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The delicate splendour and fairytale beauty of Islamic artThe art which arose from the 7th century in the Islamic empires reached from Spain and Morocco to the borders of China. It bore the stamp above all of Arabs, Persians and Turks, but outstanding contributions also came from Egypt and India. "Islamic Art" presents prominent luxury ceramics, prayer mats, goldsmithery, as well as witnesses to the decorative arts and calligraphy – and above all the masterpieces of the splendidly colourful courtly book illumination of Persia and the Mughal emperors of India. The book examines the contributions of the different countries and how they influenced each other, and in this way vividly illustrates the unfolding of the delicate splendour and fairytale beauty of Islamic art from its beginnings into the modern era.

This visceral life: Seeing the world through Expressionist eyes Sharp angles, strange forms, lurid colors, and distorted perspectives are classic hallmarks ofExpressionism, the twentieth century movement thatprioritized emotion over objective reality. Though particularly present in Germany and Austria, the movement s approach flourished internationally and is today hailed asone of the most influential shifts in art history.With leading groupsDie Brucke(The Bridge) andDer Blaue Reiter(The Blue Rider), and key players such as Wassily Kandinsky, Egon Schiele, andEmil Nolde, the Expressionists disowned Impressionism, which they regarded as man lowered to the position of a gramophone record of the outer world, to depict instead araw and visceral experienceof life as it was felt, rather than seen on the surface. Their paintings brim with emotive force, conveyed in particular throughintense and non-naturalistic color palettes, loose brushwork, and thick textures.Covering the group s stylistic tendencies, influences, and most important protagonists, this introductory book explores the Expressionist panorama of moods, ideas, and emotions and their abiding quest for deep authenticity. About the series: Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre series features: approximately 100 colour illustrations with explanatory captions a detailed illustrated introduction plus a timeline of the most important political, cultural, and social events that took place during that period a selection of the most important works of the epoch, each presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and accompanying interpretation, as well as a portrait and brief biography of the artist "

"Discover how scenes of daily life and delicate dabs of color shocked the art world establishment. In this introduction to Impressionism, we explore the artists, subjects, and techniques that first brought the easel out of the studio and shifted artistic attention from history, religion, or portraiture to the evanescent ebb and flow of modern life. As we tour the theaters, bars, and parks of Paris and beyond, we take in the movement's radical innovations in style and subject, from the principle of plein air painting to the rapid, broken brushwork that allowed the Impressionists to emphasize spontaneity, movement, and the changing qualities of light. We take a close look at their unusual new perspectives and their fresh palette of pure, unblended colors, including many vivid shades that brought a whole new level of chromatic intensity to the canvas. Along the way, we recognized Impressionism's established greats, such as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, and Camille Pissarro, as well as many associated artists worthy of closer attention, including Marie Bracquemond, Medardo Rosso, and Fritz von Udhe." -- Provided by publisher

Beginning in the 14th century and working its way through the ages up to the current day, this book examines the portrait via the most beloved and important examples in history.The featured artists include Simone Martini, Jan van Eyck, Albrecht Durer, Hans Holbein the Younger, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Parmigianino, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velazquez, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Francisco de Goya, Jaques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh, Oskar Kokoschka, Ferdinand Hodler, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Chuck Close.Each book in TASCHEN's "Basic Genre Series" features: a detailed introduction with approximately 35 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the time period; a selection of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work and brief biography of the artist as well as additional information such as a reference work, portrait of the artist, and/or citations.

With sentiment and emotion prevailing over reason, Rococo was a dramatic and theatrical style. This book contains a selection of important works, mainly paintings, pertaining to this style

Zářivka běžně dostupná v obchodech upevněná diagonálně na zeď, neopracované dřevěné trámy nebo kovové desky, které na zemi vytvářejí nekomplikované. obrazce, bedny z kovu či plexiskla seřazené jednoduše vedle sebe, krychle a jiné základní stereo metrické útvary z překližky, hliníku nebo oceli - tak bychom mohli charakterizovat dna mnoha umělců, která vznikla začátkem šedesátých let v New Yorku a Los Angeles. Pro minimalismus je charakteristické geometrické řazení stejných prvků prosté jakéhokoli subjektivismu. Vznikl v Americe z velké části jako protiváha abstraktního expresionismu a pop-artu. Název "Minimal Art" (minimalismus) vznikl díky filozofovi umění Richardu Wollheimovi, který ve svém stejnojmenném článku z roku 1965 nechtěl postihnout nejnovější umělecké proudy v Americe, ale obecný fenomén v umění 20. století: minimalizaci uměleckého obsahu. Umělecká kritika nakonec tento termín přenesla na dna Carla Andreho, Dana Flavina, Donalda Judda, Sola LeWitta a Roberta Morrise.

