W tej strefie zapraszamy czytelników tak zwane artystyczne dusze po książki z kategorii Sztuka. Polecamy szereg publikacji o sztuce i jej historii,ciekawostki i portfolia artystów, eseje, albumy, książki o malarstwie, rzeźbiarstwie, architekturze oraz histoii fotografii. Biografie ciekawych artystów, książki i powieści przedstawiające fascynujące losy malarzy i osób uwiecznianych na obrazach. W tym dziale tylko ksiązki ze sztuka w tle.
THE MODERN CARAVAN is a warm invitation into rolling homes designed for life on the open road. Brimming with evocative storytelling and hundreds of photographs showcasing handsome interiors and stunning landscapes, this book features 25 stories from solo travelers, couples, and families who traded the comforts of a rooted life for ever-changing vistas and eye-opening experiences. You'll meet a family exploring Australia in a cozy vintage camper filled with plants and natural wood finishes; a young couple designing a modern trailer inspired by the colors and textures of the high desert; a husband and wife living in a chic Airstream with green velvet seating, floral wallpaper, and herringbone wood floors.
Balancing style with function, each carefully crafted tiny home is the result of long-held dreams, ingenuity, and imagination.
A candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston a decade after her passingOn February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn’t We Almost Have It All is author Gerrick Kennedy’s exploration of the duality of Whitney’s life as both a woman in the spotlight and someone who often had to hide who she was.
This is the story of Whitney’s life, her whole life, told with both grace and honesty. Long before that fateful day in 2012, Whitney split the world wide open with her voice. Hers was a once-in-a-generation talent forged in Newark, NJ, and blessed with the grace of the church and the wisdom of a long lineage of famous gospel singers.
She redefined “The Star-Spangled Banner.” She became a box-office powerhouse, a queen of the pop charts, and an international superstar. But all the while, she was forced to rein in who she was amid constant accusations that her music wasn’t Black enough, original enough, honest enough. Kennedy deftly peels back the layers of Whitney’s complex story to get to the truth at the core of what drove her, what inspired her, and what haunted her.
He pulls the narrative apart into the key elements that informed her life—growing up in the famed Drinkard family; the two romantic relationships that shaped the entirety of her adult life, with Robyn Crawford and Bobby Brown; her fraught relationship to her own Blackness and the ways in which she was judged by the Black community; her drug and alcohol addiction; and, finally, the shame that she carried in her heart, which informed every facet of her life. Drawing on hundreds of sources, Kennedy takes readers back to a world in which someone like Whitney simply could not be, and explains in excruciating detail the ways in which her fame did not and could not protect her. In the time since her passing, the world and the way we view celebrity have changed dramatically.
The fascinating world of horses from varying continents, cultures and countries, presented in the most beautiful and emotive pictures of the renowned photographer, Gabrielle Boiselle.
"Neural networks do not understand what optical illusions are." - Technologyreview.com "Some pictures tell a thousand lies." - hplyrikz.com An optical illusion confuses the eye by pretending to be something it isn't. It both misleads and deceives the brain, which is trying to make sense of the information the eye is sending. This book presents a selection of brain-bending optical illusions featuring graphic art and photography by 60 artists, and includes an overview of the history of optical illusions in art.
The first children’s picture book on Hilma af Klint and her pioneering work.
Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) began painting her abstract and highly symbolic images as early as 1906, long before Kandinsky and Malevich arrived at what has generally been regarded as the birth of modern abstract art. She was heavily influenced by spiritual ideologies and claimed that she painted on instruction from the spirit world, for the future. Until recently overlooked by art historians, she is now lauded around the world, and was the subject of the highest-attended single exhibition in the Guggenheim’s history, Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future.
This book is not only about Hilma af Klint’s art, but also about the magic that surrounded her. Brimming with quality reproductions of the artist’s work and with illustrations by Karin Eklund, it will appeal to all children wanting to learn more about the enchanting life and work of this groundbreaking artist.
