The portrait-sculptor Ivor Roberts-Jones is best known for his statue of Winston Churchill in London's Parliament Square, but outstanding among his other work is the epic bronze group `Bendigeidfran and Gwern', taken from the Mabinogion: this illustrated history of Roberts-Jones's life and work was prepared to commemmorate its completion.
The Olympia Master and his Collaborators (Monumenta Graeca et Romana, #6)
Jane Alexander is one of the most significant South African artists working today. The artist's hybrid mutants speak to the porous borders between humans and other forms of animal life. Alexander acts as a nonjudgmental surveyor mapping the forces, interests, and passions at play in human behavior. Her sculptures, installations, and photomontages are firmly rooted in her South African experience yet they also transcend their locality, revealing the disparity felt every day around the world betwe...
Juraj Cutek is one of the most remarkable Slovak artists. He is mainly known for his sculptures of wood combined with ready-made metal elements. Cutek's works oscillate between the imaginary and real worlds, drawing inspiration from history, music, mythology, and circus art. His sculptures feature a highly distinctive style and dynamic rendering. Although they are static and firmly attached to their base, each of them gives its own unique theatrical performance in playful and lively posture.
Die Medici und zahlreiche der ihnen nahe stehenden Patrizier errichteten im Laufe des 16. Jahrhunderts in ihren Florentiner Stadtpalasten aufwendig ausgestattete Kapellen. Neben ihrer Funktion als Andachtsraume waren sie Prestigeobjekte einer elitaren Gesellschaft, die gepragt war von der Konsolidierung des jungen Medici-Herzogtums. Im Zentrum des Buches stehen die komplexen Bildprogramme der Kapellen der Mediciresidenzen mit Meisterwerken von Agnolo Bronzino, Giorgio Vasari und Benvenuto Cellin...
Created in co-operation with Florence's Fine Arts and Historic Works Commission and museum directors, this title covers some of the city's finest museums and art collections.
Wake Up Scupt Be Awesome Notebook for a Sculptor, Blank Lined Journal
by Useful Occupations Books
Stein Book: Illustrated Catalog, Current Prices , Collector'
by Gary Kirsner and Jim Gruhl
An Introduction to Mediaeval Ivory Carvings
by Victoria and Albert Museum
History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting in the Old Kingdom
by W.Stevenson Smith
An Introduction to Medieval Ivory Carvings (V & A introductions to the decorative arts)
by Paul Williamson