Japonisme: The Japanese Influence on Western Art Since 1858

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"An important phase in the history of decorative arts is here given authoritative treatment."—Interior Design

The impact of Japan on Western art was as immediate and almost as cataclysmic as the influence of the West on Japanese life. After Commodore Perry opened Japan's door to the outside world in1858—ending a 200-year period of total isolation—a wealth of visual information from the superb Japanese traditions of ceramics, metalwork, architectu... More >>

Japonisme: The Japanese Influence on Western Art Since 1858

The Art of Richard Tuttle

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Over the past four decades, Richard Tuttle has thrown into question nearly every conceivable artistic convention and critical category to create an enormously inventive body of abstract work-one that embraces and intermingles drawing, painting, collage, book-making, sculpture, and design. From his spare yet enigmatic forms of the 1960s to his complex, multi-faceted assemblages and installations of more recent years, Tuttle's primary impetus throughout has been to cr... More >>

The Art of Richard Tuttle

Prints and Printmaking

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A print is a pictorial image that has been produced by a process that enables it to be multiplied, and many of the best-known works by some of the world's greatest artists are prints. Yet little is understood about this popular art form. Now Antony Griffiths provides an excellent introduction for anyone who wishes to acquire a basic understanding of prints and printmaking. In succinct and lucid language, he explains the different printmaking techniques and shows bot... More >>

Prints and Printmaking

Girls Kissing: Volume One

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This spell-binding and devilishly erotic publication is packed with a dazzling array of outrageous photographs, stories, illustrations, comments and real-life experiences of Girls Kissing. It's the ultimate in-depth study of a subject that captivates the imagination of men and women alike. Illustrated with over 600 photographs, Girls Kissing features an abundance of luscious ladies making out, and explores the reality of Sapphic love in a series of contrasting genui... More >>

Girls Kissing: Volume One

Raw Art Journaling

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Raw Art Journaling brings self-expression through the act of art journaling to its most basic, "raw" and easiest level ever. Beginning and seasoned artists and writers often come up against blocks when prompted to write or draw something original. This obstacle is addressed with exercises such as creating found poetry, the Words as Tarot Exercise and a wide range of abstract, doodle-like design suggestions- just to name a few. Chapters cover surfaces to journal on; ... More >>

Raw Art Journaling

Prints and Drawings of Kathe Kollwitz

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83 moving works: The Weavers, Peasant War, War, Death, and others. "To see the beautiful examples of her work reproduced in this well-printed, reasonably priced volume is to sit at the feet of a great modern master." — School Arts.
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Prints and Drawings of Kathe Kollwitz

Concept Design 2: Works from Seven Los Angeles Entertainment Designers and Seventeen Guest Artists

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In this second volume of Concept Design, seventeen guest artists are featured along with the original seven Los Angeles Entertainment Designers from Concept Design 1 to show us worlds, vehicles, monsters and creations beyond the wildest imagination! Even more astounding and jam-packed than the first volume, Concept Design 2 takes you on a journey into the minds of the talented and successful concept design professionals who create for the s... More >>

Concept Design 2: Works from Seven Los Angeles Entertainment Designers and Seventeen Guest Artists

Bas Jan Ader: In Search of the Miraculous

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In 1975 Bas Jan Ader disappeared at sea while trying to sail from the East Coast of the United States to Europe as part of a project titled In Search of the Miraculous. Ader's considerable influence on later conceptual artists stems from the way in which he used the cool analytic and antisubjective aesthetics of conceptual art to explore experiences that would seem definitively subjective—the emotional intensity of tragedy and the romantic quest for the sublime. I... More >>

Bas Jan Ader: In Search of the Miraculous

Learning by Designing Pacific Northwest Coast Native Indian Art, Volume 2

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This companion manual to Volume 1 puts First Nations art into deeper cultural context, providing Native Indian philosophy, knowledge and skills foundation, code of ethics, and interviews with a contemporary First Nations family, as well as some aspects of historical context and a description of the Potlatch. A full colour, 16-page creation story with 20 designs is included. Additional topics include: contemporary design evolution with 50 examples, 20 designs to draw... More >>

Learning by Designing Pacific Northwest Coast Native Indian Art, Volume 2

Kovels' Dictionary of Marks -- Pottery And Porcelain: 1650 to 1850

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Completely different from any other book of marks ever published, this dictionary provides the quickest way to identify American, English, and European porcelain. Once a piece is identified, research and experience (the color, texture, weight, and general "feel") tell the rest of the story.The unique index of 5,000 marks, listed by prominent features and with a complete cross-reference, shows at a glance (a) geographical location of mark, (b) factory or family name ... More >>

Kovels' Dictionary of Marks -- Pottery And Porcelain: 1650 to 1850

The Complete Cookie Jar Book

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With more than 2,000 cookie jars illustrated in full color, this is the most complete book on the subject ever published. That helps explain the popularity of this encyclopedia, now in its fourth edition. It also contains extensive research, written by America's foremost authority, making it the definitive reference. The book is organized by both subject and by artists and companies, including the popular McCoy, American Bisque, Hull, and many others. Additionally, ... More >>

