A look at the extensive history of the folkcraft, its presence in the modern world, and resources to help beginners enter the world of textile artistry.
A look at the extensive history of the folkcraft, its presence in the modern world, and resources to help beginners enter the world of textile artistry.
The first book to put the sacred and sensuous bronze statues from India's Chola dynasty in social contextFrom the ninth through the thirteenth century, the Chola dynasty of southern India produced thousands of statues of Hindu deities, whose physical perfection was meant to reflect spiritual beauty and divine transcendence.
Aimed at all painters, from beginners to the more experienced, this book is packed with expert advice on all aspects of acrylic painting: what to do, and what not to do.
Comics, bis in die späten 1990er-Jahre oft als kulturelles Randprodukt gering geschätzt, geraten in Zeiten der multimedialen Kommunikation zunehmend in den Aufmerksamkeitsfokus.
"Hace 19 siglos que los apóstoles descansan de sus labores; pero la historia de sus fatigas y sacrificios por la causa de Cristo se encuentra todavía entre los más preciosos tesoros de la iglesia.
This book explores the historical and cultural significance of comics in languages other than English, examining the geographic and linguistic spheres which these comics inhabit and their contributions to comic studies and academia.
Le Projet Colibri : Créer à partir de "rien" vient de la légende Amérindienne du colibri qui a inspiré Wangari Maathai, première femme africaine à recevoir le prix Nobel de la paix.
A new examination of the history of ceramic art, spanning ancient to modern times, emphasizing its traditions, materials, and methods of makingConcise but comprehensive, Ceramic Art brings together the voices of art historians, conservators, and artists to tell the history of making art from fired clay.
This is the first book to investigate the social, political, cultural, artistic and economic forces which created conditions for the rise, success and decline of mime and physical theatre in the United Kingdom, from the 1970s to 2000.
Written by a scholar of satire and politics, Trump Was a Joke explains why satire is an exceptional foil for absurd political times and why it did a particularly good job of making sense of Trump.
This is the first book to investigate the social, political, cultural, artistic and economic forces which created conditions for the rise, success and decline of mime and physical theatre in the United Kingdom, from the 1970s to 2000.
Written by a scholar of satire and politics, Trump Was a Joke explains why satire is an exceptional foil for absurd political times and why it did a particularly good job of making sense of Trump.
For beginners and more confident artists alike, this book is an invaluable reference source for learning about and improving your skills for still life, figures, landscape and portrait drawing.
This introduction to light for students and visual artists explores the way light can be used to create realistic and fantastical effects in a wide range of media.
Der Glanz der Renaissance, ein tödlicher Kampf um die Macht, und eine scheinbar aussichtslose Liebe im Florenz der Medici: Der historische Roman »Florentia - Im Glanz der Medici« lässt die spannende Zeit der italienischen Renaissance lebendig werden.
A pioneering examination of a field in its early stages, Zhang delves into a detailed exploration of the evolving role of dramaturgy in contemporary Chinese theatre, bridging the gap between established Western theories and the unique practices emerging in the Chinese theatre scene, and offering valuable insight into the reshaping of theatre production amidst a rapidly changing cultural landscape.
Das vorliegende Buch dokumentiert die Erfahrungen aus dem Unterricht "Wahrnehmen, Gestalten, Individualisieren", der im Rahmen des Leistungskurses Textilkunst an der Laborschule Bielefeld durchgeführt wurde.
This book uses the contradictions, fractures and coincidences of a twentieth-century rural landscape to explore new methods of writing place beyond 'new nature writing'.
Sweatsuits and the apocalypse, the demands of a sofa, a life recalled through window frames, whale watching through cancer, the serendipity of geographical names in Feelings of Structure, these are just some of the spaces and places, memories, and experiences addressed by the authors in writings that are multilevel explorations of the tangled-up nature of feeling and structure.
