Elusive Creature
This collection of poems is alternately bawdy, touching, and profound. The honesty at which the poet looks at motherhood, depression and the wonder of the natural world gives her writing a sense of youth and newness, without the detritus of social convention the rest of us pick up along the way. She engages in the question what does it mean to be human in this tender, wild world.
Unusual Novel
The story of four artists at their journey's end, both mentally and physically. The four are set on a collision course with their fate when a sudden miracle happens. Their four lives become intertwined into one as a mysterious woman comes to their rescue. A jazzy novel with a deep resemblance to the wandering soul of improvisation. The characters are loose and liberated, with comic spontaneity of thoughts and movements. Continuously they question their being with doubt and anxiety. A story told from the inside out in a modern world.A singer, a writer, an actor and a painter, all four were once successful and famous. As life progressed they were left behind in their own corners, alienated from the surrounding and from themselves. For each one, their loneliness led to a little life that had its downs with no ups. Life became an empty box of candies that lured the four artists separately but surely into the abyss.Then the unexpected happened: she appeared from nowhere. From her painted toenails to her head of a long black hair-some smooth and some curly-and a slender body and a classical bone structure with a gorgeous face. She had the complexion of a night-blooming lily, but above it all, her manner as much as her looks turned men's hearts into hope. A muse, a lover or maybe an invitation to a party, the four artists had no choice but to attend.The story moves forward in a fast tempo of unpredictable romance. Especially when a young woman introduces herself into the menu of love rather than desire. Love is for the young, desire is usually for the old. The mix is tonic or even bitter, but the taste is sweet for men who were born artists and died when they are still living.A thief of personal memories, his gang and the artists collide. The conflict leads to entanglements that demand that the living act and fight for their possessions and the reaffirmation of their existence, and they do.Recognize that art is a gift-a gift that takes a lifelong to unwrap. When it is revealed, it is always surprising and astonishing. Sometimes the revelation is dark, disappointing and defeating; still, to be a complete artist one needs to celebrate it, and only then maybe the purpose of life becomes less hazy.
Unanticipated
Unanticipated is a career retrospective monograph that includes 248 images of both painting and drawing along with 17 500 words of text. In 1964 Janet Alling studied among a legendary generation of artists including Chuck Close Jennifer Bartlett Richard Serra Nancy Graves Janet Fish Rackstraw Downs and Brice Marden. They turned contemporary art making into a revolution of material scale subject and perception. Alling sensing both her affinity and difference with fellow students found her subject in flowers. She was eager to investigate their essence and power and redefine a category of painting regarded as decorative and conventional. A glance at this compendium of flower painting from a long career of observation and honed technique reveals Alling's vision as anything but conventional. Large-scale leaves and petals shimmering in shadows and light fill these 96 pages with unexpected color and pattern and mysterious beauty. Artist Alex Katz says about her work "[Her} flowers are decorous contained and make no overture to fashion. The mystery of meaning reminds me of Emily Dickinson."Alling captures the process of painting a natural subject in natural light and in times inexorable grasp. The glories of the iris the tulip and the coleus are amplified and newly perceived by Allings brush. She has achieved what she set out to do nearly 60 years ago: Redefine flower painting as an essential subject for contemporary art.This book is the story of a female artist who began working during a period when art was a mans world. In Unanticipated the artworks are organized to draw the reader into Allings life narrative and its relation to the unfolding of her attraction to the natural world as a subject for advanced fine art. Her schooling at Yale as well as travel to the worlds most renowned artistic achievements along with mentorship by some of the most important male artists of the era set her on her mission to revolutionize flower painting. The books contents feature key works of flower portraits gardens and patterns. A final selection includes a catalog raisonne with images her complete repertoire of paintings and drawings.
Bosch. the Complete Works
A bird-monster devouring sinners, naked bodies in tantric contortions, a pair of ears brandishing a sharpened blade: with just 20 paintings and nine drawings to his name, Netherlandish visionary Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) secured his place as a pillar of art history. To this day, the painter par excellence of hell and its demons continues to puzzle and enthrall scholars, artists, designers, and musicians alike.Based on the best-selling XXL edition, which saw TASCHEN commission new and exclusive photography of details and recently restored works, this large-scale monograph presents Bosch's complete oeuvre. Texts from art historian and Bosch expert Stefan Fischer dissect the many compelling elements that populate each scene, from hybrid creatures of man and beast to Bosch's pictorial use of proverbs and idioms. By tying together the elusive threads of his oeuvre into one exhaustive overview, this book reveals just what it was about Bosch and his painting that proved so immensely influential. Features: Impeccable full-page reproductions celebrating the artist's staggering compositional scope Enlarged details unveiling the most intricate and bizarre scenes as much as the unsuspected technical minutiae, from subtle brush-strokes to the grain of the canvas A fold-out spread drawn from the legendary Last Judgement A special chapter focusing on Bosch's most famous work, the mesmerizing and terrifying triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights
Lucie Rie
The life and legacy of brilliant but elusive potter Lucie Rie is investigated through interviews, letters and the analysis of her elegant, modernist vessels Lucie Rie (1902-1995), one of the 20th century's most celebrated and iconic potters, combined an acute understanding of modernism with the skills of her chosen craft. Emmanuel Cooper, a distinguished potter who knew Rie, interviewed many of her friends and acquaintances to produce this complete and detailed account of Rie's life and work. The author was given unrestricted access by the Rie estate to previously unpublished letters and other material, which provide fascinating new insights into her life and work and allowed him to reevaluate Rie's creative output within the broader context of modernism and the emergence of the studio pottery movement in Britain. 'It [is] unlikely that this biography of Rie will ever be surpassed.' --Frances Spalding, Literary Review'A precious gift, from the only man who could have written it.' --Glenn Adamson, Crafts Magazine Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Nekkid Girls in collages by Xtian
This book contains 63 nipples - exactly 60 more than I have. Over the years most of these nipples have been banned from various websites & social media sites - yet none of the images they are attached to are pornographic in any way shape or form. "The images they are attached to" are a selection of collage works by XTIAN from 1999 - 2021; some funny, most weird - some thought-provoking. Enjoy!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 1
Presenting the complete TMNT stories in recommended reading order, including one-shots, crossovers, and event series. Everything a beginner could need, everything a diehard could want. TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman and writer Tom Waltz guide readers through a ground-breaking new origin and into epic tales of courage, loyalty, and family as the Turtles and their allies battle for survival against enemies old and new in the dangerous streets and sewers of New York City. Collects the first 12 issues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing series, plus the Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Splinter Micro-Series one-shots.
