Vision Board Manifestation Book for Black Women
Did you know that the average wealth of a black woman is 70% less than the a white woman of the same age group? That's what a study by the 'Survey of Consumer Finance' found in 2021. Have you been struggling to manifest your dream life, vacations, bank account & relationships?Or maybe you haven't even got a full idea what is it exactly that you want yet? If that's you, with this book - you'll learn to turn your goals of wealth, abundance, love, family & spirituality - into reality.Our book has over 150 quotes, images & graphics to cut-out and add to your personalised vision board. Every image and quote has been specifically curated to help you get closer to your goals. We've put a lot of effort into designing this book, and we know you're going to treasure it.Here's just some of what our vision board book includes: Specially curated images for ambitious and striving black women..11 chapters, including love, fashion, travel, wealth, body positivity, and everything inbetween. Almost endless images that everybody will find inspiration in!8.5x11" in size (the largest possible on Amazon)The highest quality images, ready to be cut-out and stuck to your vision board.Regardless of whether you already know exactly what it is you want or how old you are, this book will give you more inspiration & will help you to attract your goals, effortlessly.So, if you want to manifest your perfect life in every aspect and bring it into reality, then..Buy our book today by pressing "Add to Cart!"
What Is African Art?
A history of the evolving field of African art. This book examines the invention and development of African art as an art historical category. It starts with a simple question: What do we mean when we talk about African art? By confronting the historically shifting answers to this question, Peter Probst identifies "African art" as a conceptual vessel that manifests wider societal transformations. What Is African Art? covers three key stages in the field's history. Starting with the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries, the book first discusses the colonial formation of the field by focusing on the role of museums, collectors, and photography in disseminating visual cultures as relations of power. It then explores the remaking of the field at the dawn of African independence with the shift toward contemporary art and the rise of Black Atlantic studies in the 1970s and 1980s. Finally, it examines the post- and decolonial reconfiguration of the field driven by questions of representation, repair, and restitution.
Hiroshige's Japan
"Presented alongside Hiroshige's prints, with descriptions and context, Delord's work offers an absorbing contemplation of Japan's past and present via one legendary travel route, and shows how thoroughly upended our surroundings have been in what was, in wider perspective, only a short time." -- The New York Times Journey along the famed Tokaido Road--an ancient thoroughfare with a modern twist. The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido is the best-known work of the great 19th century Japanese woodblock artist Utagawa Hiroshige. The series of 53 masterful woodblock prints depicts stops along the ancient Tokaido Road--which, from the eleventh to the nineteenth century, was the main thoroughfare between Tokyo and Kyoto. Though the road itself is now submerged under Japan's twenty-first-century urban landscape, French artist Philippe Delord set out to see if he could find the original locations, with just a moped, sketchbook, watercolors and a book of Hiroshige's prints. Hiroshige's Japan allows readers to make the journey alongside Delord, venturing from Tokyo and Mount Fuji to mountain passes and rugged coastlines. Inside are all 53 original scenery prints made by Hiroshige, alongside their modern-day equivalent by Delord. A lively commentary about his experiences as he tries to locate each of the 53 scenes (without speaking Japanese!) offers readers an insightful, and often humorous, look into both modern and historical Japan. Part travelogue, part work of art, this book is sure to delight armchair travelers, history buffs, art enthusiasts and Japanophiles alike!
From The Opposite Side of Cush
The term "diaspora", from the Greek word διασπείρω (diaspeir籀), meaning "to scatter abroad", by definition refers to the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland. However, when it comes to the history of the Jews, this term transcends the primary, surface-level meaning and becomes a concept; the culmination of the movement, migration, and scattering of the children of Israel didn't conclude with assimilation into the cultures in which they found themselves. They transformed the bane of exile into successful establishments of prominent and distinct communities, where they not only maintained their set-apart identity as Jews adhering to the culture and traditions of their fathers, but in many cases ascended from settlers to sovereignty. Nowhere is this more evident than in the sub-Saharan region of West Africa, labeled "Negroland" or "Nigritia" by European cartographers, but better known as "Soudan", for within the very name Soudan is the name "Yuda", the people of the preeminent Israelite tribe who had their beginnings in a land over 4,000 miles away on the opposite side of the continent, the Holy Land of Judea. The Diaspora of the children of Israel from Homeland to Ham's land is a series of enlightening journeys of intrigue and fascination that has been consistently glossed over scholastically, whether by ignorance or intention.
Power and Prestige: The Art of Clubs in Oceania
A fresh look at the many meanings and forms of the club across two centuries of Oceanic cultureFeaturing more than 150 clubs made in the 18th and 19th centuries from across a vast geographical and cultural span, Power and Prestige explores a fascinating Oceanic object form that has long been misunderstood by Western scholars. From Australia, Polynesia, Melanesia and New Zealand to Hawaii, Easter Island and the Marquesas Islands, carved clubs have played many roles beyond combat in Oceanic cultures. The range in the size of works presented here--from 15 inches to more than six feet, and made in materials ranging from nephrite and wood to whalebone--points to this diversity of utility and form. In this abundantly illustrated volume, essays detail the clubs' use as ritual and religious objects, mediums of exchange, status symbols and more. Other texts break down the specific function clubs performed within each culture, as well as the symbolic meaning of the beautiful images and patterns inscribed on them.
