The Darkest Season
An illustrated anthology of Christmas horror stories by various authors.
David Sheskin’s Art
This book presents more than 200 unique images by self-taught artist David Sheskin who during his lifetime created over 1000 works of art. The art presented in this book was created between the years 2012 to 2020. Although most of the images are digital collages some (specifically, a number of works in the Sudoku Gallery) are mixed media. The book is divided into 11 galleries, with each gallery comprised of images relating to subject matter that captured the artist's imagination during a specified time period.
Leave It Behind You
All over the United States, a story told through license plates.Barrett Westberg has taken hundreds of pictures of custom license plates and arranged them to tell a tale about the earth, spirituality, religion, politics, relationships, work, fortune, family and finally death.Thoughtfully organized by topic, each picture has a story of its own and as a collection is perfect for any coffee table.
Leave It Behind You
All over the United States, a story told through license plates.Barrett Westberg has taken hundreds of pictures of custom license plates and arranged them to tell a tale about the earth, spirituality, religion, politics, relationships, work, fortune, family and finally death.Thoughtfully organized by topic, each picture has a story of its own and as a collection is perfect for any coffee table.
Dante’s Inferno
Color your way through the nine circles of Hell in this unique coloring book for adults. What's the color of Hell? Red, pink, fuchsia, turquoise, you decide! This outrageous book includes original coloring book pages based on the famous artwork from the Gustave Dor矇 drawn version of Dante's Inferno. Includes: - All seventy-six illustrations from Inferno meticulously reproduced in coloring book format- The original seventy-six Gustave Dor矇 illustrations included for reference and inspiration- Full-size 8 1/2" by 11" pages- Introduction by the creator, Mark Bussler Add your creative touch to the terrifying first part of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, the epic 14th-century poem that continues to enthrall modern audiences. This remarkable coloring book for adults features the original Dor矇 illustrations side-by-side with the coloring book pages to assist your creative vision and give more room to doodle. "Written in the 14th century, Inferno gained immense popularity in the late 19th century and stirred the imagination of contemporary artists and translators from the time. Few found inspiration in such a grand way as Dor矇. The immensely talented French artist created a famous series of unforgettable engravings that enhance The Divine Comedy's journey into untold depths of sorrow, pain, and madness with impeccable detail, masterful shading, imaginative landscape work, and flawless human anatomy. " "I hope that my illustrations based on his illustrations inspire you to add color to his timeless masterpieces. I included the original pages from Inferno in this coloring book for reference and inspiration. Stretch your imagination to the limit..." About Gustave Dor矇 Born in France in 1832, Gustave Dor矇 was considered an artistic genius at an early age who embarked on a lifetime career as a cartoonist, illustrator, painter, sculptor, and caricaturist. Wood engravings became his specialty, and he is widely known today for his breathtaking illustrations in popular books such as Milton's Paradise Lost, Dante's Inferno, and Dor矇's London: A Pilgrimage. He died in 1883. About the artist: Born in Pittsburgh in 1975, Bussler is the founder of CGR Publishing, lead-restoration artist, and cover designer. He has written and illustrated more than 100 books, including Best of Gustave Dor矇 Volume 1: Illustrations from History's Most Versatile Artist, The Ultra Massive Video Game guidebook series, Magnum Skywolf, Ethel the Cyborg Ninja, Robot Kitten Factory, and the science fiction space manga, Omega Ronin (2021.)
