Steven naifeh and gregory white smith, coauthors of jackson pollock. Georgia okeeffe phaidon focus by randall c griffin. It presents a feast of famous, varied and colourful images by 500 of the greatest artists from the middle ages to the present day. The art book is the first fully illustrated art dictionary. University of minnesota press, 2009, and his articles on modern and contemporary art and philosophy have appeared in art. Body of art is the first book to explore the various ways the human body has been both an inspiration and a medium for artists over hundreds of thousands of years.
Eschewing the heavyweight doorstop format of many art books, these beautiful and compact phaidon focus artist monographs are small and slick, and refreshingly affordable. At 75 pages, this book is substantial, has great images and is childappropriate. I buy a lot of taschen 25 series books since they are similar in price, but this series is even better. The perfect introduction to the life and work of francis bacon.
The art of francis bacon 19091992 epitomizes the angst at the heart of the modern human condition. We will be pleased to look over your book query, and if your book idea fits into our focus areas we will contact you for more details. Julia hasting born 1970 is a german graphic designer. Im an art fan, and im a fan of phaidon s art book series. Architecture in monochrome, which delved into the architectural history and application of the colour black. Phaidon announces new limited edition of rihanna title. The first book to celebrate the beautiful and provocative ways artists have represented, scrutinized and utilized the body over centuries. The 20th century art book by no author and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Phaidon, the worlds premiere publisher of books on the visual arts, is moving into digital publishing with modern artist monographs from the phaidon focus series available exclusively on the ibooks store.
The new york times best art book of 2018 hardback phaidon editors. Compact, affordable, and beautifully produced, the books in this growing series are written by top experts in their field. Presents an illustrated survey of the life and work of andy warhol. He is the author of two books, anselm kiefer and the philosophy of martin heidegger new york and london. Harrison is an art historian, museum director and journalist who specializes in modern american art. A guide to 30 great artists and their most famous works, designed for both parent and child to enjoy together. Dec 05, 2019 the timess art critics select 26 of their favorite art books and books related to art of the year. Buy books online quality books from the phaidon store.
The perfect gift for students or anyone curious about art, these lively and beautifully illustrated books serve as both essential reading and. This year, 2018, sees the publishing house introduce a sophomore entry into the architecture in monochrome series, one that sets its focus on a far more vibrant shade. The photo book by editors of phaidon press and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Phaidon focus collection setoften books by phaidon. A pioneer of multimedia art, this book explores his experimentations from his. The second edition of the art book is a substantially expanded and updated version of the hugely successful original. The phaidon focus series offers accessible, authoritative, and thoughtprovoking introductions to modern masters of the art world. Financial times with more than 480 illustrations, this is the most comprehensive publication to date on one of the greatest painters of the twentieth and early twentyfirst. The art and career of naum gabo, published by yale university press, and curator of a major exhibition of sutherlands art that opens at the dulwich picture gallery, london, in may 2005.
A perfect introduction to art for children everywhere, the art book for children brings the clarity and innovation of phaidon s bestselling the art book to our youngest readers ever. Likely the most comprehensive of its kind, this remarkable tome presents a survey of world art ranging from 30,000 bce to the 21st century. The phaidon pocket series started after ww2 with a focus on titles with an art and literary bent. Each book has been signed love, rihanna by rihanna herself. Phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print. Phaidon international is proud to announce this week that we have become members of women in recruitment wir, having officially signed the women in recruitment charter. Phaidon focus is a brand new series that offers accessible, uptodate, authoritative, enjoyable and thoughtprovoking books on internationally renowned. Phaidon press ai pronounced i as in wise international phonetic alphabet is a global publisher of books on art, architecture, design, fashion, photography, and popular culture, as well as cookbooks, childrens books, and travel books. Moved to england in advance of the nazi annexation of austria, phaidon focused on art titles. Phaidon is an international publisher of books on art, photography, architecture, design, travel, fashion, food. Survey by lisa graziose corrin, interview by miwon kwon, focus by norman bryson, artists choice text by john berger, writings by mark dion. Publishers weekly, top ten art books for 20 in this slick installment in phaidon s focus series on modern artists, pachner, a veteran contributor to former monographs on the artist, outlines smiths pivotal career.
The book seems to be striving for inclusiveness, but there is a slight focus on british art, and many fine. The reproduction of the art are very well done and good printings. Quarry books publishes instructional books in a range of categories. Arranged in alphabetical order by artist, it is amazingly easy to use. Written by experts in their field, each of these lively and beautifully illustrated books, covers the entirety of the artists work, exploring its origins, development, style and themes. Phaidon to publish the art museum publishers weekly. The art museum the art museum offers the museum experience without the boundaries of space and time. Her work remains a key component of american art and her influence as a pioneering female artist cannot be understated. No stranger to mammoth allencompassing surveys of art history, phaidon is at it again. The art museum offers the museum experience without the boundaries of space and time. Designed by julia hasting, the zurichbased design director at phaidon press, who manages to create a clean, fresh look that as art book design should put the artists work centre stage.
