Modern vagy kortárs, elsősorban absztrakt, nonfiguratív műveket bemutató képzőművészeti kiállításokon rendszeresen hallható a megjegyzés: \"Ilyet én is tudok...\" Amikor pedig egy ekként minősített alkotás dollár- vagy fontmilliókért cserél gazdát, joggal érkezik a kérdés: \"Ki az a #*@, aki ennyi pénzt ad ezért?\" Márpedig a világ legdrágábban elkelő műtárgyai között ma a legtöbb sztártétel az úgynevezett

Véčko, hlavné mesto najlepšieho miesta vo vesmíre – našej mladosti. Večer čo večer to bolo miesto rituálneho postávania, sácania, hladkania, tárania, bozkávania, tancov a popíjania s fajčením. Vytváral sa véčkarsky parfum, ktorý bol namiešaný z vône umytých vlasov, červeného vína a šťastného potu. Boli sme to my, naše lásky, naše hry, straty a nálezy. Tá miestnosť je tam stále, ale Véčko zmizlo. Zmizlo

Hol voltak és hova lettek mára a gőzmalmok, ha Budapest valaha a gőzmalmok városa volt? Miért lehetett világhírű a magyar liszt? Mi volt a titka a magyar őrlési technikának, melyet amerikai mérnökök is tanulmányoztak? Hogyan hatottak a malomüzemek működésére a politikai fordulópontok, rendszerváltozások? A malomipar fontos kiindulópontja volt a magyar ipari fejlődésnek és Budapest \"iparkodásának\".

Exquisite monotypes celebrating the beauty of plants by transforming them into inky abstractions Though he has engaged with a variety of mediums--watercolor, photography, sculpture--Brazilian artist Luiz Zerbini (born 1959) has devoted the past several years to the creation of monotypes. He selects leaves, flowers and branches for their distinctive shapes and textures and places them on an inked metal

Published in conjunction with the large-scale, all-medium, posthumous retrospective of Willem de Kooning\'s career at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), this book offers an unparalleled opportunity to appreciate the development of the artist\'s work as it unfolds over nearly seven decades. Representing nearly every type of work de Kooning made, in both technique and subject matter, this retrospective

A \"Világhíres zeneszerzők\" sorozat e gazdagon illusztrált kötetében Franz Schubert életútjával, gondolkodásával, alkotói stílusával ismerkedhetünk meg. A sok színes történet, érdekesség mellett a CD-n a legismertebb művei hallhatók.

Barry McGee is an artist who takes uncertainty and unpredictability as his guiding principles. Every exhibition is different. His installations have featured everything from robotic graffiti writers to entire shipping containers and automobiles. Published to accompany an exhibition at Cheim & Read, New York, this artist\'s book features new paintings, sculptures, photographs and images of site-specific

Paper craft is a dynamic medium that\'s in the midst of a renaissance. This entry in the very popular 500 Series reveals the creative work of today\'s most gifted and original artists and the limitless potential of the craft. Juried by Gene McHugh, an award-winning arts writer and well-established expert in the field, the book presents a broad range of techniques, forms and aesthetic approaches, with

Németh Ilona Ernst Múzeum-beli kiállítása poitikai szinten botrányt jelentett, művészetelméleti szinten pedig a (kiállítási) tér kezelésének újszerű elgondolását testesíti meg. Ennek a problémának a körüljárása olvasható a gazdagon illusztrált, modern tipográfiájú művészeti albumban.

Kniha o dějinách pohlednic a jejich výrobě. První část je věnována rodičům pohlednic, jimiž jsou různé gratulace, upomínkové fotografie a veduty a samozřejmě nejčastěji uváděný příklad - korespondenční lístek. Druhá část je zaěřena na výrobu pohlednic. Třetí část se věnuje sběratelství, historii a současnosti filokartistických organizací, třídění sbírek a dataci pohlednic včetně podrobně zpracované

Since its first appearance in 1931. Herbert Read\'s introduction to the understanding of art has established itself as a classic of its kind. It provides a basis for the appreciation of paintings, sculpture and art-objects of all periods by defining the elements that went into their making. A compact survey of the world\'s art, from primitive cave-drawings to Jackson Pollock, The Meaning of Art explains

Martin Dzurek, sochár narodenný r. 1973. Na ceste za svojím cieľom sa ponára do hĺbok vibrácií svojho srdca, v snahe chápať a stvárniť ich v tej najčistejšej a najadekvátnejšej forme. Diela majú silné vyžarovanie, nesú stopy zamýšl‘ania sa nad zmyslom bytia. Hľadá tie hodnoty, za ktorými sa treba ponoriť do hĺbok ticha vlastného vnútra, do hĺbok univerza. 15 textov od 9 autorov. Kniha vznikla z dialógu

Brazil is experiencing an exciting blossoming of culture across many areas. \"Contemporary Art Brazil\" focuses on 110 of the country\'s most important practitioners in the realm of the fine arts, including artists, gallerists, heads of institutions, critical thinkers and collectors. Extensively illustrated and based on the most up-to-date research, it provides an invaluable survey of current trends

„Krákajú. Vrieskajú. Fakt. Ako keby v sebe mali nejaké motorčeky. Alebo senzory. Vždy keď tam potom nakuknem, tak sa mi zdá, že sa pohli. Museli sa presunúť… A ten maliar tam furt chodí. Stále tam chodí premiestňovať tie obrazy, zo steny na stenu, občas prinesie nové… Ale ešte som ti chcela povedať. V tom kurátorskom texte bolo celkom vtipné, že sa spomínalo, že tí umelci, manželia, že sa spoznali

Available for the first time in an English translation, this selection gives non-Francophone readers the chance to encounter the many incarnations of renowned Belgian painter Rene Magritte - the artist, the man, the aspiring noirist, the fire-breathing theorist - in his own words. Through whimsical personal letters, biting apologia, appreciations of fellow artists, pugnacious interviews, farcical film

For every woman who simply wants a beautiful piece of artwork to decorate her body, there is one who wants to tell a story with her tattoo. As the number of women getting tattooed has sharply increased over the past few decades, both classic and contemporary styles of tattooing have taken on a more feminine feel. The Painted Lady explores the styles popular among women today and how these have developed

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created with Alien: Covenant, a new chapter in the groundbreaking Alien franchise.The crew of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think is an uncharted paradise, but it is actually a dark, dangerous world, whose sole inhabitant is the synthetic David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.Alien: Covenant - The Art of the Film reveals how the visual

As a blind person might see the world if the gift of sight were suddenly returned - this is how we might describe the effect of William Turner\'s paintings on the observer. John Ruskin, Turner\'s uncompromising 19th-century defender, alluded to this idea when he spoke of an \"innocence of the eye\" which perceived the world\'s colours and forms before it could recognize their significance. But to develop

These small, but perfectly formed, book collections of kitsch and kooky images come complete with fascinating facts and weird and wonderful tales. These digests of the best from classic \"Fifties\" comics contain everything from ghastly ghouls and racy romances; through wise-guy gangsters and vampish vixens; right up to battle-scarred heroes and outer space adventures. There\'s a fascinating introduction