Known for her evocative portraits, Diane Arbus is a pivotal figure in American postwar photography. Undeniably striking, Arbus’s black-and-white photographs capture a unique gaze. Criticized as well as lauded for her photographs of people deemed “outsiders,” Arbus continues to attract a diversity of opinions surrounding her subjects and practice.
Critics and writers have described her work as “sinister” and “appalling” as well as “revelatory,” “sincere,” and “compassionate.” In the absence of Arbus’s own voice, art criticism and cultural shifts have shaped the language attributed to her work. Organized in eleven sections that focus on major exhibitions and significant events in Arbus’s life, as well as on her practice and her subjects, the seventy facsimiles of articles and essays––an archive by all accounts––trace the discourse on Diane Arbus, contextualizing her hugely successful oeuvre. Also with an annotated bibliography of more than six hundred entries and a comprehensive exhibition history, Documents serves as an important resource for photographers, researchers, art historians, and art critics, in addition to students of art criticism and the interested reader alike.
Following in the footsteps of Nanotecture, Mobitecture, and Pet-tecture, a fascinating and fun guide to everything inflatable Although inflatable objects have been around for more than 200 years, architects, artists, and designers keep rediscovering this deceptively simple - often playful, and occasionally bizarre - technology. Bubbletecture brings together inflatables in every conceivable size, shape, and hue across the realms of architecture, design, art, and fashion. From inflatable dresses and hats to buildings employing cutting-edge technologies, from ingenious chairs, lights, bowls, and even egg cups to children's toys and provocative art installations, Bubbletecture demonstrates that inflatable design is simply irresistible.
The celebrated contemporary photographer Michael Kenna presents a gorgeous new collection of images, all photographed with plastic Holga cameras. Michael Kenna is internationally renowned for producing evocative black-and-white images of nature and the urban environment. Often photographing at night or in the early morning hours, the majority of his photographs involve long time exposures with the camera on a tripod.
However, some of Kenna's more quirky, whimsical, and unpredictable images have been photographed with inexpensive, hand-held, plastic Holga cameras. These cameras generally produce relatively lowfidelity images, with marked vignetting. Precisely because of these attributes and its portability, Kenna often carries a Holga camera, even when he is not specifically photographing.
For this beautifully produced book, Kenna has chosen his favorite Holga images, many never seen before, from his vast archive of negatives. Despite their low-tech origin, these refined and artful photographs bear the hallmarks of Kenna's brilliant work.
Solska jako przedmiot erotyczny i podmiot erotyczny, Solska i mężczyźni, Solska jako egeria Młodej Polski, fascynująca aktorka i demoniczna bohaterka kilku skandali obyczajowych – wszystko to, co buduje dziś rozpowszechnione wyobrażenie o Irenie Solskiej, zawiera się w obrębie tematu jej kobiecości, specyficznej, przesyconej erotyzmem, skomplikowanej – zgodnie z manierą epoki, w której było o niej najgłośniej. Natalija Jakubova zaczyna więc przekornie: od przypomnienia spektaklu zrealizowanego przez Pawła Passiniego na podstawie scenariusza Patrycji Dołowy w 2014 roku, od Kryjówki: wizerunek starzejącej się, schorowanej Karoliny (takie było metrykalne imię Solskiej, o czym nie zawsze się pamięta), utrzymującej się podczas wojny z nielegalnego przędzenia wełny; kobiety, która z heroicznym samozaparciem przechowuje kilka żydowskich dziewcząt w swoim warszawskim mieszkaniu. Autorka monografii wczytuje się we wszystko – listy, recenzje, wspomnienia, dramaty, materiały ikonograficzne, powieści powstałe pod wrażeniem obcowania z Solską, naukowe opracowania – na nowo, uważnie, wprowadzając znamienne przeakcentowania i pogłębienia interpretacyjne, stawiając hipotezy, zawsze jednak przekonująco uzasadnione. Zmierza ku temu, by jak najlepiej zrozumieć tę szczególną kobietę i oddać jej sprawiedliwość, rozprawiając się z jej uschematyzowanym wizerunkiem kobiety demonicznej i aktorki, którą wiąże się niemal wyłącznie z teatrem początków XX wieku.
