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Around 1800, philosophers, writers, and artists revolted against rationalism, spreading a new “romantic” vision—one that believed in the goodness of humanity, the divine spirit of nature, and that saw the artist as an individual creator. This comprehensive introduction gathers an essay situating the genre across different regions, crisp reproductions, and detailed interpretations of 31 crucial pieces. For more information…
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-82) produced some of the most glittering and evocative images of the Victorian era. A member of the influential Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Rossetti found inspiration in the works of Dante, Shakespeare and Malory, with many of his paintings depicting scenes from Arthurian legends and tales of medieval chivalry. He was also an accomplished poet, whose verses frequently dealt with the same themes as his paintings.
An authoritative, highly readable new survey that reveals the great diversity and energy within sculptural practice today.
Splat! is the history of art at its most exciting and outrageous. Organized by artist and covering both key events and major movements such as the Renaissance and Impressionism to Surrealism and contemporary art, it is a valuable resource for young people curious about art.
Celebrating all the joys of spring, this bright gift book examines some of the most beautiful, transformative and amusing artistic expressions of the spring season, all drawn from Tate’s collection.Spring considers how the traditional season of growth and rebirth has influenced artists over centuries.
Following the 2019 publication, Winter, this new selection of works is divided into key springtime themes – ‘Blossom and Blooms’,‘Into the Landscape’, ‘In the Garden’, ‘Agriculture’, ‘Rebirth’ and ‘Uprising’.
Painstakingly handwritten over a three year period, Spring Will Come is the life story of William Zulu, highly acclaimed for his evocative art-works. Having contracted spinal TB as a baby, William underwent misplaced corrective surgery to his spine which left him paralyzed and permanently wheelchair bound.
A new and expanded edition of the internationally bestselling guide to modern and contemporary art. Modern art has come to be defined by its styles, schools and movements. The more than three hundred collected here provide an indispensable introduction to the major developments in Western painting, sculpture, architecture and design during one of the most…
The book explores the endless possibilities and permutations of realism. It acknowledges the past as well as addressing present time issues. Gordon Victor is South African born and has both exhibited and taught art in Australia since 1987. Primarily a painter and sculptor, the artist also creates assemblages, collages, drawings, photographs and installations.
Whether fear, anguish, or unrequited desire, Symbolist painters believed that art should reflect an emotion or idea rather than a realistic representation of the natural world. This book brings together some of the most important images from their mysterious, spiritual, and seductive visual language. For more information click here
The Tate Triennial is a snapshot of the state of contemporary art in Britain today. Featuring 30 artists the 2006 Triennial will explore a significant strand in contemporary art practice: the borrowing or recasting of cultural material.
Following in the tradition of Phaidon’s The Art Book, this is an illustrated dictionary which presents in alphabetical order the work of 500 great artists from the 20th century. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate of a key work and a short text about the work of the artist.
| Daniel Magaziner is associate professor of history at Yale University. He is the author of The Law and the Prophets: Black Consciousness in South Africa, 1968–1977. ‘A richly suggestive and moving contribution to South African intellectual history.’ Achille Mbembe, author of Critique of Black Reason ‘This book is as important for students of global modernism as it is for scholars of South African art, history, and politics.’ Tamar Garb, author of Figures and Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
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This lavishly illustrated book concentrates more closely on the visual impact of Pre-Raphaelite art than any previous study.
The Big Picture is Natalie Knight’s an Art-O-Biography-part memoir, part art history -filled with beautiful art images, society photos of the time and the stories behind many of the pieces she sold.
Out of stockThe Big Screen tells the enthralling story of the movies: their rise and spread, their remarkable influence over us, and the technology that made the screen?smaller now, but ever more ubiquitous?as important as the images it carries.
Dada. This onomatopoeia suggesting a child’s babbling started one of the most important mutations in the history of art.
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