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Artists & the Unknown: Art21 Interviews with Artists
Art21's second compendium of artist interviews explores how we use the randomness, complexity and unknowability of life to push the boundaries of art and cultureThe unknown is definitionally indefinable. It is something we encounter in ways big and small every day of our lives. It appears when we wake up and wonder what the day holds, as we watch the world around us change, develop and decay, and in our risks, dreams and curiosities. The unknown can appear unexpectedly, at any time, and with myriad forms and faces. What do we do with that information? At Art21, we look to artists.Drawn from over two decades of interviews with the leading artists of the 21st century, Artists & the Unknown: Art21 Interviews with Artists captures engaging, inspiring and stimulating conversations with that explore encounters with the unknown. Featuring the works and words of 18 groundbreaking contemporary artists, this collection serves as a guide and a companion in your own encounters with unknowability.Art21 is a celebrated global leader in presenting thought-provoking and sophisticated films, educational programs and publications about contemporary art. With the mission to educate and expand access to contemporary art to inspire a more creative and inclusive world, Art21 is the go-to place to learn firsthand from the artists of our time.Interviews by: Ian Forster, Susan Sollins, Chiemi Karasawa, Lorena Alverado, Wesley Miller, Brian Redondo, Bryan Chang, Vicky Du, Jessica Kingdon, Nathan Truesdell, Malika Zouhali-Worrall. This book was published in conjunction with Gregory R. Miller & Co.
Mirrormirror
From the art of Cindy Sherman to Anish Kapoor, from Yayoi Kusama to Tracey Emin, MirrorMirror presents an intriguing and gloriously illustrated global survey of "reflective" work by more than 150 artists across media, nationalities, genders, and locations.A fascination with mirrors and reflective surfaces is a common theme among artists of the past. Michael Petry's thought-provoking introduction begins with Jan van Eyck's celebrated Arnolfini Portrait (1434), one of the first paintings to feature a significant mirror. Petry references key works by the great masters--from Diego Vel獺zquez's The Rokeby Venus (1647-1651), to ?douard Manet's complex painting A Bar at the Folies-Berg癡re (1882), and Claude Cahun's Reflected Image in Mirror, Checked Jacket (1928), a seminal photograph for those whose gaze is often upon themselves.Present-day practitioners are no less intrigued, revisiting historical concerns and approaches for contemporary circumstances, often working with modern technologies and materials. Petry presents Jeff Koons's Balloon sculptures, Subodh Gupta's stainless-steel life-sized trees, and Not Vital's mirror architecture, and documents works that use actual mirrors, including pieces by Gavin Turk and Alicja Kwade, and the largescale, spectacular installations of Doug Aitken, Teresita Fern獺ndez, Olafur Eliasson, and Sarah Sze. Special consideration is given to selfies and the way in which the cellphone now operates as a modern-day mirror to the self.The multitude of artworks in MirrorMirror--from monumental installations to the slightest selfie--capture how mirrors appeal to more than just human vanity but are objects of magic, transformation, and power.
Monoline Calligraphy
Monoline Calligraphy Workbook for BeginnersA Creative Lettering Practice Book for Beginners: Master Hand-Lettered Design with Simple, Mindful Strokes and Daily Calligraphy ExercisesDiscover the beauty of monoline calligraphy with this step-by-step workbook designed to guide you through the fundamentals of hand lettering. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refine your skills, this book provides everything you need to create elegant, balanced, and consistently smooth lettering.What You'll Find Inside: Step-by-Step Instructions - Learn monoline calligraphy from the ground up, starting with basic strokes and progressing to full letterforms, words, and phrases.Comprehensive Practice Exercises - Strengthen your technique with structured drills that help you master each stroke and build muscle memory.Two Distinct Font Styles - Explore the versatility of monoline lettering with two different font styles-one simple and beginner-friendly, the other more intricate for advanced practice.Lettering from A to Z - Practice uppercase and lowercase letters with guided examples, focusing on uniformity and precision.Word and Phrase Composition - Move beyond single letters and start forming words with fluid connections, improving spacing and balance.Daily Mindful Lettering - Incorporate hand-lettering into your routine as a relaxing and meditative creative practice.High-Quality Practice Pages - Designed for pencil, fineliner, or marker use, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable lettering experience.Who Is This Book For?Beginners looking for an easy and structured way to learn monoline calligraphyHand lettering enthusiasts who want to refine their skills with guided exercisesArtists, journal lovers, and creatives who enjoy mindful and artistic expressionUnlock the simplicity and elegance of monoline calligraphy today. With clear instructions, inspiring exercises, and plenty of space to practice, this workbook will help you develop a beautiful, confident hand-lettering style.
Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria--The Mighty Nein Part Two
New from Critical Role's smash-hit campaign the Mighty Nein! The saga of Exandria's famous adventurers continues in this second collection of art, narrative, and lore from the cast of Critical Role, as well as the Critter community! The Chronicles of Exandria: The Mighty Nein Part Two follows Critical Role's Mighty Nein campaign from their adventures in Xhorhas, to encounters with the Kryn and the Bright Queen, to discoveries at the Cinderrest Sanctum and in the belly of the Behemoth, all the way to events at the Whitedawn Lagoon. Clocking in at over 300 pages, this gorgeous hardcover documents the adventures and revelations of the Mighty Nein from their adventures in Exandria.
Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria--The Mighty Nein Part Two (Deluxe Edition)
New from Critical Role's smash-hit campaign the Mighty Nein! The saga of Exandria's famous adventurers continues in this second collection of art, narrative, and lore from the cast of Critical Role as well as the Critter community! The Chronicles of Exandria: The Mighty Nein Part Two follows Critical Role's current campaign from their adventures in Xhorhas, to encounters with the Kryn and the Bright Queen, to discoveries at the Cinderrest Sanctum and in the belly of the Behemoth, all the way to events at the Whitedawn Lagoon. Clocking in at over 300 pages, this gorgeous hardcover documents the adventures and revelations of the Mighty Nein from their adventures in Exandria. The deluxe edition of The Chronicles of Exandria: The Mighty Nein Part Two also includes the following extras, exclusive to the deluxe edition: Foil-stamped clamshell. Foil-stamped, debossed hardcover with spine ribs and ribbon marker.Lithograph by Hannah Freidrichs housed in a sleek portfolio.Velvet pouch containing a coin featuring an image of the Bright Queen.Die-cut, faux leather, foil-stamped bookmark.Foil-stamped envelope containing: Five postcards featuring art from inside the book.Marquis Party Invite.Brenatto's Apothecary Flyer by Helen Mask.Blooming Grove Tea Flyer by Helen Mask.Beacon Research Notes by Hunter Severn Bonyun.Xhorhaus Floorplan by Hunter Severn Bonyun.Willi Blueprint by Fernando Heinz Furukawa.
The 14th Shanghai Biennale
Visual documentation of the 14th Shanghai Biennale with newly commissioned essays reflecting on its themes. Published to complement the 14th Shanghai Biennale, entitled Cosmos Cinema and curated by Anton Vidokle, this illustrated catalogue extends the exhibition's proposal that the methodologies of filmmaking might offer one way of representing and reimagining our entanglement in time and space. The book presents the work of artists from the early twentieth century to the present alongside a series of specially commissioned essays on subjects ranging from the history of Shanghai cinema to the possibility of communicating with nonhuman intelligence. Arranged according to the Nine Palaces of traditional Chinese cosmology, and reproduced here in a design that recreates the consciously cinematic experience of the exhibition, these works of art and their accompanying texts encourage us to reflect on our place within the systems that shape our lives at every scale.