Lectures on Ancient Philosophy Paperback
Complete in itself, this volume originated as a commentary and expansion of Manly P. Hall's masterpiece of symbolic philosophy, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. In Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, Manly P. Hall expands on the philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological themes introduced in his classic work, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Hall wrote this volume as a reader's companion to his earlier work, intending it for those wishing to delve more deeply into the esoteric philosophies and ideas that undergird the Secret Teachings. Particular attention is paid to Neoplatonism, ancient Christianity, Rosicrucian and Freemasonic traditions, ancient mysteries, pagan rites and symbols, and Pythagorean mathematics. First published in 1929-the year after the publication of Hall's magnum opus-this edition includes the author's original subject index, twenty diagrams prepared under his supervision for the volume, and his 1984 preface, which puts the book in context for the contemporary reader.
Cair簷's Independence
As a new mom who was very unsure how she was going to cope with motherhood, it's been amazing raising an independent boy who knows what he wants and when he wants it. Our job as his parents is to guide him and watch him blossom to his full potential. We are so proud of the human you are, Cair簷.- Mommy & Daddy
Greek Mythology Coloring Book
Learn a bunch of new things about Old Greek culture. This adult coloring book will show you how to eliminate stress and pent-up tension from your life, and in the process, you'll also learn something new.Each illustration features Gods, ancient objects, legendary creatures and much more.The pages are printed single side to avoid color bleed.Key benefits: Stress relieving and relaxing drawing. Form of art therapy that can take your mind off of other things. Use it as a form of meditation. Great gift idea.=== Ready to begin your creative and colorful journey? Click the Add to Cart button and order your copy today!
Pump it up magazine
Greetings, Welcome to our February edition and join us in celebrating Black History MonthWe honor and respect all that have blazed the trail before us and contributed to the African American experience here in America and abroad!In this special edition we have some interesting topics.First let's talk about the cover . This super talented behind the best- kept- secret, producer writer and performer is none other than XP Dinero, who's new single is sure to smash the top of the charts. His single " Shake Ya Hiney" puts one in the mind of the Little Nas Mega-Hit " Old Town Road" He has a fascinating story to tell you. Please enjoy this good read.We have on page 10, quotes from some of the greatest speeches, from Matin Luther King Jr W.E.B DuBois and others.Also take a look at our persons in focus. You'll find some familia faces here.And as we continue our trip down Black History lane, we also honor some of our great black Designers of today.Looking to get away for Valentine's Day? Check out our section on the most Romantic Hotels in Los Angeles!And speaking more on persons in focus, we are honored to pay tribute and congratulate the legendary, super-talented starFreda Payne who is nominated for an Image Award at this year's NAACP Image Awards to take place on Saturday, February 26th, 2022.We are proud to announce that Pump It Magazine Radio has a new name ( call letters) we're now officially KPIU-DB Radio FM.Don't forget to Tune in. We dedicate each issue to Humanitarian Awareness. Being that it is Black History Month We recognize UNC Health as they invite our attention to the increased awareness of Black American's Health. That being said.Be Well, Be Safe Anissa & Michael SuttonOwner of Pump it up Magazine Inc.
African Art Now
This deluxe hardcover survey, featuring profiles of 50 artists on the rise, is the definitive guide to contemporary African art. With African artists attracting sizable audience numbers to museums, setting sky-high auction records, and appearing in mainstream press, it has become impossible to overlook the cultural significance of contemporary African art today. Author and curator Osei Bonsu's engaging profiles of leading African artists--along with gorgeous full-color reproductions of their work--introduce readers to a generation of movers and shakers whose innovative artwork reflects on Africa as both an idea and an experience. Using diverse forms, languages, and expressions to articulate what it means to be a part of the world, these artists generate alternate histories and imaginative futures--work that is both personal and political, universal and incredibly specific. Their work helps define contemporary African art as a vast artistic and cultural movement. STELLAR ROSTER OF ARTISTS: Amoako Boafo, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Bronwyn Katz--from household names to up-and-coming artists, African Art Now features some of the most exciting artists working today. IMPORTANT AND TIMELY: Over the past two decades, contemporary African art has become part of the global mainstream, inspiring countless exhibitions, fairs, and auctions around the world. And yet, African art remains overlooked as an area of dedicated study due to continued academic and cultural bias. This book shines a spotlight on the artists whose wide-ranging accomplishments represent the shifting dynamics and boundless possibilities of African art today. Perfect for: Artists, art collectors, art lovers, and museumgoers Educators and students Anyone interested in learning about contemporary African art
The Dialectical Phoenix
Charting a path of 'hope and conviction through personal adversity' The Dialectical Phoenix is a project that arose from the embers of illness, and soars on a flight of celebration. A collaboration between surrealists John Welson, and John Richardson, this evocative work underpins the spirit of collaboration, and the potential of art & poetry to empower us, even in the darker moments.
