`I love people that make an effort; the old woman in the supermarket with the frilly leopard-print outfit on, that's who I want to look at and follow around.' Alice Hawkins
Displaying an uncommon flair for storytelling that imbues each image with a sense of the sublime, Alice Hawkins's work explores the importance of individuality, role play, dressing up, fantasy and playfulness, all of which have become hallmarks of her career. Her extended series of stylized `fashion portraits' around the world question and ultimately celebrate beauty and the representation of those outside of the mainstream. Her photographs for some of the world's leading fashion magazines document men and women found on `road trips' in far-flung locations. For these, Hawkins works with friends,
Autor:Alfonso Morales Carrillo
Luis Camnitzer
Olivier Compagnon
Data wydania:2013
From 19 November 2013 to 6 April 2014, the Fondation Cartier pour lart contemporain will be showing America Latina 1960-2013, organized in collaboration with the Amparo Museum in Puebla (Mexico). This book offers a perspective on Latin American photography from 1960 to today, focusing on the relationship between text and the photographic image.
Every parent knows the drill: tuck in; well, okay, one story then, but short... and so it starts.
This is a short story.
Why short?
You need to go to sleep. The story is about you. You went to sleep. End of story.
Yes, but first I caught a monster.
A monster?
Just watch.
A boy keeps outsmarting his father who wants to finish the story. But in the end, the father doesn't want to stop narrating either. This picture book is not just for reading. It is also a wonderful read-together book: the interaction between the hurried adult and the child, who pushes him to continue storytelling, will bring much joy.
Kees deBoer brings a boy's fantasy to life in a fun and unique way: monsters, soldiers, more monsters...
Tjibbe Veldkamp wrote a story that continues forever. An ode
Richard Cooke has created this extraordinary sequence of images celebrating shoreline diversity and beauty. To achieve these mesmerizing effects of colour and form, Cooke has chosen as far as possible to photograph directly above the chosen subject-areas, creating marvellously composed photographs. Together they form a truly unique and totally unexpected picture of a coastline that is the equal in variety and drama to any in the world.
This is a foundation course in the art and practice of digital animation. Step-by-step tutorials, practical tasks and assignments explain the entire animation process and allow you to practice newly learned techniques and processes. Tips, trade secrets and career advice will help you take your next steps in the animation industry - whether you want to work for a small independent company, work freelance or join one of the world's largest animation studios.
This is the first comprehensive survey of crafts worldwide. The techniques used in a particular craft, from backstrap weaving and papercutting to metal casting and wood carving, as well as their history, are explained and illustrated, highlighting an incredible and dazzling diversity of styles. The book is organized geographically with six sections spanning the world, with each section subdivided into nearly 90 crafts altogether. Complete with over 500 illustrations, a glossary, bibliography, information on museums and an index, this survey is an essential document for anyone concerned with art, craft and decorative objects.
Face Hunter travels the globe, snapping the most stylish looks in the street and discovering beguiling individualists in some 30 countries. This book features over 300 photographs, accompanied by Hunter's observations from the frontline of fashion: the street corner.
Reproduces the Imperial War Museum's collection of over 30,000 British Government wartime posters and proclamations, mostly from the First and Second World Wars, and most forgotten after their initial use. This title contains stirring messages that once exhorted citizens to do their bit for the war effort: Eat Greens for Health, and more.
This is the latest book by a popular and highly professional writer who has opened the eyes of thousands of readers to both the complex beauty and the practical implications of garden design. The first part offers a worldwide survey of garden philosophies, and the modern phenomenon of `garden tourism'.Why do owners want to open their gardens, and why do people want to visit them? The rest of the book is effectively an answer to these questions. This will be essential reading for all garden visitors - and also for garden owners and garden designers.
Madame Paulette's fame was international: her exquisite creations featured regularly on the pages of Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, and crowned the heads of the rich and famous across the globe, among them Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, Rita Hayworth, Princess Grace of Monaco and the Duchess of Windsor. This book focuses on her career.
From the Golden Age of Haute Couture in the 1900s to the lifestyle brands of the 1990s, this book looks, decade-by-decade, at the high fashion of the 20th century. Each chapter examines the significant stylistic changes that occurred in the decade in question, and places these in their cultural and political context.
Featuring a vivid selection of contemporary fashion photography, this volume is a visual odyssey through ideas of beauty, danger and seduction. Its exciting exploration of the confluence of art, fashion and fetish in the cult of high heels swooping down fashion show runways and city streets everywhere is an enticing mixture whimsy, allure and luxury. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in fashion or contemporary photography.
Featuring the history and future of the 21st-century library, this book includes seven thematic chapters, each consisting of a brief essay followed by illustrated project profiles.
Design touches every aspect of our lives and has become one of the most exciting and fast-moving industries, enlivening businesses, stimulating economies and solving humanity's most pressing problems. Increasingly connected to the developments in technology, design has also become one of the most dynamic areas of exploration, with design schools and professions exploding across the globe. It is difficult to keep pace with the most relevant innovations, to detect the signal from the noise of product releases and marketing campaigns, but one arbiter of the profession has been presenting the design world's best work since 1995: Core77, a platform that some consider one of the very first online magazines, sponsoring reviews, lectures and exhibitions, and working with many
Embracing a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, Robert Hillenbrand - a world authority on Islamic art and architecture - has written an unrivalled new synthesis of the arts of Islamic civilization.
From the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the survival of the Ottoman Empire well into the modern age, Hillenbrand traces the evolution of an extraordinary range of art forms, including architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, glassware, textiles and metalwork.
Complete with maps and glossary, this is an accessible and definitive guide to the arts of a vastly accomplished civilization. 'Hillenbrand brings a fresh viewpoint to old and standard concepts ... an interesting and
Showcases design objects and creates open areas for lounging, cooking and dining. This book includes hundreds of photographs that have been drawn from stylish residences around the world. It is suitable for anyone looking to create their own stylish interior.
Herbert Ypma, the world-renowned author of style and travel books, created an entirely fresh and innovative approach to interior design in "World Design", his series of visual sourcebooks for designers, architects, artists, students and everyone in any way interested in home decoration. Available again, in a reduced format, this hugely successful title will attract an entirely new generation. This volume contains outstanding photographs of interiors, exteriors, furniture, found objects, textiles and much more, capturing the essence of London in a truly seductive way, whether a Victorian street in Shepherds Bush, a former wine warehouse in Bermondsey or a converted pair of classical houses on Royal Avenue in Chelsea.
The first publication dedicated to Marc Jacobs’s highly influential creations – the epitome of downtown New York cool – captured behind the scenes by American Vogue photographer Robert Fairer in inspiring, never-before-seen images.