The re-signification of graffiti in the works of Nina Pandolfo
A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects
Ten beautifully illustrated essays tell the stories of handcrafted objects and their makers, providing inspiration and insight into Black history and craftsmanship. Black artisans have long been central to American art and design, creating innovative and highly desired work against immense odds. Atlanta-based chairmaker and scholar Robell Awake explores the stories behind ten cornerstones of Black craft, including: The celebrated wooden chairs of Richard Poynor, an enslaved craftsman who began a dynasty of Tennessee chairmakers. The elegant wrought-iron gates of Philip Simmons, seen to this day throughout Charleston, South Carolina, whose work features motifs from the Low Country. The inventive assemblage art and yard shows of Joe Minter, James Hampton, Bessie Harvey, and others, who draw on African spiritual traditions to create large-scale improvisational art installations. From the enslaved potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, to Ann Lowe, the couture dressmaker who made Jacqueline Kennedy's wedding dress, to Gullah Geechee sweetgrass basket makers, to the celebrated quilters of Gee's Bend, A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects illuminates the work of generations of Black craftspeople, foregrounding their enduring contributions to American craft. BLACK CRAFT AND AMERICANA: Delving into the history of Black skilled artisans, estimated to have outnumbered white artisans five to one in the southern United States in the late 1800s, this unique art history book celebrates handcrafted objects that reflect the dynamic nature of Black culture. DYNAMIC ILLUSTRATED ESSAYS: Luminous color illustrations by artist Johnalynn Holland highlight beloved craft objects and their makers, creating a fascinating volume to study and treasure. ART HISTORY EXPERTISE: Author Robell Awake is a notable furniture maker, artisan, and educator whose work has been featured in the New York Times and in group shows at Verso Gallery in New York City and the Center for Craft in Asheville, NC. Dr. Tiffany Momon, who contributes an afterword, is the founder and co-director of the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive and a leading scholar of Black history and African American placemaking throughout the southeast. BEAUTIFUL GIFT BOOK: The gorgeous design is ideal for art collectors and craft enthusiasts, as a keepsake reminder of Black heritage, for Black History Month and beyond. Perfect for: Anyone interested in the intersection of Black art, craft, and history Designers and craftspeople Educators and students Collectors and museum curators Lovers of fine and artisanal design objects
Craft of an End of EDO Period and Meiji
The craft of Japan of an end of Edo Period and Meiji charmed the European and American art lover, and has received high evaluation. However, in Japan, evaluation is low and much noted article has flowed into overseas. Early paying attention to the handicraft of such a time, an author, Mr. Murata, repurchased much noted articles from all over the world, and he established the Kiyomizu Sannennzaka museum. This book is a book which introduces the collection of this art museum that is proud of world leading quality and quantity.
Life in the Georgian Parsonage
An innovative approach in the field of material culture and consumption studies, Life in the Georgian Parsonage looks at the houses, consumption and lifestyle of Church of England clergy in the long 18th century, linking moral debates and popular representations of the clergy to the material culture of their houses and their motivations as consumers. By focusing on ethical and moral dimensions of consumer practices, it challenges established readings of consumption in the long 18th century as an essentially secular process in which goods were markers of wealth, status and taste, by bringing the clergyman into the frame - their lives, their habits and their homes. Cross-disciplinary in its approach, combining material culture and religious and social history and sitting at the intersection of these fields, Life in the Georgian Parsonage fills a significant gap, enhancing in important ways our knowledge of this group as a crucial but understudied set of 18th-century consumers, while also contributing to understanding the parish clergy of England in the context of 18th-century society and culture. Bringing together a wide range of source material - from probate inventories to personal account books, satirical prints to sermons, diaries to designs for parsonages - the author reconstructs the material lives and household arrangements of the Georgian clergy in glorious detail. Examining the parish clergy over this period of profound social and religious change through the lens of consumption, and consumption through the lives of these clergymen, has a transformative impact both on these areas of enquiry and on our understanding of English society in the 18th century.
