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.
Niniejszy tom z cyklu „Za kulisami. Toruńskie spotkania wokół dramatu” to zapis wywiadów, wykładów i wytłumaczeń gości biorących udział w drugiej edycji festiwalu, która odbyła się w dniach 26–27 maja 2021 r., oraz osób zaproszonych do współtworzenia publikacji. Wydarzenie poświęcone dramatowi i teatrowi chińskojęzycznemu przygotował Zespół Badawczy „Performatyka i Studia nad Przekładem Dramatu” z Wydziału Humanistycznego UMK.
Barbara Bibik i Monika Krajewska
While Venice is better known for soft light and atmospheric painters, this elegant new volume transforms our understanding of Venetian sculpture and its place in the city’s artistic tradition.
A feast for the eyes and an entertaining, erudite read, this book opens with an illustrated survey of the 120 doges who led the Venetian Republic before continuing with a detailed survey of the incredible array of sculptures and monuments that memorialize them.
Although celebrated for painting and music, Venice has a sculptural tradition that was overshadowed by Florence and Rome. Based on new scholarship, this volume reveals the true magnificence of six centuries of Venetian sculpture. With the oldest works dating to the thirteenth century, these masterpieces fill the city’s churches and include pieces by great masters from the Lombardo family to Antonio Rizzo, Jacopo Sansovino, Alessandro Vittoria, and Baldassare Longhena.
The sculptural marvels of Venice tell the story of a procession of doges—politicians, scholars, conquerors, merchants, and even a saint, Pietro Orseolo—over a thousand-year history. Engaging text highlights the adventurous, eventful, and sometimes glorious lives of these legendary figures, while the newly commissioned photography showcases the grandeur and beauty of a neglected aspect of Venice’s cultural history.
From Tower Bridge to Battersea Power Station, Big Ben to the Old Bailey - embark on a thrilling tour of the hidden interiors of some of London's most iconic buildings. Unseen London takes you deep into the boiler room of the city's infrastructure, into the changing rooms of our greatest temples of sport, into the heart of the Establishment, and behind the scenes at the most opulent buildings in the Square Mile. Photographs of these extraordinary buildings are accompanied by thoughtful text, which tells the story of how each of these places was created, how they are used, and what they reveal about the currents of power flowing through the city.
Sapphire is the third and final instalment in Thames & Hudson's showstopping series on coloured gemstones, created by Violette Editions. A feast for all the senses, the book features page after page of exquisite sapphire jewels and artefacts from the 4th century BC to the present day, interspersed with text exploring the history of this beautiful gemstone and its enduring popularity with style icons, past and present. Joanna Hardy, the highly regarded jewelry and gemstone expert, reviews the sapphire's history with captivating stories told in a succinct exhilarating style.
She takes the reader on a journey from early trade along the Silk Route and the creation of medieval talismans, to the jewelry collections of the great royal houses of Europe and the finest designers at work today. Along the way, she showcases spectacular jewels worn by many notable figures, including Elizabeth Taylor, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duchess of Windsor, as well as pieces by such iconic jewelry houses as Cartier, Bulgari, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chaumet and Tiffany. A selection of work by 21st-century jewelry designers such as Shaun Leane, Hemmerle, Lauren Adriana, Bina Goenka and Mish is featured.
There is also an exclusive insight into six major private collections, including previously unpublished pieces. With its rich, royal-blue silk cover and gold-foil blocking, Sapphire is a beautiful addition to any gem-lover's library.
Marking the first anniversary of Eddie Van Halen's sad early death, a searching, affectionate and in-depth look at the life and legends of this true musical virtuoso.
Arriving in California as a young boy in the early 1960s, Edward Van Halen and his brother Alex were ripe for the coming musical revolution. The sons of a Dutch, saxophone-playing father, the brothers discovered the Beatles, Cream and others, and once Eddie switched from drums to guitar it started to become apparent where the future of both brothers lay.
From the moment their hugely influential 1978 debut landed, Van Halen set a high bar for the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, creating an entirely new style of post-'60s hard rock becoming the quintessential Californian band of the 1980s. But there was also an undercurrent of tragedy to their story, as Eddie's struggles played out in public, from his difficult relationship with the band's original singer, Dave Lee Roth, to the band's substance abuse problems, and from the break-up of his marriage to Valerie Bertinelli to his long-running battle with cancer.
With unique insights, Paul Brannigan's Eruption reaches beyond the boundaries of a conventional rock biography to explore the cultural, political, and social contexts that shaped an icon while turning up the volume on a life lived in the fast lane.
