In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven
ISBN: 9780864928917 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now available in a paper-bound edition Nearly a century ago, a group of artists travelled into northern Ontario and farther afield to capture the raw, terrible beauty that lay just beyond the outskirts of Canada's cities and towns. Armed with sketchbooks, brushes, and paint boxes, they set off into the heart of the wilderness with the singular purpose of interpreting the landscape in a modern mode of artistic expression. In July 1977, Jim and Sue Waddington set off on their own expedition to discover the places that inspired these artists. Determined to locate, document, and... Now available in a paper-bound edition Nearly a century ago, a group of artists travelled into northern Ontario and farther afield to captur... |
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Musikalische Norm um 1700
ISBN: 9783110233445 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the changes of style and knowledge about music around 1700 in eleven essays from musicology, literary studies, philosophy and legal history. The key to the change is a new understanding of the rules for composing, making music and listening. Music is no longer steered by fundamental natural musical laws, but rather orients itself, even normatively, toward trends, taste and situational circumstances. This book explores the changes of style and knowledge about music around 1700 in eleven essays from musicology, literary studies, philosophy and le... |
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742,52 zł |
Papua New Guinea Headhunt - An Artist's Journey to Paint Indigenous People in the South Pacific
ISBN: 9781906393205 / Angielski / Miękka / 466 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the 1920s, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands were among the worlds last wild places. Largely unmapped and inhabited by headhunters and cannibals, these jungle islands of the Coral Sea captured the popular imagination as examples of the unknown.
Many adventurers went to these remote islands, the least likely of whom were two young American women, Caroline Mytinger and Margaret Warner who set out from San Francisco in 1926 armed with little more than art supplies and a ukelele, used by Margaret to entertain sitters while Caroline painted their portraits. Mytinger and Warner went... In the 1920s, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands were among the worlds last wild places. Largely unmapped and inhabited by headhunters and cann...
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Andy Goldsworthy in America
ISBN: 9781861712509 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ANDY GOLDSWORTHY IN AMERICA
This study looks at the contemporary British artist, Andy Goldsworthy, and his work in the United States of America. Goldsworthy's presence in America grew steadily with a series of exhibitions beginning in the late Nineties with the Storm King Wall and show. This was followed by: Cornell University in 2000; the Three Cairns show and installations in 2002-03; Austin Museum in 2003; the Garden of Stone and Stone Houses in New York City in 2003-04; and Roof in Washington in 2005. There are a number of essential sites to visit for Andy Goldsworthy's art in... ANDY GOLDSWORTHY IN AMERICA
This study looks at the contemporary British artist, Andy Goldsworthy, and his work in the United States of America. G... |
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227,12 zł |
The Image of the Black in Western Art: Volume II
ISBN: 9780674052581 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the 1960s, art patron Dominique de Menil founded an image archive showing the ways that people of African descent have been represented in Western art. Highlights from her collection appeared in three large-format volumes that quickly became collector's items. A half-century later, Harvard University Press and the Du Bois Institute are proud to publish a complete set of ten sumptuous books, including new editions of the original volumes and two additional ones. Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World, written by a small team of French scholars, has established... In the 1960s, art patron Dominique de Menil founded an image archive showing the ways that people of African descent have been represented in Weste... |
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479,13 zł |
Manet's 'le Déjeuner Sur l'Herbe'
ISBN: 9780521479844 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Edouard Manet's controversial painting "Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe" is one of the best known images in French art. The subject of critical analysis for more than a century, it still defies singular interpretations. These essays, written specially for this volume by the leading scholars of French modern art, therefore offer six different readings of the painting, incorporating close examinations of its radical style and novel subject, relevant historical developments and archival material, as well as biographical evidence that prompts psychological inquiries.
Edouard Manet's controversial painting "Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe" is one of the best known images in French art. The subject of critical analysis for m...
