Buying & selling paintings is a very lucrative business at least that&s what Hollywood&s led us to believe & that&s the premise of this game Five different artists have produced a bunch of paintings & it&s the player&s task to be both the buyer & the seller hopefully making a profit in both roles He does this by putting a painting from his hand up for auction each turn He gets the money if some other player buys it but must pay the bank if he buys it for himself After each round paintings are valued by the number of paintings of that type that were sold The broker with the most cash after four rounds is the winner Players 3-5 Playing time 45 minutes Ages 10 ...

Food has always been a favourite subject of the world's artists from still-lifes by Matisse & Picasso to the works of Claes Oldenberg & Andy Warhol But how do artists eat? The Modern Art Cookbook provides a window into how both great & lesser-known modern artists writers & poets ate cooked depicted & wrote about food A cornucopia of life in the kitchen & in the studio throughout the twentieth century & beyond the book explores a wide-ranging panoply of artworks of food cooking & eating from Europe & the Americas
- from the early moderns through the Impressionists Symbolists Cubists Futurists & Surrealists up to today's art
- as well as writing about food from contemporary novelists writers & poets Mary Ann Caws supplies numerous delicious modern art recipes from Frida Kahlo's Veracruz-style red snapper to David Hockney's strawberry cake & Claude Monet's madeleines exploring the parallels between the art of cuisine & the visual & verbal arts The Modern Art Cookbook illuminates the significance of particular ingredients & dishes in the lives of some of the world's greatest artists providing a feast for the eyes & the mind as well as the palate Beautifully illustrated & often surprising this compilation is a joyous guide to the art of food

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As public interest in modern art continues to grow as witnessed by the spectacular success of Tate Modern & the Bilbao Guggenheim there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers offering them not only information & ideas about modern art but also explaining its contemporary relevance & history This book achieves all this & focuses on interrogating the idea of &modern& art by asking such questions as What has made a work of art qualify as modern (or fail to)? How has this selection been made? What is the relationship between modern & contemporary art? Is &postmodernist& art no longer modern or just no longer modernist
- in either case why & what does this claim mean both for art & the idea of &the modern&? Cottington examines many key aspects of this subject including the issue of controversy in modern art from Manet&s Dejeuner sur L& Herbe (1863) to Picasso&s Les Demoiselles & Tracey Emin&s Bed (1999); & the role of the dealer from the main Cubist art dealer Kahnweiler to Charles Saatchi ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable
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Buying & selling paintings can be a very lucrative business Five different artists have produced a bunch of paintings & it's the player's task to be both the buyer & the seller hopefully making a profit in both roles He does this by putting a painting from his hand up for auction each turn He gets the money if some other player buys it but must pay the bank if he buys it for himself After each round paintings are valued by the number of paintings of that type that were sold The broker with the most cash after four rounds is the winner ...

Modern Asian Design provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of Asian design in the modern period both tracing historical threads & offering a theoretical framework within which to chart the history of design in Asia Rather than a singular " Asian history" this book presents a series of studies centred on trade routes colonial relationships regional networks & cross-cultural exchanges Modern Asian Design builds on existing resources beyond design history in an effort to map the field focusing particularly on relations between Asia & the West & also across Asian design cultures Opening with a brief overview of trade & exchange networks in the 17th & 18th centuries the bulk of this study comprises analysis of the development of modern design in Asia during the later 19th & early 20th centuries a period of rapid modernisation The book's final two chapters bring these central ideas into a contemporary & highly relevant context ...

Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar A Practical Guide is an innovative reference guide to Brazilian Portuguese combining traditional & function-based grammar in a single volume The Grammar is divided into two parts Part A covers traditional grammatical categories such as agreement nouns verbs & adjectives Part B is carefully organized around language functions covering all major communication situations such as establishing identity making contact & expressing likes dislikes & preferences With a strong emphasis on contemporary usage all grammar points & functions are richly illustrated with examples Building on the success of the first edition this second edition also

Includes:: An introduction to the history & current status of Brazilian Portuguese Notes for Spanish speakers pointing out the main grammatical differences between the two languages Additional explanation & exemplification of areas of particular difficulty for learners A combination of reference grammar & practical usage manual Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar is the ideal source for learners of Brazilian Portuguese at all levels from beginner to advanced

