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.
From Tudor times to the First World War, this paperback exhibition book accompanying Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520–1920 charts these women’s journeys to becoming professional artists.
From Levina Teerlinc, a miniaturist at the court of Elizabeth I, to Laura Knight, the first woman to be elected a member of the Royal Academy after a gap of more than 150 years, women have been a constant presence in the art world, conducting commercially successful careers and exhibiting in public exhibitions.
Against society’s expectations of wives, mothers and daughters, limited to the private domestic sphere, they dared to pursue public careers, and to paint history pieces, battle scenes and the nude, usually regarded as the preserve of men. An examination of figures such as Mary Beale, Angelica Kauffman, Elizabeth, Lady Butler and many more reveals careers very far from the stereotypical view of women as amateur watercolourists, pursuing art as a ladylike accomplishment. Instead, in this exhibition catalogue. they are revealed as professionals who navigated the art world despite being excluded from academy training and art institution membership, and who were determined to succeed despite the obstacles they faced.
In English Female Artists, 1876, Ellen Creathorne Clayton wrote that women artists had ‘left only but faintly impressed footprints on the sands of time’. By looking at what women painted, how their work was received by exhibition critics, what women said themselves about their status in the art world, including their links to campaigns for women’s rights, Women Artists in Britain shines a spotlight on their true legacy and place in art history.
Tabitha Barber is Curator of British Art, 1500–1750 at Tate Britain.
Tim Batchelor is an Assistant Curator at Tate Britain.
A fascinating introduction to the life and work of John Constable, this book highlights key aspects of his innovative practice and the ways in which he brought a new vivacity to the observation of nature in nineteenth century art.
John Constable (1776–1837) was one of the greatest landscape painters of all time. Inspired by nature and the ever-changing British weather, he dedicated his career to capturing the beauty of the natural world, often painting in the open air and, rather radically, making expressive sketches in oil on the spot. His idyllic, nostalgic depictions of nineteenth-century rural life are iconic: attentive to detail, spontaneous in gesture and bold in their use of colour, they are imbued with a sense of drama and narrative, conveying feelings of happiness and sorrow, love and friendship. But they also have a clarity of expression borne of familiarity: preferring to paint the places he knew and loved, Constable’s landscapes demonstrate an emotional connection, and a true sense of place.
Charting Constable’s remarkable trajectory from his childhood and adolescence in rural Suffolk to his death in London at the age of sixty, this book is the perfect introduction to the life and work of the acclaimed artist. Bringing together a selection of paintings, drawings, sketchbooks and prints from across his career, the introduction book spotlights the influences that shaped his artistic vision, revealing a masterful use of light and colour, and his immense contribution to the landscape tradition.
Gillian Forrester is an independent art historian, curator and writer. She was formerly Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Yale Centre for British Art and specialises in British print culture, with a particular focus on John Constable and J.M.W. Turner.
This book is an engaging introduction to the life and work of John Singer Sargent, the most accomplished portrait painter of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century.
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) is one of the most famous painters of his time. The masterful portraits for which he is best known capture not only a remarkable likeness to his sitters, but a sense of identity and personality, an energy and intimacy. Conveyed with deft and fluid brushwork, these portraits are testament to Sargent’s exceptional attention to detail and adept characterisation. But Sargent was much more than a portraitist, as revealed by the beautifully evocative scenes of the places that he visited and the people that he encountered on his extensive travels.
This fascinating book explores the life and work of Sargent, contextualising his practice within the times he lived. Beginning with his cosmopolitan childhood in Europe and studio training in Paris, it charts his rise to fame and establishment as a leading portraitist internationally, up until his final works during the outbreak of the First World War. Touching on his travels, his friendships and the personal connections that influenced his practice, this a true celebration of an extraordinary artist and his paintings, which continue to captivate today.
Elizabeth Prettejohn is a writer, independent curator and Professor of History of Art at the University of York.
An essential introduction to the life and work of JMW Turner, this book examines his pioneering explorations into oil and watercolours transformed landscape painting.
JMW Turner (1775–1851) is arguably Britain’s greatest painter. An extraordinary and prolific artist of incredible range, his pioneering explorations in oils and watercolours, his innovative use of colour and the proliferation of his work through print media enabled him to forge a stellar reputation in his own time. Yet, his dramatic landscapes, marine paintings and revelatory scenes of industry, war and contemporary life are as captivating to audiences today as they were then.
