Art, Photography & Fashion

Charming, eccentric, endlessly inventive, Heath Robinson's unforgettable drawings perfectly capture the peculiar character of the British nation at leisure.

A reinterpretation of the early life and career of Michelangelo, arguably the greatest artist in history. It explores Michelangelo's involvement in the most troubling controversies of his age, and recreates Florence and Rome with sketches of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Leonardo, Julius II and Machiavelli.

The significant influence of the periodical Signature on fine art has long been overlooked. While few people nowadays will have read it, no journal has greater claim to have stimulated the taste that became British neo-romanticism in the mid-20th century.

Oliver Simon, its editor, publisher, patron ...

Featuring a foreword by culture critic and curator Carlo McCormick and original typesetting by artist Adam Turnbull, Imaginary Concerts Volume 2 transports the reader further into Coffin's uncannily evocative, nostalgia-tinged and personally revealing realm of musical what-ifs.

An illustrated overview of writer/director/animator Mamoru Hosoda's Academy Award-nominated movies and career, including previously unpublished storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art

Journey into the mind and creative process of one of the most celebrated anime directors ...

A fresh look at the art, life and literature of seminal American modernist painter Arthur Dove

Arthur Dove: A Reassessment offers a fresh look at the art, life and literature of seminal American modernist painter Arthur Dove (1880-1946). It also introduces Dove's long-forgotten biographer Suzanne Mullett ...

The first comprehensive overview of an influential American photographer and filmmaker whose work is known for its intimacy and social engagement

Sophie Chang has been actively pursuing her artistic exploration in recent years. Her works incorporate Western painting style into the freehand style (or xieyi) of Chinese ink wash paintings, and integrate expressive use of colours into metaphysical spirituality. Chang has focused her studies on ink ...

Xu Bin Jueyi's sculpture breaks nearly a hundred years of stasis in Buddha sculpting. Using contemporary materials such as metal, resin and wood, Jueyi literally reshapes the aesthetic for Buddha imagery while retaining the compassion and tranquillity that lies behind it. Through the study and sketching ...

We may
have eyes that look - but how clearly do we see?

This
compelling novel of art and adventure, Julia Grigg's debut, is set in the feverish
creativity of mid-sixteenth century Italy. Francesco Bassano wants to find out
how and why an extraordinary painting was made; the story traces his quest to ...

This new publication examines early 20thcentury gender politics and development of the emerging art market in Russia.

This ground-breaking publication provides a new view of the great Scottish artist Alan Davie (1920-2014), whose intensely physical gestural painting stood the staid post-war British art world on its head. In advance of a new Davie gallery in Hertford, the visually spectacular book argues that far from ...

Old Buildings and new ones tell their stories of colourful lives that have made up the character of a well-loved urban quarter.

Published to coincide with a career-defining retrospective at Hastings Museum and Gallery in January 2022, In Sussex: Bob Mazzer is a far-reaching collection showing Mazzer doing what he does best in the town he came to call home. Hastings, St Leonards-on-Sea and the stunning surrounding countryside ...

A fascinating guide to the dark side of the global art market.

Told in his own words, in response to questions from the writer and art critic Andrew Lambirth, this book chronicles Andrew Logan's life and work through expressive anecdote and factual recollection. Reflections is a look back, but also a look at the present and a look forward: it is about the meaning ...

Find calm through creativity with this exotic birds colouring book, designed especially for grown-ups.

A brilliant introduction to drawing cartoons from the bestselling author of How to Draw Anything.

Photographer Philippe Chancel (born 1959) has mined the terrain between art, documentary and journalism for over 20 years. Between 2007 and 2009, Chancel made several visits to the United Arab Emirates, and found a country overwhelming in its architectural giganticism and astounding in its determination ...

The Complete Digital Photo Manual is an up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the equipment and skills you need to progress from creative compacts to DSLR cameras, and from "point and shoot" to high-speed photography and beyond. Drawing on the expertise of both Digital Photo, the UK's bestselling digital ...