Nature & Nostalgia
Nature & Nostalgia - those are the subjects that I am, pardon the pun, drawn to. I am a hyper-realistic artist and the 'devil is in the details' - the more details, the better. The medium of colored pencil affords me the ability to hone in on that aspect. Nature has so many nuances that detail is imperative to capture the essence of a living being, whether it is flower or animal. Nostalgia also lends its self to detail. The more detail, the more the image will come alive for the viewer - evoking their own memories attached to that particular object in the drawing. Nature & Nostalgia: Drawn to New England, I want to tell the stories and inspiration behind some of the pieces I have drawn.
Biomes
Costas Picadas' book Biomes is an exploration of science, philosophy, light and energy. His ethereal images capture a morphing universe comprised of abstracted forms, vibrating particles, and floating fragments. Working primarily with a monochrome palette, Picadas blurs internal and external space through stunning dimensional expression.
Mix-Media Collages
These mix-media collages I created while in quarantine due to the corona virus 2020. All are on found cardboard that was ready for recycling.
The Compound Yellow Manual of Prompts, Provocations, Permissions & Parameters for Everyday Practices
On the occasion of being invited to participate in the Hyde Park Art Center's "Artists Run Chicago 2.0", the experimental art space Compound Yellow produced its first book. "The Compound Yellow Manual of Prompts, Provocations, Permissions and Parameters for Everyday Practices" is an edited book that brings together 60 of Compound Yellow's hundreds of affiliates for the first time ever. The book--edited by Jorge Lucero (aka ConceptualArt Andteaching) and Laura Shaeffer--is simultaneously a work of scholarship and a work of art, it is curated and emergent, it is about one kind of practice and about hundreds. The book, not unlike Compound Yellow itself, functions as hub (a place where ideas come in and out of). Some of the contributions are made for contemplation and some of them for activation; all of them are meant for generativity. Contributors to this compendium include: Alberto Aguilar, Anon Anym, Atlan Arceo-Witzl, Katrin Asbury, Robert Beshara, Bless & the Overgraduators, Jessica Charlesworth & Tim Parsons, Alexander DeGraaf, Tiny Domingos, Rachel Epp Buller, Tony Foley, Conrad Freiburg, Matthew Girson, Shawn C. Greene, Ryan Griffis, Judith Heineman, Hannah Hirsekorn, Brian Holmes, Holly Holmes, Regin Igloria, Luke Joyner, Curtis Locke, Gwenn-A禱l Lynn, Mary King, Hani Moustafa, N55, Justin Nalley, Anders Nilsen, Frederick Nitsch, Andrew Nord, Jasper Nord, Teresa Pankratz, Andrew Paterson, Lorenza Perelli, Erik Peterson, Melissa Potter, John Preus, Public Collectors, Maggie Queeney, Allison Peters Quinn, Alisa Reith & Matthew Nicholas, David Schalliol, Katrin Schnabl, Doug Shaeffer, Laura Shaeffer, Edra Soto, Connie Spreen, Albert Stabler, Randall Szott, Rachel Wallis, Sean Ward, Tessa Windt, Natalie Wright, JI Yang, Vicky Wei-Hsuan Yen With and introduction by Jorge Lucero
Joseph the Magician
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The Art of Darkness
The Art of Darkness is a visually rich sourcebook featuring eclectic artworks that have been inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic, and macabre. Throughout history, artists have been obsessed with darkness - creating works that haunt and horrify, mesmerise and delight, and play on our innermost fears. Gentileschi took revenge with paint in Judith Slaying Holofernes while Bosch depicted fearful visions of Hell that still beguile. Victorian Britain became strangely obsessed with the dead and in Norway Munch explored anxiety and fear in one of the most famous paintings in the world (The Scream, 1893). Today, the Chapman Brothers, Damien Hirst and Louise Bourgeois, as well as many lesser known artists working in the margins, are still drawn to all that is macabre. From Dreams & Nightmares to Matters of Mortality, Depravity & Destruction to Gods & Monsters - this book introduces sometimes disturbing and often beautiful artworks that indulge our greatest fears, uniting us as humans from century to century. But, while these themes might scare us - can't they also be heartening and beautiful? Exploring and examining the artworks with thoughtful and evocative text, S. Elizabeth offers insight into each artist's influences and inspirations, asking what comfort can be found in facing our demons? Why are we tempted by fear and the grotesque? And what does this tell us about the human mind? Of course, sometimes there is no good that can come from the sensibilities of darkness and the sickly shivers and sensations they evoke. These are uncomfortable feelings, and we must sit for a while with these shadows - from the safety of our armchairs. Artists covered include Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, Francisco de Goya, Leonora Carrington, John Everett Millais, Tracey Emin, Vincent van Gogh, Barbara Hepworth, Paul Cezanne, and Salvador Dal穩, as well as scores more. With over 200 carefully curated artworks from across the centuries, The Art of Darkness examines all that is dark in a bid to haunt and hearten. This book is part of the Art in the Margins series, following up on The Art of the Occult, which investigates representations of the mystical, esoteric and occult in art from across different times and cultures.
