Мистецтво

Well-known watercolour painter Ann Blockley presents flowers through a variety of interpretations, from traditional to unconventional in both technique and concept. In this exciting new book, she really pushes the boundaries of watercolour, showing how to paint a stunning range of flowers throughout the seasons.

Everyone loves to paint flowers in spring and summer but Ann inspires you to paint dramatic seedheads, foliage, fruit and berries in winter, as well as the more traditional flowers and blossoms. She also demonstrates how to create exciting textures by using collage materials like glitter, sequins, salt and gold paint.

Divided by seasons into four sections, Experimental Flowers in Watercolour is a practical and inspirational book aimed at the more experienced flower painter who wishes to take their painting to the next level. 

About the Author:

Ann Blockley is a well-known watercolourist with an international reputation. She is a member of the RI (Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour) and the author of seven bestselling practical art books, including Experimental Flowers in Watercolour and Experimental Landscapes in Watercolour, both published by Batsford. Ann runs her own very popular watercolour courses, teaches at international workshops, has made three DVDs of her painting techniques and regularly writes for The Artist magazine. She lives in Devon.

_________

Пролистать книгу Experimental Flowers in Watercolour: Creative Techniques for Painting Flowers and Plants на Google Books

Artist Ann Blockley is renowned for her innovative approach to traditional subjects. Following the huge success of her previous book, Experimental Flowers in Watercolour, she now explores ways to interpret landscape. Packed with stunning examples of her colourful, expressive work, this book encourages you to experiment with the same techniques in your own watercolour painting to develop a personal style. 

Techniques covered include combining water-based paint and ink with other media such as gesso and collage to create dramatic effects; manipulating paint with materials such as plastic wrap (clingfilm); tearing, layering and reassembling paintings into watercolour collages; and developing textures and marks made using fabrics and other found objects. Throughout the book Ann offers her personal commentary on how her paintings were created, giving us a unique insight into the mind of the artist.

Both practical and inspirational, this glorious book is the ideal companion for watercolour painters who want to take their work a step further.

About the Author:

Ann Blockley is a well-known watercolourist with an international reputation. She is a member of the RI (Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour) and the author of seven bestselling practical art books, including Experimental Flowers in Watercolour and Experimental Landscapes in Watercolour, both published by Batsford. Ann runs her own very popular watercolour courses, teaches at international workshops, has made three DVDs of her painting techniques and regularly writes for The Artist magazine. She lives in Devon.

_________

Пролистать книгу Experimental Landscapes in Watercolour: Creative Techniques for Painting Landscapes and Nature на Google Books

This richly illustrated new book by Victor Escandell is devoted exclusively to the infinite creative possibilities of drawing and painting in black and white. Traditional and current materials, techniques and applications (Indian ink, pencil, pen, bamboo, water-soluble graphite, different types of felt-tip pens for various supports, grattage) are described clearly so that readers can experiment with what they have learned and develop their creativity with a range of materials. Each chapter deals with a specific technique and contains useful information such as methods used, types of material and illustrated examples, including interesting anecdotes about the origin of the technique, tricks of the trade and references to other classic and contemporary authors. Everything is illustrated with photographs of the final result and images of the process to make sure readers don't get lost along the way. Different black-and-white mixed techniques are also presented in a specific chapter while the last chapter examines applications beyond paper (textiles, glass, vinyl). Víctor Escandell is also comfortable working with gouache, ink, charcoal, pen and pencil. In his hands, these tools take on a new dimension while everyday products such as salt, bleach and even a hair dryer become essential companions on this adventure. With this book, the apparently simple and limited combination of black and white acquires a new level of expressiveness and drama.

About the Author:

Renowned illustrator Víctor Escandell was born in Ibiza and graduated in Graphic Design from the prestigious Massana School of Barcelona. He has worked for companies such as MacCann-Erickson, TBWA, Bassat & Ogilvy and most of the Spanish national newspapers. In 2007 his work was selected for the exhibition of Catalan illustrators at the Frankfurt Book Fair. He is the author of The Resourceful Artist, A Wonderful World of Animals, Dinosaurs and Sweet Monsters of the World, all published by Promopress.