Sisters in Art
With color photographs and artwork, Sisters in Art is the first biography to capture the lives and works of Margaret, Esther, and Helen Bruton, three exceptionally talented sisters whose mark on the California modernist art scene still impacts our world.Nominee, 2021 New Deal Book Award"Great stories abound in this book, including the goings-on of the 'Monterey Group' of painters and an encounter with a teetotaling Henri Matisse at a North Beach cocktail party. If California had a Belle ?poque, this was it. From their chubby-cheeked 'Gibson Girl' childhood through their sunlit dotage, the Brutons were exemplars of many aspects of California history and, in recent years, overlooked. Good's book corrects this."--Library Journal"Both beautiful and substantial, Sisters in Art: The Biography of Margaret, Esther, and Helen Bruton. . . would make a great gift for the art lover in your life [...] The book contains detailed-but-lively accounts of the sisters' lives and work, and is filled with black-and-white and color plates of their art."--The Carmel Pine Cone"An illuminating and heroic work... [Good] writes vividly about how all three Brutons continued to make art until the very end of their lives."--Jasmin Darznik, New York Times-bestselling author of The Bohemians"For decades, Margaret, Esther and Helen Bruton have been relegated to a side note in California art history. Yet their work has found new appreciation in the 21st century, and their fascinating lives and impressive artistic achievements are finally coming back into the light."--Carmel MagazineEducated at art schools in New York and Paris, the Brutons ran in elite artistic circles and often found themselves in the company of luminaries including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Henri Matisse, Armin Hansen, Maynard Dixon, Imogen Cunningham, and Ansel Adams. Their contemporaries described the sisters as geniuses, for they were bold experimenters who excelled in a wide variety of mediums and styles, each eventually finding a specialization that expressed her best: Margaret turned to oil paintings, watercolors, and terrazzo tabletops; Esther became known for her murals, etchings, fashion illustrations, and decorative screens; and Helen lost herself in large-scale mosaics.Although celebrated for their achievements during the 1920s and 1930s, the Brutons cared little about fame, failing to promote themselves or their work. Over time, the "famous Bruton sisters" and their impressive art careers were nearly forgotten. Now for the first time, Sisters in Art reveals the contributions of Margaret, Esther, and Helen Bruton as their works continue to inspire and find new appreciation today.
Ren矇e Green: Pacing
Legacies of modernism reappraised and reconstructed in an epic project by Ren矇e GreenAmerican artist Ren矇e Green (born 1959) spent two years engaged with the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University, during which she presented a series of interlinked public programs and exhibitions, culminated with her major exhibition Within Living Memory (2018). Green's Carpenter project, Pacing, is a meditation spurred by inhabiting an architectural icon--Le Corbusier's Carpenter Center--while exploring the historical and institutional legacies of modernism's other forms, including cinema, visual art, poetry, music and literature. This handsome publication illuminates Green's unfolding process, with a sequence of exhibitions that took place from 2015 and culminating in Pacing: Facing in Toronto; Tracing in Como, Italy; Placing in Berlin; Spacing in Lisbon; and Begin Again, Begin Again in Los Angeles. The result is a meditation on creative processes across histories and media, partially inspired by two architectural icons: Rudolf M. Schindler and Le Corbusier. Despite grand ambitions, Le Corbusier was only able to realize two buildings in the Americas, the Carpenter Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Casa Curuchet, in La Plata, Argentina. In Pacing, dreams, projections and geographically distant buildings are put into dialogue through time, weaving a layered constellation of unexpected relations. Lavishly illustrated, Ren矇e Green: Pacing features new texts by Gloria Sutton and Fred Moten, and brings together a series of previously unpublished conversations between the artist and Yvonne Rainer, Nora M. Alter and Mason Leaver-Yap. Additional contributions are provided by Nicholas Korody, William S. Smith and Carpenter Center director Dan Byers.
Ein Medium namens McLuhan
"If you don't like my arguments, I've got some more." (Marshall McLuhan) Wie aber steht es um den Klassiker der Medienwissenschaften im 21. Jahrhundert? Diese Frage diskutieren 37 zeitgen繹ssische Medienwissenschaftler_innen.Ihre Antworten stehen in einem reizvollen Kontrast zu Interviews, die 2007 entstanden und jetzt online zug瓣nglich gemacht worden sind. Viele der urspr羹nglich Befragten sind erneut beteiligt, neue Stimmen kamen hinzu. Dabei zeigt sich im Vergleich: Die Medienwissenschaften sind diverser geworden, und manche Zukunftserwartung wurde drastisch revidiert.
Dragon Shadow
In the Shadows of these Dragons lurk powerful mazes.
The Mural Artist’s Handbook
Are you ready to try your hand at painting a mural? Have you wondered how to find clients who will pay you to paint? In this handbook you will learn how to: Find clientsDevelop a site-specific designSelect the right materialsBlock in a muralBuild an art business that is sustainable and fun Mural art is exploding. It has leapfrogged over its traditionally circumspect reputation by the "art establishment" into a full-blown renaissance for the medium. The current popularity of mural art is fueled by grassroots political activism and community placemaking, as well as increased demand for eye-catching photos on social media, including "selfie moments" and one-of-a-kind interior design. The Mural Artist's Handbook is a "nuts and bolts" guide on how to paint a mural for anyone wanting to jump in on the current mural art trend. Morgan draws on her 20-year career as a mural artist to lay bare the "Wild West" of mural art. This handbook provides detailed project considerations for a variety of clients, including residential, schools, commercial, and publicly-funded mural projects. This handbook also unlocks the mystery of how to find steady, paid work as a mural artist so that artists can spend the best hours of their days, week after week, building mastery in the craft of painting murals.
