Tag: Art

Portrait of a Woman Art, Rivalry, and Revolution in the Life of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard


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English | April 16th, 2024 | ISBN: 1797211870 | 184 pages | True EPUB | 19.00 MB
Discover the story of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard-a long-ignored artist and feminist of eighteenth-century France-in this imaginative and illuminating biography from an award-winning writer.

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Politics and the Art of Commemoration memorials to struggle in Latin America and Spain


Free Download Katherine Hite, "Politics and the Art of Commemoration: memorials to struggle in Latin America and Spain"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0415843545, 0415780713 | PDF | pages: 161 | 1.6 mb
Memorials are proliferating throughout the globe. States recognize the political value of memorials: memorials can convey national unity, a sense of overcoming violent legacies, a commitment to political stability or the strengthening of democracy. Memorials represent fitful negotiations between states and societies symbolically to right wrongs, to recognize loss, to assert distinct historical narratives that are not dominant.

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Photographic Realism The Art of Richard Billingham


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English | November 12, 2020 | ISBN: 1350108693, 1350282421 | True EPUB | 264 pages | 12.9 MB
One of the most captivating and provocative artists of the Sensation generation, Richard Billingham (b. 1970) came to prominence in the late 1990s with his visceral photobook Ray’s a Laugh, a slice of everyday life in a high-rise sink estate in the British West Midlands. This book is the first comprehensive discussion of Billingham’s art practice. Articulating the socio-historical, aesthetic, geographical as well as anthropological aspects of Billingham’s art, the book situates his work within the British neorealist tradition in visual art, cinema and

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One on One 101 The Art of Inspired and Effective Individualized Instruction


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English | ISBN: 1630476161 | 2016 | 148 pages | EPUB | 411 KB
The prevailing reality is that good educators do the tangible things well. Great educators also do the intangible things well. One-on-One education is packed to the brim with intangible moments that we can identify, hone in on, and master.

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On art and artists an anthology of Diderot’s aesthetic thought


Free Download On art and artists : an anthology of Diderot’s aesthetic thought By John S. D. Glaus, Jean Seznec
2011 | 191 Pages | ISBN: 940070061X | EPUB | 2 MB
Chance ordained that Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was not only a philosopher, playwright and writer, but also a salonnier. In other words, an art critic. In 1759, his friend Grimm entrusted him with a project that forced him to acquire ‘thoughtful notions concerning painting and sculpture’ and to refine ‘art terms, so familiar in his words yet so vague in his mind’. Diderot wrote artistic reviews of exhibitions – Salons – that were organized bi-annually at the Louvre by the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. These reviews, published in the "Correspondence Litteraire", were Did.

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On Art and Science Tango of an Eternally Inseparable Duo (2024)


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English | EPUB | 2019 | 360 Pages | ISBN : 3030275760 | 102 MB
Einstein once remarked "After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in aesthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are always artists as well". In this volume, some of the world’s leading thinkers come together to expound on the interrelations between sciences and arts.

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Modern Art for Kids Hands-On Art and Craft Activities Inspired by the Masters (Art Stars)


Free Download Modern Art for Kids: Hands-On Art and Craft Activities Inspired by the Masters (Art Stars) by Stephanie Ho Poon, Shannon Yeung
English | April 25, 2023 | ISBN: 0760382077 | 128 pages | MOBI | 10 Mb
Take a fun and engaging illustrated journey through modern art history, from Impressionism to Minimalism, to meet key artists and make crafts inspired by their work.

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Minding Movies Observations on the Art, Craft, and Business of Filmmaking


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English | 2011 | ISBN: 0226066983, 0226066991 | PDF | pages: 308 | 2.5 mb
David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson are two of America’s preeminent film scholars. You would be hard pressed to find a serious student of the cinema who hasn’t spent at least a few hours huddled with their seminal introduction to the field-Film Art, now in its ninth edition-or a cable television junkie unaware that the Independent Film Channel sagely christened them the "Critics of the Naughts." Since launching their blog Observations on Film Art in 2006, the two have added web virtuosos to their growing list of accolades, pitching unconventional long-form pieces engaged with film artistry that have helped to redefine cinematic storytelling for a new age and audience.

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