Painting for a Living in Tudor and Early Stuart England
A rare examination of the political, social, and economic contexts in which painters in Tudor and Early Stuart England lived and worked While famous artists such as Holbein, Rubens, or Van Dyck are all known for their creative periods in England or their employment at the English court, they still had to make ends meet, as did the less well-known practitioners of their craft. This book, by one of the leading historians of Tudor and Stuart England, sheds light on the daily concerns, practices, and activities of many of these painters. Drawing on a biographical database comprising nearly 3000 painters and craftsmen - strangers and native English, Londoners and provincial townsmen, men and sometimes women, celebrity artists and 'mere painters' - this book offers an account of what it meant to paint for a living in early modern England. It considers the origins of these painters as well as their geographical location, the varieties of their expertise, and the personnel and spatial arrangements of their workshops. Engagingly written, the book captures a sense of mobility and exchange between England and the continent through the considerable influence of stranger-painters, undermining traditional notions about the insular character of this phase in the history of English art. By showing how painters responded to the greater political, religious, and economic upheavals of the time, the study refracts the history of England itself through the lens of this particular occupation.
Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde
At the intersection of the visual, graphic, and cinematic arts, film posters are a unique and thrilling record of a particular cultural Zeitgeist. This book brings together 250 posters from the Soviet Union of the 1920s and early 1930s to explore the energy and invention of this period, before Soviet Realism became the official art doctrine. Drawn from the private collection of connoisseur Susan Pack, the selection includes the work of 27 different artists. From bold figuration to architectural elements, each artist displays a distinct style and aesthetic, as much as they collectively eschew the glamour of Hollywood for more stark, striking, even challenging images, often marked by unusual angles, dynamic compositions, and startling close-ups.
Chinese Propaganda Posters
With his smooth, warm, ruddy face which radiated light in all directions, Chairman Mao Zedong was a fixture in Chinese propaganda posters produced between the birth of the People's Republic in 1949 and the early 1980s. Chairman Mao, portrayed as a stoic superhero (aka the Great Teacher, the Great Leader, the Great Helmsman, the Supreme Commander), appeared in all kinds of situations (inspecting factories, smoking a cigarette with peasant workers, standing by the Yangzi River in a bathrobe, presiding over the bow of a ship, or floating over a sea of red flags), flanked by strong, healthy, ageless men and "masculinized" women and children wearing baggy, sexless, drab clothing. The goal of each poster was to show the Chinese people what sort of behavior was considered morally correct and how great the future of Communist China would be if everyone followed the same path toward utopia by uniting together. This book brings together a selection of colorful propaganda artworks and cultural artifacts from Max Gottschalk's vast collection of Chinese propaganda posters, many of which are now extremely rare.
G. F. Watts
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Fifteen Discourses
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Visioning Israel-Palestine
Visioning Israel-Palestine strives to cultivate recognition of the part that cultural products have played in the duplication of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While this conflict is one of the longest-lasting struggles over land and human rights in recent history, politicians and the media have largely reduced it to a series of debates over historical facts and expressions of violence. Its persistence, however, has also led to the manufacture of cultural products that challenge understandings of the conflict as a fight between two distinct peoples unified against each other. The wide range of international contributors to the volume analyse the content of such products alongside the work that they do within Israel-Palestine and in the Jewish and Palestinian diasporas. Considering Israeli and Palestinian films, art installations, street exhibitions, photographs and oral histories, Visioning Israel-Palestineexpands the conflict's historical imagination and nurtures suitable cultural conditions to revitalize the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Donald Judd: Artworks 1970-1994
A sweeping selection of Donald Judd's iconic and ambitious works alongside a diverse collection of newly commissioned writings. One of the most significant American artists of the postwar period, Judd rigorously experimented with color, form, material, and space. The works in this catalogue range from the artist's expansive installations to self-contained single units, yielding valuable new insights into his process and approach. The survey includes one of his largest and most intricate installations of sixty-three wall-mounted plywood boxes, conceived in 1986. Other works include variations on some of Judd's most recognizable forms, executed in materials such as Cor-ten steel, plexiglass, copper, plywood, brushed aluminum, and enameled aluminum. Brilliant and exacting reproductions capture these works in vivid detail. Following the major Judd retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 2020, this book serves as a companion volume. With contributions from a wide range of voices--art historians, critics, writers, and performers-- this publication includes rich new writings on Judd's oeuvre, art criticism, and enduring influence. Artworks: 1970-1994 is published on the occasion of the eponymous 2020 exhibition at David Zwirner New York.
