Small, smart, essential – an incisive overview of Surrealism, introducing the movement’s key artists and capturing its essential and enduring concepts.

A much-needed straightforward introduction to the ever-evolving story of abstract art, as told through the work of 55 pioneering artists.

Analyzes the most important people, places, and concepts of the early Renaissance period, whose explosion of creativity was to spread throughout Europe in the 16th century. In this book, important facts are called out in the margins of each entry, and key elements are pointed out on each illustration.

The story of art told simply and entertainingly through its pioneering 'firsts' - from the first kiss depicted in art, to the first smile, gay embrace, feminist portrayal and self-portrait.

Whether a marketing campaign or a museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the culmination of many concepts and practices brought together from a variety of disciplines. Because no one can be an expert on everything, designers have always had to scramble to find the information and know-how required to make a design work-until now. Universal Principles of Design is the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia of design. Richly illustrated and ...

First publication in English of three of the most illuminating contemporary assessments of Rubens' spectacular art and career.

Van nature heeft de Homo Sapiens een grote mate van flexibiliteit die zich vooral uit in de foetale tijd. Echter, al snel na het ter Wereld komen, wordt deze in mindering gebracht door het gebrek aan exercitie en tucht.

Het Groot Contortionistisch Handboek brengt U een bewegingsleer die flexibiliteitsbevorderend werkt en de Lichaamseigen mogelijkheden en Sappen laaft. Zo kunt ook U werken aan een lichaam dat geen enkele beperking opwerpt en slangenmens worden!

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