Folk Art Murals of the Rufus Porter School: New England Landscapes: 1825-1845
ISBN: 9780764337253 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New England Landscapes 1825 1845. The book takes readers on a virtual tour of Porter School murals in the New England states, dating from the 1820s-1840s. More than 400 color images provide inspiration for historians, researchers, designers, and painters alike. It offers evidence regarding the attribution of these mostly unsigned works, and encourages readers to apply that evidence in reaching their own conclusions.
New England Landscapes 1825 1845. The book takes readers on a virtual tour of Porter School murals in the New England states, dating from the 1820s-18...
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275,91 zł |
Saints & Sinners: Mexican Devotional Art
ISBN: 9780764323683 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than 350 beautiful color photographs and a descriptive text depict 18th to mid-20th century Mexican devotional art including danced masks, devils and angels, santos, milagritos, retablos, and ex-votos. These religious items were used in ceremonies both at home and church, and include wood carvings, as well as clay, stone, metal, and paper items. Seven essays include a major new work by historian and scholar Gloria Fraser Giffords, who, along with Tom Pirazzini, edited the essays. Other essays are by Philip Wrench, Roberto G. Cruz Floriano, Janet Brady Esser, Martha J. Egan, and Joanna...
More than 350 beautiful color photographs and a descriptive text depict 18th to mid-20th century Mexican devotional art including danced masks, devils...
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230,75 zł |
Spirits in Sequins: Vodou Flags of Haiti
ISBN: 9780764325960 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Folk art traditions in Haiti today rise to the level of fine art in the beaded flags shown here. They demonstrate a joyful expression of living with the spirits, as the flagmakers express their individual artistic spark. Over 350 color photographs present hundreds of unique designs by dozens of contemporary artists. But this is not just a pretty book; it also explores the spiritual beliefs at the core of the designs and a folk lore expressed in this most unique format. A little history of Haiti and a little explanation of the Vodou religion helps to explain the people who create these flags....
Folk art traditions in Haiti today rise to the level of fine art in the beaded flags shown here. They demonstrate a joyful expression of living with t...
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185,60 zł |
Mexican Masks and Puppets: Master Carvers of the Sierra de Puebla
ISBN: 9780764340277 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Master Carvers of the Sierra de Puebla. In the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz, old masked dances have survived in isolated mountain regions. These dances include wonderful masks of humans and animals, masks with beautiful, comic, or wicked faces. Created by Indigenous master carvers, mascareros, these masks and puppets appear during religious fiestas. Over 700 vivid color photos reveal these masks and puppets in all their glory. The thoroughly researched text answers the questions about who made these beautiful works of art, who these dance characters are, and the nature of the...
Master Carvers of the Sierra de Puebla. In the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz, old masked dances have survived in isolated mountain regions. Th...
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230,75 zł |
Globalizing Art: Negotiating Place, Identity & Nation in Contemporary Art
ISBN: 9788779345720 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Features articles that discuss ways in which art seeks to redistribute national and cultural identity. This book explores how works that express new identity formations confront the conventional aesthetic production of meaning, and examines how art reinvents itself when dealing with unresolved issues of political, national and cultural belonging.
Features articles that discuss ways in which art seeks to redistribute national and cultural identity. This book explores how works that express new i...
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143,00 zł |
Nicknames for Abraham Lincoln
ISBN: 9781448621798 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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65,49 zł |
Design Basics for Swedish Folk Art, Volume 1
ISBN: 9781453876862 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a beginner book for learning the basics of Swedish Folk Art, a beautiful painted art that was done in Sweden in the 1700, 1800's and early 1900s. There are several different styles which are described in this book and there are patterns of each with complete instructions. There are several pages with illustrated strokes to show the novice painter how to approach and decorate wooden pieces with this ethnic art form. Diane Edwards has done much research into Scandinavian folk art and she has simplified the approach to this art form using acrylics and easily available brushes for today's...
This is a beginner book for learning the basics of Swedish Folk Art, a beautiful painted art that was done in Sweden in the 1700, 1800's and early 190...
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65,27 zł |
The Art of David Sheskin
ISBN: 9781595944474 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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418,90 zł |
Vietnam Remembered: The Folk Art of Marine Combat Veteran Michael D. Cousino, Sr.
ISBN: 9781617032158 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Like many other veterans of the Vietnam conflict, Michael Cousino, a disabled former Marine from Gouverneur, New York, continues to struggle with bad memories and daily life adjustments. Unlike many other veterans, he has found an outlet for his frustrations and grief. He creates miniature replicas of his Vietnam experiences. In these astonishingly detailed dioramas, he recalls scenes of battle and related episodes that reflect his life of some thirty years ago. His dioramas are on a 1:35 scale, replete with intricacies that grip his painful past. He began this work in 1983, as he says,... Like many other veterans of the Vietnam conflict, Michael Cousino, a disabled former Marine from Gouverneur, New York, continues to struggle with b... |
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210,04 zł |
Big Stuff in the Maritimes: Book #1
ISBN: 9781988345390 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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65,49 zł |
Memory and Magic: Contemporary Art of the !Xun and Khwe
ISBN: 9781770091962 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This contemporary art of the San people emerged from a short phase of transition from the ancient culture - the rock art, the oral history, the old traditions, their 'magical' world - to the modern, globalised world of media communication and formal education. "The old stories are quiet," a San artist lamented, mourning the gradual loss of his cultural heritage and traditions.
This contemporary art of the San people emerged from a short phase of transition from the ancient culture - the rock art, the oral history, the old tr...
