AfroCuba focuses on the rich AfroCuban influence in the visual art of Cuba during the post-revolutionary period. It represents the first opportunity for U.S. audiences to appreciate nearly four decades of artistic production shaped by the influential forces of AfroCuban religion, social struggle, questions of cultural heritage, and personal and diplomatic relations with Africa.Representing the work of twenty-six artists residing in Havana and San... czytaj więcej
Sometimes it takes an artist to show us that familiar things are truly remarkable. Jeffrey Milstein's elegant photographs of commercial airliners restore the rigor and glamour to our experience of air travel. They have quickly become contemporary icons, published in 2005 in photo magazine, "Graphis PhotoAnnual", and "American Photography Annual", and winning first place in the PDN Digital Photography Contest. For the past five years, Milstein has... czytaj więcej
Kolejny zbiór artystycznych fotografii Wacława Wantucha jest efektem chęci uzupełnienia, dopowiedzenia tego, co już udało uchwycić się na zdjęciach. Coraz nowocześniejszy sprzęt, możliwość wydobycia lepszych półtonów, obecność nowych modelek - wszystko to sprawia, że album Akt 2 utrzymany w podobnej stylistyce jak poprzednia publikacja - przynosi jednak materiał nieco odmienny w charakterze i detalach. Wprowadzeniem do spotkania z czarno-białymi... czytaj więcej
Książka jest bardzo skondensowaną pracą, przeznaczoną zarówno dla początkujących fotoamatorów jak i dla zawodowców. Każdy znajdzie w niej coś dla siebie. Mimo, że tematem przewodnim jest akt kobiecy, mogą z niej skorzystać również osoby nie zajmujące się tą tematyką.
Jak pisze autor - na początku fotografowanie nagiej osoby może być trudne. Ważne jest doświadczenie, umiejętność nawiązania kontaktu, znalezienia własnego sposobu widzenia. Poradnik... czytaj więcej
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Ciało człowieka od zawsze wzbudzało zainteresowanie artystów i było jednym z najważniejszych tematów w malarstwie oraz rzeźbie. Także w fotografii artystycznej akty, fotografie glamour, zdjęcia erotyczne czy pejzaże ciała dają artystom możliwość ekspresji i kr... czytaj więcej
Alexey Brodovitch (18981971) is a legend among graphic designers. A Russian who fled the Bolshevik Revolution and eventually settled in Paris and then New York, Brodovitch was one of the pioneers of graphic design in the twentieth century. He was the art director of Harpers Bazaar for two decades (193458) designed and produced several exquisite and highly collectable books with collaborators such as Richard Avedon and Andr Kertsz was a talented p... czytaj więcej
Alfred Stieglitz (1864-46) is one of the most revered artists in the history of the photographic medium. Via his influential journal "Camera Work", which he edited and published from 1903 to 1917, and his galleries 291, The Intimate Gallery and An American Place, he championed, published and exhibited much of the best art, European and American, of the period. He also created his own outstanding body of photographic work and it is this which has... czytaj więcej
Roger Fenton (1819-1869) was England’ s most celebrated and influential photographer during the 1850s, the “ golden age” of this radically new medium. Fenton’ s majestic pictures of cathedrals, country houses, and varied countryside were without peer in England— as were his views of the royal castles and Houses of Parliament that embodied Britain’ s power. But Fenton’ s choice of subjects ranged more wide... czytaj więcej
Allah O Akbar begins the call to prayer that resonates from minarets in towns and villages from Sinkiang to Morocco, from Paris to Timbuktu. Wherever in the world you are, the message is the same: God is Great. It is also, however, the cry of fundamentalists throughout the lands of the faithful.Abbas, a member of the prestigious photo agency Magnum, has spent seven years travelling through the Islamic world taking the photographs for this extraor... czytaj więcej
In celebration of Hollywood's legendary actresses from the 1930s to the present, Assouline, together with Elle magazine, presents The Allure of Beauty: Women in Hollywood. From Marilyn Monroe and Marlene Dietrich to Anita Ekberg and Julia Roberts, each page of this vibrant anthology radiates with provocative images of unforgettable faces and moments that have forever changed the place of women in Hollywood as well as in our culture. Elle magazine... czytaj więcej
This gorgeous volume surveys the entire breadth of Mucha s work from illustration and decorative arts to his photography and the historical paintings that were his life s passion. Alfons Mucha is known largely for having originated Art Nouveau, when his poster of the actress Sarah Bernhardt became a legendary icon of the movement. Mucha went on to design hundreds of pieces in the decorative arts field, but later distanced himself from the styl... czytaj więcej
Now available in an attractively priced, beautifully produced flexi edition, this important examination of Modigliani’s art focuses on the elusive genius of the avant-garde. One of the most recognisable artists of his era, Amedeo Modigliani is also perhaps one of the least understood. In this thorough comprehensive, yet refreshingly concise volume, Werner Schmalenbach examines Modigliani’s oeuvre, offering a chronological tour of eve... czytaj więcej
For years now the photographer Sandro Miller of Chicago has taken portrait photos of Harley-Davidson bikers all over America. In these close-ups we discover people, who, behind the camouflage of tattoos, chains, and leather, reveal their desires and romantic dream of a nomadic existence. Author Prosper Keating tells the story, the tradition, and the rituals of the American bikers. . czytaj więcej
“Like democracy itself, American Style is a celebration of the individual, the independent, and even on occasion the eccentrically idiosyncratic.” [Harold Koda] Courtney Love, Cindy Sherman, Las Vegas, Farrah Fawcett, Charles James, Black Panthers, Donna Karan, Hattie Carnegie, Bonnie Cashin, Bergdorf Goodman, Lilly Pulitzer, Stetson, the Rat Pack, Levi’s, Barbie, Diane von Furstenberg, Vanity Fair, Antonio, Tiffany’... czytaj więcej
In 1972, Stephen Shore left New York City and set out with a friend to Amarillo, Texas. He didn't drive, so his first view of America was framed by the passenger's window frame. He was taken aback by the fact that his experience of life as a New Yorker had very little in common with the character and aspirations of Middle America. Later that year he set out again, this time on his own, with a driver's licence and a Rollei 35 - a point-and-shoot c... czytaj więcej
What is the future of America? Will the youth play the role everybody is expecting them to? In American Youth, a group of award-winning photographers join together to take a fresh look at the youth of America today. Also known as the "Millennials," they are changing the rules of work, relationships, and the future. Subjects include: New York City skateboarders by Nathaniel Welch, young prisoners in California by Jonathan Sprague, Guitar Hero f... czytaj więcej
Andre Kertesz (1894-1985) is one of the greatest photographers of twentieth-century modernism. His long and productive working life ensured that he was not only able to witness the beginnings of hand-held photography and shape the development of the medium, but to also have a lasting influence on contemporary photographers' work. A mentor to photographers like Cartier-Bresson, Kertesz was one of the first modern photographers to create new forms... czytaj więcej
"Not only is AndrĂŠe Putman a wizard of design; she is also a muse that inspires timelessness." Jack Lang, former French Minister of Culture AndrĂŠe Putman was first cut above the rest when, twenty years ago, she conceived the first boutique hotel, the Morgan. She was also the one to open a new path for modern design, reinstating the importance of such major designers as Eileen Gray, Robert Mallet Stevens, Mariano Fortuny, and Jean-Michel... czytaj więcej
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