This original work introduces readers to the drawing and painting techniques of the hyperrealist movement, a style applied to painting whose techniques aspire to photographic exactitude in drawing.

From the first action before viewing the piece – the search for information and reference images – to different drawing and sculpture techniques, the book offers a step-by-step explanation of the creative process and shows readers how to illustrate in black and white and with colored pencils, how to work with watercolors and oil, how to create a trompe l’oeil and how to create a realistic-looking 3D model. Readers will find all the techniques and suggestions they need to make their own hyperrealist creations, all explained in a pleasant and fun way.

It is an original and creative way to introduce different drawing techniques that will awaken the artist inside of us all and whose results will strike most readers as surprising given the degree of realism achieved, as if they were photographs. The book includes references to contemporary artists who have used each of the techniques described, curiosities in the world of art and other tricks of the trade.

About the Author:

Mart Cormand was born in 1970 in Barcelona and has lived and worked in Brooklyn, New York since 2002. He is an artist who uses hyperrealist techniques. His drawings and paintings are known for their minute and meticulous attention to detail, with impressive mastery of light, shadow, transparencies, textures and trompe l'oeil techniques. He is represented by the Josee Bienvenu Gallery in New York and has had numerous solo exhibitions throughout the world. His work is included in the MoMA collection in New York, and he has been the recipient of numerous awards and artistic grants including the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship.

Гострі кути, дивні форми, похмурі кольори та спотворені перспективи є класичними ознаками експресіонізму, течії двадцятого століття, яка віддавала пріоритет емоціям над об’єктивною реальністю.

Незважаючи на те, що цей рух особливо присутній у Німеччині та Австрії, цей підхід процвітав у всьому світі і сьогодні вважається одним із найвпливовіших зрушень в історії мистецтва.

З провідними групами Die Brucke (Міст) та Der Blaue Reiter (Блакитний вершник), а також ключовими гравцями, такими як Василь Кандинський, Егон Шіле та Еміль Нольде, експресіоністи відмовилися від імпресіонізму, який вони вважали «людиною, опущеною до позиції грамплатівки зовнішнього світу, щоб замість цього зобразити сирий і внутрішній досвід життя, яким воно відчувається, а не видно на поверхні. Їхні картини наповнені емоційною силою, переданою, зокрема, через інтенсивні та ненатуралістичні колірні палітри, вільний мазок і густі текстури.

Охоплюючи стилістичні тенденції групи, впливи та найважливіших героїв, ця вступна книга досліджує експресіоністську панораму настроїв, ідей та емоцій та їхній постійний пошук глибокої автентичності.

Про серію:

Кожна книга серії «Основний жанр» TASCHEN містить:

- докладний ілюстрований вступ, а також хронологія найважливіших політичних, культурних і соціальних подій, які відбулися в той період
- добірка найважливіших творів епохи, кожна з яких представлена ​​на 2-сторінковому розвороті із зображенням на всю сторінку та з інтерпретацією відповідного твору, а також портретом і короткою біографією митця.
- близько 100 кольорових ілюстрацій з пояснювальними підписами

Ім'я Fabergé давно стало синонімом розкоші. Поєднуючи підприємницьке бачення майстерності з інноваційними матеріалами та технічними можливостями, Карл Фаберже наприкінці 19-го та на початку 20-го сторіччя створив дивовижну низку виготовлених на замовлення предметів, прикрашених коштовностями та емаллю.

У цій чудово ілюстрованій книзі розповідається про історію та спадщину дому Фаберже, від його походження в Росії та його ролі в гламурному світі Романових до світового визнання. Значна частина історії знайома, але менш відома важлива роль, яку відіграє лондонська філія. Відкритий у 1903 році і єдиний за межами Росії, він став улюбленим місцем для едвардіанського вищого суспільства та міжнародної клієнтури. Представляючи понад 120 творів, від ніжних квітів до імператорських великодніх яєць, і за участю провідних експертів Fabergé: A Russian Love Affair відзначає незмінне захоплення роботами цього майстра.

