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Philip Mueller: Palio Di Vita - Hardcover

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by Philip Mueller (Artist), Kourosh Nouri Falegari (Editor), Nadine Knotzer (Editor)Neo-Romantic emotional paintings where unconventional characters and surreal events convergeKnown for his cacophonous, large-scale paintings, Austrian artist Philip Mueller (born 1988) captivates viewers with intense colors and manipulation of forms. Palio di Vita chronicles Mueller's imaginary groups of characters amid seaside and island settings inspired by his sojourns in Southern Europe. Number of Pages: 3...

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Jenna Gribbon: The Honeymoon Show! - Paperback

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by Jenna Gribbon (Artist), Clare Preston (Editor), Alison M. Gingeras (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Tender portraiture of the artist's wife and muse set against the backdrop of their honeymoon in ThailandAmerican painter Jenna Gribbon (born 1978) is best known for her tender and intimate portraits of her wife, Mackenzie Scott. The Honeymoon Show! juxtaposes scenes from the couple's honeymoon in Thailand against a new series of theatrically posed portraits of Scott, a musician who performs under ...

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by Caspar Berger (Artist), Frits Scholten (Editor), Jan Teeuwisse (Editor)Variations on classic sculptures by Michelangelo and Bernini, with a modern twistDutch sculptor Caspar Berger (born 1965) combines art historical aesthetics, traditional craftsmanship and advanced technology. Inspired by Renaissance and Baroque masters, his statues both evoke recognition and invite reflection. Likeness spans 25 years of Berger's creations. Number of Pages: 256 Dimensions: 1 x 12 x 9.2 IN Publication Dat...

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Frank Lloyd Wright Painting Kit - Paperback

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by Mudpuppy (Author), Frank Lloyd Wright (Artist)PAINTING KIT - The Frank Lloyd Wright Painting Kit from Mudpuppy includes 10 paintable cards each with a unique geometric pattern illustration as well as a built-in watercolor paint palette at the top of each card and a water color brush which is neatly packaged in place with a cardboard insert at the back of the pad. Dip the brush in water, apply to the paint palette to activate the colors, and paint your masterpiece! A perforated edge allows ...

The Social Organization of Arts: A Theoretical Compendium - Paperback

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by Volker Kirchberg (Author), Tasos Zembylas (Author)In recent decades, social and economic changes have brought about a growing awareness of the role of art and culture in society. As a result, scholars have turned their attention to a sociological view of arts, developing hermeneutic approaches and conducting empirical research that have led to a wealth of insights into the organization of arts. These studies of the creation, production, distribution, evaluation and consumption of arts are ...

Damien Hirst: The Civilisation Paintings - Hardcover

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by Damien Hirst (Artist), Norman Rosenthal (Foreword by), James Fox (Contribution by)New paintings from British bad boy Hirst featuring urban environments and lush vegetationTurner Prize-winning British artist Damien Hirst (born 1965) has long been known for audacious formal experiments, but in the striking catalog The Civilisation Paintings, Hirst offers Impressionist-inspired oil paintings that vividly capture the complexities of modern urban landscapes. Vibrant trees and flowers weave thro...

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by Joan Snyder (Artist), Oona Doyle (Editor), Susan Alberth (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Rigorous interrogation of abstraction underpinned by a feminist outlookFor six decades, American artist Joan Snyder (born 1940) has reimagined the narrative potential of abstraction through her paintings, drawings and prints, consciously working against the male-dominated conventions of Minimalism, Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting prevalent at her career's start. This publication celebrates t...

Mr. Omoshiroi: Notes from a Baby Boomer Sansei and Bonsai Sensei - Hardcover

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by Dennis Makishima (Author), Jennifer Hasegawa (With), Noreen Rei Fukumori (Cover Design by)DENNIS MAKISHIMA is the epitome of omoshiroi. This Japanese term translates into a spectrum of words in English, all at once embodying Dennis' life and times: Amusing, entertaining, fascinating, and funny.As a sansei (third-generation Japanese American), Dennis was born into the baby boomer era and is a Vietnam veteran. He is a bonsai sensei (master) and trailblazing aesthetic pruner, in practice for ...

