Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Super Mario does marvelous Rio. Inspired by the girls from Copacabana. Mario Testino is one of the most successful fashion and portrait photographers alive, whose iconic images of the world's most famous women — including Diana, Princess of Wales, Kate Moss, and Madonna — are noted for their freshness and intimacy. Though born in Lima, Peru, Testino has always been fascinated by Rio de Janeiro,…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This work is Taschen's 25th anniversary — special edition! Frida Kahlo — painter of pictures expressing the burdens that weighed upon her soul. The Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is one of the most important 20th century painters, and one of the few Latin American artists to have achieved a global reputation. In 1983 her work was declared the property of the Mexican state. Kahlo was one…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: The complete 117 images that triggered a religious revolution. Martin Luther's Bible, published in 1534, was the first complete German Bible and a pivotal event in the history of Christianity. Luther's revolutionary translation, modern in vernacular and interpretation, made the Bible accessible to laypeople, fueled anger and revulsion toward Rome and the Papacy, and begat a new religion:…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Passion for fashion. Between the first decade of the 20th century, when women were still locked into figure-shaping corsets, to the last years of the millennium, when sexy sweats and low-rise jeans became must-have status items, fashion evolved from a luxury enjoyed by the highest echelon of society to a global business that whisks trends off the runway and into the stores before the last…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: This is a tour de force on the essence of life, human nature, and how to live a good simple life — all distilled through the lens of the Three Creeds: Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. Hung Ying-ming and many of the literati had an almost mystical concept of literature. Just as the patterns of a flight of birds express the underlying principles of nature, so the patterns of the best literature…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This work is Taschen's 25th anniversary — special edition! It focuses on architectural poetry in the machine age. Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) adopted his famous pseudonym after publishing his ideas in the review L'Esprit Nouveau in 1920. The few buildings he was able to design during the 1920s, when he also spent much of his time painting and writing, brought him to…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: SUMO was a titanic book in every respect: a 480-page tribute to the 20th century’s most influential, intriguing and controversial photographer, it broke records for weight, dimensions, and resale price. Helmut Newton (1920–2004) always demonstrated a healthy disdain for easy or predictable solutions. SUMO—a bold and unprecedented publishing venture—was an irresistible project. The idea of a…
Скачать книгу (размер 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 136) Аннотация: In a world where products are out as soon as they’re in, where communicating without wires doesn’t come without strings, and even our accessories need accessories, we need simple tools. A book that helps us look inside because we are overloaded outside. There are three reasons why most people, although they have tried, won’t keep a diary: 1. Not every day is very eventful. 2. It actually takes a…
Скачать книгу (размер 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 136) Аннотация: In a world where products are out as soon as they’re in, where communicating without wires doesn’t come without strings, and even our accessories need accessories, we need simple tools. A book that helps us look inside because we are overloaded outside. There are three reasons why most people, although they have tried, won’t keep a diary: 1. Not every day is very eventful. 2. It actually takes a…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Best known for his fetes galantes such as the famous Pelerinage a l'ile de Cythere, Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) was a major proponent in the revival of the Baroque style and the formation of the Rococo movement. Watteau was inspired by the theater and in particular the commedia dell'arte, hence elaborately costumed actors, dancers, and musicians were recurrent subjects; he was also fond of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Post-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren's Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique — which earned him a reputation as The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake — involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs,…
Скачать книгу (размер 968 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 191) Аннотация: «Compiled by the style-savvy staff of the seminal monthly «iD», this book highlights the work of over 70 designers around the globe. A to Z designer entries include interviews, biographical information, photos of designs by leading photographers, and catwalk shots.»
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: M.C. Escher was born in 1898 in Leeuwarden (Netherlands). He received his first drawing lessons during secondary school from F.W. van der Haagen, who also taught him the block printing, thus fostering Escher's innate graphic talents. From 1912 to 1922 he studied at the School of Architecture and Ornamental Design in Haarlem, where he was instructed in graphic techniques by S. Jessurun de…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: This book features the iron colossus: the construction of the Eiffel Tower in drawings and photographs. When it was completed in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was the highest structure in the world, measuring 300 meters (984 feet). Built for the World's Fair, it was initially granted a 20-year permit; this permit was thankfully extended and now the Eiffel Tower is one of the world's most famous…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 784 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 351) Аннотация: In existence for over 50 years, the Polaroid Corporation's photography collection is the greatest collection of Polaroid images in the world. Begun by Polaroid founder Edwin Land and photographer Ansel Adams, the collection now includes images by hundreds of photographers throughout the world and contains important pieces by artists such as David Hockney, Helmut Newton, Jeanloup Sieff, and Robert…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: The landscape has been, for many centuries, one of the most important genres in painting. This book examines the landscape from the late Middle Ages to modern times, comprising a synopsis of the genre and covering a selection of the most important landscapes in the history of art. From Titian to Warhol, readers will discover the evolution of this popular genre. Artists featured (in chronological…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This book takes readers inside the world's most energetic melting pot. It has been over ten years since TASCHEN's original New York Interiors was published and while much has changed in the Big Apple since then, the city is still bristling with an exciting and eclectic mix of cutting-edge movers and shakers — a fact that is quite perfectly reflected in its interiors. Since Manhattan has become…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: «The dos and don'ts of web entrepreneurship. Have you ever wondered why your websites didn't quite match up to the success of your competitors or peers? Have you ever looked at other sites and thought: «Why didn't I think of that?» Have you ever spent too much time trying to find basic information that was buried deep in a needlessly complex website? You are certainly not alone and this book aims…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: «The focus of this monograph on Spanish-born Felix Candela (1919-1997) is on modern Mexican architecture and its international influence. Conducting daring structural experiments with materials such as reinforced concrete and experimenting with shell vaulting to find new methods to save costs and material in building, Candela not only succeeded in putting his engineering knowledge into high…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: «This is the first book to explore Stanley Kubrick's archives and the most comprehensive study of the filmmaker to date. In 1968, when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of «2001: A Space Odyssey», he replied: 'It's not a message I ever intended to convey in words. 2001 is a nonverbal experience... I tried to create a visual experience, one that bypasses…