TASCHEN - Страница 18

The quintessential California Modernist"The continual refinement of human knowledge of the body and soul came to be one and the same thing for me, and the architecture of human living space its most necessary application and valuation." — Richard NeutraBorn and raised in Vienna, Richard Neut..

This work is Taschen's 25th anniversary - special edition! This work presents painting as a concept. A tragic icon of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) took influences from Picasso and Mexican surrealism and developed his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing. Though his ..

This work is Taschen's 25th anniversary - special edition! Frida Kahlo - painter of pictures expressing the burdens that weighed upon her soul. The Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is one of the most important 20th century painters, and one of the few Latin American artists to have achieved a ..

"A new world calls for a new man" - Yves Klein.In the mid-Fifties, Yves Klein (1928-1962) conquered the world of art, declaring that "a new world calls for a new man". His idiosyncratic style and huge charisma set him on a youthful career in the great art capital, Paris. Soon his famous blue pic..

Languages - English, French, GermanImagine walking into a room filled with the world's finest contemporary erotic photographers, each with a portfolio of his or her best work. As you browse the photographs they discuss inspiration, censorship, how to find models, and how to make a living capturi..

Building The 21st Century.An up-to-the-minute reference work of contemporary architectureThis sixth installment of Architecture Now! features buildings ranging from Fujimori’s tiny (6.07 sq meters) Teahouse Tetsu to Foster’s gigantic Crystal Island in Moscow (1.1 million sq meters), providin..

Objects frozen in timeSetting up a still life may take no more than gathering a few objects on a table, but infusing its depiction with depth, texture, feeling, and even beauty takes great skill. The origins of the still life can be traced back at least to classical antiquity (such wall painting..

Color and clashThe height of German expressionismThe "Brucke" (established in Dresden in 1905) is, together with the Blauer Reiter in Munich, the most important movement in German expressionism. Meaning “bridge” in German, “Brucke” refers to Nietzsche’s belief that humanity has the potentia..

The likeness through the ages Beginning in the 14th century and working its way through the ages up to the current day, this book examines the portrait via the most beloved and important examples in history. Featured artists include: Simone Martini, Jan van Eyck, Albrecht D?rer, Hans Holbein the You..

Beyond voyeurismExploring the female body, attitudes, instincts, and dreams"Stuart’s style and candor make voyeurism as respectable as you’d ever want it to be. You could leave this book out on your desk, but you probably wouldn’t get any work done." - PLAYBOY, New YorkIn the 20th centu..

Unity of art and technology"Many of the things that seem to be luxuries today will become the norm in the near future." - Walter GropiusBorn and educated in Germany, Walter Gropius (1883-1969) belongs to the select group of architects that massively influenced the international development o..

Fellow painter Walter Erben spent countless hours conversing with his colleague Joan Miro' (1893-1983) at his house in Mallorca in preparation for this book. Over the course of these talks, Miro' gave Erben many interesting and invaluable insights into his art, as well as his own interpretations of ..