Der Wurzburger Furstbischof Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn (1545 1617) setzte um 1600 seiner hoefischen Reprasentation bis zu 300 Sakralbauten an die Seite, die - je nach Sichtweise - von seinem gegenreformatorischen Eifer oder seinen machtpolitische…
Åke Holm var en av Sveriges främsta keramiker. Under mer än femtio år lyfte han stengodset till skulpturala höjder som ingen tidigare gjort. Han fann oftast sina motiv i Bibelns berättelser eller bland människor och djur. Även abstrakta verk och ett…
What do they all mean - the lascivious ape, autophagic dragons, pot-bellied heads, harp-playing asses, arse-kissing priests and somersaulting jongleurs to be found protuding from the edges of medieval buildings and in the margins of illuminated manu…
What do they all mean - the lascivious ape, autophagic dragons, pot-bellied heads, harp-playing asses, arse-kissing priests and somersaulting jongleurs to be found protruding from the edges of medieval buildings and in the margins of illuminated man…
Denna rikt illustrerade publikation har utgivits i samband med den uppmärksammade konstnären Cecilia Edefalks omfattande separatutställning på Prins Eugens Waldemarsuddes hösten 2016. Utställningen, som är den första retrospektiven med Edefalks egen…
A single carving knife and an afternoon is all that is needed to create one of the charming little characters in this book. The whittled little folk are full of personality, from the Monk, to the Policeman, to the Woodsman, acclaimed artist Harley R…
The Byzantine empire began with the transformation of the Roman empire initiated by the official acceptance of Christianity and the establishment of Constantinople as the capital city. It ended with the fall of that city to the Ottoman Turks in 1453…
Lotte Forsfält, skulptör, är född i Köpenhamn och verksami södra Sverige sedan 1983. Lotte arbetar numera uteslutandei brons och har sin ateljé i Malmö.”Decoration Blues” är ett av hennes mest kända verk, en storglasfiberskulptur, som ho…
The dozens of artists and craftspeople featured in this volume create miniature representations of real-world scenes--everything from housewares, such as a thumb-sized rice cooker, to storefronts and cliffside dwellings suspended in test tubes, all…
The netsuke is a thing of wonder: a tiny utilitarian accessory to traditional Japanese dress that has become an art form in itself, prized by collectors from East to West. The V&A's collection of netsuke is world-famous, and this stunning book draws…
En bilderbok där författaren möter konsthistoriens mästare med smärta och hjärta.Svenrobert Lundquist bloggar om konsthistoriens stora och vardagens lilla - när detta lilla handlar om att hålla sig vid liv och på gott humör. Om detta har det blivit…
The legendary Vikings of Scandinavia were among the most dynamic peoples of Europe. Throughout the Viking age (c. A.D. 800-100 ), the vibrancy and aggressive energy of this culture found expression in the bold, often fantastic designs of its art. Th…
Minako Masui föddes 1940 i Yokohama, Japan. Som ung drömde hon om att komma till Europa och hamnade, av alla platser, i Landskrona 1962 där hon bildade familj. År 1979 flyttade hon till Malmö, där hon vid sidan av att arbeta som cytodiagnostiker bör…
Hur förhåller vi oss till den offentliga konsten idag? Vad betyder den? Bryr vi oss om den över huvud taget? I den här boken tas Liss Erikssons offentliga verk som ett exempel.Liss Eriksson var en av de mest betydande svenska skulptörerna under andr…
In this newest edition of her bestselling book, Barbara H. Rosenwein integrates the history of European, Byzantine, and Islamic medieval cultures-as well as their Eurasian connections-in a dynamic narrative. The text has been significantly updated t…
In the autumn of 2020, Christo will wrap the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in silvery fabric for 16 days, returning to his signature style - after realising The Floating Piers in Italy, the London Mastaba, and a quarter of a century after he and Jeanne-C…
Christo and Jeanne-Claude rank among the most popular artist couples of our time. They were unrivalled in breaking the art world's tight boundaries and arousing the enthusiasm of a broad public, across all social strata, for their spectacular shroud…
Christo and his late wife Jeanne-Claude, who died in 2009, have been drawing a great deal of attention for years with their monumental projects. In 2020 many thousands of art lovers will once again be on the road, this time to Paris. To celebrate th…
The South-Korean born artist Lee Ufan made a risky wager early in his career, introducing 'non-action' into his work. This notion, which recalls traditional Asian values, simultaneously echoes the quest of Modernist and Conceptual Art. A major figur…
The first true monograph on the work of celebrated French conceptual artist and sculptor Bernar VenetBernar Venet is one of France's most celebrated living artists. Having emerged from the late 1960s avant-garde scene in New York, Venet developed a…
In 2018, London's Hyde Park was home to Christo and Jeanne-Claude's latest installation: The Mastaba (Project for London, Hyde Park, Serpentine Lake). The temporary sculpture took cues from mastabas of the first urban civilizations of Mesopotamia, w…
Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) en av den Skandinaviska konsthistoriens största och mest särpräglade konstnärer. Influerad av antiken, medeltiden, renässansens och inte minst Auguste Rodin, gick han likväl sin egen väg och bröt ny mark. Hans konst prägl…
This is a step-by-step guide to sculpting the human face. It is richly illustrated with both photographs and diagrams for creating detail. It comes from experienced sculptor and instructor Alex Irvine. Sculpting the human face presents a unique arti…
"Sculpting the Figure in Clay" is an all-inclusive volume that lays out an easy-to-follow step-by-step method of blocking out the plane structure and anatomy of the posed figure. Author Peter Rubino's unique approach utilises a geometric system cons…
