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Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Ian Jeffrey is a superb guide in this profusely illustrated introduction to the appreciation of photography as an art form. Novices and experts alike will gain a deeper understanding of great photographers and their work, as Jeffrey decodes key images and provides essential biographical and historical background. Profiles of more than 100 major photographers, including Alfred Stieglitz, Bill…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Once dismissed as the decade of avocado suites, the 1970s are now being enthusiastically mined for trends from the fashion, music, literature and vibe of the time. This work presents the 70s as an important period in the creative arts, which united such defining trends as the Art Deco craze of the 1920s and 1930s and the Pop movement of the 1960s.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: An international survey of one of the most neglected but most important building types of the modern era: the parking garage. It sets out the history and architectural significance of these buildings and their relevance. It is suitable for students, professional architects, engineers, urban planners and developers.

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Tim Burton has reinvented Hollywood genre filmmaking over the past three decades. With a visual style inspired by the aesthetics of animation and silent comedy, Burton's work melds the exotic, the horrific and the comic, manipulating expressionism and fantasy with the skill of a graphic novelist. Published to accompany a major career retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art, this affordable…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: «The illustrated weekly magazine «VU» ran over 600 issues between 21 March 1928 and 29 May 1940. This book offers «VU» the attention it deserves by reproducing a selection of front covers, pages and spreads from its short but prolific history, together with the commentary and analysis.»

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: This entertaining and fact-packed guide provides all the information you'll need to travel back in time to Elizabethan London a booming city of courtiers, cutthroats, merchants, beggars, lawyers, dramatists, apprentices and adventurers. It helps you: find out the best way to the capital and where to stay; saunter over London Bridge, with its hundreds of shops and houses; glimpse Her Majesty at…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: PhotoBox presents a collection of 250 photographs by 200 of the world's most prominent photographers, ranging from legendary masters to contemporary stars, in an appealing format with a portfolio binding. Photographers include Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliot Erwitt, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Hans Nickls and Christine Nickl-Wellers designs are tailored to human needs. As a result, the architects work follows a simple principle: promoting the users well-being, optimizing the functional interaction of flexible spatial structures, and creatively using a variety of materials. An internationally active firm, Nickl & Partner Architekten is among the leaders in designing clinics, medical…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 292) Аннотация: This remarkable volume features and analyzes a private collection of some 130 textiles, mainly from the period between 1900 and 1940. An introduction explains the place of the kimono in Japanese society, including the essential cultural and historical background, but the heart of the book is formed by the photographs of the individual textiles, focusing on the decoration techniques and other main…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Whether photographing avant-garde theatre, gypsies on the steppes of Eastern Europe, resistance to Soviet guns and tanks advancing on Prague, Josef Koudelka has consistently produced images that provoke a connection to the larger questions of human existence. This book brings together panoramic photographs from one of his most recent projects, the landscape of the Piedmont region of northern…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Encourages creativity, with illustrations to colour in and designs to finish off, as well as simple ideas for making and doing — how to make a sari, turn a napkin into a headscarf, dye a t-shirt, etcetera. This book features illustrations that span both vintage fashions and contemporary designs from the illustrator's own imagination.

Скачать книгу (размер 840 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 166) Аннотация: Artists play a fundamental role as mirror of society and can, in particular, give expression to specific corners of the world in our global economy. A new stop of the FranA§ois Pinault collection journey around the world. A monumental exhibition at the famous Garage: a 1927 bus garage in Moscow designed by the Constructivist architect Konstantin Melnikov and transformed into a gallery for…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Packaging is everywhere. Traditionally a means of preserving, protecting and promoting products, the rise of environmental issues and globalization mean that todays packaging designers must do more to create innovative solutions that are also sustainable. This book shows how packaging design has changed to meet the demands of this new context. It takes the reader behind some of the worlds…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: A signage system is much more than just a set of signposts and symbols. As well as its practical application, it helps to create an identity for a space and can add decorative flair to any built environment. Here, Andreas Uebele calls on his own wealth of design experience to explore signage as a point where graphic design and architecture come together. The book showcases great examples of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Distributed in North America for Mercatorfonds.Charles the Bold (1433-1477) was ambitious, well educated, and tireless in his pursuit of power and recognition. At the close of the Middle Ages, in the fourth generation of his dynasty, he made the duchy of Burgundy into a significant European power. The house of Burgundy celebrated its rise by establishing a glittering court life, in which objects…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: This breathtaking volume will be relished by anyone, especially anyone interested in art in the 21st century. Realism, and so Exactitude, has played an important role in art history ever since the beginnings of the use of perspective in art. Here, John Russell Taylor charts artists' endeavours to re-create the smallest detail, dating back to centuries before photography to the present day. This…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Everything you need to create your own professional-looking manga artwork. The FREE CD-ROM contains high resolution line art figures suitable for historical, contemporary and cute manga, step-by-step illustrated tutorials in the book offer a wealth of ideas and tips to help you finish them off and use them in your own work.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: China at the Court of the Emperors presents almost two hundred masterpieces, various in form and rich in beauty, coming from thirty-two museums and institutes in Shaanxi, Henan, Gansu, and Jiangsu provinces, many of them never seen in the West before. It examines the vast period from the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220) through the Tang (618–907), during which Chinese civilization underwent radical…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: «The photographer Berenice Abbott once mused, «How shall the two-dimensional print in black-and-white suggest the flux of activity of the metropolis, the interaction of human beings and solid architectural constructions, all impinging upon each other in time?» Picturing New York presents a myriad of answers to this question. Depicting both the iconic New York that captivates the world's…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: Long considered the father of English watercolor painting, Paul Sandby (1731–1809) painted views throughout Britain, finding new scenes in a country undergoing rapid social and commercial development, and portraying familiar ones with a fresh eye. Encompassing rural, urban, modern, and historical themes, his art is unrivalled among that of his contemporaries for its remarkable range. Today,…