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Скачать книгу (размер 2 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 492) Аннотация: A splendid catalogue devoted to the work of an artist who was responsible for some of the most original glass artworks in art history. Through around 300 works, documents, and original drawings from private collections and museums from all over the world, this important volume reconstructs the work and life of Carlo Scarpa from the very beginnings of his career when he worked as artistic director…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 424) Аннотация: The apartment house is the most typical form of urban living space. Creating layered living spaces is therefore one of the most important and multifaceted tasks for contemporary architects worldwide. This concerns not only the provision of housing facilities for the urban and suburban population but equally important also the shaping of streets and cityscapes. The selection includes buildings…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Protection has always been the most genuine function of architecture. In the context of global warming one of the most needed type of protection is from and against the sun. This necessity has led to an impressive creative outburst of amazing technological developments for all kinds of roofs without walls. These come in all forms and sizes, in a wide variety of materials concrete, fabrics,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Pompeii is the best known and probably the most important archaeological site in the world. This book, now available in paperback, is the most up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive account for the general reader of its rise, splendour and fall. The drama of Pompeii's end has been handed down by Roman writers, its paintings and mosaics have astonished visitors since their discovery, and its…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Hand-drawn lettering has never been more popular, and every home designer is in on the act, creating energetic, quirky fonts that seem to jump off the screen, the poster or the page. To the uninitiated this free design can seem a little intimidating can anyone join in? Can you learn to draw appealing letters without having taken a graphic design course? Draw Your Own Fonts proves that the answer…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Between 1790 and 1910, Danish painters developed a national school of art that matched the artistic centres of France, Germany and Britain. The range of outstanding works created by Nicolai Abildgaard, Jens Juel, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Christen Kobke, P. S. Kroyer and Vilhelm Hammershoi reflect and refract the great stylistic tendencies of European art of the 19th century, including…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: This handbook provides the definitive guide to commissioning contemporary art. Every step and stage is revealed and demystified from the initial invitation to an artist to the financing of a project, from the drafting of contracts to the final siting and installation of works, from the care and preservation of commissioned pieces to their interpretation and publicity. Combining theoretical and…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Pascale Estellon's whimsical artwork provides a high-quality base for creative fun in this beguiling book, which is guaranteed to entice kids away from the TV or Playstation. Packed with nearly 130 pages of activities, include drawing, cutting, sticking and colouring, it is sure to entrance and engage blossoming artists everywhere.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Written by some of today's leading art historians and curators, this new collection provides an invaluable road map of the field by comparing and reexamining canonical works of art history. From mile M le's magisterial study of thirteenth-century French art, first published in 1898, to Hans Belting 's provocative Likeness and Presence: A History of the Image before the Era of Art, the book…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 177 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 232) Аннотация: Here are the most exciting developments in sculpture across the globe since the mid-1990s. Identifying the key trends, Anna Moszynska discusses the artists who are forging new paths and setting the contemporary agenda. She examines major shifts that have taken place in the last two decades, including the move from a concern with the discrete object to the more complicated and dynamic…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Newly available in paperback, Painting People is an in-depth yet accessible survey of figure paintings renaissance in the contemporary art world. Established author and broadcaster Charlotte Mullins introduces over 85 of the most exciting international artists who place painting and the figure at the heart of their practice, and puts their work and the themes they explore in historical, social…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 024 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 202) Аннотация: M.C. Escher (1898-1972) is renowned for his ability to render the visions of his mind's eye. The visions themselves were remarkable: for Escher, the skin of the visible world was nothing more than a piece of cloth that could be cut, folded, shaped, and rearranged in marvelous ways. A superb draftsman, he portrayed these other-worldly transformations of space within the familiar borders of a sheet…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Animation Sketchbooks presents the private notebooks, sketches and doodles of over 50 of the worlds most inventive, innovative and admired contemporary animators. From left-field satire to hit childrens TV series, from short animations for websites to full-scale, internationally distributed films, a wide array of creative work is represented in depth in this fascinating volume.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 276) Аннотация: Captain James Cook (17281779) is renowned for leading three expeditions into the vast and uncharted waters of the Pacific Ocean. He was the first westerner to survey and map New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands, forming the modern image of the world and finally defeating the idea of a mythical southern continent. This book documents Cooks voyages and reproduces around 500 original items…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Product packaging is much more than just a kind of container made of glass, wood oder plastic protecting its contents: it is also the face of the product. Like the facade of a building, the package gives an impression of what lies behind it.

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: Over the last 20 years architecture in and from Berlin has emerged as a global brand. Like Vol. 1, this new edition of Architecture Berlin showcases the most interesting 70 new buildings in and outside of the German capital. Each project is presented on the basis of informative texts, the most important facts as well as insightful photographic and planning documents. The contextual essays for…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: This book completes the series of titles on the work of the architect Terry Farrell that includes Place (2004), Ten Years: Ten Cities, 1991-2001 (2002), and Continuum (2012). This new volume covers the 1980s, when the practice was founded, and features the work that established Terry Farrells reputation. It includes such seminal projects as Clifton Nurseries, the TVam building, Charing Cross and…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: My Monster Bubblewriter Book is an activity book to inspire and encourage creativity with both words and drawing. It teaches children how to create cool hand lettering, using their imaginations to create crazy alphabets from monster inspired scripts to patchwork letters. There are loads of fun things to make, like posters and cards. Kids can use bubble writing to write letters and play games,…

Скачать книгу (размер 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 88) Аннотация: This is the first book to look at an increasingly popular form of street art: the 'wheatie' or wheat paste-up. Many street artists dont graffiti or stencil any more but use pre-prepared paper images that can be taken down, thereby avoiding a vandalism charge. The book will show the work of 20 artists, with photographs of their work, an article about their work and a fold-out paste-up. The…

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