Ze "Wstępu" Agnieszki Marszałek
Natalija Jakubova – PhD, jest historyczką teatru i literatury. Przez wiele lat zajmowała się S.I. Witkiewiczem (w serii „Badania Polonistyczne za Granicą” Wydawnictwa IBL ukazała się jej książka O Witkacym, 2010). Od 1995 r. współpracuje z czasopismem „Didaskalia. Gazeta Teatralna”; publikowała też w czasopismach „Teatr”, „Dialog”, „Pamiętnik Literacki”. W latach 2013–2015 jako Marie Curie Fellow realizowała poświęcony Irenie Solskiej projekt badawczy w Archiwum Kobiet Instytutu Badań Literackich PAN. Od 2016 r. mieszka w Austrii, gdzie dzięki Lise Meitner Fellowship Austriackiego Funduszu Nauki przeprowadziła badanie „Female Performers of the Work of Hugo von Hofmannsthal” (2018–2020). Obecnie związana jest z Instytutem Teatru i Filmu Słowackiej Akademii Nauk, w którym prowadzi badania nad historią słowackiego teatru po 1989 roku.
Książka "Piosenki i rytmy' czasu została skomponowana tak, by – mimo oczywistych ograniczeń – dać poczucie możliwie pełnego oglądu prezentowanego zjawiska, stąd dwie wyraźnie wyznaczone części. Pierwsza ukazuje narodziny i rozwój piosenki jako nowoczesnego zjawiska w obrębie rodzącej się kultury popularnej w Europie i w Polsce. Druga koncentruje się natomiast na poszczególnych przypadkach i składa się ze studiów na temat najbardziej wyrazistych i znaczących postaci polskiej piosenki autorskiej. Podział ten uwzględnia także historyczność zjawisk – pierwsza część koncentruje się na wydarzeniach z wieku XIX i prowadzi nas ku XX stuleciu, druga analizuje przypadki z drugiej połowy ubiegłego wieku i dociera niemalże do współczesności. W ten sposób, poznając piosenki, pieśni, autorów i ich postawy na tle społecznych problemów i historycznych wydarzeń, uświadamiamy sobie znaczenie twórczości, która jakże często jest lekceważona i pomijana w humanistycznym dyskursie. (…) Książka ta łączy naukowy i eseistyczny temperament Autorki, co czyni lekturę bardziej atrakcyjną. Ewa Paczoska z godną podkreślenia pasją badawczą oprowadza nas po meandrach piosenek i twórczości artystów, którzy nieczęsto czytani są z taką żarliwością i pieczołowitością w polskim środowisku badawczym. To przyjemność podążać w lekturze odnalezionymi przez Autorkę tropami, które odkrywa, tłumacząc poszczególne poziomy intertekstualnych zależności.