Rumi
Picturing the life story of Jalal ad-Din Rumi, a premier Muslim mystic and the original Whirling Dervish, the images in three extant manuscripts of Aflaki's Wondrous Feats of the Knowers of God provide a unique way to interpret the text. Part One: History and Context provides the medieval Anatolian historical setting; the broad contours of literary and artistic works of Islamic Hagiography; and the specific details of the three manuscripts to be explored. Part Two: Text and Image proposes a method for interpreting a hybrid literary-visual document as a grand narrative of the Family Rumi at the inspirational and ethical core of a virtuous community: flourishing within a complex Muslim society under divine providence. Pictures in the three manuscripts were produced by studios of painters under the patronage of major late 16th-century Ottoman sultans. The result of their efforts is a kind of 'visualised hagiography' uniquely capable of suggesting distinctive and often surprising twists on the narratives, enhancing the text with images of striking beauty and rich detail.
Art and its Observers (Color)
What ties western art together? This extended essay attempts to distill some of the basic ideas with which artists and observers of their art have grappled, ideas worthy of ongoing consideration and debate. The fostering of visual creativity as it has morphed from ancient Greece to the present day, the political and economic forces underpinning the commissioning and displacement of art, and the ways in which contemporary art relates to past periods of art history (and in particular, the Renaissance), are among the topics broached. Architecture, drawings, prints, films, painting, sculpture, and decorative arts from Europe and the US are considered and examined, often including nonstandard examples, occasionally including ones from the immediate surroundings of the author (who is based in New England). Although this book is primarily geared to those who would like a brief introduction to some basic aspects of a visual tradition spanning thousands of years, students of aesthetics might also discover useful benchmarks in this concise overview. The author places the emphasis on how art has been used and loved (or sometimes despised or ignored) more than on which works should be most famous.
Art and its Observers (B&W)
What ties western art together? This extended essay attempts to distill some of the basic ideas with which artists and observers of their art have grappled, ideas worthy of ongoing consideration and debate. The fostering of visual creativity as it has morphed from ancient Greece to the present day, the political and economic forces underpinning the commissioning and displacement of art, and the ways in which contemporary art relates to past periods of art history (and in particular, the Renaissance), are among the topics broached. Architecture, drawings, prints, films, painting, sculpture, and decorative arts from Europe and the US are considered and examined, often including nonstandard examples, occasionally including ones from the immediate surroundings of the author (who is based in New England). Although this book is primarily geared to those who would like a brief introduction to some basic aspects of a visual tradition spanning thousands of years, students of aesthetics might also discover useful benchmarks in this concise overview. The author places the emphasis on how art has been used and loved (or sometimes despised or ignored) more than on which works should be most famous.
Hiroshige Snow on MT Haruna Hardcover Journal: Dotted Notebk
Take all of your notes in style with this hardcover journal, inspired by Utagawa Hiroshige--one of Japan's most celebrated printmakers. Featuring cover art from his iconic series The 53 Stations of the Tokaido, this journal combines timeless artistry with practical elegance. Hiroshige's evocative landscapes influenced renowned European painters such as Monet and Van Gogh, bridging cultures through his masterful compositions. This beautifully crafted journal from Tuttle Publishing includes: Hardcover binding and standard A5 size (5.75 x 8.25 inches), perfect for journaling on the go144 acid-free, grid-dotted pages offering space to sketch, write, or blend both with easeA classic ribbon bookmark to mark your place stylishly and withstand daily useWhether you're organizing thoughts, planning projects, or sketching ideas, this journal provides a refined canvas rooted in rich artistic tradition.
Hiroshige Cherry Blossoms Lined Hardcover Journal
HARDCOVER, A5-Sized Journal: Standard A5 size (5.75 x 8.25 inches) allows for easily transporting in a handbag, backpack or tote. 144 LINED PAGES: Perfect for taking notes or writing daily journal entries. RIBBON BOOKMARK: Whether you're an avid writer or more spontaneous, a ribbon bookmark will help keep track of where you left off writing, so that you don't have to flip through pages to find your last entry. The use of a colorful ribbon also adds a more classic, sophisticated look to the journal and can withstand constant use versus a paper bookmark. ACID-FREE PAPER: More difficult to decompose than regular paper and has a longer shelf-life. It is commonly used when someone wants to archive notes, daily journal entries or sketches for several years without the pages deteriorating or yellowing.FEATURED ART: Utagawa Hiroshige was one of the most prominent Japanese ukiyo-e artists. He is best known for his series of prints The 53 Stations of the Tokaido (1832-1833). Hiroshige's work influenced Europe's Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, including Van Gogh and Monet.
