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Art Is Not What You Think It Is

Preziosi, Donald / Farago, Claire — 6 Feb 2012 08:18:06 +0100

Art Is Not What You Think It Is presents a thought-provoking manifesto by two leading art historians which reconsiders current discussions on the idea of art, and offers new and challenging insights into its uses, meanings, and its very nature. [192 Pages, Hardcover]

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Art Is Not What You Think It Is

Preziosi, Donald / Farago, Claire — 6 Feb 2012 08:18:03 +0100

Visual Culture

Howells, Richard / Negreiros, Joaquim — 24 Jan 2012 08:17:19 +0100

This is a revised, expanded, and updated edition of the highly successful Visual Culture. Like its predecessor, this new version is about visual literacy, exploring how meaning is both made and transmitted in an increasingly visual world. It is designed to introduce students and other interested readers to the analysis of all kinds of visual text, whether drawings, paintings, photographs, films, advertisements, television or new media forms. The book is illustrated with examples that range from medieval painting to contemporary advertising images, and is written in a lively and engaging style. The first part of the book takes the reader through differing theoretical approaches to visual analysis, and includes chapters on iconology, form, art history, ideology, semiotics and hermeneutics. The second part shifts from a theoretical to a medium-based approach and comprises chapters on fine art, photography, film, television and new media. These chapters are connected by an underlying theme about the complex relationship between visual culture and reality. New for the second edition are ten more theoretically advanced Key Debate sections, which conclude each chapter by provoking readers to set off and think for themselves. Prominent among the new provocateurs are Kant, Baudrillard, Althusser, Deleuze, Benjamin, and Foucault. New examples and illustrations have also been added, together with updated suggestions for further reading. The book draws together seemingly diverse approaches, while ultimately arguing for a polysemic approach to visual analysis. Building on the success of the first edition, this new edition continues to provide an ideal introduction for students taking courses in visual culture and communications in a wide range of disciplines, including media and cultural studies, sociology, art and design. [300 Pages, Hardcover]

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Dancing Lessons

Burke, Cheryl — 29 Dec 2011 08:18:33 +0100

The inside story of the life of Cheryl Burke, TV star, dancer, choreographer, and two-time champion on the top-rated TV hit series Dancing with the Stars Cheryl Burke has been dancing since the age of four and competing since she was thirteen years old. Over several exciting seasons, she has captivated audiences of Dancing with the Stars with her incredible dance performances, Emmy-nominated choreography, high energy, and bright smile. In Dancing Lessons, she takes you from her childhood years into the world of competitive ballroom dancing and on to Dancing with the Stars. * Includes behind-the-scenes stories and photos from the life of the first two-time champion of Dancing with the Stars * Shares lessons Cheryl has learned from her celebrity partners on Dancing with the Stars, from Drew Lachey to Chad Ochocinco * Includes personal revelations concerning Cheryl's childhood, weight issues, and the media In Dancing Lessons, Cheryl Burke whisks you away to a world full of dancing, entertainment, and living to the max. In each chapter, you will discover a depth of passion in Cheryl's life that perfectly matches the commitment she displays on the dance floor. Cheryl's accounts of being a powerful woman putting her talent to work will inspire readers everywhere to pursue their own dreams. >Not only an amazing dancer, but a kick-ass woman to look up to. --Jenny McCarthy [256 Pages, Softcover]

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Cooklin's Garment Technology for Fashion Designers

Cooklin, Gerry / Hayes, Steven George / McLoughlin, John / Fairclough, Dorothy — 19 Dec 2011 08:18:05 +0100

Build the knowledge and understanding of garment technology essential to any designer In today's competitive fashion industry, it is essential that designers have a working understanding of garment technology. This 2nd edition has been comprehensively updated, with in-depth information on stitches, guides and attachments and sewing techniques, all of which are fully illustrated. There are enhanced chapters on machine and equipment technology explaining the uses, features and limitations of garment manufacturing equipment, enabling designers to create products that can be manufactured efficiently and with a high degree of quality. * Approached from the fashion designer's mindset, this book features illustrations to help users build their knowledge and understanding * Blends theoretical and practical material * Updated with the latest and most modern advances in clothing technology * Illustrated throughout to help shape the reader's knowledge and understanding of garment technology [208 Pages, Softcover]

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Visual Culture

Howells, Richard / Negreiros, Joaquim — 14 Dec 2011 08:17:19 +0100

Fashion Design

McKelvey, Kathryn / Munslow, Janine — 5 Dec 2011 08:17:33 +0100

Shows how the design process can be successfully applied to satisfy market needs and trends Fashion design seems to be a glamorous mystery for which only the fortunate few have sufficient talent to succeed. In reality, commercially successful results can be achieved if the right processes are followed in the early design process. Fashion Design sets out basic principles and exercises in order to make fashion design a logical process, providing a framework from which they can expand your skills steadily. Fashion Design, 2nd Edition: * Shows how the design process can be successfully applied to satisfy market needs and trends * Has a problem solving approach, with practical design projects and portfolio exercises to encourage readers to develop their innovation, experimentation and versatility * Pays special attention to computer-aided design (CAD) and employment opportunities, including an overview of what is involved in studying and becoming a designer in the contemporary fashion industry. [236 Pages, Softcover]

