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Скачать книгу (размер 1 972 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 388) Аннотация: Michelangelo (1475 — 1564), one of the great artistic figures of the Renaissance, is best known as a sculptor and painter. However he was also an important and highly original architect despite asserting that architecture was not his profession. This comprehensive study examines the complex story of his architectural production from his early works in Rome at the beginning of the 16th — century…
Скачать книгу (размер 519 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 103) Аннотация: George Lucas (born 1944) is a producer, screenwriter and director, who played a major role in the anti-establishment New Hollywood movement of the 1970s and helped define the blockbuster era of the 1980s. He is best known as the creator of the Star Wars space opera and the producer of the iconic Indiana Jones adventure film series. Lucas had directed THX 1138 (1971) and American Graffiti (1973)…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Andy Warhol (1928–1987) captured the popular culture of his age through his iconic drawings, paintings, films and prints.He made as great an impact on the world of art as any of his contemporaries, ushering in a fundamental transformation in our visual culture to the mediated image. Yet perhaps his greatest work was his own identity; in his quest for fame and fortune, Warhol fashioned himself…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Includes an in-depth chronology of Bacon's life and work. Accompanies the Edinburgh International Festival at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, June 4 — Sept 4, 2005.
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Anatomy of an Actor titles are comprehensive studies on the craft of the world's greatest actors, through the analysis of ten of their most iconic roles. The authors examine why and how these famous actors have become some of the most respected and influential in the film world. Each title is divided into 10 chapters, each one dedicated to a specific role and fully documented with film stills,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: The Fashion Book (New Edition) takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created and inspired it. Spanning almost 200 years, the entire industry is represented; from clothing and footwear designers, to photographers, stylists, icons and retailers, including the new category of educational institutions that have been fundamental in the careers of many of the creative individuals.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) is a unique figure in the Modern movement and his work in fact challenged, and continues to challenge, accepted notions of modern architecture. While several books have been published on the subject of Scarpa, the majority narrow in their focus, no comprehensive monograph has been produced to date and certainly not approaching the breadth and depth proposed here by Robert…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: PATTERN is the follow-up to the 2005 Phaidon success SAMPLE, presenting 100 of the most creative fashion designers who have recently emerged internationally. Selected by 10 of the most respected figures in the field — a mixture of leading designers, stylists, editors, educators, bloggers and writers — it is a must-see catwalk in a book.
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: Mary Ellen Mark has worked on over a hundred film sets since 1968, including such legendary productions as Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Gandhi, as well as recent Oscar-winning productions such as Moulin Rouge, Babel and Sweeney Todd, among many others. Mark's film photographs are a rare archive as she is afforded unprecedented access to the actors and the set permitted for…
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Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: A perfect introduction to the life and works of Robert Rauschenberg. Part of a brand new series of well-illustrated, short introductory books on the visual arts.
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: An up-to-the-minute survey of contemporary drawing featuring 115 artists from around the world, Vitamin D2 allows the reader to look at the medium in detail and study drawing's unique properties in relation to itself, to contemporary art and to the world at large. Phaidon's influential Vitamin series began in 2002, offering an overview of current practice in a single medium within the arts. Now…