Offers various things for young children to enjoy, helping readers invent their own colourful world out of squares, circles and triangles.
Building on her bestselling Moving Targets (1997), Louisa Buck presents Moving Targets 2 - a fully updated and greatly expanded survey of the key players, places and presences that are shaping British art at the beginning of the 21st century.
Traces the history of artists' involvement with the moving image, from the earliest experiments with film to the digital and video streaming techniques over the Internet. This book takes in almost all the major developments in the unfolding dialogue between artists and moving image media.
Presents a comprehensive survey of the works of the pioneering surrealists, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. This work serves as a contribution to the history of photography in the twentieth century.
Designed by the artists themselves, this book contains nearly 1,500 colour illustrations, including 203 close-up details and 256 exhibition views, as well as an introductory essay by leading art historian Rudi Fuchs.
A pictorial record of the sculptor Barbara Hepworth's life, work and writings over 40 years, from childhood to her marriages to the sculptor John Skeaping and to Ben Nicholson, and from figuration through geometric and organic abstraction to the grandeur of her large-scale, post-war work.
This volume showcases a range of works aligned to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood from familiar, iconic pictures to lesser-known paintings by the major artists. It also includes rarely-exhibited Pre-Raphaelite drawings from the Tate Collection.
Focusing on 120 of J.M.W. Turner's works, this volume provides a survey of all the aspects of the Tate Turner collections, introducing not only familiar masterpieces but many other works - such as sketchbooks or prints. These highlight Turner's achievements and the many themes to his work.
Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) was considered to be one of the greatest British artists of the 20th century, first coming to international prominence with his famous 'white reliefs' of the 1930s. A pioneer of abstract art in Britain, he played a significant role in the European avant-garde. This book provides a detailed examination of Nicholson's life.
Futurism, brainchild of the Italian writer and impresario, F.T. Marinetti, was the defining avant-garde art movement of the 20th century. This book traces it from its origins in dissident underground politics in 1909 to its ultimately fatal relationship with Mussolini's regime between the wars.
By 1914, the broader concept of Expressionism permeated German culture at many levels. It flourished in metropolitan culture but was marked by a profound ambivalence towards modern life. In this text, Behr explores themes of opposition and the practice of various communities.
This volume on Rousseau includes reproductions of his works, contemporary photographs and sources, and the first translation into the English language of his only interview.
Includes spreads with practical tips and facts about the history, traditions and science of colour. This book aims to be an inspiration for budding artists, whatever their age.