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.
Pakiet dwóch książek :Lokomotywy na polskich torach :Od czasu konstrukcji pierwszej lokomotywy minęło ponad 200 lat. Mimo upływu czasu te majestatyczne pojazdy nadal zachwycają swoją masą i mocą. Dzięki nim od XIX wieku możliwy jest zarówno transport wielkich ładunków, jak i dalekie wyprawy turystyczne. Spośród kilkudziesięciu lokomotyw, przemierzających polskie tory, każda jest inna - każda wyjątkowa. Prezentowane w niniejszej książce pojazdy zostały starannie wybrane i podzielone na trzy grupy: lokomotywy elektryczne, spalinowe oraz parowe. Dzięki temu można rozeznać się w różnorodności tych pojazdów oraz z łatwością odnaleźć konkretny model. Książka Lokomotywy na polskich torach to pozycja zarówno dla wieloletnich hobbystów, jak osób, które dopiero zaczynają poznawać spiritus movens polskich składów kolejowych. Opis każdego z pojazdów uzupełniają kolorowe fotografie zachęcające do poznania historii i specyfikacji każdej lokomotywy.Zabytkowe dworce w Polsce : Wiele dworców kolejowych w Polsce to prawdziwe perły architektury, na których piękno nie zawsze zwracamy uwagę. A przecież każdy z nich ma swoją duszę i niepowtarzalny charakter, kształtowany pieczołowicie na przestrzeni lat. Wraz z dynamicznym rozwojem sieci kolejowej dworce zmieniły swój kształt - większość uległa rozbudowie, przystosowując się do zwielokrotnionej liczby podróżujących. Obecnie stanowią nie tylko miejsce odprawy pociągów i pasażerów, ale również atrakcyjne powierzchnie handlowe i nierzadko centra rozrywki. Książka Zabytkowe dworce w Polsce prezentuje 21 najpiękniejszych obiektów z całego kraju. Staranne opisy przybliżają historię każdego z nich, prezentując interesujące informacje architektoniczne, oraz zaskakujące ciekawostki. Wszystkie oprawione zostały wyjątkowymi fotografiami zarówno współczesnymi, jak i tymi sprzed lat, które oddają urok tych szczególnych budowli.
Steam trains half-buried in the desert, roller coasters entangled in trees, hulks of ships perched high and dry miles from water – images like these are bound to make us wonder: what happened here?
From forgotten railway stations to flooded shopping malls, from secret Cold War bunkers to radiation zones, Abandoned Places explores more than 100 fascinating lost worlds from all around the globe. Surveying the ruins of industrial sites and military bases, ghost towns, holiday resorts and airports, the book explains the story of how each place came to be abandoned – whether through natural or chemical disaster, war, economic collapse, or changing tastes and customs. Throughout, though, a picture emerges, not only of what has been lost, but of what remains. Left to the elements but ignored by humanity, these ramshackle settlements and dilapidated structures illuminate times and designs that we thought were long gone.
With 150 outstanding colour photographs exploring hauntingly beautiful locations, Abandoned Places is a brilliant and moving pictorial examination of worlds we have left behind.
Creative Homes offers a captivating look into the residences of a diverse selection of creative professionals based in the Netherlands. Discover the personal and imaginative interiors of an array of talented professionals—location scouts, graphic designers, florists, architects, artists, and lighting designers. Each of the 20 featured homes is a treasure trove of creativity and inspiration, offering a glimpse into the unique lifestyles and aesthetics of these visionaries.
This practical guide from photography expert, Tom Ang, will help you achieve the best shot possible in every scenario – from creating a silhouette to impromptu still lifes.
In our online world, taking a good photograph has become an essential life skill.
Full of essential advice, hints, and tips, How to Photograph Absolutely Everything gives you straightforward step-by-step guidance on what equipment you will need, the best approach for each subject, how to think about composition and find the right light, and how to frame each shot effectively. Checklists allow you to focus on what is important, while “tricks of the trade” show you how to turn a good picture into an amazing one.
From cityscapes to landscapes, and tackling children’s parties to capturing the magic of seasonal celebrations, How to Photograph Absolutely Everything is the essential guide to improving your digital photography skills and getting the most out of your digital camera (or smartphone).