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f you program in C you've been neglected Test-driven development (TDD) is a modern software development practice that can dramatically reduce the number of defects in systems produce more maintainable code & give you the confidence to change your software to meet changing needs But C programmers have been ignored by those promoting TDD--until now In this book Jeff Langr gives you hands-on lessons in the challenges & rewards of doing TDD in C Modern C Programming With Test-Driven Development the only comprehensive treatment on TDD in C provides you with everything you need to know about TDD & the challenges & benefits of implementing it in your C systems Its many detailed code examples take you step-by-step from TDD basics to advanced concepts As a veteran C programmer you're already writing high-quality code & you work hard to maintain code quality It doesn't have to be that hard In this book you'll learn how to use TDD to improve legacy C systems how to identify & deal with troublesome system dependencies how to do dependency injection which is particularly tricky in C how to use testing tools for C that aid TDD new C11 features that facilitate TDD As you grow in TDD mastery you'll discover how to keep a massive C system from becoming a design mess over time as well as particular C trouble spots to avoid You'll find out how to prevent your tests from being a maintenance burden & how to think in TDD without giving up your hard-won C skills Finally you'll see how to grow & sustain TDD in your team Whether you're a complete unit-testing novice or an experienced tester this book will lead you to mastery of test-driven development in C What You Need A C compiler running under Windows or Linux preferably one that supports C11 Examples presented in the book were built under gcc 472 Google Mock 16 (downloadable for free; it contains Google Test as well) or an alternate C unit testing tool Most examples in the book are written for Google Mock but it isn't difficult to translate them to your tool of choice A good programmer's editor or IDE cmake preferably Of course you can use your own preferred make too CMake Liststxt files are provided for each project Examples provided were built using cmake version 289 Various freely-available third-party libraries are used as the basis for examples in the book These include
- c URL
- Json Cpp
- Boost (filesystem datetimegregorian algorithm assign) Several examples use the boost headerslibraries Only one example uses c URL & Json Cpp


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Sugarcraft specialist Cassie Brown shows you how to use your airbrush to decorate showstopping cakes Containing full instructions on the tools materials & techniques you need to produce your own sumptuous works of cake craft you will be inspired by the range of results you can use any airbrush to achieve Instructions for ten cakes suitable for all skill levels are illustrated by clear step-by-step pictures showing just how Cassie achieves her results From fun space cakes for children's parties to a breathtaking wedding cake decorated with delicate sugarcraft flowers this book will unlock your baking & decorating potential ...

Beautifully illustrated with a covetable rose gold foil cover Modern Calligraphy is a step-by-step workbook for those wanting to learn this super trendy form of lettering Written by Lucy Edmonds the founder of Quill London the book will guide readers through the first steps of pointed pen calligraphy encouraging you to spend an hour a week developing & practicing the new skill Designed for complete beginners the book offers tips tricks & techniques on the materials required & how to use them properly how to approach the modern calligraphy letterforms & most importantly explores ways to develop our own modern calligraphy style You'll learn about inks & how to make your own brush calligraphy & what you can do with your new skill
- from envelope addressing & event stationery to beautiful dinner party menus & gift tags
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Learn how to create beautiful h&-lettered stationery art & other decorations with Modern Calligraphy a sophisticated interactive book full of exquisite sample alphabets fun exercises & simple step-by-step projects From modern calligraphy in ink to hand lettering in chalk on blackboard & brush lettering in paint you will discover a variety of ingenious & unique ways to turn words & letters into projects that can be given as gifts sent as snail mail or used within your home decor Among other things you will learn to create eyecatching letterforms embellish with swirls & flourishes free-brush letters on canvas & digitize your work for printing Along the way you will find plenty of inspiration & helpful artist tips to encourage you as well as numerous open practice pages to help you develop your own lettering style You can customize letters & words developing your own rules & methods as you go With oractical projects for all sorts of celebrations from engagements & weddings to baby showers & even Halloween Modern Calligraphy will give you the inspiration as well as the skills to turn your everyday handwriting into artwork ...