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Book The Architect and the Artists

Download or read book The Architect and the Artists written by Bridget Hackshaw and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful and important book about the remarkable collaboration between the modernist architect James Hackshaw (a member of the famous Group Architects), the painter Colin McCahon and the then young sculptor Paul Dibble on twelve New Zealand buildings -- from churches to houses. Drawing on interviews with James Hackshaw before his death and on the McCahon archives, this book brings into the light a body of work and a collaboration that has been little known or examined, even by old McCahon hands. Richly illustrated with Hackshaw's plans, McCahon's drawings, letters and journal entries, and contemporary images of the surviving buildings and artworks, expert essays by Peter Simpson, Julia Gatley, Christopher Dudman, Peter Shaw and Alexa Johnston complete the package.

Book Thomas Cole

    Book Details:
  • Author : Annette Blaugrund
  • Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
  • Release : 2016-04-19
  • ISBN : 1580934625
  • Pages : 121 pages

Download or read book Thomas Cole written by Annette Blaugrund and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of his career as the leader of the Hudson River School of American landscape painting, Thomas Cole listed himself in the New York City Directory as an architect. Why would this renowned painter, who had never before designed a building, advertise himself as such? The importance of Cole’s paintings and the significance of his essays, poems, and philosophy are well established, yet an analysis of his architectural endeavors and their impact on his painting has not been undertaken—until now. In celebration of the recreation of the artist’s self-designed Italianate studio at Cedar Grove in Catskill, New York, now the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, this book focuses on Cole’s architectural interests through architectural elements found in his paintings and drawings as well as in his realized and visionary projects, expanding our understanding of the breadth of his talents and interests. An essay by noted art historian Annette Blaugrund and a contribution by Franklin Kelly, illustrated with Cole’s famous works, sketches, and architectural renderings, reveal an unexplored, yet fascinating, aspect of the career of this beloved artist—and thus, a crucial moment in the development of the Hudson River School and American art. Published to coincide with the exhibition “Thomas Cole: The Artist as Architect” at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site and travelling to the Columbus Art Museum, the book adds a new dimension to scholarship on the artist.

Book Lives of the Artists  Lives of the Architects

Download or read book Lives of the Artists Lives of the Architects written by Hans Ulrich Obrist and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique opportunity to learn about the lives and creativity of the world's leading artists Hans Ulrich Obrist has been conducting ongoing conversations with the world's greatest living artists since he began in Switzerland, aged 19, with Fischli and Weiss. Here he chooses nineteen of the greatest figures and presents their conversations, offering the reader intimacy with the artists and insight into their creative processes. Inspired by the great Vasari, Lives of the Artists explores the meaning of art and artists today, their varying approaches to creating, and a sense of how their thinking evolves over time. Including David Hockney, Gilbert and George, Gerhard Richter, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Marina Abramovic, Louise Bourgeois, Rem Koolhaas, Jeff Koons and Oscar Niemayer, this is a wonderful and unique book for those interested in modern art. Hans Ulrich Obrist is a curator and writer. Since 2006 he has been co-director of the Serpentine Gallery, London. He is the author, with Ai Wei Wei, of Ai Wei Wei Speaks.

Book Archist

    Book Details:
  • Author : Federico Babina
  • Publisher : Uitgeverij Luster
  • Release : 2016
  • ISBN : 9789460581823
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Archist written by Federico Babina and published by Uitgeverij Luster. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archist is a playful interpretation of the expressive language and aesthetics of some of the world's most popular artists. For example, Babina tried to imagine what a house designed by Dalí or a museum conceived by Miró would look like. The illustrations represent an imaginary and imagined world of shapes. Federico Babina finds great pleasure in imagining architecture designed and constructed through the interpretation of an artist's language. The book shows that there is a symbiotic relationship and implicit partnership between architecture and art. The posters in the book manage to catch the essence of the oeuvre of the artists in question. As a consequence, the posters are much more than mere decoration; they become a playful piece of art history.

Book Maya Lin

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jeanne Walker Harvey
  • Publisher : Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
  • Release : 2017-05-02
  • ISBN : 1250112494
  • Pages : 34 pages

Download or read book Maya Lin written by Jeanne Walker Harvey and published by Henry Holt Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The bold story of Maya Lin, the artist-architect who designed the Vietnam War Memorial"--

Book Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects

Download or read book Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects written by Hannah Heidi Levy and published by Badger Books Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - This book profiles well-known artists and architects as well as lesser known off-beat characters.

Book Studio Lives

    Book Details:
  • Author : Louise Campbell
  • Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
  • Release : 2019
  • ISBN : 9781848223134
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Studio Lives written by Louise Campbell and published by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By examining the studios and studio-houses used by British artists between 1900 and 1940, this book reveals the ways in which artists used architecture - occupying and adapting Victorian studios and commissioning new ones. In doing so, it shows them coming to terms with the past, and inventing different modes of being modern, collaborating with architects and influencing the modernist style. In its scrutiny of the physical surroundings of artistic life during this period, the book sheds insight into how the studio environment articulated personal values, artistic affinities and professional aspirations. Not only does it consider the studio in terms of architectural design, but also in the light of the artist's work and life in the studio, and the market for contemporary art. By showing how artists navigated the volatile market for contemporary art during a troubled time, the book provides a new perspective on British art.

