Kunst og kultur

A visual pilgrimage through holy mountains, great pyramids, primeval burial grounds and soaring cathedrals of light, Sacred Sites celebrates the ways we transform the world around us through ritual, creativity, and worship. Featuring essays, interviews, and more than 400 images, ranging from ancient temples to contemporary works of modern land art.

A wide-ranging study of the intertwined notions of home and homeland that were central to the art and material culture of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland in the second half of the nineteenth century.The arts played a crucial role in reinforcing a shared sense of belonging amongst Nordic countries as they strove to identify and celebrate authentic local and national identities. "Home" was a central metaphor in the nation building activities of each country. The links between land, landscape, handicraft and domestic dwellings as dimensions of home are embedded in this survey which brings the extensive collection of David and Susan Werner into public view for the first time.The catalogue encompasses an impressive range of paintings, drawings, furniture, textiles, glass, metalwork, and ceramics. Highlights include rare tapestries and a wooden cabinet by Norwegian artist Gerhard Munthe, Finnish ceramics by Alfred William Finch, landscape paintings by Hilma af Klint, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Gustav Fjaestad and Pekka Halonen, and functional objects by outstanding handicraft artists covering embroidery, metalwork and wooden implements.

Color surreal and astonishing beasts of the air, land, and sea!From the depths of her wickedly fun imagination, Camilla d’Errico brings to life a host of remarkable creatures, adding her signature, manga-inspired twist to several from myth, folklore, and legend! Use your unique palette to embolden fantastical favorites such as gryphons, hydras, and centaurs, as well as some you’ve probably never heard of! With striking full-page spreads and eerie patterns, your coloring prowess will turn these extraordinary beings into eye-popping, one-of-a-kind art.

This collection is an inspiring celebration of boundless imagination and the transformative power of design.Artificial architecture has developed considerably in recent years, giving studios, professionals, students, and passionate enthusiasts the tools to create striking interior and exterior scenes. The limitless ability of the human imagination, coupled with powerful AI tools, has created a possibility to conceive and visualise perfectly realised worlds of dreamy beach houses, utopian skyscrapers, and whimsical interiors.Living in a Dream is a breathtaking compilation of architectural and interior wonders. This curated collection invites readers to wander through the corridors of limitless creativity, where every page unveils a new realm of aesthetic innovation. The book transcends conventional boundaries, offering a glimpse into the minds of visionary artists who have dared to dream beyond the ordinary.

"How does a room affect an occupant's behavior and well-being? How does a building influence its residents' health? Environmental Psychology for Design, 4th Edition, explores these questions with an in-depth look at psychosocial responses to the built environment. Awarded the 2006 ASID Joel Polsky Prize, the first edition served as an introduction to the discipline of environmental psychology and inspired readers to embrace its key concepts and incorporate them into their practice. This 4th edition continues to analyze the interaction between environments and human behavior and well-being, while exploring how individual differences related to age, gender, and cultural background impact that interaction. More discussions on logic formation and argumentation and how these ideas pertain to biological, psychological and sociological paradigms of thought have been incorporated. Additionally, chapters will be rearranged to allow for better content flow, and the emphasis will shift from person specific chapters to be place specific (i.e., schools for youth, long-term care facilities, and more). Ethical Consideration and Pandemic Ponderings box features are included throughout"--

Jess Jos, creative consultant and main author, is an experienced potter and teacher. She enjoys experimenting with wheel-thrown and handbuilt pieces, creating bespoke commissions for private clients and restaurants. Jess has a BA in Ceramics from Camberwell Art College and is a craftsperson in residence at Stepney City Farm, London. Several other contributors ensure the book covers a broad range of styles.

Offers images of jet-setters and the wealthy, of beautiful, glittering people living the glamorous life. The main character is pools and everything that goes with them - magnificent, suntanned bodies, well-oiled skin, bikini-clad women, yachts, summer cocktails, sumptuous buffets, spectacular locations and most of all fun.

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Offers an exploration of weirdness and fantasy in David Lynch's groundbreaking oeuvre. Considering the filmmaker's entire career, the author examines Lynch's play with fantasy and traces the political, cultural, and existential impact of his unique style. Each chapter discusses the idea of impossibility in one of Lynch's films.

This is the first comprehensive overview of the career to date of British-born Jamaican artist Hurvin Anderson (b. 1965). Anderson is known for painting lush and loosely rendered observations of scenes and spaces loaded with personal meaning.Turner Prize-nominated artist Hurvin Anderson is best known for his brightly painted, densely detailed landscapes and interior scenes—particularly those relating to his upbringing in the Afro-Caribbean community in the Midlands of England, as well as more recent trips to the Caribbean. Anderson’s luscious paintings have hybridity at their heart. A tug-of-war plays out between abstraction and figuration, nature versus the manmade, beauty and menace, and his British and Jamaican heritage.Born in the United Kingdom as a member of the Jamaican diaspora, Anderson relates to the Caribbean as both insider and outsider, aware of the mythmaking that the idea of lost or future paradise generates. This book, Anderson’s first major monograph, has been carefully curated by the artist himself and includes paintings, sketches, source material and ephemera, and studio shots. The volume also features a foreword by Courtney J. Martin, an in-depth and deeply considered essay by art historian Catherine Lampert, poems by Roger Robinson, and an illustrated chronology.

