Saturday, May 30, 2009

Carving Realistic Animals With Power



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Every power tool and technique necessary for capturing the animal kingdom in wood is presented in this thorough and engaging volume. Frank C. Russell provides concise instructions and never-before demonstrated techniques and carving sequences for transforming a block of wood into a life-like animal. With 150 full-color photographs, every step is illustrated. Following the philosophy that you can only carve what you know, photographs of living animals accompany each ... More >>

Carving Realistic Animals With Power

Friday, May 29, 2009

Passage


  • ISBN13: 9780810955868
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Andy Goldsworthy's Passage focuses on the journeys that people, rivers, landscapes, and even stones take through space and time. A cairn made by the renowned sculptor in the Scottish village where he lives reveals the influence that his work close to home has on projects he creates elsewhere. A series involving elm trees, from glowing yellow leaves to dead branches, exemplifies his work's vigorous beauty as well as its association with death and decay. Creations on ... More >>

Passage

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Painted Ponies



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Painted Ponies is teh classic book of antique carousel art. This extraordinary coffee table style book presents the finest carving examples by the most renowned carousel artists. The rarest horses and most unique menagerie animals were selected from America's premier private collections and antique operating carousels. Painted Ponies contains useful guides, charts, and directories for collectors, carvers, artists, and enthusiasts. This book contains over 650 c... More >>

Painted Ponies

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles: 18 Three-dimensional Games for the Hands and Mind


  • ISBN13: 9781589232471
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For centuries, logic puzzles have entertained, inspired and educated kids of all ages. Studies show these engaging "brain teasers" provide unsurpassed benefits to the body and mind, increasing manual dexterity, mathematical abilities and overall intellectual agility. Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles provides plans and instructions for crafting 18 of the most popular manual puzzles. Projects range from traditional "put together/take apart" games like pentominoes and soma ... More >>

Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles: 18 Three-dimensional Games for the Hands and Mind

Hellenistic Sculpture



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Provides a thematic and regional survey of Hellenistic sculpture, focusing on its main elements and its innovations.... More >>

Hellenistic Sculpture

Friday, May 22, 2009

Twenty Decorative Carving Projects in Period Styles



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This title presents 20 unique period projects to enhance any home. This UK author provides projects that are step-by-step, fully illustrated and come with patterns. It is suitable for all skill levels and of particular interest to visitors of stately homes & historical buildings. This wonderful collection of inspirational period carving projects ranges from the quick and simple to the long and complex, so caters for hobby carvers of all abilities. The new carver can... More >>

Twenty Decorative Carving Projects in Period Styles

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Botero: Spanish-Language Edition



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With whimsical irony and a style reminiscent of the old masters, Fernando Botero (born 1932) began painting caricatured animals and corpulent bodies with disproportionate heads at a time when his contemporaries were fervently rejecting figurative work in favor of abstraction. This and more recent sculptural work by the popular artist are explored in this colorful study.... More >>

Botero: Spanish-Language Edition

Monday, May 18, 2009

African Masks: From the Barbier-Mueller Collection


  • ISBN13: 9783791338071
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The book includes one hundred colour plates accompanied by in-depth descriptions, as well as numerous black-and-white photographs of the masks as they are used in religious and secular ceremonies. An introductory text by renowned scholars describes how the masks are made, examines their significance in African culture and offers insight into the universal practice of masquerading. A unique contribution to the literature on African art, this book is also a wonderful ... More >>

African Masks: From the Barbier-Mueller Collection

Sunday, May 17, 2009

The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy


  • ISBN13: 9780300155174
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During the late Middle Ages, the dukes of Burgundy––the wealthiest and most powerful aristocrats in northern Europe––commissioned sculptors of great renown to decorate their magnificent court in Dijon. Working in a studio presided over by Claus Sluter, these sculptors created monuments for the ducal family that rivaled contemporary Italian works. This stunning book provides an in-depth study of the twin summits of the achievement of these artists––sculp... More >>

The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Erwin Hauer: Continua-Architectural Screen and Walls


  • ISBN13: 9781568987279
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Our 2004 publication of Erwin Hauer Continua resurrected the extraordinary but little-known work of this Austrian-born sculptor whose designs of perforated wall screens and modular structures are symphonies of measured elegance. Now available in paperback, Erwin Hauer Continua gathers stunning photographs, drawings, and descriptions of these classic works of design.... More >>

Erwin Hauer: Continua-Architectural Screen and Walls

Friday, May 15, 2009

Joseph Cornell: Master of Dreams



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Out of the fantasies that enriched an often reclusive life, the enigmatic American artist Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) created a world of enchantment with his famed shadow boxes and collages. Using common objects like glasses, marbles, and mirrors, Cornell's work evokes the strangeness of the familiar and the odd familiarity of the strange.