Książka Element szczególny w otoczeniu - interakcje (dwujęzyczna - j. polski i j. angielski) to zbiór ponad 150 fotografii, które powstały na terenach Skansenu Kolejowego w Chabówce w ramach pleneru artystycznego stanowiącego integralną część konferencji KRAJart, wzbogacony o skojarzone z nimi refleksje autorów, dające wyraz głębi wrażeń i przeżyć, jakie otwierają się przed tymi, którzy potrafią dostrzec interakcję pomiędzy człowiekiem, jego wytworami a otoczeniem. Ten składnik książki, ściśle powiązany z dyscypliną: sztuki plastyczne i konserwacja dzieł sztuki, stanowi wartość samą w sobie.Uczestnicy pleneru, kierując się inspiracją artystyczną, starali się odczytać i udokumentować unikatowe walory estetyczne związane z historycznymi obiektami zgromadzonymi w skansenie. I tak, odcienie zniszczonych ścian i przestrzeni wagonów w destrukcie to nie tylko obraz fizycznej degradacji, ale zastanowienie nad przemijaniem. Każdy strzęp farby, każda warstwa rdzy skrywała sekret, obrazy faktur były łącznikiem z przeszłością, a ściany wagonów stały się płótnem malarskim. Stare wagony, niegdyś pulsujące życiem centrum komunikacji, przypominały nam o ulotności i nietrwałości materii. Docenił to recenzent, prof. Myczkowski, pisząc: Fenomenalne ujęcie różnej skali, kolorystyki, faktury. Kadry i kompozycje "zardzewiałego świata" wprawić mogą i wprawiają w zamyślenie, ale też w tych najwyższej próby artystycznych ujęciach pozwalają na konstatację, że pozorny "chaos świata rdzy" jest po prostu malowniczy!Książka Element szczególny w otoczeniu - interakcje adresowana jest do studentów sztuk plastycznych, amatorów i znawców fotografii, których zainteresuje na pewno różnorodność w postrzeganiu i dokumentowaniu niekiedy tych samych eksponatów znajdujących się w skansenie, wynikająca z szerokiej gamy specjalności zawodowych reprezentowanych przez autorów zdjęć. Dla miłośników starych lokomotyw jest to podróż przez historię kolejnictwa, zatrzymaną w czasie i uwiecznioną w różnorakich obiektywach, a miłośnicy kinematografii rozpoznają zapewne na jednej z fotografii peron kolejowy znany z filmu "Lista Schindlera" Stevena Spielberga.
Containing one of the biggest collections of Marvel art in the world, Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel in Disneyland Paris is a dream world for every Marvel fan. With walls covered by posters, comic book covers, and fine art, and rooms equipped with recognizable colors and objects from the Marvel Universe, one feels like a real Super Hero in this artful hotel.
This book takes a peek into the rooms of Disney Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel—where beds take the shape of Thor’s home city of Asgard or furniture is inspired by Spider-Man’s costume—and reveals their details along with the art showcased in them. Immerse yourself in these pages and explore this unique hotel for yourself, reveling in the wonderful artistry, design, and history of Marvel—all under one roof.
American architecture has long symbolized the nation’s progress and identity. As architectural innovation continues to redefine itself, exploring this legacy is essential. As modern design trends reshape U.S. skylines, American Icons Volume 2 provides an in-depth look at the evolution of American architecture, featuring 80 iconic projects and four insightful essays focusing on the International Style and midcentury modernism.
Enriched with stunning images and analysis, the book shows how American modernism, influenced by the Bauhaus movement, emphasised transparency, simplicity, and timeless elegance. An essential resource for architecture enthusiasts, it celebrates architectural achievements and inspires future design.
The paintings and sculptures of Georg Baselitz
Known for the audaciously simple but game-changing strategy of painting the motif on its head, Georg Baselitz has been a consistently challenging artist since the start of the 1960s. His work is always highly charged but surprisingly diverse, beginning with the raw, existential male figures famously removed from his first solo exhibition for indecency, and the series of “Heroes” that portrayed disabled and exposed figures in a destroyed landscape. During this development, the picture space became more and more fractured, and by the end of the decade the artist fully turned the world upside down: trees, factories, eagles, or nude self-portraits actually painted on their heads. This soon allowed him to freely paint and to engage with conceptual color schemes or off-beat themes, such as men eating oranges, Soviet propaganda paintings, or more recently so-called remixes in a reengagement with his own earlier work as a dialogue in time. Already a master of drawing, woodcut, and engraving, from 1980 on Baselitz also created rough sculptures hewn from wood with axe and chainsaw, then adding bronze to his materials in the late 2000s.
