Kunst og kultur

The thinking man's guide to timeless style

Power Up!Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years is jam-packed with content from all seventeen Super Mario games--from the original Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario 3D World. Track the evolution of the Goomba, witness the introduction of Yoshi, and relive your favorite levels. This tome also contains an interview with producer Takashi Tezuka, tips to help you find every coin, star, sun, and mushroom--even explanations of glitches! With information on enemies, items, obstacles, and worlds from over thirty years of Mario, Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia is the definitive resource for everything Super Mario!

This lively book provides practitioners, students and other professionals with practical guidance on how to include musical activity in the care and education of children aged from birth to five years.

Fundamentals of Musical Composition represents the culmination of more than forty years in Schoenberg's life devoted to the teaching of musical principles to students and composers in Europe and America.

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, vanligvis kalt Vitruv, var en romersk arkitekt og ingeniør som virket i det første århundret f.Kr. Han er særlig er kjent for sine ti bøker Om arkitektur, som her foreligger på norsk for første gang. Vitruv mente at en arkitekt måtte ha kjennskap til en rekke vitenskaper som var relevante for yrket. Han skriver også om så forskjellige ting som helningsgraden i akveduktene, hvordan skape god akustikk i et teater og å kontrollere effekten av kastevåpen, og beskriver en rekke oppfinnelser i antikkens verden. Han viser solas og stjernenes ferd rundt jorda, slik man så det den gangen. Vitruv krevde at alle hus skulle være vakre, sunne, varige og nyttige. De må lages etter naturens guddommelige proporsjoner, slik de er i menneskekroppen. Vitruvs verk ble viktig for renessansens kunstnere i Italia og inspirerte Leonardo da Vinci til å lage det kjente bildet av «Den vitruviske mannen». Om arkitektur er en grunnbok i arkitekturfaget og mye av stoffet er spesifikt faglig. Men verket er også krydret med anekdoter, og det kulturhistoriske innholdet bør fange den vanlige lesers oppmerksomhet.]]>

Musikalitet er en unik menneskelig egenskap. Musikk gir oss glede og hjelp til å uttrykke følelser uten ord. Musikkens kraft har en enestående evne til å stimulere og endre hjernen vår.Spedbarn forstår og reagerer på musikk lenge før de forstår betydningen av ord.Barn som spiller et instrument, er smartere og har bedre hukommelse. Mennesker med Parkinsons sykdom som knapt kan gå, kan løpe eller danse når de hører rytmiske sanger. Demente som hører barndommens sanger, kan oppleve klare øyeblikk. Musikkens kraft varer hele livet. Når vi hører musikk og utøver musikk selv, er det et fyrverkeri i hjernen der nervebaner kobles sammen. Det er hjernetrening på høyt nivå.I denne boken får du vite hva hjernen gjør med musikk og hva musikk gjør med hjernen. Du kan følge tonens vei fra musikkinstrumentet, via ørets fascinerende bearbeiding av tonen og derfra helt inn til følelsene utløses i dypet av hjernen vår. Du kan også lese om forskning på bruk av musikk i behandling av sykdommer som demens og Parkinsons sykdom, i opptrening etter hjerneslag og som terapi ved psykiske lidelser.Boken egner seg for alle som er glad i musikk og vil forstå mer av dens magiske kraft og fantastiske virkning på hjernen.Illustrasjoner ved Iben Sandemose.

Marking the 125th anniversary of William Morris's death, this is the most wide-ranging, comprehensive - and beautiful - illustrated study of William Morris ever published.