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Dog Photography For Dummies

Rodgers, Kim / Sypniewski, Sarah — 4 Nov 2011 08:17:52 +0100

Tips and tricks for capturing your canine's personality with every click of the camera Simply snapping a picture may not capture the playfulness or spontaneity of a dog. Knowing what kind of equipment, angle, and composition to use while photographing a dog can make all the difference in the character captured in the photo. Dog Photography For Dummies gives you practical and fun guidance for capturing your dog's personality and turning ordinary shots into priceless memories that will last a lifetime. Covering all the latest and greatest gadgets and accessories available to capture and alter photos of your favorite pooch, Dog Photography For Dummies offers techniques that amateurs and intermediates alike can use to improve their photography skills. This hands-on guide features great examples of dog portraiture, plus tons of ideas for fun new places to pose your furry friend, such as the beach, the park, the car, in the snow, and more. * Detailed discussions of color versus black-and-white, indoors versus outdoors, composition, and capturing movement * Advice on how to get a dog to sit still * Considerations for photographing a shy dog who is scared of the camera * Guidance on making the most of natural light * Tips for photographing dogs with black (or dark) coats * How to photograph people and dogs together Whether for decorating, memories, or holiday cards, Dog Photography For Dummies makes it easy to capture the best of your four-legged friend. [320 Pages, Softcover]

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Music and Politics

Street, John — 17 Oct 2011 08:18:18 +0200

It is common to hear talk of how music can inspire crowds, move individuals and mobilise movements. We know too of how governments can live in fear of its effects, censor its sounds and imprison its creators. At the same time, there are other governments that use music for propaganda or for torture. All of these examples speak to the idea of music's political importance. But while we may share these assumptions about music's power, we rarely stop to analyse what it is about organised sound - about notes and rhythms - that has the effects attributed to it. This is the first book to examine systematically music's political power. It shows how music has been at the heart of accounts of political order, at how musicians from Bono to Lily Allen have claimed to speak for peoples and political causes. It looks too at the emergence of music as an object of public policy, whether in the classroom or in the copyright courts, whether as focus of national pride or employment opportunities. The book brings together a vast array of ideas about music's political significance (from Aristotle to Rousseau, from Adorno to Deleuze) and new empirical data to tell a story of the extraordinary potency of music across time and space. At the heart of the book lies the argument that music and politics are inseparably linked, and that each animates the other. [256 Pages, Softcover]

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Music and Politics

Street, John — 17 Oct 2011 08:18:17 +0200

Fashion Designer's Handbook for Adobe Illustrator

Centner, Marianne / Vereker, Frances — 3 Oct 2011 08:18:46 +0200

Fashion Designer's Handbook for Adobe Illustrator 2nd Edition is a teach-yourself guide that provides step-by-step instructions and diagrams on how to use Adobe Illustrator CS5. Bursting with detailed technical information and full colour illustrations, its highly practical approach ensures fast learning. You will not only learn how to create technical drawings, but also fashion illustrations, flat drawings and storyboards for the fashion industry, and how to combine Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Once the basics are covered, you have the opportunity to learn more about the sophisticated aspects of this essential software package. If you are a fashion student or a fashion designer, this is the only book you'll need to master the very latest version of Adobe Illustrator. [212 Pages, Softcover]

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Digital Macro and Close-Up Photography For Dummies

Clark, Thomas — 28 Sep 2011 08:17:55 +0200

Master macro techniques and capture brilliant up-close photos Macro photography uses specialty lenses and advanced digital cameras to capture stunning up-close images. This book helps you understand the nuances of macro techniques so you can take unique and remarkable close-up digital photos. Equipment recommendations, helpful tips, and coverage of specialized elements that are exclusive to macro photography all aim to make you more savvy and comfortable with macro and close-up techniques. In addition, the easy-to-follow steps and suggested exercises go a long way to make you more familiar with your camera's capabilities so that you can take fantastic photos. * Introduces the techniques of macro photography and explores how to capture stunning close-up digital photos * Reviews using macro lenses, extension tubes, reversing rings, and other camera equipment and accessories * Shares tips for exposure and lighting techniques in the macro format * Addresses depth of field, working distance, and framing when shooting * Covers where to find subjects to shoot and setting up your macro studio With full-color examples and technique comparisons, this fun and friendly book presents step-by-step guidance for taking your close-up photography skills to the next level. [336 Pages, Softcover]

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Small Talk auf Englisch für Dummies Das Pocketbuch

Blöhdorn, Lars M. / Hodgson-Möckel, Denise — 8 Sep 2011 08:17:25 +0200

Small Talk betreiben und das auch noch auf Englisch? Mit »Small Talk auf Englisch« lernen Sie das Wichtigste zu Plaudereien auf Englisch und werden bald merken: Es macht Spaß! [128 Pages, Softcover]