Z recenzji wydawniczej prof. Krzysztofa Gajdy
Kiedy kończyłam pisać i składać tę książkę, wydawało mi się, że większość jej rozdziałów traktuje o zjawiskach już niewystępujących albo słabo obecnych w dzisiejszej kulturze. Tymczasem w marcu 2025 roku przeczytałam następującą wiadomość: jeden z warszawskich teatrów, Pijana Sypialnia, wystawia spektakl "Wodewil warszawski" oparty na "Podróży po Warszawie" Feliksa Szobera. Kolejni młodzi wykonawcy występują z piosenkami Kaczmarskiego (m.in. zespół Habakuk, Mateusz Nagórski), Cohena (Kuba Blokesz), a nawet, co trudne ze względu na obecną sytuację polityczną, bardów rosyjskich (zespól Piramidy). Filip Łobodziński z kolei odbywa trasę koncertową z utworami Boba Dylana we własnych interesujących tłumaczeniach. Opisywane przeze mnie historie piosenek toczą się dalej…
Ewa Paczoska
Ewa Paczoska – profesor Wydziału Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, historyczka literatury polskiej drugiej połowy XIX w., badaczka kultury modernizmu. Opublikowała 5 książek autorskich (m.in. "Lalka, czyli rozpad świata", 1996, II wyd. 2008; "Prawdziwy koniec XIX wieku. Śladami nowoczesności", 2010;" Lekcje uważności. Moderniści i realizm", 2018) i wiele studiów szczegółowych. Redagowała i współredagowała kilkanaście tomów prac zbiorowych, m.in. "Przerabianie XIX wieku" (2011), "Wiktorianie nad Tamizą i nad Wisłą" (2016), "Problemy literatury i kultury modernizmu w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej" (1867–1918) (2017). Jest też autorką podręczników licealnych (literatura pozytywizmu i Młodej Polski). Świadectwem jej badawczych zainteresowań piosenką są m.in. współredagowane przez nią tomy studiów: "Bardowie" (2001) oraz "Piosenki prawdziwe w kulturze PRL-u" (2013). Pod nazwiskiem Ewa Gaworska publikuje wiersze i śpiewa.
Glasgow Style
The life and work of Glasgow School pioneer Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Scottish architect, designer, and painter Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928) was one of the earliest pioneers of modern architecture and design. While he did not receive much recognition in his hometown of Glasgow during his lifetime, his bold new blend of simplicity and poetic detail inspired modernists across Europe.
Mackintosh’s avant-garde approach embraced a variety of media as well as fresh stylistic devices. His multi-faceted oeuvre incorporated architecture, furniture, graphic design, landscapes, and flower studies. He embraced strong lines, elegant proportions, and natural motifs, combining an adventurous dose of japonisme with a modernist sensibility for function. He preferred bold black typography, restrained shapes, and tall, generous windows suffusing rooms with light.
Much of his work was collaborative practice with his wife, fellow artist Margaret Macdonald. The couple made up half of the loose Glasgow collective known as “The Four”; the other two were Margaret’s sister, Frances, and her husband, Herbert MacNair. On the continent, the “Glasgow Style” was met with delight. In Italy, Germany, and, in particular, Austria, artists of the Viennese Secession and Art Nouveau drew much from its rectilinear yet lyrical forms.
In this introductory book, we take in Mackintosh’s practice across art, architecture, and design to explore his particular combination of the statuesque and sensual and its vital influence on modernist expression across Europe. Featured projects include his complete scheme for the Willow Tea Rooms and the Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art, widely considered Mackintosh’s masterwork.
The bold lives and revolutionary art of England’s early 20th-century Vorticists.
The Vorticists, a rebellious cohort of young artists in early twentieth-century England, defied the conventions of the art world with their distinctive abstract creations. Despite the brevity of their existence, from 1911 to 1914, their startling innovations left an indelible mark on English art history. In this book James King explores the personalities and lives of these colourful individuals, capturing the tumultuous environment in which they thrived. The narrative presents biographies of the group’s members – ‘our little gang’, as Ezra Pound called them – highlighting personal conflicts and providing a concise, highly readable history of the movement. This book is ideal for art enthusiasts, historians and anyone intrigued by avant-garde movements of the early twentieth century.
More than a mere survey of Nara's signature children and animals, this clothbound publication features the artist's newest works, personal photographs and pictures of his studio
Spanning four decades of work, this book offers readers the opportunity to immerse themselves in the personal and creative world of the Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, best known for his bold images of children with large heads and wide eyes that challenge viewers with their direct gaze and defiant stance. These captivating yet ominous characters are part of a wider visual vocabulary established by Nara to explore and communicate themes of home, isolation, resilience, belonging, regeneration, hope and freedom. Organized thematically, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution and breadth of Nara's artistic expression. Yeewan Koon explores how Nara's singular aesthetic is drawn from his formative experiences in Japan, as well as his ongoing environmental and societal concerns, which are deeply rooted in nature and the communities of Japan's northern Tohoku region, where he grew up. Barry Schwabsky's essay, illustrated with details of the artworks, focuses in depth on Nara as a painter. Josh Kun discusses the inspiration Nara takes from popular music--folk songs by American singer-songwriters featuring anti-war messages, melancholic blues and, later, glam rock, punk and new wave. The book also features an in-depth chronology illustrated with childhood photographs and pictures of Nara's studio, offering a deep dive into Nara's life and art. The corresponding exhibition is co-organized by Guggenheim Bilbao, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, and the Hayward Gallery.
