"An introduction to how and why art is made, and a history of art worldwide from prehistory to the present day"--
"Artists living with art" is full of fascinating and often surprising revelations about the artworks a select group of the world's most influential contemporary artists choose to collect and display in the intimacy of their own homes. (Just ...
Known for its clear writing, diversity of art coverage, and elegant design, this superb reference offers a comprehensive, transcendentally illustrated introduction to the themes, design elements and principles, media, and...
A guide to manners for the new millennium uses epigraphs from Homer, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Chief Flying Hawk, among others, to introduce readers to a new perspective on modern manners.
The essays are organized around two key figures that also serve as the publication’s two openings: Ghosts, or landscapes haunted by the violences of modernity; and Monsters, or interspecies and intraspecies sociality.
Observe the seven elements of art:linesshapescolorvaluetextureformspaceALL around you in this complete, easy-to-use, year-long program.
-A stunning book of the art collections in the most exclusive homes in Belgium by Fiammetta d'Arenberg Frescobaldi, author of The Art of Living in Brussels, with photography by noted photographer Jean-Pierre Gabriel -An exclusive tour of ...
In this new book by bestselling author, Edward Sri, we discover the close connection between growing in the virtues and growing in friendship and community with others.
Art House takes readers on a breathtaking visual tour of these stunning spaces, which range from an architectural tour-de-force to a high-rise "gallery as home.
This is a book about time--about one's own journey through it and, more important, about enlarging the pleasure one takes in that journey.
As well as information on their history and origins, types and techniques, and guidance on buying and valuing, cleaning and repairing, this guide to using kilims in the home also contains over 250 photographs providing hundreds of ...