Come aboard with carver Mike Shipley as he shows you how to carve a sea-worthy old sailor and his crew. More than 100 step-by-step photos guide you in carving, painting and staining the salty Old Sea Captain and his first and second mates. Patterns…
Flemish painter Jan Van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) towered above his contemporaries. With his unprecedented technique, scientific knowledge and unparalleled powers of observation, Van Eyck lifted oil painting to previously unseen heights and helped determi…
Danish artist Michael Kvium, born 1955, works in painting, prints, drawing and watercolour, and sculpture, as well as performance and stage design. His paintings and graphic works often resemble comic strip art or extensions of 17th-century Baroque…
What can modern art have to do with ancient sculpture? Surely the excitement of modern art lies in its utter repudiation of classical example? Elizabeth Prettejohn's important and revisionist new book argues otherwise: that ancient sculpture and mod…
A close look at the work, relationship, and shared influences of two masterful 20th-century artists "The camera," said Orson Welles, "is a medium via which messages reach us from another world." It was the camera and the circumstances of the Second…
Caricature Carving contains a collection of 30 of the best caricature carving projects from the pages of Woodcarving Illustrated. The book delves into the realm of comic expressionism thanks to artists like Pete LeClair, Ross Oar, Phil Bishop and Ar…
Light and decorative yet strong and robust, wire art is the perfect way to add handmade charm to any room. Finally, you'll be able to learn the craft of wire art using inexpensive floral wire to create 21 eye-catching projects, all with easy-to-foll…
The face of public art is changing. In recent years, a new generation of artists has rejected the monumental scale and mass appeal of conventional public sculpture, instead favoring unconventional forms that disrupt rather than embellish a particula…
Provides an account of the lives and writings of the Cappadocians, showing how they managed to be Greek and Christian at the same time. Pelikan concentrates on four Cappadocians: Gregory of Nazianzus; Basil of Caesarea; Gregory of Nyssa; and Macrina…
Swiss artist Eric Hattan (born 1955) engages with the everyday through interventions that may present furniture on the ceiling, displaced street lamps in gallery spaces or videos of the artist turning packaging inside out. This book surveys his comp…
A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the agesBlue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cit…
The Book of Kells, dating from about 800, is a brilliantly decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This new official guide, by the former Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College Library, Dublin, provides fascinating insights into the Book of Kell…
Stockholms Millesgården is one of the most exciting artists homes in the world. Building began in 1906 after Carl Milles, one of Swedens most prominent sculptors, and his wife Olga commissioned a home with studios on Herserud Cliff on the island of…
Roy Jacobsens bejublede fortelling om sin barndoms mange besøk i Vigelandsparken og morens mystiske tannlegetimer - nå som egen bok med fotografier. Denne personlige teksten er et must for alle Jacobsen-lesere. "Teksten utvider ikke bare kunnskapen…
From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of yellow from antiquity to the present In this richly illustrated book, Michel Pastoureau--a renowned authority on the history of color and the author of celebrated volumes on blu…
Provides a thematic and regional survey of Hellenistic sculpture, focusing on its main elements and its innovations
Brixel är ett praktverk om Sveriges mest kände samtida skulptör. Hans skulpturer finns över stora delar av världen och han var en av 25 internationellt erkända skulptörer som inbjöds för utsmyckningen av arenaområdet vid OS i Peking 2008.I boken som…
Polymer-clay crafters everywhere can learn how to sculpt realistic 6"-8" figures using the author's simple techniques. A well-known polymer clay teacher and sculptor, she shares a wealth of information that's accessible even to beginning sculptors.…
In 1967, for her first museum retrospective, Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) was given carte blanche to transform the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University into an all-emcompassing, theatrical environment for her sculpture. Nevelson installed her show…
A Sculptor's World is the long-awaited reprint of Isamu Noguchi's 1968 autobiography, which Steidl last printed in 2004. It remains Noguchi's most comprehensive statement about the art that brought him international acclaim. Told in words and images…
Jewellery and object artist Anton Cepka (1936) is one of the most important jewellery artists of the twentieth century and a protagonist of the so-called studio jewellery movement, which arose after the Second World War. Today he is considered the d…
This volume is based on three pillars - photos, new publications and the Internet. The author has constructed Volume III of the Viking and Slavic Ornamental Design with a new set of 266 or so ancient designs. There In recent years, mass culture has…
Across the nine thematic chapters of Experiencing Medieval Art, renowned art historian Herbert L. Kessler considers functional objects as well as paintings and sculptures; the circumstances, processes, and materials of production; the conflictual re…
A radical reassessment of the role of movement, emotion, and the viewing experience in Gothic sculpture Gothic cathedrals in northern Europe dazzle visitors with arrays of sculpted saints, angels, and noble patrons adorning their portals and interio…
