The secret diary of Vogue Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Shulman and the real story behind the BBC TV ABSOLUTELY FASHION documentary. 'One of the great social diaries of our time ...should become a classic.' Sunday Times 'Eye-popping, brilliantly candid' Evening...
What is contemporary art? What makes it 'contemporary'? What is it for? And why is it so expensive? The contemporary art world can be a baffling place, but Kyung An and Jessica Cerasi are on hand to bring you up to speed. From museums and the art market to...
From the author of the New York Times bestseller, "Lost in Translation," come this collection of 52 artistic renderings of sayings from around the world that illuminate the whimsical nature of language. Ella Frances Sanders's first book, "Lost in Translation,...
INFINITE STARS This is the definitive collection of original short stories by many of today's finest authors, writing brand new adventures set in their most famous series. Herein lie canonical tales of the Honorverse, the Lost Fleet, Dune, Vatta's War, Ender...
Biographies of artists and writers have traditionally presented an individual’s lone struggle for self-expression. In this book, critics and historians challenge these assumptions in a series of essays that focus on artist and writer couples who have shared...
Many artists first learn to paint in watercolour. But this flexible, dynamic medium has an immediacy that is perfect for experimentation. Discover textures, applications, techniques, combinations of materials, and new ways of tackling the medium you love. Rub...
Collage allows your creativity to run riot. It lets you juxtapose disparate elements, styles, and media against each other and create something entirely novel, bizarre, arresting, beautiful, ironic, or unsettling. Old and new can be fused together; the digital...
Refresh your creativity and boost your motivation to draw with the expert help of The Drawing Ideas Book. If you're stuck in a rut - or simply just stuck - this book is filled with ideas for what to draw, how to draw and even where and when to draw. Packed...
Whether you're discovering printmaking for the first time or you're looking for fresh ideas to reinvigorate your practice, you'll find plenty of inspiration in The Printmaking Ideas Book. From traditional methods such as screenprinting, etching and lithography...
This essential guide delves into the techniques, routines and mindsets of boundary-shifting artists, and the ways in which seeing differently can lead to creating something original. Learn the advantages of a different angle with Georges Braque, view everyday...
Linda Nochlin's seminal essay on women artists is widely acknowledged as the first real attempt at a feminist history of art. Nochlin refused to handle the question of why there had been no 'great women artists' on its own, corrupted, terms. Instead, she dismantled...
This bumper title features 16 cool design projects for kids, enabling them to express their individuality and learn a variety of techniques, from stencilling to sewing. Clear text and eye-catching illustrations give children helpful guidance and inspirational...
A Nobel Prize-winning physicist argues that beauty is the fundamental organizing principle for the entire universe In this scientific tour de force, world-class physicist Frank Wilczek argues that beauty is at the heart of the logic of the universe. As the...
Toto je kniha o tom, ako sa cítime, keď sme trebárs v ateliéri alebo len v triede, pri hrnčiarskom kruhu alebo za klavírom, pred maliarskym stojanom či za fotoaparátom, a snažíme sa robiť to, čo musíme. Hľadáme v nej odpoveď na otázku, ako môžeme naložiť s...
"A legtöbb ember szívesen osztja meg tudását másokkal, úgy érzi, egy élet tapasztalata nem vész el, ha tovább adja azt. E könyv megszületését is e cél motiválta, egy érdekes munkahely életéből kívántam ízelítőt adni. Az általam említett énekesek, előadóművészek...
Na konci 10. století vznikl zcela nový žánr klasické arabské prózy – maqáma. Vytvořil jej Abú ’l-Fadl Ahmad ibn al-Husajn ibn Jahjá, jemuž se v dějinách arabské literatury dostalo příhodného označení Badí‘ az-Zamán (Div své doby). Zasloužil si ho díky svým...
Amedeo Modigliani's favourite and most abiding motif was the human figure. His portraits of women, in particular, convey his sympathetic and highly individual gaze. Although his oeuvre consists mainly of paintings and drawings, he devoted himself exclusively...
"Olyan film aratott győzelmet, ami a Semmiből érkezett, és amit egy Senki rendezett... Ezután csak egy szűkszavú beszámoló következett a "Dolly Bell"-ről. Afféle gyarmatosító stílusú viccelődés, nem volt mögötte igazi rossz szándék, leszámítva a tényt, hogy...