Ethereal Ink Visions: Mastering the Art of Atmospheric Perspective in Ink Wash Paintings - Paperback

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by Jasper Stormhaven (Author)Unleash the power of atmosphere and transform your ink wash paintings into breathtaking visions of depth and light with Ethereal Ink Visions: Mastering the Art of Atmospheric Perspective in Ink Wash Paintings. This comprehensive guide delves into the heart of atmospheric perspective, revealing the secrets to capturing the elusive qualities of air, light, and distance in your artwork.Embark on a journey from the fundamental principles of value and tone to advanced ...

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Photography in Canada, 1839-1989: An Illustrated History - Hardcover

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by Sarah Bassnett (Author), Sarah Parsons (Author), Sara Angel (Introduction by)This publication is the first comprehensive book on the history of photography in Canada. It addresses an artform like no other: ever since its invention in 1839, photography has revolutionized the way that we understand ourselves and our country. From the moment the first visionary practitioners in Canada took up cameras to create portraits, capture landscapes, and record history, photographs have played a pivota...

Wes Lang: The Black Drawings: Works on Paper - Hardcover

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by Wes Lang (Artist), Damien Hirst (Introduction by), George Vasey (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Delightful paper-based works featuring characters both familiar and new, animal-like and otherworldlyFor several decades, American artist Wes Lang (born 1972) has been honing his craft and mining the iconography of a post-pop Americana. This book is dedicated entirely to Lang's prolific output in drawing, featuring 96 works crafted using acrylic, crayon and pencil. The dark, otherworldly characters f...

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Invader: In Conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist - Paperback

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by Bruno Blum (Editor), Kim Scott (Editor)A deep dive into the practices of a legendary French street artistThis is the latest installment in the interview series from Swiss curator and critic Hans Ulrich Obrist (born 1968). Invader: In Conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist presents a unique exploration of the enigmatic French street artist Invader (born 1969), renowned for his iconic ceramic tile mosaics inspired by the pixelated 8-bit video game art of the 1970s and '80s.The first section of...

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Extraordinary Art Dealers: Stories of Obsession, Innovation and Creativity - Hardcover

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by Catherine Ingram (Author)Exploring the often-overlooked role of art dealers in art history through the stories of 30 key figuresThis volume gathers 30 essays on 30 art dealers, from accounts of crafty opportunists and commercially driven moguls to tales of soulful idealism, exceptional talent and relentless creativity. Featuring figures from the 18th to mid-20th centuries, the book explores their varied roles as cultural architects, eccentric idealists, commercially driven salespeople and ...

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by Jessalyn Bazzle (Author), Jamie Cain (Illustrator)Breezy The Cloud is the Cool Cloud Club creates cool shapes above Seagull Beach and Breezy the Cloud is the club's newest member! Breezy is excited to create shapes just like his fellow members, but there's just one thing: he doesn't know how! Join Breezy as he embarks on an imaginative and heartfelt journey that encourages readers to celebrate what makes them unique. Number of Pages: 34 Dimensions: 0.09 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: March...

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by Mudpuppy (Author), Andy Warhol (Artist)PAINTING KIT - The Andy Warhol Painting Kit from Mudpuppy includes 10 paintable cards each with a unique iconic Warhol print illustration as well as a built-in watercolor paint palette at the top of each card and a water color brush which is neatly packaged in place with a cardboard insert at the back of the pad. Dip the brush in water, apply to the paint palette to activate the colors, and paint your masterpiece! A perforated edge allows for the fini...

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Wes Lang: The Black Paintings - Hardcover

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by Wes Lang (Artist), Wallace Ludel (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), James Fox (Contribution by)Work inspired by sources as diverse as childhood finger puppets and the monsters of James Ensor's paintings Published to accompany American artist Wes Lang's first UK exhibition, The Black Paintings features stunning reproductions of 96 paintings and 96 drawings made between 2022 and 2024, along with striking visuals of Lang at work in his studio. The catalog vividly demonstrates the breadth of Lang's ...

