accurate answers, to help the co
The most inventive retail marketers reveal what really works inthe powering of a retail brand in The Power of Retail Branding. Thereader will get an inside look at the marketing objectives,strategies and executions of today’s innovative retailers. The dimension and scope of retail branding are illustrated througha panorama of hundreds of full-color visuals from successful retailmarketing campaigns. Also included are personal interviews with the brand plannersand concept builders. Case studies are presented in individualsections headed by a discussion of the concept of the brand/powerstrategies. These brand building concepts include the retailer’scommitments, its image, its products, its in-store experiences andits lifestyle positioning of the customer. The Power of Retail Branding is intended to be used as a tool toaid in the creation of strategies for powering brands. It will alsohelp the reader empower their employees-as-the-brand and theircustomers-as-the brand. This book serves as a retail brandin
