Read and Download eBook Full
Author: Yolanda Zappaterra
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 2021-07-06
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0711253722
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmazing Art Adventures gathers together hundreds of exciting, unexpected and memorable art experiences from around the world.
Author: Yolanda Zappaterra
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: 2021-07-13
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0711253730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover hundreds of the most interesting and memorable art experiences from around the world in this stunningly immersive and beautifully illustrated title! Amazing Art Adventures offers us art and culture as an experience both within and beyond the gallery, opening a door to unexpected adventures - art fairs, festivals, installations, art trails, galleries, art islands, monuments, sculpture parks and museums. Aimed at all of us who travel to learn about new places and cultures, the book gathers together hundreds of unforgettable art experiences around the world, acting as an inspirational travel guide for anyone interested in art. From the Lightning Field in New Mexico to an art island in Japan, expert guide Yolanda Zappaterra leads us on a comprehensive, worldwide tour of bucket list destinations for every season. Divided into sections by continent, the book is a thrilling cultural journey, an insider’s guide to the visual arts that suggests different ways to experience art beyond the usual galleries and institutions, leads readers to art in unusual places, creates trails that will give insights into the lives of famous artists as well as putting the spotlight on more interesting and unknown works in well known museums. Through more than 400 entries, plus photographs and maps, the book expands our understanding and appreciation of the world’s art in exciting new ways. Uncover a Chagall masterpiece in a tiny Kentish church Follow a land art map of North America from the Spiral Jetty and Lightning Fields to Seven Magic Mountains and the Star Axis Trip the light fantastic at the Atelier des Lumières in Paris Delight in the sinuous curves of Oscar Niemeyer’s MAC in Rio de Janeiro Lay your head in a very arty bed at the aha Shakaland Hotel & Zulu Cultural Village Be dazzled by recycled ceramics at the Rock Garden of Chandigarh in northern India Exercise body and mind with a walk along London’s Art Line Be blown away by Tacoma’s Museum of Glass Trek into the Brazilian rainforest for art in the jungle at the Inhotim Art Museum Sample big cheeses in Switzerland at Art Basel Cross the Seto Inland Sea to land at the art island of Naoshima in Japan Walk among the gods and monsters of Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tuscan Tarot Garden Commune with a unicorn at the Met Cloisters in New York See the seeds of Africa’s future art scene in a former grain silo at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art in Cape Town Enter a field of light in Uluru, Australia
Author: Mati Rose McDonough
Publisher: Quarry Books
Published: 2012-07-01
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1610584155
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDaring Adventures in Paint is a colorful, whimsical adventure of a book that explores inspirational paint and mixed-media techniques. Written by the well-loved artist/illustrator/blogger Mati Rose McDonough, this book's approach to making art is a bit like uncovering a hidden treasure, a treasure that resides within each aspiring artist. Through a myriad of both practical applications and creative exercises, Mati shows artists how to "find their magic"—the place of confidence from which they can access the vision of what they want to share with the world.
Author: Weta Workshop
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781869509309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn incredible visual insight into one of the most eagerly anticipated films of 2011. In autumn 2011 Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming up to launch The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. The first of two movies being produced, this film will bring to life the enormously popular books by Herg� in performance-captured, 3D form. Starring Jamie Bell (of Billy Elliot fame) as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham, this will be the film of Christmas 2011. Published alongside the groundbreaking film, this book will reveal the incredible creative design process behind it. The conceptual design and visual effects for the movie are being created by Weta, the multi Academy Award winning company behind blockbusters such as Avatar, The Lord of the Rings, District 9, King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia and many others. The designs for the book will be put together by the very same Weta artists, giving the readers a true inside story on the how the original comics were transformed into the final look on the big screen.
Author: Dan Nadel
Publisher: Abrams ComicArts
Published: 2010-03
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK. . . Focuses on the lesser-known comic works by celebrated icons of the industry, like H.G. Peter (the artist behind Wonder Woman), John Stanley (the writer and artist for Little Lulu), Harry Lucey (one of the artists behind Archie), Jesse Marsh (the artist for Tarzan), and Bill Everett (best know for his characters Sub Mariner and Dr. Strange).