Live at the Height of Images - Vivre ? Hauteur des Images
We do not perceive the world, but, most of the time, the representations that our brain elaborates. In What is Life (1944), Erwin Schr繹dinger notes that, only when our representations and our perceptions (at first unconscious) diverge, is our attention awaken by this incoherence, and tries to resolve it. The sciences of the mind allowed to validate this scheme. The pre-eminence of representations over perceptions is heavily reinforced by the mechanisms of exchange which imply the agreement of the parties on the equivalence of the objects exchanged. This is only possible if the parties agree on blinding themselves as to the nature of these objects, on reducing them to the status of conventions required for the exchange, and on abstracting them from the relations and processes, in which they are however really intricated with the rest of the world. This reduction of things - and beyond, of the world itself - to the fictional role they play in exchange is not without ecological consequences. Art and poetry, on the contrary, emphasize perception, attempting to capture forms in their emergence and fluidity before they fossilize into representations. ------------------------------------------------------- Nous ne percevons pas le monde, mais, la plupart du temps, les repr矇sentations que notre cerveau 矇labore. Dans Qu'est-ce que la vie (1944) Erwin Schr繹dinger note que ce n'est que quand nos repr矇sentations et nos perceptions (d'abord inconscientes) divergent, que notre attention, mise en 矇veil par cette incoh矇rence, tente de la r矇sorber. Les r矇cents r矇sultats des sciences de l'esprit ont permis de valider ce sch矇ma. La pr矇-矇minence des repr矇sentations sur les perceptions est lourdement renforc矇e par les m矇canismes de l'矇change qui impliquent l'accord des parties sur l'矇quivalence des objets 矇chang矇s. Cela n'est possible que si les parties acceptent de s'abuser sur la nature de ces objets, de les r矇duire au statut de conventions n矇cessaires ? l'矇change, et de les abstraire des relations et des processus o羅 elles sont pourtant r矇ellement intriqu矇es avec le reste du monde. Cette r矇duction des choses - et par del?, du monde lui-m礙me - au r繫le fictionnel qu'elles jouent dans l'矇change ne va pas sans cons矇quences 矇cologiques. L'art et de la po矇sie mettent au contraire l'accent sur la perception, tentant de saisir les formes dans leur 矇mergence et leur fluidit矇 avant qu'elles ne se fossilisent en repr矇sentations.
Shibori Indigo Butterflies Dotted Paperback Journal
PAPERBACK A5-Sized Journal: Standard A5 size (5.75 x 8.25 inches) allows for easily transporting in a handbag, backpack or tote.144 DOTTED PAGES: Dotted grid pages give you the freedom to personalize your journaling experience. Are you an artist who wants to sketch? Are you a writer who wants to journal? Do you like to switch between text and art? The dotted pages give you both--the space to draw and guidelines to take notes--allowing you to have a one-stop location for all your writing needs. INNER BACK POCKET: This paperback journal has a back pocket to offer a safe place to keep receipts, treasured notes or mementos.ACID-FREE PAPER: More difficult to decompose than regular paper and has a longer shelf-life. It is commonly used when someone wants to archive notes, daily journal entries or sketches for several years without the pages deteriorating or yellowing.FEATURED ART: Shibori is a traditional tie-dyeing craft characterized by its indigo color and elaborate patterns. It is known as a Japanese craft, but can actually be traced back to 5th century China. Shibori is created by using a myriad of resist-dyeing techniques on fabric to create unique, elaborate designs, such as butterflies.
Cute Kokeshi Dolls Lined Paperback Journal
Celebrate the charm of traditional Japanese craftsmanship with this lined paperback journal featuring colorful Kokeshi dolls--beloved folk toys turned cultural icons. Hand-carved from wood and painted by hand, Kokeshi dolls reflect the regional artistry of Japan, each with its own unique expression and decorative style. Once simple toys, they've become collectible works of art representing nostalgia, beauty, and individuality. This thoughtfully designed journal from Tuttle Publishing includes: Softcover binding in standard A5 size (5.75 x 8.25 inches)--compact, portable, and easy to slip into your bag144 lined, acid-free pages to capture your notes, reflections, and ideas without worry of yellowing over timeAn inner back pocket to conveniently store keepsakes, receipts, or small notes while on the goWhether you're journaling daily thoughts or simply admiring the playful elegance of Japanese tradition, this notebook brings creativity and culture to your everyday writing practice.
Hiroshige Spotted Lilies Dotted Paperback Journal
Experience the elegance of Japanese ukiyo-e prints with this dotted paperback journal, showcasing artwork by Utagawa Hiroshige--one of Japan's most celebrated printmakers. Best known for his iconic series The 53 Stations of the Tokaido, Hiroshige captured the beauty of landscapes and everyday life with a delicate balance of detail and atmosphere. His influence extended beyond Japan, inspiring Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masters like Monet and Van Gogh. This versatile journal from Tuttle Publishing includes: Softcover binding in standard A5 size (5.75 x 8.25 inches), easy to carry wherever you go144 acid-free dotted pages, perfect for bullet journaling, sketching, writing, or combining text and artAn inner back pocket to store notes, mementos, or keepsakes safelyWhether you're organizing your thoughts or exploring your creativity, this journal offers a graceful blend of practical function and timeless artistry.