Фаберже в Лондоні: від романтики до революції

Ця виставка розповідає про майстра-ювелірного майстра Карла Фаберже, чия всесвітньо визнана фірма символізувала російську майстерність, розкіш та елегантність, а також про англо-російські відносини, в результаті яких у 1903 році було відкрито лондонську філію.

Про авторів:

Кіран Маккарті є керуючим директором Wartski.

Ханне Форбі є куратором проекту виставки Fabergé: a Russian Love Affair у V&A.

An exclusive insight into glamour of Edo–period society through the medium of 140 exquisite ukiyo-e

This sumptuous book explores the important role that woodblock prints played in the fashionable world of Edo–period Japan (1603–1868). One hundred and forty ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) offer us a vivid view of the culture of entertainment, style, and glamour that developed in bustling urban centers. Expert curators bring to life the scenes and figures depicted, and highlight the fashions, dress accessories, and hairstyles shown in these colorful and compelling images by artists such as Utagawa Kunisada and Utagawa Hiroshige.

Benefitting from the V&A’s world-leading collection and including many rarely seen prints, this is a fascinating glimpse into an exciting world of celebrity actors, courtesans, kimono retailers, fabric workshops, makeup brands, theatre managers, brothel keepers, and restaurant owners.

About the Authors:

Anna Jackson is Keeper, Asia Department at the V&A. Masami Yamada is Curator, Asia Department at the V&A

Кітон, ікона стилю, кумедно згадує та розмірковує про деякі зі своїх улюблених і не дуже улюблених модних моментів протягом десятиліть, від дитячих саморобних нарядів до ансамблів для червоної доріжки та експериментів з вуличним стилем, які вона пробувала з 1960-х років і до сьогодні.

З тих пір, як вона себе пам'ятала, Кітон захоплювалася одягом і стилем. Маленькою дівчинкою вона вибирала викрійки та просила маму пошити їй наряди на замовлення. Це був початок її любові до одягу, образів, а іноді й до моди. З самого початку своєї акторської кар'єри в 1970-х роках легендарна зірка експериментувала та мислила поза межами того, що повинна носити голлівудська ікона, і все ж її визнали іконою стилю Vogue, W, The Hollywood Reporter та незліченними модними веб-сайтами. Стиль Кітон одночасно позачасовий, експериментальний, сміливий, невимушений, андрогінний, незвичайний і абсолютно та виразно її власний.

Це ода відомої кінозірки своїм незабутнім модним моментам, розглянута крізь самоіронічний, чарівний голос Кітон, де вона коментує свої улюблені образи та найбільші модні промахи. Серед зображень є фотографії молодої Кітон у саморобних костюмах її матері, стильні знімки 1960-х та культові образи 1970-х років, що підкреслюють її фірмовий стиль Енні Холл, моменти з червоної доріжки, редакційні статті журналів, знімки вуличного стилю та селфі з 1980-х років до наших днів. Вражаючі модні фотографії відомих фотографів, таких як Енні Лейбовіц, Рувен Афанадор та Рон Галлела, супроводжуються розповідями про натхненний стиль Кітон від її давніх друзів, колег та модельєрів, включаючи Джорджо Армані, Ральфа Лорена, Сару Джессіку Паркер, Кріс Дженнер, Ненсі Майєрс, Блейк Лайвлі та Тома Брауна. Воістину цікава та стильна, ця книга – саме та, на яку чекали любителі моди та шанувальники неповторної акторки.

Про авторів:

Даян Кітон — акторка, режисерка та авторка, лауреатка премії «Оскар», серед книг якої, написаних разом з Rizzoli, є California Romantica, The House That Pinterest Built та Saved. Ральф Лорен — американський модельєр, філантроп, бізнесмен і чотириразовий лауреат премії CFDA.