An Alphabet for Dreamers
A captivating and trailblazing look at how dreams serve as one of our most powerful ways to understand--and radically change--our world. A small, intimate gift book with 26 charming watercolor illustrations--the perfect bedside companion for your favorite dreamer. Borrowing from the traditional alphabet book genre for children, An Alphabet for Dreamers provides adult readers with a new grammar for dreams, or what neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro calls "oracles of the night." In this book, Sharon Sliwinski restores dreaming to its proper place as an important worldmaking activity, one that offers a gateway to another way of seeing. Each of the short chapters engages a dream from the historical record--from both the recent and distant past--to show how these experiences can help make sense of profound social conflicts and transform our shared reality. Thinking alongside the dreams of powerful exemplars--from Harriet Tubman to contemporary Indigenous activist Abigail Echo-Hawk--readers come to understand how dream life is a crucial resource for generating new worlds and new ways of being. The book brings together urgent concerns from the domains of critical theory, visual culture, and mental health to show how dreaming serves as a vital source of knowledge and a critical mode of thinking. As with traditional alphabet books, illustrations provide an integral voice. Each chapter of the book is accompanied by an original watercolor painting by Melinda Josie that visually underscores the way dreams serve as a unique medium for processing our lived experience. Together, the images and text form a delicate dialogue, drawing attention to the details of the central scenes, extending the book's special mode of thinking in painted form. By working alongside dreamers from the past and present, An Alphabet for Dreamers begins a new and much-needed conversation about the social and political importance of dream life.
Echoes of Power
Title: "Echoes of Power: Unveiling the Enigma of Paul" Summary: Prepare to embark on a riveting journey through the annals of history with "Echoes of Power." In this meticulously crafted book, Ryan Thompson, an analytical thinker with a penchant for exploring economic systems, liberty, and technological advancements, takes you on an intellectual odyssey like no other. With a casual yet profound tone, "Echoes of Power" illuminates the hidden facets of the past, revealing the astonishing connections between Rome and the nascent Christian movement. Ryan's unique perspective sheds light on the enigmatic role of the Apostle Paul, a figure whose legacy has left an indelible mark on faith and history. As you delve into the pages of this book, you'll unravel the intricate web of alliances, navigating the political chessboard of the Roman Empire. From the shadowy appointment of Jewish Chief Priests by the Romans to Paul's remarkable transformation from a Christian persecutor to a pivotal figure in the emerging faith, "Echoes of Power" challenges conventional narratives. Drawing on the insights of Asher Norman, an orthodox Jewish author, and the thought-provoking musings of Gary, this book poses intriguing questions. Did Paul's conversion serve hidden Roman agendas? Were his trials and tribulations part of a larger, meticulously planned strategy? "Echoes of Power" is an intellectual adventure that offers fresh perspectives on a pivotal era. It explores the complex interplay between faith, politics, and the enigmatic individuals who shaped our world. In the end, the legacy of Paul's influence becomes clearer, but the enigma surrounding his role deepens. For those who seek to understand the echoes of power that resonate through history, this book is a must-read. It's an exploration of secrets and mysteries that have remained concealed for centuries, waiting for you to unveil them.
