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Spiritual American Trash: Portraits from the Margins of Art and Faith by Greg Bottoms Synopsis In Spiritual American Trash, Greg Bottoms goes beyond the examination of eight outsider artists” and inhabits the spirit of their work and stories in engaging vignettes. From the janitor who created a holy throne room out of scraps in a... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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101 Textures in Oil & Acrylic by Mia Tavonatti Publisher Comments In this essential guide, experienced artist Mia Tavonatti provides readers with the information they need to render a variety of realistic surfaces and textures in oil and acrylic. Divided into six sections covering people; animals & insects; fabrics... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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The Redstone Book of the Eye: A Compendium of Visual Surprise by Julian Rothenstein Publisher Comments A stunning compendium of visual delight from the Redstone Press, culled from a lifetime's collection of beautiful, strange, surprising, and intriguing images, with an introduction by artist David Shrigley Confounding expectations and countering the... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Trade Paper
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Art & Architecture Florence by Rolf C. Wirtz Publisher Comments " Each volume of the Art and Architecture series is opulently illustrated. The highly readable texts provide concentrated information on accessing well-known and less-known sites in the world of art. An image of every piece of art that is described is... (read more) Your price: $9.99 New - Trade Paper
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Milestones of Art: Frida Kahlo: Viva Mexico by Willi Bl Publisher Comments Frida Kahlo called herself Daughter of the Mexican Revolution. At the age of 18 she had a terrible traffic accident with the result of great pains for the remaining 28 years of her life. She created round about 70 self-portraits. She did painting when... (read more) Your price: $7.99 New - Trade Paper
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Ultimate Art Bible: A Complete Reference with Step-By-Step Techniques by Sarah Hoggett Publisher Comments Everything you wanted to know about drawing and painting . . . in one beautiful volume! The latest in the bestselling Ultimate series reveals all the techniques of the masters in an easy-to-understand format. From tools and materials to a rich array of... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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How Georgia Became O'Keeffe: Lessons on the Art of Living by Karen Karbo Publisher Comments Most people associate Georgia OKeeffe with New Mexico, painted cow skulls, and her flower paintings. She was revered for so long—born in 1887, died at age ninety-eight in 1986—that we forget how young, restless, passionate, searching,... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Beginner's Guide to Creating Manga Art: Learn to Draw, Color and Design Characters by Simon (edt) Morse Publisher Comments With the recent influx of Far East games, anime, and comics into the western world, manga is becoming an increasingly popular art form. Beginner's Guide to Creating Manga Art explores the core aspects of this emerging artistic style and takes you... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Trade Paper
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Line Color Form: The Language of Art and Design by Jesse Day Publisher Comments Design students today are more visually literate than ever before, and their learning style naturally favors the visual over the textual. So why should they learn art and design theory from a traditional textbook? The only guide of its kind, Line Color... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Branding Terror: The Logotypes and Iconography of Insurgent Groups and Terrorist Organizations by Artur Beifuss Synopsis Terrorist groups are no different from other organizations in their use of branding to promote their ideas and to distinguish themselves from groups that share similar aims. The branding they employ may contain complex systems of meaning and emotion; it... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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Guzzini: Infinite Italian Design by Moreno Gentili Publisher Comments One hundred years of history of one of the most innovative companies promoting Italian design. This book describes the development of the Guzzini company—100 years of history set out in fascinating detail, with a succession of protagonists of... (read more) Your price: $55.00 New - Hardcover
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Handbook of Plant Forms for Botanical Artists by Margaret Stevens Publisher Comments Ernest E. Clark's classic botanical handbook receives a handsome twenty-first-century update by the former president of the Society of Botanical Artists. Now extensively revised, this stunning volume showcases more than 60 favorite flowers and plants... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Her: A Memoir by Christa Parravani Publisher Comments A blazingly passionate memoir of identity and love: when a charismatic and troubled young woman dies tragically, her identical twin must struggle to survive. Christa Parravani and her identical twin, Cara, were linked by a bond that went beyond... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Pastel Painting Atelier: Essential Lessons in Techniques, Practices, and Materials by Ellen Eagle Publisher Comments Revel in the luminous and vibrant qualities of pastel with Ellen Eagle’s essential course in the history, techniques, and practices of the medium. In this comprehensive yet intimate guide, Eagle explores pastel’s rich but relatively... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open by Gary Baseman Publisher Comments This catalogue to the first museum retrospective of Gary Basemans extraordinary work explores the very personal world of a unique American artist. Gary Baseman has been an avid artist since childhood, his visual vernacular defined by his Jewish... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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Sydney Lee: Prints. a Catalogue Raisonne by Robert Meyrick Publisher Comments This fully illustrated and annotated catalogue raisonné of the prints of Sydney Lee (1866-1949) offers a long-overdue appraisal of Lees contribution to British art. Primarily a painter, Lee was widely acclaimed during his lifetime for his... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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Mark Ryden: The Gay 90's by Mark Ryden Publisher Comments Celebrated Pop Surrealist artist Mark Rydens newest body of work, presented in this book for the first time. Crowned "the high prince of Lowbrow," Mark Ryden has become a fixture of the contemporary alternative art movement. In his newest work, Mark... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Paris 1650-1900: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago by Reinier Baarsen Publisher Comments From 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed center of fashion and taste in Europe. Home to a unique concentration of artists, designers, patrons, critics, and a keen buying public, Paris was the city where trends were made and where novel types of... (read more) List Price $275.00 Your price: $247.50 New - Hardcover
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Art in Ireland Since 1910 by Fionna Barber Publisher Comments Ireland and Britain have an entwined and contentious past. Though southern Ireland broke with the Commonwealth in 1948, Northern Ireland remains a member of the United Kingdom to this day. As Fionna Barber shows in Art In Ireland since 1910,Ireland’... (read more) Your price: $45.75 New - Hardcover
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Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting by Rolf Toman Publisher Comments "During the baroque period, architecture and the other fine arts were the instruments of a staging of "worldtheater" on a grand scale. The baroque art of the popes in Rome, the displays of power and opulence in the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Hardcover
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