Respected art historian and friend of the artist Diane Waldman probes the elusive imagery that marks Cornell's work. In... More >>

Joseph Cornell: Master of Dreams

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Sculpture Today



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Over the past three decades, sculpture has retaken its position at the forefront of contemporary art, with artists redefining the medium in remarkable and revolutionary ways. SCULPTURE TODAY is the only book to provide such a wide-ranging and richly-illustrated overview of contemporary sculpture. Thematic chapters examine the diverse subjects that have inspired sculptors in recent years, including the body, gravity, color, light, architecture, and clothing. A wid... More >>

Sculpture Today

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Large Scale: Fabricating Sculpture in the 1960s and 1970s



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Prior to 1966, if artists wanted to create works larger than their studios or metalworking abilities allowed, they had to turn to industrial manufacturers, usually steel fabricators or boat builders, who, not surprisingly, were often unable to accommodate the creative process of making art. The opening that spring of Lippincott, Inc. changed that and the direction of American art in the process. Functioning as an extension of the artists' studios, Lippincott, Inc. w... More >>

Large Scale: Fabricating Sculpture in the 1960s and 1970s

Monday, May 11, 2009

Origami Insects


  • ISBN13: 9780486286020
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Create a swarm of cleverly designed paper insects. Noted origamist presents step-by-step instructions and diagrams for 20 challenging projects: treehopper, spotted ladybug, orb weaver, tarantula, tick, butterfly, grasshopper, dragonfly, praying mantis, scorpion, and more. Helpful sections on symbols and terms and general folding directions. Intermediate to advanced level.
... More >>

Origami Insects

Zuni Fetishes & Carvings


  • ISBN13: 9781933855417
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The best general reference for collectors. Fetishes are some of the most popular Native American art in North America. Noted Native American art dealer Kent McManis presents two major types of traditional fetishes, describes the materials that Zuni artists carve today, and introduces many skilled carvers. 160 color illustrations... More >>

Zuni Fetishes & Carvings

Sunday, May 10, 2009

National Gem Collection



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The National Gem Collection offers a complete overview of the world of gems, focusing on the more than 10,000 superlative gemstones and jewelry pieces in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Includes appendices & a glossary of gem-cutting terms. Index. 149 illustrations, 124 in color.... More >>

National Gem Collection

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Greek Sculpture: The Classical Period, a Handbook


  • ISBN13: 9780500201985
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Looks at the development of sculptures, reliefs, and friezes in fifth century B.C. Greece and assesses this period's importance in art history.... More >>

Greek Sculpture: The Classical Period, a Handbook

Friday, May 8, 2009

Dragon-Maker's Handbook-Full Color Edition



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This book details the step by step making of a fantastic papier and cloth mache dragon. See the video of the dragon being made at monster-man.com. The book is clearly written and contains 170 full color photographs. Perfect for the accomplished artist and novice alike! Outside US? Go to monster-man.com. Please note: If you don't care whether or not the instructions are in color, consider the ECONOMY, black and white version for $9.95. Same title. More det... More >>

Dragon-Maker's Handbook-Full Color Edition

Lee Bontecou: A Retrospective



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New in paperback Artist Lee Bontecou (b. 1931) became widely known in the 1960s and 1970s for her welded steel sculptures and plastic and epoxy molded assemblages—powerful constructions that evoked natural phenomena and organic biological life as well as machines and instruments of war. This critically acclaimed book—available for the first time in paperback—reevaluates the career of this highly influential artist and focuses not only upon the impact of her ... More >>

Lee Bontecou: A Retrospective

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Staging Space: Scenic Interiors and Spatial Experiences



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This book offers new solutions for event architecture, scenography, media installations, interiors, and stage design. Thanks to globalization and digitalization more and more aspects of our business lives and leisure time are taking place on the internet. Consequently, there is more pressure to create the proper setting when we actually do come together. The spaces where we come into face-to-face contact with our target audiences have to be precisely arranged in ord... More >>

Staging Space: Scenic Interiors and Spatial Experiences

Stone


  • ISBN13: 9780810938472
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Here is an arresting look at art that uses slate, limestone, river boulders, sand, mud and clay--all created by young Scottish artist Goldsworthy. Stone reflects the artist's increasingly strong conviction that the places in which he works are as essential a part of his art as that which he creates. 130 full-color photographs.... More >>

Stone

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

500 Metal Vessels: Contemporary Explorations of Containment


  • ISBN13: 9781579908768
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Juried by Fred Fenster, a distinguished presence in the field, 500 Metal Vessels features page after page of superbly crafted bowls, teapots, vases, chalices, urns, and other exquisite handmade hollowware. Made from diverse metals and techniques (forging, raising, casting, forming, soldering, and welding), these eye-catching pieces also display gorgeous applied surface embellishments, from enamel to repoussé. Explore Sarah Perkin’s luminous enamel bowls; the monu... More >>

500 Metal Vessels: Contemporary Explorations of Containment

Making Mosaics



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"Making Mosaics" is an introduction for new mosaicists as well as providing inspiration for those with some experience. The author, Martin Cheek is an expert on the subject with extensive experience of running weekend courses for complete beginners. The book covers 15 original projects to make - appealing to all tastes and budgets - which are described step-by-step.... More >>

Making Mosaics

Pottery Basics



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This book is a basic introduction to pottery. It covers everything the beginner needs to know to start making beautiful ceramics. Step-by-step photographs and clear instructions guide you through the techniques for making, decorating, and firing pottery and twelve simple projects allow you to put your skills into practice. Chapters include an introduction to types of clay, basic modelling methods such as throwing, pinching, coiling and turning. Key techniques are ta... More >>

Pottery Basics

Friday, May 1, 2009

Wiener Werkstaette



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Part of the "Single Jumbo" series, this illustrated text covers the work of Wiener Werkstatte.... More >>

Wiener Werkstaette

Teach Yourself Origami


  • ISBN13: 9780486401416
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Both beginners and veteran folders will love this instructive volume and its clear directions and crisp diagrams. Readers learn the basic folds, one at a time, for 27 simple models (frog, star, piano, penguin), 12 intermediate designs (pig, kangaroo, camel), and 5 advanced models (deer, waterwheel, elephant, bee).
... More >>

Teach Yourself Origami