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Storyboarding for Wim Wenders: Visions of Wenders - Hardcover

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by Stéphane Lemardelé (Author)The firsthand account of a storyboard artist and his intimate experience with acclaimed filmmaker Wim Wenders. With this book, Stéphane Lemardelé traverses uncharted territory, linking the sequential art form with the often overlooked medium of a storyboarder--the two intrinsically tied but the former seen as an end in and of itself, and the latter a means to someone else's end. In this case, that "someone else" is legendary, cult-classic filmmaker Wim Wenders (...

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H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis: Creating the Visual Concept for Kookoo - Hardcover

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by Chris Stein (Author), Debbie Harry (Introduction by)A beautiful coffee table art book chronicling the extraordinary collaboration between Debbie Harry and H.R. Giger for Harry's 1981 solo album KooKoo. When the visual artist H.R. Giger, best known for his biomechanical creature and set design for seminal 1979 sci-fi-horror film Alien, encountered Debbie Harry, the punk icon and lead singer of globally successful new wave band Blondie, the results were sublime. The artwork for Harry's 1981 ...

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Conan the Barbarian: The Official Story of the Film - Hardcover

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by John Walsh (Author)Official retrospective hardback book telling the story of the making of Conan The Barbarian, including interviews with cast and crew and featuring behind-the-scenes photography from the shoot. In 1982, Robert E. Howard's iconic literary anti-hero, Conan, slashed his way from page to screen after a perilous decades-long journey. With its potent mix of epic vistas and bloody battles, Conan the Barbarian thrilled moviegoers around the world and launched the career of Arnold...

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by Ay-O (Illustrator), Kit Brooks (Author), Sukeda Kenryo (Contribution by)This kaleidoscopic catalog, and first book in English dedicated to Ay-Ō, celebrates the avant-garde artist's first major museum exhibition in the United States Known as the "Rainbow Artist" for the prominent bright motif in his work, Ay-Ō has long referred to this compulsion as his "rainbow hell." Ay-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell invites readers into the vibrant world of his brilliant art, mind, and imagination, featuring artwo...

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by Dante Charles (Author)This book encourages critical thinking and motivates the reader to process beyond the normal way of thinking and educates on the power of conditioning and how trained thoughts have impacted the people of America. It is a resourceful tool that gives brief historic occurrences that impact America and the rest of the world to this very day. This book provides enlightening details of how America operates that ultimately impacts all who live within America and all over the...

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by C. P. Shafer (Author)The Book of Blank Pages by author C.P. Shafer is a collection of one-sentence poems exploring the Antarctica of a blank page.From dismantled daisies and broken bones to infinite voids and winters lost in winter, these poems canvas the dance of creativity, the search for meaning, the reach for divinity, and what remains when the final flame flickers out.They are encouraging participation with each page turn. The reader is prompted about what's possible and then given an...

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by Hamane Higashi (Author)Step-by-step instructions show you how to use brush pens to make professional-looking letters and numbers. Six styles of modern calligraphy, plus ways to personalize your designs. Try more advanced techniques combining lettering and illustrations, and the many project suggestions for cards, invitations, signs, and more.Author BiographyHamane Higashi is a calligraphy artist and teacher in Japan, and owner of Calligraphy Factory. After graduating from the Faculty of Ed...

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by Estrella de Diego (Author) Number of Pages: 304 Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN Publication Date: October 04, 2022

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Rakugaki: Cómo Potenciar Tu Imaginación a Través del Dibujo / Rakugaki: How to Enhance Your Imagination Through Drawing - Paperback

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by Bunpei Yorifuji (Author)Un método único para que todos nos atrevamos a dibujar. «Da igual si siempre has pensado que se te da fatal dibujar. Si alguna vez has fantaseado con hacerlo, abre este libro. Desde mi punto de vista, dibujar bien no tiene ninguna importancia. Lo esencial es dibujar lo que a uno le gusta ver e imaginar. Por eso he creado este pequeño manual: para que mires (y dibujes) las pequeñas cosas de la vida de una nueva forma. Aprenderás que un paraguas te ayudará a imaginar ...

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by Lauren Bucca (Author)This miniature bestiary contains some 200 illustrations of more than 160 mythical beings: fire-breathing dragons, mysterious mermaids, sinuous sea serpents, mischievous yokai, and many other wondrous creatures drawn from global folklore and mythology. They are depicted in a wide variety of artistic media, from painting and book illustration to sculpture and ceramics, from ancient times to the present. An insightful text explores the history of these creatures and their...

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Gloriana: Elizabeth I and the Art of Queenship - Hardcover

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by Linda Collins (Author), Siobhan Clarke (Author)In a kingdom ill-used to queens, Elizabeth I needed a very particular image to hold her divided country together. The 'Cult of Gloriana' was a movement in which authors, musicians, and artists - among them Spenser, Shakespeare, Tallis and Byrd - elevated the queen to the status of a virgin goddess. Her image was widely owned and distributed, thanks to the expansion of printing, and the English came to surpass their European counterparts in mi...

