Arkitektur og design

Joan Miro (1893-1983) is one of the most significant Spanish painters of the twentieth century. His early work clearly shows the influence of Fauvism and Cubism. The Catalan landscape also shapes the themes and treatment of these initial works. This title features a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work.

Shows how Marvel's identity has continually shifted, careening between scrappy underdog and corporate behemoth. The author also introduces the men behind the magic, including self-made publisher Martin Goodman, energetic editor Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby, the WWII veteran and co-creator of many of the company's marquee characters.

Part of "100 Ideas that Changed..." series, this book demonstrates how ideas defined graphic design, and how those ideas have manifested themselves in objects of design. It includes coverage that ranges from technical (overprinting, rub-on designs, split fountain); to stylistic (swashes on caps, loud typography, and white space); and, more.

* Fully revised, expanded and updated edition of the successful Visual Culture textbook. * Designed to introduce students to the analysis of a broad range of visual texts, including paintings, television, photographs, advertisements and new media.

In this new third edition, Paul Scott explains the history of printed ceramics and explores photographic processes, as well as digital and 3D printing. Illustrated with brand new images of works by leading artists, Ceramics and Print is a must-read guide for artists and makers in the field.

Examining Tony Conrad's collaborative interactions as a guiding thread by which to investigate the contiguous networks and discursive interconnections in 1960s art.

The Art Deco period of the 1920s swept away the dark sobriety of Victorian living, replacing it with houses that were light, colourful and exciting. Drawing inspiration from ancient Egyptian forms and modern architecture, Art Deco is arguably the most distinctive style of the 20th century and is characterised by streamlined white houses and geometr

A searing critique of participatory art by an iconoclastic historian.

Architecture is usually analyzed and taught as a discipline that articulates space and geometry, but the mental impact of architecture arises significantly from its image.

This book is aimed at those in ceramics who wish to move into print andtransfers. Printmaking allows reproduction of bothphotographic and `hand drawn' imagery, pattern and text onto thesurface of two and three-dimensional ceramic objects through the creation of transfers.

Presents thirty countries and more than one hundred contemporary artists.

The first major retrospective of the Brazilian modernist architect's life and work

Outlines the essential elements of a biophilic city, and provides examples and stories about cities that have successfully integrated biophilic elements - from the building to the regional level - around the world.

Examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art. Early interpreters seized fancifully on resemblances between figurines from different places, but contemporary practice rejects such interpretive leaps. Lesure argues for the necessity of comparison and offers a new analytical framework.

Addresses broad perceptions of street environments. This title provides operational definitions and measurement protocols of five intangible qualities of urban design, specifically: imageability, visual enclosure, human scale, transparency, and complexity.

Hammer Films were almost as well known for the way in which they sold their films, as for the films themselves. This title collects the company's iconic movie posters, and celebrates the movie art at its best. It brings together hundreds of posters from around the world, and features Hammer's greatest films.

Lustre is a very tricky technique which gives stunning results, but can be quite difficult toachieve successfully. This handbook aims to explain and simplify the process, with thorough coverage of all the options.

With an emphasis on Auerbachs own words and archival interviews, this book provides insight into his professional life, working methods and philosophy.

Francis Bacon (1909-1992) possessed the rare ability to transform unconscious compulsions into figurative, human-like forms that seem to evoke the raw emotions that bore them. Erotic and grotesquely beautiful is the work of this legendary painter. This book includes a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work.

Presents 40 case studies of detailing on the construction projects. Featuring over 150 color drawings and photos, this title includes detailing case studies from the UK, on big and small architectural projects. It is suitable for the professional architects.

The first English monograph on Gerrit Rietveld in fifty years.

Examines the trends and innovations of office design in the UK. Selected from British Council for Offices Award winners since 2002, this title presents illustrated case studies that demonstrate the thinking from the world of workplace design. It is suitable for those interested in getting the very best out of places of work.

A reexamination of the art of Arshile Gorky (1904-1948), and an exploration of his role in the development of modern abstraction in America.

Tracing the connections-both visual and philosophical-between new media art and classical Islamic art.

Eileen Gray is regarded as one of the most important furniture designers and architects of the early 20th century and the most influential woman in those fields. Her work inspired both modernism and Art Deco. This title presents a survey of her eventful life and groundbreaking career.