Richard Serra began making prints as early as 1972. For the past five decades he has consistently pursued the myriad possibilities of printmaking and created a graphic oeuvre as concentrated as it is rich and diverse. Even if the relationship between Serra's prints and his sculptural works cannot be denied-the exploration of form, establishing and testing the tension between positive and negative space, the dialogue between two- and three-dimensionality-the prints are an autonomous form of ex...

A celebration of Japanese printmaking, birds and their habitats, and the pleasures of nature, this magnificent boxed set features more than sixty impeccably reproduced images from masters of the form.

'Blauw en Groen' is het uitgebreide vervolg op het uitverkochte standaardwerk 'Verf, 500.000 jaar verf en schilderkunst'.

Een origineel, rijk geïllustreerd en toegankelijk geschreven boek dat de praktijk van het schilderen met de theoretische kunstgeschiedenis verbindt. De opzet van het geheel is historisch. Hoe kijken wij naar kunst en hoe heeft het kleurgebruik zich ontwikkeld. Maar ook technisch: welke pigmenten had men vroeger en welke nu. Elk pigment wordt in mondiale context apart beha...

Like a comforting sip of tea amidst life’s chaos, these delightful illustrations celebrate the small joys of existence.

Learn how to draw cats in all their adorableness with step-by-step tutorials in Kawaii Kitties.

In the juxtaposition of so-called “Salon painters” and “Reformers of painting” this volume offers a discriminating look at the controversial styles in French painting between 1820 and 1880 and the developments within the traditional genres.

Philip Steadman investigates the claims that the 17th-century artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of his artwork. this study reconstructs his studio, complete with camera. He asserts that that this experimentation with new technology enabled his style to develop.