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Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmakingby Holly HarrisonISBN 1564969959 (1-56496-995-9)
Softcover, Quayside Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking'Book summary:Today, more than ever, you can't judge a book by its cover. Why? Because two trends in bookmaking are pushing the boundaries of what it means to write, read and experience a book. This guide explores the creative processes behind "altered books" - when artists make their own distinctive mark on an already published work - and "collaborative journals" - in which many artists come together to create a unique single work. It reveals how to alter treasured books through collage, paint, layering, sewing and more, showing how communities of artists can come together to select a topic, set up a project and ultimately publish or display their finished collaborative work. The guide presents the work of cutting-edge altered book artists and some of their favourite techniques revealing how to choose a book to alter, what you can do to its pages and cover and even how to experiment with common household materials to create unique bindings. Techniques such as burning, cutting windows, extensions, inclusions, photo transfers, gelatin prints, computer manipulation and many others are explored within the guide with tips on how to start a Round Robin, or join one through the Internet, to maximize collaborative dun whilst avoiding potential pitfalls. [via]
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Art and the Bibleby Francis A. SchaefferISBN 0877844437 (0-87784-443-7)
Softcover, InterVarsity Press
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Art And the Bible: Two Essaysby Francisa Schaeffer, Michael CardISBN 083083401X (0-8308-3401-X)
Softcover, Ivp Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Art And the Bible: Two Essays'Book summary:"The lordship of Christ should include an interest in the arts," writes Francis Schaeffer. "A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God." Many Christians, wary of creating graven images, have steered clear of artistic creativity. But the Bible offers a robust affirmation of the arts. The human impulse to create reflects our being created in the image of a creator God. has been a foundational work for generations of Christians in the arts. In this book's classic essays, Francis Schaeffer first examines the scriptural record of the use of various art forms, and then establishes a Christian perspective on art. With clarity and vigor, Schaeffer explains why "the Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars." [via]
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Art Nowby Ingo F. WaltherISBN 3822802883 (3-8228-0288-3)
Hardcover, Taschen America, LLC
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The Art of Miyazaki's Spirited Awayby Hayao MiyazakiISBN 1569317771 (1-56931-777-1)
Hardcover, Viz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Miyazaki's Spirited Away'Book summary:The Art of Spirited Away collects colour illustrations of Spirited Away for the first time in an English edition! This book includes paintings and designs from the new animated film from the director of Kiki's Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke. Large-size, hardcover coffee-table book featuring artwork from the renowned animated film, Spirited Away, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Features commentary, colour stills, sketches, storyboards, and illustrations used to envision the rich fantasy world of the film. Also includes a complete English-language script.
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The Artful Universeby John D. BarrowISBN 0198539967 (0-19-853996-7)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Artful Universe'Book summary:Our likes and dislikes--our senses and sensibilities--did not fall ready-made from the sky, argues internationally acclaimed author John D. Barrow. We know we enjoy a beautiful painting or a passionate symphony, but what we don't necessarily understand is that these experiences conjure up latent instincts laid down and perpetuated over millions of years. Now, in The Artful Universe, Barrow explores the close ties between our aesthetic appreciation and the basic nature of the Universe, challenging the commonly held view that our sense of beauty is entirely free and unfettered.
Barrow argues that the laws of the Universe, its environments and its astronomical appearance, have imprinted themselves upon our thoughts and actions in subtle and unexpected ways. Why do we like certain types of art or music? What games and puzzles do we find challenging? Why do so many myths and legends have common elements? Who created the cornucopia of constellations in the night sky? And why? In this eclectic and entertaining survey, Barrow answers these questions and more as he explains how the landscape of the Universe has influenced the development of philosophy and mythology, and how millions of years of evolutionary history have fashioned our attraction to certain patterns of sound and color. Barrow casts the story of human creativity and thought in a fascinating light, considering such diverse topics as our instinct for language, the origins and uses of color in Nature, why we divide time into intervals as we do, the sources of our appreciation of landscape painting, and whether computer-generated fractal art is really art. Barrow reconsiders the question of whether intelligent extraterrestrial life exists, showing that the benefits (and even the likelihood) that might follow from the discovery of life on other worlds could be very different from what we might have been led to expect. Remarkably, we find that some of the properties of the Universe that are essential for the existence of any form of life play a key role in determining psychological and religious responses to the Cosmos.
