Tracing Warhol''s origins as the sickly child of Ruthenian immigrants in working-class Pittsburgh to his transformation into New York''s dark prince of Pop and finally into the world''s most successful ''business artist'', ",Andy Warhol ",Giant", Size", provides an appropriately larger-than-life ...
"30,000 Years of Art" presents 1000 great works of art from all periods and regions in the world, arranged in chronological order for a general readership. Breaking through the usual geographical and cultural boundaries of art history, it celebrates the vast range of human artistry across time and space. ...
Ľudské, umelecké a pedagogické posolstvo Karola Ondreičku dnes už právom môžeme zaradiť medzi zlaté stránky slovenského výtvarného umenia. Osobitý štýl, založený na poetickom spojení fantázie, sna a skutočnosti, rozvíjal v grafickej, maliarskej a ilustračnej tvorbe. Vždy sa sústreďoval na ľudský a harmonický ...
Il divino. This is a glorious exploration of Michelangelo''s works. Before reaching the tender age of thirty, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) had already sculpted "David" and "Pieta", two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. His achievements as a sculptor, painter, draughtsman, ...
One of the key figures in the New York art world of the 1980s, Keith Haring (1958–1990) created a signature style that blended street art, graffiti, a Pop sensibility, and cartoon elements to unique, memorable effect. With thick black outlines, bright colors, and kinetic figures, his public (and occasionally ...
The artist who elevated popular culture into high art. Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987) is recognized today as the most important exponent of the Pop Art movement. He overturned the traditional understanding of art and placed in its stead a concept that retracts the individuality of the artist. Warhol was a ...
These small books are quite something! They are packed with information, the most important facts and background stories, all at a glance. In-depth texts on the most exciting themes in the History of Art by experts and specialists provide the necessary overview for both the expert and the layman. The ...
''To read this magnificent biography of Leonardo da Vinci is to take a tour through the life and works of one of the most extraordinary human beings of all time in the company of the most engaging, informed, and insightful guide imaginable. Walter Isaacson is at once a true scholar and a spellbinding ...
Italian-born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475–1564) was a tormented, prodigiously talented, and God-fearing Renaissance man. His manifold achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, poetry, and engineering combined body, spirit, and God into visionary masterpieces that changed ...
Cílem této celobarevné a u nás zcela ojedinělé publikace je přiblížit způsob vidění a vnímání rostlin typický pro obyvatele Číny a Japonska. Z velkého množství rostlin, obdařených symbolickým posláním, vybrali autoři publikace ty, které se pěstují i u nás. Jsou to bambus, borovice, slivoň, chryzantéma, ...
The rebel hero of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) careened through his life like a firework across the American art landscape. Channeling ideas from sources as diverse as Picasso and Mexican surrealism, he rejected convention to develop his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing. ...
One of the leading lights of the Impressionist movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) remains a towering figure in art history with enduring public appeal. Sunbathed, charming, and sensual, his work shows painting at its most lighthearted and luminous, while championing the plein air and color innovations ...
Výpravná, tematicky koncipovaná obrazová kniha Bohumil Kubišta – Zářivý krystal přináší nové zhodnocení autora, jemuž nebyla třicet let věnována samostatná pozornost, přestože jde o zakladatelskou osobnost české moderní malby. Zabývá se otázkami utvářejícími Kubištův postoj ke světu. Postihuje, jaký ...
Master of the sublime.The essential Impressionist."This is the work on Monet; anything published before or after it will seem minor in comparison [.]. It is the only readily available publication that gives a complete record of Monet''s work – in other words, it is definitive." -The Good Book Guide, ...
Veľmi hodnotná kniha dáva možnosť vidieť reprodukcie kvalitných a zaujímavých umeleckých výtvarných diel výtvarníka Jozefa Absolona a niektoré jeho texty a myšlienky. Autor čitateľovi knihou otvára dvere krásy, ktorá má pôvod v Ježišovi Kristovi a je ovplyvnená aj mariánskou spiritualitou. Autor a súčasne ...
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world", ukiyo-e refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the 17th century and is practically synonymous with the Western world''s visual ...
Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) emerged from humble circumstances - reflected in his nickname, "the customs official". An employee in the Paris customs bureau, Rousseau was an autodidact who incrementally worked his way into a position among the artists who were renewing the art world at the turn of the century. ...
Street art je fenoménem, který si postupně získává pevné místo mezi moderními uměleckými směry. Není třeba chodit za ním do galerií – je přístupný každému, kdo prochází městy s otevřenýma očima. Vykročte do ulic světových metropolí a seznamte se s nejznámějšími světovými streetartisty, například Banksym, ...
The authors of this book address the topic of image in conjunction with the topic of narrative. Both of these come together in what we might call a tableau or a scene, and the book therefore also addresses a fundamental characteristic of the current age, which may in all seriousness be termed the age ...