Dog Lover's Blank Journal
The Pawfect Journal for a Dog LoverGet your daily dose of dog cuteness in a stylish and fresh lined journal for your notes. Featuring Aria Jones' cute drawings of wet noses, paws, and tails, this writing journal is perfect for dog enthusiasts and is sure to add a fun furry surprise anywhere you go.Must Love Puppy Dogs. Dog Lover's Blank Journal is essential for any on-the-go writer, notetaker, or diary keeper. This journal has the perfect dog cover artwork and an abundance of blank pages for your thoughts. Dog Lover's Blank Journal is a lined journal for dog people, creatives, and daydreamers. This canine journal, illustrated by Aria Jones, is all you need to turn your dog dreams into a reality. Great for Dog Fanatics. A dog journal for writing. Dog Lover's Blank Journal is a diary, and notebook-Dog Lover's Blank Journal is a multi-purpose tool for unleashing your thoughts, to do lists, recipes, nature sightings, study notes, artwork, and dog observations. Whether you're searching for a cute journal to gift or everyday stationery supplies to use, Dog Lover's Blank Journal is a must-have for any on-the-go writer, notetaker, or journal keeper.With the Dog Lover's Blank Journal: Keep to do list, recipes, study notes, and more Serve your creative needs Brighten your day with cute wet noses, paws, and tails If you're looking for stationery supplies, notebooks to study, recipe books to write in, or vintage journals--like Moleskin, Peter Pauper Press, or Rifle Paper Co journals--then you'll love Dog Lover's Blank Journal.
Paul Cezanne: A-Z
An affordable introduction to the key places, people and motifs in the life and art of CezannePaul Cezanne's incomparable, architectonic rendering of light and color provided the foundation of his reputation as a forerunner of modernism. Which specific locations left such vivid impressions on this scion of a provincial banker's family? What and who were the influences supporting and advancing his innovative oeuvre? In this affordable volume, acclaimed art historian James H. Rubin traces Cezanne's life and work from A to Z, creating an image of a painter who aspired to "do Poussin over again after nature." As the book's title indicates, Rubin also explicates and champions the Soci矇t矇 Paul Cezanne's campaign to remove the accent on the artist's surname in accordance with its original Proven癟al spelling.James H. Rubin (born 1944) is an art historian and professor at the State University of New York in Stony Brook, specializing in 19th-century art with a particular interest in French modernism. He has published 13 books, including Impressionism (Phaidon, 1999), Impressionism and the Modern Landscape (University of California Press, 2008), How to Read Impressionism (Abrams, 2013) and, most recently, Why Monet Matters: Meanings Among the Lily Pads (Penn State University Press, 2021).
I Write Because I Can
I Write Because I Cana collection of notes on grief, loss & lifeAfter my mother's death, feeling untethered andadrift as I struggled to find my bearings amiddeep grief, I accidentally discovered a way tohelp navigate my sorrow through writing smallposts on Instagram.Inspired by a line from the poet Anele Rubin, Ibegan each piece with, "I write because . . ." and ended with the line, "I write because I can."I created this tiny book from those pieces, and in turn found a new way to walk in this world. In this collection, I hope that if you too are experiencing grief, you may recognize yourself in my words and feel just a little less alone.
Traces of the Heart
"Traces of the Heart" is the bonding of the inner spiritual and outer material world. The author draws on the beauty of the natural and urban landscape as a reference for her artworks. The poems and images capture the beauty of personal moments that provide a meditative and reflective narrative. She has an eclectic approach to her work using the interplay of artworks and text, taking advantage of the narrative possibilities offered in the mediums of drawing, printmaking and mixed-media collage. She has been inspired by the great colourists of modern times especially Matisse and Monet. They continue to be a strong influence as do her Goan-Kenyan background.
Armando Alleyne: A Few of My Favorites
The first book on the New York painter's eclectic iconography of jazz musicians, boxers and friendsWith bright patches of acrylic paint and carefully placed found ephemera, New York-based artist Armando Alleyne's (born 1959) multimedia portraits are immediately eye-catching, drawing viewers in to inspect and appreciate the layers of meaning collaged on top of one another. Alleyne's renditions of jazz musicians, Afro-Latino singers, and his own family members and acquaintances are rife with color and contemporary iconography as well as references to the artist's own life. Series such as Shelter Blues reflect on Alleyne's experiences of homelessness, while Maria's Song pays homage to his late sister through a pantheon of religious imagery. This volume is the first book on Alleyne, highlighting a lifetime of work alongside snapshots and personal anecdotes.
Paulie
Paulie is a beautifully illustrated endearing story that describes the life of a human and parrot companion living together for more than 20 years. Paulie is about a small bird with a big personality recounting shared adventures, curious behaviors, and other things you may not know about birds. The quality of the illustrations original watercolor, pastel, ink, pencil illustrations is graceful and playful capturing the spirit of a Sun Conure and the unique bond of love between human and avian.
Busker and the Trees
Like a busker juggling, we go through life balancing values as balls in the air...If one falls, the good busker picks it quickly up, resumes the performance and the audience applauds the skill in maintaining balance and harmony. Busker and the Trees is affirmation and encouragement for those on a path seeking true wellness in life. Adel Bishai's story begins in middle-class Egypt steeped in cosmopolitan culture and ancient history then tracks the author on a journey spanning eight decades, to nearly fifty countries and five continents, through heated politics and fascinating occupational opportunities, to love and family and the success of being happy and a millionaire to boot.Knowledge and understanding are achieved through learning, observation, experience, reasoning, and demonstration. The author offers his understanding and perception through the life and worldview of an immigrant, providing an interesting and insightful prospective. Readers will be informed and entertained on topics of history, diverse cultures, anecdotes and works of fine art.Adel's story is a case study in the boundless maze of wellbeing following a model of values-based wellness thus considering and explaining his motivations. Adel is one immigrant to Canada who made good through embracing the values that contribute to happiness and provide a prototype of an immigrant from the Middle East to North America. Busker and the Trees outlines the values that guided Adel throughout his life and what has influenced his eight decades residing in Egypt, England and Canada illuminating how to make wise choices with the balls in the air the reader may be dealt.
Busker and the Trees
Like a busker juggling, we go through life balancing values as balls in the air...If one falls, the good busker picks it quickly up, resumes the performance and the audience applauds the skill in maintaining balance and harmony. Busker and the Trees is affirmation and encouragement for those on a path seeking true wellness in life. Adel Bishai's story begins in middle-class Egypt steeped in cosmopolitan culture and ancient history then tracks the author on a journey spanning eight decades, to nearly fifty countries and five continents, through heated politics and fascinating occupational opportunities, to love and family and the success of being happy and a millionaire to boot.Knowledge and understanding are achieved through learning, observation, experience, reasoning, and demonstration. The author offers his understanding and perception through the life and worldview of an immigrant, providing an interesting and insightful prospective. Readers will be informed and entertained on topics of history, diverse cultures, anecdotes and works of fine art.Adel's story is a case study in the boundless maze of wellbeing following a model of values-based wellness thus considering and explaining his motivations. Adel is one immigrant to Canada who made good through embracing the values that contribute to happiness and provide a prototype of an immigrant from the Middle East to North America. Busker and the Trees outlines the values that guided Adel throughout his life and what has influenced his eight decades residing in Egypt, England and Canada illuminating how to make wise choices with the balls in the air the reader may be dealt.
Arthurian Legend in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries
The King Arthur we imagine did not exist in history. He is the result of stories told and retold, changed and added to by storytellers for centuries, each making the story reflect the storyteller's time and values. The chapters in this book look at movies, manga, comic books, a television show, and traditional books released since 1960 to explore some of the ways King Arthur has been reimagined in the past 60 years. Interpreting Avalon High and The Kind Who Would Be King, Camelot 3000 and King Arthur vs. Dracula, Fate/Zero, John Steinbeck's The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, the influence of Arthurian legend on Harry Potter, Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King, John Boorman's Excalibur, Jerry Zucker's First Knight, Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur, Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword, Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service, Iris Murdoch's The Time of the Angels, and the BBC series Merlin, the authors find that while we are still interested in the idea of King Arthur, we may also want his story to be more racially and gender inclusive, less elitist, and in some cases, more secular.
Marriage of Musical & Cultural Destinies
A biography of two success stories of ex-Liberian refugees: Samuel Siafa Taylor & Emmanuel Blessed Lavelah, the most famous marriage of musical & cultural destinies.From the origins and development of these two individuals' energy, they have been extremely objective in engaging a positive and creative lifestyle regarding their difficulties as refugees, but they were still able to come together in their artistic ideology for readers of all stripes.The commonality of their artistic and cultural ideology, as featured in this biographical work, and the length of their professional friendship are the bases of the shared decision to co-author this book. They connected during their respective refugee lives, first meeting at a cultural festival in Togo, and later migrating together to Ghana, where they lived together in the same room in Buduburam (Ghana's refugee camp) for a long time and did several collaborations with different professional callings.While compiling records for this jointly written book, they were in different countries, Samuel Siafa Taylor in China, and Emmanuel Blessed Lavelah in Liberia. But they continued collaborating for self-development and for the artistic growth of their common denominator: Liberia. Each person's biography is on his side of the book.This book begins with a background of Liberia's civil war, which pushed each of us to a foreign country where God connected us on through our shared artistic and cultural ideologies. This was followed by a historical sketch of Ghana's refugee community, inhabited first by Liberians, when each person's talent was nurtured and matured to a profession.The active verbs in the main narratives of the book show that the authors were still in the refugee camp when the records were being compiled. For this book, the authors found information about the plight of China-based Liberians and other Africans (during COVID-19) and popular pre-war Liberian musicians, cultural performers, and writers from Wikipedia.
Marriage of Musical & Cultural Destinies
A biography of two success stories of ex-Liberian refugees: Samuel Siafa Taylor & Emmanuel Blessed Lavelah, the most famous marriage of musical & cultural destinies.From the origins and development of these two individuals' energy, they have been extremely objective in engaging a positive and creative lifestyle regarding their difficulties as refugees, but they were still able to come together in their artistic ideology for readers of all stripes.The commonality of their artistic and cultural ideology, as featured in this biographical work, and the length of their professional friendship are the bases of the shared decision to co-author this book. They connected during their respective refugee lives, first meeting at a cultural festival in Togo, and later migrating together to Ghana, where they lived together in the same room in Buduburam (Ghana's refugee camp) for a long time and did several collaborations with different professional callings.While compiling records for this jointly written book, they were in different countries, Samuel Siafa Taylor in China, and Emmanuel Blessed Lavelah in Liberia. But they continued collaborating for self-development and for the artistic growth of their common denominator: Liberia. Each person's biography is on his side of the book.This book begins with a background of Liberia's civil war, which pushed each of us to a foreign country where God connected us on through our shared artistic and cultural ideologies. This was followed by a historical sketch of Ghana's refugee community, inhabited first by Liberians, when each person's talent was nurtured and matured to a profession.The active verbs in the main narratives of the book show that the authors were still in the refugee camp when the records were being compiled. For this book, the authors found information about the plight of China-based Liberians and other Africans (during COVID-19) and popular pre-war Liberian musicians, cultural performers, and writers from Wikipedia.
