Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Susan Hiller was born in the United States in 1940. Rather than attending art school she studied anthropology, moving to London in the early 1960s where she became an artist. Employing a wide variety of media, Hiller has done much in recent decades to redefine what a work of art can be. Much of her work is centred on the subconscious mind and ideas of the paranormal present in cultures around the…
Скачать книгу (размер 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 60) Аннотация: Here's a superb activity book bursting with creative ideas. By the same team that created the hugely successful The Big Book for Little Hands, The Big Book of Shapes is crammed full of things for young children to enjoy, letting every reader invent their own colourful world out of squares, circles and triangles. The large format and spiral binding make the book easy to use and the heavy paper is…
Скачать книгу (размер 34 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 8) Аннотация: n a lush green forest, a sloth sleeps. Can you see him? CLANG! Machines come to tear down the trees, but the sloth still sleeps... will he wake up? Turn the pages of this ingenious and stylish pop-up book, which tells the story of one lazy sloth who hangs on in there as the forest is destroyed and then reborn.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Faces are all around us, everywhere we look. On every page of this inspiring and imaginative book the reader will encounter unusual and creative ways of making faces, using printing, collage, geometric shapes and sculpture. Surprising details are revealed by lifting flaps, looking through holes or turning the book upside-down. As well as being entertaining and engaging, Faces offers an insight…
Скачать книгу (размер 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 28) Аннотация: Meet Mouk, the adorable and intrepid little bear, who sets off on a journey around the world. Join him as he discovers different cultures and makes new friends around the globe. Bursting with colour and authentic detail, Around the World with Mouk is a remarkable book of fabulously detailed illustration, reminiscent of the best work of Richard Scarry, but with an international twist. Mouk invites…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929) is arguably Japan's most famous living artist. Her originality, innovation and powerful desire to communicate have propelled her through a career that has spanned six decades. During this time, Kusama has explored painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, collage, film and video, performance and installation, as well as product design. From the late…
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: This lavish book is bursting with sparkling images and intriguing activities exploring the world of shape. It gives children a fresh and informal introduction to both 2-D and 3-D shapes, as well as to concepts such as tessellation, symmetry and pattern. Superb photographs celebrate the wealth of creativity that is possible by combining squares, triangles and circles or cubes, cylinders and cones.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: McSweeney's is an award-winning American publishing house, known for its innovative design and use of illustration and its belief in the book as a desirable object. Founded by Dave Eggars, the author of books including «A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius» and the novelisation of Maurice Sendak's «Where the Wild Things Are», McSweeney's publishes books, a quarterly journal, a magazine («The…
Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: A fish and a teardrop. Five black spots, four blossoms blue, and a T that is white. A heart and an arabesque. A smile, a black Q, and a reflection of you. These are just some of the hundreds of objects readers are invited to find in David Carter's latest art pop-up book, Hide and Seek. His previous art pop-up titles, One Red Dot, 600 Black Spots, and other bestsellers, which have sold hundreds of…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: One of a series introducing major movements in modern art to general readers, students and gallery visitors, this text looks at the Post-Impressionists. Hard on the heels of the Impressionists came artists with a different agenda. Dissatisfied with the essentially short-term effects Impressionism had mastered, they strove in their different ways for an art of a more permanent, structured and…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: The Hunting of the Snark relates in glittering verse the story of how the Bellman and his eccentric crew, who include a butcher, a baker, a beaver and a tailor, set off in quest of that most mysterious and elusive of creatures, the Snark. In 1959 Tove Jansson, the creator of Moomin Valley and its magical inhabitants, was commissioned to illustrate a Swedish edition of Lewis Carroll's miniature…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: What child hasn't pretended to be a monkey, a bear, or a bumblebee? Each page of this enchanting book encourages young readers to let their imaginations run wild, while gently reminding them that in the end, the best person to be is themselves. This charming combination of endearing images and memorable and humourous rhymes will keep children entranced, again and again. Laura Leuck is the author…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: The importance of a sketchbook for stimulating creative thinking in art students is widely recognized. This book provides all the advice, support, and inspiration needed to start and maintain a sketchbook. The book is illustrated with pages from the author’s sketchbook and from the sketchbooks of many well-known artists, both historic and contemporary, including Turner, Picasso, Hockney, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: There's nothing quite like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Described by The Times on its first publication in 1865 as an excellent piece of nonsense, this inspired tale of a young girl's adventures in a strange and magical world has gone on to become one of the most popular books ever written, translated into over 125 languages and said to be the most frequently quoted book after the Bible,…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Antony Gormley's work generates lively debate, connecting readily with subjects of widespread concern. This book sets Gormley's art in its historical context, exploring his relationship to minimalism, arte povera, land and environmental art, as well as the challenge of engaging with figurative sculpture at the beginning of the 21st century.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Tate Publishing is proud to announce a new series on important international artists, beautifully designed and with superbly printed reproductions. The Essential Artists series provides, in each volume, everything necessary for the enjoyment and understanding of the world’s greatest artists: • Introduction to the artists’ lives and works • Information on materials and working methods • Writings…
Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: Enter the mesmerising world of David A. Carter, the award-winning creator of One Red Dot and 600 Black Spots. In White Noise the paper structures are not only incredibly elegant and intricate; they even create their own sounds as they open, adding a whole new dimension to the reading experience. Children and adults alike will adore this new masterpiece from the unchallenged master of the pop-up.…
Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: A roller coaster awaits in this magnificent pop-up book with its spellbinding, explosive paper architecture, complete with one yellow square in each spread. Thrill seekers are invited to open it and enjoy the ride as the art takes off, turns inside out and loops the loop, leaving you eager to read this collectible classic all over again. David A. Carter is the creator of some of the world's best…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was, without doubt, one of the most influential and controversial artists of the twentieth century. No other artist has attracted such a wealth of contradictory interpretation and commentary. Associated with Cubism, Dada and Surrealism, he avoided being too closely allied with any one art movement. Credited with the invention of the 'readymade' and a champion of what he…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: J.M.W. Turner was an original and prolific painter who produced effects such as dissolving form, rendering diaphanous expanses of light, and using colour with subtlety and control. Turner used not only his powers of natural observation, but was also intensely involved with the culture of his times, using landscape as a vehicle for ruminations on society, politics, and the human condition. This…