Dal穩’s F獺tima Secret
SALVADOR DAL?'S SEARCH FOR IMMORTALITY WAS NO SECRET, BUT THE PAINTING WAS ...Salvador Dal? was at the top of his artistic fame, yet had a fear he could not conquer: Death. He considered many ways to achieve immortality, including cloning, freezing and finally spirituality. Yet he was confused about his belief in God and religion.Then he was given a commission that changed his life; an offer to paint The Vision of Hell, one of the famous visions by the shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal.But how could Dal? - an avowed atheist - keep the world from knowing he had returned to the Catholic religion?And why was this masterpiece hidden from the art world beneath a nun's bed for 30 years?Dal?'s Fatima Secret is an untold story that changes our view of Salvador Dal? and answers many mysteries in his work and personal life. Revealing, touching and puzzling, Dal?'s Fatima Secret takes us on the spiritual journey of history's greatest surrealist artist.
Imam Bukhari ke Mulk Mein
This book is a travelogue on Uzbekistan focusing mainly on three cities, that are Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand. Uzbekistan is famous and important in many ways in the present era, but if we talk about devotion, this country is called the country of muhaddithin, commentators and saints and Sufis. These relations are enough for the greatness of this country. Imam Bukhari also belongs to this country and in my opinion all these relations are very important for Uzbekistan.
Wang Jiajia: Elegant, Circular, Timeless
The first monograph on the colorful and disorienting painting of Wang JiajiaBeijing-born artist Wang Jiajia (born 1985) mixes video-game imagery with abstract expressionist techniques to produce densely layered paintings that engage us with eyes glowing behind thickets of brushwork. In the artist's words, "I want to create works that draw you to them, battle for your attention, that are like a counter to all the rest of the shiny stuff online."
Anselm Reyle: After Forever
Two decades of painterly adventures in punk and psychedelia from Anselm ReyleThis catalog documents German artist Anselm Reyle's (born 1970) exhibition at the Aranya Art Center in China. It features a cross section of his work: abstract canvases and silver foil paintings, roughly molded and brightly colored ceramics, neon works and more, grouped around a kinetic sculpture hanging from the dome of the museum's auditorium.
Alice Mackler
The first monograph on a beloved American ceramicist who has been making joyful and original work for nearly 80 yearsBorn in 1931, and living in New York, Alice Mackler today is still pushing forward not only her own art but also the boundaries of contemporary art across sculpture, painting, drawing and collage. While long beloved and admired by artists, Mackler over the last few years has finally found the wide and enthusiastic audience she deserves. With a focus on the female figure, Mackler's work is, as Matthew Higgs writes in this book, "a visceral accumulation of her experiences translated into a material form." Mackler's vibrant, voluptuous ceramic sculptures evoke the Venus of Willendorf as well as versions of the female form by Willem de Kooning, Gaston Lachaise and Niki de Saint Phalle. At the same time, her work is in dialogue with contemporary ceramicists such as Ruby Neri, Magdalena Suarez Frimkess and Betty Woodman. The artist cites Paul Klee as an influence on her paintings, which feel rooted in modernism; her drawings call to mind Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet and Saul Steinberg. While these influences and references are telling, this comprehensive overview makes clear that her vision is genuinely her own. As Kelly Taxter writes in the book's central essay, "Mackler's visibility resists the seemingly inevitable invisibility that befalls ageing women." Now approaching the beginning of her ninth decade, Alice Mackler and her art continue to be as vital, urgent and current as ever.
Modern World: The Art of Richard Hamilton
Acclaimed author Michael Bracewell considers Pop pioneer Richard Hamilton, connecting his art to 1960s cultureOften described as "the father of Pop art," Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) explored the postwar world of consumer capitalism and popular culture. Seminal works such as his collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? (1956) and his silkscreen and related series based on a news photograph of Mick Jagger, Swingeing London 67, came to define an era in which new commodities, mass production, mass media and celebrity came to the fore. His groundbreaking exhibitions and installations influenced curatorial practice in the 20th century and into the next; and his importance beyond contemporary art was demonstrated when he was asked to design the cover of the Beatles' White Album in 1968. In this book, acclaimed writer Michael Bracewell presents a concise introduction to this deeply complex artist. Written from a personal perspective, it discusses Hamilton's work in relation to the music, film, and popular culture of the day, with examples from his oeuvre, and features photographs and quotes from Hamilton throughout.
