Artistic career recognitions
List artistic career recognitions
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artistic director of teatro delle arti of salerno, artistic director of the proposte lab gallery in cava de’ tirrenihe is currently artistic director of the sele d'oro arte prize in oliveto citra (salerno)since he has been the owner of the perotti design studio, for the production of artistic stained-glass windows, ceramics and furniture designare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe made some public monuments and collaborated for over 10 years with the portuguese firm quinteto in furniture designhe exhibited at the triennale di milano, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the postmodernist architecture and design movement “alchimia”catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith certificate of authenticityhe collaborated with the dutch artist and designer ton pret and with the american billy millerconsultant of the spoleto art festivalshipping: cardboard box packaging, bubble wrap, canvas with stretcherantonio perotti is a painter, designer, ceramist and master glassmakermore than 200 churches have his stained-glass windowshe collaborates with the architect santiago calatravaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
320 €
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In this refreshingly candid autobiography fairclough relives the highs and lows of a colourful careeryet, it is a moniker he loved and loathed in equal measure and one he felt ultimately held him back in his careeranother 66 appearances as substitute boosted his anfield career total and it was for his role as liverpool's number 12 for which he is best remembereddavid fairclough started just 92 games in an eight year liverpool career yet his standing as one of the most famous goalscorers in the club's illustrious history is without questionfrom his key role against st etienne on arguably anfield's greatest night, through a career that witnessed 19 major trophies, fairclough lifts the lid on what life was really like for him in the anfield dressing room of that time, his often fraught relationship with paisley and explains the psychological burden of being cast as 'the outsider looking in'he recalls his meteoric rise to stardom and the priceless contribution he made to the liverpool's remarkable success under bob paisleyfairclough was, and always will be, the original 'supersub'see oxfam website for delivery information read morein an evocative collaboration with journalist mark platt, fairclough's story is at once a compelling insight into one of the greatest teams in football history, populated by the great players whom david played with and against, and the gripping and characteristically honest memoir of one of liverpool's most popular sons
(England)
10 €
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In the s peterson pursued a career as a solo pianist and television personality, and continues to perform and record todayoxfam shop colne road an overview of the career of jazz pianist oscar peterson, in the words of quincy jones, "one of the greatest musicians on the planet"from there his musical career went to ever greater heights, forming one of the first great trios with ray brown and herb ellis, and working with musicians such as hawkins, gillespie, lester young, roy eldridge, louis armstrong, charlie parker and billie holidayborn in montreal in to immigrant parents of west indian origin, he soon revealed himself to be a musical prodigythis work aims to provide a noble memorial to a man whom many regard as one of the 20th century's finest artistssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the fame of his early years as the star attraction of canada's renowned johnny holmes orchestra, peterson came south at the instigation of coleman hawkins and dizzy gillespie, making his new york debut at carnegie hall in
8 €
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He's has had a break after his racing career and is now ready to bring back in to start his new careersharji finished his racing career last year, clean limbed and vice freeselling due to owners healthalthough not suitable for total novice due to age/experiencestraight moving, exceptionally good looking thoroughbred geldingstraight forward ride when he was in traininggood to handle, shoe, boxplease call for more info1hh approx, 5 year old geldingsuper event/showjumping/ror prospect
2500 €
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Critic dave marsh has traced springsteen's career from its beginning, and has earned the singer's respect through his careful documentation and critical description of springsteen's workfor this book, marsh has written a new chapter covering major developments in springsteen's career to today, particularly focusing on his album the rising and its impact on american culturethis biography brings together for the first time marsh's two previous biographies, born to run (which covered springsteen's early career through the mid-'70s) and glory days (which took him through the mid-'80s)both were widely praised for their insightful and near definitive coverage of springsteen's life and musicoxfam shop inverness bruce springsteen: two hearts is the definitive biography of one of the most important songwriters and performers of the last three decadessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
6 €
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He's has had a break after his racing career and is now ready to bring back in to start his new careersharji finished his racing career last year, clean limbed and vice freeselling due to owners healthalthough not suitable for total novice due to age/experiencebeginning to start his education on his flatwork, and jumpingstraight moving, exceptionally good looking thoroughbred geldingstraight forward ride when he was in traininggood to handle, shoe, boxplease call for more info1hh approx, 5 year old geldingsuper event/showjumping/ror prospect
2500 €
