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La teoria dei colori
Classico del pensiero occidentale, considerato dallo stesso Goethe uno dei suoi capolavori, La teoria dei colori è tra i testi che hanno più influenzato l'arte e l'estetica otto-novecentesca. Un'opera fondamentale che ha esplorato la percezione del colore come fenomeno personale e sensibile, qui presentata con una prefazione inedita di Riccardo Falcinelli e la postfazione di Giulio Carlo Arga…
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American Colonial Women and Their ArtA Chronological Encyclopedia
Less celebrated than their male counterparts, women have been vital contributors to the arts. Works by women of the colonial era represent treasured accomplishments of American culture and still impress us today, centuries after their creation. The breadth of creative expression is as impressive as the women themselves. In American Colonial Women and Their Art: A Chronological Encyclopedia, Ma…
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A New Form of BeautyGlen Canyon Beyond Climate Change
In Glen Canyon waters rose, inundating petroglyphs and creating Lake Powell. Now the Colorado River basin is experiencing the longest dry spell in modern history—one that shows alarming signs of becoming the new normal. In A New Form of Beauty photographer Peter Goin and writer Peter Friederici tackle science from the viewpoint of art, creating a lyrical exploration in words and photog…
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¿Cómo es ser un ave? De volar a anidar, de comer a cantar... ¿Qué hacen l…
En este precioso volumen, el autor explora más de 200 especies y presenta más de 330 nuevas ilustraciones. Si bien se centra en las aves más comunes en América del Norte (charas azules, trepadores cabecipardos y carboneros, entre otros), también examina otras especies, como el frailecillo atlántico que habita en la costa. Las rigurosas ilustraciones, así como la amplia experiencia de Da…
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Surpassing the SpectacleGlobal Transformations and the Changing Politics of Art
In her newest book, leading social critic Carol Becker offers a timely analysis of the nature of art and its role in politics and society. Completed just before the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center catastrophe, Surpassing the Spectacle is now especially relevant in its analysis of the spectacle society that was omnipresent before that fatal day. This book is remarkably prescient of the new…
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Mexican MelodramaFilm and Nation from the Golden Age to the New Wave
In Mexican Melodrama, Elena Lahr-Vivaz explores the compelling ways that new-wave Mexican directors use the tropes and themes of Golden Age films to denounce the excesses of a nation characterized as a fragmented and fictitious construct. Analyzing big hits and quiet successes of both Golden Age and new-wave cinema, the author offers in each chapter a comparative reading of films from the two e…
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A la mesa con Loleta
¿Te gusta celebrar en casa como en ningún otro sitio? ¿Te gustan los detalles que marcan la diferencia en cada celebración? Si disfrutas sentando a tu mesa a familia y amigos, has llegado al lugar indicado. Con este libro podrás disfrutar con Loleta de cada ocasión, preparando tu mesa de una manera especial, ya sea un cumpleaños, una cena de navidad, una comida en otoño o un brunch de d…
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Life and Food in the Caribbean
The West Indian kitchen today, five hundred years after Columbus, is a wonderful blend of flavors and cooking styles.
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Kachina DollsThe Art of Hopi Carvers
Much has been written about the popular kachina dolls carved by the Hopi Indians of northern Arizona, but little has been revealed about the artistry behind them. Now Helga Teiwes describes the development of this art form from early traditional styles to the action-style kachina dolls made popular in galleries throughout the world, and on to the kachina sculptures that have evolved in the last…
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Café sensibleEl método para valorar el café a través de tus 7 sentidos
El sector del café de especialidad está creciendo exponencialmente. Lo que pagamos por consumir una buena taza de café se ha multiplicado en muy poco tiempo, pero ¿qué es lo que agrega valor al café? ¿Qué diferencia un café convencional de uno certificado o especial? ¿Por qué pagamos más por su origen, su historia, sus certificaciones, sus medallas, sus procesos, su inocuidad y su d…
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