In october the art book publisher plans to publish the art museum, a nearly 1,000page comprehensive history. Oct, 2014 in her new book on pollock, she has drawn upon her vast expertise on the subject to write an excellent and extremely engaging introduction to the artist and his art. We work with the worlds most influential artists, chefs, writers and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food. The unique structure of the book has been created by specialists in all fields of art, from institutions worldwide, who have collected together important and innovative works as they might be displayed in the ideal museum for the art. Each contains a trove of images of artwork and educational focus chapters on themes and techniques. Originally founded in vienna in 1923, this company relocated to london to avoid the nazis and then carved out a niche for itself by producing beautiful but affordable publications adored by art fans. A pioneer of multimedia are, this book explores his experimentations from his combines works melding painting and sculpture, prints, silkscreen paintings to his use of technology and his collaborations with choreographers such as merce cunningham and trisha brown.
Francis alys phaidon contemporary artist series 9780714843216 by alys, francis and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The phaidon focus collection comprises ten sleek volumes, each introducing the life and work of one influential artist, from andy warhol and francis bacon to georgia okeeffe and cindy sherman. Phaidon design classics by phaidon press goodreads. Last year, visual arts publisher phaidon revealed the tome black. Each contains a trove of images of artwork and educational focus chapters on. The art museum by phaidon press goodreads share book.
It is hardcover, with a plastic dustjacket and the images are very good quality. Founded in vienna in 1923, phaidon published books on literature, philosophy, art, and history. Artspace contemporary art for sale from the worlds best. The phaidon focus series presents engaging, uptodate introductions to arts modern masters. Georgia okeeffe phaidon focus georgia okeeffe museum. We work with the worlds most influential artists, chefs, writers and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel, and illustrated books for children. It is delighting pleasure to read all that she wrote. Phaidon focus collection setoften books by phaidon moda. I also like the way the unnamed author involves the reader in the art, asking children to use their imagination to wonder about why artists created things they way they did. Visions of the new human in weimar berlin minneapolis, mn.
The 20th century art book, first edition, phaidon abebooks passion for books. The 20th century art book, first edition, phaidon abebooks. The art of francis bacon 19091992 epitomises the angst at the heart of the modern human condition. Explore books by phaidon editors with our selection at. Phaidon focus by author paul moorhouse this book introduces some of shermans most important works, from her seminal 1970s series untitled film stills, which references film noir movies by such directors as alfred hitchcock and jacques tourneur, to her progression into colour photography in the 1980s series centerfolds. Cambridge university press, 1998 and the dada cyborg. The reproduction of the art are very well done and good. Even tho the size of the book is on the smaller end i find that the size of the paintings represented are fine and have great color. Compact, affordable, and beautifully produced, the books in this growing series are written by top experts in. This book is an elegant, inspiring and luminous source for all amaterurs of richard estes. His dramatic images of screaming figures and distorted anatomies are painted with a richly gestural technique. Sep 10, 20 plenty of colour plates make it brilliantly useful as a reference tool. In this slick installment in phaidons focus series on modern artists, pachner, a veteran contributor to former monographs on the artist, outlines smiths 19061965 pivotal career as a sculptor of evocative structures that both refined abstraction and crucially advanced welding.
The work of robert rauschenberg has had a profound impact on avantgarde art from the 1950s onwards. Phaidon focus is a groundbreaking new series that offers accessible, enjoyable and thoughtprovoking books on the visual arts. The unique structure of the book has been created by specialists in all fields of art, from institutions worldwide, who have collected together important and innovative works as they might be displayed in the ideal museum for the art lover. Phaidon focus by matthew biro 20, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Publishers weekly, top ten art books for 20 in this slick installment in phaidons focus series on modern artists, pachner, a veteran contributor to former monographs on the artist, outlines smiths pivotal career. Phaidons groundbreaking new focus series offers accessible, enjoyable and thoughtprovoking books on the visual arts. Red architecture is recounted by phaidon in a book.
His dramatic images of screaming figures and distorted anatomies are painted with a richly gestural technique, alluding to such old masters as titian, velazquez and rembrandt. Phaidon has outdone itself with the art museum, a coffee table art book large enough to function as a small table itself. The art book is the first ever fullyillustrated art dictionary. Compact, affordable, and beautifully produced, the books in this. Phaidon press 187 followers books by phaidon press. This button opens a dialog that displays additional images for this product with the option to zoom in or out.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Plenty of colour plates make it brilliantly useful as a reference tool. Presents an illustrated survey of the life and work of anselm kiefer. It presents an abundance of famous, varied and colourful images by 500 of the greatest artists from the middle ages to the present day. Compact, affordable, and beautifully produced, the books. Phaidon press has been one of the pioneers of the art book format since publishing a number of gorgeous books on artists in the mid 1930s. The company is based in london and new york city, with additional offices in paris and berlin.
The sunday telegraph eschewing the heavyweight doorstop format of many art books, these beautiful and compact phaidon focus artist monographs are small and slick, and refreshingly affordable. I truly enjoy the art book as well as the 20th century art book. Arranged in alphabetical order by artist, it is easy to use. We work with the worlds most influential artists, chefs, writers and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel, and illustrated books. Isabelle loring wallace is associate professor of contemporary art at the lamar dodd school of art at the university of georgia in athens.
This is my first phaidon focus book and it is quite nice. The art book for children by editors of phaidon press alibris. About phaidon phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print. This text explores the work of vanguard artist mark dion who has made sitespecific projects all over the world which explore. The art museum 9780714856520 by phaidon press and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.