"Genuine ideas to express" Sometimes considered the first avant-garde art movement, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected their era’s dominant artistic theories for what they saw as a more spiritual, naturalistic and intensely personal approach. Fascinated by the romantic aspects of medieval culture and the vivid, jewel-like colors of Quattrocento art, the movement abhored the Classical poses and composition of Raphael and those influenced by him—hence the group’s name—and the influence of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the original Pre-Raphaelites were joined by William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, Frederic George Stephens and Thomas Woolner to form a seven-member "brotherhood". Its influence on many later British artists was extensive, and Rossetti’s work is now seen as a precursor of the wider European Symbolist movement. This book examines the group’s emergence, development, influence, and subsequent demise. About the Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series

This work in the Basic Genre series features more than 35 photographs, descriptions, and interpretations of the featured works, and a brief biography of the artists.

Kniha Surrealismus po úvodním eseji sestává z představení konkrétních výtvarných děl, řazených abecedně podle příjmení tvůrce. Surrealismus je směr výtvarného umění a moderní literatury, který vznikl v Paříži po první světové válce. Surrealisté se snaží vyřadit logiku a setřít hranice mezi normálním a fantastickým, aby vytvořili volnou hrou asociací s využitím sil podvědomí lepší svět. Jejich obrazy se vyznačují prostorovým, věcným způsobem malby s téměř fotografickou ostrostí detailu a dodnes nepozbyly aktuálnosti.

Gotika znamená nový úsek v dějinách umění: středověk se otevírá renesanci a začíná světské malířství. Jestliže středověký člověk ve svém světě idejí ještě zůstával v myšlenkách na posmrtný život, gotický umělec hledá inspiraci v životě samém a nachází nové pravdy. Tento vztah ke světu, který lze vnímat smysly, vede k radostnějšímu a procítěnějšímu pojetí reality. Vývoj dvorské stavovské společnosti a vzestup měšťanské kultury podporují rozvoj gotického umění a vedou také uměleckou tvorbu k zjemnění a eleganci nového druhu.

Dadaizmus je smer v literatúre a vo výtvarnom umení, ktorý vznikol v období prvej svetovej vojny ako prejav individualistickej vzbury intelektuálov, ktorí detskou naivitou a nespútanou obraznosťou aj extravaganciami chceli bojovať proti konvenciám. Táto kniha približuje hlavných predstaviteľov tohto smeru a ich diela.

Tracing the issues and concerns of the first generation of artists involved in the foundation of the movement, this guide to conceptual art, includes an essay exploring the historical basis of conceptual art, and its relationship to the dominant aesthetics of the 1960s, namely the modernist theory of Clement Greenberg and his disciples.

Includes a detailed introduction with approximately 30 photographs, and a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, sporting, etc.) that took place during the time period.

Укутанная снегом земля расстилается под свинцовым небом. Несмотря на мороз, люди колют дрова, выгоняют скот... Начиная с одного из первых европейских пейзажей, содержащихся в "Роскошном часослове герцога Беррийского" (ок. 1410-1416), книга Норберта Вольфа прослеживает развитие пейзажной живописи вплоть до стилизованных абстрактных изображений поп-арта. Пейзаж в искусстве отнюдь не является простым отражением природных ландшафтов. В истории пейзажной живописи находит свое выражение история видения и восприятия, которая привносит в живопись некую социальную составляющую. Живопись остается тем экраном, на который вплоть до наших дней проецируются человеческие желания, надежды и страхи.

Einführung in die Kunst der Romanik mit 35 Beispielen zur Malerei und Skulptur.