Aura
Aura is an exciting visual timeline celebrating the diverse works of art community staple and comic book industry veteran Winston Blakely.A self taught disciple of creative, visual, expression Winston and Blakelyworks invite you to a world of images from the studios' archives.Starting as a fine arts artist Winston has built an innovative body of work through his assigments for Valiant comics and Rich Buckler's Visage Studio among others.With an introduction by Black Science Fiction.com founder Jarvis Sheffield this journey of limitless possibilities and imagination unbound begins with this collection and continues beyond the pages.
Double
Marilyn R. Rosenberg describes her beautiful and complex book "DOUBLE" thus: "It is not really visual poetry, although there is some. It is not asemic poetry, although there is some. It is for sure an artist's book, with a narrative that can be seen/read in all directions. I worked to be sure that standing on its side the images worked as well as in the landscape orientation. Notations reference the environment and the current changes in the weather (global warming- the fires and floods), and Covid, and death and life." Rosenberg's DOUBLE is a unique artist's book that vividly explores ideas about doubling, and does so in many directions at once: horizontally and vertically; with elements repeated in a set of twin artists books which are presented on opposing pages; always with modifications/additions/subtractions, on the facing page. The original set of twin books were hardbound in black covers, with 200 gram acid-free, 100% recycled, 140 lb. cold press paper; and the artist worked back and forth on corresponding pairs of squares. Digitized images from both books were further manipulated for this book. DOUBLE has 60 color filled pages, consisting of 30 similar twin pairs of facing pages. The book itself is doubled in a sense, in that the front cover is doubled on the last page, and the back cover on the first page. DOUBLE mirrors and closes itself, to create a complete self-reflective object, a talisman of how we experience the reality, or what we think of as the reality, of the world we live in. The book's gorgeous and sensuous colors, drawing, painting, writing, and collage give intense life to these concepts. - John M. Bennett
The Art of Masamune Shirow
THE ART OF MASAMUNE SHIROWVOLUME 1: MANGAby Jeremy Mark RobinsonThis is a study of the art of Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, born in 1961, Kobe, Japan), a Japanese artist best known for Ghost In the Shell, Appleseed and Dominion: Tank Police. Masamune Shirow is one of the great creators in the world of Japanese manga and anim矇 - his works have been the basis of several important franchises, with Ghost In the Shell the best-known. Shirow's art is marked by futuristic, cyber-punk settings, fabulous, often eccentric designs, elaborate mecha (such as tanks and mobile suits), attractive warrior women and detailed storytelling (accompanied by his famous, sometimes arcane notes). The impact of the work of Masamune Shirow has been immense in anim矇 and manga: Ghost In the Shell alone led to not one but two classic movies, two outstanding TV series (plus a third, the Arise series), and spin-off movies. Add to that the live-action Ghost of 2017, and more Ghosties on the way. Then there's the Appleseed digital animations and Appleseed cel animation, plus Black Magic, Real Drive, Ghost Hound (Unseen World) and Dominion: Tank Police. It all adds up to a remarkable presence in TV and movies. In cinema, Masamune Shirow's influence is easy to spot in the Star Wars prequels, in the Matrix movies, in Avatar, in Minority Report, in the Avengers series, and in many a superhero flick. The Art of Masamune Shirow: Volume 1: Manga includes chapters on Shirow's two signature works, Appleseed and Ghost In the Shell, and his lesser-known comics, such as Dominion: Tank Police, Orion, Black Magic and Neuro Hard; entries on his early comics; a biography; Shirow's relation to the Japanese manga industry; how Shirow's comics have been adapted for television and movies; and themes such as cyberculture and cyber-punk fiction. The Appleseed comic (four volumes plus supplementary stories) and the three Ghost In the Shell comics are explored chapter by chapter. The stories of Shirow's are described in detail. Fully illustrated in colour, with over 230 images from Masamune Shirow's whole output, the neglected and early comics, and Shirow's other works in print publishing, such as the Intron Depot series. The Art of Masamune Shirow is published in three volumes: Volume 1: MangaVolume 2: Anim矇Volume 3 EroticaHardcover - full colour jacketed laminate cover (bound in hardcover, with a colour flyleaf). Bibliography, resources and notes. 384 pages. www.crmoon.com
The Art of Katsuhiro Otomo
THE ART OF KATSUHIRO OTOMO by Jeremy Mark Robinson This is a book about the genius Japanese artist Katsuhiro Otomo (b. 1954). Best-known for the Akira manga of 1982-90 and the Akira movie of 1988, Otomo is also an all-round artist who writes fiction, writes and directs short and feature movies, produces commercial art, and design projects. Among Otomo's works are the movies Steam-Boy, Mushishi, Metropolis, Memories and Roujin Z, and manga such as Domu, The Legend of Mother Sarah, Hansel and Gretel and Sayonara Japan. The works of Otomo have been celebrated with awards - he won the Kodansha Comic-Strip Award in 1984 for Akira, and the Science Fiction Grand Prix Award in 1983 for Domu. There are very few genuine auteurs in Japanese animation: the animation industry, like all filmmaking on a large scale, is truly collaborative. However, you can definitely see elements in the films directed and written and supervised by Katsuhiro Otomo that are auteurist: Otomo has his own style, visually, but also his own concerns, thematically, politically and psychologically. Akira is a giant of a movie that opens at full blast: this movie rocks from shot one. It really rocks - at a far higher level of intensity than any comparable movie, including all of the