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DeJulio
Bob DeJulio
Western Reflections Publishing Co.
219 Main Street, Montrose, CO 81401
1890437972 $23.95 1-800-993-4490
DeJulio is a simply beautiful compilation of paintings by Bob DeJulio of
historic scenes to be found throughout southwestern Colorado. A brief
introduction supplements the gallery of watercolor paintings depicting people,
bucking horses, lone wagons, cliff dwellings, and scenic vistas. DeJulio is a
treasury of art and a beautiful souvenir book, and a welcome addition to
American artbook collections.
Landscapes In Pastel
Jenny Keal
HarperCollins UK/Trafalgar Square
PO Box 257, N. Pomfret, VT 05053
0007143850 $15.95 1-800-423-4525
Jenny Keal's Landscapes In Pastel offers the beginner everything necessary to
get started painting landscapes, from an introduction to sources of inspiration
and equipment to techniques of creating detail, capturing sun and shadow, and
depicting animals, landscapes and people. An excellent, basic beginner's guide.
The Art Of Bill Viola
Chris Townsend, Editor
Thames & Hudson Inc.
500 – 5th Ave., New York NY 10110
0500284725 $24.95 1-800-233-4830
Sixty illustrations, all but five in color, lend to Chris Townsend's
compilation Art Of Bill Viola, the first extensive critical appraisal of the
works of video and installation artist Vignola. From themes surrounding the
relationship of Vignola's art to religions to essays which consider his
international influences and reputation, The Art Of Bill Viola is a 'must' for
any in-depth art collection strong in video and installation works and artists.
Poesie Photographique
Lucien Clergue
Prestel
575 Prospect St., Lakewood, NJ 08701
3791328506 $75.00 www.prestel.com
Artist Lucien Clerge was born in 1934, became famous as a chronicler in
pictures of Picasso's final years, and was noted for his nude photography,
leaving the rest of his art in limbo. Poesie Photographique is a catalog of his
works presents the wide diversity of his subjects; from his early photos of
gypsies and ruins to his abstracts, plant art, and portraits. Each black and
white picture is presented full-page and explored in several languages, making
for an intriguing and important catalog of his entire skills set.
History Of The Poster
Josef Muller-Brockmann
Phaidon Press
180 Varick Street, 14th fl, NY, NY 10014
0714844039 $39.95 www.phaidon.com
This new edition of History Of The Poster by Josef Muller-Brockmann (1914-1996)
brings back into print a seminal work originally published in 1971 and which
has been regretably out-of-print for many years. Despite its name, History Of
The Poster is not so much a straightforward historical narrative as it is a
fantastic gallery of posters used for politics, propaganda, advertising, and
art throughout history. A tri-lingual book in English, German, and French,
History Of The Poster contains a brief introductory essay then reveals almost
three hundred posters in full color, followed by an afterword remarking on
present and future trends. A unique and welcome new style of artbook.
Altered Books Workshop
Bev Brazelton
North Light Books/F&W, dist.
4700 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
1581805357 $19.99 1-800-289-0963
Turn old books into personalized works of art using Bev Brazelton's Altered
Books Workshop, a guide which brings together papercrafting and other craft
methods to put together a unique 'altered book' result. There are 18 clear
projects and 65 variation ideas to Altered Books Workshop, from cutting windows
and using shadowboxes to glazing, providing plenty of ideas for creative
personalization.
Designing Handcrafted Cards
Claire Sun-Ok Choi
Quarry Books
c/o Rockport Publishers Inc.
33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930-5089
1592530362 $19.99 rockpub.com
Sixty lovely hand-made card ideas for all occasions are covered in Claire
Sun-Ok Choi's Designing Handcrafted Cards, a guide to techniques ranging from
paper quilling, cutting and piecing to layering and using photos in cards. The
use of simple materials – often no more than card stock paper and tools on
hand – lends to the final production of a personalized masterpiece following
the techniques outlined in Designing Handcrafted Cards.