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142,34 zł |
Scroll Paintings of Bengal: Art in the Village
ISBN: 9781467896634 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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256,65 zł |
Paths of Discovery: Art Practice and Its Impact in California Prisons
ISBN: 9781479110216 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paths of Discovery: Art Practice and Its Impact in California Prisons tells the story in words and pictures of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men and women who found their own voices through self-examination and the discipline of an artistic process. The California Arts-in-Corrections program brought together inmate artists and artist-teachers to explore the world of fine art in its many forms; along the way, countless inmates discovered untapped skills, sensitivities, and the rewards of self-discipline. Artistic ability is respected inside prison walls. Arts-in-Corrections empowered...
Paths of Discovery: Art Practice and Its Impact in California Prisons tells the story in words and pictures of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated ...
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165,55 zł |
Spiritual American Trash: Portraits from the Margins of Art and Faith
ISBN: 9781619020597 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Spiritual American Trash, Greg Bottoms goes beyond the examination of eight "outsider artists" and inhabits the spirit of their work and stories in engaging vignettes. From the janitor who created a holy throne room out of scraps in a garage, to the lonely wartime mother who filled her home with driftwood replicas of Bible scenes, Bottoms illustrates the peculiar grace in madness. Using facts as scaffolding he constructs intimate narratives around each artist, painting their poor and difficult circumstances on the outskirts of American society and demonstrating struggle's...
In Spiritual American Trash, Greg Bottoms goes beyond the examination of eight "outsider artists" and inhabits the spirit of their work and sto...
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70,48 zł |
Day of the Dead
ISBN: 9780486492131 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Day of the Dead, observed annually on November 1 and 2, offers the living a chance to remember and honor their departed friends and family. Inspired by the Mexican holiday, 31 intricate illustrations depict dancing skeletons, skulls, and other traditional imagery, all festooned with flowers, butterflies, and additional lively decorations. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Day of the Dead and other Creative Haven(R) adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and... The Day of the Dead, observed annually on November 1 and 2, offers the living a chance to remember and honor their departed friends and family. Ins... |
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29,06 zł |
The Unfortunate Zookwash
ISBN: 9781480046900 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Zorg Zookwash was just murdered Find out how he met his demise in this international art book. White Lady Art Gallery in Dublin, Ireland, curated an art show called Green Eggs and Ham: A Dr. Seuss Exhibition. They asked artists to submit work that was inspired by Dr. Seuss. Autumn Steam submitted an interactive installation called The Unfortunate Zookwash. She handbound a 160 page book full of paper ephemera, maps, discarded blueprints and vellum paper. Then she wrote and illustrated the original story. When the book was displayed at White Lady Art, they asked artists and attendants to...
Zorg Zookwash was just murdered Find out how he met his demise in this international art book. White Lady Art Gallery in Dublin, Ireland, curated an ...
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104,78 zł |
Between Art and Artifact: Archaeological Replicas and Cultural Production in Oaxaca, Mexico
ISBN: 9780292754263 / Angielski / Miękka / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oaxaca is internationally renowned for its marketplaces and archaeological sites where tourists can buy inexpensive folk art, including replicas of archaeological treasures. Archaeologists, art historians, and museum professionals sometimes discredit this trade in "fakes" that occasionally make their way to the auction block as antiquities. Others argue that these souvenirs represent a long cultural tradition of woodcarving or clay sculpting and are "genuine" artifacts of artisanal practices that have been passed from generation to generation, allowing community members to preserve their... Oaxaca is internationally renowned for its marketplaces and archaeological sites where tourists can buy inexpensive folk art, including replicas of... |
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110,33 zł |
Logokons
ISBN: 9781440434372 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Created in 1993 with the hypnotic assistance of my 5 year old son Liaizon. All glyphs were generated with an archaic bitmap font editor. Text printed in Glitch Millenium designed by mIEKAL. This project follows the Semioptics font project which has has yet to be completed. "mIEKAL aND is busy recreating a past both futuristic and ancient."
Created in 1993 with the hypnotic assistance of my 5 year old son Liaizon. All glyphs were generated with an archaic bitmap font editor. Text printed ...
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52,40 zł |
A bOok Of LiFe: A book of thoughts
ISBN: 9781490442433 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Read this book as art. There are no page numbers, the author is not a writer. Love it for what it is. A view into the mind of the creator. The book consists of inconsistent thoughts, topics, moments of clarity, insanity and truth. This is art in book form. "a bOok Of LiFe" offers new perspectives on many aspects of life as well as many quotes collected from history which are as relevant today as the day they were first spoken. The author has combined his own amusing observations and philosophies while, presumably, under the influence of marijuana with historic (and not so historic) quotes,...
Read this book as art. There are no page numbers, the author is not a writer. Love it for what it is. A view into the mind of the creator. The book co...
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56,75 zł |
On Collecting: From Private to Public, Featuring Folk and Tribal Art from the Diane and Sandy Breuer Collection
ISBN: 9780295988887 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The movement of a work of art from artist's studio to gallery, to collector, and to curator sometimes follows a clear and distinct route, easily discernable from start to finish. In other cases, the trail twists and turns, traveling a number of byways before arriving at its destination. The details of negotiations surrounding the acquisition of a collection, the purchase or commission of art from individual artists, and sales involving dealers are usually arranged quietly, out of the public's view. In this collection of essays, the Museum of International Folk Art and, in particular,... The movement of a work of art from artist's studio to gallery, to collector, and to curator sometimes follows a clear and distinct route, easily di... |
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150,48 zł |