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Michelangelo by Anthony Hughes
A rebellious youth who chose a career as an artist against his father's wishes, Michelangelo (1475-1564) went on to be recognized as one of the outstanding talents of his age. Such was the degree of fame and wealth he acquired that he became a legend within his own lifetime. In the centuries since his death his work has been almost universally admired, and he has been cast as the prototype for artistic genius. In this stimulating introduction to the artist's life and work, Anthony Hughes employs the latest evidence from research and restoration projects to take a fresh look at who Michelangelo was and what he has become. Setting Michelangelo firmly within the political and social world he inhabited, Hughes interprets his work not only as the expression of an individual sensibility but also as the results of often difficult transactions between artist and clients. He gives an enjoyable and historically informed account of the full range of Michelangelo's creative endeavours, in the process exploring the artist's relations with family and friends, his sexuality and his position in the sixteenth-century world.

AUTHOR: Anthony Hughes
PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Complete Sketching Book by John Hamilton
From the bare essentials to cities and towns -- that's where this complete drawing guide will take you! Too often, untrained artists take on projects for which they're not yet ready. Naturally, frustration and failure follow, and the aspiring creator gives up -- forever losing the pleasure of making beautiful, finished drawings. And that's a shame, because it can be so easy to produce satisfying sketches. Guarantee success by following these gentle steps, designed especially to boost the beginner's confidence. Start out with only the most minimal amount of equipment -- a pencil, a sketch book, a sharp knife, an eraser-and by trying out first strokes with a pencil. This familiarizes you with your equipment and gives you a tension-free method for practicing shading. Move on to simple sketches of household items and exercises to achieve lighting effects. Practice perspective, still lifes, and larger settings. Go outside to gardens filled with fruit and flowers, and building exteriors. Eventually, you'll try full landscapes-choose simple ones for your first efforts! -- and complex, detail-filled pictures.

AUTHOR: John Hamilton
PUBLISHER: Studio Vista Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Imagery on Fabric by Jean R. Laurg, John Cram, Lee Jonsson, Sally Lanzarotti
This author's stimulating, original ideas are matched by her ability to clarify and simplify every technique she teaches. The latest strides in image-transfer technology, plus all-new color photographs, make this second edition a state-of-the-art standard for its field. Almost any image -- cherished family photos, a child's drawing. the words of a love letter -- can be transferred and captured forever on cloth by following this manual's clear instructions. Several printing processes are described and fully illustrated.

AUTHOR: Jean R. Laurg, John Cram, Lee Jonsson, Sally Lanzarotti
PUBLISHER: C & T Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Theatre Alive! by Arthur L. Zapel, Norman A. Bert, Rhonda Wray
A major new anthology of world drama from many cultures. Sixteen famous plays by leading international playwrights including. Children of a Lesser God -- Medoff, Largo Desolato -- Havel, The Hairy Ape -- O'Neill, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof -- Williams, The Bald Soprano -- Ionesco, Izutsu -- Motokiyo, Waiting for Lefty -- Odets, A Doll's House -- Ibsen, The Adding Machine -- Rice, The Hypochondriac -- Moliere, Uncle Tom's Cabin -- Aiken, Oedipus the King -- Sophocles, Dutchman -- Baraka, Everyman -- Anonymous, The Tragedy of Othello -- Shakespeare and Body Leaks -- Terry. All major periods of theatre from classical to contemporary twentieth century. A well-researched introduction precedes each script offering fascinating historical orientation. Recommended as an exceptional text for theatre classes. It presents the entire globe of theatre history -- where we've been and where we're going .

AUTHOR: Arthur L. Zapel, Norman A. Bert, Rhonda Wray
PUBLISHER: Meriwether Publishing, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Reflections of Nature by Amei Wallach, Donald Kuspit
Sun-dappled carp, radiant blossoms, and tumultuous waters are among the wonders and mysteries of nature captured in Joseph Raffael's brilliant close-up paintings. Joseph Raffael has taken what some would consider the highly radical step of dating to paint beautiful pictures at a time when beauty is much out of favor in the art world. Long one of contemporary art's most highly regarded painters, the 64-year-old American-born artist painstakingly creates each painting based on a photograph. Working on a very large scale -- using either watercolor, oil, or acrylic -- he transforms intensely observed details of nature into color-drenched, deeply felt works of art. Amei Wallach's warmly perceptive introduction, inspired by a visit to the artist's studio in the south of France, explores Raffael's sources, his inspirations, and his ideas about art; her individual chapter openers address the predominant subjects within the artist's work. A thought-provoking text by Donald Kuspit puts Raffael's painting in the context of 20th-century art, psychology, and philosophy. The artist himself has contributed two fascinating elements, both of which illuminate the pleasures and occasional terrors of the creative process: Diary of a Painting -- tracing the evolution of one major work over several months, from the original slide to the finished wall-size watercolor-and an informative and revealing 'Autobiographical Chronology .

AUTHOR: Amei Wallach, Donald Kuspit
PUBLISHER: Abbeville Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Houses of Wood by Bonnie Shemie
Description not available.Describes the construction, decoration, and use of the wooden houses built by the native peoples of the Northwest coast from Oregon up to southeastern Alaska

AUTHOR: Bonnie Shemie
PUBLISHER: Tundra Books of Northern New York
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture