Книги издательства Thames&Hudson
Название: Joel-Peter Witkin
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Год: 2008
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With his focus on the “disagreeable beauty” of the anomalous and the transgressive, Joel-Peter Witkin’s images are edgy and disturbing. Influenced by artists from Giotto to the Surrealists, by daguerreotypes and the work of Bellocq, his portraits and complex tableaux incorporating corpses, hermaphrodites, masks and mutiliation provoke and challenge the viewer.
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Год: 2008
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This lavishly illustrated book presents fifty-five masterworks by Japanese kimono artist Itchiku Kubota. His unique style – inspired by the fragile dyed silks of sixteenth-century Japan, and developed after twenty years of experimentation – combines stitch-resist, ink drawing, embroidery, metallic leaf and a complex layering of colours to create hauntingly beautiful landscapes with richly textured surfaces. In the artist’s magnum opus ‘Symphony of Light’ – showcased in this volume together with his five-piece 'Mount Fuji' series and ten individual works – the monumental kimono are intended to be shown sequentially, and were made only for display. Featured on a special fold-out section, Kubota’s remarkable imagery can be fully appreciated as it extends from robe to robe. With this work Kubota created an entirely new concept of landscape representation on the kimono, elevating the quintessential Japanese garment to the level of installation art. Published to accompany a collaborative exhibition between the San Diego Museum of Art, Timken Museum of Art, Canton Museum of Art and the Itchiku Kubota Art Museum – the catalogue includes essays by Dale Carolyn Gluckman and Hollis Goodall; a preface by Satoshi Kubota, Itchiku’s son and artistic heir; and an interview with Satoshi Kubota by Derrick R. Cartwright of the San Diego Museum of Art. All shed new light on Itchiku’s artistic vision. Complete with a biography, an overview of the artist’s basic production techniques, a glossary and a bibliography, this is the first major publication on a master of exceptional virtuosity.
Название: Legends of the Open Road
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2007
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Throughout the 20th century, the automobile industry has become a symbol of modernity. These twenty-first century prototypes-such as the Volkswagen Beetle, the Fiat 500, the great sports cars designed by Pininfarina for Ferrari, and the Mini Minor by Issigonis-all had a mix of design and technological innovation that made them marvels of contemporary life. This catalog illustrates the creative life of the most prestigious European and American car manufacturers in history. An in-depth examination of their design process and technological innovations offers an unprecedented look into the well-known names of the automobile age, as well as some of the world's rarest models. From the creative process to the making of timeless automobile design, this publication presents the automobile culture in all its glory.
Название: Liaigre
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2008
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Following his highly successful volume Maison, interior design guru Christian Liaigre takes us inside six exclusive properties to unveil his luxurious world of design. Liaigre unleashes his masterful eye on diverse, international settings — a hidden Spanish residence, a luxury yacht, a massive Swiss farmstead, a thatched-roof paradise in Bora Bora, a modern Canadian manor, and a villa in the South of France. He combines local materials with the personality of the owner, while remaining true to the signature style that has made him one of the most sought-after designers of our time. Close-up photographs feature a wealth of design details — embossed leather and velour upholstery, generously proportioned furniture, and splashes of jewel-tone accessories that sparkle against the warm earthy tones of the natural, local materials. These creative details are contextualized via panoramic views throughout the book. This handsome, oversized volume is rich in ideas for amateur and professional interior designers alike.
Название: Locusts
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2008
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Warm and witty, Locusts is a book of photographs that, in the words of its creator, Sasha Gusov, ‘pulls together the concept of mass mentality – photographs that examine the way people eat, the tourist eternally behind the camera, the obsession with consumerism … an investigation of contemporary man – who we are, who we have become and how absurd we can be at times.’ The outcome of five years of work and observation around the world, these brief snatches and moments are a true representation of what humanity does when it thinks that no one is looking.
Название: Logo
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2007
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The logo bible, this book provides graphic designers with an indispensable reference source for contemporary logo design. More than 1300 logos are grouped according to their focal form, symbol and graphic associations into 75 categories such as crosses, stars, crowns, animals, people, handwritten, illustrative type, etc. To emphasize the visual form of the logos, they are shown predominantly in black and white. Highlight logos are shown in colour. By sorting a vast, international array of current logotypes ranging from those of small, design-led businesses to global brands in this way, this book offers design consultancies a ready resource to draw upon in the research phase of identity projects. Logos are also indexed alphabetically by name of company/designer and by industrial sector, making it easy to piece together a picture of the state of the identity art in any clients marketplace.
Название: M: C. Escher: Visions of Symmetry
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2004
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Visions of Symmetry is a trip into the mind of a creator who continues to captivate the world. Doris Schattschneider’s classic is the most penetrating study of Escher’s work in existence, and the one most admired by mathematicians and scientists. Schattschneider asks, ‘How did he do it?’. She answers the question by meticulously analysing Escher’s notebooks. Visions of Symmetry includes many of Escher’s masterworks, as well as hundreds of lesser-known examples of his work. This new edition also features an illustrated epilogue by the author that reveals new information about Escher’s inspiration and shows how his ideas on symmetry have influenced mathematicians, computer scientists and contemporary artists.
