Ponořte se do díla Kahlo v celé jeho šířii – od portrétů, přes mnohoznačné autoportréty, transcendentní surrealistické vize a obrazy zachytávající ryzí lidskou bolest, až po zátiší, jimiž se Frida snažila oslavovat život. Úvodní část knihy vás provede životem této známé Mexičanky a nabídne vám pohled na vývoj jejího stylu v souvislosti s tím, co se odehrávalo v jejím životě. Ve druhé části se seznámíte s reprodukcemi děl doplněnými o krátké vysvětlující popisky.
One of the most important artists in the development of modern art - Cezanne's work is suffused with life and colour but also retains solidity and a radical perception of space. This gorgeous book presents an accessible discussion of the artist and his work in context, followed by a curated selection of his most representative and impressive work.
Surrealist painter Salvador Dali was one of the most important artists of the twentieth century, as well as a cultural figure who challenged convention. This heavily-illustrated book is a fascinating foray into the life and works of a man whose ability to reveal the gap between reality and illusion was a huge influence on artists and pop culture.
Features an introduction to the life and art of the famous Impressionist, and beautifully reproduced full-page artworks in an appealing hardback gift book.
This exotic, powerful new book evokes the eerie, haunted places around the world that retain small touches of humanity: a spill of pottery fragments, a car with only one wheel, a battered doll, torn shirts on a washing line, a broken ferris wheel, all of them are shattered dreams that dwell now only in the imagination.
Packed with intriguing and haunting photographs this new book charts the many hidden sites of our world, from China, Russia and Poland to the mysterious underground dwellings in the cities of Canada and the USA.
Art Nouveau combined a desire for the complete reflection of art through craft and design, with the flowing lines of nature and Japonisme. It remains hugely popular, with the ever-present work of Mucha, Klimt, Toulouse-Lautrec and Mackintosh.
Towards the end of his life and much inspired by Japanese water gardens, Monet spent a great deal of time in his beloved Giverny. Its famous green wooden footbridge was built across the water and its waterlilies became the focus of perhaps the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen. A beautiful new book of masterworks.
Artist, poet, writer, campaigner, designer, book printer and pivotal figure of the Arts and Crafts movement, Morris is best known today for his beautiful wallpaper and textile designs. With sections on life, influences, techniques, politics and Arts and Crafts, this book enables the reader to consider Morris from different angles and contexts.
Towards the end of his life and much inspired by Japanese water gardens, Monet spent a great deal of time in his beloved Giverny. Its famous green wooden footbridge was built across the water and its waterlilies became the focus of perhaps the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen.