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The Dictionary of Fashion History
ISBN: 9781847885340 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. - What is an earthquake gown? A Dictionary of English Costume by C. Willett Cunnington, Phillis Cunnington and Charles Beard was originally published in 1960. A monumental achievement and encyclopaedic in scope, it was a comprehensive catalogue of fashion terms from the mid-medieval period up to 1900. It was reissued and updated several times, for the last time in 1976. For decades it has served as a bible for costume historians. The Dictionary of Fashion History... - What is an earthquake gown? A Dictionary... |
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511,72 zł |
Contemporary Chinese Art: Primary Documents
ISBN: 9780822349433 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite the liveliness and creativity of avant-garde Chinese art in the post-Mao era and its prominence in the world of international contemporary art, until now there has been no systematic introduction to this important work in any Western language. Moreover, most of the relevant primary documents have existed only in Chinese, scattered in hard-to-find publications. "Contemporary Chinese Art" remedies this situation by bringing together carefully selected primary texts in English translation. Arranged in chronological order, the texts guide readers through the development of avant-garde...
Despite the liveliness and creativity of avant-garde Chinese art in the post-Mao era and its prominence in the world of international contemporary art...
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184,22 zł |
Forging a Nation: The American History Collection at Gilcrease Museum
ISBN: 9780972565783 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Forging a Nation: The American History Collection at Gilcrease Museum explores that strugglethe history of the United Statesas told through art, artifacts, and archival materials that illuminate some three hundred years of a shared cultural experience.
Forging a Nation: The American History Collection at Gilcrease Museum explores that strugglethe history of the United Statesas told through art, artif...
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157,04 zł |
Fighting Colors: The Creation of Military Aircraft Nose Art
ISBN: 9781596527584 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the early days of flight, military pilots have personalized aircraft with artistic creations, giving each plane a unique identity and aircrews a sense of pride in ""their war bird."" This comprehensive volume covers the technical aspect on how nose art was applied to vintage military aircraft, with hundreds of fighters and bombers pictured. The uses of materials, supplies, and development of nose art designs are discussed with surviving nose artists. The author examines and analyzes WWIIera photographs and reveals their content along with numerous photos never before published....
Since the early days of flight, military pilots have personalized aircraft with artistic creations, giving each plane a unique identity and aircrews a...
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150,82 zł |
Trajectories To The Moon
ISBN: 9781849912044 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Description Sarah uses her many life experiences to explore the human psyche. Sarah's love of words and the poignant pictures they evoke shine through in many of her pieces of work. Although many of the subjects are of a serious nature her profound sense of humour and her understanding of the absurdity of life are self evident. This book will appeal to a wide audience, each picking out a particular poem that communicates to them as an individual. Sarah's use of words to paint mind pictures, such as two little shoes, where she uses that as a symbolism of loss, will catch the imagination... Description Sarah uses her many life experiences to explore the human psyche. Sarah's love of words and the poignant pictures they evoke shine t... |
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Filipino Tattoos: Ancient to Modern
ISBN: 9780764336027 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tattooing is a very old and spiritually respected art form that has existed in many different cultures around the world. After many centuries of not being practiced in Europe, tattooing was re-introduced to the Western world through the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean. Beginnning in the 16th century, European explorers came across many people who practiced tattooing as an integral part of their cultures. This is the first serious study of Filipino tattoos, and it considers early accounts from explorers and Spanish-speaking writers. The text presents Filipino cultural practices connected with...
Tattooing is a very old and spiritually respected art form that has existed in many different cultures around the world. After many centuries of not b...
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Radical History & the Politics of Art
ISBN: 9780231152013 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gabriel Rockhill opens new space for rethinking the relationship between art and politics. Rather than understanding the two spheres as separated by an insurmountable divide or linked by a privileged bridge, Rockhill demonstrates that art and politics are not fixed entities with a singular relation but rather dynamically negotiated, sociohistorical practices with shifting and imprecise borders. Radical History and the Politics of Art proposes a significant departure from extant debates on what is commonly called "art" and "politics," and the result is an impressive foray into the...
Gabriel Rockhill opens new space for rethinking the relationship between art and politics. Rather than understanding the two spheres as separated by a...
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150,82 zł |
Hitler's Holy Relics: A True Story of Nazi Plunder and the Race to Recover the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire
ISBN: 9781416590637 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Paris to Stalingrad, the Nazis systematically plundered all manner of art and antiquities. But the first and most valuable treasures they looted were the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. In Hitler's Holy Relics, bestselling author Sidney Kirkpatrick tells the riveting and never-before-told true story of how an American college professor turned Army sleuth recovered these cherished symbols of Hitler's Thousand-Year Reich before they could become a rallying point in the creation of a Fourth and equally unholy Reich. Anticipating the Allied invasion of Nazi Germany,...
