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.
Kiedy przyciśnie nas bieda, kryzys i ból istnienia, na przekór wszystkiemu uciekamy w świat żartu i beztroski. Ruszamy do kabaretu by zobaczyć jak artyści kpią w żywe oczy z tych którzy zgotowali nam kłopoty. W kabarecie jest wszystko; piosenka, poezja i pieprzny dowcip. Nie dziwota, "kabaret" to przecież nazwa zestawu naczyń z przyprawami - sól z pieprzem, coś dla smaku. Dla każdego coś miłego. Polski kabaret mocno się zmienił przez ponad stulecie swojego istnienia. Zaczęło się od krakowskiego "Zielonego balonika" wzorującego się na paryskich kabaretach z Montmartre'u. W Polsce międzywojennej kabaret przybrał formę teatrzyku, oscylującego między rewią a klasycznym kabaretem. Podstawą były: literackie teksty najwyższej próby, gwiazdorskie aktorstwo i mistrzowska konferansjerka. Z kolei po drugiej wojnie światowej kabaret przejął rolę politycznego odgromnika - zarówno montowanego przez niepokornych twórców jak i przez władze polityczne. Na scenach kabaretowych występowała śmietanka aktorska, a cięte, złośliwe i pełne aluzyjnych treści teksty pisali znani autorzy. Zielony Balonik. Królewskie miasto Kraków i frywolne żarciki. Qui pro quo. Julian Tuwim, Marian Hemar i legendarna konferansjerka Fryderyka Jrosy'ego Perskie i Morskie Oko. Eugeniusz Bodo robi z siebie małpę Starsi Panowie. Klasa i subtelny dowcip w szarzyźnie PRL-u Salon Niezależnych. Wieczni protestanci Kabaret Dudek. Rzeczpospolita najlepszych aktorów i błyskotliwych tekściarzy Pod Egidą. "Więcej powietrza!" Ilu kolegów z garderoby donosiło po spektaklu na Pana Janka? Tey. Legendarny duet Smolenia i Laskowika Po odzyskaniu wolności można było mówić już wszystko i o wszystkich. Część kabareciarzy poszła do polityki a niektórzy znani, lubiani a niepokorni dorobili się literek TW przed nazwiskiem.
Muzeum wyobraźni. Notatki o sztuce
Tego muzeum nie ma na żadnej mapie. Istnieje tylko w mojej głowie.
Prywatna kolekcja latami uzupełniana, a wciąż otwarta. Obudowana podróżami, lekturami, spotkaniami, rozmowami… Setki dzieł sztuki z dziesiątków muzeów… A wśród nich te widziane lepiej, doświadczane bardziej, pamiętane dłużej. Każde warte osobnej opowieści, uważnego spojrzenia. Blisko, niemal intymnie. Te, które od lat fascynują, prowokują, na które wciąż chcę patrzeć, które zmuszają do próby połączenia obrazu, myśli i słowa, do próby odpowiedzi na najprostsze „dlaczego?”.
Muzeum wyobraźni – ślad doświadczeń i tęsknot.
ANNA ROMANIUK
Historyczka literatury, edytorka, krytyczka literacka. Autorka książki Drobina białka. Motywy roślinne i zwierzęce w liryce Haliny Poświatowskiej (Adam Marszałek, 2005) oraz tomu esejów Orzeszkowo 14. Historie z Podlasia (Czarne, 2019). Opracowała tomy: Dusza czyśćcowa. Wspomnienia o Stanisławie Grochowiaku (PIW, 2010), Obecność. Wspomnienia o Czesławie Miłoszu (PWN, 2012) oraz Wierność. Wspomnienia o Zbigniewie Herbercie (PWN, 2014). Przygotowała także do wydania tom korespondencji Tadeusza Różewicza i Henryka Voglera (Warstwy, 2019) oraz była współedytorką zbioru korespondencji Jarosława Iwaszkiewicza Listy do córek (PIW, 2010). Recenzje publikowała m.in. na łamach „Nowych Książek”, „Zeszytów Literackich”, „Twórczości”, „Kwartalnika Artystycznego”, „Odry”, „Dekady Literackiej”, „Studium”, „Tygodnika Powszechnego”, „Czasu Kultury”. W 2021 roku drukiem ukazał się jej esej Anna Karenina to ja („Twórczość”, 3/2021).