Healing Mushrooms Lined Paperback Journal
Add a touch of charm to your daily routine with this lined paperback journal, featuring a delightful array of illustrated mushrooms in soft, natural tones. The cover showcases a whimsical collection of fungi--perfect for nature lovers, daydreamers, and anyone who appreciates a bit of forest magic. The illustrations are adapted from Honzo Zufu, a 19th-century Japanese botanical manual known for its beautifully detailed plant studies. This thoughtfully crafted journal from Tuttle Publishing includes: Softcover binding in standard A5 size (5.75 x 8.25 inches)--lightweight and easy to carry anywhere144 lined, acid-free pages to capture your thoughts, plans, and notes without worry of yellowingAn inner back pocket for storing keepsakes, notes, or small paper treasuresWhether you're writing, sketching, or just enjoying the view, this journal offers a friendly and inspiring space to make your own.
The Formation of Latin American Nations
This pioneering work brings the pre-Columbian and colonial history of Latin America home: rather than starting out in Spain and following Columbus and the conquistadores as they "discover" New World peoples, The Formation of Latin American Nations begins with the Mesoamerican and South American nations as they were before the advent of European colonialism--and only then moves on to the sixteenth-century Spanish arrival and its impact. To form a clearer picture of precolonial Latin America, Thomas Ward reads between the lines in the "Chronicles of the Indies," filling in the blanks with information derived from archaeology, anthropology, genetics, and common-sense logic. Although he finds fascinating points of comparison among the K'iche' Maya in Central America, the polities (se簽or穩os) of Colombia, and the Chim繳 of the northern Peruvian coast, Ward focuses on two of the best-known peoples: the Nahua (Aztec) of Central Mexico and the Inka of the Andes. His study privileges indigenous-identified authors such as Diego Mu簽oz Camargo, Fernando de Alva Ixtlilx籀chitl, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, and Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala while it also consults Spanish chroniclers like Hern獺n Cort矇s, Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Pedro Cieza de Le籀n, and Bartolom矇 de las Casas. The nation-forming processes that Ward theorizes feature two forms of cultural appropriation: the horizontal, in which nations appropriate people and customs from adjacent cultures, and the vertical, in which nations dig into their own past to fortify their concept of exceptionality. In defining these processes, Ward eschews the most common measure, race, instead opting for the Nahua altepetl, the Inka panaka, and the K'iche' amaq'. His work thus approaches the nation both as the indigenous people conceptualized it and with terminology that would have been familiar to them before and after contact with the Spanish. The result is a truly decolonial account of the formation and organization of Latin American nations, one that puts the indigenous perspective at its center.
Armour in England, from the Earliest Times to the Reign of James the First
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G矇r繫me
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Japanese Political Theatre in the 18th Century
Japanese Political Theatre in the 18th Century aims to make bunraku texts readable for those who are interested in the political and cultural implications of this revered theatre tradition.
Japan Any Year Planner
Celebrate your love all things Japan and Life with this stunning weekly planner for any year. Start whenever you are ready and get your life into shape as you enjoy unique a planner inspired the beauty of the land of the rising sun and the amazing people who live there. StepRo Designs brings you joy, and your best self.
Socially Engaged Public Art in East Asia
This anthology elucidates the historical, global, and regional connections, as well as current manifestations, of socially engaged public art (SEPA) in East Asia. It covers case studies and theoretical inquiries on artistic practices from Hong Kong, Japan, mainland China, South Korea, and Taiwan with a focus on the period since the 2000s. It examines how public art has been employed by artists, curators, ordinary citizens, and grassroots organizations in the region to raise awareness of prevailing social problems, foster collaborations among people of varying backgrounds, establish alternative value systems and social relations, and stimulate action to advance changes in real life situations. It argues that through the endeavors of critically-minded art professionals, public art has become artivism as it ventures into an expanded field of transdisciplinary practices, a site of new possibilities where disparate domains such as aesthetics, sustainability, placemaking, social justice, and politics interact and where people work together to activate space, place, and community in a way that impacts the everyday lives of ordinary people. As the first book-length anthology on the thriving yet disparate scenes of SEPA in East Asia, it consists of eight chapters by eight authors who have well-grounded knowledge of a specific locality or localities in East Asia. In their analyses of ideas and actions, emerging from varying geographical, sociopolitical, and cultural circumstances in the region, most authors also engage with concepts and key publications from scholars which examine artistic practices striving for social intervention and public participation in different parts of the world. Although grounded in the realities of SEPA from East Asia, this book contributes to global conversations and debates concerning the evolving relationship between public art, civic politics, and society at large.