Alexis Rockman: New Mexico Field Drawings - Paperback

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by Alexis Rockman (Artist), Irene Hofmann (Preface by), Lucy R. Lippard (Text by (Art/Photo Books))New Mexico Field Drawings is the outcome of a 2017 residency by New York-based artist Alexis Rockman (born 1962) at SITE Santa Fe, and accompanies a 2017-18 presentation of the work at SITE Santa Fe. Number of Pages: 72 Dimensions: 0.3 x 10.8 x 7.3 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: June 12, 2018

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by Richard Prince (Artist)Prince's artist book revisits his 1-2-3-4 series cheekily compounding found photographs of various group sizesThis compilation of works on paper by American appropriation artist Richard Prince (born 1949) belongs to a series titled 1-2-3-4. Beginning around 2008, Prince began sequencing found photographic portraits into a simple headcount--one person, two people, three people, four people: 1-2-3-4. This process, applied to musicians, actors, celebrities and anonymous...

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by Lise Herzog (Author) Author of 365 Days of Drawing. Lise Herzog is an accomplished teacher of pen and pencil skills. Her first work with Firefly is notable for the thoroughness of its easy lessons, progressing from a few simple lines to shading and texture... over 365 days. When it comes to drawing, "practice makes perfect." In 365 Days of Drawing People, Herzog shows how, with a few strokes of the pencil, you can make a simple likeness of infant, toddler, young adult and older people --...

Respiration--Through the Seasons of Life - Paperback

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by Stephanie Salinas Roman (Author)Welcome to Respiration, a 21-day poetic devotional and prayer journey where I invite you, friend, to embrace poetry and prayer as a form of worship and praise unto the Lord. The title Respiration was laid on my heart in 2019, when I was going through a difficult season, and through prayers and a personal relationship with God, I was finally able to breathe once I surrendered my life to my Abba Father. This collection of poems was birthed from painful failed ...

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Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious - Paperback

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by James Russell (Author)This beautifully illustrated book is the first full-length critical study to focus on the works of fine artist and printmaker, Tirzah Garwood (1908-1951), wife of artist Eric Ravilious. Tirzah Garwood (1908-1951) proved herself an artist of rare talent, in a life tragically cut short by illness, yet little of her work has been seen in public since her Memorial Exhibition in 1952. Written by James Russell, author of the bestselling Ravilious (2015), this beautifully il...

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by Laurie Mandel (Author)Unlock the secret to a magical inner light with "Sophia's Sunstar," a captivating journey that will inspire every young reader to discover their own courage and curiosity.Written with love for a six-year-old niece, this enchanting story follows Sophia as she embarks on an adventure filled with challenges and discoveries. Through her explorations, Sophia learns to harness the warmth and light of her inner sunstar, which guides her through her darkest moments and fills ...

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Survival Boogie Woogie. Neo-Japonisme, Architectural Photography & Abstraction - Hardcover

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by Jean-S?bastien Cluzel (Author)What links are there between Piet Mondrian's unfinished work Victory Boogie Woogie (1942-4) and post-war Japanese and Japanese-style architectural photography? As far back as the mid-1950s, critics and photographers were inclined to link Mondrian's painting with modern Japanese architecture and some historians were to go so far as to assert that Mondrian himself had been influenced by traditional Japanese architecture.Powerful associations such as these contri...

Virtual Photography: Artificial Intelligence, In-Game, and Extended Reality - Paperback

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by Ali Shobeiri (Editor), Helen Westgeest (Editor)While it has traditionally been seen as a means of documenting an external reality or expressing an internal feeling, photography is now capable of actualizing never-existed pasts and never-lived experiences. Thanks to the latest photographic technologies, we can now take photos in computer games, interpolate them in extended reality platforms, or synthesize them via artificial intelligence. To account for the most recent shifts in conceptuali...

