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Скачать книгу (размер 3 237 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 636) Аннотация: The Soviet Union was unique in its formidable and dynamic use of the illustrated book as a means of propaganda. Through the book, the USSR articulated its totalitarian ideologies and expressed its absolute power in an unprecedented way through avant-garde writing and radical artistic design that was in full flower during the 1920s and 30s. No other country, nation, government or political system…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Public assemblies and multitudes in action are fundamental to our notion of political life. Through 120 posters-many never previously reproduced-the book examines the impact of large gatherings of people in politics and society concentrating on the turbulent years of the first half of the 20th century. The posters will be presented in a nearly year-long US exhibition, drawn from the massive…

Скачать книгу (размер 208 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 42) Аннотация: Can't decide what to wear in the morning? Why not mix a punk hairdo with a period dress? The pages of this interactive book (split into four parts) will take you from fashion faux-pas to fabulous in one flip. From grunge and pirate to disco queen and street style, create over 100,000 of your own fashion fantasies (and nightmares) with this colorfully illustrated and carefully researched flipbook.…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: In over 150 watercolour paintings and pencil sketches, Graham Byfield takes us on a tour of Oxford's historic landmarks, celebrated colleges and beautiful landscapes. But he also takes time to reveal some of the architectural treasures in little-known back streets and hidden cloisters. This is a book that captures the character of Oxford which charms millions each year, but is often lost in their…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The public's appetite for new and excitingly designed hotels is insatiable. Never before have hotels been so earnestly responsive to the zeitgeist. How else can we explain the latest trends in design which at one extreme increasingly blur the border between lodging, lifestyle and living theatre, and at the other seek to reinvent the more discreet manners and style of the grand hotels of the late…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Since its inception in a provincial town outside Paris some eight years ago, ArchiLab has established itself as one of the world's most important showcases of young architecture talent. Published to coincide with the major exhibition at Tokyo's Mori Art Museum, ArchiLab's Urban Experiments presents the very latest projects of the rising avant-garde alongside the pioneers of radical architecture.…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 564 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 504) Аннотация: An essential publication for anyone interested in contemporary art, the Yearbook is a comprehensive overview of the fast-moving art scene. Featuring over 300 of the world's most exciting international artists with images and critical texts, the book also provides full details of today's leading galleries. The Yearbook is produced by Frieze Art Fair, which is held in London every October. The fair…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 543 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 500) Аннотация: A wide-ranging compilation of Art Deco graphics from six European countries, Euro Deco assembles a wealth of alluring and sophisticated design from an extraordinary period of creative vitality and political turmoil. An essential reference for graphic artists, designers and anyone with an interest in advertising or art history, this book features original artefacts from the 1920s to the 1940s,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: As the world gets smaller and our travel options get broader, we need all the help we can get to make a decision we will not regret. Hip Hotels Atlas offers a vast range of unforgettable experiences across six continents. Every one of the hotels featured is a dream come true. All combine fabulous design, incredible architecture and heartstopping locations. From aristocratic hunting lodge, fantasy…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: In this, the 20th edition of the leading international showcase of domestic design, guest editor and acclaimed Dutch designer Marcel Wanders surveys the world of design and identifies new, original and interesting work in the areas of furniture, lighting, tableware, textiles and products.

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: «The Magic Nut is a new ballet «prequel» to E.T.A. Hoffman's holiday classic. Based on Hoffman's own work, The Story of a Hard Nut, Chemiakin's adaptation shows fans how the Nutcracker character itself came into being. In performance, The Magic Nut explores the heroic qualities of the boy who was turned into a nutcracker for his virtuous deeds. Here is the creation of the ballet, scene by scene,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The best of Klimt's drawings and watercolors, beautifully reproduced in full color. There is no doubt about Gustav Klimt's greatness as a draftsman. Remarkable above all is the intensely sensual mood that he establishes in his limpid, fluid drawings and watercolors: the pencil or crayon line with which his subjects are described explores and caresses as though the act of drawing was itself a…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Here is a training class that shows children how to pilot different kinds of spacecraft. Filled with stats and facts, this book covers essential space science, plus the latest space hardware, gadgets, and know-how. An introductory Astronaut School section looks at the technology of space travel. In Orbit takes children into space, putting them in the hot seat on different kinds of spacecraft or…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 075 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 212) Аннотация: Features Basquiat's work from 1981 — the year of his first official participation in the group exhibition New York/New Wave at PS1 of New York — to his premature death in 1988. Controversial cult artist, enfant terrible of the art world, friend of Haring and Warhol, youth idol and tragic victim of a heroin overdose, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a legend in his own lifetime. This catalogue, published…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 146 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 226) Аннотация: The first complete monograph to be published on the Greek artist, this includes works from the 1970s to the present.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: This is a monograph on nearly a decade's worth of work by Andrew Bromberg, chief designer at the worlds largest privately owned architecture firm, AEDAS. Bromberg has become one of the most prolific and sought-after designers in Asia, responsible for transforming areas of China and the Middle East. The projects span the entire Asian continent, and include the West Kowloon Cultural District, the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Tom Ford has become one of fashion's great icons. In the past decade, he transformed Gucci into one of the sexiest fashion brands in the world. His designs have increased sales at Gucci tenfold and have helped build that brand into the luxury goods conglomerate that it is today. Ford brought a hard-edged style synonymous with 21st-century glamour to his clothes, and Hollywood sat up and took…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Prior to the Revolution of 1917, Russia had one of the greatest traditions of private art collecting in the world. The first great collections were created by the aristocracy, and then by the newly rich industrialists and businessmen in the 19th century. Finally came the 'Merchant Princes', who were among the first and most important collectors of Impressionist and Modern Art. After 1917, all…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: «René Herbst's enduring furniture designs provide fundamental lessons for today's interior designers. A staunch modernist, Herbst was a founding member and later president of the Union des artistes modernes (UAM) in France, which sought to make domestic comfort accessible to all, regardless of class. The diversity of his work is testament to his prolific and creative output, and his design…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: For this book of cats in costume, Susan Herbert turns from masterpieces of fine art to masterpieces of theater. Painting in her familiar and highly popular style, this imaginative artist presents an irresistible array of well-known characters in the great Shakespearean plays, from the tragic Romeo and Juliet to the mischievous Titania, from the beautiful Cleopatra to the roguish Falstaff. In…