Drawing on a wide variety of examples, from the theological questions raised by St. Augustine and C.S. Lewis to the relationship between the pure math of Pythagoras and the music of the Beatles, The Artful Universe covers new ground and enters a wide-ranging debate about the meaning and significance of the links between art and science. It will change our view of the creation of art and the way we see the world in which we live. [via]More editions of The Artful Universe:
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The Artful Universe Expandedby John BarrowISBN 019280569X (0-19-280569-X)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Artful Universe Expanded'Book summary:Our love of art, writes John Barrow, is the end product of millions of years of evolution. How we react to a beautiful painting or symphony draws upon instincts laid down long before humans existed. Now, in this enhanced edition of the highly popular The Artful Universe, Barrow further explores the close ties between our aesthetic appreciation and the basic nature of the Universe.
Barrow argues that the laws of the Universe have imprinted themselves upon our thoughts and actions in subtle and unexpected ways. Why do we like certain types of art or music? What games and puzzles do we find challenging? Why do so many myths and legends have common elements? In this eclectic and entertaining survey, Barrow answers these questions and more as he explains how the landscape of the Universe has influenced the development of philosophy and mythology, and how millions of years of evolutionary history have fashioned our attraction to certain patterns of sound and color. Barrow casts the story of human creativity and thought in a fascinating light, considering such diverse topics as our instinct for language, the origins and uses of color in nature, why we divide time into intervals as we do, the sources of our appreciation of landscape painting, and whether computer-generated fractal art is really art.
Drawing on a wide variety of examples, from the theological questions raised by St. Augustine and C.S. Lewis to the relationship between the pure math of Pythagoras and the music of the Beatles, The Artful Universe Expanded covers new ground and enters a wide-ranging debate about the meaning and significance of the links between art and science. [via]More editions of The Artful Universe Expanded:
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The Artful Universe: The Cosmic Source of Human Creativityby John D. BarrowISBN 0316082422 (0-316-08242-2)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Artsby Hendrik Willem Van LoonISBN 0871405792 (0-87140-579-2)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Blue Dogby George RodrigueISBN 1584790253 (1-58479-025-3)
Hardcover, Stewart, Tabori & Chang
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Burne-Jones, Victorian Artist-Dreamerby John Christian, Alan Crawford, Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Stephen Wildman, Laurence Des Cars, Musee D'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Birmingham Museums and Art GalleryISBN 0870998595 (0-87099-859-5)
Softcover, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cat's Eyeby Margaret AtwoodISBN 0385260075 (0-385-26007-5)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cat's Eye'Book summary:Cat's Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must come to terms with her own identity as a daughter, a lover, an artist, and a woman--but above all she must seek release from her haunting memories. Disturbing, hilarious, and compassionate, Cat's Eye is a breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life. [via]
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The Complete Printmaker: Techniques, Traditions, Innovationsby Clare Romano, John Ross, Tim RossISBN 0029273722 (0-02-927372-2)
Softcover, Free Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Printmaker: Techniques, Traditions, Innovations'Book summary:The revised and expanded edition of "The Complete Printmaker" covers various aspects of fine printmaking and takes the reader step by step through the history and techniques of over forty-five print-making methods - from the traditional etching, engraving, lithography, and relief print processes to today's computer prints, Mylar lithography, copier prints, water-based screen printing, helio-reliefs, and monotypes. The book also includes a survey of issues and contemporary concerns in the printmakers world. [via]
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Diary of a Geniusby Salvador DaliISBN 0132099411 (0-13-209941-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Dinotopiaby James GurneyISBN 1878685899 (1-878685-89-9)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Mastersby Kim Solga, Mary Ann F. Kohl, Rebecca Van SlykeISBN 0935607099 (0-935607-09-9)
Softcover, Bright Ring Pub
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Drawing for Older Children and Teens: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Tooby Mona BrookesISBN 0874776600 (0-87477-660-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Drawing for Older Children and Teens: A Creative Method That Works for Adult Beginners, Tooby Mona BrookesISBN 0874776619 (0-87477-661-9)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Drawing for Older Children and Teens: A Creative Method That Works for Adult Beginners, Too'Book summary:Everyone can learn how to draw- and feel truly proud of the results - using mona brookes' proven drawing methods. Now the author of america's best-selling art instruction book for young children provides a complete course for older children, teens and adult beginners.in part i, you'll discover the many different styles you can choose to draw in and how to develop your own personal style.in part ii, you'll discover a unique way of seeing that allows you to draw any shape you observe. You'll learn the basics (from buying art supplies to planning your compositions) and all the good stuff- proportion, scale, perspective, contrast shading and special effects. Lastly, mona provides essential information on drawing the human form, animals, still, landscapes, and buildings.it's all here. Now nothing can prevent you from discovering the joys of drawing. Open this book and you'll see what creative possibilities await you! special notedrawing for older children & teens includes special sections for art teachers and educators. [via]
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Dynamic Light and Shadeby Burne HogarthISBN 0823015815 (0-8230-1581-5)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dynamic Light and Shade'Book summary:Mastery of light and shade - rendered with accuracy and expressive power - is the key to three-dimensional form in drawing and painting. Here is the first book on this essential subject, the product of years of study by one of the world's great teachers of drawing and an artist of international renown, Burne Hogarth.
