Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics. Opportunities multiply as they are seized. Written in the 6th century BC Sun Tzus The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war & military strategy. Focussing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thinking very carefully about strategy before resorting to physical battle this philosophy continues to be applied to the corporate & business world. Sun Tzus timeless appraisal of the different aspects of warfare are laid out in 13 chapters including sections on Laying Plans Waging War & Terrain. Words that are as resonant today in every aspect of our lives as they were when he wrote them. ...

One of the earliest guides to traditional whittling this reprint of a 1930s classic preserves all of the original projects & text & adds updated drawings for the contemporary whittler. This manual is still sought after by whittlers because it explains how to carve many items popular in American tramp art & more complicated items that are not included in most whittling books such as continuous wooden chairs hand tools puzzles balls inside spirals swivels entwined hearts & buildings inside bottles. ...

In Wreck-It Ralph Disneys expert team of concept visual development & story artists explore the hidden world of video games from classic 8-bit arcade games to the most modern & inventive offerings of the digital age. At the center of this hilarious & wildly original video-game-hopping adventure is Wreck-It Ralph an arcade game bad guy who breaks all the rules when he sets off on a mission to prove he can be good. The Art of Wreck-It Ralph captures the fresh artistic vision of the film & the aesthetic journey of the filmmakers through interviews with the films many artists including a foreword by director Rich Moore & a preface by John Lasseter. Illustrated with character sketches storyboards visual development paintings colorscripts & more this behind-the-scenes look at Disneys latest 3-D animated epic is a treat for video game & animation lovers alike. ...

This is an updated & expanded second edition of the seminal book first published by Thames & Hudson in 2004 featuring 107 new illustrations & over 100 new pages & completely updated throughout (including all reference sections). It introduces students to the key theoretical approaches to modern & contemporary art enabling them to understand the many voices of current approaches to the subject. A flexible year-by-year structure & extensive cross-referencing allows teachers & students to pursue a chronological approach and/or to study the currents of art since 1900 by medium theme country or region. It contains more than 120 essays (including fifteen new essays) each focusing on a crucial event in the history of art from 1900 to the present. The new essays cover subjects such as the De Stijl movement the use of mannequins & the automaton in Dada & modernist graphic design between the wars as well as discussions of the global emergence of Chinese artists in recent years the influence of gaming & social network technologies & the impact of the market on current art practice. Text boxes provide further information on key figures & issues. A new final chapter is devoted to the first decade of the 21st century. Four introductions set out & explain the different methods of art history at work in the book. There are two roundtable discussions between the authors one at mid-century the other at the close of the book. All reference material has been updated. ...

This intelligently argued critical overview is invaluable for the way in which it reveals & makes coherent sense of the often bewildering diversity of styles forms media techniques & agendas that proliferate in contemporary art. Now revised & expanded Michael Archers acclaimed book is brought right up to date with discussions about the comprehensive globalization of art since the 1990s which has been reflected in the growth of the exhibition calendar & the number of new museums opening around the world. With over thirty new illustrations & an updated timeline & bibliography Art Since 1960 provides an indispensable survey & source of information on the evolution of art over the past four decades. ...

Add various effects & finishes to your sketches & drawings with this Art Studio carry tin with handle. This set
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A revised & updated edition of the best-selling resource for art teachers This time-tested book is written for teachers who need accurate & updated information about the world of art artists & art movements including the arts of Africa Asia Native America & other diverse cultures. The book is filled with tools resources & ideas for creating art in multiple media. Written by an experienced artist & art instructor the book is filled with vital facts data readings & other references Each of the books lists has been updated & the

Includes:: some 100 new lists Contains new information on contemporary artists artwork art movements museum holdings art websites & more Offers ideas for dynamic art projects & lessons Diverse in its content the book covers topics such as architecture drawing painting graphic arts photography digital arts & much more.

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In Art Today Brandon Taylor charts the ideas & practices of contemporary art across a wide international spectrum. From Minimalism & Conceptualism to video & film from painting & sculpture to performance & installation he shows how advanced art has continued to provoke & perplex a fascinated public. Art Today shows how the new art of the last three decades has been energized not merely by changing technologies of art-making but by the spread of new museum architecture by the voice of the critic & in recent times by the activity of the powerful international curator. It also shows how the dominant narrative of advanced art in the USA & Western Europe has been invigorated by an expanding international network from the West Coast of America from Eastern & Central Europe & more recently from Asia & Africa. Reviewing the major controversies of the later twentieth century & the early years of the twenty-first it also

Includes:: a discussion of the impact of the internet & digital art. Generously illustrated in colour Art Today is a guiding narrative to the most adventurous art of our time.

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A companion to the Origami Yoda series this doodle & activity book will include instructions for making: origami Star Wars characters; block & bubble lettering; your own comic book; a Chapstick rocket; Star Wars smileys; fake knuckle cracks; pencil games & much more. ...

The first portrait; the first realistic animal drawing; the first night-time scene; the first nude study; the first still life. These groundbreaking moments & others are closely explored in twenty-five chapters that help the general reader & art lover alike understand how innovation spurred artistic growth through the years & around the world. Each chapter opens with a specific artist or work that introduced a new concept &

Includes:: examples of masterpieces that exemplify them. Colourful illustrations & lively texts show how each concept influenced other contemporary works as well as future generations. For example self-portraits painted by Durer van Gogh & even Andy Warhol can be traced back to the first recorded self-portrait by Jan van Eyck. A Miraculous Draught of Fishes by fifteenth-century artist Konrad Witz paved the way for later landscapes by El Greco Constable & Wyeth. Arranged chronologically the chapters in the book can be studied individually to deepen our understanding of a particular aspect of art or as a whole
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