Art, Photography & Fashion

The consistently original painter, sculptor and video artist Mark Wallinger has created some of the most subtly intelligent and irreverent work from the UK in the last twenty-five years. Studying in London at the Chelsea School of Art (1978 - 81) and Goldsmiths College (1983 - 5), his early work questioned ...

Features images that represent five European cities Paris, Istanbul, Palermo, Berlin and Budapest through their surface markings. Exploring the interaction between a city and its citizens as recorded by graffiti and advertising, this work invites us to look at graffiti and other unofficial interventions anew.

The best of Tim Richardson's groundbreaking work as one of the world's most inventive fashion photographers is gathered together for the first time in this lavishly produced volume.

The most awe-inspiring churches and cathedrals from around the world

Examines the ways in which dress 'performs' in a wide range of contemporary and historical literary texts. This book includes essays which explore the function of clothing within fictional narratives, including those of film, television and advertising. It provides an examination of the interconnected worlds of fashion and words.

Posters provide an instructive glimpse of an era's prevailing ideals, prejudices, and presumptions. This title suggests how a famous face can enhance the message of the poster and, conversely, how posters have defined and disseminated images of prominent Americans.

Aesthetics is regarded, traditionally, as an aspect of philosophy. Arthur Edwards' approach is different. Ignoring philosophy, he points out that any work of art is devised in the mind of the artist and interpreted through the mind of the beholder and the object must therefore constitute a device of ...

Maurice Cockrill RA (b 1936) is one of Britains most important abstract artists. This book traces his career, from the realist and Pop works he produced as a central figure in the Liverpool art scene in the 1960s, to the expressionist and abstract work he began to make after moving to London in the 1980s.

What do John Hoyland's boots, Peter Blake's photomontages and Laura Knight's drawing of Venus have in common? They've all featured on Royal Academy posters. Every year, since the founding of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768, there has been a Summer Exhibition. The open event annually draws 10,000 submissions ...

This book arises from the Cities in dialogue exhibition that was held in in FACT in conjunction with the University of Liverpool and the Liverpool Independents Biennial in 2014, and covers the works of artists Brian Mackern (Uruguay), Barbara Palomino (Chile), Marina Zerbarini (Argentina), and Ricardo Miranda Zuniga (US-Nicaragua).

Looks at two different genres in relation to the construction of femininity in late nineteenth-century France - Degas' representation of ballet dancers and the transforming tradition of female portraiture.

This fully illustrated catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Barbara Kruger at Modern Art Oxford, 28th June - 31st August 2014.Kruger created a major site-specific text installation in Modern Art Oxford's iconic Upper Gallery, as well as exhibiting ...

Catalog of an exhibition held at Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, Dec. 11, 2010-Feb. 20, 2011.

Over the past ten years the acclaimed sculptor Miroslaw Balka has been making concise and moving video works. Topography introduces this compelling and little known work and offers fresh insight into the work of one of the most important artists working today.Miroslaw Balka uses video as a repository ...

This new introduction to El Greco (1541-1614) follows the artist from his native island to Venice, Rome, Madrid, and then Toledo, the ecclesiastical capital of Spain. El Greco's ability to assimilate different artistic techniques and approaches to religion and philosophy enabled him to develop one of ...

Takes a look at the makings and meanings of shoes, cobblers, and barefootedness in Jewish experience. This book shows how shoes convey theological, social, and economic concepts, and as such are subjects for inquiry within a range of cultural, artistic, and historic contexts.

Last Gasp is proud to present this new book featuring the works of Los Angeles-based artist Stacy Lande.

Art directors need to balance both the creative and business-oriented aspects of their role to be truly successful. As well as needing top-level visual and creative skills, art directors must also motivate, communicate with, and inspire their coworkers and clients. Art Directing Projects for Print provides ...

Shows fashion-forward and budget-conscious crafters how to reinvent their wardrobe using beginner-friendly sewing techniques. In this title, each project comes with step-by-step instructions for cutting, sewing, embroidering, or embellishing something truly unique and fabulous.