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  • Mirko Ilic

    Fist to Face

    by Dejan Krsic ...
    Mirko Ilic has a reputation as a rebel, but his iconoclasm is matched with tremendous gifts as an illustrator, a designer, and an educator. Ilic is a visionary and a leading voice of visual culture across disciplines and continents.This visual biography of one of the most prolific and distinguished designers of the last half century traces Ilic's formative years as a precocious youth in Yugoslavia ... Read more

    51,58 €

  • The Interior Design Handbook

    by Frida Ramstedt ...
    THE BESTSELLING SWEDISH PHENOMENONWhat looks good and why?Design consultant Frida Ramstedt runs Scandinavia's leading interior design blog. In this book she distils the secrets of successful interior design and styling to help you create a home that works best for your space, taste and lifestyle. Filled with practical tips, rules-of-thumb and tricks of the trade, The Interior Design Handbook will ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

    by Walter Benjamin ...
    Series series Penguin Great Ideas
    One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly – and what the troubling social and political implications of this are.Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They ... Read more

    4,99 €

  • Colour Theory for Artists

    Everything you need to know about working with colour

    by Ian Goldsmith ...
    The essential guide to colour theory and mixing for artists.Full of beautiful, intricate handpainted colour wheels and practical advice on using and mixing colour, this book is a must-have for any artist working with pigment and paint. Starting from the basics of colour and working up to the complexities of tonality, harmony, opacity and pigment, artist Ian Goldsmith explores and explains all the ... Read more

    6,49 €

  • The Total Art of Stalinism

    Avant-Garde, Aesthetic Dictatorship, and Beyond

    by Boris Groys ...
    Translated by Charles Rougle ...
    From the ruins of communism, Boris Groys emerges to provoke our interest in the aesthetic goals pursued with such catastrophic consequences by its founders. Interpreting totalitarian art and literature in the context of cultural history, this brilliant essay likens totalitarian aims to the modernists' goal of producing world-transformative art. In this new edition, Groys revisits the debate that ... Read more

    7,52 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Design as Art

    by Bruno Munari ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever.Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as ‘the new Leonardo’. Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Architecture and ekphrasis

    Space, time and the embodied description of the past

    by Amelia Jones, Marsha Meskimmon, Dana Arnold ...
    Series series Rethinking Art's Histories
    Architecture and ekphrasisexamines how eighteenth-century prints and drawings of antique architecture operated as representations of thought. Using original archival material, it considers the idea of the past in the period, specifically how it was discovered and described, and investigates how space and time inform visual ekphrasis or descriptions of architecture. The idea of embodiment is used ... Read more

    19,28 €

  • The Artist's Way

    A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

    by Julia Cameron ...
    'A really good starting point to discover what lights you up' - Emma Gannon'Unlock your inner creativity and ease your anxiety' Daily TelegraphTHE MULTI-MILLION-COPY WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERSince its first publication, The Artist's Way has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert, Tim Ferriss, Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper ... Read more

    15,04 €

  • Art & Fear

    Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

    by David Bayles, Ted Orland ...
    THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER - A VITAL GUIDE TO CREATIVITY, OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND MAKING YOUR WORK NO MATTER WHAT'Filled with insights that every artist and creator needs to hear' JAMES CLEAR'I've stolen tons of inspiration from this book ... and so will you' AUSTIN KLEON'The antidote to our creative ailments' DEBBIE MILLMAN**'The ultimate pep talk for artist... ... Read more

    9,32 €

  • Talk Art

    Everything you wanted to know about contemporary art but were afraid to ask

    by Russell Tovey, Robert Diament ...
    Series series Talk Art
    ***'An indispensable volume'Vogue'As rabid admirers and collectors of contemporary art and photography we wholeheartedly recommend this passionate and joyous book. Without art the human soul is unfulfilled. This collection by Russell and Robert fully explains why.'Sir Elton John and David Furnish**'**Russell and Robert have made talking a... ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • The Art Spirit

    by Robert Henri ...
    A classic work of advice, criticism, and inspiration for aspiring artists and lovers of art"Art when really understood is the province of every human being." So begins The Art Spirit, the collected words, teachings, and wisdom of innovative artist and beloved teacher Robert Henri. Henri, who painted in the Realist style and was a founding member of the Ashcan School, was known for his belief in ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • On Chapel Sands

    My mother and other missing persons

    by Laura Cumming ...
    **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD**Uncovering the mystery of her mother's disappearance as a child: Laura Cumming, prize-winning author and art critic, takes a closer look at her family story.'A modern masterpiece' GuardianAutumn 1929 - a young girl is kidnapped from a beach. Five agonising days go by before she is discovered safe and... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Art as Experience

    by John Dewey ...
    Based on John Dewey's lectures on esthetics, delivered as the first William James Lecturer at Harvard in 1932, Art as Experience has grown to be considered internationally as the most distinguished work ever written by an American on the formal structure and characteristic effects of all the arts: architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and literature. ... Read more