Book Thomas W  Schaller  Architect of Light

Download or read book Thomas W Schaller Architect of Light written by Thomas Schaller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful Paintings from a Watercolor Master "The most nearly 'perfect' paintings to me are rarely the ones simply characterized by technical expertise. More often, they are the ones in which you can sense the beating heart of the artist just below the surface--flaws included." Twenty years into a career as architect and architectural illustrator, Thomas Schaller embarked upon a bold new path as a fine artist. Today he is one of the world's most accomplished watercolor artists, celebrated for his poignant treatment of light and its dynamic interplay with the natural and manmade landscape. The first and only collection of work from this popular contemporary artist, Thomas W. Schaller: Architect of Light features 150 of his finest paintings--buildings, bridges, boats, people and other scenes from around the world. In a series of essays, Schaller ruminates on his journey as an artist, what drives him, and the "truths" he's discovered along the way. He offers not only sage insight on composition, color and other technical aspects of painting, but also provocative perspective on more fundamental struggles for the artist, such as overcoming self-doubt and honing one's own, unique voice. Schaller's essays, like his art, shine with passion, authenticity, and the epiphanies that comprise his artistic constellation: discovering the power of breathing...the secret to "finding the art" in any subject...and how the quest for perfection led him to worry less about the final result to take greater joy in the process itself. It's a pivoting read for collector, art-lover and practicing artist alike, full of views to savor and enlighten.

Book Problem Invention

Download or read book Problem Invention written by Peter Bertram and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This evocative and self-reflective book opens broader and pertinent questions about the physical nature of the architectural design process that will resonate with many of us who are prepared to work sympathetically with material. It is the conscious introduction of artistic experimentation in the architects material practice that can gradually enable intimacy, complexity and the shaping of novelty, as Bertram argues. A loving and rigorous attention to making opens exciting spatial questions and promptsþproblem inventionþ. Bertram helps us to understand this process by linking architecture with philosophy, science and art". - Yeoryia Manolopoulou, Professor of Architecture and Experimental Practice, The Barlett School of Architecture00.

Book Architecture Art Parallels Connections

Download or read book Architecture Art Parallels Connections written by Barry A. Berkus and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the parallels between works of art that are often separated by long periods of time or spatial context.

Book Architecturally Speaking

Download or read book Architecturally Speaking written by Alan Read and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architecturally Speaking is an international collection of essays by leading architects, artists and theorists of locality and space. Together these essays build to reflect not only what it might mean to 'speak architecturally' but also the innate relations between the artist's and architect's work, how they are distinct, and in inspiring ways, how they might relate through questions of built form. This book will appeal to urbanists, geographers, artists, architects, cultural historians and theorists.

Book Bernard Maybeck

Download or read book Bernard Maybeck written by Kenneth H. Cardwell and published by Ancient City Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Show Your Work

    Book Details:
  • Author : Austin Kleon
  • Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
  • Release : 2014-03-06
  • ISBN : 0761181369
  • Pages : 225 pages

Download or read book Show Your Work written by Austin Kleon and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his New York Times bestseller Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock their creativity by “stealing” from the community of other movers and shakers. Now, in an even more forward-thinking and necessary book, he shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey—getting known. Show Your Work! is about why generosity trumps genius. It’s about getting findable, about using the network instead of wasting time “networking.” It’s not self-promotion, it’s self-discovery—let others into your process, then let them steal from you. Filled with illustrations, quotes, stories, and examples, Show Your Work! offers ten transformative rules for being open, generous, brave, productive. In chapters such as You Don’t Have to Be a Genius; Share Something Small Every Day; and Stick Around, Kleon creates a user’s manual for embracing the communal nature of creativity— what he calls the “ecology of talent.” From broader life lessons about work (you can’t find your voice if you don’t use it) to the etiquette of sharing—and the dangers of oversharing—to the practicalities of Internet life (build a good domain name; give credit when credit is due), it’s an inspiring manifesto for succeeding as any kind of artist or entrepreneur in the digital age.

Book Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan

Download or read book Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan written by Julia Meech and published by . This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating study reveals the lesser-known side of this famed architect as an important & avid collector of Japanese art, & the role it played in his life & his architecture. Accompanies an exhibition at the Japan Society, New York.

Book Raphael  Painter and Architect in Rome

Download or read book Raphael Painter and Architect in Rome written by Francesco Benelli and published by Artmedia (Acc). This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Fully illustrated guide to Raphael's masterpieces in the Vatican, Rome's museums, galleries, and churches- Includes Raphael's built architecture and his projects (for St. Peter, etc.)- The concise texts are up to date with the latest research on the artist and the findings deriving from recent conservation work- The Letter to Leo X, co-written by Raphael and Baldassar Castiglione, the author of The Courtesan, is also discussed; it is one of the first texts in history on the need to protect and preserve ancient monumentsRaphael arrived in Rome in 1508 and remained there until his death in 1520, working as painter and architect for popes Julius II and Leo X and for the most prestigious patrons. Here the artist changed his painting style several times, looking at the works of Michelangelo, Sebastiano del Piombo and the vast repertoire of ancient painting and sculpture. In the Eternal City Raphael practiced architecture for the first time, designing buildings that reflected the models of Antiquity such as the Pantheon, the descriptions deriving from written sources such as Vitruvius' treaty on architecture, and the examples of modern architects like Donato Bramante. This guide supplies essential and up to date information on all the civil or religious buildings designed or built by Raphael in Rome, and the frescoes and paintings, housed in churches or museums, whether executed in the city or arrived there at a later stage.

Book What is a Designer

Download or read book What is a Designer written by Norman Potter and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining a wide-ranging discussion of the major issues of design with detailed and practical information, Norman Potter looks at the possibilities and limits of design, considers the designer as artisan and as artist, and asks: 'What is good design?' What is a Designer prompts its readers to think and act for themselves. The work adds up to a powerful and endlessly rewarding resource for students of all ages. First published in 1969, the book is now reissued to present the enduring core of Potter's arguments. An afterword by Robin Kinross sets the work andits author in their contexts.

Book Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Download or read book Charles Rennie Mackintosh written by John McKean and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the life and work Charles Mackintosh, the architect of the Glasgow School of Art and one of the great architects of the early twentieth century.