classics regularly trotted out as hi-octane movie-making. Akira is clearly one of those movies where the filmmakers have thrown everything they can think of into the mix, and it's a movie in which the filmmakers have given their all. Meanwhile, the manga of Akira exceeds all expectations - about storytelling, about what a comicbook or manga is, about how an action-adventure-fantasy story can work in a contemporary setting, and how a story can be genuinely thrilling, genuinely political, genuinely wild and epic. In short, Akira ticks all of the boxes: (a) it has action and spectacle in spades, (b) it has fascinating characters and situations, (c) it is incredibly exciting, (d) it is very unusual, sometimes downright eccentric and out-there, (e) it is highly politicized, (f) it has plenty to say about living in the modern world, about contemporary, advanced capitalist societies, and (g) it establishes its own world, its own raison d'etre, its own philosophy with supreme self-confidence. Akira is the manga to top all manga, to end all manga. It is a manga designed to go further, louder and crazier than any other manga. And it does! Akira delivers on its promise: it really is every bit as great as everybody says it is. The Art of Katsuhiro Otomo includes chapters on: Katsuhiro Otomo's manga and movies; lengthy chapters on every aspect of the Akira movie (animation, sound, music, voices, story, themes, etc); the story of the Akira manga; Otomo's inspirations and inflfiuences; the contemporary anime industry; and a section of the views of critics and fans. Fully illustrated, including many images from Otomo's whole output, the Akira movie, the Akira manga, Otomo's other works in comics and cinema, and Otomo's inspirations. Hardcover - full colour laminate cover. This edition is revised, and contains extra illustrations. Bibliography, resources and notes. 644 pages. www.crmoon.com
31 Mutated Monsters
Marc Palm's Mutated Monsters 31 Illustrations is a collection of commissioned illustrations that were created with in two months. They were all illustrated in black and white with ink and pencil on comic book backing boards.
Beauty Among The Ashes
On November the 8th, 2018, the sleepy artisan town of Paradise in Northern California was hitby the most devastating fire in California history, destroying over 150,000 acres, nearly 19,000structures, and claiming the lives of 85 people. It became known as the Paradise Camp Fire, andit decimated the entire community, leaving very little left but ashes and ruin. The entire worldnoticed.Several months later, an artist named Shane Grammer, who once lived in the area, knewand remembered his friends and family in the region, and he made a pilgrimage back to hisroots, with one purpose: To honor a friend of his, who lost everything. Shane painted a muralon the only thing that was left of his friend's house - a white chimney, barely standing in themiddle of the ruins of their dreams. The mural was called Beauty Among the Ashes and itsuddenly became the sole symbol of hope for the community who had not even begun to pick upthe pieces of their destroyed worlds. The media seized upon the story, and before anyonerealized it, Beauty Among the Ashes was a worldwide rallying cry for the town of Paradise.Hope existed. Even with such a fresh wound, the town, and the world beyond could see thatthere was hope on the horizon.
The Minimalist Modern Muse
Minimalism in its simplistic beauty evokes elegance and timelessness in every work of art. Muses with modern lines infuse every piece of art with transcendence giving artworks perpetual time. The Artist portrays minimalism with an air of modernism to its muses in its paintings.Every Muse applies a simplistic pose in a modern era that portrays them embodying profound movement, where time and place become nonexistent.
Metamorphosis
"METAMORPHOSIS" is the book containing some of my drawings from years 2019 to 2021 together with texts. The texts are based on my thoughts or emotions, which may help to discover my world of art. It also contains poem written by my talented friend Jekaterina Kabin. It is also my first art book.
BahGod
Tis a book of the Devil's Daughter, hearken, for I am her harbinger! The world will tremble under her lithe and dominant figure! Beware, for you may be the next soul she rolls up and smokes! Beware... for the Devil's Daughter is 'mongst us! Beware the heedence of tobacco, alcohol, and all manners of ye dark and twisted desires! Repent! REPENT!! I have drawn she, lithe she devil, in all her terrorous beauty! Beware... for by opening this book, you have seen into eternal damnation... And enjoy, because that's all us madmen get, a slight look at a nude... SHE BEAST!!
The Godzilla Art of Kaida Yuji
Marvel at this spectacular collection of full-colour graphic art of Godzilla and other Toho movie monsters by renowned artist KAIDA Yuji. For fans of big-screen monster films, KAIDA Yuji is a very well known name. Best known for his vivid illustrations of Godzilla and other popular Toho kaiju, some of Mr KAIDA's most beautiful work is presented here in this full-color flexicover volume. This book's 128 pages are packed with lush artwork, including a brand new piece showing Godzilla in London, created especially for this book.Whether you are an admirer of this Japanese master's work or just a fan of monster movie art, this book is an essential purchase!
You’re the Shit
Color like the badass you are. Coloring is relaxing, easy, and fun. But do you know what's even better? A sassy coloring book that boosts your self-esteem while you color. Inside this beautiful book you'll find 21 single-sided, gorgeous frameable designs to color and enjoy. Handpicked for their beauty and ranging from simple to intricate, most of the drawings include uplifting messages...from the socially acceptable "You've got this" to the cheekily profane "You are a metric shit ton of awesome." So grab some pencils or markers, find a comfortable place to artistically unwind, and get ready to raise your spirits while you release your inner sass in full-color splendor.