In Bright Stars, Kate Bryan examines the lives and legacies of 30 great artists who died too young, celebrating their inspirational stories and extraordinary talent. Some of the world's greatest and most-loved artists died under the age of forty. But how did they turn relatively short careers into such long legacies? What drove them to create, against all the odds? And how can we use these stories to re-evaluate artists lost to the shadows, or whose legacies are not yet secured? Most artists have decades to hone their craft, win over the critics and forge their reputation, but that's not the case for the artists in this book.
Art heavyweights Vincent van Gogh and Jean-Michel Basquiat have been mythologised, with their early deaths playing a key role in their posthumous fame. Others, such as Aubrey Beardsley and Noah Davis, were driven to create, knowing their time was limited. For some, premature death, compounded by gender and racial injustice, meant being left out of the history books - as was the case with Amrita Sher-Gil, Charlotte Salomon and Pauline Boty, now championed by Kate Bryan in this important re-appraisal.
And, as Caravaggio and Vermeer's stories show us, it can take centuries for forgotten artists to be given the recognition they truly deserve. With each artist comes a unique and often surprising story about how lives full of talent and tragedy were turned into brilliant legacies that still influence and inspire us today. This is a celebration of talent so great it shines on.
Beautifully illustrated with portraits of the artists, as well as reproductions of some of their most famous works, this important and timely work makes a crucial contribution to our understanding of the lives of some of the most talented artists throughout history.
Lennon's life after the Beatles was eventful and fascinating. He moved from stardom in the world's biggest pop group to global peace campaigner and figurehead for radical causes. He left England for a new life in the USA with Yoko Ono.
He later abandoned public life and retired to his New York apartment to raise their son and live the life of a recluse. In 1980 he re-emerged with a new album, but the plan to resume his career was cruelly curtailed on a fateful night outside the Dakota Building when he was murdered. Upon first publication, this book was the first to examine and assess all of John Lennon's solo work.
This updated edition includes lyrics and is released on the 40th anniversary of his death and the 80th anniversary of his birth.
Turn art history on its head by testing your brainpower and perception on some the world's most iconic paintings. Journey from ancient Egypt to 1980s New York solving riddles, discovering hidden secrets and challenging your general knowledge.
Esteemed art historian Susie Hodge and leading brain trainer Dr Gareth Moore introduce you to 36 iconic pieces of art - including Botticelli's Primavera, Van Gogh's The Starry Night and Picasso's Guernica. For each painting, they reveal fascinating facts about the work and artist (and give clues on what to look for), before challenging you to decipher the art for yourself through carefully crafted questions. Look at art in new ways as you: Decode the hieroglyphs from the Book of the DeadFind new symbols in The Arnolfini PortraitSolve riddles based on The Garden of Earthly DelightsNavigate M.C.
Escher's gravity-defying staircasesReassemble the Mondrian With over 300 questions, The Art Puzzle Book is designed to entertain and perplex, whether you're an art novice or an art connoisseur. Featuring artworks by Botticelli, Hieronymus Bosch, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Diego Velazquez, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Hiroshige, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Sonia Delaunay, Joan Miro, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, M.C. Escher, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and more.
As one of Europe's most important and vibrant cities for art, fashion, and culture, in general, it is difficult to capture the multifaceted city of Paris from the perspective of merely one lens. Therefore, Streets of Paris bundles the work of over 40 photographers who roam the thousands of Parisian 'rues' to capture multiple, contemporary points of view of this dynamic world capital. The photographers, both Paris natives and international visitors alike, often draw on their strong social media presence.
When combined, their independent visual voices show an unprecedented collection of Paris images. Unique views of the city's famous landmarks like the Sacre-Coeur, the Louvre Museum, and the Eiffel Tower reveal an evocative city portrait. Lively areas overflowing with art and fashion, as well as lesser-known impressions of the city's banlieues, are all captured with a present-day attention to detail and a wide-eyed love for "la Ville Lumiere."
Wystawa Matejko. Malarz i historia" w Muzeum Narodowym w Krakowie przedstawia twórczość Jana Matejki, jednego z najbardziej znanych polskich malarzy, skupiając się na sposobie obrazowania historii przez tego artystę. Matejko bowiem nie tylko opowiadał o dziejach, lecz proponował własną koncepcję przedstawiania dziejowego wypadku", tworzącą opowieść, w której narrator prezentował zdarzenie, ale też pozwalał sobie na własny komentarz, odnosząc się zarówno do przeszłych, jak i przyszłych wydarzeń. Przedstawiając wycinek historii, nie zapominał o tym, że jest ona ciągłym procesem. Oprócz wielu obrazów i szkiców (m.in. Rejtan i Kazanie Skargi) na wystawie można zobaczyć kolekcję rekwizytów, kupionych przez Matejkę lub wykonanych według jego projektu, które można odnaleźć na obrazach artysty. O uznaniu, jakim darzono malarza w wielu krajach, świadczą liczne medale i dyplomy. Wystawie towarzyszy katalog ukazujący jej bogactwo i różnorodność. Zawarte w nim eseje opowiadają o życiu Matejki, przedstawiają go jako malarza historycznego, wnikliwie analizują jeden z jego obrazów (Kazanie Skargi), a także poruszają zagadnienia konserwatorskie. Część katalogowa prezentuje wszystkie dzieła eksponowane na wystawie, ukazując także to, co na niej niewidoczne, czyli np. rewersy medali czy odwrocia niektórych rysunków.
