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A sculptor who began working during the postwar period in a classical figurative style, Alina Szapocznikow radically reconceptualized sculpture as an imprint not only of memory but of her own body. This title offers a comprehensive overview of this important artists work.

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More than 70 impressionist and realist paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of American art are featured in catalogue, together with 30 paintings from Australian collections. It presents works by some of America's foremost artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Whistler, Sargent, and Mary Cassatt.

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A collection of watercolour drawings of plants. It presents the paintings of a selection of the native and cultivated flora of Ireland. It describes the history of plant collecting and horticulture by the Irish since earliest times. It offers notes on the individual plants.

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Published to coincide with the Royal School of Needleworks 150th anniversary, this book covers the remarkable history of the RSN from inception to the present day.

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Before Andy Warhol's rise to the peak of Pop Art, he created seductive drawings celebrating male beauty. His plan to publish these drawings in a book has now been realized. This volume has over 300 of Warhol's rarely seen, risqu images that highlight the artist's fascination with the male form, droll humor, and ironic detachment.

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Selected for its visual impact and ease of use, this outstanding collection of wood engravings presents over 1,000 species of animals in extremely lifelike poses. Includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and other invertebrates.

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Covers the works produced by Arnaldo Pomodoro between 1953 and 2003, supplemented with the a documentary research into the bibliography.

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Art as Jewellery is a visually stunning guide to jewellery made by the titans of twentieth and twenty-first century art. From Salvador Dal, Man Ray, Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso, through to Anish Kapoor, Damien Hirst and Grayson Perry, the great figures of modern art have all dabbled in jewellery.

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It is generally thought that hands and feet are the hardest parts of the body to portay effectively in drawings, paintings and sculptures. Giovanni Civardi demystifies the process of capturing both with this inspirational, easy-to-follow guide.

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A practical easy-to-follow guide, which shows how to observe and draw light and shade.

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The ultimate handbook of projects, tips and techniques for creating stunning art with markers.

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All artists should possess good drawing skills - and anyone can learn. Richard Box clearly illustrates how to master the basics using a range of simple techniques.

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The 367 exquisite hand-colored plates of the Hortus Eystettensis, published in 1613 with elaborate descriptions to record the palatial gardens in Eichsttt, Bavaria, were a landmark in botanical illustration. This facsimile edition, featuring authoritative texts and a present-day classification, preserves a treasured florilegium for posterity.

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This lavishly illustrated book, which includes literally hundreds of previously unpublished masterpieces of Batak sculpture from the Delta Collection, will change that forever. This volume is enriched by insightful information from Achim Sibeth, one of th

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Bead Jewelry 101 is an entry-level course that introduces fundamental techniques for stringing and wirework with beads through 30 step-by-step projects for earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, and more, supported with helpful online videos.

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Discover the joy of crafting with light, and create 10 beautiful blue gifts and accessories with cyanotype.

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The bird king, the anthropologists, the thing in the bathroom, the paraffin-oil koala, the secret birthday partywhat do they all have in common Nothing! Except for the fact that they all come from the sketchbooks of Shaun Tan, acclaimed creator of The Lost Thing, the Arrival and Tales from Outer Suburbia.

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An unrivalled record of one of the 20th century's touchstone beauties, Bob Willoughby's tender Hepburn portfolio is now available in a new format and with a softer price tag. At once an enraptured admirer and trusted friend of the starlet, Willougby captured Hepburn's elegance on and off set, from her Oscar-winning debut in Roman Holiday to the dizzy heights of global fame.

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An artists book is a book made by an artist, and is meant as an artwork. The best descriptions seem to be a report of the performance of looking through one, like reports of a trip to another place. Following the four essays on works by Jacks, Maddock, Burn and Parr, sixteen striking and individual books by other artists are described.

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Over 60 watercolour challenges to work through in your own time to help build confidence and have fun.

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Bounty: Nineteenth-century South Australian gold and silver celebrates the creativity and tenacity of South Australia's colonial artisans, including John Pace, C.E. Firnhaber, Julius Schomburgk, Henry Steiner and J.M. Wendt.

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Terry Harrison presents a refreshingly simple guide that is packed with excellent, easy-to-follow demonstrations illustrating how to create stunning paintings. Acrylics are easy to master and extremely versatile. Paint can be applied thick like oils, or in washes like watercolour.

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In addition to instructions on color mixing, paper selection, and proper brush handling, this handbook and teacher's guide features full-color plates of practice brushstrokes and designs incorporating Art Nouveau, Etruscan, and Hispano-Moresque ornaments.