Riley Our Little Bear Dog
A story of Riley a puppy coming home and its adventursome experiences in our home, yard and at our lake home. A fun loving experience! Read to the Last Page!
Black Artists in America
Exploring how artists at midcentury addressed the social issues of their day--from Jacob Lawrence to Elizabeth Catlett, Rose Piper to Charles White This timely book surveys the varied ways in which Black American artists responded to the political, social, and economic climate of the United States from the time of the Great Depression through the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision. Featuring paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by artists including Jacob Lawrence, Horace Pippin, Augusta Savage, Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, Norman Lewis, Walter Augustus Simon, Lo簿s Mailou Jones, and more, the book recognizes the contributions Black artists made to Social Realism and abstraction as they debated the role of art in society and community. Black artists played a vital part in midcentury art movements, and the inclusive policies of government programs like the Works Progress Administration brought more of these artists into mainstream circles. In three chapters, Earnestine Jenkins discusses the work of Black artists during this period; the perspective of Black women artists with a focus on the sculpture of Augusta Savage; and the pedagogy of Black American art through the art and teaching of Walter Augustus Simon. Published in association with the Dixon Gallery and Gardens Exhibition Schedule: Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis (October 17, 2021-January 2, 2022)
baby hands & other small sculptures
baby hands & other small sculptures is a book featuring small sculptures by Canadian artist Elizabeth Fearon, accompanied by brief texts and commentary by poet, painter and art critic Gary Michael Dault.
Flags Do Cry
A look at America from the view of the American Flag...Ol' Glory. What would she say?
Why Monet Matters
Claude Monet's Water Lilies are widely recognized as a celebration of nature and a call to visual experience. The skilled brushwork, vivid color, and immersive quality of the paintings suspend thoughts of the outside world and its concerns. And yet, when one realizes that these works were made during a period of social and political turmoil--rapid changes of government, the Dreyfus Affair, and the destruction and devastation of World War I--questions arise about the personal, cultural, and historical contexts within which they were created. In this book, James H. Rubin explores these conditions and shows how Monet's work--said to be a harbinger of abstraction--appeals not only to the eye but also to something deep in modern consciousness. The myth of Impressionism is that it was reviled and misunderstood, but by the 1890s Monet was rich by anyone's standards, and his works were considered French cultural treasures. Monet was featured in a propaganda film in response to German militarism, and he was persuaded by Georges Clemenceau to donate a number of his Water Lilies paintingsto the French nation following the Treaty of Versailles. Taking this into account, Rubin uncovers how the theme of floating lily pads could serve political ends, exposing relationships between Monet's apparently subject-free art and its material circumstances in the modern world.Engagingly written, masterfully argued, and featuring more than 150 illustrations, Why Monet Matters is a major study of an artist who had the will and the talent to remain relevant to his time without conceding to its fashions. Scholars, students, and those who appreciate Monet and Impressionism will value and learn from this book.
An Object of Seduction
The first book-length English-language study focusing on the early modern export of Chinese silk to New Spain from the sixteenth to the seventeenth century, An Object of Seduction compares and contrasts the two regions from perspectives of the sericulture development, the widespread circulation of silk fashion, and the government attempts at regulating the use of silk. Xiaolin Duan argues that the increasing demand for silk on the worldwide market on the one hand contributed to the parallel development of silk fashion and sericulture in China and New Spain, and on the other hand created conflicts on imperial regulations about foreign trade and hierarchical systems. Incorporating evidence from local gazetteers, correspondence, manual books, illustrated treatises, and miscellanies, this book explores how the growing desire for and production of raw silk and silk textiles empowered individuals and societies to claim and redefine their positions in changing time and space, thus breaking away from the traditional state control.
Drone Imaginaries
There should no longer be any doubt: drones are here to stay. In civil society, they are used for rescue, surveillance, transport and leisure. And on the battlefield, their promises of remote protection and surgical precision have radically changed the way wars are fought. But what impact are drones having on our identity, and how are they affecting the communities around us? This book addresses these questions by investigating the representation of civilian and military drones in visual arts, literature, and architecture. What emerges, the contributors argue, is a compelling new aesthetic: 'drone imaginary', a prism of cultural and critical knowledge, through which the complex interplay between drone technology and human communities is explored, and from which its historical, cultural and political dimensions can be assessed. The contributors offer diverse approaches to this interdisciplinary field of aesthetic drone imaginaries. With essays on the aesthetic configurations of drone swarming, historical perspectives on early unmanned aviation, as well as current debates on how drone technology alters the human body and creates new political imaginaries, this book provides new insights to the rapidly evolving field of drone studies. Working across art history, literature, photography, feminism, postcolonialism and cultural studies, Drone imaginaries offers a unique insight into how drones are changing our societies.
