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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. Focusing on the thirty-three paintings Philip Guston exhibited at the Marborough Gallery in 1970, this title reconsiders the history of postwar American art and the conception of figuration in modern art history. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 color illustrations, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275294
ISBN
9780520275294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Verlag fur Moderne Kunst Germany
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869841755
ISBN
9783869841755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 51.42

Hardback. Argues that American audiences have been exposed only to a narrow range of what is available - with the majority of exposure having been given to avant-garde, experimental, or politically charged art. This book discusses contemporary Chinese art in a range of styles and subject matter and substantially expands on our understanding of this work. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations + 215 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300122084
ISBN
9780300122084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.06

Paperback. We are living in a golden age of cartoon art. This book includes discussions with twelve of the most prominent artists and writers in comics to reveal a creative community that is richly interconnected yet fiercely independent, its members sharing many interests and approaches while working with wildly different styles and themes. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 colour plates, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226099446
ISBN
9780226099446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.66

Hardcover. Outsider art is work produced outside the mainstream of modern art by self-taught visionaries, spiritualists, eccentrics, recluses, psychiatric patients, criminals and others beyond the perceived margins of society. This book sets out to challenge many of the received ideas in the field. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 208 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861895219
ISBN
9781861895219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.02

Hardback. Lives and work of 34 self taught artists. Num Pages: 240 pages, 444 color & 12 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AC; AGB; WCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307294
ISBN
9780764307294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85
€ 52.22

Hardback. .
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496808066
ISBN
9781496808066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 380 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AC; AFKC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 226 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2215.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811710213
ISBN
9780811710213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.53
€ 62.53

Hardcover. The art of the Pacific Islands is exciting, varied, vibrant and ever-changing. This book draws on colourful examples from the Pacifics major cultural regions: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, beginning with an introduction asking What is Pacific art? Series: Art in Detail. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1M; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714125909
ISBN
9780714125909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

paperback. An exploration of philosophical and mystical sources of iconography in Renaissance art. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AC; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
Edition
Revised
SKU
V9780393004755
ISBN
9780393004755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.81

Hardback. Using examples of works by Nam June Paik (1932-2006), the hugely influential Korean American artist who is considered the progenitor of video art, he author explores the relation between the artworks' concept and material, theories of musical performance and performativity, and the Bergsonian concept of duration. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 color photographs, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288904
ISBN
9780520288904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.78
€ 60.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 102 black and white illustrations, 278 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFT; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 256 x 22. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450418
ISBN
9781625450418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 100 colour/100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1633.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271034089
ISBN
9780271034089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349614
ISBN
9780764349614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.33
€ 38.66

Paperback. Engages with twentieth-century Vietnam through its artists and their works. This book surveys the impact that artists have had on intellectual life in Vietnam. Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 illustrations, 38 in colour. BIC Classification: ACBP; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824833558
ISBN
9780824833558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. An introduction to 15th century Italian painting and the social history behind it, arguing that the two are interlinked and that the conditions of the time helped fashion distinctive elements in the painter's style. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 colour plates, numerous black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
191
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192821447
ISBN
9780192821447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. Traces the origins and growth of modern art, assessing the intrinsic qualities of individual works and describing the social forces in play. The book covers various areas including works of Impressionism, Cubism, Constructivism and Surrealism. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 621 pages, 75 colour plates, 232 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
621
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
6th Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300056495
ISBN
9780300056495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.05

Hardcover. Cultural modernity has habitually been defined as a focus on the means of representation themselves, as opposed to art that imitates external reality or expresses its maker's inner life. This study in cultural history explores how Spanish culture took a radical turn toward the medium of representation itself in the 1850s and early 1860s. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; ACV; AFC; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
364
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911137
ISBN
9781575911137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.22

Paperback. Shows how to paint abstracts and explains how to approach and understand abstract art. This title moves the teaching of art from a doing level of painting a certain subject in a particular medium to a thinking level. It develops the thinking and doing processes together and leads the reader to an understanding of this genre. Num Pages: 160 pages, 229 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 612. 160 pages, 229 colour illustrations. Shows how to paint abstracts and explains how to approach and understand abstract art. This title moves the teaching of art from a doing level of painting a certain subject in a particular medium to a thinking level. It develops the thinking and doing processes together and leads the reader to an understanding of this genre. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD9; WFA. Dimension: 279 x 196 x 11. Weight: 614.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847971715
ISBN
9781847971715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329497
ISBN
9780822329497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

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