Fine Arts

About the Book Sartre was a prodigious commentator on contemporary art, as is evidentfrom the short but incisive essays that make up this important volume.Sartre examines the work of a wide range of artists here, includingrecognized masters such a...

Art history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture and the other visual arts. In this Very Short Introduction, Dana Arnold presents an introduction to the issues, debates, and artefacts that make up art history...

The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins...

मकबूल फिदा हुसेन: इस नाम से जुड़े अनगिनत खयाल और किस्से उन लोगों के जहन में हैं, जो किंवदंती बन चुके इस कलाकार की शख्सियत से वाकिफ हैं। माहिर चित्रकार, रंगीन व्यक्तित्व, अलग किस्म के फिल्मकार, महंगी से महंगी जिसकावर्णनों के आशिक, नंगे पांवों चलने ...

Pablo Picasso and Gertrude Stein. Few can be said to have had as broad an impact on European art in the twentieth century as these two cultural giants. Pablo Picasso, a pioneering visual artist, created a prolific and widely influential body of wo...

The imagery in Ray’s paintings come from his personal experiences. It is this visual world and its impact that are revealed in his work, with his city of Calcutta and his early days in a village in Bangladesh as major themes. While water-colours h...

Typography, the art of designing printed words, was once the domain of an elite few artists but has become an area with which millions of people engage daily. The widespread usage of digital devices from laptops to tablets and smart phones which a...

Contemporary art has never been so popular - but the art world is changing. In a landscape of increasing globalization there is growing interest in questions over the nature of contemporary art today, and the identity of who is controlling its fut...

As public interest in modern art continues to grow, there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers, offering them not only information and ideas about modern art, but also explaining its contemporary relevance and its history. Th...

For a long time, women artists, particularly in India, did not have it easy. So, what contributes to a woman artist's success? Is it grit, determination or passion? Sunflowers: Incredible Journeys of Epic Women Artists from India unveils unfilt...

This work is a broad inter-disciplinary approach to present day conditions in Bombay. Chapters on nineteenth century Bombay and the famine migrants, the emergence of educational institutions and the Gujarati influence on Bombay's intellectual life...

Most of what we know about Leonardo da Vinci, we know because of his notebooks. Some 6,000 sheets of notes and drawings survive, perhaps one-fifth of what he actually produced. With an artist's eye and a scientist's curiosity, he recorded in these...

Lines from an Artistic Life explores the drawings of eminent Indian artist K M Adimoolam, well-known in India and internationally for his meticulous pen-and-ink drawings on subjects ranging from realistic portraits of Mahatma Gandhi to idealized p...

This book is the first inter-disciplinary engagement with the work of Maqbool Fida Husain, arguably Indiaa (TM)s most iconic contemporary artist today, whose life and work are intimately entangled with the career of independent India as a democrat...

“I think in pictures. Poems help me with this. They are like buoys in the sea. I swim to them, from one to the other. In between, without them, I am lost. They are the handholds where something masses together in the infinite expanse.”—Anselm Kief...

A large bulk of Indian miniature paintings comes from Rajasthan. These miniatures are endowed with warm colours, primitive vigour, directness of expression and all that corresponds to the unique land of Rajasthan. They encompass its fun and festiv...

The book is a simple commemoration of the work of master potter Ira Chaudhuri over seven decades – primarily through more than 150 images of her works, juxtaposed with quotes from the artist. It includes a valuable essay by Ira Chaudhuri which, be...

Part of the Monumental Legacy series, this well illustrated and well informed book explains in lucid language the historical background and architecture of the Buddhist monuments of Sanchi. This book, with its section on practical information, is ...

Self-expression is a fundamental human drive. The need for self-expression can occur through many means both creative and mundane. The Expressive Instinct explains how the complexity of human experiences and the need to express them manifests more...

'Why study the arts at school?' This book offers a fresh perspective on this question. Informed by rigorous research, the book argues that the arts help young people to develop key skills, knowledge and practices that support them to become both c...

Counternarratives from Asian American Art Educators: Identities, Pedagogies, and Practice beyond the Western Paradigm collects and explores the professional and pedagogical narratives of Asian art educators and researchers in North America. Few st...

Understanding Interaction explores the interaction between people and technology in the broader context of the relations between the human-made and the natural environments. It is not just about digital technologies - our computers, smartphones, t...

Performance Art: Education and Practice is an introduction to performance art through activities and practice prompts that are framed by seminal moments in the history of the medium as well as the current theoretical discussions surrounding perfor...

This innovative textbook applies basic dance history and theory to contemporary popular culture examples in order to examine our own ways of moving in--and through--culture. By drawing on material relevant to students, Dance in US Popular Culture ...