Michael Asher: Writings 1973-1983 on Works 1969-1979
An essential and long out-of-print document of formative works by institutional critique progenitor Michael AsherOriginally published in 1983, Writings 1973-1983 on Works 1969-1979, by Los Angeles artist Michael Asher (1943-2012) presents select documentation of 33 works through writings, photographs, architectural floor plans, exhibition announcements and other ephemera. For most of his career, Asher did not create traditional art objects; instead, he altered the existing institutional apparatus through which art is presented, creating work that intervened in the architectural, social or economic systems that undergird how art is produced and experienced. For example, in 1974, he removed the partition wall dividing the office and gallery space of the Claire S. Copley Gallery in Los Angeles, revealing the day-to-day activities of the gallery to the public. In another work from 1979, Asher had a bronze replica of a late 18th-century sculpture of George Washington moved from the exterior of the Art Institute of Chicago to a museum gallery that housed 18th-century art, reintroducing the statue to its original period context and shifting its function from public monument to indoor sculpture. Due to its site- and time-specific nature, Asher's work generally ceased to exist after an exhibition, which makes this highly sought-after book an invaluable resource. As the artist states in the introduction: "This book as a finished product will have a material permanence that contradicts the actual impermanence of the art-work, yet paradoxically functions as a testimony to that impermanence of my production." Initiated by Kasper K繹nig, Writings 1973-1983 on Works 1969-1979 was originally copublished by the Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and was largely shaped by Asher's close collaboration with Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, who succeeded K繹nig as editor of the press.
Afro comics et mangas
Comme je le dis souvent, nous devons apprendre ? r礙ver en noir et casser ce mensonge comme quoi le noir correspond forc矇ment ? des choses n矇gatives. Noir c'est beau ! L'Afrique c'est beau ! Le Manga et les Comics c'est du r礙ve en barre alors en mode Afro: Grand Kiff garanti ! Enjoy !
Cat Butt
GIFT IDEA! COLOURING BOOKS FOR GROWN-UPS HUMOROUSCat Butts!Are you searching for the ideal adult coloring book for a Cat Lover? This CatButt coloring book for women has 30 single-sided designs and filled with adorable cats & kittens presenting their butts!Laugh your butt off as you color this hilarious and irreverent coloring book!You'll find: Silky matte finish premium cover designPrinted single-sided on bright white paperPerfect for all coloring and paint mediumsHigh-quality 60lb (90gsm) paper stockDon't waste time - GET YOUR CUTEST GIFT RIGHT NOW!
Elementals
All the artwork from Panik Bedlam's Art & Occult Nonsense, Volume 1: Elementals, but as a colouring book! Strange spirit images with lots of intriguing details to give you hours of weird colouring enjoyment.
ES LACHT UND KRACHT Arbeiten auf Papier
WERKE DES K?NSTLERS ALESSANDRO CHIODO: "ES LACHT UND KRACHT, Arbeiten auf Papier". Herausgegeben von Dieter Jaeschke und Carlo Salzani, mit einem Beitrag von Larissa Ferro.
Disney Dreams Collection Thomas Kinkade Studios Disney Princess Coloring Book
Coloring Snow White, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Ariel, Tiana, and other Disney Princess characters is easy and fun with this special coloring book that contains more than 40 coloring pages. Each image was created from the Disney Dreams Collection of paintings by Thomas Kinkade Studios and is presented in color across the page from the exceptionally detailed black line art of the same image. This coloring book is perfect for fans of Disney Princess characters and Thomas Kinkade Studios' Disney Dreams paintings.Measures 7.25" x 9.5" closedSoft cover96 pagesFull-color art of image opposite black line art to colorUncoated paper suitable for crayons, colored pencils, and gel pensPrinted on FSC-certified paper ?(c) Disney
Jim Dine: Jim Dine Reading (Plus One Song)
A 10-CD box set of poems and memoirs spanning 50 yearsRead aloud by Jim Dine (born 1935), here are his poems (with, in Ron Padgett's words, their "wonderfully goofy playfulness and a no-holds-barred, slightly scary exhilaration"), an autobiography, a remembrance of Robert Creeley and a song by Dine written some half-century ago.
Fashion Gxd Magazine
This issue of Fashion Gxd Magazine, we interview Love & Hip Hop breakout star, Mariah Lynn . Rapper, Mariah Lynn gives us an exclusive interview regarding future projects & Life after Vh1. This issue is brought to you by: Thomas Therapeutic by Erin White, Mogul Lashes by Dyann Houston, Styled By Breyana, Motivational Designs, Asya Domique, Jess Mi Boutique, Southern Gents Printing, Cynthia Knox, NYKWALE, Chef Na'kia & Chef Jay, Ambitious Chics, She Blinked, LLC, Dreams 2 Lifestyle, Thingaholic, & Twice Head Wraps
Roma
ROMA is Ashley's first experiment; She lived in Rome for the last year to study its monuments and history, and reproducing them mixing traditional oil paintings tecniques and modern photography editing in order to watch Beauty in an active way... Hope You'll like!
