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Fulfilling a need for an accessible, affordable introduction to a subject of sustained and growing significance in contemporary culture, this volume in the World of Art series redefines contemporary Chinese art in the last forty years since the end of...

The Parthenon Marbles (formerly known as the Elgin Marbles), designed and executed by Pheidias to adorn the Parthenon, are perhaps the greatest of all classical sculptures. In 1801, Lord Elgin, then ambassador to the Turkish government, had chunks of...

This book distils a lifetime's study of Viking art. Written by a leading authority, it introduces all the intricate and beautiful art styles of the Viking age. It ranges in time from the first major Viking expeditions overseas around AD 800 to the general...

Příznivé klimatické podmínky Egypta umožnily dochování rukopisů různého obsahu a rozličných literárních žánrů. Jedinečné svědectví o tom podává soubor koptsky psaných textů, který je znám pod názvem rukopisy z Nag Hammádí....

Odhaľte nové významy známych majstrovských diel! Dlho stratené majstrovské dielo Leonarda da Vinci sa nájde skryté za stenou. V obraze je zašifrovaná tajná správa, ktorej rozumie len vybraný okruh ľudí. Vojvodkyňa na portréte má oblečené...

Soubor textů Umění bez daně. Umění v éře planetární občanské války českým čtenářkám a čtenářům poprvé v ucelenějším souboru představuje myšlení významné německé umělkyně, dokumentaristky a intelektuálky Hito Steyerl....

From the earliest cave paintings through to the internet and street art, this inspiring book chronicles the 100 most influential ideas that have shaped the world of art. Arranged in broadly chronological order, it provides a unique and compelling take...

Since the early years of the 20th century, Western abstract art has fascinated, outraged and bewildered audiences. Its path to acceptance within the artistic mainstream was slow. Anna Moszynska traces the origins and evolution of abstract art, placing...

The aesthetic of our contemporary environment, including everything from housing developments to furniture and websites, is partly the result of a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919, the Bauhaus. While in operation for only fourteen years...

Contemporary African art has grown out of the diverse histories and cultural heritage of the African continent and its diaspora. It is not characterized by any particular style, technique or theme, but by a bricolage-like attitude towards art-making,...

Claude Monet (1840-1926) is one of the most admired and famous painters of all time, and the architect of Impressionism: a revolution that gave birth to modern art. His technique - painting out of doors, at the seashore or in the city streets - was as...

The Short Story of Modern Art explains the how, why and when of modern art - who introduced certain things, what they were, where they were produced, and why they matter. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key works - from the realist painting of...

Few British artists have ever achieved such a wide range of style in oil painting, watercolour, drawing and engraving as J. M. W. Turner. He had a precocious gift that was developed over a lifetime of experiment and innovation. This classic book in the...

Renesancia sprevádza čitateľa kultúrnym a intelektuálnym rozkvetom, ktorý Európa zažila v období od 14. do začiatku 17. storočia. Od výtvarného umenia cez architektúru, hudbu, literatúru, vedu, geografické objavy a politické myšlienky...

Publikace vychází z dizertační práce realizované pod vedením doc. Lady Hubatové-Vackové a obhájené na Katedře teorie a dějin umění UMPRUM v roce 2019. Ústředním tématem projektu je proměna vizuálních motivů a symbolů masových...

An essential account of contemporary art that identifies key themes and approaches, providing the reader with a clear understanding of the contexts in which art is being made today. Since the 1960s, contemporary art has overturned the accepted historical...

Cennino Cennini (1360 - 1427) bol renesančný taliansky maliar, do dnešných dní je známy hlavne ako autor literárneho diela "Kniha o umení" (Il libro dell`arte), ktorú napísal niekedy koncom 14. storočia a je to kniha o dobovej tehnológii maľby....

The world comes to us in colour. But colour lives as much in our imaginations as it does in our surroundings, as this scintillating book reveals. Each chapter immerses the reader in a single colour, drawing together stories from the histories of art and...

An updated edition of this classic survey, a thorough overview of Paul Cezanne's life and work. For Picasso he was 'like our father'; for Matisse, 'a god of painting'. Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) is widely regarded as the father of modern art. In this authoritative...

Two tales of a city: The historical race to reach one of the world's most mythologized places, and the story of how a contemporary band of archivists and librarians, fighting to save its ancient manuscripts from destruction at the hands of al Qaeda, added...

Since the introduction of portable consumer electronics nearly a half century ago, artists throughout the world have adapted their latest technologies to art-making. This first-hand account by the curator who has been following video art from its beginnings...

Learn how to make your design skills pay with this enlightening, engrossing, no-nonsense guide to visual creativity in the real world. Passing on the lessons of a lifetime in graphic design practice and education, Phil Cleaver shows you how to create...

In the cut-throat world of the film industry, you need every advantage you can get to rise above the competition and make a name for yourself. This essential guide combines a practical, no-nonsense approach with a lifetime of insider knowledge, giving...

Outpace the competition and put your photography skills to work with this enlightening, hard-working, no-nonsense guide to professional shooting in the real world. Passing on hard-earned lessons from his successful business, Demetrius Fordham shows how...