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You'll cover music technology, philosophy of music production, career planning, networking, craft and creativity, the diy ethos, lifestyle considerations, and much morethe music producer's survival guide is the first music-production book to consider the influence of complexity studies and chaos theory on music-making and career developmentin this friendly, philosophical take on the art and science of music production, veteran producer, engineer, and teacher brian jackson shares clear, practical advice about shaping your own career in today's computer-centric "home-studio" music worldlearn to survive-and thrive-as a creative-technical professional in today's music business, with the help of brian jackson and the music producer's survival guide! excellent clean copycarving out your niche in music today is an invigorating challenge that will test all your skills and capacitiesif you are an intellectually curious musician/producer eager to make your mark in today's technologically advanced music business, you're in for a treatoxfam bookshop kingsbridge a music-career book like no other, the music producer's survival guide offers a wide-ranging, exploratory, yet refreshing down-to-earth take on living the life of the independent electronic music producersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit focuses on practicality while traversing a wide spectrum of topics, including essential creative process techniques, the tr-808, the proliferation of presets, the butterfly effect, granular synthesis, harmonic ratios, altered states, fractal patterns, the dynamics of genre evolution, and much morebrian's thoughtful approach will teach you to integrate your creative passion, your lifestyle, and your technical know-howthis new edition includes industry and technological updates, additional interviews, and tips about personal finances, income, and budgets
24 €
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And is not over: the most requested rider is now one of us: ken roczen will join the supercross 4 roster!a totally revised career mode will give you the opportunity to start your path to the glory as a “futures”, the very beginning of your careerthe performance of each rider are affected by his skills: during his career the player have to increase those skills based on a deep skill tree to focus the development on what he likes to do bestthe season has been particular for many reasons, and supercross 4 will have all the 11 stadiums and 17 tracks of this season, including the 7 salt lake city variantspoints are gained not only by racing, but also joining special events, completing trainings and fulfilling the journal: a series of special objectives to really show who's the best!
69 €
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The striking counterbalance of the rough yet elegant exterior surface makes this basin unique and artisticthis artistic basin is not only a practical sink for everyday use, but also an adornment for your living spaceplease note that no drain is included in the deliverythe drain hole is 4 cm in diameterthis round wash basin, made of natural marble, will make a stylish addition to any bathroom or washroomon the other hand, the round shape of the basin makes it seems elegant and softthe inner surface is smoothly polished, making cleaning really easythe roughly shaped outer surface, with an incorporated decorative stripe pattern, adds a rustic touch to the wash basin
(England)
71 €
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Urban art or street art is both an artistic movement and a mode of artistic expression, which has been asserting or claiming itself as such since the late 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethese books, born from the collaboration of many artists, provide a panorama of street art around the world8cm volume pages, 25please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit includes works by banksy, dface, blu, nemo, roa, c215, invader, etcvolume pages, 239cm volume pages, 23our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
44 €
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The painter jacques monory supported him in his path by suggesting a poetic artistic approachenigme09 sums up his artistic credo in a concise formula: "give voice to the images to open our eyes" read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis compositions bring together elements from the world of advertising or popular culture and others of art historycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletheir mixture is scouring, explosive, surprising, disturbing, but it also raises questions about the status of images and a possible hierarchy of values between themplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebut, of course, this meaning is most often very far from their original meaningthe artist manages to give meaning to familiar signs, emptied of all content due to their excessive presenceoriginal artwork, certificate of authenticity included - ****** biography of the artist: former graffiti artist in the s, enigme09 discovered photomontage art ingenuine kaws companion by medicom toy corporation, version supplied with its original box (unique creation), plastic art toy revisited by the artist enigme09 in "underground" modeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
121 €
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He finally completed his artistic training in romehe participated in various artistic competitions, being distinguished with the "barcelona comic" drawing prize, the old barcelona prize, the medal of the exhibition of art and decorative industries of mexico and the gold medal of catalan landscapesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe is represented at museo de sabadell and at museo acuarela de llançàhe participated in several collective exhibitions, and between and organised individual exhibitions annually in the sala parés in barcelonaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe was teaching at the italian school of barcelona and later at the school of arts and crafts he was also president of the association of watercolour painters of cataloniapensioned by the provincial council in paris between and , he worked with the scene painter corpesaroil signed lower left with frame painter, landscaper and set designer, domingo soler began his training at the academy of fine arts in his hometown, and then continued his studies in barcelona, at the school of la lonjaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