Hogarth begins with the simplist kind of light and shade, showing how a dark silhouette on white paper can communicate form and space. He then shows how the silhouette is transformed into three dimensions with the addition of minimal light - the highlight.
Following these instructory chapters, Hogarth devotes a separate chapter to each of the given basic categories of light and shade: single-source light; double-source light; flat, diffused light; moonlight; and sculptural light. In these chapters Hogarth illustrates the effects of these different kinds of light on a variety of subjects and examines both natural and artificial light sources.
Moving on to more complex lighting effects, Hogarth explains spatial light - how light and shade can create a sense of "near and far"; environmental light - the effects of weather, time of day, and the changing of seasons; textural light - how light reveals the surface qualities of forms that range from rough stone to silk and satin draperies; transparent light - the effects passing through transparent materials like glass and water, and translucent substances like moving water or sailcloth; fragmentation light - the disrupted light we see in such subjects as fire, rain, and flying snow; radiant light - the intense light we see when we look into the light source itself, which may range from the sun to a candle flame; and finally the various kinds of expressive light invented by the artist - such as the symbolic and mystic light of religious art, or the paterns of light and shade that convey a mood or a psychological state.
Burne Hogarth illustrates every effect of light and shade with brilliant drawings in pencil, charcoal, carbon, pen and ink, and brush and ink, encouraging the reader to experiment with diverse drawing media.
Dynamic Light and Shade is an essential volume for everyone who draws and paints. [via] 
Edvard Munch: 1863-1944by Ultich BischoffISBN 3822859710 (3-8228-5971-0)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Edvard Munch 1863-1944by Edvard Munch, Ulrich BischoffISBN 3822805696 (3-8228-0569-6)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Edvard Munch 1863-1944'Book summary:This is a book of 18 postcards featuring the paintings of Edvard Munch a Norwegian painter who had a major influence on Expressionism. The pack is strongly bound and cards can be easily removed. The book includes an introductory text about the artist. [via]
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Edward Burne-Jones: Victorian Artist-Dreamerby John Christian, Alan Crawford, Stephen Wildman, Laurence Des Cars, Musee D'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Birmingham Museums and Art GalleryISBN 0870998587 (0-87099-858-7)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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Enjoying Art With Childrenby Gladys S. BlizzardISBN 0934738769 (0-934738-76-9)
Hardcover, Charlesbridge Pub Inc
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Everyday Matters: A Memoirby Danny GregoryISBN 1401307957 (1-4013-0795-7)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Everyday Matters: A Memoir'Book summary:"Two years before I started drawing, my wife was run over by a subway train. Sounds really terrible, I know. But, well, this book is about how art and New York City saved my life."
When Danny Gregory's wife was severely injured, his life was changed in an instant. Searching about for meaning for what had happened to his little family, he began to create a richly illustrated journal of his life. Gregory as driven to record and comment on every aspect of his life, from dirty dishes to cathedrals, from hospital wards to life-drawing classes, from brunch with Hell's Angels to book shopping at the Strand.
