Author: Wendy A. Grossma
Publisher: International Arts and Artist
Keywords: modernist, lens, art, african, ray, man
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2009-10-28
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 081667017X
ISBN-13: 9780816670178

This groundbreaking analysis spotlights a select group of Man Ray’s photographs within the context of modernist photographic history and the “discovery” of African art by the early twentieth-century avant-garde. Featuring more than seventy photographs by Man Ray—some never before reproduced—alongside many rarely seen photographs of African art by his European and American contemporaries, Man Ray, African Art, and the Modernist Lens uncovers a virtually unknown chapter in both the inventive activities of this celebrated artist and in this overlooked facet of photographic h

Author: Richard McDaniel
Publisher: International Artist
Keywords: pastel, painting, air, plein, location
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: $27.99
ISBN-10: 1929834594
ISBN-13: 9781929834594

In this helpful guide, one of the giants of landscape painting gives invaluable advice that will help artists make the most of plein air painting. Readers will find instruction on application methods, procedures, and techniques that work, as well as how to transport finished pastels so they aren’t damaged; 6 full-length, step-by-step demonstrations painted on site showing readers how to evaluate a scene and capture the mood; and, guidance for making quick on-site reference sketches that can be turned into full-scale paintings back in the studio. Once readers try these proven methods, the

Author: Various
Publisher: International Artist
Keywords: paint, lakes, amp, seascapes, ways, rivers
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-11-12
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 1929834454
ISBN-13: 9781929834457

From the best artists working in the world today comes an instructive and inspirational series--How Did You Paint That? Covering a spectrum of popular topics, this series provides beginning and advanced artist of all mediums with detailed examples of the myriad ways in which to portray the featured subject. Each title includes 100 different interpretations of the topic, and each interpretation is accompanied by valuable firsthand feedback from the artist, including the colors and brushes used, along with the artist’s methodology, challenges, and motivation. Readers will also find sug

Author: Tom Lynch
Publisher: International Artist
Keywords: secrets, watercolor, lynch, tom
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2000-08-22
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 1929834012
ISBN-13: 9781929834013

Tom Lynch’s watercolors are dynamic, expressive and amazingly vibrant. In this guide, he shares his masterful techniques for achieving loose, energetic compositions through step-by-step demonstrations, inspiring examples and clear instruction. To make lessons easy to learn, Lynch breaks down his painting strategies into simple principles, including Values, Color, Shapes, Impact Area, and Expression & Mood. Each principle features exercises designed help artists build their skills and paint with impact. * Includes color-coded sections for easy referencing * Captivating artwork

Author: Adam Krims
Publisher: G&B Arts International
Keywords: art, theory, culture, voices, critical, ideology, resisting, aesthetic, music
Number of Pages: 311
Published: 1998-07-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 9057013215
ISBN-13: 9789057013218

This collection of essays, which reflects the views of music scholars who bring critical theory to bear on the theory and analysis of music, is long overdue. The essayists are not fixated on aesthetics: rather, they focus on the social and psychological concerns that previously had been considered marginal to their subject. Music/Ideology is a response to the question "Must the practise of music analysis and music theory always re-inscribe the ideology of aesthetic autonomy?" And, if not, under what circumstances does it re-inscribe that ideology? The responses to these questions should appeal

Author: Aviva Jill Romm
Publisher: Healing Arts Pre
Keywords: decisions, risks, benefits, alternatives, sensible, safe, thoughtful, parent, guide, vaccinations
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2001-08-15
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0892819316
ISBN-13: 9780892819317

A balanced, comprehensive guide to routine childhood vaccinations that offers parents the information they need to make the right choices for their child. * Fairly examines the pros and cons of this highly charged issue. * By the well-known author of The Natural Pregnancy Book and Naturally Healthy Babies and Children and coauthor of ADHD Alternatives. Deciding whether or when to vaccinate a child is one of the most important--and most difficult--health-care decisions a parent will ever make. The recent increase in the number of vaccinations recommended and the concurrent controversies about w

Authors:Richard Evans Schultes, Albert Hofmann, Christian
Publisher: Healing Arts Pre
Keywords: hallucinogenic, powers, healing, sacred, gods, plants
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2001-11-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0892819790
ISBN-13: 9780892819799

World-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Ratsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive flora by two eminent researchers.• Numerous new and rare color photographs complement the completely revised and updated text.• Explores the uses of hallucinogenic plants in shamanic rituals throughout the world.• Cross-referenced by plant, illness, preparation, season of collection, and chemical constituents. • First edition sold 33,000 copies.Three scientific titans join forces to completely revise the classic text on the ritua