Let there be light The Baroque period in painting and sculpture, stretching from the late 16th century to the early 18th century and occurring between the Mannerist and Rococo movements, was marked by richness, drama, and grandeur. Stylistically complex yet intensely engaging, Baroque art commonly combined dramatic lighting effects and theatrical compositions with great movement and energy. Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Rembrandt, and Rubens are among the artists most commonly associated with the Baroque movement. Artists featured: Francesco Albani, Caravaggio, Valentin de Boulogne, Jan Breughel the Elder, Annibale Carracci, Anthonis van Dyck, Adam Elsheimer, Georg Flegel, Luca Giordano, Guercino, Frans Hals, Pieter de Hooch, Jacob Jordaens, Willem Kalf, Giovanni Lanfranco, Charles Le Brun, Johann Liss, Claude Lorrain, Batolomé Esteban Murillo, Nicolas Poussin, Mattia Preti, Rembrandt, Guido Reni, Jusepe de Ribera, Hyacinthe Rigaud, Peter Paul Rubens, Jan Stehen, Hendrick Terbrugghen, Georges de la Tour, Diego Velázquez, Willem van der Velde the Younger, Jan Vermeer, Simon Vouet, Francisco de Zubarán

From rolling meadows to moody skies, how does the beauty, complexity, and dimensions of the world translate to artistic expression? Explore the evolution and importance of the landscape genre from the late Middle Ages to modern times in this selection of some of the most important landscapes in history from practitioners as diverse as Titian, ..

Taschen [Paperback] B004THP4U6 The immediacy and accessibility of video makes it an ideal medium for artists who want to work with sound and moving image; no sooner than video cameras were available to the public in the 1970s were artists already beginning to experiment with the possibilities of video. Though it took decades for it to be widely embraced by mainstream art, video is now firmly accepted as an important medium, thanks to the work of artists such as Matthew Barney, Bruce Nauman, Bill Viola, and Gillian Wearing. Artists Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Chris Cunningham, Matthew Barney, Fischli/Weiss, Gary Hill, Nan Hoover, Christian Marclay, Steve McQueen, Mariko Mori, Bruce Nauman, Tony Oursler, Marcel Odenbach, Nam June Paik, Pipilotti Rist, Sam Taylor-Wood, Bill Viola, Gillian Wearing.

The birth of the occidental concept of man The 18th century`s Neoclassicist movement, with its white marble sculptures inspired by the art of the ancient world, has helped Greek art to remain vivid in our memories even today. But the reality of ancient art was entirely different, as surfaces were in fact much more brut. As author Michael Siebler points out, recent findings have revealed that the seemingly perfect bodies of statues and sculptures were very often painted in flamboyant colors and ornaments. Thus ancient Greek art combined a high level of classical identity with an equal amount of sensuality. Despite being viewed in a new light, the beauty of the works of art persists. Including detailed analyses of the following Alexander-sarcophagus; Apoxyomenos; Amphora; Diskobol; Apoll from Belvedere; Laocoon; Nike from Samothrake; the altar from Pergamon, now in Berlin; the Alexander-mosaic in Naples; Harmodios and Aristogeiton, in Naples; Doryphoros; sculptures from the Alphaia-temple, now in Munich; Amphora; Ptolemaier-Cameo in Vienna; Hermes; Apollo from the Zeus-temple in Olympia; numerous sculptures in Athens; Krater, now in New York; some Elgin Marbles in London; the warrior from Riace, now in Reggio . About the Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series

Detailed introduction to realism with 30 photographs plus timeline of most important political, cultural, scientific and sporting events. Body of books contains 35 of most important works with artist biographies.

Setting up a still life may take no more than gathering a few objects on a table, but infusing its depiction with depth, texture, feeling, and even beauty takes great skill. This book explores a selection of still lifes from the 15th century to the modern day, revealing the historical importance and creative possibilities of this genre.

In a revolt against Rationalism, Romanticism was characterised by a return to nature and a belief in the goodness of humanity, with the artist considered to be a profoundly individual creator. This book looks at the artists - such as Constable, Goya, Richter and Turner - who defined the movement.