Cute and cool fashion illustrations are showcased in the artist's first art collection book.

Tanaka is an illustrator who's getting attention on social media with pop and cute (kawaii) fashion illustrations of young boys and girls. With 105K followers on Twitter and 130K followers on Instagram, Tanaka's posts of kawaii illustrated fashion combinations using a range of cute items are creating buzz. This book showcases approximately 170 illustrations, with 40 new and remade fashion illustrations by the artist. The illustrations are arranged by 60 themes in alphabetical order: "B" for "Boyish", "Black", "Beige", "C" for "Checkered" and so on (some letters have multiple themes). This book will be inspiring not just for Japanese anime and manga fans, but also for fashionistas, fashion designers, manga artists and people working in the fashion or anime industries.

About the Author:

Tanaka is a fashion anime illustrator and has collaborated with many companies including Coca-Cola Japan.

The Swiss artist Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) was born in Lausanne, but spent much of his working life in France. Closely associated with Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard, and a fellow member of the avant-garde group Les Nabis, Vallotton has nonetheless sometimes been overshadowed by his more famous contemporaries. Although he produced some of his most important work in Paris in the 1890s, his original and innovative approach persisted throughout his career.

Texts by leading authorities look at Vallotton's life, work and reception. Generously illustrated throughout with the finest exemplars of the artist's paintings and prints, this book accompanies a new presentation of Vallotton's oeuvre that aims to re-evaluate his output and legacy, and includes works never seen in public before.

Exhibition organised by the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in collaboration with Fondation Félix Vallotton, Lausanne.

About the Authors:

Dita Amory is curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and author of Madame Cézanne (2014). Philippe Büttner is Keeper of the Collection at the Kunsthaus Zürich. Ann Dumas is curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Patrick McGuinness is a novelist, critic and poet, and Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Oxford. Katia Poletti is Director of the Vallotton Foundation. Christian Rümelin is Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the Cabinet d'arts graphiques du Musée d'art et d'histoire in Geneva. Belinda Thomson is an honorary fellow at the University of Edinburgh and an independent art historian.

Festivals is a must-have guide to the world’s best and most memorable music festivals – a list of all those you need to know and those you should experience.

Discover the compelling stories behind the most significant and exciting events around the world which shape music and festival culture. This inspirational global guide showcases 50 bucket list festivals with photographs, posters, facts and figures, and draws attention to hundreds more to explore.

Highlighting festival giants and jazz classics, pop powerhouses and indie favourites to dance scene darlings and punk rock adventures, we travel from Woodstock, Glastonbury, Coachella and Roskilde to Fuji Rock, Tomorrowland, Burning Man and Afro Punk. Here, the unique experience of a music festival is evocatively captured and an overview of the rise of the wonderful world of festival culture as we know it today revealed.

About the Author:

Oliver Keens is a journalist and DJ who has played across Europe, from Glastonbury to the top of a Bulgarian mountain. He's the former Music and Nightlife Editor of Time Out London, has written for newspapers such as The Times and The Independent and appeared across the broadcast spectrum, from BBC News and Radio 4 to Rinse FM. He's also a twenty-year festival veteran who can instinctively tell which loo still has toilet roll left in it.

__________

Пролистать книгу Festivals: A Music Lover's Guide to the Festivals You Need To Know на Google Books.

Figure Drawing Atelier offers a comprehensive, contemporary twist to the very traditional Atelier approach to the methods that instruct artists on the techniques they need to successfully draw and ultimately paint the figure.

The book offers art instruction, practical and progressive lessons on drawing the figure, and high-quality, sketchbook paper in a beautiful package that includes blank pages for sketching and copying. Artists will then have a record of their process, like with a sketchbook, which many artists like to document and save.

In this elegant and inspiring workbook, master contemporary artist and author Juliette Aristides breaks down the figure drawing process into small, manageable lessons; presents them progressively; introduces time-tested principles and techniques in the Atelier tradition that are easily accessible; and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic process and create superior, well-crafted drawings.