Książki śmiercionośne. Książki pisane krwią i oprawne w ludzką skórę. Książki tak długie, że mogłyby unicestwić wszechświat.Nowa niesamowita praca autora cenionej trylogii Atlas lądów niebyłych, Złoty atlas i Atlas nieba to wyjątkowa, pięknie ilustrowana podróż przez historię literatury. Edward Brooke-Hitching zapuszcza się w jej najmroczniejsze zakątki, polując na najdziwniejsze publikacje, i odkrywa fascynujące tło ich powstania.Znajdziemy tu istną bibliotekę szaleńca, zbiór ekscentrycznych woluminów, często kompletnie zapomnianych. Książki pisane krwią; oprawne w ludzką skórę; dzieła zwariowane; pozycje, które zwiodły cały świat; wydania niewidoczne gołym okiem i większe od człowieka; drukowane na wzburzonych morzach i lodowych pustkowiach Antarktyki; księgi kodów i szyfrów, których tajemnic do dzisiaj nie odkryto. Autor wytropił wiele przejawów dziwności wyobrażalnej (jak i tej niepojętej) - jak choćby wspaniale iluminowany XV-wieczny opis procesu wytoczonego Jezusowi przez szatana bądź zaginione dramaty Szekspira i księgi Biblii - i powiązał je w jedyną w swoim rodzaju kolekcję, ucztę duchową dla każdego miłośnika literatury.
This glorious book allows the reader to revel in Hopper’s most well-known and masterful works, reproduced one after the other, often at full page, in full colour; but it also enables you to rediscover the artist, to delve further than the obvious paintings in order to fully understand his motivations, and then to reassess his works in a fresh light. Before the ‘Masterpieces’ section, some thoughtful text discusses Hopper from a number of angles, laying the groundwork with Life & Times, travelling through the Places that inspired him, examining his key Subjects & Themes, and explaining the Styles & Techniques by which he was influenced or to which he subscribed, not forgetting his lasting legacy. All the while his works are cross-referenced, so you get the most out of the paintings. Whether the treatment of light and sense of place of Lighthouse at Two Lights appeals to your senses, or you are captivated by the untold story of the pensive woman in Automat, Edward Hopper Masterpieces will be a book to treasure and revisit.
In this searching and funny memoir, based on his popular New Yorker article, renowned pianist Jeremy Denk traces an implausible journey. Life is difficult enough as a precocious, temperamental, and insufferable six-year-old piano prodigy in New Jersey. But then a family meltdown forces a move to New Mexico, far from classical music’s nerve centers, and he has to please a new taskmaster while navigating cacti, and the perils of junior high school. Escaping from New Mexico at last, he meets a bewildering cast of college music teachers, ranging from boring to profound, and experiences a series of humiliations and triumphs, to find his way as one of the world’s greatest living pianists, a MacArthur 'Genius,' and a frequent performer at Carnegie Hall.
There are few writers working today who are willing to eloquently explore both the joys and miseries of artistic practice. Hours of daily repetition, mystifying early advice, pressure from parents and teachers who drove him on – an ongoing battle of talent against two enemies: boredom and insecurity. As we meet various teachers, with cruel and kind streaks, Denk composes a fraught love letter to the act of teaching. He brings you behind the scenes, to look at what motivates both student and teacher, locked in a complicated and psychologically perilous relationship.
In Every Good Boy Does Fine, Denk explores how classical music is relevant to 'real life,' despite its distance in time. He dives into pieces and composers that have shaped him – Bach, Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms, among others – and gives unusual lessons on melody, harmony, and rhythm. Why and how do these fundamental elements have such a visceral effect on us? He tries to sum up many of the lessons he has received, to repay the debt of all his amazing teachers; to remind us that music is our creation, and that we need to keep asking questions about its purpose.
Focusing on Art Deco graphic art and illustration, this gorgeous new book features fascinating text on the movement in general, fashion and advertising, accompanied by beautiful reproductions of work by talents such as Barbier, Erté, Cassandre and Colin. Sympathetic examples of other forms of Art Deco are also included.