This book is an essential introduction to the life and work of this influential artist. Tracing Turner’s journey from his modest beginnings and formative years, through to his tours and engagement with the British and Continental landscape, alongside pioneering historical, biblical and classical narrative paintings, it highlights his breathtaking technical skill and deep engagement with his own times. Showcasing an impressive selection of iconic and significant works from across his career, it reveals the enduring power of Turner’s work and the true extent of his artistic genius.
Andrew Loukes is Curator of the Egremont Collection at Petworth House, having previously worked at Tate Britain and Manchester Art Gallery. He is a specialist in British art of the Romantic period and has curated several exhibitions on J.M.W. Turner, along with others on John Constable and William Blake. Andrew is also a former Trustee of Turner’s House.
This book is an indispensable introduction to the life and work of Barbara Hepworth, whose sculptures expanded the possibilities for art within modern society.
Barbara Hepworth (1903–75) was a leading figure in modern sculpture during the twentieth century, whose prolific career spanned over five decades and bore witness to a period of great political and social change. Inspired by the natural world, Hepworth’s sculptures reflect her high regard for the landscape, but also her deep engagement with art’s civic function and its relationship to our social environment.
This concise book is the perfect introduction to Hepworth’s remarkable life and work. Contextualising her career from her beginnings in London, carving with wood and stone, to her relocation in Cornwall, and the pivotal point when she turned to metal casting, and started creating the monumental sculptures which cemented her international reputation, it celebrates the mastery and determination of an extraordinary artist whose work continues to inspire today.
Katy Norris is Exhibitions and Displays Curator at Tate St Ives, a researcher and writer specialising in women artists, feminism and social reform movements in Britain during the early twentieth century.
Brought together in the UK for the first time in 80 years, this paperback exhibition book offers unprecedented access to the landmark exhibition's collection of masterpieces, exploring the story of the friendships that made modern art.
Expressionists is a story of friendships told through art – the groundbreaking work of a circle of friends and close collaborators known as The Blue Rider. In the early twentieth century they came together to form, in their own words, ‘a union of various countries to serve one purpose’ – to transform modern art.
Rallying around Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter these highly individual artists experimented with colour, sound and light, creating astonishingly bold and vibrant art – from Alexander Sacharoff’s freestyle performance to Gabriele Münter’s experimental photography, from Franz Marc’s innovative use of colour to the dramatic paintings of Marianne Werefkin.
The exhibition catalogue features in-depth investigations of major themes and a wide variety of spotlight essays to shine a light on a remarkable artistic group: their travels and techniques, their interests and sources of inspiration, and the relationships that bound them together. The front cover showcases Franz Marc’s Tiger, 1912, and the back cover is printed with Gabriele Münter’s 1909 vivid portrait of her friend and fellow artist, Marianne Werefkin.
Edited by Natalia Sidlina, Curator, International Art, Tate Modern, and with texts by Genevieve Barton, Stephen Borkhardt, Emily Christensen, Charlotte de Mille, Anne Grasselli, Miriam Leimer, Matthias Mühling, Bibiana Obler, Oksana Oliinyk, Dorothy Price, Niccola Shearman, Kimberly Smith, Melanie Vietmeier and Isabel Wünsche.
This beautifully presented and imaginatively curated book offers a collection of highlights from the Tate collection over the past 500 years, now reprinted in an accessible paperback format. A must-have treasure for those wanting to keep home a piece of British Art history in their own homes. Tate Britain is the home of British art from 1500 to the present day. This beautiful guide to the highlights of the collection provides an essential introduction to the extraordinary development of British art over centuries, telling the story of the collection and presenting a selection of the stunning works on display. The art from Britain in Tate's collection is rich with imaginative invention and reinvention. This panoramic book celebrates this aesthetic ingenuity as an ongoing story, revealing how 500 years of art can act as a fascinating lens through which to deepen our understanding of ourselves and society, past and present, in both Britain and in the rest of the world. British art is also notable for genres unique to itself: group portraits, known as 'conversation pieces', focusing on social relations between friends, family and allies; themes from British literature, particularly Shakespeare, Milton and Tennyson (rather than classical mythology); and topical subjects in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries reflecting the wars with France and the scientific innovations of the Industrial Revolution. Hogarth brought an art of social engagement, as did the artists associated with the Young British Art movement more recently. This generous companion to the Tate collection provides a guide to the rich history of British art, demonstrating the remarkable range of art in the collection. Kirsteen McSwein is Senior Curator, Interpretation at Tate Britain.
