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- Amaze Your Friends With Your Knowledge of Modern Art!
- excellent art criticism for the neophyte
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The Bride and the Bachelors: Five Masters of the Avant-Garde
Calvin Tomkins
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Customer Reviews:
Amaze Your Friends With Your Knowledge of Modern Art!.......2006-11-24
Tomkins' five essays are a great place to start if you've ever wondered about the purpose behind the "avant-garde" in art and want a general overview of its origins. The chapter on Jean Tinguely is especially fine: it is hard to resist the story of a man who builds robots designed to continuously paint abstracts, start fires or simply destroy themselves. The book is well written, easy to read and contains a subtle sense of humor. Reading this book will make you more intelligent.
excellent art criticism for the neophyte.......1998-04-18
this book is a surprisingly accessible work on the lives of five important artists (duchamp, cage, tinguely, rauschenberg, and cunningham) of the avant-garde, each working from a different discipline. tomkins has gathered exhaustive biographical data on each artist and the reader gets the impression that he is good friends with each of them. his critical stance on the artwork discussed is respectful, and he refrains from using a lot of artworld jargon. a very entertaining read.
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The bride & the bachelors: Five masters of the avant garde (A Viking Compass book)
Calvin Tomkins
Manufacturer: Viking Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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ASIN: B0007DR4TA |
Book Description
With the Quick Reference Series, painters who need fast instruction and inspiration finally have the perfect resource. And with Trees & Foliage, they now have the broadest collection of sample trees, shrubs, leaves, and grasses available on the market. Regardless of experience, readers will benefit from:
* Easy-to-follow directions with over 350 color photos providing step-by-step guidance
* A wide variety of plant life, shown in all four seasons, from multiple painters in a broad range of styles
* The accessible format, organized by subject matter
Trees & Foliage offers an invaluable combination of painting demonstration and idea swipe file guaranteed to bring success.
Customer Reviews:
A must have book if you are painting trees.......2007-09-20
This book is an excellent reference book for painting trees. It is very helpful.
Trees & Foliage (Painter's Quick Reference).......2007-03-19
Excellent -- was shipped in mint condition and promptly. This books throughly illustrates the methods and means of painting foliage and trees. Great book!
Book Description
This third installment in the Painter's Quick Reference series combines the ideas and inspiration found in "swipe file" books with the simple instruction of step-by-step demonstrations. Painters of all skill levels can dive into 52 flower-painting demos displaying a variety of techniques. The guide has:
-Quick ideas for any painting project
-An intuitive, see-it do-it layout: short captions, labels, tips and sidebars
-Streamlined demos averaging four to eight steps
Contributions from more than two dozen top artists will appeal to painters in a range of styles and cover watercolor, acrylics and oils. A great value!
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This latest addition to the popular Painter's Quick Reference series tackles a perennially favorite subject matter--landscapes. With instruction for acrylic, watercolor and oil painters, this guide:
-Gives readers countless ideas for gorgeous landscape elements, from the perfect trees and shrubs to clouds, skies, hills, mountains, flowers, water and more
-Offers quick success through more than 40 easy demonstrations--only four-to-twelve steps each!
-Features inspiring samples and variations from such top artists as Claudia Nice, Lian Zhen, Kerry Trout and Hugh Greer
With ideas for different seasons, times of day and weather conditions, this fun, flippable book is the perfect creative boost for any landscape artist!
Customer Reviews:
Not What You Think.......2004-01-09
This book should be titled "144 Page Advertisement for Paper Pizazz Paper". Ideas are from years ago and too simple. I suppose if you were just starting out this book may be for a beginner, but there are so many other books that would give you so much more. You'd be better off buying any of the magazines with up to date information.
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Attenzione!
They say that a gesture is worth a thousand words, and when it comes to speaking with your hands, the Italians speak volumes. This quirky handbook of Italian gestures, first published in 1958 by renowned Milanese artist and graphic designer Bruno Munari, will help the phalange-phobic decipher the unspoken language of gestures a language not found in any dictionary. Charming black-and-white photos and wry captions evoke an Italy of days gone by. Speak Italian gives a little hand to anyone who has ever been at a loss for words.
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Mostly Average.......2007-05-14
I bought this book because I thought I'd learn something new . The pictures are nice enough, & it being in both Italian & English (although not always precisely translated) is neat.
But most of the gestures are universal, not unique to Italy (the international signal for "check please" or "to read") which was a little dissapointing. The more Italian gestures are not well explained in terms of context, but are entertaining enough.