Andy Warhol
A critical primer on the work of Andy Warhol.Andy Warhol (1928-1987), one of the most celebrated artists of the last third of the twentieth century, owes his unique place in the history of visual culture not to the mastery of a single medium but to the exercise of multiple media and roles. A legendary art world figure, he worked as an artist, filmmaker, photographer, collector, author, and designer. Beginning in the 1950s as a commercial artist, he went on to produce work for exhibition in galleries and museums. The range of his efforts soon expanded to the making of films, photography, video, and books. Warhol first came to public notice in the 1960s through works that drew on advertising, brand names, and newspaper stories and headlines. Many of his best-known images, both single and in series, were produced within the context of pop art. Warhol was a major figure in the bridging of the gap between high and low art, and his mode of production in the famous studio known as "The Factory" involved the recognition of art making as one form of enterprise among others. The radical nature of that enterprise has ensured the iconic status of his art and person. Andy Warhol contains illustrated essays by Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Thomas Crow, Hal Foster, Rosalind Krauss, Annette Michelson, and Nan Rosenthal, plus a previously unpublished interview with Warhol by Buchloh. The essays address Warhol's relation to and effect on mass culture and the recurrence of disaster and death in his art.
Sketchbook 3; A Collection of Drawings, Photographs, Collages and Paintings
Welcome to my sketchbook ! This is my sketchbook with 39 samples of my recent work from this past year and from when I began to paint and draw in the eighties. I mix contemporary art with poetry and technology in the form of art books, murals, art prints and interactive projects. The subjects in this collection of small drawings range from dance, urban photography, magnified and coloured flowers, French decorations, and reflection and sea photography. The medium for these images range from paint, watercolour, chalk drawings, digital photography, fabric paint and pencil crayons on different surfaces. I am using more multimedia in my art than I ever did in my art training because I post a lot of art online in my main webpage and for my blog at www.susanaroque.com. I really enjoyed integrating photography with drawing and colouring in this sketchbook. I have put art pieces from an interactive story called the Lighthouse the Bird and the Poem on the Shore, my recent art work. I also have some photography from a poetry and art book called Inverness Street which I hope that you will enjoy. I have some Central American art work in some of the pieces with the brighest colours. Undoubtedly, the culture of Latin America, El Salvador in particular, has influenced a lot of these drawings. My time with in the Mayan markets, towns and land in Guatemala and the rest of Central America influenced the tone and shapes of a lot of my art, as you will see. I included drawings from my training in Laval University and Emily Carr University. There is an exercise I did in class with charcoal and a lot of paper where I had to take one of my favourite objects and make it abstract. I hope you will like it. There is another exercise with charcoal in Quebec, where I used charcoal and bread on carton, which I really enjoyed making which I hope you will take the time to look at. Learning to draw there was well worth my trip at -35 degrees celsius ! The digital art with flowers and images of the sea or any images that are in an art book are some of the most recent pieces. All the images are titled, with the medium and size underneath. I hope you enjoy looking at this collection of images. Sincerely, Susana Roquep.s. I have an artist blog at www.susanaroque.com
We Met in Memphis
WE MET IN MEMPHIS is a collection of artists and their art that displays their talents. Having gone to Memphis College of Art for her BFA in 2002, C.S. Hubble reached out to former classmates upon hearing that the college would be closing. This book goes outside the frame of an art gallery and connects these artists under one cover, one more time.
Reflections from a Restless Mind
Dorothy Canote has graced us with another lovely coffee table book of her experiences, thoughts and paintings. Her subjects range the full gamut from her family origins to research of her original home in Avalon, located in northern Missouri to Mexico to mitochondria and women in her life. Her love of family is evident from her depiction, both in words and watercolor painting (from memory) of her beloved Grandma Jesse and her home. Other subjects include travel stories from what she terms her "Middle Years," which showcase her rather fearless adventures during that time, such as caving, canoeing and all with complete with illustrations of the beauty found at those spots. We see her love of science in both her essays and illustrations.