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Penned & Painted: The Art & Meaning of Books in Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts - Hardcover

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by Lucy Freeman Sandler (Author)The idea of the book was central throughout the western European and the eastern Mediterranean world in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. From the beginning, the word for 'book'--sefer in Hebrew, biblia in Greek, and liber in Latin--was identified with sacred writings--the Holy Scriptures of Jews and Christians, who were known as 'people of the book'. The centrality of the book to medieval thought is reflected materially in the countless images of books tha...

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by Erin Beardempl (Compiled by), Stephanie Aoun Abou Karam (Designed by)It's an easily made mistake to think of the Psalms as a "book," for most of the time we encounter them either in reading or as spoken, complete with chapters and verses. They're found in the middle of the Bible (aka the "Big book"), alongside other diverse writings, so we often locate them among the literary genres such as histories, legal works, teachings, satires, prophecies, letters and even gospels.While they work wel...

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The Collector Curt Glaser / Der Sammler Curt Glaser: From Champion of Modernism to Refugee / Vom Verfechter Der Moderne Zum Verfolgten - Paperback

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by Anita Haldemann (Editor), Judith Rauser (Editor)German-English edition The important, nearly forgotten German-Jewish museum expert and art collector Curt Glaser (1879-1943) was forced to emigrate by the National Socialists and sold the majority of his art holdings in Berlin in 1933. Through the whereabouts of works once owned by him, the Kunstmuseum Basel reached an agreement with Glaser's heirs that is recognized internationally as "best practice," and in connection with this is honoring...

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Zoe Leonard: Available Light - Hardcover

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by Zoe Leonard (Photographer), Karen Kelly (Editor), Barbara Schroeder (Editor)An exploration of the nature of visibility through a series of camera obscuras paired with silver gelatin prints of the sunIn the two related bodies of work that form this volume's centerpiece, New York-based photographer Zoe Leonard (born 1961) poses fundamental questions about the medium of photography and the nature of sight. In a series of large-scale installations, the artist employed the principle of the came...

Nfts: An Illustrated Field Guide - Paperback

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by Alyssa Place (Author), Rebecca Pry (Author)NFTs: "non-fungible tokens" representing digital assets traded in cryptocurrency - aren't going anywhere. And now, for the first time ever, there's a handy pocket field guide!NFTs: An Illustrated Field Guide is a beautifully illustrated guide to NFTs--a must-have for anyone interested in entering the NFT universe and learning about this incredible new trend that, for many people, may seem futuristic and obscure at first! Non-fungible tokens, so ca...

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Arthur Szyk Preserved: Institutional Collections of Original Art - Hardcover

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by Irvin Ungar (Author), Samantha Lyons (Author)An essential reference guide for learning where Arthur Szyk's public works resideDuring his lifetime, Arthur Szyk (1894-1951)--the prolific Polish-Jewish artist celebrated for his exquisite miniature paintings, book illustrations, and scathing political cartoons--created several thousand works spanning two continents. Now, for the first time, all of Szyk's original works held by institutional collections are documented in one definitive volume, ...

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by Ryan Stoute (Author)Archempress Wensley Spoongold visits one of her 6 million estates on a planet. Number of Pages: 98 Dimensions: 0.27 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: June 13, 2022

The Joint Rolling Handbook: Back to Basics - Hardcover

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by Bobcat (Author)Get back to basics and roll the perfect joint.Bobcat is back with his blunted bunnies to coach us on the art and joy of rolling.- Easy-to-follow instructions- Detailed step-by-step illustrationsFrom Saturday Night Special to the complex Crossroads and even the decadent Cannabis Cigar, find tips and tricks on making spliffs that will amaze your friends and win rolling contests.This book is also available from Echo Point Books as a paperback (ISBN 1648371604). Number of Pages:...

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Batman: The Postcard Collection - Hardcover

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by Insight Editions (Author)Celebrate your love for Batman(TM) with this deluxe set of one hundred unique postcards featuring art and photography of Batman, his sidekicks, and villains. With this deluxe boxed postcard set, fans can share their love of all things Batman(TM). Featuring gorgeous art and photography, this postcard set is perfect for decorating, scrapbooking, or sharing with friends. ICONIC CHARACTERS: This collection will include a wide assortment of iconic characters, includin...

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Painting the Inhabited Landscape: Fitz H. Lane and the Global Reach of Antebellum America - Hardcover

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by Margaretta M. Lovell (Author)The impulse in much nineteenth-century American painting and culture was to describe nature as a wilderness on which the young nation might freely inscribe its future: the United States as a virgin land, that is, unploughed, unfenced, and unpainted. Insofar as it exhibited evidence of a past, its traces pointed to a geologic or cosmic past, not a human one. The work of the New England artist Fitz H. Lane, however, was decidedly different.In this important study...