The Illustrated Field Guide to Dmt Entities: Machine Elves, Tricksters, Teachers, and Other Interdimensional Beings - Paperback

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by David Jay Brown (Author), Sara Phinn Huntley (Author)A full-color exploration of DMT beings and Ayahuasca spirits - Examines 25 of the most commonly encountered DMT entities, from machine elves and fairies to insectoids, Reptilians, and divine beings such as Grandmother Ayahuasca - Discusses each entity in depth, including people's encounters with them from trip reports and scientific studies, descriptions of how the entities appear and behave, and communications or teachings they impart -...

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by John Farris (Author)The first major and only available collection from John Farris, a seminal Black voice in downtown New York City poetry, featuring his final poems transcribed and in manuscript form, along with the self-portraits and drawings he made at the same time. "Here! This book proves it! John Farris reigns! All hail the Poet Laureate of the Lower East Side!" --BOB HOLMAN "John Farris' poetry masterfully demonstrates the unifying principles of jazz improvisation and poetic transc...

Be More Moo Deng: The Unofficial Coloring Book - Paperback

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by DK (Author)Moo Deng, the little hippo with a big personality, has captured the hearts and imaginations of admirers across the world with her extreme cuteness, chaotic antics, and take-no-prisoners attitude. Hailing from Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, this baby pygmy hippo delights keepers, visitors, and online followers alike. She might look adorable (and she is), but be warned--Moo Deng has a temper, and she is not shy about letting people know when she's unimpressed. Get to know the re...

Paul Landacre: California Hills, Hollywood, and the World Beyond: A Catalogue Raisonné - Hardcover

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by Jake Milgram Wien (Author), John Bidwell (Foreword by), Dana Gioia (Afterword by)With his virtuosic prints of rolling California hills, classically inspired nudes, and natural and manmade forms--from a seashell to his own printing press--Paul Landacre elevated wood engraving to a high art form in twentieth-century America. Landacre's ceaseless stylistic innovation placed his work in dialogue with California contemporaries like Edward Weston and Henrietta Shore; he was, in fact, central to ...

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Character Design Quarterly 31 - Paperback

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by Linnea 'Feefal' Kikuchi , Publishing (Editor)Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts worldwide. Each issue provides detailed tutorials on creating diverse characters, enabling you to explore the processes and decision making that go into creating amazing characters. Learn new ways to develop your own ideas, and discover from the artist...

Georgia O'Keeffe: The Late Work - Hardcover

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by Randall C. Griffin (Author)An unprecedented examination of the underexplored late work of the iconic American modernist "Griffin's study of O'Keeffe's later works is a revelation, opening new dimensions of this iconic American modernist as she grappled with age and creative evolution. . . . A must-read."--Megan Fox Kelly, Observer, "Art Books Defining 2025" Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) has long been celebrated for her paintings, photographs, and contributions to American modernism in the ...

Doodle Fantasy Worlds: Learn to Draw with 200+ Easy Magical Designs - Paperback

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by Amy Latta (Author)Draw your way over the rainbow--to a world of colorful unicorns, fire-breathing dragons, storybook castles, beautiful fairies, creepy-cute monsters and more! In this new and magical addition to her Doodle Everything series, Amy Latta teaches artists young and old how to create whimsical, fantasy-themed drawings with her signature super- easy and super-fun artwork. These adorable step-by-step tutorials are the perfect way to de-stress and relax--or simply to bring more cre...

The Kew Book of Drawing Flora and Fauna: 20 Stunning Step-By-Step Tutorials - Paperback

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by Joy-Louise Robinson (Author)Learn to draw stunning flora and fauna in easy steps with popular author and teacher, Joy-Louise Robinson (@Felicityandink). Discover 20 delightful projects including flowers, insects, birds and small animals, endorsed by The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn, or a more experienced artist looking for new ideas and a fresh approach, this stunning book is designed to make drawing simple and enjoyable - and will give you result...