Fashionary Bag Design book is the most practical bag encyclopedia, a complete handbook for bag designers and bag lovers. Differential from ordinary bag design books, the Fashionary Bag Design is a complete handbook focusing on the practical needs of handbag designers.

Go beyond conventional anime and mainstream manga with truly unique views of the Japanese art-form as sketched by 50 artists.

Norsk malerkunst har en kort, men begivenhetsrik historie. De tidligste norske kunstnerne var sentrale aktører i den radikale politiske og kunstneriske omveltningen som kalles det moderne gjennombruddet. I denne boka kaster forfatteren nytt lys over denne interessante perioden i norsk historie, og viser hvordan tema som kvinnesak, klasse og nasjonsdannelse var en viktig del av kunstlivet.Gjennom beskrivelsen av fire ulike kunstnerskap, Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857), Catharine Hermine Kølle (1788-1859), Aasta Hansteen (1824-1908) og Christian Krohg (1852-1925), viser forfatteren hvordan samfunnsbetingelser har påvirket mulighetene til å virke og uttrykke seg som kunstner og intellektuell, og hvordan språket og kunstnerrollen fra den gang har formet kunsthistorien helt frem til i dag.

Featuring works from the 1950s onwards, this book explores Francis Bacon's deep connection to portraiture and how he challenged traditional definitions of the genre. From his responses to portraiture by earlier artists, to large-scale paintings memorialising lost lovers, works from private and public collections will showcase Bacon's life story. As well as the artist's self-portraits, sitters include Lucian Freud, Isabel Rawsthorne and lovers Peter Lacy and George Dyer. The first publication in over 20 years dedicated to the portraits of Francis Bacon, this book accompanies the exhibition of the same name opening at the National Portrait Gallery, London, in October 2024. From his renowned triptychs and paintings of ghostly figures, to tender and psychologically revealing individual portraits, the figurative works displayed in this publication chart the development of a groundbreaking artist, highlighting the influence of his peers and other artists. Edited and with introductory texts by National Portrait Gallery curator, Rosie Broadley, Francis Bacon: Portraits also features biographies and photographs of Bacon and his circle, bringing lesser-told stories to the fore. A series of short essays from a range of contemporary thinkers and experts on Bacon explore the individuality of the artist through different lenses, providing fresh perspectives on the artist, his portraits and his world.

Described by composer Ethel Smyth as brilliant, sociable, amusing and utterly original, Clotilde Brewster defied all the odds by becoming the first woman to work internationally as an architect. She was part of a group of pioneering women in the late nineteenth century who broke down barriers in their chosen professions, including the Garretts: in fact, Agnes Garrett (interior decorator) and her sister Millicent Garrett-Fawcett (founder of Newnham College) guided and aided Clotilde at the start of her life and career in England. Clotilde 'Cloto' Brewster (1874-1937) was born in France to an expatriate American father and an aristocratic German mother. Multilingual and cosmopolitan in her ideas and actions, she spent most of her life in continental Europe before settling in Britain. Her early training was in Florence, Italy where she was mentored by architects Adolf Hildebrand and Emanuel La Roche. Aged 18, Clotilde was chosen to exhibit her work at the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago and the following year, she apprenticed to the architect Reginald Blomfield in London before completing her studies at the Royal Academy of Arts. Undaunted by the difficulties she might face as a woman in a man's profession, she relished the challenge of competing with her male peers. In 1899 she gave a speech at the International Congress of Women on the subject of architecture as a profession for women. Not content to accept the role of designer of homely interiors, Clotilde successfully pursued larger and more complex commissions. In 1901, at the age of 27, she designed what is perhaps her greatest project, the Renaissance revival-style Palazzo Soderini overlooking Piazza del Popolo in Rome. Her buildings can be found in England, France, Germany, Italy and Russia. Her commissions, built and unbuilt, include projects of urban palaces, castles, houses, fountains, mausoleums, chapels, additions and renovations. This book is the first to catalogue her work, which includes over 80 projects, and it features the previously unpublished letters she wrote throughout her life to her father and brother, which reflect her exuberant personality and keen sense of humour. It examines how her early years in Italy so crucially influenced her choice of career and follows her fascinating journey through architecture and the high-society world of her clients.

