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Concerning the Spiritual in Art

by Wassily Kandinsky

Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. Kandinsky's provocative thoughts on color theory and the nature of art. Analysis of Picasso, Matisse, and earlier masters. 12 illustrations.

Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and GrotesquesStephen King

Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques

by Stephen King

This book will be a collection of fantastic and horrifying photographs of gargoyles taken by avant-garde photographer f-stop fitzgerald (yes, that's his name and the spellingis correct), with a wonderful text by none other than the master of horror, stephen king. F-stop has captured gargoyles in all manner of poses, made all the more striking by the design by mark pollard. Through the use of gatefolds and... (more)

The Painted Word

by Tom Wolfe

"America's nerviest journalist" ( Newsweek ) trains his satirical eye on Modern Art in this "masterpiece" ( The Washington Post ) Wolfe's style has never been more dazzling, his wit never more keen. He addresses the scope of Modern Art, from its founding days as Abstract Expressionism through its transformations to Pop, Op, Minimal, and Conceptual. This is Tom Wolfe "at his most clever, amusing, and... (more)

H.R. Giger's Necronomicon II

by H. R. Giger

Master artist H.R. Giger guides us through the grimly beautiful world of his unconscious. The large-scale format of this intriguing book permits close inspection of 184 of Giger's detailed nightmare visions. When combined with commentary, the result is a rare and revelatory grand tour of a master artist's life and psyche. 184 photographs, 160 in color. Size D.ng in Heavy Metal and Locus.

Surrealism (World of Art)

by Patrick Waldberg

The character of Surrealism had been crystallizing over the previous five years when, in 1924, Andre Breton's Manifeste du Surralisme defined the word. As conceived in those early days it was not so much a formal movement as a spiritual orientation, embracing ethics and politics as well as the arts. Recourse to dreams, to the unconscious, to chance factors, to automatism dictated the Surrealist mode. Patrick... (more)

On Photography

by Susan Sontag

Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticis m. One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as “a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs.” It begins with the famous “In Plato’s Cave”essay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with a fascinating and far-reaching... (more)

Escher on Escher: Exploring the Infinite

Escher on Escher: Exploring the Infinite

by Maurits Cornelis Escher

Presents a selection of Escher's art and shares his comments on his work, symmetry, infinity, and paradox.

Saul Steinberg

by Saul Steinberg

Andy Warhol's ExposuresAndy Warhol

Andy Warhol's Exposures

by Andrew Warhola

From the Center: Feminist Essays on Women's ArtLucy R. Lippard

From the Center: Feminist Essays on Women's Art

by Lucy R. Lippard

Man Ray Photographs

by Jean-Hubert Martin, Man Ray

"I paint what cannot be photographed, I photograph the things I don't want to paint....I would photograph an idea rather than an object, and a dream rather than an idea." Man Ray's own words suggest the essence of his brilliant, original, and deeply influential photographic oeuvre. Taking up photography in 1915 for the purpose of reproducing his paintings, he earned money doing the same thing for others... (more)

The Family of Man: The 30th Anniversary Edition of the Classic Book of Photography

The Family of Man: The 30th Anniversary Edition of the Classic Book of Photography

Hailed as the most successful exhibition of photography ever assembled, The Family of Man opened at The Museum of Modern Art, New York in January 1955. This book, the permanent embodiment of Edward Steichen's monumental exhibition, reproduces all of the 503 images that Steichen described as "a mirror of the essential oneness of mankind throughout the world. Photographs made in all parts of the world, of the gamut... (more)

Pioneers of Modern Typography: Revised Edition

Pioneers of Modern Typography: Revised Edition

by Herbert Spencer

Since its first publication in 1969, Pioneers of Modern Typography has been the standard guide to the avant-garde origins of modern graphic design and typography. In this essential reference, Herbert Spencer shows how new concepts in graphic design in the early decades of the twentieth century had their roots in the artistic movements of the time in painting, poetry, and architecture. Spencer examines the... (more)

Point and Line to Plane (Dover Books on Art History S.)

Point and Line to Plane (Dover Books on Art History S.)

by Wassily Kandinsky

In this famous work by a pioneer in the movement to free art from the bonds of tradition—a work long considered essential to understanding the evolution of 20th-century art—Kandinsky explores the role of the line, point and other key elements of non-objective painting. 127 illustrations.

The Expressionists (World of Art)

by Wolf Dieter Dube

This volume describes the movement that marked the deliberate abandonment of Impressionism in favour of greatly simplified outlines and very strong colour. The principal exponents were German and their work subsequently fell foul of the Third Reich, leading to the exile of many of the artists.

THE INDIGNANT EYE

The Picture History of Photography from the Earliest Beginnings to the Present Day

The Picture History of Photography from the Earliest Beginnings to the Present Day

by Peter Pollack

The Blaue Reiter Almanac

by Klaus Lankheit, Wassily Kandinsky

The Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider)--art movement was founded in 1911 by the young painters Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, and was active in Europe until 1914. Originally published in Munich in 1912 and edited by Kandinsky and Marc-- the movements's almanac presented their synthesis of international culture to the European avant-garde at large. In both the selection of essays and its innovative interplay of word... (more)

Actie, werkelijkheid en fictie in de kunst van de jaren '60 in Nederland: [tentoonstelling] Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 9 november 1979 t/m 6 januari 1980

Text: Dutch

Photography: A Concise History (World of Art S.)

Photography: A Concise History (World of Art S.)

by Ian Jeffrey

An examination of the history and development of photography, from its earliest days in the mid C19 to the present. Using examples from the world's greatest photographers, this book guides the reader through critical issues, such as the criteria by which we carry out judgements and analyses.

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Concerning the Spiritual in Art

by Wassily Kandinsky

Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques

by Stephen King

The Painted Word

by Tom Wolfe

H.R. Giger's Necronomicon II

by H. R. Giger

Surrealism (World of Art)

by Patrick Waldberg

On Photography

by Susan Sontag

Escher on Escher: Exploring the Infinite

by Maurits Cornelis Escher

Saul Steinberg

by Saul Steinberg

Andy Warhol's Exposures

by Andrew Warhola

From the Center: Feminist Essays on Women's Art

by Lucy R. Lippard

Man Ray Photographs

by Jean-Hubert Martin, Man Ray

The Family of Man: The 30th Anniversary Edition of the Classic Book of Photography

Pioneers of Modern Typography: Revised Edition

by Herbert Spencer

Point and Line to Plane (Dover Books on Art History S.)

by Wassily Kandinsky

The Expressionists (World of Art)

by Wolf Dieter Dube

THE INDIGNANT EYE

The Picture History of Photography from the Earliest Beginnings to the Present Day

by Peter Pollack

The Blaue Reiter Almanac

by Klaus Lankheit, Wassily Kandinsky

Actie, werkelijkheid en fictie in de kunst van de jaren '60 in Nederland: [tentoonstelling] Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 9 november 1979 t/m 6 januari 1980

Photography: A Concise History (World of Art S.)

by Ian Jeffrey