This unique book chronicles his discovery of drawing, his wife's rehabilitation, his son's infancy, and the life of the city he loves. Funny, bittersweet, romantic, and perverse, Everyday Matters is an inspiration, an invitation to look for the beauty and significance in the details of our daily lives. [via] -
Giotto to Durer: Early Renaissance Painting in the National Galleryby Nicholas Penny, Jill Dunkerton, Susan Foister, Dillian GordonISBN 0300050828 (0-300-05082-8)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Giotto to Durer: Early Renaissance Painting in the National Gallery'Book summary:The collection of Early Renaissance painting in the National Gallery in London is one of the finest and most comprehensive in the world. This book provides a survey of European painting between 1260 and 1510, in both northern and southern Europe, based largely on the National Gallery collection, and is at the same time a guide to the paintings in the Gallery. It is published to coincide with the opening of the Sainsbury Wing in which the Early Renaissance collection will be exhibited. The authors explain the background of relious belief and devotional practice for which many of the paintings were created, and the secular requirements and ambitions which influenced them. They discuss the social context in which art was created and then displayed in the street, the palace or the church; and consider the role of the patron and the dealer. They describe the artist's workshop, consider the role of apprentices and assistance, discuss the influence of guilds and courts and explore the reasons for the introduction of new subjects and techniques and also the survival of traditions. The book goes on to supply an account of the materials and techniques of the early Renaissance artist. The preparation of panels, the application of gold leaf, the use of tempera and oil paint are all explained on the basis of research. After this introduction, some 70 of the finest and best known paintings in the gallery are examined in detail, including masterpieces by Duccio, Van Eyck, Mantegna, Piero della Francesca, Bouts, Bellini, Memling, Raphael and Leonardo. [via]
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Goblinsby Brian FroudISBN 0872264564 (0-87226-456-4)
Hardcover, Peter Bedrick Books
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The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Artby Guerrilla GirlsISBN 014025997X (0-14-025997-X)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Hiroshige: Prints and Drawingsby Henry D. Smith, Matthi Forrer, Suzuki JuzoISBN 3791325949 (3-7913-2594-9)
Softcover, Prestel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hiroshige: Prints and Drawings'Book summary:Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) holds an assured place in the history of world art as one of the greatest and best-loved masters of the wood-block print. For this book, published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts in London to mark the bicentenary of the artist's birth, every effort has been made to reproduce the finest early impressions. Each plate is provided with a commentary by Matthi Forrer who, in an introductory essay, examines Hiroshige's life and work, assessing his place in Japanese art and making some important revisions to the generally accepted chronology of his oeuvre. Suzuki Juzo, in his essay, makes a plea for seeing Hiroshige as a whole, drawing attention to aspects of the artist's work and personality that are often overlooked, while Henry D. Smith II places Hiroshige and his art in their social and political context. [via]
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History of Art for Young Peopleby H. W. JansonISBN 0131833006 (0-13-183300-6)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Art for Young People'Book summary:For nearly 25 years, History of Art for Young People has remained unsurpassed as an introduction to the fascinating world of art in the Western world. In this new edition, Anthony F. Janson, chairman and associate professor of art and theatre at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, retains the intelligent freshness of H.W. Janson's classic original work while making it even more accessible and meaningful for today's readers. 623 illustrations, 253 in color. Glossary. Index. Bibliography. 4 maps. [via]
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In Praise of Shadowsby Junichiro TanizakISBN 0918172020 (0-918172-02-0)
Softcover, Leete's Island Books
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Japan; A History in Artby Bradley SmithISBN 0385032404 (0-385-03240-4)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Joan Miro: 1893-1983by Janis MinkISBN 3822859753 (3-8228-5975-3)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Joan Miro: 1893-1983'Book summary:This title in the Modern Masters series focuses on the work of Joan Miro, one of the painters most often associated with surrealism. Miro studied art in his native Barcelona before joining the Paris art scene in the 1920s. Fantasy, dreams, and myths played an important role in Miro's early works, many of which are included in the more than 70 full-color reproductions of paintings, sculptures, and tapestries in this collection. This is a fine introduction to the monumental works of one of the foremost artists of the 20th century. [via]
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Joan Miro: 1893-1983by Joan Miro, Janis MinkISBN 3822896497 (3-8228-9649-7)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Joseph Cornellby Kynaston McShine, Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)ISBN 0870702726 (0-87070-272-6)
Softcover, Museum of Modern Art
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Joseph Cornell/Marcel Duchamp --in Resonanceby Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Cornell, Philadelphia Museum of ArtISBN 0939594471 (0-939594-47-1)
Softcover, Cantz
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Joseph Cornell/Marcel Duchamp...Resonanceby Ann Temkin, Walter Hopps, Susan Davidson, Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Cornell, Ecke Bonk, Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, Anne D'HarnoncourtISBN 3893224319 (3-89322-431-9)
Hardcover, Hatje Cantz Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Joseph Cornell/Marcel Duchamp...Resonance'Book summary:Joseph Cornell/Marcel Duchamp... In Resonance is a beautiful catalog of works by both of the artists, accompanied by eight essays that explore their work and their relationship. These essays include marvelous anecdotes and information about both the personal and artistic lives of the artists and how deeply they influenced one another. Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was a somewhat reclusive American artist from Queens, New York, who was known for his small theatrical box constructions. Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was born in France and was an integral part of the avant-garde art world--he is often called the father of contemporary art. The focus of the book revolves around the "Duchamp Dossier," a varied collection of objects from Duchamp that Cornell collected. "There's no way of knowing whether the dossier was made in collaboration with Duchamp or whether Duchamp knew of it at all, although it seems likely that he may have suspected it existed. It contained various things that Duchamp had clearly given to Cornell." The complete contents of the dossier are reproduced in this volume at 60 percent of their actual size.