Essays in Celebrity Culture
The book is a full-length study of Indian celebrity culture, including fandom, celebrity philanthropy and celebrity activism, which are established features of life today and which constitute a major component of pop culture's coverage of sports/film stars. The collection of essays in the book moves from the largest domain of celebrity culture in India - Bollywood - through celebrity life writing and biopics and, finally, to the politics of and by celebrity culture. The book begins with an exploration of films made around women celebrity victims - Phoolan Devi, Bhanwari Devi, Jessica Lal and Kiranjit Ahluwaliato - and moves on to show how the vernacular cosmopolitanism of Bollywood stars' philanthropic and humanitarian work enables their insertion into a global humanitarian project wherein the Bollywood campaigner for women's rights, environmental causes or animal welfare generates a membership in the global citizenship of benevolence and charity. Celebrity charisma and its role in the current era of 'post-truth' are studied to show how Bollywood charisma as a form of mimetic capital generates a sensuous fidelity in the audience, inducing a certain cultural ignorance. The book goes on to show how star memoirs reinforce star-value through the generation of an interart work, in which the life story is framed within the film history of the individual, and the films are framed by the life of the actor. The hagiographic biopics around cricket stars M.S. Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar, the criminal Charles Shobhraj and Neerja Bhanot, the air hostess killed by hijackers, make a case for an argument that the family and the nation remain nodal points in the representations of the lives and careers, and how these representations enable the making of certain aspirational models for the country. Reading cancer memoirs by Bollywood stars shows how these celebrity somatographies move outward, from a focus on the star's body to the biosocial network. The final collection of essays are at the intersection of celebritydom and celebrity politics that starts with the examination of the genre of Indian writing in English as a celebrity within the context of literary festivals and the demand for the postcolonial exotic. The River Narmada as a cultural icon and its iconicity generates a whole new grammar of protest, having become a part of India's collective cultural memory. Reading Arundhati Roy as a celebrity makes a case for her 'insurgent celebrityhood' created through her mobility into and across many public domains. The desacralization of the iconic Ambedkar statues, which occurs periodically in parts of India, is a mode of once again rendering the Dalit an 'outcast'. Reading the websites of celebrity Indian authors, Ashok Banker, Devdutt Pattnaik and Amish, demonstrates how a certain self-fashioning by these authors occurs through a careful engagement with a Hindu ancestry and tradition. The self-fashioning is linked to, and manifests as, their literary location within a scriptural-mythological narrative.
Sidonia’s Chronicles
Here is a book as inspiring and challenging as the formative years can be. Sidonia's Chronicles: My Story of Courage Because I am Ready to Come Out captures the journey to self acceptance.
Art of the Divine; Buddhist, Hindu, and Earth Gods and Goddesses
Art of the Divine; Buddhist, Hindu, and Earth Gods and Goddesses. Profound, intuitive art in many mediums and styles from the artwork of Marla Faith, including related poetry by the artist/author. Colorful and uplifting paintings, drawings, and mixed media collages of Kuan Yin, Manjushri, Hanuman, Shiva, Tree goddess, Corn goddess, and many other deities. Note: this book is Print on Demand, so if it says 'out of stock' please go ahead and order it, and it will be printed.
Conscious Colouring
Too often we seek distraction from the painful and uncomfortable thoughts, feelings and situations in our lives, choosing to drown ourselves in a substance or numb ourselves with mindless activity. Distraction strategies don't solve the problem. They only defer arriving at a solution. Real change begins with awareness, deepens with analysis, solidifies with acceptance and transforms with constructive action.This book is intended to begin that first phase of change . . . planting seeds of awareness. Read the poems, reflect on them as you colour. Read the reflection questions. Answer them and ponder them as you colour. Deepen your awareness of your inner landscape. Begin the process of change. And then be the change.
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 Masanuri Ota, b. 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. 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 Art of Masamune Shirow includes chapters on Shirow's signature works, Appleseed and Ghost In the Shell, and his lesser-known comics, such as Dominion: Tank Police, Orion, Black Magic and Neuro Hard; a biography; Shirow's relation to the Japanese manga industry; and themes such as cyberculture and cyber-punk fiction. The Appleseed comic and the three Ghost In the Shell comics are explored chapter by chapter.Fully illustrated, including many images from Masamune Shirow's whole output, the neglected comics, and Shirow's other works in print publishing, such as the Intron Depot series.Hardcover - full colour laminate cover.Bibliography, resources and notes. 376 pages.www.crmoon.com
Conscious Colouring
Too often we seek distraction from the painful and uncomfortable thoughts, feelings and situations in our lives, choosing to drown ourselves in a substance or numb ourselves with mindless activity. Distraction strategies don't solve the problem. They only defer arriving at a solution. Real change begins with awareness, deepens with analysis, solidifies with acceptance and transforms with constructive action.This book is intended to begin that first phase of change . . . planting seeds of awareness. Read the poems, reflect on them as you colour. Read the reflection questions. Answer them and ponder them as you colour. Deepen your awareness of your inner landscape. Begin the process of change. And then be the change.