162 €
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The painter jacques monory supported him in his path by suggesting a poetic artistic approachenigme09 sums up his artistic credo in a concise formula: "give voice to the images to open our eyes" read morebeautiful replica bearbrick disney cm) revisited by the artist enigme09 in "underground" mode (unique creation), supplied without original boxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis compositions bring together elements from the world of advertising or popular culture and others of art historycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletheir mixture is scouring, explosive, surprising, disturbing, but it also raises questions about the status of images and a possible hierarchy of values between themplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebut, of course, this meaning is most often very far from their original meaningthe artist manages to give meaning to familiar signs, emptied of all content due to their excessive presenceoriginal artwork, certificate of authenticity included - ****** biography of the artist: former graffiti artist in the s, enigme09 discovered photomontage art inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
151 €
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L'image monthly journal of literary and artistic figures decorated on wood11, octobre , paris size: 30 x 22 cm/ 12 x 9 " in good condition, we are only selling the cover of this famous french artistic magazin from the turn of the xix centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableil s'agit d'un original et pas d'une copie ou d'une re-impression this is an original print not a modern reprint! read morede toulouse lautrec "l'image " cplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal woodcut cover (we only sell the cover) editor floury, issue nol'image was published monthly between december and december by henri floury, on behalf of the corporation française des graveurs sur boisthe editor was the engraver tony beltrand (), who also provided art direction in collaboration with léon ruffe and auguste lepèreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
194 €
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It contains the sum of his artistic workafter he announced the end of his artistic activity he would have been tempted to record his work with the box, without creating anything neware you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableperhaps in premonition of the coming war, and over years without a fixed address, he reproduced his work in a format that enabled him to easily transport his 'complete works' at any timemarcel duchamp"duchamp summed up his life's work in a small, solid suitcase with diverse, ingenious folding devicesit contains a reproduction of the large glass on plexiglas, colour reproductions of his pictures, reproductions of his drawings and a selection of his humorous texts, a glass vial of parisian air, a urinal, a small sugar dispenser, 'canned chance and other thingsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe facsimile of the "portable oeuvre catalogue" complies with the artist's working methodspublisher: walther könig cm one of the most important and momentous, but at the same time also one of the most enigmatic, pieces of modernist art is the famous box in a valise by marcel duchamp (), which he put together between andfrom or by marcel duchamp or rrose sélavy (box in a valise)by mathieu mercierduchamp carried out the preparation of the appropriate templates himself, handing over the production of the 80 miniatures to workshops or specialiststhe edition is based on an idea by mathieu mercier" professional packaging and shippingthe design and construction will be approved by the estate of marcel duchamp once its quality has been examined, with the desire of making 'the museum in the box' accessible to everyoneour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
284 €
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He began his artistic training at the art institute of gorizia, in he had a period of intense and happy artistic production, characterized by mythical-archaic figurativism, with a distinctly narrative characterare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedarko teodoro bevilacqua was born in in biglie, sloveniain this phase he produced engaging works in which the sense of the sacred is manifested in terms of intermediation between nature and the deepest spiritual needs of man, between the timeless tension of being and the historical manin japan he was commissioned for a series of works that he did not completea tragic moment of despair, in fact, interrupted his life when he was only 43 years old, on novemberin he went to japan, working as an assistant to the artist giorgio celiberti, in charge of frescoing the conference room of the kawakyu hotel in shirahamaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
90 €
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The tribute to the master is based on the same artistic expression, colours and artistic freedom that i shareare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe work is in iron, recycled car grill, iron wire, electro-welded mesh, bolts, plastic washers, former teflon tape rolls, acrylic colourscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe artist uses only recycled materials, nothing is purchased but only modified to give new life to what would otherwise be lost or forgottenroger wants to pay homage to the great new york artist paul kostabiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
97 €