40 years of era-defining photography, now in an accessible edition
When Benedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today, Annie Leibovitz, to collect her pictures in a SUMO-sized book, she was intrigued by the challenge. The project took several years to develop and when it was finally published in 2014, it weighed in at 26 kg (57 pounds).
This incredible collection is now available in an accessible XXL book format.
Leibovitz drew on more than 40 years of work, starting with the photojournalism she did for Rolling Stone magazine in the 1970s through the conceptual portraits she made for Vanity Fair and Vogue. She selected iconic images—such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono entwined in a last embrace—as well as portraits that had rarely, if ever, been seen before.
The Annie Leibovitz SUMO covered political and cultural history, from Queen Elizabeth II and Richard Nixon to Laurie Anderson and Lady Gaga.
“What I had thought of initially as a simple process of imagining what looked good big, what photographs would work in a large format, became something else,” Leibovitz says. “The book is very personal, but the narrative is told through popular culture. It’s not arranged chronologically and it’s not a retrospective. It’s more like a roller coaster.”
Fans of Leibovitz and her many celebrated subjects can now enjoy that same roller coaster ride for themselves with this unlimited edition.
Niniejsza publikacja oraz wystawa, której towarzyszy, to efekty zainicjowanego w Muzeum Sztuki dialogu pomiędzy twórczościami Aubreyego Williamsa, malarza z Gujany związanego z Wielką Brytanią, oraz Erny Rosenstein, urodzonej we Lwowie polskiej artystki żydowskiego pochodzenia. Współobecność ich prac w kolekcji Muzeum Sztuki oraz powinowactwa odnajdywane w twórczości obojga stanowią punkt wyjścia do refleksji o sztuce, w której praca z trudną historią i diasporyczną tożsamością znajduje wyraz w abstrakcyjnych i surrealistycznych formach. Dialog ten inicjuje dyskusję na temat powidoków Holokaustu i kolonializmu w latach 50. i 60. xx wieku oraz dziś, a także nad tym, jak nawiedzają one naszą teraźniejszość i na nią wpływają. Konfrontacja dwóch wyjątkowych ścieżek artystycznych nie tylko daje okazję, by przyjrzeć się ich specyfice w nowym świetle, ale także, by przemyśleć kategorie z historii powojennego malarstwa i studiów nad pamięcią społeczną. Spotkanie to pozwala ukazać sposoby, w jakie niegeometryczna abstrakcja przenosiła traumę przemocy dwóch historycznych tragedii, sposoby tworzenia się pamięci o nich oraz sposoby ich reprezentacji, zadając pytania o relacje i możliwości porównań pomiędzy nimi. Autorzy czynią rozróżnienie pomiędzy tragicznymi przeżyciami Rosenstein naocznej świadkini Holokaustu a biografią Williamsa jako potomka afrokaraibskich przodków. Jednocześnie zwracają uwagę na życie po życiu przemocy. Tekstom esejów towarzyszą reprodukcje wybranych obrazów i rysunków prezentowanych na wystawie, a także innych omawianych w nich prac.
See the full beauty of our night sky revealed as never before in over 200 photographs from around the world in this stunning and giftable title.
Bringing together the images of over 40 photographers across 25 countries, be astounded by the lights of the night sky in some of the darkest places on earth; discover the beauty of galaxies, planets and stars; view great celestial events; and see some of the world’s most important landmarks against the backdrop of an incredible nightscape.
Babak Tafreshi, founder of the international organisation The World at Night, has curated the images in this collection – many of them previously unseen – to reveal the true splendour of the sky at night. A specialist guide to night-sky photography will help you capture your own gorgeous images of the heavens.
Commentary on the science, astronomy and photography accompany stunning images organised by theme:
Symbols of all nations and religions embraced by one sky of endless beauties
UNESCO World Heritage Sites at night
The Universe revealed through constellations, sky motions, atmospheric phenomenon, Aurora and other wonders
Images highlighting the beauty of dark skies away from light-polluted urban areas
Celestial events, from great comets to spectacular eclipses
Astro-tourism destinations, like ancient astronomical monuments and modern observatories
Discover the secrets, mysteries, hidden meanings and stories behind famous works of art.