    6,99 €

  • Curation

    The power of selection in a world of excess

    by Michael Bhaskar ...
    'A terrific and important book . . . it's a great, fresh take on how the 21st century is transforming the way we select everything from food to music' David Bodanis, author of E=MC2In the past two years humanity has produced more data than the rest of human history combined. We carry a library of data in our pockets, accessible at any second. We have more information and more goods at our disposal ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • Le Cycle de Monsieur Teste (suivi de Discours sur l’esthétique) [édition intégrale revue et mise à jour]

    by Paul Valéry ...
    Series series Poésie
    ''Composite, fragmentaire, énigmatique, Monsieur Teste a tout du livre culte: il ne donne pas seulement à lire une œuvre, ni même à méditer une pensée, mais bien à suivre une éthique, celle qui porte à négliger l'œuvre au profit de la vie, ou plus exactement à «faire de sa vie une œuvre d'art». De là l'importance du livre pour les surréalistes, en particulier pour André Breton: «Je pensais qu'en ... Read more

    2,49 €

  • Indigo

    Cultivate, dye, create

    by Douglas Luhanko, Kerstin Neumüller ...
    Discover indigo; one of the most mystical yet widely used dyes in the world. Featuring inspirational images and presented with a luxurious exposed and patterned spine, this book shows you how to grow, extract and dye with indigo.From cowboys’ denim to the jeans in your wardrobe, indigo’s enduring popularity survives to this day. In this practical handbook, learn how to use this powerful pigment to ... Read more

    12,39 €

  • Francis Bacon

    The Logic of Sensation

    by Gilles Deleuze ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Revelations
    In this landmark text by one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, Gilles Deleuze takes the paintings of Francis Bacon as his object of his study. The book presents a deep engagement with Bacon's work and the nature of art. Deleuze analyzes the distinctive innovations that came to mark Bacon's style: the isolation of the figure, the violation and deformations of the flesh, ... Read more

    22,04 €

  • Meyer Schapiro’s Critical Debates

    Art Through a Modern American Mind

    by C. Oliver O’Donnell ...
    Described in the New York Times as the greatest art historian America ever produced, Meyer Schapiro was both a close friend to many of the famous artists of his generation and a scholar who engaged in public debate with some of the major intellectuals of his time. This volume synthesizes his prolific career for the first time, demonstrating how Schapiro worked from the nexus of artistic and ... Read more

    23,42 €

  • How to Get to Great Ideas

    A system for smart, extraordinary thinking

    by Dave Birss ...
    The highly practical lessons in How to Get to Great Ideas are based on neuroscience, psychology and sociology. Written by former advertising creative director Dave Birss, this book offers a brilliant new system for conceiving original and valuable ideas. It looks at how to frame a problem, how to push your thinking, how to sell the idea, how to build support for it and how to inspire others to ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • You Are an Artist

    Assignments to Spark Creation

    by Sarah Urist Green ...
    Where do great artists get their inspiration? And how could they help you make something extraordinary?In You Are an Artist, over fifty artists from around the world share their creative techniques, and give you brilliantly imaginative exercises to inspire you to make your own art.Among other things, you'll invent imaginary friends, construct a landscape, find the quietest place, measure your ... Read more

    Was 14,99 € Now 12,99 €

  • The Fashionable Mind

    by Kennedy Fraser ...
    In these thirty-two essays, the fashion critic of The New Yorker inquires into the meaning of fashion and the resonance that exists between fashion trends and the undercurrent of change in American culture ... Read more

    5,18 €

  • The World According to Colour

    A Cultural History

    by James Fox ...
    'Extraordinary. A****n intellectual feast as well as a visual one**'**Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber EyesThe 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 humanity to illuminate the ... Read more

    11,99 €

  • The Psychology of Visual Art

    Eye, Brain and Art

    by George Mather ...
    What can art tell us about how the brain works? And what can the brain tell us about how we perceive and create art? Humans have created visual art throughout history and its significance has been an endless source of fascination and debate. Visual art is a product of the human brain, but is art so complex and sophisticated that brain function and evolution are not relevant to our understanding? ... Read more

    38,57 €

  • L'Émerveillé

    Écrit à mesure (1923-1931)

    by Jacques-Henri Lartigue ...
    À l'âge de quatre ans, pour saisir les jeux de mon frère et de ses amis, dont j'étais exclu, j'avais inventé un piège d'œil. Cela consistait à ouvrir les yeux, puis à les fermer, puis à les rouvrir, à tourner une fois sur moi-même et l'image était attrapée. Je croyais même, par ce moyen, pouvoir conserver mes émerveillements pour la nature. Depuis, Jacques-Henri Lartigue a remplacé ce piège ... Read more

    8,99 €