Luciano Ventrone (1942-2021) was discovered in 1983 by Federico Zeri, who defined him as the "Caravaggio of the 20th century" and encouraged him to apply his talent to still life. Thus began his long research into various aspects of nature, as he captured more and more details which are otherwise almost invisible to "eyes bombarded by millions of images", such as those of people of our era. In each of his exhibitions, Ventrone's paintings are seen by tens of thousands of people who come to be astonished. He established himself as a true master of figuration, displaying an extraordinary virtuosity with few precedents in the history of art. He is a painter of hyperbole, and indeed, more than hyper-realistic, his iconic still lifes - renowned in all five continents - are hyperbolic, exaggerated, and baroque. Over the decades, his work has commanded the attention of critics and art historians, including Federico Zeri, Giorgio Soavi, Roberto Tassi, Achille Bonito Oliva, Vittorio Sgarbi, Marco Di Capua, Antonello Trombadori, Edward Lucie-Smith, Angelo Crespi, Beatrice Buscaroli, Evgenia Petrova and Victoria Noel-Johnson. One year on from his death, in collaboration with the foundation that bears his name, the General Catalogue of Luciano Ventrone's works has been published. By identifying the Master's authentic works over more than fifty years of painting, the monograph will surprise his admirers, revealing pictorial periods and cycles rarely exhibited or published before now, with genuine "finds" coming from private collections around the world.

This is the most comprehensive guide ever published, covering all things Masters of the Universe and Princess of Power from 1982 through today! The universe of He-Man and She-Ra is full of mystery. And thanks to over four thousand individual entries covering characters, beasts, vehicles, locations, weapons and magic, you can learn the secrets of this entire universe!

A guide for successful innovation planning. It is suitable for strategists, managers, designers, and researchers who undertake the challenge of innovation, despite a lack of established procedures and a high risk of failure.

The sophomore release from Clover Press’ new line of THE MARVEL ART OF high end coffee table books!Eisner award-winner Alex Maleev has worked on several Marvel titles, including seminal runs on Daredevil, Spider-Woman, and Moon Knight. Maleev began working in comics in the early 1990’s and quickly rose to prominence on several high profile projects at other companies, before teaming with Brian Michael Bendis on Daredevil, and reuniting with Bendis to re-imagine Spider-Woman and Moon Knight.The Marvel Art Of Alex Maleev collects Maleev’s sublime artwork on Marvel titles including Daredevil, Spider-Woman, and Moon Knight, and includes never-before-seen sketches, behind-the-scenes material, and an introduction by Brian Michael Bendis.

Tate Modern exhibition: 25 April - 20 October 2024

Morpho: Simplified Forms is a captivating piece of literature by the renowned author, Michel Lauricella. This book, which falls under the genre of Artistic Anatomy, was first published in 2019 by Rocky Nook. Michel Lauricella presents his readers with a simple and effective approach to learning about the human form. This book is a must-have for anyone who is interested in art, anatomy, or both. The author's unique style and the publisher's dedication to quality make this book a valuable addition to any library. Despite being published in 2019, Morpho: Simplified Forms is still as relevant and insightful as ever. Published by Rocky Nook, this book is widely recognized for its quality and impact in the world of literature and art.

"Learn the secrets of creating paint from the ground beneath your feet; from the rocks, clay and soil of the earth itself. Author and artist Caroline Ross explains when, where and how to forage as she shares her sustainable and fulfilling approach to painting. Covering every aspect of making natural paints, from finding the raw materials of stones and soils, to the techniques needed to refine them into beautiful pigments and paints, this book is suitable for the complete beginner as well as those with some expertise in art"--Page 4 of cover.

Filled with art inspired by the smash hit New York Times bestselling A Twisted Tale series, this adult coloring book features over 100 images of beloved Disney Princesses, Villains, and beyond in a sophisticated reimagined style.Disney’s blockbuster New York Times bestselling A Twisted Tale series comes to a brand new format: adult coloring book! These enchanting pages feature reimagined twists on characters and iconography from thirteen beloved Disney properties, including Princesses like Mulan and Tiana, Classic characters like Alice and Meg, and Villains like Maleficent and Snow White’s evil Queen. Brought to life by illustrator Abigail Larson in a sophisticated art style that perfectly captures the Disney magic, longtime series and Disney fans will fall in love with the 100+ images of beloved characters, scenes, and icons.As part of the bestselling Art of Coloring series, this book also features a “lay flat” paperback format allows for hours of relaxing, inspiring coloring fun.

An instructional step-by-step guide devoted to drawing really cute food for young and old.