Now available in an updated unlimited edition, this book features large-format reproductions of more than 400 works in all media plus installation views and portrait shots. Texts approach the subject from different perspectives: there is a portrait of Baselitz and his dark sense of humor by long-time connoisseur Richard Shiff, an essay on the formation of his art and development as a painter by critic Jonathan Jones, on the sculptural work since his scandalous success at the Venice Biennale 1980 by art historian Eva Mongi-Vollmer, on his artistic strategies by art historian Carla Schulz-Hoffmann, a collection of literary vignettes relating to the artist’s use of myth and history by author and director Alexander Kluge, and a studio conversation with art journalist Cornelius Tittel. Statements from the artist and an illustrated biography complete this unprecedented exploration of Georg Baselitz’s work.
René Magritte is renowned for his thought-provoking and enigmatic paintings that challenge perceptions of reality. His exploration of the subconscious and the juxtaposition of ordinary objects in surreal contexts have left an indelible mark on the art world, influencing generations of artists and thinkers. Magritte provides an engaging, accessible, and in-depth survey of the artist's practice, giving insights into the evolution of his art. It features reproductions of more than one hundred artworks drawn from public and private collections alongside rarely seen archival materials, commercial work, and photography. The images are accompanied by four essays and a transcript of an interview originally recorded for Belgian television in 1965, which together offer nuanced perspectives on the aesthetic foundations of Magritte's work while also considering the social and artistic context for his practice. An essay by curator Nicholas Chambers leads us through the arc of the exhibition, revealing the artist's extraordinary capacity for innovation and reinvention. Other essays focus on the artist's milieux during the formative 1920s, the reception and promotion of his art outside of Europe, and his remarkable use of humor. An extensive, illustrated chronology charts the artist's life and career.
Jak być artystą i nie zwariować? Czy można pogodzić twórczą pasję z codziennym życiem? Jak radzić sobie z presją, zwątpieniem i niepewnością? Ta książka to zbiór inspirujących rozmów z artystami, którzy wybrali drogę sztuki i show-biznesu. Każdy z nich ma swoją historię, swoje sukcesy i swoje kryzysy.
Autorka, prowadząc szczere wywiady, nie szuka jednej uniwersalnej recepty na życie artysty. Zamiast tego oddaje głos tym, którzy próbują tworzyć i jednocześnie nie zatracić się w chaosie artystycznego świata, pokazując, że każdy z nas, niezależnie od ścieżki, jaką wybieramy, może prowadzić twórcze życie. Przecież każdy z nas jest kreatorem. Dlatego ta książka to coś więcej niż spojrzenie na świat kultury – to zbiór inspiracji dla każdego, kto chce świadomie podążać własną ścieżką, niezależnie od zawodu, wieku czy płci.
Sięgnij po nią i przekonaj się, że choć droga twórcza – i życiowa – bywa trudna, warto nią podążać na własnych zasadach.
Bohaterami książki są: Krzysztof Antkowiak, Tomasz Jacyków, Tomasz Kot, Rafał Mohr, Conrado Moreno, Szymon Chwalisz, Przemysław Borkowski, Paweł Małaszyński, Piotr Kupicha, Tomasz Organek, Maciej Stuhr, Gromee, Maciej Gąsiu Gośniowski, Arek Kłusowki, Agustin Egurrola
The Dutch Golden Age's genius in XL resolution
The Dutch Golden Age of painting spawned some of history’s greatest artists and artisans, but few can boast the genius and legacy of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606–1669). Despite never leaving his native Netherlands, Rembrandt projected his oeuvre past the boundaries of his own experience, producing some of art’s most diverse and impactful works across portraiture, biblical, allegorical, landscape, and genre scenes. In all their forms, Rembrandt’s paintings are built of intricacies—the totality of each subtle facial wrinkle, gaze, or figure amounting to an emotional force that stands unmatched among his contemporaries and artistic progeny alike.
