Discover the infinite possibilities of drawing with this essential inspiration book

Horses have been the inspiration for hundreds of works of art over the centuries. This book celebrates the horse in all its glory, from its role as working animal in war and sport, to beloved pet. The horse's beauty and majesty is caught by artists as diverse as Stubbs, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Magritte, Frink and Freud.The Book of the Horse is a cool and quirky collection of equine art and illustration by artists from around the world. Interspersed through the illustrations are entertainin...

From the earliest cave paintings through to the internet and street art, this inspiring book chronicles the 100 most influential ideas that have shaped the world of art. Arranged in broadly chronological order, it provides a source of inspiration and a fascinating resource for the general reader to dip into. Lavishly illustrated with historical masterpieces and packed with fascinating contemporary examples, this is an inspirational and wholly original guide to understanding the forces that ha...

Cool, talented and transgressive, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s life is just as fascinating as the work he produced. Delve into 1980s New York as this vivid graphic novel takes you on Basquiat’s journey from street-art legend SAMO to international art-scene darling, up until his sudden death. Told through cinematic scenes, this is Basquiat as seen through the eyes of those who knew him, including his father, Suzanne Mallouk, Larry Gagosian and, most importantly, the man himself. Basquiat is a mo...

Francis Bacon is considered one of the most important painters of the 20th century. A major exhibition of his paintings at theRoyal Academy of Arts explores the role of animals in his work - not least the human animal.

Having often painted dogs and horses, in 1969 Bacon first depicted bullfights. In this powerful series of works, the interaction between man and beast is dangerous and cruel, but also disturbingly intimate. Both are contorted in their anguished struggle, and the erotic lurks no...

Occasionally, when something seems very familiar you lose sight of what makes it so special: Flemish Masters. From van Eyck to Bruegel sets out to counteract this effect and opens our eyes once again to the revolution that took place in the Low Countries in the 15th and 16th centuries that shaped the course of European art. In 48 lavishly illustrated analyses, Matthias Depoorter explores how painters such as Van Eyck, Van der Weiden, Massys, Bosch, and Bruegel reached unprecedented heights, a...

Seine Begegnung mit der Skulpturensammlung der Glyptothek in München vor drei Jahrzehnten veranlasste Santiago Calatrava (*1951), ein umfangreiches bildhauerisches Werk mit dem Titel "Die Aegineten" zu schaffen. Der Band setzt erstmalig den Fokus auf das skulpturale und malerische Werk des berühmten Architekten, und zeigt, wie er durch die Antike und das Erbe von Hellas beeinflusst wurde.Die Aegineten - vierzehn großformatige Skulpturen aus Schmiedeeisen auf einem Sockel aus gealtertem Eic...

Wassily Kandinsky war nicht nur der Erfinder der abstrakten Malerei, sondern auch ihr begnadeter Propagandist. Seine Briefe zeigen einen hoch reflektierten, unentwegt netzwerkenden und organisierenden, aber auch geradlinigen und warmherzigen Künstler. Erstaunlicherweise ist ein bedeutender Teil seiner Briefe noch unveröffentlicht.In der Korrespondenz Kandinskys spiegelt sich sein Leben, sein Denken, seine Kunst. Durch die klugen, zuweilen witzigen und polemischen Briefe an Kollegen, Freundi...