A book full of surprises, discoveries, forgotten treasures and lost tales, The Secrets of Art takes us on a journey through the art world’s mysteries to reveal that works of art are not always what they seem.
A long-lost medieval masterpiece unearthed in the Tower of London. A secret message that only an elite few can read encoded in a painting. A glimpse of a ghostly image beneath the surface of a portrait. The intriguing stories of these works, and many more, are brought to life by author, historian and art detective Debra N. Mancoff, as she reveals secret symbols used by Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer and Caravaggio, uncovers layers of meaning in paintings by Van Gogh, Picasso and Dali, and provides insight into works by Frida Kahlo, Kara Walker and Marina Abramović.
Drawing upon the findings of advanced technology, new research, scientific analysis and old-fashioned curiosity, The Secrets of Art unveils the layers of meaning beneath the surfaces of great works of art in a collection of tales that are fully based in fact but are as fascinating as fiction.
The Art of Darkness is a visually rich sourcebook featuring eclectic artworks that have been inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre.
Throughout history, artists have been obsessed with darkness – creating works that haunt and horrify, mesmerise and delight and play on our innermost fears. Gentileschi took revenge with paint in Judith Slaying Holofernes while Bosch depicted fearful visions of Hell that still beguile. Victorian Britain became strangely obsessed with the dead and in Norway Munch explored anxiety and fear in one of the most famous paintings in the world (The Scream, 1893). Today, the Chapman Brothers, Damien Hirst and Louise Bourgeois, as well as many lesser known artists working in the margins, are still drawn to all that is macabre.
From Dreams & Nightmares to Matters of Mortality, Depravity & Destruction to Gods & Monsters – this book introduces sometimes disturbing and often beautiful artworks that indulge our greatest fears, uniting us as humans from century to century.
But, while these themes might scare us – can’t they also be heartening and beautiful? Exploring and examining the artworks with thoughtful and evocative text, S. Elizabeth offers insight into each artist’s influences and inspirations, asking what comfort can be found in facing our demons? Why are we tempted by fear and the grotesque? And what does this tell us about the human mind?
Of course, sometimes there is no good that can come from the sensibilities of darkness and the sickly shivers and sensations they evoke. These are uncomfortable feelings, and we must sit for a while with these shadows – from the safety of our armchairs.
Artists covered include Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, Francisco de Goya, Leonora Carrington, John Everett Millais, Tracey Emin, Vincent van Gogh, Barbara Hepworth, Paul Cezanne and Salvador Dalí, as well as scores more. With over 200 carefully curated artworks from across the centuries, The Art of Darkness examines all that is dark in a bid to haunt and hearten.
This book is part of the Art in the Margins series, following up on The Art of the Occult, which investigates representations of the mystical, esoteric and occult in art from across different times and cultures.
"Martin Bailey has written some of the most interesting books on Vincent’s life in France, where he produced his greatest work” - Johan van Gogh, grandson of Theo, the artist’s brother
Studio of the South tells the story of Van Gogh’s stay in Arles, when his powers were at their height.
For Van Gogh, the south of France was an exciting new land, bursting with life. He walked into the hills inspired by the landscapes, and painted harvest scenes in the heat of summer. He visited a fishing village where he saw the Mediterranean for the first time, energetically capturing it in paint. He painted portraits of friends and locals, and flower still life paintings, culminating in the now iconic Sunflowers. He rented the Yellow House, and gradually did it up, calling it ‘an artist’s house’, inviting Paul Gauguin to join him there. This encounter was to have a profound impact on both of the artists. They painted side by side, their collaboration coming to a dramatic end a few months later. The difficulties Van Gogh faced led to his eventual decision to retreat to the asylum at Saint-Remy.
Based on extensive original research, the book reveals discoveries that throw new light on the legendary artist and give a definitive account of his fifteen months in Provence, including his time at the Yellow House, his collaboration with Gauguin and its tragic and shocking ending.
Colours of Art takes the reader on a journey through history via 80 carefully curated artworks and their palettes. For these pieces, colour is not only a tool (like a paintbrush or a canvas) but the fundamental secret to their success.
Colour allows artists to express their individuality, evoke certain moods and portray positive or negative subliminal messages. And throughout history the greatest of artists have experimented with new pigments and new technologies to lead movements and deliver masterpieces. But as something so cardinal, we sometimes forget how poignant colour palettes can be, and how much they can tell us.
