'Every page made me wish I was a potter' Nigel SlaterFlorian Gadsby has devoted his life to pottery, refining his technique towards the point of perfection - and as his skill has grown, so has his social media following, which today numbers in the millions.
This book is a selected manuscript from the book of amusement and cabarets for "Ibn Khuraddah" published by Father "Ignatius Abdo Khalifa Al -Jasaei" from Lebanon; It is a book on Arabic music with a historical summary of its media, which was developed by its author, "Ibn Khuraddah", relying on this, the media of the media, such as Isaac Al -Mawsali, Younis, Ibrahim Al -Musli and others.
From a leading art historian of Renaissance Italy, a compelling account of the artistic and cultural impact of the sack of sixteenth-century RomeIn this illustrated account of the sack of Rome as a cultural and artistic phenomenon, Andre Chastel reveals the historical ambiguities of preceding events and the traumatic contrast between the flourishing world of art under Pope Clement VII and the city after it was looted by the troops of Emperor Charles V in 1527.
A classic study of the art of painting and its relationship to reality In this book, Etienne Gilson puts forward a bold interpretation of the kind of reality depicted in paintings and its relation to the natural order.
An in-depth look at the exquisite metal sculpture of the Roman baroqueRoman baroque sculpture is usually thought of in terms of large-scale statues in marble and bronze, tombs, or portrait busts.
How social upheavals after the collapse of the French Empire shaped the lives and work of artists in early nineteenth-century EuropeAs the French Empire collapsed between 1812 and 1815, artists throughout Europe were left uncertain and adrift.
Desde el comienzo una premisa animó la investigación de la que es resultado este libro: si bien durante el conflicto en las capas urbanas hemos visto predominantemente fotografías hechas por fotoperiodistas —sobre todo a partir de los años más intensos, luego de la década de 1980—, mientras la confrontación se prolongó otras personas implicadas directamente en la contienda también hicieron fotos.
El innegable éxito de la identidad corporativa de la Federación Nacional de Cafeteros-Juan Valdez, el cual le ameritó ubicarse dentro de las diez marcas más importantes del mundo (según la revista Times), se interpela desde las voces de dos organizaciones del Cauca.
An acclaimed art historian explains how to identify excellence in artIn this book, Jakob Rosenberg takes up the timeless problem of how to make a valid judgment about artistic quality.
A leading art historian's plea for a more engaged reading of Italian Renaissance artOnly Connect constructs a history of Renaissance paintings and sculptures that are by design completed outside themselves by the spectator, that draw the spectator into their narrative plot or aesthetic functioning, and that reposition the spectator imaginatively or in time and space.
Las obras que han marcado una época o han dejado huella requieren el paso del tiempo para ser leídas y evaluadas con otras miradas, a la luz de conceptos que contribuyan a ponerla en perspectiva histórica y decantar su valor estético o su relevancia social.
La publicación explora el proceso constructivo de este templo que comenzó a ser edificado en 1881 en la localidad de los Mártires por iniciativa privada de devotos al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús.
El Plan de Revitalización del Centro Tradicional es, en estricto sentido, un plan urbano de carácter estratégico que supera el tradicional "plan-documento" para trabajar desde el enfoque de planificar haciendo y hacer planificando.
Con esta publicación el Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural contribuye a los esfuerzos emprendidos por la Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá para el ejercicio efectivo de los derechos patrimoniales y culturales de los habitantes de la ciudad, específicamente en la investigación y promoción del patrimonio cultural.
"La publicación resultado del concurso 'La ciudad patrimonio de todos' de la convocatoria Ciudad y Patrimonio del Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural– se constituye en una oportunidad única para fomentar en la ciudadanía el aprecio por particulares elementos como es lo escultórico en entornos hídricos.
LIGHTING DESIGN BASICS AN AUTHORITATIVE INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AND ENGINEERS Lighting is an essential component of any designed space, yet it is one of the most difficult to get right.
A stunning visual history of sculpture from prehistory through modernityThis book presents an aesthetic of sculptural art, which has too often submitted to the rule of architecture and painting.
A classic account of the villa-from ancient Rome to the twentieth century-by "e;the preeminent American scholar of Italian Renaissance architecture"e; (Architect's Newspaper)In The Villa, James Ackerman explores villa building in the West from ancient Rome to twentieth-century France and America.
A leading art historian's plea for a more engaged reading of Italian Renaissance artOnly Connect constructs a history of Renaissance paintings and sculptures that are by design completed outside themselves by the spectator, that draw the spectator into their narrative plot or aesthetic functioning, and that reposition the spectator imaginatively or in time and space.
Philosophy, Pussycats, & Porn is a series of essays and blog posts surveying more than a decade of poignant journalistic accounts from internationally recognized writer, actor, and pornographer Stoya.
El libro reúne a expertos nacionales e internacionales cuyos trabajos contribuyen a la comprensión de la integración -y exclusión- de la población venezolana en el Perú, examinando a la par las condiciones y las brechas preexistentes en el país que producen las dinámicas bajo observación.
El patrimonio cultural edificado, más que un obstáculo para el desarrollo de la ciudad, se convierte en una inmensa oportunidad para reafirmar la identidad a partir de la memoria y en un promisorio campo de acción profesional.
A striking account of Vasari's career, friendships, and contribution to the art of the Italian RenaissanceVasari's Lives of the Most Excellent Architects, Painters, and Sculptors, first published in 1550, fixed for three hundred years general European views about the art of the Renaissance, and its influence still lingers today.
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.
A stunning visual history of sculpture from prehistory through modernityThis book presents an aesthetic of sculptural art, which has too often submitted to the rule of architecture and painting.
An original account of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian architecture from the acclaimed architectural historianIn The Beginnings of Architecture, Sigfried Giedion examines the architecture of ancient Egypt and Sumer.
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.
