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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"This revolutionary photography collection is as close to time travel as it gets. Featuring 120 historic black-and-white photographs thoroughly restored and rendered in color, this book illuminates some of the most iconic moments in history, from the sinking of the Titanic to the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Brought to life with vibrant color, these incredible images effectively blur the distinction between past and present and bring history...
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Unicorns are popular characters in many fairy tales and myths. With the help of this stimulating book, readers will learn to draw these majestic creatures by using simple shapes and lines that they are already familiar with. Lessons range in difficulty, so artists of all levels can enjoy these fun projects. Accessible step-by-step instructions guide readers in creating manga, cartoon, and more realistic styles of unicorns. Colorful illustrations...
5) Pop art
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Readers will enjoy uncovering the secrets, stories, and meaning behind Pop art. The title will also introduce famous Pop art artists such as Andy Warhol and famous works like the LOVE statue in New York City. This series is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to the Common Core standards & correlated to state standards.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"It's not so long ago that a woman's expressed interest in other realms would have ruined her reputation, or even killed her. And yet spiritualism, in various incarnations, has influenced numerous men - including lauded modernist artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, Kazimir Malevich and Paul Klee - without repercussion. The fact that so many radical women artists of their generation - and earlier - also drank deeply from the same spiritual...
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Since 1989, the year the World Wide Web was born, the art world has grappled with the rise of networked culture. This unprecedented survey of the artists and innovators in this area from 1989 to today is interwoven with the personal narrative of one of the leading voices on the digital world. In this book, Omar Kholeif, whose prolific career parallels the growth of the internet, tells the story of this mass medium and how it has fostered new possibilities...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Hold and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A glorious call to throw off restraint and balance in favor of excess, abandon, and disproportion, in essays ranging from such topics as mindfulness, decluttering, David Cronenberg, and consent. In her debut essay collection, "brilliant and stylish" (The Washington Post) critic Becca Rothfeld takes on one of the most sacred cows of our time: the demand that we apply the virtues of equality and democracy to culture and aesthetics. The result is a culture...
9) Renaissance
Author
Publisher
Abdo Zoom a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Readers will enjoy uncovering the secrets, stories, and meaning behind the Renaissance. The title will also introduce famous Renaissance artists such as Da Vinci and Michelangelo. This series is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to the Common Core standards & correlated to state standards"--
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Featuring artists from Bill Traylor to Josef Albers, young readers can discover mesmerizing black and white artworks and objects from across The Met's incredible collection. Developed in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Black and White is guaranteed to spark a lifelong love of learning and art appreciation and is perfect for very young children with a developing sense of vision.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Corita Kent (1918-1986) was a visual artist, art teacher, and Catholic nun whose work was revolutionary and is widely revered. In her classroom, she encouraged her students to see the ordinary as extraordinary and make art from the so-called commonplace around them. She embodied this in her own work-making screen prints and collage that celebrated the values and themes of hope, love, justice, and peace. This picture book biography approaches Corita's...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Focusing on a curated selection of pagan art and artifacts, this book explains the iconography and mystic power of pagan ritual objects from around the world. Ethan Doyle White identifies three critical elements of paganism from classical antiquity to today: polytheism, affiliation with nature, and witchcraft and divination. Fundamental symbols are identified and examined closely, and central myths and allegories are clarified to provide new insights...
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Graffiti made from cake icing, man-made clouds floating indoors, a luminous moon resting on water. Collected here are dozens of jaw-dropping artworks—site-specific installations, extraordinary sculptures, and groundbreaking interventions in public spaces—that reveal the exciting things that happen when contemporary artists play with the idea of place. Unexpected Art showcases the wonderfully experimental work of more than 50 innovative artists...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Artists Who Changed History places well-known artists in their historical and cultural context, showing you how they came to influence Art as we know it today. This illustrated guide is ideal for those interested in art, sculptures, and the history of art or who would like to broaden their general understanding of art and the lives of artists. In this Art guide, each artist is introduced with a realistic portrait and biographical entries that trace...
Author
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Any tattoo is the outcome of an intimate, often hidden, process. The people, bodies, and money that make tattooing what it is blend together and form a heady cocktail, something described by Matt, the owner of Oakland's Premium Tattoo, as "Blood and Lightning." Faced with the client's anticipation of pain and excitement, the tattooer must carefully perform calm authority to obscure a world of preparation and vigilance. "Blood and Lightning, my dude,"...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Twins have captivated the imagination for centuries, occupying a unique place in our cultural and scientific history. Twinkind looks at twins in myth and legend; anatomy, sociology, and genetics; and as sources of spectacle, entertainment, and community. Drawing on hundreds of striking and sometimes haunting illustrations, William Viney examines depictions of twins as protagonists in creation stories ranging from Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca in...
Author
Series
Publisher
North Light Books
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
"Artist and photographer Bart Rulon provides hundreds of gorgeous full-color images showcasing nearly four dozen animals from a variety of angles. Each one has been taken with the needs of the artist in mind, ensuring that you save time, effort, money and worry. Stop wasting hours combing through endless magazines and books. You'll find all the high-quality reference photos you need right here! Rulon also provides guidelines for taking your own reference...