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Год: 2008
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Retail trade has recognized the opportunity of qualification and individualization through high-grade buildings. The trailblazers of outstanding and innovative commercial architecture today are, first of all, the inner city shopping malls and department stores. In many downtowns, modern shopping facilities have been developed as new focal points of attraction. Moreover, these new multi-functional complexes encourage the process of long-term revitalization of the inner cities. The richly illustrated volume, provided with detailed planning material, shows the latest tendencies in shopping architecture worldwide as seen in approximately 100 projects.
Название: Modern Menswear
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2008
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Menswear has evolved from existing in niche markets to procuring mainstream acceptance. With consumers revelling in fashion and the associated lifestyle products, contemporary fashion design for men has become a beacon for masculine identity.Creating this focus is a group of visionaries who have shifted the boundaries of menswear design, designers who have broken with convention to visualize radical and directional clothing. They are not concerned with the formalities and traditions of menswear but see their garments as an expression of contemporary thought. With a huge range of imagery, «Modern Menswear» showcases these radicals in fashion, profiling big names and emerging talent from across the world. Designers profiled include Marc Jacobs, Yohji Yamamoto, Vivienne Westwood and Hedi Slimane of Dior Homme, providing an insight into their design processes and their contribution to the contemporary fashion aesthetic.
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Год: 2008
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The twilight of Imperial Russia witnessed a sudden renaissance of the visual, literary and performing arts: here was a Silver Age as luminous perhaps as the Golden Age of Russian literature many decades before. Much of this new flowering was indebted to the set of ideas known as Symbolism, which fell on fertile soil in Russia. The Russian Symbolists lived and created on the edge, which often made them to be named 'Decadent' or 'Degenerate'. Yet, as Sergei Diaghilev declared, theirs was not a moral or artistic decline, but a voyage of inner discovery and a refurbishing of a national culture. A dazzling array of artists, writers, composers, actors, singers, dancers and designers are presented here in context, including Tolstoy, Pasternak, Gorky, Akhmatova, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Nijinsky, Scriabin, Karsavina, Meyerhold, Chaliapin, Stanislavsky, Diaghilev, Roerich, Repin, Serov, Somov, Vrubel, Bakst, Kandinsky, Malevich, Mayakovsky and many more. The book includes a rich repertoire of artworks and vintage documentary photographs, many of which have not been published before. With a clear narrative and comprehensive bibliography, this volume will appeal both to the specialist and to the general student of Russian history and culture.
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Год: 2007
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Typography remains the bedrock of graphic design and, while the art of lettering is evolving, contemporary designers still look to the past for inspiration. New Vintage Type is a critical survey of how modern artwork uses old type to evoke another time and place. Organized by period, the book features hundreds of lively examples that prove that our type heritage has a place in the colourful graphic world of today: Victorian, Woodtype, Art Deco, Modern Movement, Eccentric Movement … Each section features a brief essay, introducing historical features of the typefaces and considering what attributes make them relevant for a range of contemporary situations. Steven Heller and Gail Anderson’s insightful and entertaining texts and inspirational graphic frames make this the ultimate visual inspiration for students, practitioners and typophiles.
Название: One Off: Independent Retail Design
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2008
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The urge to create an individualized shopping experience is a major trend around the world. A new generation of independent shops has grown up. These are mostly small, and are setting up against the odds, so that they have to make an effort with their exteriors, interiors and branding to lure in customers. Some such shops are a triumph of ingenuity on a low budget, while other one-off outlets are as glamorous as their big-name counterparts. Some interiors and graphics are created by professional designers, others by the owners themselves. In fact, this trend is now so widespread that the corporate retailers who sparked the reaction in the first place are getting in on the act, commissioning one-off outlets and short-term guerrilla stores to appeal to a more savvy, funky young clientele. «One-Off» is the first book to address this important retail trend. It covers food, home and lifestyle, fashion and accessories, random gems and pretenders and guerrilla stores.
Название: One Thousand Years of Manga
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2008
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This work is both an informative account of the genesis of the form and a visual delight. Through its captivating illustrations and enlightening text, the book situates Manga in its proper context, appreciating it for what it truly is: an integral part of Japanese art and culture.
Название: Photo Art: The New World of Photography
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2008
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This lavishly illustrated survey presents the work of nearly 120 international artists at the forefront of the boom in photography, among them Elina Brotherus, Tacita Dean, Luc Delahaye, Alec Soth, Jens Ullrich and Michael Wesely. Each artist is introduced by an essay, followed by four pages of their superbly reproduced work. This is a valuable and forward-looking reference book for photographers, collectors and photography lovers everywhere.
