Product Description: For the first time in book form, tattoo artist Spider Webb shares one of his crowning artistic achievements, presenting 100 examples of patriotic American Eagle tattoo flash in a dizzying variety of arrangements, with striking elements from both classic and modern eras...read more

Product Description: The unique and internationally celebrated atmosphere of The Frick Collection has as much to do with the decorative arts as with its iconic collection of old master paintings. As the sumptuous house Henry Clay Frick constructed at 70th Street took shape between 1912 and 1914, he recognized the need for furnishings of a calibre that matched his painting collection...read more

Product Description: AVANT GARDE BAGS contains a stunning collection of the best and most extraordianry modern bag designs. Included are profiles and interviews with cutting-edge designers from all over the world.

Product Description: Although he was one of the most important African American political leaders during the last decade of the nineteenth century, George Henry White has been one of the least remembered. A North Carolina representative from 1897 to 1901, White was the last man of his race to serve in the Congress during the post-Reconstruction period, and his departure left a void that would go unfilled for nearly thirty years...read more

Product Description: AMSTERDAM 1900?1920 contains a unique collection of ornamentation and surface pattern designs that are typical of the graphic and applied arts in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 20th century. Many design elements are included which make it very easy to create new patterns in this style...read more

Travel Guide and Art Guide in one. Each volume of the Art & Architecture series is opulently illustrated.

Product Description: 500 Manga Creatures is the biggest collection of manga clip art ever collected on one disc. Now stunning artwork can be created quickly and easily using this vast collection of hi-res (300dpi) JPEG images that are ready to use in any project...read more

This complete guide to Tiki culture in North America and abroad lists, describes, and reviews every known Tiki bar, Polynesian restaurant, and other site of interest to fans of "Polynesian Pop." From Tiki godfathers such as Edgar Leeteg and Don the Beachcomber to contemporary Tiki artists like Shag and Bosko, this resource covers all things Tiki in prose that is witty, entertaining, and essential for anyone who has ever stepped up to a bar, glanced up at the pufferfish hanging from the ceiling, and ordered a Singapore Sling. In addition to the exhaustive listings, recipes for classic cocktails, a glossary of Tiki terms, and resources for buying Tiki goods and artifacts are also included. Reminiscences of famous points of interest that have closed are provided for the completist, for historical perspective, and for those seeking information on the current status of a favorite Tiki site.

This book contains a wealth of images - of both natural and manmade objects - that will spark the imagination of all who see them. In this book the author shows how these images can be visually abstracted and then refined and developed to create beautiful patterns and designs.

In Biochemistry, the questions often are more exhilarating than the answers. This Updated Third Edition continues the unique conceptual and organizing framework, "Essential Questions." Guiding students through the density of the material by the use of section head questions, supporting concept statements, and summaries, this focused approach is supported by unparalleled text/media integration through BiochemistryNow, providing students with a seamless learning system. Beautifully and consistently illustrated, this text gives science majors the most current presentation of biochemistry available. Written by a chemist and a biologist, the book presents biochemistry from balanced perspectives. This Updated Edition includes "Emerging Insights into Biochemistry" at the end of each chapter, which present students with the latest advances in biochemical research. The Updated Edition also is enhanced by the power of the online assessment-centered learning tool, BiochemistryNow. This powerful online learning companion helps students gauge their unique study needs and provides them with a Personalized Learning plan that enhances their problem-solving skills and conceptual understanding.

Product Description: Anton Stankowski began his most serious work in the late 1920s, as a contemporary of the Zurich "Konkretes" who were also influenced by the Bauhaus. He was a decorative painter and printmaker, as well as the creator of masterly, abstract photographs, clever advertising graphics and remarkable logos--outstanding examples of visualization in the applied arts...read more

Product Description: El mosaico, tambien llamado arte en trozos , es un genero cultivado por artistas de todo el mundo desde tiempos remotos. Y Mexico no es la excepcion. Desde las piezas prehispanicas hasta la obra contemporanea, documenta­da a traves del trabajo de la familia Perdomo, linaje de mo­saiquistas, estas pequeñas piedras nos revelan una mas de las facetas sorprendentes de la plastica mexicana...read more

Product Description: Art Nouveau flourished throughout Europe and North America from the 1880s until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Characterised by asymmetry, sensuous lines, and flowing surface patterns, Art Noveau was often tinged by fin-de-siècle decadence...read more

Product Description: The mosaic is a medium used by artists throughout the world since remote times. Mexico is no exception. From pre-Hispanic pieces to contemporary mosaics document­ed through the work of the Perdomos, a family of Mexican mosaicists these small glass shards and stones reveal yet another surprising facet of this country s visual art...read more

A lavishly designed companion to the forthcoming third episode in the Star Wars odyssey provides previously unseen movie artwork, including character sketches, costume and set designs, models, digital images, paintings, and animation storyboards, and includes an officially illustrated screenplay by George Lucas. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

One of the new generation of Italian artists, Francesco Vezzoli creates video works and needlepoints that mix together pop culture icons, auteur cinema, art history, the fashion world, elegance, kitsch, and camp. By embroidering a trail of tears or blood on the iconic faces of Veruschka, Helmut Berger, Joan Crawford, Audrey Hepburn, and Anna Magnani, and by creating innovative videoworks with them, Vezzoli restores to their surfaces a depth of feeling in this, his first monograph. Essay by Marcella Beccaria. Publisher: Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Torino

The social and stylistic changes of the 1960s were reflected in everything from designer furniture to humble household objects. This guide offers information on the classics of the period, from exclusive creations to neglected treasures that can be picked up for next to nothing. (view table of contents)

Explores the history of Botero's life, his personal beliefs, and the magic enclosed in the characteristic proportions of his artwork.

Product Description: Developed in response to the needs of learners engaged in the study of art, design, and architecture, this dictionary is succinct, lightweight, and thorough in its lexical entries. Its simplicity, size, and scope make it a reference that has use and appeal across a number of visual arts disciplines...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Over the past two hundred years, thousands of ancient Greek vases have been unearthed. Yet these artifacts remain a challenge: what did the images depicted on these vases actually mean to ancient Greek viewers? In this long-awaited book, Gloria Ferrari uses Athenian vases, literary evidence, and other works of art from the Archaic and Classical periods (520-400 B...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)