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Ceramic Extruding
Tom Latka & Jean Latka
Krause Publications
700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990-0001
0873419030 $29.95 www.krause.com
Ceramic Extruding: Inspiration & Technique by professional studio artists Tom
and Jean Latka, is a thoroughly "user friendly" guide ideal for both aspiring
ceramics workers and dedicated hobbyists to the use of a ceramic extruder or
pugmill in new and wondrous ways to craft memorable and adventurous artworks in
this challenging medium. More than 200 color photographs illustrate the
easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, as well as display possibilities for
the finished product. Ceramic Extruding is a highly enjoyable how-to artbook
and a strongly recommended addition to any personal, professional, or art
school reference collection.
Nineteenth-Century European Art
Petra ten-Doesschate Chu
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
100 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011
0810935880 $75.00 1-800-759-0190
Compiled and written by Petra ten-Doesschate Chu (Professor of Art History,
Seton Hall University) Nineteenth-Century European Art is an immense (544
pages), complex, and scholarly coffee-table artbook presenting and studying
European art of the 1800's, featuring 550 illustrations (200 in full color) of
classic and illuminating works. The reader is treated to an extensive,
literate, articulate analysis of the great European artists of the period,
including the evolution of their styles, figures, and nudes, the spread of
Modernism, and much, much more. Enthusiastically recommended for both community
library as well as academic Art History reference collections,
Nineteenth-Century European Art is as much fun for the non-specialist general
reader to simply browse through, as it is a treasure trove of art history
information for the dedicated student.
Bouguereau
Fronia E. Wissman
Pomegranate Artbooks
PO Box 6099, Rohnert Park, CA 94927
0876545827 $30.00 pomegranate.com
Bouguereau by museum art exhibition curator and art history expert Fronia E.
Wissman is a superbly presented collection of artwork underscored with
thoughtful commentary showcasing one of the most simultaneously beloved and
hated nineteenth-century French artists, Adolphe-William Bouguereau. His
realistic, classic paintings of nude bathers, nymphs, young women and figures
of mythology have a captivating, attention-calling quality that turns the head
and the eye. His images are here displayed in full color photographs and the
informative text recounts his life and enhances our understanding of the
background to his masterpieces in this engaging and very highly recommended
addition to personal and academic Art History Reference collections.
Karl Bodmer's Studio Art
W. Raymond Wood, et al.
University of Illinois Press
1325 South Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820
0252027566 $45.00 1-800-545-4703
Collaboratively written by W. Raymond Wood (Professor of Anthropology,
University of Missouri-Columbia), Joseph C. Porter (Chief Curator, North
Carolina Museum of History), and David C. Hunt (Director, Stark Museum of Art,
Orange, Texas), and enhanced with numerous black-and-white illustrations and
studio art reproductions, Karl Bodmer's Studio Art is a truly captivating
collection of images and an informative, scholarly study of the works of Karl
Bodmer, a Swiss artist whom Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied selected for an
1833-34 expedition up the Missouri River. Bodmer sketched and painted
landscapes and Native American portraits which uniquely captured the
imaginations of the western world then and now. Enthusiastically recommended
for academic and community library Art History and American History reference
collections, Karl Bodmer's Studio Art focuses more on the story of Bodmer's
journey than the art itself, yet both the text and the illustrations have a
timeless appeal.
The Artist In Nature
M. Stephen Doherty
Watson-Guptill Publications
770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
0823003450 $45.00 watsonguptill.com
Compiled by M. Stephen Doherty, and enhanced with both an introduction and
commentary by Thomas Kinkade, The Artist In Nature: Thomas Kinkade And The
Plein Air Tradition is a full-color visual showcasing of Kinkade's artwork in
the "plein air painting" style, as well as his truly exceptional talents for
capturing the spirit of country living. An ideal addition to any personal,
professional, art school, community library Art History reference collection,
The Artist In Nature is endorsed as a thoughtful commentary wherein brief
captions enhance the highly enjoyable artwork in an outstandingly presented and
impressive collection.
F&W Publications, Inc.
4700 E. Galbraith, Cincinnati OH 45236
1-800-289-0963 www.amazon.com
Three new guides present inviting how-to guides which invite artistic
experimentation. Lesley Harrison's Painting Animals That Touch The Heart (North
Light Books, 1581801319, $27.99) provides a guide to creating touching animal
paintings. Amateurs and those with minimal art experience will find this an
easy set of step-by-step demonstrations which are based on creating animal
outlines and filling in with color. An inviting, encouraging guide outstanding
in its attention to realistic animal drawing. Dorothy Dent's Painting Realistic
Landscapes (North Light Books, 1581801572, $24.99) shares years of creative
decorative experiences with a focus on creating landscapes in acrylic. Both
beginners and those with some landscape painting background will find this a
fine basic guide to creating textures, patterns, and effects to be proud of.
Melvyn Petterson & Ian Kearey's Drawing Landscapes (David & Charles,
0715314521, $22.99) tells how to capture a variety of landscapes using a few
simple techniques in pen and pencil. Plenty of color drawings demonstrate
polished results. All are excellent guides for all levels.
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