'Surface Works' is about using plain knit or crocheted backgrounds to which surface decoration can be added, and the projects in this book were created with that in mind. The three categories are altering the surface, collaging or layering the sur...

This sewing guide gives sewers confidence in their own creativity and the unlimited potential of their favourite sewing machine.

The Andy Warhol Soup Can Stress Reliever is great for reducing physical discomfort and relieving mental tension in your body. Squeezing will improve focus, increase strength, and soothe your mind.- Slow-rising polyurethane- Box Size: 2.75 x 3.5 x ...

Vincent van Gogh drew thousands of images to better his style. He believed that drawing was "the root of everything" and completed over 1,000 drawings from 1877 to 1890. His drawings were mainly done in pencil, black chalk, red chalk, blue chalk, ...

This volume highlights the treasures of the National Museum New Delhi. The museum has over 2,10,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of Indian art and craftsmanship. The collection includes sculptures in stone, bronze, terracotta and wood, mi...

Written by an authoritative scholar of Tibetan Buddhism Presents many works from rare private collections Tibet - The 'Land of Snows' - is ensconced in the blue silence of icy peaks, the ochre silence of rocks, where once it was honey-combed with ...

The editors have organized the chapters helpfully across eight parts: I: Artforms, II: History, III: Questions of Form, Style, and Address, IV: Art and Science, V: Comparisons among the Arts, VI: Questions of Value, VII: Philosophers of Art, VIII:...

International in scope, this volume brings together leading and emerging voices working at the intersection of contemporary art, visual culture, activism, and climate change, and addresses key questions, such as: why and how do art and visual cult...

An exploratory, artistic activity guide based around the infinite possibilities and techniques of collage and mixed media. Through ten different works produced using a wide variety of procedures, the book analyzes the process of creation step by s...

Depicts 385 miniature paintings of the Gita by Allah Baksh, from late 17th century Mewar, published for the first time Features fine translations of the Gita from Mewari into Hindi by Chandra Prakash Deval and thereafter into English by Alok Bhal...

The author traces the development of romantic poetry in the Indian tradition starting with ancient poetry in Prakrit from the fourth century court of Hala, through the Tamil Aham poetry, to Kalidasa's creations in classical Sanskrit, the 10th cant...

GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BODY OPPONENT TRAINING BAGThe Body Opponent Bag or BOB is a one-of-a kind freestanding punching bag used by martial artists, self-defense students, fitness enthusiasts and men and women of all ages. Unfortunately, most peo...

This collection of lectures from the RSA's Arts Matter series demonstrates the value and relevance of the arts. It presents a case for giving the arts sufficient prominence and influence and offers proven examples of the personal and social change...

The Artistry of Handwork is dedicated to artisans for whom handwork is worship, creative expression and earnings. It is a collection of random images that gives the viewers joy at the sight of the simple beauty of hand work. The images depict craf...

Drawing is such a beneficial learning tool for kids. This book allows them to imagine and sketch. If you think your kids have the potential to be good in drawing, then this activity book will be very good for them. Let them go through the many pat...

This is a selection of posters from Shell''s advertising campaigns between the 1920s and 1950s. Among the artists commissioned for the posters were Paul Nash, Vaness a Bell, Rex Whistler and Graham Sutherland. '

Ragachitra: Deccani Ragamala Paintings presents exquisite miniature art from Bijapur, rendered in the Deccan style (19th century). A set of 44 unpublished ragamala paintings in possession of the National Museum, Delhi since 1989 has been displayed...

This comprehensive text challenges the taken-for-granted opposition of science and art by combining the fundamental principles of psychology, art and creativity and presenting the interdependent disciplines together in one unique, clear, and acces...

Planes Coloring Book - Fun For Kids!Make the perfect gift for anyone who loves coloring! Buy this Coloring Book for adult who want to relax, improve artistic skills and have fun! Click the cover to reveal what's inside!About this book: 110 pages ...

Created by one of the world's sensory experts, the light, extra-fine perfumes of this candle evoke the atmosphere of your fantasy library, and the pleasure of reading, through the enigmatic scent of paper.

- This volume is the fourth in a new series of publications illustrating the collections of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, City Palace, Jaipur. - The book traces the journey of visual arts, specifically painting and photography, in Jaipur...

- Explores the unique features of the initial period of Orchha painting (1590-1605)- Features over 100 images of exquisite miniature paintings from this schoolThis book about miniature painting at the Bundelkhand royal courts of Orchha, Datia, and...

Three things come together in the series of paintings depicted in this book: a great text, a delectable old romance, and the work of one of the most talented families of painters. The text is the 12th century Naishadhacharita of Sriharsha, one of ...

In this title, Elaine M. Goodwin unveils the art of traditional mosaic techniques and adds her own 21st-century style to the series of 16 projects. She guides the reader through each of these projects with step-by-step photographs that ensure that...