Each work is imbued with feeling. Biblical scenes, like Bathsheba at her Bath, become vehicles for meditations on human longing, probing depths beyond that which is canonized in scripture or depicted in other representations. His portraits, be them of wealthy patrons or tradesmen, communicate the essence of an individual through fine demarcations, their faces bathed in an ethereal light against darkened earthtones. Perhaps most striking, his series of self-portraits is a triumph of the medium; beginning in his youth and spanning until a year prior to his death, Rembrandt’s self portraiture is an intimate glimpse into his lifelong process of self-reflection.
This XL monograph compiles all 330 of Rembrandt’s paintings in stunning reproductions. From Belshazzar’s Feast to The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, we discover Rembrandt’s painted oeuvre like never before.
Categories of Vision
Six decades of image-making
Travelling widely, Ralph Gibson works primarily in inspired series, associated image reveries in both monochrome and colour, whose titles—The Somnambulist, Déjà-Vu, Days at Sea, and Chiaroscuro—underline the particular poetic sensibility that informs his work. Starting out in 1960 with Dorothea Lange, he made his way to New York in 1967 and was soon considered in the same light as the likes of Larry Clark and Diane Arbus.
The photographs and series can of course speak for themselves. But for Gibson there is a philosophy at play behind the image, and in the included short texts he proposes his thesis. Nudes, portraits, still lives, narratives—loyal to his Leica, Gibson ranges between genres and creates new categories of vision. He gets closer to things and meditates on them in a way that only the silence of the image can attempt.
Produced in close collaboration with the artist, this book offers the fruit of more than six decades of image-making. From Gibson’s first photographs in San Francisco, Hollywood, and New York in the 1960s right up to the present day, this is the most comprehensive collection of this highly acclaimed photographer.
Książka „Polaków dzieje malowane” to efektowne połączenie albumu z malarstwem i popularnej książki historycznej. Ułożony chronologicznie zgodnie z sekwencją wydarzeń album, jest po prostu ciekawą książką pomagającą każdemu w poznaniu i zrozumieniu historii.
48 obrazów historycznych z wielu epok przedstawione zostało na kolorowych ilustracjach w dużym formacie, pozwalającym na dostrzeżenie najdrobniejszych szczegółów namalowanych postaci. Każdy z nich zostało szczegółowo opisany, przy czym niektóre bardzo istotne fragmenty obrazów wykadrowano, powiększono i dodatkowo skomentowano. Specjaliści w dziedzinie historii i historii sztuki szczegółowo omawiają detale stanowiące najciekawsze elementy poszczególnych obrazów.
Napisane w ciekawy sposób i uzupełnione 655 ilustracjami i 65 mapami komentarze historyczne uznanych autorytetów w tej dziedzinie przenoszą czytelnika w atmosferę minionych epok, uwypuklają najważniejsze – związane z nimi – wydarzenia historyczne i ich znaczenie dla polskiej historii. Ilustracje do komentarza historycznego pochodzą z okresu jak najbliższego opisywanemu wydarzeniu, aby czytelnik miał okazję porównać, na ile wiernie malarz odtworzył stroje, uzbrojenie, czy choćby rysy twarzy namalowanych postaci. W ten sposób prezentacja cennych dzieł sztuki polskiej staje się okazją do głębszego wejrzenia w historię naszego kraju.
From bestselling author Juliette Aristides comes an inspirational guide to thinking, making, and embodying the mind of a creative person
The third Monacelli Studio title from Juliette Aristides, The Inner Life of the Artist contains a series of short, insightful essays and significant, meaningful quotes by contemporary and historical artists, each accompanied by a moving and inspiring selection of nearly 100 artworks from the past and present. For those interested in drawing, painting, and other art forms, important principles of Atelier teaching (classical and traditional art training and instruction) and fun practical exercises are applied throughout, with an emphasis on cultivating the artistic mind, along with the hand and the eye. Presented in a visually arresting compact package and wrapped in a cerulean cloth case, this is the perfect book to inspire creative thinkers.
David Bowie: Rock ‘n’ Roll with Me is Geoff MacCormack’s remarkable photographic memoir, charting his lifelong friendship with David Bowie. Images bring MacCormack’s stories to life, showing the places he and Bowie inhabited, the people they met and the adventures they shared. Beginning at Burnt Ash Primary school in the mid-1950s, the years go by in a whirlwind of discovering and making music. The book contains nearly 150 photos taken by MacCormack throughout the years, some never seen before: from touring the Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane shows and sailing to New York on a world tour, to Bowie’s first major film The Man Who Fell to Earth and the recording of Station to Station and his Thin White Duke persona.