Yoshitomo Nara was born in 1959 in Aomori, Japan, and graduated with a master's degree from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music and later studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. His drawings and paintings are informed by a range of influences, from manga and anime to punk rock. He has also worked in sculpture, ceramic and large-scale installation.
This true story and retrospective documents the life and times of members of The Destiny Children (TDC) graffiti crew from 1985 to 2000. From Long Island, New York, The Destiny Children/Unlimited Styled Artists commemorate the 25-year history of the crew and their impact on the New York City subway graffiti era. This large collector's book is loaded with 500 color images of original art ranging from burners on hand ball courts to pieces on tractor trailers to works throughout the New York City subway system. Works by many established NYC graffiti artists are featured, including founding members DC3 and SHO. Other original members featured are ZOO, SHOROZ, BEAVER, LAE, LAC2, ROE, DOOJ, SHIM, and ONE2. Works by affiliated writers, ZEUS TDC, CEOS, ROZ One, SHARE 37, POKE IBM, EPIC, RECK, SKETCH, KARL TCM, DEON, BOM 5 MW, SACE RIP, MIRAGE RIP, and others are documented. Alongside the visual accounts of these artistic exploits are dozens of true stories and recollections that uncover the reality of painting in yards, lay ups, racking spray paint, fights, graffiti beefs, and police raids. See what made TDC take extraordinary risks so their street art could be seen by the public in their never-ending quest for fame. An ideal history for artists, art historians, street art enthusiasts, anthropologists, and urban dwellers.
A visual compilation of NYC subway graffiti art from 1983-1989New York City native and graffiti writer Paul Cavalieri ("CAVS") was drawn to the colorful tags on the New York City subway trains in the early 1980's. He started learning train schedules so he could snap works by many artists of the time.From the Platform is his compilation of subway graffiti from 1983, at a time the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has tried hard to forget, through to 1989, when the MTA announced that its fleet was entirely graffiti-free. More than 325 color photos capture everything from motion-bombed train interiors riddled with pilot marker tags to epic works covering whole exteriors, top to bottom. Artists tell their tales of adventure throughout and reminisce about working on live third rails, navigating the complex subway system to find their works, and witnessing graffiti's gradual disappearance from the trains. This book presents a nostalgic look at 1980s New York City and the subway street artists that helped give it soul.
Discover the blacksmithing techniques used to make 10 traditional Japanese objects with insights from the artisans and rare glimpses inside their workshops.The art of blacksmithing and steel processing didn't reach Japan until more than 1,000 years after it was developed in the Western world. It is therefore all the more astonishing to see the high culture of forging that developed in the Land of the Rising Sun within a short period of time. This comprehensive reference book explains the traditional methods used by Japanese tool-, knife-, and swordsmiths and gives the reader a rare and unique look inside their workshops. In these pages, readers will find• forging methods and techniques for 10 special products—hammer, chisel, axe, hatchet, gardener's machete, sickle, fish knife, folding knife, straight razor, and Japanese sword;• more than 150 color photographs that illustrate and explain the techniques used to create classic Japanese forged pieces;• chapters on Japan's oldest coppersmithing facility and traditional tatara steel smelting; and• helpful tables that detail the materials, chemistry, elements, and temperatures needed to harden, form, and manipulate the metal being forged.This is a must-have book, not only for amateur and professional smiths, but also for all admirers of Japanese craft culture.