The first properly posthumous retrospective on the artist, this paperback exhibition book highlights the significance of Mike Kelley’s influential four-decade career on the development of art since the 1970s.
Mike Kelley (1954–2012) is widely considered one of the most influential artists of our time, with an irreverent and visionary practice that spanned and mixed performance, installation, drawing, painting, video, photography, sound, text and sculpture. Ghost and Spirit looks at his dense and colourful body of work, from early performances, to his iconic stuffed toy works, and on to his explorations of history, memory and trauma as they haunt our experiences of school or family.
Asking prescient questions about how to exist among a world of media images, about the role of art and the artist, and about embodiment, Kelley adopted different personas and mediums, deliberately deflating his own status. From his own position as a white, heterosexual man in postmodern, capitalist America, he challenged assumptions about identity, class and institutional authority. Bringing together a range of diverse perspectives which summon his ‘lingering influence’ (to paraphrase the artist), this exhibition catalogue captures the complexity and persistent relevance of Kelley’s extraordinary practice.
Edited by Catherine Wood and Fiontan Moran, the book includes contributions from Mark Beasley, Marie de Brugerolle, Robert Cozzolino, Hendrik Folkerts, Jean-Marie Gallais, Jack Halberstam, Suzanne Lacy, Mark Leckey, Laura López Panigua, Fiontan Moran, Grace Ndiritu, Glenn Phillips, Cauleen Smith and John Welchman.
Catherine Wood is Director of Programme at Tate Modern, and curator of contemporary art and performance.
Fiontan Moran is Curator of International Art at Tate Modern.
A captivating visual exploration of fashion and modern style as seen through the eyes of artists across the globe, this hardback gift book examines the intricate relationship between the history of modern art and fashion.
Since the emergence of the seasonal fashion industry in the nineteenth century, Western artists have been engaging with fashion’s impact, meaning and forms in their artwork. In portraits, the clothes that sitters wear are often revelatory about their wider context or identity. But as time has passed, sartorial details artists used to provide visual praise or condemnation of their subjects have lost their legibility.
Discover the relationship between the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the creation of the London department store Liberty; the free advertising Burberry received in paintings of the First World War, and how London’s ‘Swinging Sixties’ scene led to the creation of some of the most important and powerful artworks of the twentieth century.
Exploring the variety of ways in which artists have engaged with such possibilities over the last two hundred years, this book reveals the many ways modern fashion has featured within art and the ways art has become fashion.
Michal Goldschmidt is a specialist in British modernism, with a particular concern for the British Empire in the twentieth century. She was previously Assistant Curator of Modern British Art at Tate Britain.
Accompanying the survey exhibition at Tate Modern of the same name, this Music of the Mind paperback exhibition book explores the world of Yoko Ono and reveals the profound impact of her art on the collective consciousness of our time. The exhibition catalogue features previously unpublished photographs from her involvement at Indica Gallery, London, Sogetsu Art Centre, Tokyo and her loft on Chambers Street in New York, as well as new research and writing about the world renowned Japanese multi-media artist, singer, songwriter and peace activist.
Yoko Ono (born 1933) is an artist who has made an indelible mark on contemporary culture and political activism through her radical and innovative practice. This remarkable and essential publication, developed in collaboration with Yoko Ono and her studio, traces in full the evolution of an artist whose visionary spirit has transcended boundaries and challenged conventions.
Featuring additional contributions by Sanford Biggers, Andrew de Brún, Patrizia Dander, Catherine Lord, Helen Molesworth, Yasufumi Nakamori, Barbara Rose, Naoko Seki, David Toop, Kira Wainstein, and Andrew Wilson.
Behind the Red Moon explores elemental forces interwoven with human histories of power, oppression, dispersion and survival. In this book contributions by art historians, artists and writers illuminate these themes, and a conversation between the artist and Tate curator Osei Bonsu casts light on the full range of Anatsui’s extraordinary work.
El Anatsui’s Behind the Red Moon is a monumental sculptural installation made of thousands of metal liquor bottle tops and fragments. Crumpling, crushing, and stitching them into different compositions, large panels are pieced together to form massive abstract fields of colour, shape and line. The work builds on Anatsui’s interest in histories of encounter and the migration of goods and people during the transatlantic slave trade.
