Individual artists, art monographs

„Am Anfang die weiße Leinwand, leer, dann ein vorsichtiger Beginn, die Farbe ergießt sich aus dem Topf auf die weiße Fläche.

Can virtuous behavior be explained by nature, and not by human rational choice?

She is famous throughout the world, but how many know her name?

Sind Affen die besseren Menschen?

In the early twentieth century, the French Quarter had become home to a vibrant community of working artists attracted to the atmosphere, architecture, and colorful individuals who populated the scene (and who also became some of its first preservationists).

Cézannes glücklichste Zeit war seine frühe Jugend in der Provence, wo er zusammen mit Zola und einem anderen Freund in der Natur umherstreifte.

The first sustained critical examination of a work by Martha Rosler that bridged the concerns of conceptual art with those of political documentary.

Thornton Dial (1928-2016), one of the most important artists in the American South, came to prominence in the late 1980s and was celebrated internationally for his large construction pieces and mixed-media paintings.

This is an art book on the politics of urban conflict based around artist Stan Douglas' stunning photo installation of the same name, depicting a violent confrontation in 1971 between police and Vancouver's counterculture known as the Gastown Riot.

Michael Allred (b.

Explores the long-term studies at Mahale, Tanzania and the important insights they have provided into wild chimpanzee behaviour and ecology.

What did it mean for painter Lee Krasner to be an artist and a woman if, in the culture of 1950s New York, to be an artist was to be Jackson Pollock and to be a woman was to be Marilyn Monroe?

Die Drehbuchautorin, Schriftstellerin, Theater-Schauspielerin und Regisseurin Thea von Harbou (1888-1954) hat einen wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung des deutschen Films ausgeübt; ihre Drehbücher waren von Anfang an mit den – aus heutiger Sicht – bedeutsamsten Regisseuren der Zeit wie Joe May, F.

Acclaimed photographer Kosti Ruohomaa is widely known for his photographs of hard scrabble Yankees in mid-century Maine.

August Macke (1887-1914) war einer der herausragendsten Künstler des deutschen Expressionismus, einer Kunstrichtung, die sich im frühen 20.

The extraordinary life story of the celebrated artist and writer, as told through four decades of intimate letters to her beloved motherBarbara Chase-Riboud has led a remarkable life.

Une icône dans le mouvement Art Nouveau, Émile Gallé (1846-1904) a cherché à montrer la beauté et la simplicité de la nature dans ses oeuvres en verre.

Marina Picasso remembers being six years old and standing awkwardly in front of the gates of Picasso's grand house near Cannes.

Rigorously and objectively examines the evolving context within which great ape and gibbon habitats are increasingly interfacing with extractive industries.

A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, her cures, and the stories with which she kept her culture alive.

Anatomy and art combine in this incredibly detailed manga drawing guide that offers an in-depth look at the human body.

To me life and art are one and the same, for the key lies in one's knowledge of people and life.

First Published in 1997.

An award-winning writer rescues seven first-rate twentieth-century women artists from oblivion--their lives fascinating, their artwork a revelation.

How a famous painting opens a window into the life, times, and philosophy of Rene DescartesIn the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Rene Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher.

In 1906 George Shiras III (1859-1942) published a series of remarkable nighttime photographs in National Geographic.

The Art of Mary Linwood is the first book on Leicester textile artist Mary Linwood (1755-1845) and catalogue of her work.

An der Wende zum 18.

Louise Larocque Serpa often said she was born ';in the wrong place, to the wrong woman, at the wrong time.

Often featuring lighthouses, bridges, or quaint country homes, Thomas Kinkade's soft-focus landscapes have permeated American visual culture during the past twenty years, appearing on everything from Bibles to bedsheets to credit cards.

Between 1932 and 1934, Jose Clemente Orozco painted the twenty-four-panel mural cycle entitled The Epic of American Civilization in Dartmouth College's Baker-Berry Library.

Das vorliegende Werk zeichnet Velázquez’ Leben sowohl anhand seiner Werke als auch anhand seiner Reisen nach und berücksichtigt dabei neben der künstlerischen auch die königliche Szenerie im Spanien des 17.

An examination of the complex and subtle world on display in Rodney Graham''s film of an LSD-inflected bicycle ride.

In 2009 Roy Huteson Stewart set out on an expedition into unknown realms to chronicle the life and times of the so-called "e;wickedest man in the world"e;.

The present-day composer refuses to die.

The twenty contributors to this volume offer a new perspective on the relationship between Blake's poetry and his visionary forms.

“Wise and ebullient.

Paintings, magisterial and universal, that capture the essence of a vibrant African American communityIn his art Jonathan Green paints the world of his childhood and an ode to a people imbued with a profound respect for the dignity and value of others-the Gullah people of the South Carolina barrier islands.

A beautiful survey of the work of the members of the internationally respected Royal Watercolour Society, representing the finest contemporary watercolour painting in Britain today.

For Claude Monet the designation 'impressionist' always remained a source of pride.

The political and social turmoil of the twentieth century took Magda Nachman from a privileged childhood in St.

This book is targeted to all Indie Artist who is looking to gain some basic knowledge about the vital steps to solidify themselves as Indie Artist.

Der unter dem Namen Canaletto bekannte Venezianer Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768) wurde durch seinen Vater, einen Theaterdekorateur, an die Malerei und die Perspektive herangeführt.

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