Futura
The most in-depth and comprehensive survey of the life and career of one of the pioneering artists of the original graffiti generation. Having forged his graphic style painting subways in New York in the late 1970s, Futura was among the first graffiti artists to be shown in contemporary galleries in the early 1980s, where his paintings shared space with works by Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Kenny Scharf. As the commercialization of street culture in the 1990s inspired collaborations with fashion and lifestyle brands, Futura's work moved toward a more refined expression of his abstract graffiti style. Commissions from era-defining brands such as A Bathing Ape, St羹ssy, Supreme, and Mo' Wax saw his artwork canonized as an elemental component of the street aesthetic. Collected here, among never-before-published reproductions of earlier paintings and drawings, is an archive of personal photography and ephemera that reveals how integral Futura has been to the evolution of street art and culture. Guided through more than forty years of work, and with interviews with key players in Futura's career, this is at once a definitive monograph of a legend of contemporary art and an indispensable chapter in the history of graffiti.
The Art of Wolfwalkers
The official behind-the-scenes art book for four-time Academy Award-nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon's and their coproducer Melusine's stunning animated fantasy adventure, WolfWalkers."The Art of WolfWalkers is an elaborate study by animation historian Charles Solomon, who likens the movie to the work of Disney's old masters." --SLATEForeword by James Baxter, director of Character Animation at NetflixAfterword by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, directors of WolfWalkers Through exclusive commentary and interviews with cast and crew, renowned animation critic and historian Charles Solomon showcases the craft and skill behind some of the most lovingly detailed and imaginative 2D animation currently being produced. The Art of WolfWalkers is a must-have for animation fans everywhere.Cartoon Saloon, the Irish animation studio behind the Academy Award-nominated films The Secret of Kells (2009), Song of the Sea (2014), and The Breadwinner (2017), and their coproducer Melusine Productions, presents WolfWalkers, directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. This mythic tale tells the story of a young hunter named Robyn and her unlikely friendship with a wild girl living among wolves.Filled with exclusive hand-drawn sketches, paintings, interviews, and digital renderings that showcase Cartoon Saloon's unique artistic style, The Art of WolfWalkers takes fans behind the scenes of one of animation's most celebrated studios.
Sneaker Coloring Book
Take a break from your stressful day-to-day sneaker hunting and amp up your creativity. In the Sneaker Coloring Book you can color your most beloved shoe models in what ever way you want. You can relax your mind with some peaceful coloring fun, or get heads on creative adding that complex design you always wished for your favorite sneaker model. Whether you are an advanced sneaker head or just have the slightest interest in street fashion and sneakers, you can't go wrong with the Sneaker Coloring Book! Equally well suited for kids and adults, the book's 50 pages are packed with illustrations of some of the most iconic sneaker models of all times. From the original Pro Keds, Adidas Superstar and Vans Sk8-Hi, via '80s classics such as Troop and Air Jordan, to recent models like Nike Marty Mcfly, Puma Creeper, Balenciaga triple S and Adidas Yeezy - just to name a few of the many models included in the book. The shoes in the Sneaker Coloring Book are illustrated by Alexander Rosso, a sneaker nerd of rank who has spent the past 12 years working as a graphic designer and illustrator, mainly in the music and streetwear business. The Sneaker Coloring Book is the perfect gift for anyone interested in sneakers, design and streetwear! The Sneaker Coloring Book is marker friendly! Use your favorite markers without the risk of ruining the illustration on the other side of the paper. The Sneaker Coloring Book is the latest in Dokument Press' popular coloring book series, with titles such as Hip Hop Coloring Book and Graffiti Style Coloring Book.
In Lieu of Flowers (Illustrated)
In this surreal series of dreamscapes, bears roam the subway, and fathers become fish. But for all of the fantastic imagery in this stunning debut poetry collection, there are equally memorable explorations of more familiar terrain: the landscapes of our lives and relationships.
Hiatus
A collection of artwork done by illustrator Justin Perkins during the 2020 Covid 19 pandemic. "When the world shut down with events and classes were canceled, I found myself in a unique situation. Without so many places to go, I had time to explore and create in a way I had never done before"
Black Celebration
I created this series of abstract paintings on canvas board while listening to British band Depeche Mode "Black Celebration" cd.