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Women Photograph: What We See: Women and Nonbinary Perspectives Through the Lens - Hardcover

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by Daniella Zalcman (Editor), Sara Ickow (Editor)Open your eyes to a new world view with 100 women and nonbinary photojournalists' stories from behind the lens. 85% of photojournalists are men. That means almost everything that is reported in the world is seen through men's eyes. Similarly, spaces and communities men don't have access to are left undocumented and forgotten. With the camera limited to the hands of one gender, photographic 'truth' is more subjective than it seems. To answer th...

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by Sarah Baxter (Author), Amy Grimes (Illustrator)Go beyond the big screen and explore the real places that inspired some of the greatest films of all time - brought to life through comprehensively researched text and stunning hand-drawn artwork. Travel journalist Sarah Baxter reveals 25 essential cinematic destinations around the globe, spanning different decades, directors and movie genres. Full-page colour illustrations instantly transport you to each location. You'll find that these plac...

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Instant Wall Art Vibrant Botanical Prints: 45 Ready-To-Frame Illustrations for Your Home Décor - Paperback

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by Adams Media (Author)Maximize your décor and personalize your space with these 45 unique botanical illustrations of beautiful plants and flowers in three convenient sizes to perfectly fit any frame or wall space. With Instant Wall Art Vibrant Botanical Prints, you can fill an entire wall with stunning, ready-to-frame images for the cost of a single art print. These forty-five eye-catching illustrations of beautiful and interesting plants will transform your space and create visual impact. T...

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Instant Wall Art Enchanted Mushrooms: 45 Ready-To-Frame Illustrations for Your Home Décor - Paperback

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by Sara Richard (Author)Add the magic and wonder of the forest to your walls with these 45 beautiful and intriguing illustrations of mushrooms in three convenient sizes to fit any space. Turn any room into an enchanting place to escape with these stunning, ready-to-frame prints that conjure the idyllic feeling of a hidden, ancient forest where fae and other creatures could be hiding under any flora. Inside you'll find illustrations of forty-five different species of mushrooms from Chicken of...

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Hilma AF Klint: Tree of Knowledge - Hardcover

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by Hilma Af Klint (Author), Julia Voss (Introduction by), Susan Aberth (Author)The first detailed survey of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint's groundbreaking Tree of Knowledge series "Revelatory and sublime. . . . Her work remains conceptually open enough for viewers to draw their own conclusions, insert their own meaning and feel transported to other glorious worlds." --The New York Times One of the most inventive artists of the twentieth century, af Klint was a pioneer of abstraction. Her fir...

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My First Big Book of Drawing - Paperback

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by Little Bee Books (Author)My First Big Book of Drawing is a jumbo activity book that teaches kids how to draw animals, food, and more! Kids will love My First Big Book of Drawing, a follow-up and expansion to the successful My First Big Book of Coloring series that's packed with page after page of fun! Beginner, intermediate, and advanced artists will love this how-to-draw book, packed with a variety of tutorials. This book includes almost 200 pages of step-by-step instructions teaching kid...

Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; With 143 Illustrations - Paperback

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by Joseph Breck (Author), Harry B. Wehle (Author)This book "" Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; With 143 Illustrations "" has been considered important throughout the human history. It has been out of print for decades.So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and...

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The Sun, the Sea, and the Stars: Ancient Wisdom as a Healing Journey - Hardcover

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by Iulia Bochis (Author)A beautiful visual representation of personal growth and healing based around striking affirmations, mantras, and ancient wisdom, from Lao Tzu to Rumi and beyond When it seems that you have been left behind, in a moment of stillness you might realize that the infinite stars, the restless sea, and the patient moon are all traveling along with you. In this beautiful collection, artist Iulia Bochis pairs visual storytelling with timeless wisdom to take you on a voyage of ...

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by Ed Vere (Author)A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world in this picture book from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Ed Vere. It's an inspiring exploration of the creative spirit, perfect for fans of What Do You Do with an Idea? and The Dot. Creative young children will see themselves and the world around them in a fresh light in this charming story about an artistic soul. Through setbacks and triumphs, our young hero adds color and...

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Railroads, Art, and American Life: An Artist's Memoir - Hardcover

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by J. Craig Thorpe (Author)Explore the past, present, and future of rail travel through 30 years of one artist's work.Once a common part of the American landscape, trains are increasingly fading from public view. Though photographs can accurately convey the details of "what, where, and when," sometimes paintings can better convey the deeper truths of an era. Collecting more than thirty years of paintings and renderings, Railroads, Art, and American Life tells the story of rail transportation ...

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Art and Joy: Best Friends Forever - Hardcover

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by Danielle Krysa (Author)This wry and wisdom-filled children's book from the author of How To Spot An Artist helps artists aged five and up discover the joy of artistic expression while silencing self-criticism. This is the story of two best friends--Art and Joy--and how they overcome the insidious "Art Bully" that criticizes their creative endeavors. Danielle Krysa knows that kids have an inner critic too--the kind that tells them their artworks are stupid, messy, the wrong color, or just p...