Author: Michael Chabon
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2012-06-12
Total Pages: 705
ISBN-13: 0812993675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic, beloved novel of two boy geniuses dreaming up superheroes in New York’s Golden Age of comics, now with special bonus material by the author “It's absolutely gosh-wow, super-colossal—smart, funny, and a continual pleasure to read.”—The Washington Post Book World One of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • One of Entertainment Weekly’s 10 Best Books of the Decade • Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize A “towering, swash-buckling thrill of a book” (Newsweek), hailed as Chabon’s “magnum opus” (The New York Review of Books), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a triumph of originality, imagination, and storytelling, an exuberant, irresistible novel that begins in New York City in 1939. A young escape artist and budding magician named Joe Kavalier arrives on the doorstep of his cousin, Sammy Clay. While the long shadow of Hitler falls across Europe, America is happily in thrall to the Golden Age of comic books, and in a distant corner of Brooklyn, Sammy is looking for a way to cash in on the craze. He finds the ideal partner in the aloof, artistically gifted Joe, and together they embark on an adventure that takes them deep into the heart of Manhattan, and the heart of old-fashioned American ambition. From the shared fears, dreams, and desires of two teenage boys, they spin comic book tales of the heroic, fascist-fighting Escapist and the beautiful, mysterious Luna Moth, otherworldly mistress of the night. Climbing from the streets of Brooklyn to the top of the Empire State Building, Joe and Sammy carve out lives, and careers, as vivid as cyan and magenta ink. Spanning continents and eras, this superb book by one of America’s finest writers remains one of the defining novels of our modern American age. Winner of the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award and the New York Society Library Book Award
Author: MaryAnn F Kohl
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2015-05-01
Total Pages: 622
ISBN-13: 0935607374
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAction Art: Hands-On Active Art Adventures is A Collection of Over 100 Active Hands-On Art Experiences for Children 2-12, Full of Adventure, Movement, and Discovery. FOR SCHOOLS &• HOMESCHOOLS &• MUSEUMS&• LIBRARIES &• CHILDCARE &• HOME Shelving: ART ACTIVITIES &• EDUCATION &• PARENTING Over 100 action-packed art activities bring discovery and adventurous creativity to children's art experiences that will delight and challenge kids of all ages. Each child-tested art activity is grouped into engaging action categories including: Smacking &• Squeezing &• Tapping Rolling &• Spinning &• Swinging Blowing &• Exploding &• Smooshing Tools &• Toys &• Utensils Up &• Down &• All Around Full color photographs highlight all activities including painting, photography, collage and sculpture, each with helpful icons indicating levels for both children and adults. Action Art experiences are built on the knowledge that art for children is a creative process and not just a finished product. MaryAnn Kohl is famous around the world for encouraging children to experience creative art exploration best known as &“process art&”. Action Art offers 5 chapters of exciting and adventurous creative art activities, all with surprise outcomes, including &– Blowing Glitter, Dancing Blottos, Bubble Wrap, Boot Walk, Clear Color Squish
Author: Chris McDonnell
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2014-10-14
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781419704505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The first book to take fans behind the scenes of Finn the Human's and Jake the Dog's adventures in the post-apocalyptic, magical land of Ooo. Packed to the seams with concept art and storyboards, this ... illustrated tome offers an all-access pass into the Emmy Award-winning show team's creative process, [tracing] series creator Pendleton Ward's early influences and work, then [revealing] how the writers, storyboarders, animators, and voice actors work in tandem to bring this ... series to life"--Amazon.com.
Author: Patti Medaris Culea
Publisher: Quarry Books
Published: 2011-02-09
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1616735309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduces new, creative techniques for the fiber journaler, scrapbooker, doll maker, beader, and sewer through fairy-inspired projects. This book is the fifth installment on making creative cloth fiber arts from popular art doll designer, fiber artist, and workshop instructor Patti Culea, following Creative Cloth Doll Making, Creative Cloth Doll Faces, Creative Cloth Doll Couture, and Creative Cloth Beaded Dolls. This book builds on the previous four by delving into how to make fun and elaborate-looking projects using the same old materials in a new and unique way. Readers will learn to make flat figures, fabric books, and a fairy-style fan. Culea covers the basics and provides new techniques–such as using Shiva paint sticks and stencils, working with silk rods and waste, and using lace and trims as a frame–while teaching you to how create a flat figure doll, memory journal with embellished cloth pages, and a beautiful fan. Professional tips, ideas for embellishments, cutting-edge techniques, and complete patterns for all the projects are included.
Author: Jorge Gutierrez
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Published: 2014-10-14
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 1630080896
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA tale packed with adventure, The Book of Life celebrates the power of friendship and family, and the courage to follow your dreams. To determine whether the heart of humankind is pure and good, two godlike beings engage in an otherworldly wager during Mexico's annual Day of the Dead celebration. They tether two friends, Manolo and Joaquin, into vying for the heart of the beautiful and fiercely independent Maria, with comical and sometimes dangerous consequences. This volume is an inspirational behind-the-scenes look at the making of the animated feature film The Book of Life, from visionary producer Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and director Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera).
