An indispensable introduction to the life and work of J.M.W. Turner, whose pioneering explorations into oil and watercolours continue to offer revelatory, efinitive interpretations of modern subjects.

The Utrecht architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964) is one of the best known Dutch design professionals of the twentieth century, world-famous for his Red-Blue Chair and the Rietveld Schröder House. But few are aware of the full range of his oeuvre.

In this lavishly illustrated book, leading international scholars bring Rietveld's ideas to life and show how his work and methods were influenced by his surroundings, his professional circle, and the social tendencies of his day. Rietv...

"Bird Whisperer" is an enchanting grayscale coloring book designed for those who find beauty in the wild and the inked. Within its pages, it holds 55 stunning illustrations that merge the art of tattoos with the grace of avian creatures, creating a serene and intricate world waiting to be brought to life through color. Each page showcases a unique portrait of tattooed women or men, their bodies adorned with detailed ink that tells a story as rich and complex as the birds that accompany them. ...

An indispensable introduction to the life and work of Barbara Hepworth, whose sculptures expanded the possibilities for the purpose of art within modern society and how it can express human relationships with our surroundings.

This book is about bodies. About how bodies traverse the familiar surroundings of one's home or move along the familiar routes of everyday life, but also about the relation of bodies to the public space. On another level, the book shows what the meaning of artistic research can be. Research tells of experiments and experiences, collections and vistas gained by the researcher during the course of the research. This book shows that any good (artistic) research creates futures.

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Drag is transformation, communication, and, above all, exaggeration, where gender non-conformity is the plat du jour. This fearless book observes this increasingly complex world by exploring drag's journey - from the surprising, to the sophisticated, to the utterly bizarre - through the twentieth century and up to the present day. Fenton Bailey, producer of 'RuPaul's Drag Race', gives an insightful foreword in this new paperback edition.

With witty text, dazzling photography, and corralled in...

The first properly posthumous retrospective, this book highlights the significance of Kelley’s influential four-decade career on the development of art since the 1970s.

In a pivotal moment in the development of the arts and the sciences, Pieter Bruegel painted The Blind Leading the Blind (1568), a major work that embodies the transition from the medieval to the humanist mind. In The Blind Leading the Blind, Bruegel ascribed a different treatment to the fi gures and the landscape. I will show how Bruegel applied a white preparation underneath the human fi gures and not beneath the earthy ground surrounding the blind men. In doing so, he physically placed the ...

Fully revised and updated edition of the original, bestselling Stickerbomb with 30 brand-new stickers.

An indispensable introduction to the life and work of John Constable, highlighting key aspects of his innovating practice and the ways in which he brought a new vivacity to the observation of nature in nineteenth century art.