An emblematic figure of the early 20th century, Paul Klee participated in the expansive Avant-Garde movements in Germany and Switzerland. From the vibrant Blaue Reiter movement to Surrealism at the end of the 1930s and throughout his teaching years at the Bauhaus, he attempted to capture the organic and harmonic nature of painting by alluding to other artistic mediums such as poetry, literature…
Sargent was born in Florence, in 1856, the son of cultivated parents. When Sargent entered the school of Carolus-Duran he attained much more than the average pupils. His father was a retired Massachusetts gentleman, having practised medicine in Philadelphia. Sargent's home life was penetrated with refinement, and outside it were the beautiful influences of Florence, combining the charms of sky …
Paul Klee nació en 1879 en Münchenbuchsee, Suiza, y creció en una familia de músicos. En vez de seguir la tradición musical de la familia, decidió estudiar arte en la academia de Munich. Sin embargo, el amor que durante su niñez sintió por la música siempre fue parte importante en su vida y su obra. En 1911 Klee conoció a Alexei Javlensky, Vasily Kandinsky, August Macke, Franz Marc y …
Nacido en 1912, en un pequeño pueblo de Wyoming, Jackson Pollock personificó el sueño norteamericano cuando su país enfrentaba las realidades de la era moderna que reemplazaba al siglo XIX. Pollock se marchó a la ciudad de Nueva York en busca de fama y fortuna. Gracias al Federal Art Project, logró rápidamente la aclamación del público y después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, se convir…
Die Studie vergleicht Theodor Fontane und Adolph Menzel anhand der These der interferierenden Bildwelten: Die Romane wie die Gemälde zeigen eine Abkehr von einer ontologisch stabil geglaubten und zentralperspektivisch bzw. auktorial erfassbaren Realität zugunsten einer dynamisch verfassten und individuell gebrochenen Verfahrensrealität. Passagen aus Irrungen, Wirrungen und Effi Briest und …
Learn the secrets of authentic Italian home cooking, passed down through the generations with love, and embrace a passion for good food as you cook your way through 100 comforting recipes. Distilling the episodic knowledge Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander share on their popular Italian cooking YouTube channel, Pasta Grammar (@PastaGrammar), The Italian Family Kitchen shares how to make unco…
Hand Lettering for Beginners allows artists to get started with basic calligraphy alphabets, chalk drawing, and step-by-step hand lettering projects. Learn how to create beautiful, hand-lettered arts and crafts with Hand Lettering for Beginners, an abridged version of Creative Lettering and Beyond by Gabri Kirkendall, Laura Lavender, Julie Manwaring, and Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn. From modern ca…
With her earliest work, Penny Siopis established herself as one of the most talented and challenging visual artists in and beyond South Africa. Penny Siopis: Time and Again engages in a variety of ways with her work of the past thirty-five years. A conversation between the artist and the editor, Gerrit Olivier, unfolds throughout the book, giving the reader fascinating insights into her working…
Giovanni Vialardi, A vent'anni divenne aiutante di cucina della Real Casa Savoia, al servizio del principe Carlo Alberto. Nei quasi trent'anni trascorsi nelle cucine di Casa Savoia Giovanni Vialardi percorse tutte le tappe di una straordinaria carriera rivelandosi particolarmente abile come pasticciere e nel 1848 divenne Capo Cuoco e Pasticciere.Chiunque prenda in mano e si ponga a leggere ques…
The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography, 2nd Edition teaches photographers how to convert their visual peak experiences—moments of extraordinary natural beauty that evoke a sense of wonder and awe—into stunning images that elicit the same awestruck emotion in their viewers. Author Glenn Randall is an experienced wilderness photographer, and whether you want to venture i…