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Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: A radical innovator, a pioneer of new artistic form German expressionist painter and graphic artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), co-founder of the Brucke movement, produced some of the most outstanding woodcuts and powerful expressionist works of the 20th century. Tragically, he committed suicide after having his work condemned as degenerate by the Nazis. About the Series: Each book in…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 665 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 720) Аннотация: This two-volume compilation brings together highlights from TASCHEN's Fashion Now! series to create a comprehensive overview of fashion design around the world at the start of the 21st century. Edited by i-D creator Terry Jones, this book is an indispensible work of reference for anyone interested in the future of fashion. Fast-rising new designers — tomorrow's superstars — feature alongside…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 552) Аннотация: This title includes highlights from the legendary photo journal. Photographer, writer, publisher, and curator Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) was a visionary, far ahead of his time. Around the turn of the 20th century he founded the Photo-Secession, a progressive movement concerned with advancing the creative possibilities of photography, and by 1903 began publishing Camera Work, an avant-garde…

Скачать книгу (размер 9 326 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1830) Аннотация: This title deals with the life and times of Hugh M. Hefner. This is an illustrated autobiography with highlights from Playboy's first 25 years. Hugh M. Hefner presents an illustrated autobiography with chronological highlights from Playboy's first 25 years. His personal life and career — from cartoon-drawing childhood to astonishing success with Playboy — are revealed in the most intimate…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: Picture this: The biggest players in the highly competitive field of illustration. Culled from our Illustration Now series is this selection of today's most successful and important illustrators from around the globe. In his introduction, Steven Heller fleshes out the challenging process of narrowing down a field of 600 illustrators to a selection of the 100 most significant. The final cut,…

Скачать книгу (размер 4 318 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 848) Аннотация: Keeping up with the fast-paced world of architecture, this is the indispensable compendium of the most cutting-edge architects around. This two-volume compilation brings together highlights from TASCHEN's groundbreaking title Building a New Millennium and the first four volumes of our renowned Architecture Now! books for a comprehensive study of architecture around the world at the dawn of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 993 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 392) Аннотация: Celebrated German polymath Fritz Kahn (1888-1968) was a doctor, educator, and popular science writer. Among his most notable achievements was the development, with the help of professional illustrators, of creative visualizations to explain complex scientific ideas. In the 1930s, the Nazis banned and burned his books; to escape from his pursuers, he emigrated to Palestine, France, and finally the…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: A photographic journey through the history of this epic city Samuel Johnson famously said that: When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. London is a vast sprawling metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its complex past and shifting present, the humor, unique character, and bulldog spirit of the people have stayed constant. This book salutes all those Londoners,…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: «L'air de Paris. This is the vivid history of the capital of love and photography. A city built on two millennia of history, Paris is entering the third century of its love story with photography. It was on the banks of the Seine that Niepce and Daguerre officially gave birth to this new art that has flourished ever since, developing a distinctive language and becoming a vital tool of knowledge.…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Hippie or Pop? This title deals with the opposing styles in 1960s design. Published annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors and…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The many incarnations of illustration in the world of fashion Every dress begins with a drawing, every skirt with a sketch. Illustration is integral to fashion design not only as a means of expression, and the starting point of every design, but also for patterns and prints as well as magazine editorial illustrations. Often, artists will even illustrate the newest looks directly from the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Nippon nests. Today's most exceptional Japanese homes. So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it's hard to improve upon. Yet contemporary Japanese designers and architects keep finding new ways to refurbish and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether it's a pristinely preserved traditional house or a cutting-edge apartment, the best Japanese homes share a love of…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: «In June of 1938, Action Comics debuted with a new kind of comic book character on its cover: A costumed man with two identities, who possessed extraordinary strength and powers, a man able to protect the public when ordinary measures would not do. He was not the first super hero, but the Man of Steel would become the prototype for all super heroes thereafter. Superman's story, and those of…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 053 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 600) Аннотация: As special photographer on the sets and locations of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather trilogy, Steve Schapiro had the remarkable experience of witnessing legendary actors giving some of their most memorable performances. Schapiro immortalized Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton in photos that have since become iconic images, instantly…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 890 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 568) Аннотация: Lightness in glass and white. On the 50th anniversary of Richard Meier's firm, this is a complete retrospective. From his early days as one of the New York Five, Richard Meier has been a central figure in contemporary architecture; this updated 2013 trade edition of the XL version is published in the occasion of the firm's 50th anniversary. With the Getty Center and more recent buildings such as…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: «Published annually from 1906 until 1980, «Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook» was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. This book explores the spirit of optimism and the fervent consumerism of the decade.»

Скачать книгу (размер 2 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 552) Аннотация: Eine fotografische Reise durch die Historie einer Weltstadt Samuel Johnson hat einmal gesagt: „Wenn ein Mann Londons berdrssig ist, ist er des Lebens berdrssig.“ Hunderte von Fotos aus Archiven in aller Welt illustrieren die Geschichte dieser einzigartigen Stadt, ihre Architektur, ihre Wahrzeichen, ihren Stil, ihr Flair – und natrlich ihre unerschtterlichen Bewohner. London mag eine ausufernde,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 252) Аннотация: For a year, Frans Lanting roamed the wetlands and deserts of northern Botswana, living by the rhythms of the water and the movements of the animals as he captured them on film. National Geographic had sent him there on assignment, but what he would take away was much more than a magazine story; it was a seminal and unparalleled collection of photographs depicting an epic world of wilderness and…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: TASCHENs Paris, Portrt einer Stadt fhrt uns durch eine, wie Goethe es formulierte, „Weltstadt, wo jeder Gang ber eine Brcke oder einen Platz an eine groe Vergangenheit erinnert und wo an jeder Straenecke ein Stck Geschichte sich entwickelt hat“. Die Historie von Paris wird anhand bedeutender Fotografien nacherzhlt, von Daguerres frhen Inkunabeln bis zu aktuellen Aufnahmen — eine berbordende…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 645 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 520) Аннотация: In 1970, 26-year-old Sebastiao Salgado held a camera for the first time. In over 32 trips, he created a collection of images showing us nature, animals, and indigenous people. This book presents his images such as: ancient animal species and volcanoes of the Galapagos; Brazilian alligators and jaguars; and, African lions, leopards, and elephants.