High Shelf XXXVI
High Shelf is a monthly collection of poetry, art, photography, and satire from around the world, collected and curated in Portland, Oregon. High Shelf XXXVI (November 2021) contains 60+ pages of world-class poetry, art, photography, and satire. High Shelf XXXVI showcases 22 Artists/Authors from Beaverton, OregonRedwood City, CaliforniaBerkeley, CaliforniaScotts Valley, CaliforniaLas Vegas, NevadaSandy, UtahAlbuquerque, New MexicoAtlanta, GeorgiaBlackshear, GeorgiaMcLean, VirginiaWashington D.C.Mendham, New JerseyBrooklyn, New YorkHarrison, New YorkPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDayton, OhioPolson, MontanaCalgary, CanadaShiremoor, United KingdomDublin, Ireland
Eighteen Pieces
David didn't choose to become an artist. He didn't study formally, yearn for it in idle moments, nor plan a change in lifestyle. However, opportunity arose and art appeared, as though stirring from a very long sleep. Big things start out small and before David knew it, he was transported down a road signposted "art".David takes us on a journey into the mysterious heart of a creative world and the wonders of discovery. He has a knack for connecting underlying ideas and principles, shining a light on the enigmatic and creating reverence for its magic. The book includes some practical and enabling ideas: expression, abstraction and rhythm bubble up during the creative process with colour casting life to everything it touches. These flow throughout the pages, creating a powerful motivator for art and art-making as a sustaining part of a fulfilling life.Illuminated by 100 of David's works, this book is a joy for artists, lovers of art and for all who would pursue that creative spark!More than a few people have commented on David's starting point as an Engineer - we are all something-artists: parent-artists, lawyer-artists, athlete-artists and so on. Our world often obscures hidden talent by way of roles and vocations though it was not always so. Art is invariably there, at times under the covers - a latent dimension of life. Art is inside all of us and wherever we are and however it may manifest, it's every bit as much of us as we can dream.
Color Oceanic Art
The 'Color Oceanic Art' book in the "World Culture Coloring Series," extends far beyond a regular coloring book. There are thirty-eight pages filled with images that are both culturally rich and stunning, complete with a brief historical footnote for each image. Pages also include a synopsis of the art form along with two bonus pages. Images are multifunctional and besides coloring, can be used to create cutouts, masks, and various other crafts. Overall, the images are carefully chosen to inspire creativity in the minds of all the participants. Research has shown that drawing and coloring are vitally important creative outlets for young children as they enable them to become immersed in their own colorful imaginary worlds which can be translated onto paper. Significantly, these activities are not only fun but also support a child's educational and creative development, a fact which Mrinal Mitra, author, and illustrator of the popular World Culture Coloring Series, is clearly cognizant. His books, which, amongst others, include Color Egyptian Art, Color Phoenician Art, Color African Art, and Color American Indian Art, not only provide depictions of a diverse range of culturally significant artworks (all of which can easily be colored or decorated in a multitude of ways), they also include key pieces of historical or contextual information for each item. The wide selection of artworks included in each book not only serves as an inspiration for creativity but also as an introduction to the unique themes, concepts, and ideas that are prevalent in that particular artistic tradition. The series' skillful blending of creative fun and instructive learning makes these books an invaluable pedagogical resource that can easily be used by both teachers and parents alike. Having integrated one of these coloring books into the educational program of a local museum, I can personally affirm both the popularity of this series amongst children and its pedagogical potential. I look forward to seeing what other cultures will be added to the series in the future. Dr. Mark Woolmer, February 17, 2017Durham University, Department of Classics and Ancient History, 38 North Bailey, Durham, United Kingdom, DH1 3EU.
Color World Culture
The 'Color American Indian Art' book in the "World Culture Art Coloring Series," extends far beyond a regular coloring book. There are thirty-eight pages filled with images that are both culturally rich and stunning, complete with a brief historical footnote for each image. Pages also include a synopsis of the art form. Two pages were added on coloring and creating designs and patterns from the elements found in the art form. Images are multifunctional and besides coloring, can be used to create cutouts, masks, and various other crafts. Overall, the images are carefully chosen from wall paintings, sculptures, bas-reliefs, etc. to inspire creativity in the minds of all the participants. A Review on the Educational Value of the World Culture Art Coloring Series by: Dr. Mark Woolmer, Durham University, Department of Classics and Ancient History, Durham, UK, February 2017------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Research has shown that drawing and coloring are vitally important creative outlets for young children as they enable them to become immersed in their own colorful imaginary worlds which can be translated onto paper. Significantly, these activities are not only fun but also support a child's educational and creative development, a fact which Mrinal Mitra, author, and illustrator of the popular World Culture Coloring Series, is clearly cognizant of. His books, which, amongst others, include Color Egyptian Art, Color Phoenician Art, Color African Art, and Color American Indian Art, not only provide depictions of a diverse range of culturally significant artworks (all of which can easily be colored or decorated in a multitude of ways), they also include key pieces of historical or contextual information for each item. The wide selection of artworks included in each book not only serves as an inspiration for creativity but also as an introduction to the unique themes, concepts, and ideas that are prevalent in that particular artistic tradition. The series' skillful blending of creative fun and instructive learning makes these books an invaluable pedagogical resource that can easily be used by both teachers and parents alike. Having integrated one of these coloring books into the educational program of a local museum, I can personally affirm both the popularity of this series amongst children and its pedagogical potential. I look forward to seeing what other cultures will be added to the series in the future.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ARTventure Down the Mekong
A first of its kind!Chopsticks Alley's Artists created eight easy-to-make art projects inspired by Southeast Asian countries. They include Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. A brief history and culture of each country are embedded in the lessons to inspire each art activity. You do not need expensive art supplies to create your masterpieces.The book includes Vietnamese translation at the end of each chapter to serve the non-English speaking community and those interested in learning the language.Whether you are eight or eighty year old, you will enjoy reading about each country's culture and making fun art activities with your family.Lần đầu ti礙n!Chopsticks Alley's Artists đ瓊 tạo ra t獺m dự 獺n nghệ thuật dễ l?m, lấy cảm hứng từ c獺c nước Đ繫ng Nam ?. Họ bao gồm Campuchia, Indonesia, L?o, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Th獺i Lan v? Việt Nam. Sơ lược về lịch sử v? văn h籀a của mỗi quốc gia được lồng v?o c獺c b?i học để truyền cảm hứng cho mỗi hoạt động nghệ thuật. Bạn kh繫ng cần vật dụng nghệ thuật đắt tiền để tạo ra những kiệt t獺c n?y.S獺ch bao gồm bản dịch tiếng Việt ở cuối mỗi chương để phục vụ cộng đồng những người kh繫ng n籀i tiếng Anh, v? những người quan t璽m đến việc học ng繫n ngữ Việt.Cho d羅 bạn t獺m hay t獺m mươi tuổi, bạn sẽ th穩ch đọc về văn h籀a của mỗi quốc gia, v? thực hiện c獺c hoạt động nghệ thuật th繳 vị với gia đ穫nh m穫nh.
