Are you obsessed by dress? Do you wonder if your obsession is a virtue or a vice? The flourish of a creative spirit or a sign of conformity to social norms? If so, you're in good company. Juxtaposing quotations from Virgil to Coco Chanel, Tobi Tobias reassures us that the obsession with clothes is as old as human history itself. Jane Austen, Mae West, Christian Dior, Virginia Woolf, Andy Warhol, and Mark Twain are among the many who have their say. Arranged with incomparable flair, their comme...
A collection of the best personal, editorial and privately commissioned work by award-winning artist, Craig Elliott. Craig's carefully crafted and arresting images of nature and the human form have captivated audiences with their visual and intellectual celebration of the beauty in this world and beyond. Craig Elliott showcases the female form in original, evocative compositions. This collection is filled with lush, full colour finished images as well as preliminary sketches and studies and the...
Maria Lassnig
by Gottfried Boehm, Silvia Eiblmayr, and Oswald Wiener
The Location of Pictures follows the career of Vienna-based painter Maria Lassnig (born 1919), long famed for her colorful explorations of the human figure. It includes previously unseen examples from all periods, tracing the developments in her painting between abstract expressionism and recent figuration.
Lynne Pickering (Lynne Pickering; Art and Interiors, #6)
by Lynne Pickering
This book presents a comprehensive overview of Walker's work, beginning with her first cut-paper wall installation, 'Gone, An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart'.
Well-known Mondo artist Jason Edmiston explores the iconic gazes of your favorite pop culture characters. If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then you'll discover lots of famous souls in this exclusive 200-page artbook showcasing famous eyes by pop culture's Rembrandt: Jason Edmiston. From never-before-seen preliminary sketches to vibrant full-color illustrations, look into over 300 pairs of eyes covering pop culture icons known from Star Wars to the Simpsons and The Warriors to Get Out...
The Waste Land and Other Poems (Arcturus Silhouette Classics) (The royal collection)
by T. S. Eliot
A Penguin ClassicWhile recovering from a mental collapse in a Swiss sanitarium in 1921, T. S. Eliot finished what became the definitive poem of the modern condition, one that still casts a large and ominous shadow over twentieth-century poetry. Built upon the imagery of the Grail legend, the Fisher King, and ancient fertility cults, “The Waste Land” is both a poetic diagnosis of an ailing civilization and a desperate quest for spiritual renewal. Through pastiche and collage Eliot unfolds a night...
Design creative characters inspired by real people. Let Mike Mattesi show you how to use life drawing to discover the poses, features and personalities which form the basis of character and then build, develop and 'PUSH' your drawings to new heights of dramatic and visual impact for believable characters audiences can relate to. Packed with color illustrations and photographs of the models who inspired them. With step-by-step explanation of how the characters were developed and exercises for yo...
Depictions of motherhood are ever present in Western art, yet rarely questioned or challenged. We may shy away from a subject that could be seen as sentimental or overly associated with idealistic constructs of femininity, nurture and care. Whether we are mothers ourselves, or whether we bring or nurture life in a wider sense, we all have some understanding of motherhood. We are all born of a woman’s body. We are formed from the messy, challenging, self-denying and transformative experiences of...
Art Studio: Faces & Features introduces beginning artists and art enthusiasts to the art of drawing and painting heads, faces, and expressions using a variety of mediums. Drawing and painting heads, faces, and expressions can be an intimidating prospect for a beginning artist. Art Studio: Faces & Features is here to help, with more than 50 tips, techniques, and step-by-step projects that will have you creating expressive faces and mastering textures in all your drawings. This intuitive guide...
The Victorian era produced many famous artists and styles. John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were part of the famous pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood whose willowy models were often seen in the works of several of the artists. One of the most famous was Elizabeth Siddall, an artist in her own right, who posed for Millais' Ophelia,married to Rossetti, and posed for him, Holman Hunt and Walter Deverell. This fascinating book is a must for everyone interested in art and the Victorian era,...