In these astonishing hangings the past and present of Africa and Europe merge into sculptural forms that embody Anatsui’s idea of the ‘non-fixed form’ and are part of his highly experimental approach to sculpture. ‘Each material has its properties, physical and even spiritual,’ he explains.
Edited by Osei Bonsu, and with contributions by Bronwyn Katz, Julian Lucas, Kobena Mercer, Kwame Mintah, and Olu Oguibe.
Osei Bonsu is Curator, International Art, Tate Modern.
Bronwyn Katz is an artist, and a protégée of El Anatsui during 2023–4 through the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.
Julian Lucas is Staff writer at The New Yorker; National of United States
Kobena Mercer is a British art historian and writer on contemporary art and visual culture, and Charles P. Stevenson Chair in Art History and the Humanities, Bard University.
Kwame Mintah is co-founder of Efie Gallery.
Olu Oguibe is an artist.
The Astrophotography Manual's Third Edition is the most up to date and authoritative guide for enthusiasts who want to create beautiful images of nebulas, galaxies, clusters, and the stars with the latest professional tools and techniques.
The book has been completely revised and, after a brief astronomy primer, it guides readers through the full astrophotography process, from choosing and using equipment to image capture, calibration, and processing. An extensive Assignment section at the end shows how several deep sky objects were captured and processed. Throughout the book, the Author’s combination of technical background and hands-on approach brings the science down to earth, with practical methods to ensure success. This latest edition is packed full of fresh images and ideas, using the latest hardware and software tools.
Given its breadth, depth, and online resources, this book is ideal for those who wish to take their astrophotography to the next level.
This handy pocket book brings together a wealth of useful information that architects need on a daily basis – on-site or in the studio. It provides clear guidance and invaluable detail on a wide range of issues, from planning policy through environmental design to complying with Building Regulations, from structural and services matters to materials characteristics and detailing. This sixth edition includes the updating of regulations, standards and sources across a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on sustainability issues. Compact and easy to use, the Architect’s Pocket Book has sold well over 100,000 copies to the nation’s architects, architecture students, designers and construction professionals who do not have an architectural background but need to understand the basics, fast. This is the famous little blue book that you can’t afford to be without.
The life and work of the greatest Renaissance artist
Unmatched in his ingenuity, technical prowess, and curiosity, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) epitomizes the humanistic ideal of the Renaissance man: a peerless master of painting, sculpture, cartography, anatomy, architecture – and more. Simultaneously captivating art historians, collectors, and the millions who flock yearly to admire his works, Leonardo’s appeal is as diffuse as were his preoccupations. His images permeate nearly every facet of Western culture – The Vitruvian Man is engraved into millions of Euro coins, The Last Supper is considered the single most reproduced religious painting in history, and the Mona Lisa has entranced countless artists and observers for centuries.
This updated edition of our XL monograph is an unrivaled survey of Leonardo’s life and work, including a catalogue raisonné of all paintings. Through stunning full-bleed details, we experience every measured brushstroke, each a testament to Leonardo’s masterful ability.
An expansive catalog of nearly 700 of Leonardo’s drawings further illuminates the breadth of his pursuits. From diagrams of intricately engineered machines to portraits of plump infants, they stand reflective of his boundless and visionary technical imagination, balanced with a subtle and perceptive hand, capable of rendering quotidian moments with moving emotional timbre.
For the new edition, Frank Zöllner has written a new preface in which he considers the latest scholarly findings on Leonardo’s oeuvre and takes a critical look at the much-discussed painting Christ as Salvator Mundi, sold at auction for the record sum of around 400 million euros. Numerous illustrations have been replaced by new photographs.
L'exposition " Un autre Renoir" du muse d'Art moderne de Troyes s'inscrit dans le cadre de l'Anne Renoir dans l'Aube en Champagne en 2017. Elle accompagne l'ouverture au public de la maison de la famille Renoir Essoyes, commune natale de son pouse, Aline Charigot. Se composant d'une cinquantaine d'oeuvres issues majoritairement de collections publiques franaises, cet vnement offre une relecture de la 'carrire d'un des artistes franais majeurs des XIXe et XXe sicles. Le parcours thmatique interroge de mythe qui s'est construit autour de Pierre Auguste Renoir et propose de redcouvrir son travail par des sujets peu connus telle sa reprsentation par lui-mme et d'autres artistes, la nature morte, sa pratique de la sculpture ou son lien Picasso. Est galement mise en valeur, pour la premire fois, l'influence d'Essoyes sur sa vie et sur son oeuvre au travers des personnalits d'Aline Charigot, de Gabrielle Renard et du thme de la reprsentation de la femme dans la nature. Cette exposition bnficie du soutien exceptionnel des muses d'Orsay et de l'Orangerie.
