Friday, June 30, 2006

Dance Me to the End of Love



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The perfect book for art lovers, song lovers, and other lovers as well, this evocative, lyrical tribute to love and its healing, restorative powers, is complemented by 21 diverse works by Henri Matisse, including oils, line drawings, paper cut-outs, book illustrations, and linocuts.Amazon.com Review
The Canadian songwriter Leonard Cohen, known primarily for his mournful tunes of love misplaced, has produced a surprising message of hopeful passion in th... More >>

Dance Me to the End of Love

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

The Daily Book of Art: 365 readings that teach, inspire & entertain


  • ISBN13: 9781600581311
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In today's fast-paced world, creative people are as eager as ever to pursue their artistic passions, but many of them simply don't have enough time. Catering to this modern dilemma, we've concocted the perfect remedy for over-burdened artists. The Daily Book of Art includes a year's worth of brief daily readings and lessons about the visual arts that entertain as they inform. Ten exciting categories of discussion rotate throughout the course of a year, giving reader... More >>

The Daily Book of Art: 365 readings that teach, inspire & entertain

Monday, June 26, 2006

The New Creative Artist


  • ISBN13: 9781581807561
  • Condition: New
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This updated version of "The New Creative Artist" breathes life into a popular North Light Classic, helping artists reach greater levels of creativity, inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Perfect for fans of the original - and anyone who wants to be more creative - this book includes: a fresh, eye-catching design that showcases 50 percent new material; new instruction to address the creative challenges of today's artist; more than 60 fun, fabulous activities for a... More >>

The New Creative Artist

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Volume 2: Under-the-Counter Culture



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The best features, articles, and interviews from the highly sought-after art magazine Hi-Fructose. Hi-Fructose is an amalgamation of emerging, and established artists, with a spotlight on awe-inspiring spectacles and developing counter cultures from around the world. This thick hardcover book expands the best original material from (the long sold-out) issues 5-9 of the magazine. Packed with intelligent interviews and exposés on leading pop surrealists, street ar... More >>

Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Volume 2: Under-the-Counter Culture

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Color Creates Light: Studies with Hans Hofmann



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Color Creates Light: Studies with Hans Hofmann brings together the man, the schools, the painting, the ideas, and the teaching. Jed Perl of The New Republic calls this book "enormously important... nothing less than the missing chapter in the history of the period," for Hofmann's decade of painting in Paris prior to World War I, combined with his observations of the masters of all cultures, enabled him to explain Cubism to the avant-garde and catalyzed the later Abs... More >>

Color Creates Light: Studies with Hans Hofmann

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Unexpected: 30 Years of Patagonia Catalog Photography



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Unique for a business enterprise, Patagonia’s catalog devotes fully half its space to nonselling editorial content – to environmental and sport essays and above all to extraordinary photographs of wild places and active pursuits for which the company makes its clothes. Since 1980, Patagonia has invited customers and wilderness photographers to submit their best, most unexpected shots of life outdoors – of alpine climbing, bouldering in the desert, skiing ... More >>

Unexpected: 30 Years of Patagonia Catalog Photography

Monday, June 12, 2006

100 Contemporary Artists


  • ISBN13: 9783836514903
  • Condition: USED - Like New
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TASCHEN 25 Special edition!



A comprehensive compendium of contemporary art at the beginning of the 21st century




This special two-volume edition compiles the 100 most exciting artists from the seminal TASCHEN title Art at the Turn of the Millenium as well as the renowned Art Now series, condensing them to a comprehensive compendium of contemporary art at the beginning of the 21st century. Our selection features a wide variety of w... More >>

100 Contemporary Artists

Thursday, June 8, 2006

The Mission of Art



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The Mission of Art is an inspirational text for artists and anyone who has glimpsed the spiritual power of art. Alex Grey traces the evolution of human consciousness through art history, seeking the threads of art's abiding mission. He reflects on the development of his own work, including provocative performances and the profoundly affecting psychedelic experiences which lead to his unique visionary art. He explores the role of an artist's intention and conscience... More >>

The Mission of Art

Monday, June 5, 2006

Famous Jewelry Collectors



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For many centuries precious jewels were only collected by kings and queens, emperors, popes and maharajahs. But in the last 100 years or so, movie goddesses, opera singers, industrialists, real-estate investors and rock stars have joined those with the means to deck themselves in glittering bracelets, necklaces and earrings. Posthumous auctions have revealed the grand jewelry collections of recent times. The famous sale of 1987 uncovered the full extent of the dazzl... More >>

Famous Jewelry Collectors

Friday, June 2, 2006

Arts and Culture, Combined Volume



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For one-/two-semester courses in Introduction to Humanities and Cultural Studies. Volumes I and II contain literature selections at the end of each chapter. The Combined Volume does not contain literature selections. This text is richly illustrated, beautifully designed and engaging. It offers an exploration of Western and World civilization's cultural heritage. Students move chronologically through major periods and styles to gain insight into the achievements and ... More >>

Arts and Culture, Combined Volume