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by David Bayles and Ted Orland Publisher Comments "This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art notmade by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially-statistically speaking-there aren'tany people like that. Geniuses get made once-... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Ralph Steadman Publisher Comments In the spring of 1970, artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. At the Kentucky Derby he met a former associate of the Hell’s Angels, one Hunter S. Thompson. Their working relationship resulted... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price $17.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Robert B Hale Publisher Comments Compiled and edited by Terence Coyle. Combining the words of a renowned teacher with old master drawings, this book explores drawing the human form. Each masterwork is accompanied by a diagram that defines the "lesson" it conveys.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Dan Eldon Publisher Comments By the time he was twenty-two, Dan Eldon had led a relief mission across Africa; worked as a graphic designer in New York; studied (intermittently) at four colleges; traveled through Europe, Africa, Japan, and the US; founded a charity for Mozambiquan... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $15.98 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Uta Grosenick Synopsis Contemporary art in a nutshell (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) This Art Now 25th anniversary special edition brings together recent work and biographical information for over 80 of today's most influential artists, forming a broad and... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price $8.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Lynne Cooke Synopsis Devoted to the masterpiece earthwork of Robert Smithson, this features a wealth of unpublished archival and new photographs, and a fresh testament to the grandeur and scope of the Spiral Jetty.... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price $27.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Ross King Publisher Comments In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel. With little experience as a painter (though famed for his sculpture David), Michelangelo was... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $2.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Leona Koren Publisher Comments Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Michael Kimmelman Publisher Comments In his widely acclaimed national bestseller The Accidental Masterpiece, Michael Kimmelman climbs mountains, treks into the desert, and even nearly drowns as he pursues arts truths. He explains that great artists like Bonnard and Chardinbut also obscure... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by C Debaine Francfort Synopsis Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by Alexander Roob Publisher Comments A fantastic journey through the history of esoteric lore: the great work of the alchemists (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition) The Hermetic Museum takes its readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the mediaeval cosmogram and... (read more) Your price $12.95 (Used - Flexible) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Nick Bantock Publisher Comments His internationally best-selling Griffin & Sabine saga is treasured for its blend of lyrical storyline and compelling, imaginative art. Now Nick Bantock gives a short course in visual creativity in Urgent 2nd Class. A tour through the techniques and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Betty Edwards Synopsis When Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain was first published in 1979, it hit the New York Times bestseller list within two weeks and stayed there for more than a year. In 1989, when Dr. Betty Edwards revised the book, it went straight to the Time list... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $11.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Nick Bantock Publisher Comments It all started with a mysterious and seemingly innocent postcard, but from that point on nothing was to remain the same in the life of Griffin Moss, a quiet, solitary artist living in London. His logical, methodical world was suddenly turned upside down... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $4.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Fritz Schider Publisher Comments Full text, plus anatomical illustrations; plates by great artists showing anatomy. 593 illustrations.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Nick Bantock Publisher Comments "Griffin Foolish man. You cannot turn me into a phantom because you are frightened. You do not dismiss a muse at a whim. If you will not join me, then I will come to you." Sabine Sabine was supposed to be imaginary, a friend and lover... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $8.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Robert Henri Publisher Comments In this book are the essential beliefs and theories of a great teacher and American artist, Robert Henri. While it embodies the entire system of his teaching, with much technical advice and critical comment for the student, it also contains inspiration... (read more) Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by David Shrigley Publisher Comments Funny, urgent, bizarre, and honest -- pop artist David Shrigley's darkly hilarious scrawls from the subconscious have earned him a growing legion of fans around the world. In this mock autobiographical collection his mischievous drawings capture life's... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Nick Bantock From Powells.com Nick Bantock spent over 100 weeks on the bestseller list with the original Griffin and Sabine trilogy, a captivating and heartfelt correspondence between two unusual souls. The enormous popularity of this epistolary series is easy to fathom. Dazzling and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Ingo Walther Publisher Comments From The Book of Kells to Boccaccio?s Decameron and from the Vienna Genesis to Dante?s Divine Comedy - see the breathtaking originals of 167 of the greatest classics of all time. This lavishly produced book introduces the reader to the fascinating world... (read more) Your price $24.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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