David Bowie: Rock ‘n’ Roll with Me is an incredible story, told with wit and candour. A must for all Bowie fans, it sheds a rare insight into a friendship where two men shared their love for music from the moment they met to their final goodbyes.
Marilyn Monroe’s world was the stuff of fairy-tale – the orphan who conquered Hollywood and hailed as the most beautiful woman in the world before her untimely death in 1962.
Marilyn Monroe Style celebrates Marilyn’s impact on fashion by revealing the influence of her many iconic looks. Her wardrobe encompassed sensual femininity as well as low-key minimalism. Outfits span from shimmering showpieces such as the Jean Louis gown worn to serenade JFK on his birthday, to Pucci slacks and cats-eye spectacles.
Born Norma Jeane Mortensen, whenever she ‘became’ Marilyn, she mesmerised onlookers with showstopping outfits that helped make her a legend, yet throughout her life the clothes she wore represented many ways of being a woman.
Written by Terry Newman – the bestselling author of Taylor Swift and the Clothes She Wears – this book tells the story of Marilyn’s life through clothes and is essential reading for Marilyn Monroe fans everywhere.
Published in collaboration with the Estate of Marilyn Monroe.
The art of Itshak Holtz (1925–2018) is an intimate guide to the Jewish world, approached with a sensitivity, confidence, and thorough familiarity that only someone living and breathing it could attain. Holtz was born in a small town near Warsaw and moved with his family to Jerusalem when he was ten years old; he pursued his artistic training there and in New York, at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design.
From the beginning of his artistic career, Holtz was drawn to depict the life of the Orthodox communities of which he himself was a part, in both New York and Jerusalem. His subjects were not idealized memories of the imagined past, but the real people around him, continuing an ancient way of life today. Holtz’s work envelops the viewer with its warmth and offers a sympathetic and honest insight into the inner world of his subjects, whom he pictures in their prayer houses, on their streets, engaged in their daily affairs.
This lavishly illustrated volume surveys Holtz’s incomparable paintings, drawings, and prints of Jewish life. Organized by subject matter, it presents his scenes of worship, celebration, work, and everyday life, as well as his landscapes and portraits. An introductory essay by Richard McBee, the noted critic of Jewish art, traces Holtz’s biography and artistic development.
Among lovers of interior architecture and design, there is hardly a book that is as eagerly awaited year after year as this wonderful illustrated book: The Andrew Martin Interior Design Review vol. 28 is more than just a coffee table book with extraordinary insights into the world of interior design! Among design and interior architecture fans, the photo book is considered the "bible of interior design" according to the Times. More than 1,000 glamorous photos on over 500 pages allow interior design enthusiasts to indulge in the trends in interior architecture, decoration and design with this fascinating illustrated book.
The exhibition, like the catalog, testifies to Italian life and society with photographs from the great photographer's historical archive. For nearly fifty years Letizia Battaglia has photographed, observed and lived intensely her time and especially her city, Palermo. Letizia Battaglia is a tribute to her work, her intense and new gaze, her yearning for freedom and her always being a woman against the tide. It is an uninterrupted album that goes from Milan to the face of Pier Paolo Pasolini, from the many mafia deaths to the unconscious elegance of the little girls of the Cala district in Palermo; and then the religious processions, the faces of Piersanti Mattarella, Giovanni Falcone up to the ferocious boss Leoluca Bagarella. For almost fifty years, Letizia Battaglia has photographed, observed and experienced her time and above all her city, Palermo.
As Shoair Mavlian, director of the Photographers' Gallery in London, writes, Letizia Battaglia's images could be seen “through the lens of life; something chaotic, random, unpredictable, cruel and dangerous, but also full of love and empathy”. With a text by Paolo Falcone, the volume's editor, the photographs now chase each other in a unique and formidable sequence where ‘photography and everyday life converge in a single path that highlights the extraordinary visual sensitivity, the courage to be at the distance of a punch or a caress to conquer the image, often obtained in extreme contexts but always full of dignity’.
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