What is so fascinating about the dossier is that it is something of a physical map of the interactions between Cornell and Duchamp. Along with the photo reproductions there is a complete and extremely detailed inventory of the dossier, including such information as the text of letters and type of postage. Also in the book is a comprehensive chronology of the lives of both artists. The book, a hefty 344 pages, includes 126 color plates and 320 halftone images. --Jennifer Cohen [via]
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A Land Apart from Timeby James GurneyISBN 1878685236 (1-878685-23-6)
Hardcover, Gage Learning Corporation
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The Life and Works of Daliby Nathaniel HarrisISBN 1858136563 (1-85813-656-3)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women & the Artists They Inspiredby Francine ProseISBN 1854109448 (1-85410-944-8)
Hardcover, Aurum Press
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Marc Chagall 1887-1985: Painting As Poetryby Marc Chagall, Rainer Metzger, Ingo F. WaltherISBN 382280567X (3-8228-0567-X)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Marc Chagall 1887-1985: Painting As Poetryby Rainer Metzger, Ingo F. WaltherISBN 3822859907 (3-8228-5990-7)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Marcel Duchamp 1887-1968: Art As Anti-Artby Marcel Duchamp, Janis MinkISBN 3822888834 (3-8228-8883-4)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Marcel Duchamp, 1887 - 1968: Art As Anti- Artby TaschenISBN 3822863165 (3-8228-6316-5)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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The Marriage of Heaven and Hellby William BlakeISBN 0192811673 (0-19-281167-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Artby Barbara BurnISBN 0870996770 (0-87099-677-0)
Hardcover, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Masters of Deception : Escher, Dali and the Artists of Optical Illusionby Al Seckel, Douglas R. HofstadterISBN 1402705778 (1-4027-0577-8)
Hardcover, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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Minoan and Mycenaean Artby Reynold Alleyne HigginsISBN 0195202570 (0-19-520257-0)
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Mirageby Doris Vallejo, Boris&Doris Vallejo, Boris VallejoISBN 1560251395 (1-56025-139-5)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mirage'Book summary:Boris Vallejo's science fiction/fantasy illustrations have apeared on the covers of some of SF's best, and he has worked on such well-known series as Tarzan. In this book, Vallejo showcases what he does best--bold and provocative paintings of sensuous women and strong men, set against mythical, otherworldly backgrounds. 41 illustrations, 29 in color. [via]
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Mirageby Nigel Suckling, Boris&Doris VallejoISBN 1560253185 (1-56025-318-5)
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The Mission of Artby Alex Grey, Ken WilberISBN 157062545X (1-57062-545-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mission of Art'Book summary:The Mission of Art is an inspirational text for artists and anyone who has glimpsed the spiritual power of art. Alex Grey traces the evolution of human consciousness through art history, seeking the threads of art's abiding mission. He reflects on the development of his own work, including provocative performances and the profoundly affecting psychedelic experiences which lead to his unique visionary art. He explores the role of an artist's intention and conscience, and how we of the postmodern age can draw on the creative process as a spiritual path. A thought-provoking examination of how culture makes the soul visible, The Mission of Art challenges us to aim high with our creativity and bring beauty and fresh vision to our depleted and cynical world. The text is accompanied by over fifty black and white reproductions of the author's own drawings and paintings. [via]
Mucha: The Triumph of Art Nouveauby Arthur Ellridge, Alphonse Marie MuchaISBN 2879390060 (2-87939-006-0)
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Neo-Classicismby Hugh Honour, Hugh HorourISBN 0140137602 (0-14-013760-2)
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On Beautyby Zadie SmithISBN 1594200637 (1-59420-063-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Beauty'Book summary:In an author's note at the end of On Beauty, Zadie Smith writes: "My largest structural debt should be obvious to any E.M. Forster fan; suffice it to say he gave me a classy old frame, which I covered with new material as best I could." If it is true that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Forster, perched on a cloud somewhere, should be all puffed up with pride. His disciple has taken Howards End, that marvelous tale of class difference, and upped the ante by adding race, politics, and gender. The end result is a story for the 21st century, told with a perfect ear for everything: gangsta street talk; academic posturing, both British and American; down-home black Floridian straight talk; and sassy, profane kids, both black and white.
