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Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This book is a celebration of figurative art, essential to those interested in both traditional techniques and the latest developments in the art of the figure. An expansive survey of contemporary figurative art, The Figure showcases work by acclaimed artists including Jenny Saville, Eric Fischl, and Will Cotton alongside emerging talents. Artists' texts and essays by distinguished critics,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: An exquisitely illustrated celebration of creativity, revealing key moments of artistic enlightenment. The Art of Discovery features one hundred intimate portraits of celebrities relating personal stories about their inspirations. The striking imagery shot by renowned photographer Jeff Vespa is accompanied by insightful messages designed by typographer and award-winning art director Nancy Rouemy.…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: A highly detailed look at the most accomplished English country house interiors, exemplifying English decorating at its best. The English drawing room, a formal place within a house of status where family and honored guests could retire from the more public arena, is one of the most important rooms in an English country house, and thus great attention has been paid to preserving the decoration of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: A personal and complete retrospective by one of the most important twentieth-century photographers. Elegantly curated by the legendary photographer and his youngest daughter Frances von Hofmannsthal, Snowdon looks back at an exceptional life and features a selection of 175 full-color and black-and-white stylish fashion photographs and iconic portraits taken throughout his expansive and…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: M-A-C Cosmetics, a pioneer in professional makeup, presents one hundred looks that epitomize the span of their thirty years as the leaders in high-fashion makeup. Since its founding in 1984 by the Canadians Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo, M-A-C Cosmetics has revolutionized the role of makeup and become a leader of avant-garde and edgy looks both on and off the runway. Their motto — all ages, all…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: A landmark fashion photography monograph chronicling the most famous and sought-after brand in the world. Since the 1920s, the images of Louis Vuitton — both advertising and editorial — have drawn the world into its ethereal, luxurious identity and have changed the way we see fashion, travel, art, and culture. These captivating touchstones of fashion photography have served as a glamorous,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Innovative tastemakers from the worlds of interior design, architecture, fashion, and art open their doors to show us how to fill our homes with personal flair. Heart and Home: Rooms That Tell Stories offers a panorama of the varieties of forward-looking interior design today — from an eclectic, book-filled New York loft in a 1920s factory building to an updated and art-filled Old Hollywood…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: An important monograph on the complete work thus far of Alber Elbaz for Lanvin — one of fashion's most transformative designers working today, who employs mise-en-scenes as a principal way of staging his work. Under the helm of present design director Alber Elbaz, Lanvin is now one of the powerhouses of Paris fashion, and his respectful nod to the origins and founding aesthetic of Lanvin is…

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Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: A visually arresting chronicle of the career of one of the top fashion photographers of a generation. Glen Luchford is a true fashion photographer's photographer. His influential and imaginative style — iconic, elaborately lit, highly cinematic, with extreme narratives — reinvigorated fashion photography in the 1990s and 2000s. This book is a photographic artist's diary documenting the span of…

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Скачать книгу (размер 11 907 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 2336) Аннотация: Architecture is a strange mixture of persistence and flux, an amalgamation of elements — some that have been around for over 5,000 years and others that were (re)invented yesterday. The fact that these elements change independently of each other, according to different cycles and economies, and for different reasons, turns each building into a complex collage of the archaic and the current, the…

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