An accessible step-by-step guide to creating beautiful pottery cups, bowls, vases, and more on the wheel.Beginning potters will learn to make plates, bowls, vases, and other fine, useful items on the wheel with this accessible guide. This book is an informative and practical handbook for anyone who wants to try their hand at clay and experience the joy of creating fine, useful things by hand. Here's what you'll learn about making pottery on the wheel:• mastering the fundamentals of shaping and designing with clay• the necessary tools and types of clay• how to throw, knead, and turn your pottery• and all about a variety of finishing processes—drying, glazing, and firing. As you master the basics, you’ll apply them to creating a series of progressively more difficult items—cups, bowls, plates, pitchers, vases, and platters. Using more-advanced ceramic techniques, you’ll learn to add features like spouts and handles. And you’ll explore modifying shapes, designs, and colors to design your own pottery and make each piece your own. Learning pottery techniques takes time, practice, and patience. But truly, there is nothing better than creating your own pottery and then drinking coffee from a cup that you have turned yourself. With this book, you can easily master the techniques—and enjoy the meditative experience of working with clay.
A collection of hand-painted tattoo flash by prolific artist “John Wesley Harden,” a one-time member of the notorious Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Harden’s hand-painted flash embodies tattoo imagery of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s that was popular among biker subculture and military personnel primarily in the southeastern region of the United States. Harden bounced between Florida and Alabama, which is where he drew his inspiration for most of his unique designs. Although this book is not his complete collection of painted works, the imagery here captures the essence of a time in history when tattooing was mysterious, magical, and dangerous.
A visual showcase of 22 of the rarest and most desirable Porsche sports cars ever produced, from the 1956 Carrera GT to the 2019 991.2 GT2RS, as well as several custom builds Throughout the history of the sports car, no marque has epitomized the excitement and passion of driving like Porsche. In this impressive assembly, The Saratoga Automobile Museum, in collaboration with architect Steven Harris, presents 22 of the marque’s rarest air-and water-cooled cars.This remarkable collection highlights the manufacturer’s past seven decades of production—from 356 Carreras and Speedsters to high-performance RS 911s—all captured in sensational detail by renowned photographer James Lipman.Book highlights include: 22 of the rarest and most-desirable Porsche sports cars, from the 1956 Carrera GT to the 2019 991.2 GT2RS, as well as several custom builds More than 240 stunning images including exterior, interior, and engine-bay details by Car and Driver, Motor Trend, and Top Gear photographer James Lipman. Driving impressions from automotive journalists Jethro Bovingdon of Top Gear, Dickie Meaden of evo magazine, and Intercooler cofounder Andrew FrankelThe stunning imagery in the book is accompanied by specifications and history as well as driving impressions from leading automotive writers Richard Meaden, John Simister, and others. Air & Water transports the reader on a thrilling journey of being behind the wheel of these ultrarare driving machines.
This captivating photo book, featuring nearly 200 sumptuous color images, showcases the fascinating, historical, and threatened doors unique to Venice, Italy.A visit to Venice, a city with no cars, allows you to envision yourself back in time several hundred years ago, with traces of the City of Canals' storied history on display wherever you look. However, the future of Venice is uncertain due to rising sea levels and overtourism. During a rare moment when tourism lulled due to the pandemic, photographer Greg Miller took advantage of the Venice's quiet streets to capture images that go beyond the expected views of the floating city. Miller's long-exposure images focus on Venice's doors, uncovering the stories they reveal about the city's past residents and its vanishing culture. Readers can luxuriate in the intricate details of the centuries-old doors that are captured on these pages. From the quality of the wood, to the patinas and colors, to the antique hardware and ornate architectural components, the wonders of these portals to the past are on fulldisplay. But, due to Venice's contemporary challenges, the doors themselves are under threat. As native Venetians leave the city and homes are rapidly purchased by corporate entities, these architectural gems risk being replaced or modified for cost-effective maintenance. This book serves as a visual preservation of these historical portals, providing a chance to appreciate their beauty and significance before they potentially disappear forever.
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