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The painter jacques monory supported him in his path by suggesting a poetic artistic approachenigme09 sums up his artistic credo in a concise formula: "give voice to the images to open our eyes" read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis compositions bring together elements from the world of advertising or popular culture and others of art history****** biography of the artist: former graffiti artist in the s, enigme09 discovered photomontage art incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletheir mixture is scouring, explosive, surprising, disturbing, but it also raises questions about the status of images and a possible hierarchy of values between themplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebut, of course, this meaning is most often very far from their original meaninggenuine kaws companion by medicom toy corporation, version with its original box (unique creation), art plastic toy revisited by artist enigme09 in ‘underground’ street modethe artist manages to give meaning to familiar signs, emptied of all content due to their excessive presenceoriginal artist’s work, certificate of authenticity and explanatory text includedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
121 €
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He studies artistic concepts, design, and plastic artshis work is centred on the creation of artistic objects in their own right, with a complex reflection on the play of lights, optical effects, and repetition, which make the viewer wonder about the functioning of his worksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe also presents these subjects on multiple supports, barrels of oil, skateboard decks, sculptures… read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehis favourite subjects are objects of desire, such as brands and luxury items, which he traps in reflective and bright designs to present them in an almost dreamlike contextalex florentini is a french artist born in in parishe lives and works in the paris regionskateboard deck by artist alex florentini, entirely handmade this one is the “chanel deck black and white” 3/50 handmade work in limited edition of 50 copies signed on the backsold with its certificate of authenticityour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein , he graduated from the auguste renoir school of applied arts
113 €
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Six clearly defined thematic sections - scoping an audience, sourcing inspiration, crafting and artistic 'self', expressing an artistic attitude, choosing a mission and measuring success - draw on the work of forty contemporary artists, including matthew barney, chris ofili, isaac julien, nan goldin and mariko mori, to create a complex understanding of how to make and look at contemporary artin addition to being a fine read for anyone who simply wants to understand how to look at contemporary art, making contemporary art is also an exceptional teaching tool, and one that plugs a huge gap in the art education marketoxfam bookshop hexham making contemporary art is the ideal launchpad for anyone wanting to understand all the essential, but sometimes elusive, aspects of art-making todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morea series of interviews with various artists sheds light on every aspect of their work, from how they conceive and create their pieces to their more prosaic, practical concernsoverall in great condition, can't see any signs of any wearin her inimitable voice - accessible, straightforward and jargon-free - linda weintraub explores the conceptual and practical concerns that go into making contemporary art
19 €
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Her personal artistic language evolved from free shapes to more rational and geometric elementsher artistic research focuses on free shapes dictated by her study on the spiritual realmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki“she could tell and teach her workcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepolychrome enamelled terracottaa consistency of content, if we want to call it like thatplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemaria vincenza giacobbe lives and works in milanthe work will be accompanied by a small thought dedicated to this work, signed personally by the artistthe artist works with various materials and techniques such as lost-wax bronze casting, iron, brass, plexiglass, ceramicshe teaches sculpture and applied arts at the accademia di belle arti di brerait’s a stimulus for students to make a research free of formulas, it’s a proposal, stimulating other languages in students by contrast and not”a consistency that appears in shapes, so conceptually one of her sculptures is like one of her jewels”fronzoni, milanfrom text of the catalogue la giacobbe: lei è lei, by a“between great sculpture and gem-sculpture there is formal consistency, an aesthetic consistencyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
56 €
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The painter jacques monory supported him in his path by suggesting a poetic artistic approachenigme09 sums up his artistic credo in a concise formula: "give voice to the images to open our eyes" read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis compositions bring together elements from the world of advertising or popular culture and others of art historycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletheir mixture is scouring, explosive, surprising, disturbing, but it also raises questions about the status of images and a possible hierarchy of values between themplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebut, of course, this meaning is most often very far from their original meaningthe artist manages to give meaning to familiar signs, emptied of all content due to their excessive presencebeautiful bearbrick cm) revisited by the artist enigme09 in "underground" mode (unique creation), supplied without original box - original artwork, certificate of authenticity included - ****** artist’s biography: former graffiti artist in the s, enigme09 discovered photomontage art inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