Fotografowie na Śląsku Opolskim w latach 1839-1944, komplet od A do Z Komplet 11 zeszytów w ozdobnym etui, które przedstawiają fotografów działających na Śląsku Opolskim do 1944 roku. Zeszyty zawierają 587 haseł i 560 nazwisk fotografów oraz 1100 wykonanych przez nich zdjęć. Świadczy to o bogactwie fotografii i kreatywności dawnych artystów, którzy działali na Opolszczyźnie. W zeszytach obok zawodowych fotografów znajdziemy wiele nazwisk amatorów, które przeważnie były pomijane w tego typu opracowaniach, a wykonane przez nich fotografie mają oprócz walorów dokumentalnych dużą wartość artystyczną. Niech to będzie dla wielbicieli fotografii i badaczy lokalnej historii przyczynkiem do dalszych poszukiwań i opracowania ich biogramów. ISBN 978-83-67669-04-7, format A5, oprawa zeszytowa, druk kolorowy, stron 412 (368+44), nakład zeszytów po 100 egz. Całość w ozdobnym twardym etui w nakładzie 50 kompletów, cena detaliczna 369,00
Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Claude Monet Masterpieces of Art features all of the popular works of this insightful and experimental artist, from his first inklings as an Impressionist to his later flirtations with Abstract Expressionism. With a fresh and thoughtful introduction to the life and art of one of the most famous artists in the world, the book goes on to showcase his key works in all their glory.
Founded in the 1880s as a response to the art world’s elitist obsession with painted and sculptural arts, ‘New Art’ quickly found ethusiastic support. Art Nouveau combined a desire for the complete reflection of art through craft and design, with the flowing lines of nature and Japonisme. It remains hugely popular, with the ever-present work of Mucha, Klimt, Toulouse-Lautrec and Mackintosh.
KSIĄŻKA W JĘZYKU ANGIELSKIM. Eleganckie, kolekcjonerskie wydanie książki poświęconej legendarnemu zespołowi Led Zeppelin - autorstwa Hugh Fielder z przedmową Dave Lewis. Ta niezwykła publikacja, wydana przez Flame Tree Publishing w serii RockIcons, prezentuje chronologiczny przegląd kariery zespołu - od przełomowego roku 1968, kiedy zaprezentowali swój unikalny styl, przez złotą erę początku lat 70., aż po lata 80., gdy stali się światową ikoną. Z liczbą 128 stron pełnych barwnych ilustracji i fotografii, we wciągający sposób ukazuje muzykę, inspiracje i wpływ tej formacji. Led Zeppelin's blend of rock and heavy metal with other genres of music such as blues, soul, folk, pop, Indian and Celtic ranks them as one of the all-time greatest bands whose influence is still felt today. Taking a chronological look at their career, this book takes the reader from the heady days in 1968 when they first brought their unique sound to a worldwide audience, through the early 1970s when they were billed as the 'biggest band in the world' and to 1980s when they became household names on both sides of the Atlantic.Led Zeppelin is part of Flame Tree's successful ongoing series, Rock Icons. Other titles in the series include David Bowie, Queen, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and Elvis.
Seattle-born guitarist, songwriter and singer Jimi Hendrix soared to the very top rank of all guitarists quickly after arriving in London at the height of the British Blues boom. Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page stood back in amazement while Eric Clapton, a god of the guitar at the time was destroyed by the brilliance of this quixotic presence and never recovered. Later, Hendrix, riding his success back to the US saw his energy and experimentation bring accolades from industry and audiences alike. At Woodstock his rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner was a defiant burst of electric glamour that reached back to the field holler of the blues, and forward to the roots of modern rock. His drug-related death in September 1970 was a shock, but the influence of Jimi Hendrix burns ever brighter, his reputation growing with each new generation.
This new illustrated book is a timely introduction for the 50th anniversary of his death in September 1970. It covers his early years as a jobbing musician, recordings, live performances and offers a gallery of striking images.
Influenced by Bessie Smith, Janis Joplin became a rock star in San Francisco’s Big Brother & The Holding Company, and enjoyed a meteoric solo career before her untimely death from a drug overdose in Los Angeles. She was the most compelling female blues singer of the 1960s with a thrilling, emotional depth and a fiery stage presence that dominated albums such as Big Brother’s Cheap Thrills (1968) and the posthumous, chart-topping Pearl (1971). She became the voice of a generation with her weary, cynical tone, one that still resonates with the curious and wistful youth of today who are faced with a music scene saturated by rap.
Janis Joplin sadly passed away in time to join the infamous 27 club of artists and musicians who died in their 27th year. She joined, amongst others, Robert Johnson, Jim Morrison and Brian Jones. The 50th anniversary of Joplin’s death is in October 2020. This new book in the Flame Tree Rock Icons series covers her life, recordings and live performances, accompanied by a wide range of posters and photos.
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