Colors of Thanks
���� Fall into Gratitude: A Thanksgiving Verses Coloring Book ����Immerse yourself in the warmth of autumn with this unique coloring book that combines the joy of seasonal artistry with inspirational verses. Perfect for both adults and older children who love to color while reflecting on life's blessings.✨ What's Inside: 29 beautifully detailed coloring pages featuring fall and Thanksgiving themesThoughtfully paired verses with each illustrationSingle-sided pages to prevent bleed-throughA perfect blend of simple and intricate designsHours of relaxing, creative entertainment���� The Perfect Gift: Wonderful Thanksgiving hostess giftGreat for fall family activitiesPerfect for quiet devotional timeWhether you're looking to unwind after a busy day, create beautiful artwork for your home, or share a meaningful activity with loved ones, this coloring book offers a peaceful way to celebrate the season of gratitude.Start your creative journey of thanksgiving today! ����
Life in the Georgian Parsonage
An innovative approach in the field of material culture and consumption studies, Life in the Georgian Parsonage looks at the houses, consumption and lifestyle of Church of England clergy in the long 18th century, linking moral debates and popular representations of the clergy to the material culture of their houses and their motivations as consumers. By focusing on ethical and moral dimensions of consumer practices, it challenges established readings of consumption in the long 18th century as an essentially secular process in which goods were markers of wealth, status and taste, by bringing the clergyman into the frame - their lives, their habits and their homes. Cross-disciplinary in its approach, combining material culture and religious and social history and sitting at the intersection of these fields, Life in the Georgian Parsonage fills a significant gap, enhancing in important ways our knowledge of this group as a crucial but understudied set of 18th-century consumers, while also contributing to understanding the parish clergy of England in the context of 18th-century society and culture. Bringing together a wide range of source material - from probate inventories to personal account books, satirical prints to sermons, diaries to designs for parsonages - the author reconstructs the material lives and household arrangements of the Georgian clergy in glorious detail. Examining the parish clergy over this period of profound social and religious change through the lens of consumption, and consumption through the lives of these clergymen, has a transformative impact both on these areas of enquiry and on our understanding of English society in the 18th century.
The Farmer's Fortune unveiled
When tech billionaire Ethan Wallace grows weary of shallow relationships and the cutthroat world of corporate greed, he makes a radical decision: he buys a struggling, run-down farm in the rural town of Solace, hoping to find peace and a sense of purpose. To maintain anonymity, Ethan hides his wealth and pretends to be a broke farmer, determined to learn the ropes of farming from scratch. But the journey he embarks on is far more challenging-and rewarding-than he ever imagined.Enter Sophie Carter, a fiery, resilient local woman hired to teach Ethan the ways of the land. Though reluctant at first, Sophie finds herself drawn to Ethan's stubborn charm and unexpected vulnerability. As the two work together to rebuild the farm, they uncover more than just fertile soil. Buried beneath the land lies a centuries-old secret-a natural resource that could transform not just their lives, but the fate of the entire town.But when Ethan's true identity is exposed, Sophie feels betrayed, and their budding relationship is put to the ultimate test. Adding to the turmoil, a shadowy corporation sets its sights on the farm's hidden treasure, threatening to destroy everything they've built.In this sweeping tale of redemption, resilience, and romance, The Farmer's Fortune Unveiled weaves together high stakes, heartfelt emotion, and a love story that blossoms against all odds. Will Ethan and Sophie find a way to protect their farm, their town, and their love-or will the weight of betrayal and greed tear them apart forever?This is a story about fighting for what truly matters: love, community, and the courage to leave behind the life you thought you wanted for the one you were meant to have.
Moral Seascapes
We are no strangers today to visual representations of human suffering at sea: the refugee crisis that continues to play out in the seascape between Europe and Africa (and not only there) yields an ever-growing archive of humanitarian tragedy. As both a visual backdrop and a lethal medium of unequal mobility, maritime space and landscape play a significant role in mediating the ethical demands of this crisis. Yet there has been little exploration of the longer history of morality's role in our understanding of aesthetic representations of the sea. The diverse contributions in Moral Seascapes explore the various symbolic forms through which these shifting moral norms and values have been manifested, contributing to debates concerning the place of the sea in visual and literary cultures and the history of morality and emotion, as well as the emergence of modern subjectivity.Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary perspectives (visual culture, experimental art history, literary studies, history and philosophy) Moral Seascapes develops distinctive new insights into the relationship between the moral cultures of modernity and the image of the sea.Contributors: Johannes von M羹ller (University of Kiel), Rafael Jakob (University of Vienna), Alexandra Heimes (ZfL Berlin), Szilvia Gellai (University of Vienna), Benno Wagner (University of Siegen), J繹rn M羹nkner (Herzog August Bibliothek), Chiara Giubilaro (University of Palermo), Nora Weinelt (University of Augsburg), Hilde Van Gelder (KU Leuven)
Contemporary Artists Respond to Samuel Beckett / Les artistes contemporains r矇pondent ? Samuel Beckett; Six Essays / Six essais
The essays gathered here explore Samuel Beckett's foundational legacy in contemporary art since the expansion of its field in the 1960s. They examine artworks, creative practices, and artists' discourses deeply inspired by Beckett while highlighting varied responses to his work and introducing lesser-known artistic scenes. Demonstrating contemporary artist's ongoing interest in Beckett's multidimensional oeuvre, the collection illuminates the relationships between contemporary art and literature.
