Der Kieler Erfinder Christian Kuhtz ist überzeugt, dass ein gutes Gewissen nicht käuflich zu erwerben ist, sondern sich erst durch geistig-körperliche Arbeit und eine gründliche Reflexion der industriellen Produktionsbedingungen einstellt.
The Swiss artist Miriam Cahn deals with political and social themes in oil paintings; charcoal, chalk, and colored and lead pencil drawings; and in photographs, films, and installations.
A 2024 Book of the Year pick in the Economist, Independent, Prospect, Apollo, New Yorker and at WaterstonesA 2024 Summer Read in the Economist, Telegraph, Guardian, New Yorker, i, and the Evening Standard'My favourite book of 2024.
A landmark account of the work, thought, and life of the seventeenth-century French painterIn this book, Anthony Blunt presents a rich account of the paintings, life, and development of the great seventeenth-century French classicist Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), addressing the artist's entire oeuvre alongside his theory of art.
"Han transcurrido cien años desde la publicación del Manifiesto del surrealismo por André Breton; una centuria, pues, del nacimiento de un vigoroso proyecto –a caballo entre lo poético y lo vital– que cuestionó la condición humana en su totalidad política y cultural, individual y colectiva.
Esta obra relata la vida de Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, sacerdote jesuita, misionero, lingüista y escritor oriundo de Perú, perteneciente a la antigua provincia Paraquaria (hasta 1627), quien, tras haber sido ordenado sacerdote, arribaba a la misión de Loreto, en la actual provincia de Misiones (Argentina).
An illuminating biographical study of the eighteenth-century English man of letters and patron of the artsHorace Walpole (1717-1797) was a collector, printer, novelist, arbiter of taste, and renowned writer of letters.
La palabra de origen griego 'catarata' posee el doble significado de cascada y verja levadiza, una obstrucción que desciende desde lo alto e impide el paso.
Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), eine der bedeutendsten Künstlerpersönlichkeiten seiner Epoche und gefeierter und umstrittener Pionier der Wiener Moderne um 1900, rückte wie kein zweiter Maler die Darstellung des Weiblichen in den Mittelpunkt seines Schaffens.
Tracing the flows of people, material items, and digitalcontent between Havana and Miami, as well as between Cuba and Panama, Guyana,and Mexico, this book demonstrates the worldmaking of marginalized Cubancommunities in a transnational setting.
A follow up to their extensive and introductory painting book, Alcohol Ink Guide, which teaches all the beginning techniques for those exploring alcohol ink, artists and instructors Laurie Williams and Sherry Williams return with this instructional resource for creating truly realistic art using this versatile medium.
Kinaesthetic Empathy, Ethics and Care develops a philosophy of dance that highlights the psychological, aesthetic and ethical significance of dancer-viewer interaction in the moment of performance.
Creative Urban Atmospheres explores the potential for urban planners, researchers, and artists to intervene in the atmosphere of spectacle dominating current neoliberal urbanism strategies through sensory and sound-based artistic interventions drawing from Tactical Urbanism and Research-Creation.
Edvard Munch – Kunst als Spiegel der SeeleEdvard Munchs ikonisches Gemälde "Der Schrei" wurde zum Sinnbild existenzieller Ängste und zugleich zur Vorlage für ein populäres Emoji.
Master artist and best-selling author David Bellamy shares with you his techniques, ideas and approach to painting his beloved landscape throughout the year.
In They Write Their Dream on the Rock Forever, 'Nlaka'pamux elder Annie York explains the red-ochre inscriptions written on the rocks and cliffs of the lower Stein Valley in British Columbia.
Kinaesthetic Empathy, Ethics and Care develops a philosophy of dance that highlights the psychological, aesthetic and ethical significance of dancer-viewer interaction in the moment of performance.
In The Baby Giraffe that Grew Older by Kelly Johnson, Chapter 1 introduces Tamu, a newborn giraffe experiencing his first moments in the vibrant African savanna.
The Swiss artist Miriam Cahn deals with political and social themes in oil paintings; charcoal, chalk, and colored and lead pencil drawings; and in photographs, films, and installations.
