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Matt Stuart explains his purist and uniquely playful approach to street photography

Great paintings cannot be fully understood in a single encounter. This book examines 100 iconic paintings from the Western canon and spotlights the finer points a quick glance will almost certainly fail to reveal. These include subtle internal details, such as hidden symbols and artistic tricks used by the painter to achieve particular effects.

Photographs by Richard Koek that capture the energy and diversity of the people and streetscapes of New York.

Every week, the comic book artist Riad Sattouf has a chat with his friend's daughter, Esther. She tells him about her life, about school, her friends, her hopes, dreams and fears, and then he works it up into a comic strip. This book consists of 52 of those strips, telling between them the story of a year in the life of this sharp, spirited and funny child. The result is a moving, insightful and utterly addictive glimpse into the real lives of children growing up in today's world.

The world of mythical creatures born from human imagination is presented in this beautiful collection of artworks that symbolize good luck.Many imaginary animals that are believed to be auspicious symbols of good fortune originated in ancient China. The most famous examples are the "Big Four" the Winged Dragon, the Chinese Phoenix, Qilin (a hooved chimeric creature) and the Spirit Turtle. There are many more featured in this book, however, not only from China, but also from Japan and other regions around the world.Auspicious Animals showcases illustrated artworks, along with sculptures and applied arts, that represent good omens. The collection, totaling around 240 pieces, is accompanied by rich, enjoyable and approachable text. This gorgeous edition featires metallic gold lamination on the cover and makes a great gift or reference for any art lover.

It''s was made for Cocker Spaniel addicts, by Cocker Spaniel addicts, or someone who just likes to relax coloring.Cocker Spaniel in zentangle pattern style with heartwarming quotes.Makes the perfect gift for your friends who are Cocker Spaniel lover.This book has a total of 42 pages, contains 1 inner cover, 10 different designs with the copy for two chances to coloring, and 21 blank pages for your freestyle drawing.

Reprinted just in time for the anniversary of the series that stole our hearts, this handsome hardcover contains hundreds of art pieces created during the development of the show's first season. Featuring creator commentary from DiMartino and Konietzko, this is an intimate look inside the creative process that brought the mystical world of bending and a new generation of heroes to life!Go behind the scenes of the animated series Legend of Korra Book One - Air--created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko--the smash-hit sequel to their blockbuster show Avatar: The Last Airbender!

Launching a new series, What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion breaks down Coco Channel's life, work and legacy into 36 highly visual lessons. Covering the iconic looks, Chanel's inspiration and the details that define her sartorial tastes.

Sales PointsThe first comprehensive book dedicated to a visionary black-and-white photographerAn exquisite publication that brings new attention to a key figure in Norwegian art A must-have for lovers of Hiroshi Sugimoto, Edward Weston, and Minor WhiteAdditional Comp TitlesAmerican Winter, by Gerry Johansson. 978912339020, £180.00 GBP (MACK, 2018)

For six years Sebastiao Salgado traveled the Brazilian Amazon and photographed the unparalleled beauty of this extraordinary region: the rainforest, the rivers, the mountains, the people who live there-this irreplaceable treasure of humanity in which the immense power of nature is felt like nowhere else on earth.

It''s was made for Owl addicts, by Owl addicts, or someone who just likes to relax coloring.Owl in zentangle pattern style with heartwarming quotes.Makes the perfect gift for your friends who are Owl lover.This book has a total of 42 pages, contains 1 inner cover, 10 different designs with a copy for two chances to coloring, and 21 blank pages for your freestyle drawing.

The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess invites you to the greatest listening party of all time. In 2020 when the world was forced to hit pause on live in-person gigs, Tim Burgess found an ingenious way to bring people together by inviting artists and bands, from Paul McCartney and New Order to Michael Kiwanuka and Kylie, to host real-time album playbacks via Twitter. Relive 100 of the most memorable listening parties here with stories from bands and fans, rarely seen backstage images, and unique insider info from those who created these iconic albums. "Hey Twitter, let''s all say a big thanks to Tim for these brilliant events this year! We really needed them. So much great music being talked about.''" - Sir Paul McCartney "Twitter being used for something really positive." - Mary Beard

In her newest book, Move and Work, this self-proclaimed nomad, who searches around the world for inspiration, grants an exciting insight into her three homes that amaze with their limitless wealth of design ideas. Text in English, German, French and Spanish.

A fun how-to sketchbook for drawing portraits and selfies!Sketch Your Best Self is a quirky guide to drawing all kinds of faces - starting with your own! The book is split into four sections, covering the basics, how to draw faces, building bodies and selfie style. This comprises how to draw features, how to create different expressions, drawing bodies and limbs and lots of fun stuff including how to create a selfie in pop art style, full colour, monochrome and retro classics style. So pucker up for creating lips, decide if today is a good or bad hair day, practise some photobooth-style expressions, build your friends limb by limb, add some attitude, then try out the fun and whimsical drawing challenges with super fun pages based around Snapchat style filters. Don't be left out - this beautiful book is fully inclusive and can be enjoyed by everyone!

A groundbreaking introduction to the photographic work of an iconic modern artist

Featuring decorative, religious, and utilitarian objects from the Geometric period to the Hellenistic Age, this is the ideal introduction to Greek sculpture

This anthology of arias for tenors drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the tenor oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Vivaldi's Gloria RV 588; Bach's St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and Easter Oratorio; Handel's Dixit Dominus, L'Allegro, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Solomon, Hercules, Judas Maccabaeus, Jephtha; Haydn's Stabat Mater; C.P.E.Bach's Magnificat; Mendelssohn's St. Paul and Elijah; Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle

Music legend, photographer, and artist Graham Nash reflects on more than fifty years of an extraordinary life in this extensive collection of personal photographs, paintings, and mixed-media artwork.

Considering the interrelations between sight, touch, and imagination, this book offers a new approach to how we understand the way that ancient and medieval people believed they saw, and the role that our imagination played in this process. An indispensable contribution to the history of optics, philosophy, and science.

This stunning volume embodies Malene Birger's knack for transforming homes into inspirational works of art. Text in English, German, French and Spanish.

In American Cowboys, renowned French photographer Anouk Masson Krantz travels tens of thousands of miles from New York City across the United States to dive deeper into the world of the cowboy culture. Her photography reveals the real lives and communities of this largely overlooked and elusive part of the world.

From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum.

Glamorous fashions, personalities, and places captured by iconic photographer Slim AaronsSlim Aarons, at least according to the man himself, did not photograph fashion: ¿I didn¿t do fashion. I did the people in their clothes that became the fashion.¿ But despite what he claimed, Aarons¿s work is indelibly tied to fashion. Aarons¿s incredibly influential photographs of high society and socialites being unambiguously themselves are still a source of inspiration for modern day style icons.Slim Aarons: Style showcases the photographs that both recorded and influenced the luminaries of the fashion world. This volume features early black-and-white fashion photography, as well as portraits of the fashionable elite¿like Jacqueline de Ribes, C.Z. Guest, Nan Kempner, and Marisa Berenson¿and those that designed the clothes, such as Oscar de la Renta, Emilio Pucci, Mary McFadden, and Lilly Pulitzer. Featuring some never-before-seen images and detailed captions written by fashion historians, Slim Aarons: Style is a collection of the photographer's most stylish work.