Nervous Systems
The contributors to Nervous Systems reassess contemporary artists' and critics' engagement with social, political, biological, and other systems as a set of complex and relational parts: an approach commonly known as systems thinking. Demonstrating the continuing relevance of systems aesthetics within contemporary art, the contributors highlight the ways that artists adopt systems thinking to address political, social, and ecological anxieties. They cover a wide range of artists and topics, from the performances of the Argentinian collective the Rosario Group and the grid drawings of Charles Gaines to the video art of Singaporean artist Charles Lim and the mapping of global logistics infrastructures by contemporary artists like Hito Steyerl and Christoph B羹chel. Together, the essays offer an expanded understanding of systems aesthetics in ways that affirm its importance beyond technological applications detached from cultural contexts. Contributors. Cristina Albu, Amanda Boetzkes, Brianne Cohen, Kris Cohen, Jaimey Hamilton Faris, Christine Filippone, Johanna Gosse, Francis Halsall, Judith Rodenbeck, Dawna Schuld, Luke Skrebowski, Timothy Stott, John Tyson
Greek Mythology Coloring Book
Learn a bunch of new things about Old Greek culture. This adult coloring book will show you how to eliminate stress and pent-up tension from your life, and in the process, you'll also learn something new.Each illustration features Gods, ancient objects, legendary creatures and much more.The pages are printed single side to avoid color bleed.Key benefits: Stress relieving and relaxing drawing. Form of art therapy that can take your mind off of other things. Use it as a form of meditation. Great gift idea.=== Ready to begin your creative and colorful journey? Click the Add to Cart button and order your copy today!
Giuliano Da Sangallo and the Ruins of Rome
An illuminating reassessment of the architect whose innovative drawings of ruins shaped the enduring image of ancient Rome Giuliano da Sangallo (1443-1516) was one of the first architects to draw the ruins and artifacts of ancient Rome in a systematic way. Cammy Brothers shows how Giuliano played a crucial role in the Renaissance recovery of antiquity, and how his work transformed the broken fragments of Rome's past into the image of a city made whole. Drawing new insights from the Codex Barberini and the Taccuino Senese--two exquisite collections of Giuliano's drawings on parchment--Brothers reveals how the Florentine architect devoted enormous energy to the representation of ruins, and how his studies of Rome formed an integral part of his work as a designer. She argues that Giuliano's inventive approach, which has often been mischaracterized as fantastical or naive, infused the architect's craft with the sensibilities of a poet and painter. Brothers demonstrates how his drawings form the basis for a reevaluation of the meaning and method of the Renaissance study of ancient artifacts, and brings to life the transformative moment when artists and architects began to view the fragments of ancient Rome not as broken artifacts of little interest but as objects of aesthetic contemplation. Featuring a wealth of Giuliano's magnificent drawings, this compelling book provides an incomparable lens through which to explore essential questions about the aesthetic value, significance, and the uses of the past for today's architects.
Art and the Nazis, 1933-1945
This first comprehensive analysis of the Third Reich's efforts to confiscate, loot, censor and influence art begins with a brief history of the looting of artworks in Western history. The artistic backgrounds of Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goring are examined, along with the various Nazi art looting organizations, and Nazi endeavors to both censor and manipulate the arts for propaganda purposes. Long-held beliefs about the Nazi destruction of "degenerate art" are examined, drawing on recently developed university databases, new translations of original documents and recently discovered information. Theft and destruction of artworks by the Allies and looting by Soviet trophy brigades are also documented.
Ground Sea
Imagine a world in which each individual has a fundamental right to be reborn. This idle dream haunts Hilde Van Gelder's associative travelogue that takes Allan Sekula's sequence Deep Six / Passer au bleu (1996/1998) as a touchstone for a dialogue with more recent artworks zooming in on the borderscape near the Channel Tunnel, such as those by Sylvain George and Bruno Serralongue.Combining ethnography, visual materials, political philosophy, cultural geography, and critical analysis, Ground Sea proceeds through an innovative methodological approach. Inspired by the meandering writings of W.G. Sebald, Javier Mar穩as, and Roland Barthes, Van Gelder develops a style both interdisciplinary and personal.Resolutely opting for an aquatic perspective, Ground Sea offers a powerful meditation on the indifference of an increasingly divided European Union with regard to considerable numbers of persons on the move, who find themselves stranded close to Calais. The contested Strait of Dover becomes a microcosm where our present global challenges of migration, climate change, human rights, and neoliberal surveillance technology converge.
Sites of Interchange; Modernism, Politics and Culture between Britain and Germany, 1919-1955
Early twentieth-century Germany and Britain may have seemed politically very different, yet there was a lively interchange between these two countries during this period. This book explores how art practitioners and scholars in both countries learned from and influenced each other, seeking to highlight the relevance of these interchanges today.
A Medievalist’s Gaze
This study offers an unconventional reading of modern and postmodern German memorials from a medievalist perspective. Including but not limited to memorials for the victims of the Nazis in Germany, the book offers a medieval prism through which to view these works of art and understand their contribution to German memory culture.
