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Conundrum Puzzles in the Grotesques Tapestry Series
ISBN: HB: 9781606064535, Getty Publications, December 2015
64 pp., 25x15 cm, illus.
The whimsical imagery of four tapestries in the permanent collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum and currently on display at the Getty Center is perplexing. Created in France at the Beauvais manufactory between 1690 and 1730, these charming hangings,...
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£14,99
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Concerning Consequences Studies in Art, Destruction, and Trauma
ISBN: PB: 9780226774534, ISBN: HB: 9780226774510, University of Chicago Press, December 2015
504 pp., 25.4x17.7 cm, 29 halftones
Kristine Stiles has played a vital role in establishing trauma studies within the humanities. A formidable force in the art world, Stiles examines the significance of traumatic experiences both in the individual lives and works of artists and in cont...
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£32,00
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£80,00
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China Through the Lens of John Thomson, 1868-1972
ISBN: HB: 9786167339658, Prestel Publishing, River Books, November 2015
168 pp., 29.1x28.6 cm, black&white photos
With over 150 photographs from late 19th century China, including stunning landscapes, architecture and city scenes, intimate portraits of Manchu brides in full wedding costumes and Mandarin officialsin government attire.
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£25,00
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Chua Ek Kay After the Rain
ISBN: PB: 9789810973537, Prestel Publishing, National Gallery Singapore, November 2015
208 pp., 28.6x22.9 cm, black&white illus.
Regarded as one of Singapore's leading ink practitioners, Chua Ek Kay is celebrated for his distinctive visual vocabulary bridging Chinese ink traditions and Western aesthetics. After the Rain is the artist s first major survey, covering over three d...
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£28,00
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Collected by Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner
ISBN: HB: 9780300214826, Yale University Press, November 2015
352 pp., 30.5x22.9 cm, 350 colour illus., 50 black&white illus.
For more than 30 years, Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner have devoted themselves to contemporary art, and through their passion and acumen have assembled an extraordinary collection. This handsomely illustrated volume is the first to document t...
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£55,00
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Creative Packaging Structures
ISBN: HB: 9789881383587, Bookport, SendPoints, October 2015
256 pp., 27x20.3 cm, 500 colour illus.
For sale in Balkans only! This book focuses on packaging structure design, showcasing various design projects in three chapters. Chapter 1. Basic Packaging Structures: Basic information, collects knowledge on the structural design of carton packagi...
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£34,95
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Classic Human Anatomy in Motion The Artist's Guide to the Dynamics of Figure Drawing
ISBN: HB: 9780770434144, GMC Group, Watson-Guptill, October 2015
304 pp., 28x22.9 cm, illus.
Not for sale in selected countries! Fine-art instruction books do not usually focus on anatomy as it relates to movement, despite its great artistic significance. Written by a long-time expert on drawing and painting human anatomy, :Classic Human A...
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£35,00
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Corita Kent and the Language of Pop
ISBN: PB: 9780300214710, Yale University Press, September 2015
338 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 270 colour illus., 15 black&white illus.
Known widely as a Catholic nun with an avant-garde flair, Corita Kent (1918-1986) has a personal legacy that has tended to overshadow her extensive career as an artist. This handsomely illustrated catalogue places Kent in her rightful position among...
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£35,00
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Children The Human Clay
ISBN: HB: 9780300215199, Yale University Press, September 2015
214 pp., 24.5x28 cm, 203 duotone illus.
In "Children", more than 300 photographs are presented in two sections. The first features images of children that the artist has known: being bathed or fed, laughing or crying with family members, posing with pets or mugging for the camera. The seco...
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£45,00
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Colour from Coast to Coast Alice Mumford
ISBN: PB: 9781908326676, Casemate, Sansom & Co, September 2015
80 pp., 25.5x21 cm, 100 illus.
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£20,00
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