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2023
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"A photographic celebration of contemporary Native American life and an examination of important issues the community faces today by the creator of Project 562, Matika Wilbur"--
"In 2012, Matika Wilbur sold everything in her Seattle apartment and set out on a Kickstarter-funded pursuit to visit, engage, and photograph people from what were then the 562 federally recognized Native American Tribal Nations. Over the next decade, she traveled six hundred...
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From The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home comes a historical novel inspired by true events, and the extraordinary female lighthouse keepers of the past two hundred years. "They call me a heroine, but I am not deserving of such accolades. I am just an ordinary young woman who did her duty." 1838: Northumberland, England. Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands has been Grace Darling's home for all of her twenty-two years....
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Nas on language, Cat Power on looking inward, Spike Jonze on loving what you do, and Kim Gordon on feeling the flow. These are just a few of the indie stars and surprising insights collected in this gorgeous book by Huck magazine. Since launching in 2006, Huck has been at the vanguard of London's thriving independent publishing scene and has grown into an internationally distributed bi-monthly, with editions available on newsstands in 20 countries...
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Artist Jason Mecier creates insanely detailed portraits of celebrities using trash, candy, and other items, crafting sculptural celebrations as beautiful as they are outrageous. Here is Amy Sedaris assembled from her own trash, David Bowie made out of cosmetics and feathers, Snoop Dogg sculpted out of weed, Justin Timberlake and Miley Cyrus crafted out of candy, Kevin Bacon bespoke in bacon, and many, many more. Fun process shots offer behind-the-scenes...
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La relevancia adquirida por el dibujo de la figura humana a lo largo de la historia ha sido motivo suficiente para atraer el interés del artista. La figura humana sigue siendo en nuestros días, seguramente, el capítulo central de la enseñanza del dibujo. Muchas personas se sienten intimidadas cuando trabajan por primera vez con un modelo, pues saben que la complejidad del cuerpo, su animación y flexibilidad, requiere años de estudio para conocerlo...
27) Caricaturas
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Con EJERCICIOS PARRAMÓN se ofrece al público una colección abierta de títulos destinados a la práctica del dibujo y la pintura. Cada volumen se dedica a un tema (paisaje, bodegón, figura, etc.) o a una técnica (óleo, acuarela, pastel, etc.), y presenta un conjunto de ejercicios variados, desarrollados por diferentes profesores.
La foto del modelo para pintar, una introducción a cada ejercicio, un cuadro de los distintos materiales que se...
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They met in 1949 when Art was a reporter for Life. Shay followed Algren around with a camera, gathering pictures for a photo-essay piece he was pitching to the magazine. Life didn't pick up the article, but Shay and Algren became fast friends. Algren gave Shay's camera entrance into the back-alley world of Division Street, and Shay captured Algren's poetry on film. They were masters chronicling the same patch of ground with different tools.
Chicago's...
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Frederick Horsman Varley was unique among the members of the Group of Seven. One of the greatest Canadian portraitists of the twentieth century, he is an intriguing example of an artist who, despite his fame as a portrait painter, remains better known for his landscapes. This is due mainly to his position as one of the founding members of the Group of Seven and their deliberate attempt to raise awareness of our national identity by depicting the Canadian...
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"Girls being fearless. Girls being silly. Girls being wild, stubborn, and proud. Girls whose faces are smeared with dirt and lit up with joy. So simple and yet so powerful, Strong Is the New Pretty celebrates, through more than 175 memorable photographs, the strength and spirit of girls being 100% themselves. Real beauty isn't about being a certain size, acting a certain way, wearing the right clothes, or having your hair done (or even brushed). Real...
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* FULL COLOR EBOOK *
Taking Your Photography to the Next Level
You've Spent Hundreds on A High Quality Camera – Wouldn't You Like to Do More with It than Just Point and Shoot?
Whether you want to pursue photography as a hobby or looking at launching a career, you want to be able to explore all the possibilities of photography as an art form – and I'm here to show you how.
This book will show you how the physics of photography and the dimensions...
32) Retratos
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Con EJERCICIOS PARRAMÓN se ofrece al público una colección abierta de títulos destinados a la práctica del dibujo y la pintura. Cada volumen se dedica a un tema (paisaje, bodegón, figura, etc.) o a una técnica (óleo, acuarela, pastel, etc.), y presenta un conjunto de ejercicios variados, desarrollados por diferentes profesores.
La foto del modelo para pintar, una introducción a cada ejercicio, un cuadro de los distintos materiales que se...
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This book exists of three parts: Part 1: Personal development; Part 2: Drawing lessons; Part 3: Painting lessons. The personal development that you go through when you start painting has a positive effect on your entire life. You will experience people, animals and things around you very differently because your perception changes. With practical exercises you will not only learn to draw and paint well, but you will also experience your life more...
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Con EJERCICIOS PARRAMÓN se ofrece al público una colección abierta de títulos destinados a la práctica del dibujo y la pintura. Cada volumen se dedica a un tema (paisaje, bodegón, figura, etc.) o a una técnica (óleo, acuarela, pastel, etc.), y presenta un conjunto de ejercicios variados, desarrollados por diferentes profesores.
La foto del modelo para pintar, una introducción a cada ejercicio, un cuadro de los distintos materiales que se...
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An affecting, profoundly personal insight into an extraordinary couple who energized and empowered millions of people around the world.
An intimate collection of photographs that follow Barack and Michelle Obama on their incredible presidential journey: Award-winning photographer Callie Shell presents a firsthand collection of portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama depicting the guiding principles that defined their time in the White House. While...
36) Radical Love
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The sudden revelation of a powerful religious calling was an entirely unexpected event in the life of a college student named Lauren. But, when it became clear to her that she had a spiritual vocation, she made the exceptional decision to dedicate her life to God. Drawing upon many visits to the cloistered religious community of Dominican nuns in Summit, New Jersey, photographer Toni Greaves has created a luminous body of work that follows the transformative...
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La fotografía de difuntos fue una manifestación del arte mortuorio de gran valor en algunos sectores de la sociedad de Medellín de finales del siglo XIX y comienzos del siglo XX. Hay dos temas centrales, estrechamente vinculados, cuando se trata de esta práctica: la fotografía, como proceso físico-químico con una preocupación estética, y la muerte, como un hecho biológico y sociocultural, el cual produce una reacción en los deudos que han...
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What does a self-portrait tell us about the artist? Readers are invited to find out in this unique addition to Dover's popular Art Library Series. Drawings in pen, ink, and charcoal, as well as etchings and engravings, encompass 45 splendid self-portraits. Subjects range from such 15th-century artists as Gentile Bellini, Leonardo da Vinci, and Albrecht Dürer to a host of 19th-century masters: James Whistler, Auguste Rodin, Vincent van Gogh, Berthe...
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Exploring the art and creativity that exists in portraiture allows us to create a greater awareness of ourselves and our surroundings. From Glamour to Children, Couples, Families, Pets, Executives and more, Klaus Bohn's work lets us really see the emotions, feelings and art contained within these images. Klaus Bohn explores unique compositional elements as well as the use of space, shapes and forms in many of his photographs. Discussing techniques...
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Prisons systematically dehumanise the imprisoned. Visualised through mugshots and surveillance recordings, the incarcerated lose control of their own image and identity. The criminal justice system in the United States does not only carry out so-called justice in ways that compound inequality, it also minimises the possibility for empathetic encounters with those who are most marginalised. It is therefore urgent to understand how prisoners are portrayed...
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