From Paris to Stalingrad, the Nazis systematically plundered all manner of art and antiquities. But the first and most valuable treasures they looted ...
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Thalassa: One Week in a Provincetown Dune Shack
ISBN: 9781884540233 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An account of the author's August 2007 solitary one-week stay in one of Provincetown's historic dune shacks with a discussion of the shacks' history. Delightful photographs by the author and others.
An account of the author's August 2007 solitary one-week stay in one of Provincetown's historic dune shacks with a discussion of the shacks' history. ...
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The Sword of Judith. Judith Studies Across the Disciplines.
ISBN: 9781906924157 / Angielski / Miękka / 532 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Book of Judith tells the story of a fictitious Jewish woman beheading the general of the most powerful imaginable army to free her people. The parabolic story was set as an example of how God will help the righteous. Judith's heroic action not only became a validating charter myth of Judaism itself but has also been appropriated by many Christian and secular groupings, and has been an inspiration for numerous literary texts and works of art. It continues to exercise its power over artists, authors and academics and is becoming a major field of research in its own right. The Sword of...
The Book of Judith tells the story of a fictitious Jewish woman beheading the general of the most powerful imaginable army to free her people. The par...
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The Sword of Judith: Judith Studies Across the Disciplines.
ISBN: 9781906924164 / Angielski / Twarda / 532 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Book of Judith tells the story of a fictitious Jewish woman beheading the general of a powerful army to free her people. The parabolic story was set as an example of how God will help the righteous. Judith's heroic action not only became a validating charter myth of Judaism itself but has also been appropriated by many Christian and secular groupings, and has been an inspiration for numerous literary texts and works of art. It continues to exercise its power over artists, authors and academics and is becoming a major field of research in its own right. The Sword of Judith is the first...
The Book of Judith tells the story of a fictitious Jewish woman beheading the general of a powerful army to free her people. The parabolic story was s...
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251,10 zł |
A Giant Claw
ISBN: 9780982354285 / Angielski / Miękka / 81 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Art. Latino/Latina Studies. The B-movie THE GIANT CLAW is Gronk's Citizen Kane in this reprise of Mitch MacFee's and Mlle Mathematician's meeting with, what else, a giant claw. Drawing for Gronk is writing, or perhaps writing is drawing, possibly a book of poetry, since its language is images, each page organized with the fragility of poems, laced with elegant verbal and visual puns. 100 illustrations. Foreword by Gail Wronsky translated into Spanish by Alicia Partnoy.
Art. Latino/Latina Studies. The B-movie THE GIANT CLAW is Gronk's Citizen Kane in this reprise of Mitch MacFee's and Mlle Mathematician's mee...
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60,42 zł |
Aedificatio: Erbauung Im Interkulturellen Kontext in Der Frühen Neuzeit
ISBN: 9783484640276 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The volume assembles the findings of an interdisciplinary symposium revolving around the concept of 'edification', which has hitherto been primarily regarded from a religious vantage. Here, however, literary scholars, art scholars, musicologists, and cultural studies experts aim at achieving a broader understanding of the term, both in its content and in its definition. Accordingly, interest is not restricted to edifying literature but extends to an examination of edification as manifested in different media. The result is a broader understanding of its diversity and its historical...
The volume assembles the findings of an interdisciplinary symposium revolving around the concept of 'edification', which has hitherto been primarily r...
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Bildinterpretation Und Bildverstehen: Methodische Ansätze Aus Sozialwissenschaftlicher, Kunst- Und Medienpädagogischer Perspektive
ISBN: 9783531151069 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bilder und Bilderfahrungen sind heute zentraler Bestandteil der Wahrnehmung der Wirklichkeitserfahrung und des kommunikativen Austauschs von Kindern und Jugendlichen. Der Sammelband stellt methodische Ansatze der Bildinterpretation und des Bildverstehens aus sozialwissenschaftlicher, kunst- und medienpadagogischer Perspektive vor. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Interpretation von Foto-Eigenproduktionen, die Kinder und Jugendliche in unterschiedlichen Kontexten erstellen. Bildsprachlich-analytische und alltagskulturell-hermeneutische Ansatze akzentuieren verschiedene methodische Arbeitsformen,...
Bilder und Bilderfahrungen sind heute zentraler Bestandteil der Wahrnehmung der Wirklichkeitserfahrung und des kommunikativen Austauschs von Kindern u...
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200,89 zł |