The Complete Cookie Jar Book

Maiolica

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This book is a practical guide to the materials, techniques and processes of maiolica. This thorough and clear coverage of the subject is informative, colourful and amply illustrated with work by contemporary makers. Maiolica is a well established and traditional medium which is still used today in a wide variety of ways. After a brief historical overview of the subject, the book looks first at the basic essentials, covering the materials and processes involved co... More >>

Maiolica

Book of Hours: Illuminations by Simon Marmion

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Books of Hours are among the most striking examples of medieval illuminated manuscripts. Commissioned by wealthy men and women for their private religious devotions, these beautifully decorated books contain prayers for the eight canonical hours of the day.
This book reproduces seventeen jewel-like miniature paintings by Simon Marmion from one of the finest Books of Hours in the Huntington Library's collections. Marmion, one of the most accomplished illuminators... More >>

Book of Hours: Illuminations by Simon Marmion

Mosaic Basics: Everything You Need to Know to Start Making Beautiful Mosaics

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Those who admire the beauty of mosaic art and decoration are often put off at trying their own hand at it. How on earth does a mosaic artist get started? This big, beautifully illustrated book provides the answer. The author, an experienced mosaic artist, instructs in the core techniques of preparing baseboards, cutting and gluing tiles, grouting, and creating designs. She also lists all needed tools and equipment and explains their uses. Finally, she presents 15 pr... More >>

Mosaic Basics: Everything You Need to Know to Start Making Beautiful Mosaics

Mixed-Media Collage: An Exploration of Contemporary Artists, Methods, and Materials

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More than 60 new mixed-media collages by leading mixed-media artists.Mixed-media collage artists are embracing, unearthing, and reconstructing the flotsam and jetsam of modern life with abandon, integrating discards along with a range of art materials and novel techniques to create compelling, new works. Original, idiosyncratic, and delightful, this catch-as-catch-can approach to making art is inspiring and can have eye-catching results. It can also have its ... More >>

Mixed-Media Collage: An Exploration of Contemporary Artists, Methods, and Materials

Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings

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The classic American comic strip is known for being wholesome family entertainment, accesible to everyone. But these artists, including Sidd (B.C.) Hoff and Mort (Beetle Bailey) Walker, also had a mischievous side they only shared with peers and friends. Now, in Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings, the general public can see the work of these American masters in their moments of blue humor.... More >>

Clean Cartoonists' Dirty Drawings

Collaborative Art Journals and Shared Visions in Mixed Media

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Using a variety of formats, collaborative art projects result in wonderfully complex pieces, and often provide the glue between artists within a community. Heavy on visual inspiration, Collaborative Art Journals and Shared Visions in Mixed Media covers various organizational structures for collaborative art projects, offers instructions and tips for organizing such ventures, and includes interviews with organizers and participants of collaborative projects, as well... More >>

Collaborative Art Journals and Shared Visions in Mixed Media

Wild Tiles: Creative Mosaic Projects for Your Home

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Mosaics transform any plain surface into a one-of-a-kind piece of art. And the demonstrations in "Wild Tiles" are for those who truly prefer something unique and magical. The step-by-step projects start out easy, with candle holders and mirrors, and progress to more complex projects as the reader gains confidence and skill, ending with a wall hanging and a gorgeous table. Project variations provide endless inspiration for crafters. In addition, readers receive a ful... More >>

Wild Tiles: Creative Mosaic Projects for Your Home

New Media in Art

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Modern art, reflecting and defining new intellectual, scientific, and technological developments, has radically extended the conventional media of sculpture and painting.Following innovative ideas about representation and the free use of materials in cubism, futurism, and surrealism—particularly in the work of Duchamp—artists abandoned strict adherence to traditional hierarchies of media and embraced any means, including technological, which bes... More >>

New Media in Art

Psychogeography

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The term "psychogeography" is used to illustrate a bewildering array of ideas, from ley lines and the occult to urban walking and political radicalism—where does it come from and what exactly does it mean? Psychogeography is the point where psychology and geography meet in assessing the emotional and behavioral impact of urban space. The relationship between a city and its inhabitants is measured firstly through an imaginative and literary response, second... More >>

Psychogeography

McCoy Pottery Collectors Reference And Value Guide

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McCoy Pottery: Collector's Reference and Value Guide provides even the experienced McCoy pottery collector with new insights along with over 2,500 pieces featured in 590 beautiful color photographs. McCoy is probably the best known of all American potters due to the wide variety of pieces they produced since 1910--all captured here and given a price range based on today's volatile market.... More >>

McCoy Pottery Collectors Reference And Value Guide

Environmental Art 2011 Wall Calendar: Contemporary Art in the Natural World

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As one of the most exciting art movements of our time, environmental art celebrates our connection to the natural world through beauty, science, metaphor and ecological restoration. It encompasses a surprising landscape of approaches, from ephemeral art in nature sculpture designed to last only a few hours before returning to the earth, to community-based eco-art installations which clean up polluted watersheds and promote public understanding of local and global en... More >>

Environmental Art 2011 Wall Calendar: Contemporary Art in the Natural World