Howard Belsey is a middle-class white liberal Englishman teaching abroad at Wellington, a thinly disguised version of one of the Ivies. He is a Rembrandt scholar who can't finish his book and a recent adulterer whose marriage is now on the slippery slope to disaster. His wife, Kiki, a black Floridian, is a warm, generous, competent wife, mother, and medical worker. Their children are Jerome, disgusted by his father's behavior, Zora, Wellington sophomore firebrand feminist and Levi, eager to be taken for a "homey," complete with baggy pants, hoodies and the ever-present iPod. This family has no secrets--at least not for long. They talk about everything, appropriate to the occasion or not. And, there is plenty to talk about.
The other half of the story is that of the Kipps family: Monty, stiff, wealthy ultra-conservative vocal Christian and Rembrandt scholar, whose book has been published. His wife Carlene is always slightly out of focus, and that's the way she wants it. She wafts over all proceedings, never really connecting with anyone. That seems to be endemic in the Kipps household. Son Michael is a bit of a Monty clone and daughter Victoria is not at all what Daddy thinks she is. Indeed, Forster's advice, "Only connect," is lost on this group.
The two academics have long been rivals, detesting each other's politics and disagreeing about Rembrandt. They are thrown into further conflict when Jerome leaves Wellington to get away from the discovery of his father's affair, lands on the Kipps' doorstep, falls for Victoria and mistakes what he has going with her for love. Howard makes it worse by trying to fix it. Then, Kipps is granted a visiting professorship at Wellington and the whole family arrives in Massachusetts.
From this raw material, Smith has fashioned a superb book, her best to date. She has interwoven class, race, and gender and taken everyone prisoner. Her even-handed renditions of liberal and/or conservative mouthings are insightful, often hilarious, and damning to all. She has a great time exposing everyone's clay feet. This author is a young woman cynical beyond her years, and we are all richer for it. --Valerie Ryan [via]
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Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulzby Charles M. Schulz, Geoff SpearISBN 0375714634 (0-375-71463-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz'Book summary:This beautiful album will dazzle fans of Charles M. Schulz and his art, providing an unprecedented look at the work of the most brilliant and beloved cartoonist of the twentieth century. Here is the whole gangCharlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, Schroeder, Pig-Pen, and all the others from the original Peanuts strips.
More than five hundred comic strips are reproduced, as well as such rare or never-before-seen items as a sketchbook from Schulz's army days in the early 1940s; his very first printed strip, Just Keep Laughing; his private scrapbook of pre-Peanuts Li'l Folks strips; developmental sketches for the first versions of Charlie Brown and the other Peanuts characters; a sketchbook from 1963; and many more materials gathered from the Schulz archives in Santa Rosa, California.
The art has been stunningly photographed by Geoff Spear in full color, capturing the subtle textures of paper, ink, and line. The stripswhich were shot only from the original art or vintage newsprintreveal how, from the 1950s through 2000, Schulz's style and the Peanuts world evolved. The book features an introduction by Jean Schulz and has been designed and edited by renowned graphic artist Chip Kidd, who also provides an informed and appreciative commentary.
