With Salvador Dalí as its figurehead, the great ship of Surrealism traversed the turbulent seas of the early 20th century with sails billowing with dreams and desires. Inspired by the psychoanalytical practice of Sigmund Freud, the Surrealists championed the unconscious as the domain of truth, uninhibited by the standards or expectations of society. With techniques ranging from hypnotism to nocturnal walks to automatic writing, the likes of André Breton, Max Ernst, Brassaï, and Meret Oppenheim produced paintings, drawings, texts, and films in which they sought to excavate their most intimate and primal ... |
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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. Pollock’s most famous works are his drip paintings, where he dripped and poured household enamel paint over the canvas with a variety of instruments, from sticks to syringes, hardened brushes to broken bits of glass. The splattered results pulsate with energy, replacing the refinement of easel and brush with ... |
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There are over 1,000 catalogued works by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640), the 16th-century flag bearer for Baroque drama, movement, and sensuality. This essential introduction takes in the most important works from this astonishingly prolific oeuvre to explore Rubens’s influences and innovations, and his remarkable visual, and art historical, impact. The richly illustrated survey takes in Rubens’s portraits, landscapes, and historical paintings, as well as his famed and bountiful nudes. Along the way, we examine the artist’s astonishing technique and his deft ability to depict narrative in a compelling and legible ... |
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Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) is hailed as the most important proponent of the Pop art movement. A critical and creative observer of American society, he explored key themes of consumerism, materialism, media, and celebrity. Drawing on contemporary advertisements, comic strips, consumer products, and Hollywood’s most famous faces, Warhol proposed a radical reevaluation of what constituted artistic subject matter. Through Warhol, a Campbell’s soup can and Coca Cola bottle became as worthy of artistic status as any traditional still life. At the same time, Warhol reconfigured the role of the artist. Famously stating "I ... |
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Multilingual Edition (English, French, German). ... A survey of Japan’s contemporary architecture scene. Japan's contemporary architecture has long been among the most inventive in the world, recognized for sustainability and infinite creativity. No fewer than eight Japanese architects have won the Pritzker Prize. Since Osaka World Expo’70 highlighted contemporary forms, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. Tadao Ando's geometry put Japanese building on the map, bridging East and West. After his concrete buildings, figures like Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban, and Kazuyo Sejima pioneered a more ... |
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Born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887 - 1965) is widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century. From private villas to mass social housing projects, his radical ideas, designs, and writings presented a whole-scale reinvention not only of individual structures, but of entire concepts of modern living. Le Corbusier’s work made distinct developments over the years, from early vernacular houses in Switzerland through dazzling white, purist villas to dynamic syntheses of art and architecture such as the chapel at Ronchamp and the civic buildings in Chandigarh, India. A hallmark ... |
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Henri Rousseau (1844 - 1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau’s bright, bold paintings of jungles and exotic flora and fauna were dismissed as childish and simplistic, but his unique and tenacious style soon won acclaim. After 1886, he exhibited regularly at Paris’s prestigious Salon des Indépendants, and in 1908 he received a legendary banquet of honor, hosted by Picasso. Although best known for his tropical scenes, Rousseau, in fact, never left France, relying on books and magazines for inspiration, as ... |
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Multilingual Edition (English, French, German). ... The wooden structures of the 21st century. Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits, wood has seen a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. Featuring follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes, ... |
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Меган Чейс се опитва да възстанови живота си в човешкия свят. Но съдбата е отредила друго. Армия от Железни феи я принуждава да се върне във Феерия! Нейният любим прогонен Зимен принц Аш полага най-тежката клетва - да ѝ служи до смърт! В света на феите се надига нов Железен крал, който няма да спре пред нищо, докато не унищожи Летния и Зимния двор. Феерия е заплашена от тотално заличаване! Меган и Аш имат невъзможна мисия - да обединят Летните и Зимните феи срещу общия враг. Меган трябва да застане начело и да поведе войната, но преди това трябва достигне пълния потенциал на силите си! Залогът е оцеляването както ... |
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Изданието е двуезично - на български и английски език. Съставители: Иглика Мишкова, Елка Минчева. ... Акварелите на художничката Евгения Лепавцова от Северна България. Изданието представя акварелите на Евгения Лепавцова, които е рисувала за албума в четири тома Български народни носии в съавторство с Мария Велева, излизал през периода от 1960 до 1988 г. Рисунките се съхраняват в отдел Научна информация и документация на ИЕФЕМ, фонд Художествен архив. За жалост, през годините част от тях са изгубени и днес могат да се видят само в публикуваните през миналото столетие томове. Но през последните години се намериха други ... |
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Потопете се отново в омагьосания свят на норвежките народни приказки, събрани и съхранени от двамата най-изтъкнати събирачи на скандинавски фолклор - Петер Кристен Асбьорнсен, Йорген Му, често наричани "норвежките Братя Грим". В резултат на техния епохален труд се появяват два тома Норвежки народни приказки, два тома Норвежки приказки за тайнствени същества и народни сказания, както и самостоятелни приказки, поместени в различни сборници. Ангажирани са най-изтъкнатите художници на епохата: Теодор Кителсен, Ерик Вереншол, Ханс Гюде и други. Пълно илюстровано издание сега за първи път държи в ръцете си и ... |
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Immerse yourself in the yokai images and their mesmerizing detail showcased over more than 500 pages in this epic collection! Lurking beneath the global obsession with manga and anime, there is a world of Japan's yokai monsters, mutants, and vengeful mononoke spirits, which have long held people's imaginations in their terrifying grip ever since the Edo period (16th - 19th centuries). These fearsome creatures are now gathered together in this gorgeous new release that, for the first time ever, shows many enlargements of these masterpieces! Selections include over 60 works chosen from the collection at the Yumoto ... |
