Scenography and Art History: Performance Design and Visual Culture (Rosen Astrid Von)(Pevná vazba)

Scenography and Art History: Performance Design and Visual Culture (Rosen Astrid Von)(Pevná vazba)

Scenography and Art History reimagines scenography as a critical concept for art history, and is the first book to demonstrate the importance and usefulness of this concept for art historians and scholars in related fields. It provides a vital evaluation of the contemporary importance of

Beyond the Mirror: Seeing in Art History and Visual Culture Studies (Falkenhausen Susanne Von)(Paperback)

Since the late 1980s visibility has become a currency of social recognition, and a political issue. It also brought forth a new discipline, visual culture studies, and a hotly contested debate unfolded between art history and visual culture studies over the interpretation of visual culture, whose

Visual Power in Ancient Greece and Rome, 73: Between Art and Social Reality (Hlscher Tonio)(Pevná vazba)

Visual culture was an essential part of ancient social, religious, and political life. Appearance and experience of beings and things was of paramount importance. In Visual Power in Ancient Greece and Rome, Tonio Holscher explores the fundamental phenomena of Greek and Roman visual culture and

Ancient Greece: An Illustrated History (Rodgers Nigel)(Pevná vazba)

An authoritative account of political and military history, art, architecture and culture, fully illustrated

Zen in Japanese Culture: A Visual Journey Through Art, Design, and Life (Blair Gavin)(Pevná vazba)

Formed by a convergence of the Buddha's teachings with Taoism and local tradition, Zen has had a profound impact on the art and culture of Japan. As a philosophy, Zen promotes a recognition of emptiness and impermanence. As an aesthetic, it is marked by striking simplicity and a reverence for

Electronic: From Kraftwerk to the Chemical Brothers (LeLoup Jean-Yves)(Pevná vazba)

The visual culture of electronic music: how technology, design, art and fashion have contributed to its enduring power and appealWith its roots in Detroit and Chicago in the early 1980s, electronic dance music was popularized across Europe through underground rave parties and clubs. Its impact on

Art - A Visual History (Cumming Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Graphic Art of Tattoo Lettering: A Visual Guide to Contemporary Styles and Designs (Betts Bj)(Pevná vazba)

Covering the history and context of tattoo design, as well as offering a comprehensive instruction in hand lettering, this guide is packed with enough detail to fascinate anyone interested in tattoo design.Learn to recreate all of the most widely used techniques--from embellishing West Coast letter

The Hungry Eye: Eating, Drinking, and European Culture from Rome to the Renaissance (Barkan Leonard)(Pevná vazba)

An enticing history of food and drink in Western art and culture Eating and drinking can be aesthetic experiences as well as sensory ones. The Hungry Eye takes readers from antiquity to the Renaissance to explore the central role of food and drink in literature, art, philosophy, religion, and

The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire - Ultan Guilfoyle, Charles M. Falco

The essential exploration of the design, history, and culture of the motorcycle - an icon of the machine age.Motorcycles are ubiquitous in the world's streets and cities, evolving over decades in engineering and design to meet individual transportation needs. With the coming demise of the internal

Art Year by Year: A Visual History, from Cave Paintings to Street Art

Travel through time to discover the paintings and sculptures that enrich our world. This brilliant book has a single timeline running through it - a glorious gallery of art through history, from prehistoric cave paintings to street art, and everything in between. Art movements such as the

Swarovski: Celebrating a History of Collaborations in Fashion, Jewelry, Performance, and Design (Swarovski Nadja)(Pevná vazba)

SWAROVSKI: CELEBRATING A HISTORY OF COLLABORATIONS IN FASHION, JEWELRY, PERFORMANCE, AND DESIGN is the history of the world-renowned crystal brand. For over 120 years, Swarovski crystals have had a multifaceted significance, used as a creative ingredient by coveted brands around the world. The

Ayahuasca: Rituals, Potions and Visionary Art from the Amazon (Adelaars Arno)(Pevná vazba)

An authoritative treatise on the use, history, culture, and art of the sacred plant medicine Ayahuasca. Ayahuasca is the strongest shamanic plant medicine. Brewed from the combination of the Amazonian vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, and leaves from the plant, Psychotria viridis, Ayahuasca creates

China and the Church: Chinoiserie in Global Context (Johns Christopher M. S.)(Pevná vazba)

This groundbreaking study examines decorative Chinese works of art and visual culture, known as chinoiserie, in the context of church and state politics, with a particular focus on the Catholic missions' impact on Western attitudes toward China and the Chinese. Art-historical examinations of

Panzer Ace: The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy (Freiherr Von Rosen Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Richard Freiherr von Rosen was a highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier and outstanding panzer commander. His memoirs are richly illustrated with contemporary photographs, including key confrontations of World War II. After serving as a gunlayer on a Pz.Mk.III during Barbarossa, he led a Company of

The World Explained in 264 Infographics (Schwochow Jan)(Pevná vazba)

Take a deep dive into history, economics, art, and culture through fascinating and stunning visuals. We live in a hyper-connected world and are bombarded with news and other information, via our phones, computers, TVs, and radios. People don't have the time or energy to sift through all the data

The Joy of Playing, the Joy of Thinking: Conversations about Art and Performance (Rosen Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Brilliant, practical, and humorous conversations with one of the twentieth-century's greatest musicologists on art, culture, and the physical pain of playing a difficult passage until one attains its rewards.Throughout his life, Charles Rosen combined formidable intelligence with immense skill as a

Modernist Disguise: Masquerade in Modern Performance and Visual Culture (Popenhagen Ron J.)(Pevná vazba)

This book highlights that masquerade can be regarded as a distinct genre of performance activity that employs elements of the carnivalesque, circus, dance, gestural theatre and theatre of objects. Popenhagen traces artistic disguising from fin de si�cle Pierrots in Paris, Marseille and Viennato

Assassin's Creed - The Definitive Visual History (Ubisoft Entertainment)(Pevná vazba)

This stunning book explores the rich mythology of Assassin's Creed, featuring the art and history of the series from the first groundbreaking game through the graphic novels to the

McGee on Food and Cooking: An Encyclopedia of Kitchen Science, History and Culture (Mcgee Harold)(Pevná vazba)

Everything you've ever wanted to know about the science, history and culture of food and cooking, in one encyclopaedic, 896-page reference

Transformers: A Visual History (Sorenson Jim)(Pevná vazba)

Celebrating 35 years of rare and iconic TRANSFORMERS imagery, this deluxe art book will delight fans of all ages One of the world's most popular franchises, TRANSFORMERS has been delighting fans since 1984. Now, Hasbro reveals behind-the-scenes production sketches, beautifully polished final art,

Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor (Ford Roger)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the origin, design, range, and function of arms including stone axes, swords, machine-guns, and sniper rifles, and meet the warriors who wielded them. An epic, 4,000-year illustrated volume, Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor traces the evolution of the entire spectrum of weaponry

The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens (Chisholm Linda A.)(Pevná vazba)

'Rich with photographs and descriptions of how landscape design has shaped and reflected culture over time.' --The American GardenerThe History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens explores the defining moments in garden design. Through profiles of 100 of the most influential gardens, Linda Chisholm

War and Art: A Visual History of Modern Conflict (Bourke Joanna)(Pevná vazba)

In times of crisis, we often turn to artists for truth-telling and memory-keeping. There is no greater crisis than war, and in this sumptuously illustrated volume, we find a comprehensive visual, cultural, and historical account of the ways in which armed conflict has been represented by artists