Название: Picasso: La Joie de Vivre (1946-1949)
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2007
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This work presents a unique perspective of Picasso seen through 120 works including paintings, drawings, ceramics, and sculptures from the outstanding collection of the Picasso Museum of Antibes. When in 1946 Picasso received the offer to use one of the great rooms in the castle at Antibes as a studio, he exclaimed enthusiastically: I'm not only going to paint, I'll decorate the museum too. The result was a series of paintings and drawings — on rather unusual supports due to the shortage of materials in the post-war period — that reflected the jubilant spirit, the joie de vivre, of a country that was free once more. Picasso later added sculptures, graphic works and ceramics to this collection, forming the basis for what would be France's first museum dedicated to him, inaugurated in 1966 as Musee Picasso, Antibes. This catalogue, published in conjunction with the exhibition of Palazzo Grassi, comprises a great selection of the most outstanding works from the Musee Picasso of Antibes, a large number of which have never been shown beyond the museum's walls. These include the murals La Joie de Vivre (The Joy of Life) (1946), The Sea Urchin Easter (1946) and the impressive sculpture Head of Woman with Chignon (1932). In all, nearly 120 works, featuring paintings, drawings, sculptures and ceramics that serve to illustrate a splendid period in Picasso's artistic career. The volume also features a fascinating selection of photographs of Picasso by the Polish artist Michel Smajewski, better known as Michel Sima. Taken whilst the Picasso was working in Antibes, these photographs provide an artistic and historical complement to the volume, portraying the context in which Picasso created the works.
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2006
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This is a bible of contemporary illustration. This is a comprehensive survey of new and exciting work from across the globe that will appeal to experts and newcomers alike. Each artist's work is accompanied by a self-portrait and a short, illuminating profile exploring their inspirations and their approach both to illustration and to their career.
Название: Reuters — Our World Now
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2008
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Reuters is the world’s largest international news agency. Its award-winning photographers submit some 1,500 photos a day from locations across the globe, creating an annual archive of over half a million images. This stylish book is a compilation of 380 of the finest Reuters photographs of 2007. Drawing upon this unparalleled resource, Our World Now documents a year in the life of our vibrant, troubled, beautiful planet. Sometimes funny, sometimes devastating, always enthralling, these photographs encompass the fantastic diversity of trends, moods and stories that have defined 2007. • 2007 in 380 powerful photos. • Covers the full range of news reporting – politics, commerce, conflict, the environment, accidents and disasters, faith and festivities, entertainment, celebrity and lifestyle. • Pithy captions summarize the story behind each picture. • Features all the year’s top stories and some surprises too. Reuters photographers push the boundaries of what news photography is and can be.
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Год: 2008
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The company Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.A., founded in 1927 by designer Salvatore Ferragamo, is a luxury brand with more than 450 stores in over 55 countries. It sells footwear, handbags and small leather goods, scarves and ties, men's and women's ready-to-wear, bijoux, watches, fragrances and eyewear. Salvatore Ferragamo made the name famous in California, first in Santa Barbara and then in Hollywood, creating footwear for the most beautiful women in the world — the «divas» of emerging American cinema. This book is also the catalogue of an exhibition that took place at the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art (29 March-7 May 2008) to celebrate the eighty-year anniversary of the company. Photographs, sketches, and drawings explore design processes and showcase shoes, handbags, and accessories — a magnificent selection of fashion works embodying social and cultural changes over time.
Название: Seventeenth Century Art and Architecture
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2008
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This excellent introduction to the major developments in art and architecture that emerged from seventeenth-century Western Europe bridges the gap between the specialized study and a more general survey. «Seventeenth-Century Art and Architecture» encompasses the socio-political and cultural background of the period. In the process it examines the careers of the most significant painters, sculptors, and architects, and those of less well-known artists. Major artists covered include Bernini, Borromini, Caravaggio, Carracci, Claude, Girardon, Guercino, Hals, Jones, Le Brun, Le Vau, Murillo, Poussin, Rembrandt, Reni, Ribera, Rubens, Ruisdael, Steen, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Vermeer, Wren, and Zurbaran. The seventeenth century also witnessed the emergence of successful women painters such as Artemisia Gentileschi and Clara Peeters, who receive due attention here.
Название: StyleCity London
Жанр: Thames&Hudson
Год: 2008
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This is the new, fully revised London edition of the world’s number-one stylish travel series, bringing you up to date with what’s happening in your favourite city. Strikingly photographed, superbly designed and produced, and yet ingeniously practical with easy-to-read maps and pacy, informed texts, each StyleCity volume presents a selective, particular and stylish portrait of a great world city. From off-beat cafés and cutting-edge restaurants to specialized boutiques, the choicest hotels and buzziest neighbourhoods, StyleCity presents all the special places you’ll find only in that city, where both savvy locals and discerning travellers will find a vibrant and idiosyncratic experience.
