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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

Paperback. Brings together thirteen critics and scholars to explore children's art and its documented influence on the evolution of modern art. This book shows that children's art and childhood have inspired major works of art, served as central metaphors for artistic spontaneity and honesty, and provided a window into the fundamental human qualities. Editor(s): Fineberg, Jonathan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 161 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691086828
ISBN
9780691086828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.52
€ 63.58

Hardcover. Includes texts by notable scholars and art historians, writers, artists, and collectors, and features archival material and personal photographs. Accompanies a vast, non-travelling retrospective at the Centre Pompidou with works from public and private collections worldwide. Num Pages: 320 pages, 314 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 293 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2256.
Publisher
Sieveking
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783944874616
ISBN
9783944874616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.85

Hardback. A fascinating look at how Mapplethorpe and Munch, although separated by many years, shared certain affinities in their lives and artwork Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 229. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220100
ISBN
9780300220100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Modern art, filled with complex themes and subtle characteristics, is a wonder to view, but can be intimidating and baffling to the casual observer. This guide analyses more than 200 works of modern art, describing each artists use of media and symbolism to help the reader unlock the paintings meaning. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286432
ISBN
9780500286432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

Paperback. An appreciation of the inspiring feminist artist and activist. Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour and 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 290 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833408
ISBN
9780714833408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Full Colour Paintings Throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835609043
ISBN
9780835609043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.54

Hardcover. Showcases key works from six artists who re-defined art in Germany in the second half of the twentieth century: Georg Baselitz; Marcus Lupertz; Blinky Palermo; A R Penck; Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter. This book explores the work of these artists in the broader historical context of Germany and Europe in the 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 251 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1568.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714126906
ISBN
9780714126906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.00

Hardcover. The first comprehensive survey of the beloved figurative realist painter Fairfield Porter to be published in more than two decades. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 252 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1870.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848744
ISBN
9780847848744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.47

Hardcover. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) poet, painter, novelist, explorer, mountaineer, chess master, classical scholar and drug addict was the founder of a religion called thelema, which, he claimed, had superceded Christianity. Num Pages: 618 pages, 12ill.(2col.). BIC Classification: ACX; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pindar Press
Number of pages
618
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828210
ISBN
9781899828210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

paperback. Intends to recreate the Pablo Picasso's life and work during the decade of 1907-17 - a period during which the artist and Georges Braque invented Cubism and to that extent engendered modernism. Bringing a fresh light to bear on the artist's sensationalised private life, this title presents a view of this paradoxical man of his paradoxical work. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951566
ISBN
9781845951566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

paperback. A biography that establishes the complexity of Picasso's Spanish roots, his aversion to his native Malaga and his passion for Barcelona and Catalan 'modernisme'. It introduces material on the artist's early training in religious art. It provides fresh insights into the artistic failures of Picasso's father as an impetus to his sons' triumphs. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951559
ISBN
9781845951559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

paperback. Offers insights into Picasso's life and work. This title reveals Picasso at the height of his powers, producing not only the costumes and sets for such Diaghilev Ballets Russes productions as Parade and Tricorne but some of his most important sculpture and paintings. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951290
ISBN
9781845951290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 83 b&w photos, 8 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816650026
ISBN
9780816650026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardcover. Combines an inventive reading of Jean-Luc Nancy with queer theoretical concerns to argue that while scenes of intimacy are spaces of sharing, they are also spaces of separation. The author shows that this tension informs our efforts to coexist ethically and politically, an experience of sharing and separation that informs any decision. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 colour plates, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSB; HPN; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226717777
ISBN
9780226717777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.71

Paperback. This in-depth analysis of Adrian Piper s art locates her groundbreaking work at the nexus of Conceptual and feminist art of the late 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 335 pages, 69 illustrations, incl. 17 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349204
ISBN
9780822349204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Shows how to paint abstracts and explains how to approach and understand abstract art. This title moves the teaching of art from a doing level of painting a certain subject in a particular medium to a thinking level. It develops the thinking and doing processes together and leads the reader to an understanding of this genre. Num Pages: 160 pages, 229 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 612. 160 pages, 229 colour illustrations. Shows how to paint abstracts and explains how to approach and understand abstract art. This title moves the teaching of art from a doing level of painting a certain subject in a particular medium to a thinking level. It develops the thinking and doing processes together and leads the reader to an understanding of this genre. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD9; WFA. Dimension: 279 x 196 x 11. Weight: 614.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847971715
ISBN
9781847971715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; ACXD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477311509
ISBN
9781477311509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. An important new look at Cold War art on both sides of the Atlantic Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 colour + 136 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AGB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188431
ISBN
9780300188431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.78
€ 53.16

Paperback. This book will transform the way you think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal to the medical equipment used to save lives. John Heskett goes beyond style and taste to look at how different cultures and individuals personalise objects. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACB; ACXD2; ACXJ8; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780192854469
ISBN
9780192854469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Hardcover. Taking the scheme of the famous Bayeux Tapestry and drawn with Hassall's distinctive flat colour and striking outlines, 'Ye Berlyn Tapestrie' is a fascinating historical example of war-induced farce, produced by a highly talented artist who could not then have known that the war was set to last for another two years. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AKL; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244164
ISBN
9781851244164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AK; AMX; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816674527
ISBN
9780816674527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. World-renowned visionary artist John Harris' unique concept paintings capture the Universe on a massive scale, from epic landscapes and towering cities to vast alien vistas. This title focuses on his futuristic art as well as his book covers for SF authors, including Arthur C Clarke, Orson Scott Card, John Scalzi, and Ben Bova among others. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781168424
ISBN
9781781168424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.66

Hardcover. Bill Viola began producing video works in the early 1970s, and since then has captivated audiences with his poignant and beautifully wrought interpretations of human experience. He is considered among the most celebrated proponents of the medium of video art. This book gives an account of one of contemporary art's most powerful creative minds. Num Pages: 296 pages, 400 illustrations, 250 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 272 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2166.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500093924
ISBN
9780500093924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.71

Hardback. The first major publication on the art of the New Guinea Highlands, this extraordinary volume is destined to become the definitive resource on this little-known region. Editor(s): Friede, John; Hays, Terence E.; Hellmich, Ms Christina. Num Pages: 672 pages, 665. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 240. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791350554
ISBN
9783791350554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.99
€ 100.61

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