Atelier education is centered on the belief that working in a studio, not sitting in the lecture hall, is the best place to learn about art. Every artist needs to learn to master figure drawing. Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all time -- and now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These studios, a return to classical art training, are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. Students begin by copying masterworks, then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop. 

Figure Drawing Atelier is like having an atelier in a book -- and the master is Juliette Aristides, a classically trained artist and best-selling art-instruction author with almost rock-star popularity in the contemporary world of representational art. On every page, Aristides uses the works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realistic figure drawing and painting, taking students to step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace. Unique and inspiring, this book offers a serious art course for serious art students.

About the Author:

Juliette Aristides is an extraordinary artist with a deep and well-rounded education in and solid commitment to the atelier movement. She studied at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and various private ateliers. She is currently the instructor of the Aristides Classical Atelier at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, Washington. In 2003, Juliette was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Grant. Her work can be seen at the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco and the Art Renewal Center Living Masters Gallery. She is the author of acclaimed bestsellers Classical Drawing Atelier and Classical Painting Atelier.

___________

Пролистать книгу Figure Drawing Atelier: Lessons in the Classical Tradition: An Instructional Sketchbook

Figure It Out! Drawing Essential Poses, the third book in bestselling author Christopher Hart's successful Figure It Out! series, shows artists how to overcome common challenges in drawing the human figure by transforming standard, stiff figure drawings with natural-looking poses for a more realistic effect. Starting with basic "Foundation Figures," Chris shows how to change an arm here or move a leg there to gradually achieve a more interesting, believable form. Through guided drawings highlighted with color to pinpoint key concepts, artists will learn how to easily create poses that are not only essential but also practical. Eschewing esoteric "art poses" that are often found in figure-drawing books, the focus here is on the gestures of real people from a variety of angles and positions such as standing, sitting, kneeling, reclining, arms folded, ankles crossed, hands on hips, and so much more. Deeper concepts such as perspective, illusion of depth, casting shadows, and foreshortening are also covered, along with step-by-step tutorials that will take artists through complete, naturally-posed figure drawings from start to finish. With a solid foundation in fundamentals combined with detailed instruction in more advanced techniques, artists of varied skill levels will have everything they need to master the art of drawing a realistic human form in any pose.

About the Author:

Christopher Hart is the world's bestselling author of manga, basic drawing and cartooning books. His titles have set the standard for art instruction with more than 3 million copies in print in eighteen languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals.

__________

Пролистать книгу Figure It Out! Drawing Essential Poses: The Beginner's Guide to the Natural-Looking Figure

Christopher Hart's bestselling ‘Figure It Out!’ books have taught thousands of artists to draw the human figure. His clear step-by-step illustrations and instructions make drawing people accessible, easy and fun! In this new book, he uses the same approach to demystify the head and facial features. Topics include the basic head types and shapes, facial features, facial hair, hairstyles, and eyeglasses and sunglasses. Hart then shows how to draw more than 40 different common facial expressions, which will bring portraits to life.

About the Author:

Christopher Hart is the world's bestselling author of manga, basic drawing and cartooning books. His titles have set the standard for art instruction with more than 3 million copies in print in eighteen languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals.

Aspiring artists frustrated with or intimidated by figure drawing books that focus on anatomy now have an easier way to learn.

Figure It Out! shows how to effectively draw male and female figures without learning anatomy. This fun and friendly book starts with drawing the head and facial expressions and then moves on to full-figure poses, including clothed figures and people in motion. Instead of just showing finished drawings like many other books do, Figure It Out! breaks the drawings down into easy-to-follow steps. And throughout the book, visual hints show how to draw accurate body proportions and reveal artists' secrets for bringing drawings to life.

About the Author:

Christopher Hart is the world's bestselling author of manga, basic drawing and cartooning books. His titles have set the standard for art instruction with more than 3 million copies in print in eighteen languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals.

__________

Пролистать книгу Figure It Out!: The Beginner's Guide to Drawing People