A Masterpiece Examined.

Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers, which he completed in the southern French town of Arles in 1888 and 1889, are among his most famous paintings. In radiant shades of yellow, he created five large still lifes featuring vases of sunflowers, which now hang in museums all over the world. This book focuses on the version of Sunflowers in the Van Gogh Museum’s collection – a masterpiece that has been studied in recent years by an international team of more than thirty sc...

Toen de Fagradalsfjall-vulkaan in IJsland op 19 maart 2021 uitbarstte, was de Belgische fotograaf en natuurgids Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove ter plaatse met zijn camera. Zijn doel? Het vulkanische spektakel ervaren en vastleggen vanop de eerste rij. Het werd het begin van een unieke fotografische reis, die al zijn verwachtingen overtrof.

In dit boek deelt Jeroen zijn verzameling foto’s van dag één van de uitbarsting tot en met de laatste dag. Daarnaast biedt hij je een uniek inzicht in hoe de f...

Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak. But, there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world. The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled. This is a book on art in various languages.

Gainsborough is one of the most appealing artists of the 18th century. The author draws on recently discovered material to provide a fresh perspective on both the life and art of this master.

A redefinition of contemporary Chinese art of the last forty years in the context of unprecedented cultural, political and urban transformation.

A revised edition of this popular history of design, updated to reflect innovations since the book's first publication in 2016. Design: The Whole Story takes a close look at the key developments, movements and practitioners of design around the world, from the beginnings of industrial manufacturing to the present day. Organized chronologically, it locates design within its technological, cultural, economic, aesthetic and theoretical contexts.

From the high-minded moralists of the 19th century...

Nature-inspired art activities and creative prompts for every day of the year