Cecily Brown

Cecily Brown

Author: Courtney J. Martin

Publisher: Phaidon Press

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781838661045

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Cecily Brown is a British-born, New York-based artist who rose to prominence in the late 1990s. Originally influenced by Cubism and Abstract Expressionism, Brown has over the years developed her unique voice, which investigates the sensual qualities of oil paint and portraiture through a satirizing and celebratory process inspired both by abstraction and realism. Gentle and yet forceful, Brown's exuberant brushwork, rich palette, intense energy, and black humor have redefined some of painting's historical canons.


Van Life

Van Life

Author:

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Published: 2017-10-10

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0316556467

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With hundreds of funky vehicles, awe-inspiring landscapes, and cleverly designed interiors in tiny spaces, Van Life is perfect for anyone who dreams about living on the open road. More and more people of all generations--from millennials to baby boomers--are taking a break from conventional life for the freedom, tranquility, and adventure of being on the road and living in a converted vintage truck, camper, or van. One of these van-dwellers, Foster Huntington, created the #vanlife hashtag as he chronicled his adventures of living in a van and driving it across the country. He tapped into a community of like-minded individuals looking to explore nature at their own pace and live a debt-free lifestyle. Van Life showcases the best crowd-sources photographs from Foster's social media accounts--many of which have never been posted or seen before. Organized into sections like Volkswagen vans, American vans, converted vans, school buses, and more, the selection of photos includes shots of the unique vehicles and the beautiful locations they've been parked. From stunning beaches to dramatic mountains and picturesque forests, and with fully designed interiors with kitchens and sleeping quarters, this stunning array of life-on-the-road-possibilities might just be enough to get you to pack up your things and hit the highway. Also included are informative and topical interviews with solo travelers, couples, and families who are living this new American dream.


A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain

A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain

Author: Daniel Defoe

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1991-01-01

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780300049800

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Observations on the principal cities, ports and geographical features, customs, manners, and inhabitants of early eighteenth-century Britain


The English Garden

The English Garden

Author: Jim Lewis

Publisher: Karma, New York

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781942607038

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"Like nature, only better. Nature with all the awkward bits smoothed out. And then picturesque, like a landscape painting," states Jim Lewis' protagonist, defining an English garden in Cecily Brown's newest book of paintings. An imaginative pas de deux, The English Garden sees British painter Brown (born 1969) and American writer Lewis (born 1963) contribute acutely detailed and darkly sensuous allusions to the traditional 18th-century English landscape garden. Thirty-nine of Brown's paintings are interspersed throughout this compact hardcover publication as tipped-in images. The largely abstract works, with glimpses of figurative elements, are a dichotomy of warm and subdued strokes of color, each containing an expansive landscape unto itself. Novelist and critic Jim Lewis' story transports the reader to the English countryside and investigates the seductive pull of the natural world in tandem with Brown's paintings. Combining two major voices in contemporary literature and painting, this volume is a truly gorgeous production.


Art on the Block

Art on the Block

Author: Ann Fensterstock

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2013-09-17

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1137278498

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A tour of the last four decades of contemporary art in New York City reveals how artists pioneered new trends in gentrification and inspired art renewals, focusing on the achievements of such artists as Basquiat and Rauschenberg.


Uncle Fred in the Spring Time

Uncle Fred in the Spring Time

Author: P.G. Wodehouse

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2004-04-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781585675272

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Humorous and involved tale of the attempted kidnapping of the prize pig, the Empress of Blandings.