If I were to do it over again, I might buy the book but only for under $9
The result's funny and informative all in one package........2007-03-12
Take a black and white photo of an Italian gesture and provide a facing page in Italian and English which explains that hand gesture and you may just have the rudiments of learning 'street Italian' - and some of the sign language essential to speaking it. Some surprising subtleties exist here - as in the sign for 'agreement' - as well as some obvious new gestures - such as that for 'ok', an import. The result's funny and informative all in one package.
Diane C. Donovan
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FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO BE ITALIAN!.......2007-01-11
Being Italian and giving this as a gift to family
was a hit at Christmas. Everone had a good laugh
and a memory to share! Bravo!
50 year old book shows it!.......2006-02-25
If this book was any lamer, it would need crutches. Keep your fingers crossed (get it) that you do not recognize 90% of these "fine art" gestures as the same ones you see in the artless US of A. I give this book one star which is still an over rating since there is no half star.
If you are still considering this book, point the index finger
out and the thumb up and put it at your temple -- pull the trigger (page 64).
Terrific gift item in a compact format.......2005-12-25
This beautiful paperback is just over a hundred pages, but it packs a punch with the gorgeous black and white photo illustrations. Each is accompanied by text in both Italian and English explaining the technical aspects and the nuances of each gesture. This timeless guide was first published in 1958, and the 2005 re-release is a must-have for anyone studying Italian language and culture. (No vulgar gestures included.)
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Almost all students have seen 2001, but virtually none understand its inheritance, its complexities, and certainly not its ironies. The essays in this collection, commissioned from a wide variety of scholars, examine in detail various possible readings of the film and its historical context. They also examine the film as a genre piece--as the summa of science fiction that simultaneously looks back on the science fiction conventions of the past (Kubrick began thinking of making a science fiction film during the genre's heyday in the fifties), rethinks the convention in light of the time of the film's creation, and in turn changes the look and meaning of the genre that it revived--which now remains as prominent as it was almost four decades ago. Constructed out of its director's particular intellectual curiosity, his visual style, and his particular notions of the place of human agency in the world and, in this case, the universe, 2001 is, like all of his films, more than it appears, and it keeps revealing more the more it is seen. Though their backgrounds and disciplines differ, the authors of this essay collection are united by a talent for vigorous yet incisive writing that cleaves closely to the text--to the film itself, with its contextual and intrinsic complexities--granting readers privileged access to Kubrick's formidable, intricate classic work of science fiction.
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HOotS Explains all on Ansalon Religion.......2006-03-22
I must say, everything that I have ever wanted to know about the different religions on Ansalon is covered in this book. For those of you constantly struggling over how to pronounce a certain gods name is also covered, along with all their different names to the different nationalities of Ansalon. Highly recommend this book to all who travel the world of Krynn.
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Self-pronouncing edition of The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, authorized King James Version, with the Concise History of the Order of the Eastern Star. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall bound in white leather and gilt embossed lettering, gilt foredges.
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"Holman Edition; The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated Out of the Original Tongues, and With the Former Translations Dilligently Compared; The Text Conformable to That of the Edition of 1611, Commonly Known As the Authorized or King James' Version." Off-white leather with gilt embossed titling and fan on cover. 24mo. Gilt page edges. Full color frontis of girl watching a rainbow. Includes 14 pages covering the Order of Rainbow for Girls: The Pathway of Initiation, History and Purpose of Rainbow, Scriptural Quotations and Allusions in the Rainbow Ritual prepared by Rev. Mark Sexson.
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The Stars of Heaven
Holy Order of Mans
Manufacturer: Holy Order of Mans
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ASIN: B000Q3Y1I8 |
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The book's purpose is described in the introduction to help the reader get aquainted with the signs and planets and their underlying symbology.
The Order of Mans is a non-sectarian, non-denominational teaching order of minister-priests, brothers and sisters who have dedicated their lives to the service of all men by teaching and living the universal law of creation in accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ and other great avatars.
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Five Star General!.......2007-06-09
A powerful and insightful look at the be beginnings of the Salvation Army. In the 1800's, the Army was a truly radical Christian organization (as radical as any that has existed). These amazing soldiers of the Cross donned military-like uniforms, invaded the inner cities of the world, and declared holy war on sin. And not only were they sold-out and innovative in their approach to evangelism, they also pioneered numerous social justice issues (including sex trafficing) as well.
Richard Collier's book takes the reader on a journey of faith, passion and adventure that will challenge and encourage all Christians.
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God's Army: The Story of the Salvation Army
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