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Maria Elena Buszek

Subverting stereotypical images of women, a new generation of feminist artists is remaking the pin-up, much as Annie Sprinkle, Cindy Sherman, and others did in the 1970s and 1980s. As shocking as contemporary feminist pin-ups are intended to be, perhaps more surprising is that the pin-up has been appropriated by women for their own empowerment since its inception more than a century ago. "Pin-up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture" tells the history of the pin-up from its birth, revealing how its development is intimately connected to the history of feminism. Maria Elena Buszek documents the genre's 150-year history with more than 100 illustrations, many never before published. Beginning with the pin-up's origins in mid-nineteenth-century carte-de-visite photographs of burlesque performers, Buszek explores how female sex symbols, including Adah Isaacs Menken and Lydia Thompson, fought to exert control over their own images. Buszek analyzes the evolution of the pin-up...

Barron Storey

Akiane Kramarik

Ten-year-old prodigy Akiane Kramarik shares her artwork, poetry, and the fascinating story surrounding her talent. Growing up in a home with an atheistic mother and a non-participating Catholic father did not stop four-year-old Akiane Kramarik from finding God. This girl's dreams began a conversation in the home that has eventually brought them all to Christianity and the world's attention. Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry is a collection of the best of Akiane's full-color paintings and poetry created from ages 4 to 10, along with details of her family and the amazing stories that surround each unique artwork. Already a media professional, Akiane has been interviewed on programs such as Oprah , World News Tonight , Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN, and Schuller's Hour of Power. Akiane will be one of twenty visual artists participating in the October "Listen" event raising money for the world's needy children. Today...

Alphonse Marie Mucha

In this book, 37 of Mucha's spectacularly sensuous and popular designs offer superb inspiration for artists and designers. Rendered in crisp black and white, Art Nouveau goddesses, nymphs, and Mucha's fantastic imagery of stars, floral swirls, and exotic ornaments recall the rich artistic heritage of the Belle Epoque. Included are such celebrated Mucha designs as those for Job's cigarette papers, Sarah Bernhardt in "La Dame aux Cornelias", and Salon des Cent, as well as many of his decorative pictorial compositions. Ideal as an artistic and design resource, "Art Nouveau Figurative Designs" will also appeal to colorists intrigued by the ever-popular Art Nouveau Style. Формат издания: 21 см х 27,5 см.

Abelardo Morell, Nicholson Baker

A visual tribute to the printed word, this delicious ode to the book won awards and critical praise when first published in an oversized format in 2002. Now in a smaller gift book format, Morell's elegant photographs of books highlight the grace and sensuality of the printed page. Unusual books are featured, like a leather-bound volume that is smaller than a paper clip, an impossibly large dictionary, and illustrated books whose characters appear to leap off the page. Morell has photographed the endless ocean of books in a library and the strikingly beautiful way in which weathered and water-damaged books take on sculptural form.

1200 works by members of the Japanese Package Design Development.

Peter Zec

Book DescriptionAvailable October 2003 avedition This book details the internationally most interesting and significant design offices and studios, looking at a wide range of areas, from product design to jewellery design, from communication design to advertising. It provides information on their works and presents examples of some of their most recent designs. Complete addresses of the offices are also included, making this a vital and indispensable reference work for all who are interested in contemporary design.

Spencer Drate, Judith Salavetz

Crackling with sexual tension, comic flourishes, macabre drama, and science fiction clich?s, rock posters are as vibrant and varied as the music they celebrate-and more popular today than ever. With imagery that ranges from eye-popping and crassly outrageous to subtle and esoteric, these graphic manifestos of rock rebellion have matured into a full-blown phenomenon, four decades after the first great wave of rock art roared out of San Francisco in the 1960s.

Ian Colquhoun

RIBA Book of British Housing Design looks at the design solutions developed during the 20th and the 21st centuries, and illustrates over 200 of the most successful projects. It provides an overview of the evolution of housing development, and includes present day schemes and estate regeneration as well as special sections on housing in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The photographs and plans of historic and contemporary projects can be used to show design approaches to clients, committees and, in the case of regeneration, with local communities. Looking back into history will indicate which design approaches have been successful. This fully updated 2nd edition includes a new chapter on the development of design concepts and projects built since 1999. It illustrates current trends that have been developing since the turn of the new century, and emphasises the concept of creating sustainable communities. The use of colour photographs adds a new dimension to the first edition...

Steve Linden

In today’s market, Businessweek recently remarked, "it’s hard to get hurt buying a good collector car. If you do your homework, buy the right car, and enjoy it sensibly, you'll maximize the return on your investment." This book is aimed at making just such a rewarding purchase possible. For anyone considering buying a collector car, whether for profit or pleasure, veteran appraiser and restorer Steve Linden clearly outlines the pitfalls to avoid, rules to follow, factors to consider, and terms and procedures to know. His book provides an introduction to the process of buying a collector car, with sections looking at the special issues that arise before, during, and after a purchase, as well as a chapter devoted to general questions. Choosing and locating the right model, budgeting, purchasing at auctions (on-line, local, and out-of-state), insuring, restoring, and maintaining; Linden addresses all of these topics in an expert and accessible way. His book also...