This celebration of the genius of the most revered cartoonist of our time is a must for anyone who has ever come under the spell of Peanuts. [via]More editions of Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz:
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The Photographer's Handbookby John Hedgecoe, Leonard FordISBN 0852232322 (0-85223-232-2)
Hardcover, Ebury Press
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Photographyby John Upton, James Stone, Barbara LondonISBN 0131896091 (0-13-189609-1)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Photographyby Kenneth Kobre, John Upton, Betsy Brill, Barbara LondonISBN 0131648217 (0-13-164821-7)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Photography'Book summary:This best-selling, comprehensive guide to photography-featuring superb instructional illustrations-is the most cutting-edge photography book on the market. It offers extensive coverage of digital imaging-with the latest technological developments, such as Web page design and formatting photos on CD-ROMs. Chapter topics explore the process of getting started, camera, lens, film and light, exposure, processing the negative, mounting and finishing, color, digital camera, digital darkroom, lighting, special techniques, view camera, zone system, seeing photographs, and the history of photography. Step-by-step instructions include a "Lights Out" feature to help learners better identify darkroom techniques. For anyone with a personal or professional interest in photography. [via]
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Photographyby Jim Stone, John Upton, Barbara LondonISBN 0131752014 (0-13-175201-4)
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The Portfolios of Ansel Adamsby Ansel AdamsISBN 0821258222 (0-8212-5822-2)
Softcover, Bulfinch Pr
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The Ransom of Russian Artby John A. McPheeISBN 0374524505 (0-374-52450-5)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Rembrandt 1606-1669: The Mystery of the Revealed Formby Michael BockemuhlISBN 3822863203 (3-8228-6320-3)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Renoir, My Fatherby Jean Renoir, Robert L. Herbert, Randolph Weaver, Dorothy WeaverISBN 0940322773 (0-940322-77-3)
Softcover, New York Review of Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Renoir, My Father'Book summary:In this delightful memoir, Jean Renoir, the director of such masterpieces of the cinema as Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game, tells the life story of his father, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the great Impressionist painter. Recounting Pierre-Auguste's extraordinary career, beginning as a painter of fans and porcelain, recording the rules of thumb by which he worked, and capturing his unpretentious and wonderfully engaging talk and personality, Jean Renoir's book is both a wonderful double portrait of father and son and, in the words of the distinguished art historian John Golding, it "remains the best account of Renoir, and, furthermore, among the most beautiful and moving biographies we have."
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Restoration of Paintingsby Knut NicolausISBN 3895089222 (3-89508-922-2)
Softcover, Konemann
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Rothkoby Jacob Baal-TeshuvaISBN 3822818208 (3-8228-1820-8)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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The Sandman: The Wakeby Neil Gaiman, Yoshitaka AmanoISBN 156389629X (1-56389-629-X)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sandman: The Wake'Book summary:Sandman fans should feel lucky that master fantasy writer Neil Gaiman discovered the mythical world of Japanese fables while researching his translation of Hayao Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke. At the same time, while preparing for the Sandman 10th anniversary, he met Yoshitaka Amano, his artist for the 11th Sandman book. Amano is the famed designer of the Final Fantasy game series. The product of Gaiman's immersion in Japanese art, culture, and history, Sandman: Dream Hunters is a classic Japanese tale (adapted from "The Fox, the Monk, and the Mikado of All Night's Dreaming") that he has subtly morphed into his Sandman universe.
Like most fables, the story begins with a wager between two jealous animals, a fox and a badger: which of them can drive a young monk from his solitary temple? The winner will make the temple into a new fox or badger home. But as the fox adopts the form of a woman to woo the monk from his hermitage, she falls in love with him. Meanwhile, in far away Kyoto, the wealthy Master of Yin-Yang, the onmyoji, is plagued by his fears and seeks tranquility in his command of sorcery. He learns of the monk and his inner peace; he dispatches demons to plague the monk in his dreams and eventually kill him to bring his peace to the onmyoji. The fox overhears the demons on their way to the monk and begins her struggle to save the man whom at first she so envied.
Dream Hunters is a beautiful package. From the ink-brush painted endpapers to the luminous page layouts--including Amano's gate-fold painting of Morpheus in a sea of reds, oranges, and violets--this book has been crafted for a sensuous reading experience. Gaiman has developed as a prose stylist in the last several years with novels and stories such as Neverwhere and Stardust, and his narrative rings with a sense of timelessness and magic that gently sustains this adult fairy tale. The only disappointment here is that the book is so brief. One could imagine this creative team being even better suited to a longer story of more epic proportions. On the final page of Dream Hunters, in fact, Amano suggest that he will collaborate further with Mr. Gaiman in the future. Readers of Dream Hunters will hope that Amano's dream comes true. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Sara Midda's South of France : A Sketch Bookby Sara MiddaISBN 0894807633 (0-89480-763-3)