This book charts the evolution of Peter Paul Rubens's style from 1608 until 1620 and his rise from relative anonymity to celebrity.
In 1600, Peter Paul Rubens left his home in Antwerp to travel to Italy and study the Italian masters. Eight years later, he returned to Belgium and quickly established himself as one of the foremost painters in Western Europe. This book explores Rubens's work from 1608 until 1620 and how, acutely aware of the possibilities for commercial success, he rose to fame by establishing a "brand" and promoting himself. He created multiple versions of paintings with subjects that had proven to be successful, used similar subject matter of famous artists in the past, and sought collaborators to create more ambitious works than he could have done alone. He also created a studio and workshop with numerous students and assistants, the most famous being Anthony van Dyck, who frequently collaborated with Rubens. Through paintings, drawings, and prints, this book shows how a desire for commercial success influenced and changed Rubens's artistic style. Essays delve into Italy's effect on Rubens, on the narrative aspect of his paintings, and how he managed commissions from famous patrons. Filled with new insights on the most fruitful phase of Rubens's career, this book offers a refreshing look at one of the most influential Baroque artists.
Copublished by the Art Gallery of Ontario and DelMonico Books
Auguste Rodin has been called the father of modern sculpture and on the centenary of his death this stunning book presents a fresh examination of his legacy. Exploring the full range of the work of French artist Auguste Rodin (1840–1917), this book also reveals the deep significance of Rodin’s oeuvre to the history of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, which holds one of the finest collections of Rodin sculpture in the United States. The publication contains examples from his early days as a struggling artist to his mature and most successful works, including The Age of Bronze (ca. 1875–1877), Saint John the Baptist Preaching (1878), The Burghers of Calais (1885–1886), and The Kiss (ca. 1884). The majority of the bronzes are lifetime casts by the sculptor, making this collection a rare and significant body of Rodin’s output. A related group of plaster models and fragments augment these major pieces, adding to the scope and breadth of this volume. Showcasing beautiful new photography of more than fifty of Rodin’s most iconic artworks alongside an illuminating essay, this book will delight and surprise readers with its novel insights into one of the greatest sculptors in art history.
Egon Schieles Tod jährt sich 2018 zum 100. Mal. Aus diesem Anlass zeigt das Belvedere seine Schiele-Gemäldesammlung mit Highlights wie Eduard Kosmack, Hauswand, Tod und Mädchen, Die Umarmung und Vier Bäume. Das Buch lädt ein, die Arbeitsweise des Künstlers näher kennenzulernen und die spannenden Wege seiner Werke ins Museum nachzuverfolgen. Die Österreichische Galerie erwirbt 1918 als erstes österreichisches Museum zu Lebzeiten des Künstlers ein Ölbild von ihm, heute Teil einer der qualitativ besten Sammlungen von Gemälden Schieles aus den Jahren 1907 bis 1918. Der Katalog setzt sich mit jedem einzelnen Werk auseinander und beantwortet Fragen nach dem Erwerb, den Motiven sowie verwandten Arbeiten. Gleichzeitig präsentiert der Band erstmalig die Ergebnisse der seit 2016 laufenden maltechnischen Untersuchungen. Zudem wird die Sammlungsgeschichte des Schiele-Bestandes beleuchtet, der sich durch Museumsreformen, Bildertauschaktionen und die Restitution einzelner Werke gewandelt hat.
Ceramicists have been plying their art and craft for thousands of years, and never more prolifically than today. The Ceramics Bible is the most comprehensive and up-to-date volume on the subject.
Brimming with more than 700 full-color photos and illustrations, this is the new definitive guide for serious ceramics practitioners. Inside are step-by-step instructions on molding, firing, and glazing techniques, generously accompanied by detailed photographs.
Also included are beautiful examples of contemporary work, plus plenty of historical information, artist profiles, troubleshooting tips, and an extensive resource section. Perfect for students, artists, and collectors, this is a tremendously valuable addition to the vibrant world of ceramics.
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