This is an art book on the politics of urban conflict based around artist Stan Douglas' stunning photo installation of the same name, depicting a violent confrontation in 1971 between police and Vancouver's counterculture known as the Gastown Riot.The book, which features essays by Alexander Alberro, Serge Guilbaut, and others, addresses various issues raised by Douglas' work, including the suppression and assimilation of the counterculture. It also includes other works from Dougla...

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde. Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only things...

A painter and architect in his own right, Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) achieved immortality for this book on the lives of his fellow Renaissance artists, first published in Florence in 1550. Although he based his work on a long tradition of biographical writing, Vasari infused these literary portraits with a decidedly modern form of critical judgment. The result is a work that remains to this day the cornerstone of art historical scholarship.Spanning the period from the thirteenth centu...

Rembrandt is indisputably the greatest artist of the seventeenth century, and many would say the greatest artist of all time. His mastery of composition, paint, and line—he was a superlative etcher—over a lifetime’s work has rarely been emulated, let alone surpassed. At a time when other artists specialized, his themes covered history, pastoral and Biblical scenes, group paintings, and most celebrated of all, portraits. Although excruciately little is known about Rembrandt’s personal thoug...

A Picture can tell you more than you think.InstaScrapBook: 2012 contains handpicked photographs that I have taken throughout 2012.Images are from my own Instagram feed found here:http://instagram.com/VlogWithSid

“I am in Rome! Oft as the morning ray visits these eyes, waking at once I cry; Whence this excess of joy? What has befallen me? And from within a thrilling voice replies, Thou art in Rome! A thousand busy thoughts rush on my mind, a thousand images; and I spring up as girt to run a race!” - Samuel Rogerssenex_roma_lantz45"cercate e troverete"(seek and ye shall find)17 syllable poetry (5-7-5 form)inspired byJohn MiltonWilliam Shakespeare

We’re the states who thought of uniting into the best country in the world, and we’re the only country that thought of making the word part of our name. Brazil doesn’t call itself Brazil of America.” So we’ve got a right to call ourselves America” for short, any time we want. It’s a beautiful word, and everybody knows it means us.Andy Warhol carried a camera with him everywhere he went and America, a mélange of text and image whose photographs w...

From 2015–2017 Children's Laureate and beloved author and illustrator Chris Riddell, 100 Hugs is a beautiful collection of illustrated hugs – from the owl embracing the pussycat, to two cuddling otters.This is the perfect gift for a loved one, or to cheer yourself up on a dark day when all you need is a hug.The one hundred beautiful and intricate illustrations from the three-times winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal includes a hug for every em...

These are stories about beautiful women, stories of love, betrayal, rejection and loss. We start with a beautiful painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and follow the thread to discover their life, portraits and lovers. A gossip book, in fact, if we look for the truth. So what does this have to do with art? First, you will see how these portraits get a new dimension if you know the cast of characters. You end up getting attached, liking these women more and seeing them as ...

Bryans lifelong passion to create extraordinary photographs has become an inner journey leading him to adventures in exotic places and allowing him to cross paths with fascinating people who teach him significant lessons along the way. If you perceive your photographic design as a lifelong journey, then your image-making will begin to draw you into new and exhilarating directions.

Seeking adventure and inspiration in western Colorado, artist Jack Roberts masterfully captured frontier characters in secluded cow camps and boisterous saloons. His flamboyant personality and zest for life became topics of local stories. But sobriety and commitment offered new themes and goals. Indians, traders, pioneers and entrepreneurs--he captured them all on canvas with a blend of creativity and authenticity. His paintings, cartoons and personal observations reflect his convictions a...

Fine Art Photographer, Mark A Paulda, takes the viewer through a photographic journey of the world famous London Underground. Travelling hundreds of miles underground, Paulda takes the reader through the Jubilee Line, Northern Line, Bakerloo Line, Piccadilly Line, District Line, and Victoria Line. Beyond the Ride takes a look at the remarkable marvel of the London Undergrounds meandering tunnels showing the remarkable architecture along the way. Accompanying Paulda's images are interesting...