Modern Spiritualism and Scottish Art
This pioneering account of Modern Spiritualism in late 19th and early 20th-century Scotland is a compelling history of the international movement's cultural impact on Scottish art. From spirit-mediums creating s矇ance art to mainstream artists of the Royal Scottish Academy, this exposition reveals for the first time the extent of Spiritualist interest in Scotland. With its interdisciplinary scope, Modern Spiritualism and Scottish Art combines cultural and art history to explore the ways in which Scottish art reflected Spiritualist beliefs at the turn of the 20th century. More than simply a history of the Spiritualist cause and its visual manifestations, this book also provides a detailed account of scepticism, psychical research, and occulture in modern Scotland, and the role that these aspects played in informing responses to Spiritualist ideology. Utilising extensive archival research, together with in-depth analyses of overlooked paintings, drawings and sculpture, Michelle Foot demonstrates the vital importance of Spiritualist art to the development of Spiritualism in Scotland during the 19th century. In doing so, the book highlights the contribution of Scottish visual artists alongside better-known Spiritualists such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Daniel Dunglas Home.
The Art of a Corporation
The Art of a Corporation is a comprehensive study of artworks that were commissioned and collected by the East India Company from the early seventeenth to the midnineteenth centuries. These items range from oil paintings on canvas and marble statuary, to sandstone Buddhas and metal figurines of Hindu deities. The book takes a chronological approach and focuses on provenance to show that objects are valuable primary resources for understanding the East India Company's history. The artworks illustrate how one of the longest-surviving multinational corporations in the Western world changed over its three-century history and provide a powerful visual account of its perpetually reinvented image.This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of art history, colonial art, colonial studies, British history, economic history, business history, South Asian history, post-colonial studies, and cultural studies.Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http: //www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.
Extraordinary Art Dealers
Exploring the often-overlooked role of art dealers in art history through the stories of 30 key figuresThis volume gathers 30 essays on 30 art dealers, from accounts of crafty opportunists and commercially driven moguls to tales of soulful idealism, exceptional talent and relentless creativity. Featuring figures from the 18th to mid-20th centuries, the book explores their varied roles as cultural architects, eccentric idealists, commercially driven salespeople and more. Highlighting the unexpected creativity of art dealers, their exceptional sensitivity to new art and the impact they've had on shaping the art world, the book challenges the notion that dealers are solely profit-driven. Illustrated throughout, Extraordinary Art Dealers is perfect for cultural junkies, fine art and art history students, artists and aspiring or existing art dealers. The book includes chapters on William Hogarth, Joseph Duveen, Betty Parsons, Robert Fraser, Leo Castelli, Alfred Stieglitz, Virginia Dwan, Kekoo and Khorshed Gandhy, Malick Sidib矇, Peggy Guggenheim and more.Catherine Ingram is a writer and art historian who has lectured at Tate, Christie's and Imperial College London. She created and edited the illustrated art history series, This is..., published by Laurence King Publishing.
The Social Organization of Arts
In recent decades, social and economic changes have brought about a growing awareness of the role of art and culture in society. As a result, scholars have turned their attention to a sociological view of arts, developing hermeneutic approaches and conducting empirical research that have led to a wealth of insights into the organization of arts. These studies of the creation, production, distribution, evaluation and consumption of arts are clearly sociological, but they include approaches from other disciplines, notably arts management studies and cultural policy research. Volker Kirchberg and Tasos Zembylas critically discuss seven major theories of the social organization of arts in Western societies, with the aim of encouraging further research and theoretical developments.