Hardcover, Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
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Signs & Symbols in Christian Artby George Wells FergusonISBN 0195014324 (0-19-501432-4)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Signs & Symbols in Christian Art'Book summary:First published in 1954 and having gone through several editions, this comprehensive book remains the authoritative source in the study of symbols in Christian art. This paperback edition includes all of the three hundred fifty illustrations from the original edition, as well as the complete and unabridged text, revealing . the symbolism inherent in representations of religious personages, the Earth and Sky, animals, birds, insects, and flowers. In addition to a discussion of objects treated symbolically in Christian art, George Ferguson explores Old Testament characters and events and their symbolic representation in art. In addition to a discussion of objects treated symbolically in Christian art, George Ferguson explores Old Testament characters and events and their symbolic representation in art. [via]
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Sister Wendy's Grand Tour: Discovering Europe's Great Artby Wendy BeckettISBN 1556705093 (1-55670-509-3)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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The Time Traveler's Wifeby Audrey NiffeneggerISBN 015602943X (0-15-602943-X)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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Titian: Essaysby Charles Hope, David JaffeISBN 1857099036 (1-85709-903-6)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Titian: Essaysby Jill Dunkerton, Jennifer Fletcher, Charles Hope, Miguel Falomir, David Jaffe, Nicholas Penny, Caroline Cambell, Amanda BradleyISBN 1857099044 (1-85709-904-4)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr
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A Tolkien Bestiaryby David DayISBN 0345282833 (0-345-28283-3)
Hardcover, Ballantine Books
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The Unknown Matisse: A Life of Henri Matisse The Early Years, 1869-1908by Hilary SpurlingISBN 0375711333 (0-375-71133-3)
Softcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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Unknown Terrain: The Landscapes of Andrew Wyethby Andrew Wyeth, Adam D. Weinberg, Michael G. Kammen, Beth Venn, Whitney Museum of American ArtISBN 0874271169 (0-87427-116-9)
Softcover, Whitney Museum of Art
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For one thing, while Wyeth does have a special sensitivity for suggestive narrative elements, he is also an abstract painter, with a powerful sense of gesture, stroke, and pattern. Some of his watercolors are as thrusting and liquid as Jackson Pollock's drips, and almost as nonobjective. Other compositions can be as fixed as Christina's World, the huge 1948 painting for which he is perhaps best known, but within the strictly ordered confines of tempera, a painstaking medium, he still handles the brush with bravura. The authors of Unknown Terrain make an attempt to elucidate Wyeth's relationship to this century, and they succeed admirably--with the help of nearly 200 reproductions. [via]
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Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944: A Revolution in Paintingby Hajo DuchtingISBN 3822859826 (3-8228-5982-6)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944: A Revolution in Paintingby Wassily Kandinsky, Hajo DuchtingISBN 3822805424 (3-8228-0542-4)
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Women Artists: An Illustrated Historyby Nancy HellerISBN 1558592113 (1-55859-211-3)
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Women Artists: Works from the National Museum of Women in the Artsby Nancy G. Heller, National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.)ISBN 0847822907 (0-8478-2290-7)
Hardcover, Rizzoli Intl Pubns
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Mujer Del Viajero en el Tiempoby Audrey NiffeneggerISBN 0307344835 (0-307-34483-5)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mujer Del Viajero en el Tiempo'Book summary:Clare y Henry son en apariencia una pareja normal que lleva una vida corriente en Chicago. Él es bibliotecario y ella artista, pero la terrible verdad es que Henry sufre una extraña enfermedad que lo hace viajar en el tiempo, al pasado o al futuro sin previo aviso, normalmente fruto de una situación de estrés previa. Lo transporta desnudo, con desagradables malestares y vulnerable.
Cuando Henry tiene 31 años y Clare 23 se encuentran por primera vez. Y allí nace en tiempo presente su historia de amor, su vida en común de la que ocasionalmente Henry se ausenta propulsado a otras épocas de su vida y revisitando otros momentos felices o tristes, a veces encontrándose a sí mismo cuando era niño, con el temor de Clare de que no regrese de uno de esos viajes.
La historia se va desplegando contada a dos voces, bajo los puntos de vista de Clare y Henry, y enfoca las consecuencias de esta particularidad en su matrimonio y el amor apasionado que se tienen. Clare y Henry intentar llevar vidas normales, buscar una cura médica para la disfunción de Henry, ponerse objetivos a futuro, disfrutar de sus amigos y familia; aunque a veces se presenta la tentación de utilizar su capacidad de conocer el futuro para manejar el presente o evitar algún peligro... Pero todo ello está amenazado por algo que no pueden controlar ni prevenir: Henry puede viajar un día al futuro y descubrir que él ya no forma parte de ese tiempo, descubrir su propia muerte o la de sus seres queridos, ver a una Clare sola y envejecida, conocer a una hija que todavía no ha tenido y que heredará su extraña disfunción. [via]More editions of Mujer Del Viajero en el Tiempo:
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