Bob Dylan har gjennom sin seksti år lange karriere inntatt en enestående posisjon i populærkulturen, blant annet fordi han hele tiden har evnet å fange og formidle vesentlige trekk ved sin samtid. Han har skrevet 600 sanger, gitt ut 39 studioalbum, spilt mer enn 3700 konserter og solgt over 100 millioner plater.Rolling Stone Magazine har kåret Bob Dylan til den beste låtskriveren noensinne, men først og fremst er han blant verdens fremste lyrikere, og i 2016 ble han tildelt Nobels litteraturpris.Det er utgitt utallige bøker om Bob Dylan. Dette skyldes ikke først og fremst hans popularitet, for en rekke artister og band har solgt mer musikk enn ham. Forklaringen er at Dylan er litterær, og at hans tilhengere er lesende mennesker. Dette stiller helt spesielle krav til en Dylan-bok.Med denne boken har Erling Aadland reist en bauta over sanglyrikeren og fenomenet Bob Dylan. Dylan og diktet er et 600-siders innsiktsfullt og originalt essay, med observasjoner og fortolkninger man ikke finner andre steder. Men boken er også et oppslagsverk. Erling Aadland har imponerende nok tatt for seg hele Dylans katalog, alle studioalbum med eget materiale fra 1962 til 2020, analysert de viktigste sangene fra hvert album, og ordnet stoffet kronologisk og diskografisk.

Annie Leibovitz began working as a photographer in the early 1970s, which was a volatile and frenetic time in America. The lines had yet to be drawn between journalists and the people they covered, so she had access that would now be considered unusual. This unique collection provides a vivid account both of Leibovitz's development as an artist...

A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary - one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages - and an exploration of its lasting legacy.

Since releasing her debut single 'Drivers Licence' in January 2021, Olivia Rodrigo has rocketed to the top of charts around the world, and quickly become not only one of the most exciting young singer-songwriters of the moment, but one of the biggest stars in the world today. In Olivia Rodrigo The Ultimate Fan Book, you'll discover how this former Disney starlet has found such amazing success with her catchy songs, striking fashion choices and incredible charm. The book follows the rise and rise of Olivia, from High School Musical to her acclaimed album Sour and highlights how she's only just getting started. Filled with quotes from Olivia and her closest collaborators, discussing fame, fashion, fans and more, as well as tons of stunning snaps from the red carpet to stadium stages.

Le Corbusier entwarf für die Tapetenfirma Salubra zwei Farbkollektionen: das "Clavier de couleurs" von 1931 mit 43 Farbtönen und die Kollektion von 1959 mit 20 Farben. Er begnügte sich jedoch nicht mit der Wahl von 43 Farbtönen, die er auf seine Erfahrung als Architekt und Maler abstützte, vielmehr organisierte er die Töne auf 12 Musterkarten so, dass mit einem Schieber jeweils drei bis fünf Farben isoliert bzw. kombiniert werden können. Jede dieser Karten beinhaltete eine andersartige Farbstimmung, die in der Anwendung eine bestimmte Raumwirkung hervorrufen sollte. Damit war nicht nur ein nützliches Werkzeug geschaffen, sondern auch eine Art Testament der puristischen Farbenlehre entstanden: eine unentbehrliche Grundlage und ein wertvolles Arbeitsinstrument für alle, die sich in Theorie und Praxis mit Farbe auseinandersetzen. Le Corbusier-Spezialist Arthur Rüegg erläutert die Bedeutung der Salubra-Kollektionen für die Geschichte der modernen Architektur und stellt im Nachwort zur dritten Auflage die Erkenntnisse dar, zu denen die Forschung in den letzten zwanzig Jahren gelangt ist. Der zweite Band beinhaltet 13 Farbtafeln mit insgesamt 63 Farbtönen und 4 separate Schieber, der dritte Band 63 ganzseitige Farbmusterblätter. Alle Farben wurden im Siebdruck gedruckt, die Farbtafeln sind von Hand geklebt.

Giant armored vehicles called tankheads clash on the battlefields of the Neverending War. These walking behemoths come in many devastating forms, battling across land, air and sea. From the minds of artist Emerson Tung (DOOM Eternal, Warhammer 40K) and writer Tim Popelier, TANKHEAD is a world-building art book that explores these walking weapons and their conflict-filled history.

This is the first book to combine museum-based conservation techniques with practical instructions on the maintenance, repair, adjustment, and tuning of virtually every type of historical musical instrument. As one of the world's leading conservators of musical instruments, Stewart Pollens gives practical advice on the handling, storage, display and use of historic musical instruments in museums and other settings, and provides technical information on such wide-ranging subjects as acoustics, cleaning, climate control, corrosion, disinfestation, conservation ethics, historic stringing practice, measurement and historic metrology, retouching, tuning historic temperaments, varnish and writing reports. There are informative essays on the conservation of each of the major musical instrument groups, the treatment of paper, textiles, wood and metal, as well as historic techniques of wood and metalworking as they apply to musical instrument making and repair. This is a practical guide that includes equations, formulas, tables and step-by-step instructions.

Color your favorite whimsical and adorable pieces from acclaimed artist Camilla d’Errico.In Best of Pop Manga Coloring Book, you’ll find magical mermaids, curious creatures, dazzling dragons, and adorable anime-inspired characters all drawn in Camilla’s signature Pop Surrealism style. Featuring 80 of the best pieces from Camilla’s previous four coloring books, you can revisit and reimagine favorite characters as well as bring your own artistic flair to those new to you. Select illustrations feature mesmerizing patterned backgrounds for even more coloring fun! Printed in black-and-white on non-bleed paper, this is the perfect pop manga playground for your creativity to run wild.