The Future of Liberation Theologies
Liberation theologies are needed now more than ever. This Special Issue, "The Future of Liberation Theologies", consists of ten timely peer-reviewed articles by newer and senior scholars and global activists. They examine and evaluate how the theologies of liberation advocate, impact, or enhance liberation from moral, social, political, economic, and theological inequalities and injustice. These scholars and practitioners not only assess the past and present contributions (and failures) of liberation theologies but also highlight ongoing and future calls for liberation and redemption. Rising global inequality, mass poverty, forced migration, homelessness, wars, political unrest, and the ravages and instability wrought by global climate change are just some key areas of ongoing concern where the insights, challenges, denunciations, and praxis of liberation theologies are needed. The approach here is global, interdisciplinary, intersectional, and religiously pluralist, four required lenses that account for the complexity and growth of liberation theologies today amid varied local, national, ethnic, religious, and international contexts. This Special Issue will not only help to outline and develop the present and future of liberation theologies but also contribute theoretical and concrete paths, pedagogies, and policies for ongoing liberation and social justice advocacy.
Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Clip Studio Paint
This exciting, comprehensive Beginner's Guide, written by professional and famous digital artists working with Clip Studio Paint, is the first of its kind and will offer new and existing CSP users an incredibly in-depth look at creating impressive art with the software.Clip Studio Paint is a cross-platform drawing and animation software used by millions of artists worldwide. Its popularity has recently boomed - in 2022, the userbase had grown to 25 million. The software is popular with artists of every level, can be used on any device (mobile phone, tablets including the iPad, and any computer) and is relatively cheap to purchase compared to other software. It's perfect for beginners wanting to try something out. For these reasons and more, there's a keen audience for a high-quality tutorial book like this one.The book features an all-encompassing Getting Started section, covering all the basics and advice from a respected artist in the digital field. Each page teaches through screengrabs of the software in use, detailed written steps, and art in progress. There are also in-depth tutorials from professional artists covering a variety of genres in which the software might be used, including manga comics, character design, landscapes (real and fantasy), picture-book illustration, and more. The tutorials are provided by artists at the top of their game, including Devin Elle Kurtz (858K Instagram followers) and Simz (403K Instagram followers), both of whom have published their own Art Of book with 3dtotal Publishing and are highly revered in the digital-art world.
Colour in Art and Daily Life
First published in 1928, Colour in Art and Daily Life presents a series of fascinating essays analysing and expounding the beauty of colours, their relationship to one another and to line, surface and form. For the layman, as for the art student, there is set forth in this book the knowledge that will not only enrich her understanding of the great masters of painting but will also educate her taste in the appreciation of colour in everyday life.
Hew Locke
"A remarkable book...a precious album or scrapbook of ideas, insights and specially chosen images of objects that have a multitude of stories to tell." -Art Africa MagazineHew Locke is interested in dissecting the messy and complex ways in which museums are implicated in histories of empire. 'This project has enabled me to engage with the museum's collections in a much deeper way than ever before, and in a way few artists have had the privilege of doing. I have always been interested in the way objects are interpreted through display in museums. What story has been distilled and is being told or implied about the past? How does it relate to the present? How can this telling be questioned, disrupted, or complicated?'Throughout his career, Locke has had an intense fascination with objects and the stories they tell. His interest in the British Museum goes back to his days as a student in London, when he would visit the Museum of Mankind (where the British Museum's ethnography department was housed from 1970 to 1997) to draw from the collections.The Museum's history and collections are closely linked to those of the British Empire, which this book addresses alongside a consideration of today's often contentious and deeply felt debates around cultural heritage. Focusing on Britain's historic interactions with Africa, India and the Caribbean from around 1600 onwards, all of which had an impact on Guyana (where Locke grew up), Locke creates a personal exploration of the subject, weaving in his own works such as the Souvenir series, Share series and a new commission titled The Watchers. Using interventionist techniques to reframe the collection's historical objects, the artist hopes to leave readers with more questions than answers.