A masterclass on the art of directing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning (and Oscar and Tony-nominated) writer of Glengarry Glen Ross, Speed the Plow, The Verdict, and Wag the DogCalling on his unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies like House of Games, State and Main, and Things Change, David Mamet illuminates how a film comes to be. He looks at every aspect of directing—from script to cutting room—to show the many tasks directors undertake in reaching their prime objective: presenting a story that will be understood by the audience and has the power to be both surprising and inevitable at the same time. Based on a series of classes Mamet taught at Columbia University''s film school, On Directing Film will be indispensible not only to students but to anyone interested in an overview of the craft of filmmaking."Passion, clarity, commitment, intelligence—just what one would expect from Mamet." —Sidney Lumet, Academy Award-nominated director of 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, and The Verdict

En original sangbog til alle befolkningerne i hele EU, som kan lære hinanden bedre at kende ved at udveksle – ikke kul, stål eller fisk – men sange.The EU Songbook præsenterer et bredt spektrum af genrer og europæisk kulturhistorie fra 1400-tallet til i dag, fra folkemusik til moderne popsange. EU’s motto “forenet i forskellighed” manifesterer sig dermed på spektakulær vis i denne samling, der omfatter både internationalt elskede klassikere og lokale perler, som ikke er kendt uden for det enkelte EU-lands egne grænser.The EU Songbook omfatter 6 sange fra hvert af de 27 EU-lande samt Europahymnen og en særlig hilsen til Storbritannien – i alt 164 sange med tekst og noder. Sangene falder i 6 kategorier (love songs, nature & seasons, freedom & peace, folksongs & traditionals, faith & spirituality og children’s songs), og alle bringes med teksten på det originale sprog samt i en sangbar engelsk oversættelse. Blandt oversætterne finder man flere kendte lyrikere og singer-songwriters, og bl.a. har Suzanne Brøgger oversat Man binder os på mund og hånd.Sangene er valgt af EU’s befolkninger: Mere end hundrede musiklærerorganisationer, korforeninger og musikkonservatorier fra hele EU har nomineret et større antal sange i hvert land. Derefter har 27 folkeafstemninger, hvori næsten 100.000 EU-borgere har afgivet en halv million stemmer, kåret vinderne i hvert land.

Over 250 inspiring and fun photography assignments from leading photographers and educators, including John Baldessari, Elinor Carucci, Sandra Phillips, Stephen Shore, and Alec Soth

Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life.

Suitable for individual learning, for classrooms, and for a team that wants to develop a culture of design practice, this book provides instructions and exercises, various sketching methods that may let you express your design ideas about user experiences across time.

A stunning photographic guide to Taylor Swift's fashion highlights from the author of Harry Styles and the Clothes He Wears.

The Nansen Photographs tells the story of Norwegian Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen and his ground-breaking effort to reach the North Pole in the specially-designed polarship Fram. The story starts when the plan for the expedition was launched in 1890 and continues until the end of Nansen's international lecture tour in 1897. We see how Nansen selected the cameras for the expedition, and photographs and information about the cameras themselves supplement this part. One chapter is dedicated to the early life of Nansen and another shows how the ideas for the expedition and the ship developed. We follow the construction of Fram through numerous letters between Nansen and the ship's designer and builder, Colin Archer, and five different sets of drawings of the vessel from the initial proposal to the final version are presented. The main elements of the book are every single recovered photograph taken during the expedition together with personal diary entries from Nansen and seven of his crew members about the situation when the photographs were taken. This brings new life to previously known photographs and introduces the reader to hundreds of unknown photographs from the expedition. Due to the large format of the book, the smaller details in the photographs give new insight into the work and daily life on board, the equipment and the clothing. Opposing diary entries from Nansen and the men about the same situations show that life on board was not always easy. Nansen's lack of empathy and practical skills caused frustration among the men, and several of them resorted to fists to sort out their differences. When Nansen leaves the ship for his legendary 18 month journey with Hjalmar Johansen towards the North Pole and Franz Josef Land, we follow both Nansen and Johansen and the crew left on board through their photographs and diaries. The return to Norway and the spectacular celebration along the entire Norwegian coast from Vardø in the north to K