Der Begriff „Symbolist“ wurde erstmalig 1886 auf die Gedichte von Stéphane Mallarmé und Paul Verlaine angewandt, aber schon bald wurde er auf die bildende Kunst übertragen, wo Künstler die reale Welt durch imaginäre Traumszenen mit psychologischen, sexuellen und mystischen Untertönen ersetzten. Symbolismus war ein internationales Phänomen, das aber besonders in Frankreich Fuß fasste, wo sich Maler wie Gustave Moreau und Odilon Redon vom Realismus, Naturalismus und Impressionismus abgewandt hatten, um esoterische und häufig auch erotische Visionen auf Leinwand zu bannen. Anstelle von Monets lichtdurchfluteten Landschaften oder den bürgerlichen Themen Gustave Courbets wählten die Symbolisten Motive aus der Literatur, der Bibel oder der griechischen Mythologie, um Liebe, Angst, Verzweiflung, Tod, sexuelles Erwachen und unerwidertes Verlangen darzustellen. Anhand ausgewählter Werke von Edward Burne-Jones, Puvis de Chavannes, Gustav Klimt, James Abbot McNeill Whistler, Gustave Moreau und Odilon Redon stellt dieses Buch den Symbolismus vor und beleuchtet seine Verbreitung, seine Intensität und seinen Einfluss.

Pop artists of the 1960s, heralded by the Great Andy Warhol, commented on everything from mainstream media to consumer society to advertising to product packaging with colorful and often comical works. Pop Art's profound influence on contemporary art and culture remains prominent today. Nowhere else can you find so much Pop Art in such a compact, stylish book!

Inspired by the development of Cubism, the Futurist movement was founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, along with painters Giacomo Balla. Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carra, and Gino Severini. The school, which celebrated technology and the mechanical era, was comprised of painters, sculptors, designers, architects, and writers.

This book brings together a colorful mixture of various works focusing on themes of the fantastic and surreal, starting with B?cklin's ""Toteninsel"" and including Dorothea Tanning, Max Ernst, Hans Bellmer's dolls, the Australian painter Sidney Nolan, Giger's monsters, Cattelan's pope, and the Chapman brothers? hybrids, as well as surreal painting from Magritte and Delvaux, the mystical and sensual work of Gustav Klimt, and Frida Kahlo's dreamlike self-portraits. Artists Balthus, Hans Bellmer, Arnold B?cklin, Fernando Botero, Maurizio Cattelan, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Salvador Dal?, Paul Delvaux, Peter Doig, Alfred Kubin, James Ensor, Max Ernst, Ernst Fuchs, Frida Kahlo, Gustav Klimt, Joan Mir?, Sidney Nolan, Odilon Redon, Dorothea Tanning, Franz von Stuck, Andrew Wyeth.

Další publikace populární série knih o uměleckých směrech. V základním přehledu představuje osudy nejvýznamnějších umělců a jejich díla. Úvodní výklad sleduje vývojové tendence evropské malby v 15. a 16. století, a to jak v Itálii, tak v oblastech na sever od Alp (německá a nizozemská malba). Text líčí proměny malířství od zrodu rané renesance ve Florencii po roce 1400 až po vyznění renesančního názoru a jeho překonání v umění manýrismu, připomenuty jsou rovněž historické a společenské souvislosti uměleckého vývoje. Následuje chronologicky uspořádaný přehled význačných renesančních obrazů - text stručně charakterizuje autora a přináší základní informace o díle, jehož barevnou reprodukci najde čtenář na protější stránce.

The 20th century saw art go abstract. Where once clear certainties and indisputable forms prevailed, now anarchy seemed to reign supreme. Sensibilities diffused into strange new shapes, colors assumed new significance, lines abandoned literal meaning. Dive in and discover some of the most dynamic and progressive art of modernity.

Land of The earth as canvas In the mid-60s, artists in the USA and Europe began planning works for sites outside the narrow boundaries of galleries and museums. It began with ephemeral enhancements or traces left in deserted landscapes, in the deserts of America, or in the moors of Scotland. Following this were spectacular earthen sculptures of gigantic proportions, some of which are still in the process of completion today. One distinguishing feature of Land Art is its critical preoccupation with the tradition of sculpture. Sculpture can now be an earthwork excavation, a field of metal poles, a buried hut, a trace in the grass, or even a book. Another of the movement’s special characteristics is its emphasis on site-specific, outdoor works intended to lastingly alter our perception of places, and to set new parameters in art production and reception. Artists Carl Andre, Alice Aycock, Herbert Bayer, Christo & Jeanne Claude, Walter De Maria, Agnes Denes, Jan Dibbets, Hamish Fulton, Andy Goldsworthy, Michael Heizer, Nancy Holt, Peter Hutchinson, Patricia Johanson, Dani Karavan, Richard Long, Mary Miss, Robert Morris, Dennis Oppenheim, Charles Ross, Robert Smithson, Alan Sonfist, James Turrell About the Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series

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