Plague of Flowers
Plague of Flowers is a subtle explosion of haunted landscapes both alien and familiar. It is an alchemy of hothouse blossoms and perfumed secrets.
Terrible Wonder
Take a tour through over 30 years of drawings, poetry and sculpture with Mr. Jimbers as your personal guide. It would be for the best to keep both hands on the book at all times, as we'll be going into the realms of Terrible Wonder. Good Luck intrepid explorer.
Vasily Kandinsky: Around the Circle
Twenty-first-century Kandinsky: a reappraisal of the Russian abstractionist's art, life and thought through the extraordinary collection of the iconic museumOne of the foremost artistic innovators of abstraction in the 20th century, Vasily Kandinsky sought to liberate painting from its ties to the natural world and promote the spiritual in art. This richly illustrated publication looks at Kandinsky anew, through a critical lens, reframing our understanding of this vital figure of European modernism, who was also a prolific aesthetic theorist and writer.A series of thematic essays considers his engagement with avant-garde artistic communities including the Bauhaus, his relationship to improvisation and music, his travels in Europe and Russia, and the influences behind his self-declared anarchist mode of abstraction, among other topics. Tracing Kandinsky's life and work through his years in Moscow, several cities in Germany, and Paris, the texts offer striking new insights into an artist whose creative production and style were intimately tied to a sense of place--and displacement--and evolved amid the political and social upheavals catalyzed by the Russian Revolution and World Wars I and II.Kandinsky's history is closely linked to that of the Guggenheim Museum. Solomon R. Guggenheim began collecting the artist's work in 1929; a year later, they met at the Bauhaus, in Dessau. This book features more than half of the museum's deep holdings of works by Kandinsky, presenting the full arc of his artistic development and career. Included are paintings in oil and oil with sand, reverse-glass paintings, as well as woodcuts, watercolors and drawings on paper. An illustrated chronicle of Kandinsky's life and career, including selected exhibitions and publications, rounds out the volume.
Makeup Artist Face Charts
Do you want a practical way to turn makeup ideas into clear designs you can review and refine anytime?This workbook gives you the structure and space to do exactly that.Design and customize fabulous looks with colored pencils, markers, crayons, or even real makeup! Each page provides a clean face template, ready to be developed into your vision. With space for notes, you can keep track of shades, techniques, and combinations that work well for you.This Makeup Artist Workbook is useful for practicing makeup skills on faces that resemble real-life models. Whether you are in a training program, preparing a portfolio, or simply exploring different approaches at home, the pages allow you to organize, compare, and adjust your work.The workbook can also be used in classes, workshops, or personal study sessions. Its layout allows step-by-step practice, helping students, learners, and hobby users to build knowledge and steadily refine their designs.Create your own library of looks today and keep your development in one place.Features include: 100 pages with face templates in three variations (open and closed eyes).Dedicated note sections to document shades, textures, or product details.Large 8.5" x 11" format for detailed sketches and designs.Clean layout compatible with pencils, markers, and makeup materials.Glossy cover and durable binding for long-term use.If you are ready to take makeup practice to the next stage, this workbook gives you the pages and flexibility to bring every idea to life.
The Poster Art of New Line Theatre
White, a blank page or canvas. So many possibilities. Graphic design for the theatre is a unique art form. It has to communicate a lot of information, much of it subliminal; it has to be attractive and eye-catching; and it has to make the viewer want to know more. That's a lot to ask of a single image. But Kris Wright's poster for New Line Theatre's Anyone Can Whistle in 2001 and Matt Reedy's poster for The Wild Party in 2010, both tell you so much about those shows, and both are really intriguing and enticing. That's what a great theatre poster can do. After all these years, it seems like we should celebrate and preserve the outstanding poster art of New Line Theatre, from 1992 to the present, and the great artists who've designed for us: Tracy Collins, Kris Wright, Matt Reedy, Steve Kutheis, Laura Beard Aeling, Scott Hunt, and Alissa Umansky. New Line Theatre is a professional company dedicated to involving the people of the region in the exploration and creation of provocative, adult, alternative, socially and politically relevant work in the musical theatre. New Line was founded in 1991.
Charles Ray: Vol. II
Commemorating Charles Ray's rotating exhibitions at Glenstone MuseumThis book is part of an ongoing series of publications commemorating rotating exhibitions of the artist's work at Glenstone Museum, the second of which opened in Spring 2020. The catalog includes an essay by the artist, a contribution from art historian Russell Ferguson and an introduction by Emily Rales, cofounder and director of Glenstone Museum.