Embracing Scenes
Barbara Lekisch
Great West Books
PO Box 1028, Lafayette, CA 94549
www.greatwestbooks.com
0944220142 $35.00 www.amazon.com
Painters, illustrators and sketch artists working from 1855 to 1915 often
turned to California's Lakes Tahoe and Donner for inspiration – as does
Barbara Lekisch, who here compiles biographical material on over 150 artists
who found inspiration in these regions of California. Libraries interested in
California art history and regional California art history will discover
Embracing Scenes About Lakes Tahoe And Donner: Painters, Sketch Artists, And
Illustrators, 1855-1915 includes each of the artist's paintings, illustrations,
and sketches of the region, plus plenty of diary entries and source material
accounts of their experiences and influences. A gorgeous presentation.
German Expressionist Prints
Milwaukee Art Museum
Hudson Hills Press
PO Box 205, Manchester, VT 05254-9911
0944110940 $75.00 hudsonhills.com
An impressive collaborative project of the Hudson Hills Press and the Milwaukee
Art Museum, German Expressionist Prints: The Marcia And Granvil Specks
Collection is a striking artbook portraying black and white imagery, reflecting
the positive and negative facets of German life from the 1890s to the 1930s.
Bold figures of over 475 prints with brief biographies of the artists who
created them and commentaries upon the art form itself make German
Expressionist Prints a "must" especially for art history buff supplemental
reading lists in general, and academic library German art history collections
in particular!
Turner, Whistler, Monet
Katharine A. Lochnan & Ian Warrell
Abrams
115 West 18th St., New York, NY 10011
1854375326 $60.00 1-800-759-0190
The collaborate effort of Katharine A. Lochnan (Senior Curator of Prints and
Drawings at the Art Gallery of Ontario) and Ian Warrell (Tate Curator and
Editor of Turner and Venice), Turner, Whistler, Monet: Impressionist Visions
ponders the intricate interrelationships between three great artists and their
contributions to 19th century landscape art. Filled with black-and-white as
well as full color representations of soul-stirring landscape, sunset, and
scenery artworks, Turner, Whistler, Monet also proffers scholarly text tracing
the lives and histories of these three artists as well as the philosophical
messages and schools of thought behind their enduring legacies. A superb coffee
table book that strives for greater understanding of the art world.
Allworth Press
10 E. 23rd St. #510, NY, NY 10010
www.allworth.com
Allworth's practical tips for publisher and artists provides practical and
appealing titles certain to receive attention and lending volume for both
specialty art school and public library holdings. Peter Phillips's Creating
The Perfect Design Brief (1581153244, $19.95) is a recommended tool for design
professionals and non-design business partners alike: Creating The Perfect
Design Brief tells not only how to create the brief, but how to change the
concept of design from a service to a strategic, important basic business
resource. From essential elements of the brief to establishing credibility,
Creating The Perfect Design Brief should not be passed over. David Consuegra's
American Type Design And Designers (158115-3201, $35.00) recreates over 330
different typefaces and illustrations, provides a rich history reference of
American type, and reflects over 10 years research by author David Consuegra, a
veteran design professor. The result is a reference any design library
shouldn't be without.
The Sketchbook
Nancy Heimburger & Marco Bratt
Hotei Publishing
c/o Stylus Publishing, Inc.
22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166-2012
9074822622 $69.50 1-800-232-0223
The Sketchbook is a large coffee-table compendium showcasing eighty unique
designs by some of the world's finest body art tattoo experts. An introductory
essay explores the history of body tattoos, and both Japanese and Western views
of the art practice. The eighty designs themselves are showcased largely in
black-and-white, in their original drawn concept form rather than a photograph
of the tattoo on human skin. With a photograph of its artist along with a
paragraph by the artist about his or her background and philosophy. A very
different kind of artbook, in which East truly meets West.
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