Layers
What is it about art that gets to the heart of things? Often deep questions, longings, and wounds, as well as joy, bubble up when making art. Could it be that seeing a manifestation of these inner feelings and emotions helps us to work through the difficult parts of our lives and even bask in the glorious parts?This book takes the reader to a deeper place of creativity. Using her own life as an example, the author illustrates the link between our internal world and the art we create. As she says in her book, "I believe that in doing something creative, we open ourselves up to more-more emotion, more understanding, more empathy, and more of everything. This is one reason why art is so great for working out our issues and wounds, as we are more open when we're doing it."Each project in the book includes thoughtful prompts to help the reader "dig in." This digging in is what transforms technical and mechanical processes into personal, meaningful art and assists us on our road to healing and living a more authentic life.
Mort K羹nstler
"I learned how to compose, how to tell a story. There's no way I could have done what I did later if I hadn't had all that men's adventure magazine work." -Mort K羹nstlerKnown today as "America's Artist" for his popular and much admired historical paintings, it was in the wild world of men's adventure magazine illustration that Mort K羹nstler honed his ability to present large-scale action while never losing sight of essential details. It led to a mastery of capturing conflict in paint-both the spectacle, and the human cost. At long last, The Men's Adventure Library brings an unequaled selection of K羹nstler's finest pieces from the men's adventure magazine era back into print in this bold, colorful collection, available in both softcover and expanded, deluxe hardcover editions. From the explosive intensity of battles on the sea and in the air, to taut, face-to-face showdowns and animal attacks, every page explodes with action, color, and artistry. [This book is also available in an expanded hardcover edition with additional content.]
Expedition
The Most Important Travel Book in the 24th CenturyFrom the Initial Creature Concept artist of AVATAR The book that Discovery Channel's ALIEN PLANET was based uponNew York, March 24, 2366-Five years to the day after returning to Earth, Wayne Douglas Barlowe had published his collection of paintings, drawings, and sketches made during the first manned expedition to the planet Darwin IV. Now back in print after years secluded in the collections of ardent followers, the public can once again stroll through the exotic images of life on that distant planet. Barlowe's exquisite renderings and detailed notes from the far reaches of time will transport you light years into the future.This book is also available from Echo Point Books in hardcover, ISBN 1635619513.
Expedition
The Most Important Travel Book in the 24th CenturyFrom the Initial Creature Concept artist of AVATAR The book that Discovery Channel's ALIEN PLANET was based uponNew York, March 24, 2366-Five years to the day after returning to Earth, Wayne Douglas Barlowe had published his collection of paintings, drawings, and sketches made during the first manned expedition to the planet Darwin IV. Now back in print after years secluded in the collections of ardent followers, the public can once again stroll through the exotic images of life on that distant planet. Barlowe's exquisite renderings and detailed notes from the far reaches of time will transport you light years into the future.This book is also available from Echo Point Books in paperback, ISBN 1635619521.
Doodling Girls 3
Doodling Girls 2 is the third thematic portfolio of Ghislain Barbe collecting his daily girl doodles. It covers the years 2010 to 2015.
Outsiders and Apparitions
Outsiders and Apparitions: Possessed Poems and Art for Family Picnics by Milan Sergent is an eclectic book of poetry and art by an easily bored author and artist who broke free from boundary violations, conformity, and abandonment as a youth. The past now only apparitions: he is currently possessed with a mission to encourage expression without dull traditions, rules, or shackling expectations. The soul can be possessed, but the product it produces must be free to protest.Themes: Lost Years, Death, Judgment, Dogmatism, Abandonment, Tribalism, Conformism, Marginalization, Manipulation, Hypocrisy, and the embrace of Surrealism, Absurdism, and Apparitions as antidotes.
Outsiders and Apparitions
Outsiders and Apparitions: Possessed Poems and Art for Family Picnics by Milan Sergent is an eclectic book of poetry and art by an easily bored author and artist who broke free from boundary violations, conformity, and abandonment as a youth. The past now only apparitions: he is currently possessed with a mission to encourage expression without dull traditions, rules, or shackling expectations. The soul can be possessed, but the product it produces must be free to protest.Themes: Lost Years, Death, Judgment, Dogmatism, Abandonment, Tribalism, Conformism, Marginalization, Manipulation, Hypocrisy, and the embrace of Surrealism, Absurdism, and Apparitions as antidotes.
