This work explores the emergence of the United States as a major force in the international art world during the twentieth century. This wonderful new series (with over 10 titles in print) aims to combine a compact, commercial approach with the breadth and clarity of larger format books. Covering art which both creates the foundation of modern culture and modern art itself, the books include Picasso, Bauhous, and the Art Nouveau movement.
Explores how painters and sculptors, photographers and filmmakers, and architects and designers have helped to affect the consciousness of Olympic spectators around the world.
"World Art" offers the perfect introduction to art and its appreciation, with over 350 full-colour illustrations of works by popular and important artists from all over the world. Organized by era, the reader is taken from Giotto, through Monet, to Pollock to reveal the development of art over the centuries. Supplemented with sections on Art Movements and Painting Techniques, this is the definitive reference for art enthusiasts of any level of knowledge and understanding.
SURREALISM proved to be one of the most significant literary and artistic movements of the twentieth century. It changed the intellectual landscape of our time and its legacy - still evident in the way artists, writers, film-makers and even advertising agencies continue to explore and exploit the subjective inner world that Surrealism attempted to reveal - continues to shape the way we view the world and our role within it. Written with a comprehensive introduction, Essential Surrealists looks at all aspects of the art of the Surrealist movement. The book contains commentary on 120 Surrealist works. Some of these are considered the most important pieces; others may be less well-known, but they are equally essential to the artistic and philosophical development of the group.