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Скачать книгу (размер 4 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 792) Аннотация: When she was in her early sixties, Leni Riefenstahl began traveling frequently to the African continent, where she has worked on various film and photography projects over the last half century. Her favorite destination was in Sudan, where she lived with and photographed the Nuba tribespeople, learning their language and becoming their friend. The Nuba were a loving and peaceful people who…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Developed by Hawaiian islanders over five centuries ago, surfing began to peak on the mainland in the 1950s. One of the key image-makers from that period, LeRoy Grannis, a surfer since 1931, began photographing the scene in California and Hawaii in the longboard era of the early 1960s. This edition showcases Grannis' most vibrant work.

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: From Newton's formative years to his rise to the top Somewhat ironically, there are lots of men to be seen in Helmut Newton's World Without Men collection. But these guys are bystanders, admirers, observers — the photos are all about the women and their influence. We don't need men, men need us could be their motto. Taken between the mid 1960s and early 1980s, this selection of Newton fashion…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: «In early 1964, Harry Benson got a call from the photo editor of London newspaper «The Daily Express». He was going with The Beatles to Paris to document French Beatlemania. Including hundreds of photographs, this title features an introductory essay by Benson as well as quotes and newspaper clippings from the period.»

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Art stars. This is the ongoing catalog of contemporary art, now in its fourth volume. Want a head start on the things you'll be seeing in art institutions a decade down the road? It's all in here, the very latest of the very best — and so fresh you can feel its pulse. A to Z magazine-style entries include captivating images of important recent work, short biographies, exhibition history and…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Icon of the nouvelle vague. This title looks at Truffaut's rejection of traditional cinema. From The 400 Blows to Jules and Jim to The Last Metro, Francois Truffaut (1932-1984) practically defined the French cinema of his era and was one of the founders of the New Wave which took the industry by storm in the late 1950s. His endlessly touching and romantic films — always tinged by a touch of…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: You talkin' to me? This title features previously unseen photographs from Scorsese's masterpiece. Taxi Driver has long been regarded as a cinematic milestone, and Robert DeNiro's portrait of a trigger-happy psychopath with a mohawk is widely believed to be one of the greatest performances ever filmed. Time magazine includes the film in its list of 100 Greatest Movies, saying: The power of…

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: «Bringing sleek to the streets. This title deals with Raf Simons' youth culture-inspired, elegant tailoring. Poetic, elegant, and free-thinking, Raf Simons is one of the most exciting designers working in fashion today. His passion for music, art, and contemporary culture infiltrates everything he does. A former industrial designer, Simons first burst on to the scene in 1995 with the launch of…

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: «Glunge guru — Glamour meets grunge in the dark, dramatic world of Rick Owens. There are a few other designers like Rick Owens, whose work is so instantly recognizable by cut and bias alone. Born in California, Rick Owens launched his eponymous label in 1994. His draped, dark, and perfectly cut aesthetic is the antithesis of the sunshine-saturated, bleached-teeth image of LA, and in many ways has…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 594 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 706) Аннотация: Into the wild. Journey into the world of Peter Beard. Photographer, collector, diarist, and writer of books Peter Beard has fashioned his life into a work of art; the illustrated diaries he kept from a young age evolved into a serious career as an artist and earned him a central position in the international art world.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: «Delicious demons. Deciphering allegories in the complex, fantastical works of Hieronymous Bosch. In the midst of the realist-leaning artistic climate of the Late Gothic and Early Renaissance, Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) was more than an anomaly. Bosch's paintings are populated with grotesque scenes of fantastical creatues succumbing to all manner of human desire, fantasy, and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Blending themes of pop culture with techniques reminiscent of the old masters, Mark Ryden has created a singular style that blurs the traditional boundaries between high and low art. His work first garnered attention in the 1990s when he ushered in a new genre of painting, Pop Surrealism, dragging a host of followers in his wake. He has trumped the initial surrealist strategies by choosing…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 747 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 736) Аннотация: Give yourself flowers every day of the year! For those of you whose datebooks have been replaced by smartphones, TASCHEN has created the new 365 Day-By-Day series so that you can still enjoy the warm analog feeling of marking every day with the turn of a page. Each day you'll discover a new reproduction of a hand-painted engraving from Basilius Besler's magnificent 17th century record of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 712) Аннотация: This monograph covers the full scope of Impressionist painting. The first part outlines the history of Impressionism in France, addressing not only the work of the acknowledged masters, but also that of such unjustly neglected artists as Frederic Bazille, Gustave Caillebotte, Berthe Morisot or Lucien Pissarro. The second part examines the Impressionist movements that emerged in the Netherlands,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: «With each volume, a brand new collection of contemporary interiors from around the world. An interior is the perfect synthesis of personality and zeitgeist; it is a living work of art, a cultural artifact, and the object of ceaseless curiosity. Highly sensitive to this phenomenon, our «Interiors Now!» series tracks the constantly evolving and multifaceted fabric of contemporary interior design…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Chairs displayed on their own as pure form. An overview of the 20th century More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the entire artifact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of each era. From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to Verner…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 644) Аннотация: Culture, history, natural beauty, fine cuisine, artistic masterpieces, architecture and style — Europe overflows with so many riches that a lifetime seems too short to appreciate them. This title offers you 125 well-crafted itineraries for quick but memorable European trips, accompanied by hundreds of color photographs to fire your imagination.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: This title features the Master of Modern. It deals with the discoveries from the Julius Shulman vaults. The buildings burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of '50 and '60s architectural design, were those whose pictures were widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that got lost in the process, hardly or never appearing in publication? The exchange of…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: For the love of trees, this is an illustrated encyclopedia of wood types. Culled and assembled by Romeyn Beck Hough between 1888 and 1913 in what still remains a stunning and unparalleled achievement, American Woods — originally published in 14 volumes, with actual specimens mounted on card stock — is a work of breathtaking beauty that has set the standard for the study of trees and wood.…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 396) Аннотация: This tile deals with primary elements. It presents Euclid in living color. Nearly a century before Mondrian made geometrical red, yellow, and blue lines famous, 19th century mathematician Oliver Byrne employed the color scheme for the figures and diagrams in his most unusual 1847 edition of Euclid's Elements. The author makes it clear in his subtitle that this is a didactic measure intended to…