When Vermeer painted The Milkmaid, the amount of ultramarine he could use was written in the contract. How did that affect how he used it? When Turner experimented with Indian Yellow, he captured roaring flames that brought his paintings to life. If he had used a more ordinary yellow, would he have created something so extraordinary? And how did Warhol throw away the rulebook to change what colour could achieve?
Structured chronologically, Colours of Art provides a fun, intelligent and visually engaging look at the greatest artistic palettes in art history – from Rafael’s use of perspective and Vermeer’s ultramarine, to Andy Warhol’s hot pinks and Lisa Brice’s blue women.
Colours of Art offers a refreshing take on the subject and acts as a primer for artists, designers and art lovers who want to look at art history from a different perspective.
Delve into the world of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his Glasgow School of Art-trained contemporaries who forged a unique and distinct vision in both art and architecture at the end of the Victorian era.
The Glasgow Style is the name given to the work of a group of young designers and architects working in Glasgow from 1890–1914. At its centre were four young friends who had trained at Glasgow School of Art; two architects and two artists – Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Herbert MacNair, Margaret Macdonald and Frances Macdonald – who were simply known by their friends and contemporaries as ‘The Four’.
Their work was a personal vision in the new international style of the 1890s, Art Nouveau, and is perhaps best known for Mackintosh’s architecture and furniture. But at the root of this new style was a graphic language which all four shared.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Art of The Four presents the most coherent story to date of this important group, concentrating on the entirety of their artistic imagery and output, far beyond the best known work of the 1890s, and charting the constantly changing relationships between the artists and their work.
Visually stunning and deeply insightful, 80s Sound and Vision is THE defining book of an unforgettable decade, capturing the raw energy, creativity and flamboyance of the era through its fashion and music.
With images by renowned photographer Sheila Rock, this personal journey offers a sumptuous visual account including many rare images from the photographer’s archive, alongside those originally featured in seminal publications such as The Face, Rolling Stone and Vogue.
Rock’s compelling first hand narrative shot across a decade primarily in London but also LA, San Francisco and Tokyo, takes us to a time when the real catwalk happened on the street; when style was the first and last word and when youth made their own identity, culture, music and entertainment. Here are the burgeoning roots of gender fluidity and an index of impressive talents that bubbled out of the suburbs and art schools to energise and invigorate a grey place with positivity and possibility.
This lavish compendium is a who’s who of the artists, designers, stylists, hairdressers, models and performers, who made the 1980s their own. Alongside many notable stars (David Bowie, Brian Ferry, Naomi Campbell, Judy Blame, Leigh Bowery) are documented the equally relevant style gangs and subcultures who lived by their own rules (New Romantics, Goths, Mods and Metal Heads) and the ‘it’ hang outs and clubs (Billy’s, Blitz, Le Beat Route) where a new sensibility was created and paraded.
80s Sound and Vision is a unique chronicle of an extraordinary time and bears witness to the powerful explosion of imagination and innovation that shaped a decade.
Brimming with visual inspiration and sage advice, this stunning book introduces 100 manga artists, who share their work, their influences, and practical tips in words and images.
There are dozens of books that can teach you how to draw manga, and just as many that talk about manga and its origins—1000 Ideas by 100 Manga Artists is the only book that treats manga as a philosophy to be explored. In its pages, 100 manga “philosophers”—artists, cartoonists, and illustrators who have been influenced by manga—are asked 20 questions about their work, career, and relationship with manga. Each artists chooses 10 questions to answer in both words and pictures.
Along with an abundance of illustrations, sketches, and photographs, find a limitless range of artistic styles, hidden humor, irony, and wisdom in replies to questions like:
Where do the ideas for your drawings come from? How do you do your research?
How do you make your drawings come to life?
Who are your favorite illustrators? Are you trying to follow in their footsteps?
What good habits should a comic illustrator have?
Manga: Is it art?
What advice would you give to a novice illustrator?
Whether you are a beginning manga artist looking for guidance, an established illustrator looking for new inspiration, or a manga fan who wants to learn about the craft and its artists, 1000 Ideas by 100 Manga Artists offers a rich resource.
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