Edoardo Villa is one of South Africa's most respected sculptors. This book offer insights into how Villa forged a unique oeuvre from the European and African sculptural influences which converged in his life and his work. It also chronicles his life from his early beginnings in Bergamo right through to his 2005 landmark exhibition at Lanzerac.
Italian monumental sculpture of the 19th and early 20th centuries is among the most remarkable ever made, and remains surprisingly unknown. Its emotional charge is caught in this collection of specially taken photographs, while the scholarly texts analyse the iconographic, cultural and art historical background to the works.
Explains the anthropology, nature, use and meaning of masks around the world, from prehistory to modern times. This book comprises eight theme workshops, including theory, background and instructions for mask-making, supplemented by photographs of assembly and use by groups of people from all age-ranges.
Founded in the Swiss city of Geneva in 1755 by the gifted craftsman and businessman Jean-Marc Vacheron, Vacheron Constantin is the oldest watch manufacturer in the world with an uninterrupted history. This book focuses on the landmark creations of this one of the world's great watchmakers.
The last in a series of Sir John Boardman's handbooks on Greek sculpture, covering the fourth century B.C. to the days of Alexander the Great. The innovations of the period are discussed, such as the female nude and portraiture and many important monuments such as the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.
A retrospective survey of Andy Goldsworthy's early work that covers the fourteen years between 1976 and 1990. It embraces not only photographs of his ephemeral works, but also some of his earliest permanent sculptures constructed of stone and earth, as well as drawings for monumental sculpture projects in the landscape.
In the MASTERCLASS series, Armstrong's practical and detailed text describes construction methods, conversion work and finishing techniques used on a series of modelling projects from the ancient and medieval world. Models to make include: Anglo-Saxons, Romans, mounted knights, Knights Templar, castles, kings, bowmen, billmen, monks and more.
Explores our unforeseen encounters with creative action in the sites and situations of the urban everyday. This title reveals the thinking behind interventions as well as the process of their creation and reception, to expose the ways in which the city becomes the playground, stage and instrument for unsanctioned artworks.
A large Old Babylonian plaque was found in Iraq. This book explores the symbolism and history behind this beautiful relief. The figure wears the horned headdress characteristic of a Mesopotamian deity and holds a rod and ring of justice, symbols of her divinity. Her legs end in the talons of a bird of prey and she stands on the backs of two lions.
This book is devoted to the masterpiece earthwork of Robert Smithson. It features a wealth of unpublished archival and new photographs, and is a fresh and thorough testament to the grandeur and scope of the Spiral Jetty (1970).A comprehensive treatment of Robert Smithson's most important and well-known Earthwork, the Spiral Jetty (1970).
Organized by walking tours and illustrated throughout with maps, drawings, and plans, this book covers Rome's ancient sites, and includes the major monuments in a large area outside Rome proper but within easy reach, such as Ostia Antica, Palestrina, Tivoli, and the many areas of interest along the ancient Roman roads.
A guide to the fashion industry, featuring case studies, interviews and profiles. Tracing the development of the fashion industry, this book looks at how fashion can be understood from both social and cultural perspectives. It includes chapters on specialist topics; expert advice on careers in fashion retailing; and more.
Barbara Hepworth (1903-75) is internationally acclaimed as one of the major sculptors of the mid-20th century. This overview of her 50-year career contains examples of her work in hard wood, stone, plasters and bronzes, as well as her paintings, drawings and prints.
Published to accompany the major exhibition of Houston sculptor Jim Love's work. This title surveys this prolific artist's oeuvre in essays by exhibition curator Lynn M Herbert; graphic designer and art historian, Don Quaintance; artist, Mel Chin; and novelist, Paula Webb, as well as commentary by the late patron and curator, Dominique de Menil.