155 €
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Hermann, who was always highly critical of other comic artists, only had praise for franz and his artistic qualitiesfranz drappier, who made his debut with the jughurta series, reached his artistic peak in the stories he coloured, including lester cockney, wyoming bill and this lotusbloemare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiexcellent compositions, highly detailed and expertly colouredcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe best work he ever madeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea sublime page, coloured in its entirety by franzthe page will be carefully packaged and shipped by registered postsee detailed picturesa great plate by this great illustrator, who died far too earlyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
554 €
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Hermann, who was always highly critical of other comic artists, only had praise for franz and his artistic qualitiesfranz drappier, who made his debut with the jughurta series, reached his artistic peak in the stories he coloured, including lester cockney, wyoming bill and this lotusbloemare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiexcellent compositions, highly detailed and expertly colouredcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe best work he ever madethe page will be carefully packaged and sent by registered mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea sublime page, coloured in its entirety by franzsee detailed picturesa great plate by this great illustrator, who died far too earlyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
577 €
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He studies artistic concepts, design, and plastic artshis work is centred on the creation of artistic objects in their own right, with a complex reflection on the play of lights, optical effects, and repetition, which make the viewer wonder about the functioning of his worksmixed media - hand-signedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecoco chanel infinity mirror by artist alex florentinihe also presents these subjects on multiple supports, barrels of oil, skateboard decks, sculptures… read moresigned on the backplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehis favourite subjects are objects of desire, such as brands and luxury items, which he traps in reflective and bright designs to present them in an almost dreamlike contextthis one is the ‘infinity mirror coco chanel’ 1/10handmade artwork, limited edition of 10 copiesentirely handmadealex florentini is a french artist born in in parishe lives and works in the paris regionalex florentini - infinity mirror coco chanel lightboxsold with its certificate of authenticityour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein , he graduated from the auguste renoir school of applied arts
108 €
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Its author, helen henderson, was a famous art critic and the book presents a fascinating cultural and artistic account of a city which, though constantly reinventing itself, has a rich artistic heritagegreen board covers with title etc slight bumping to spine but otherwise in good condition over 80 monochrome photographyand illustration embossed in giltoxfam shop barnard castle a reprint of a book first published in a very attractive book, scarce in the uk see oxfam website for delivery information read more text clean, bright and unmarked throughout
19 €
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Oxfam bookshop preston drawing was leonardo da vinci's primary artistic activityhe used drawing to think, to explore the world around him and to develop his other artistic projectshis drawings are among the most diverse and technically accomplished in the entire history of art, and the royal collection holds by far the most important selection of thesethis book provides an authoritative account of leonardo's work and represents the full breadth of his interests including maps and botanical sketches, anatomical illustrations and studies of the face, scientific drawings and engineering designs this book is new and sealed in plasticsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
17 €
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Also, as a source book of over 200 different knots, it enables the more experienced to expand substantially their artistic repertoireoxfam shop evesham this is a book that enables the novice to draw intricate celtic-style knotwork without months of practice or any artistic trainingbe warned though; there are nearly million possible variations on the 5 x 5 border knot patterns alone and it would thus be many lifetimes' work to catalogue and create them allfor the stitch-craft enthusiast, it has the added value of charted patterns for knitting, embroidery, etcsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
5 €
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An innovative study of the visual arts, by the french association of secondary school art teachers, the second book in a series on art history and artistic technique the text presents four main sections on material and means of expression, observation, decoration and imagination; this book is perfect for art students, or those interested in historic and contemporary artistic practises in post-war france3 cm see oxfam website for delivery information read more) dimensions: 24 this copy is a second print of the first edition (translated by marion hunter from the original
(England)
7 €
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With the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesgorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulwas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skywhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earthfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timebirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezhe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birdsbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirations
49 €