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Michelangelo

Forcellino, Antonio — 5 Sep 2011 08:18:01 +0200

This major new biography recounts the extraordinary life of one of the most creative figures in Western culture, weaving together the multiple threads of Michelangelo's life and times with a brilliant analysis of his greatest works. The author retraces Michelangelo's journey from Rome to Florence, explores his changing religious views and examines the complicated politics of patronage in Renaissance Italy. The psychological portrait of Michelangelo is constantly foregrounded, depicting with great conviction a tormented man, solitary and avaricious, burdened with repressed homosexuality and a surplus of creative enthusiasm. Michelangelo's acts of self-representation and his pivotal role in constructing his own myth are compellingly unveiled. Antonio Forcellino is one of the world's leading authorities on Michelangelo and an expert art historian and restorer. He has been involved in the restoration of numerous masterpieces, including Michelangelo's Moses. He combines his firsthand knowledge of Michelangelo's work with a lively literary style to draw the reader into the very heart of Michelangelo's genius. [300 Pages, Softcover]

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Theatricality in Early Modern Art and Architecture

van Eck, Caroline / Bussels, Stijn — 29 Jul 2011 08:17:54 +0200

Theatricality in Early Modern Art and Architecture offers the first systematic investigation of exchanges between the arts, architecture and the theatre. The authors present many new instances of the interaction between the arts, providing a theoretical and historiographical context for these interactions. * Offers the first systematic investigation of exchanges between the arts, architecture and the theatre, not simply the influence of the theatre on the arts, and vice versa * Develops a theoretical and methodological model to study such exchanges and interactions * Presents many new, hitherto unknown instances of the interaction between the arts, particularly architecture, and the theatre, and provides such interactions with a theoretical and historiographical context * Authors have opened up new ways of analyzing theatricality both in the arts, architecture and the theatre [196 Pages, Softcover]

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Playwriting For Dummies

Parra, Angelo — 28 Jul 2011 08:17:38 +0200

The easy way to craft, polish, and get your play on stage Getting a play written and produced is a daunting process. From crystallizing story ideas, formatting the script, understanding the roles of the director stagecraft people, to marketing and financing your project, and incorporating professional insights on writing, there are plenty of ins and outs that every aspiring playwright needs to know. But where can you turn for guidance? Playwriting For Dummies helps any writer at any stage of the process hone their craft and create the most dramatic and effective pieces. * Guides you through every process of playwriting-from soliloquies, church skits, and one act plays to big Broadway musicals * Advice on moving your script to the public stage * Guidance on navigating loopholes If you're an aspiring playwright looking to begin the process, or have already penned a masterpiece and need trusted advice to bring it into the spotlight, Playwriting For Dummies has you covered. [384 Pages, Softcover]

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The Lost Michelangelos

Forcellino, Antonio — 31 May 2011 08:17:49 +0200

This book tells the remarkable story of a rare discovery: the uncovering of two lost paintings by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo. Like many stories of artistic loss, this one begins in a library in Italy, where Antonio Forcellino - a distinguished Michelangelo scholar and restorer - stumbled across some unpublished letters among the papers of Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga, son of Isabella d'Este and an extremely important figure in the Italian Renaissance. These letters comment on the paintings of Michelangelo in a way that is completely at odds with what was to become the dominant critical tradition of Michelangelo scholarship, an inconsistency that set Forcellino off on a journey that took him to Dubrovnik, Oxford, New York and Niagara Falls and culminated in the discovery of two magnificent paintings: Pieta with Mary and Two Angels, now in a private collection in America, and Cavalieri Crucifixion, now held by an educational institution in England. Through a combination of careful historical research, extensive restoration and meticulous radiographic analysis, Forcellino shows convincingly that these paintings can be traced back to the studio of Michelangelo. This extraordinary story, brilliantly retold, calls into question the received view of Michelangelo's work and fills in a missing piece in our understanding of one of the greatest artists of all time. [180 Pages, Hardcover]

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Pop Music, Pop Culture

Rojek, Chris — 10 May 2011 08:18:56 +0200

What is happening to pop music and pop culture? Synthesizers, samplers and MDI systems have allowed anyone with basic computing skills to make music. Exchange is now automatic and weightless with the result that the High Street Record store is dying. MySpace, Twitter and You Tube are now more important publicity venues for new bands than the concert tour routine. Unauthorized consumption in the form of illegal downloading has created a financial crisis in the industry. The old postwar industrial planning model of pop, which centralized control in the hands of major Record Corporations, and divided the market into neat segments, is dissolving in front of out eyes. This book offers readers a comprehensive guide to understanding pop music today. It provides a clear survey of the field and description of core concepts. The main theoretical approaches to the analysis of pop are described and critically assessed. The book includes a major investigation of the revolutionary changes in the production, exchange and consumption of pop music that are currently underway. The book is an accomplished, magnetically interesting guide to understanding pop music today. [216 Pages, Softcover]

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Pop Music, Pop Culture

Rojek, Chris — 10 May 2011 08:18:54 +0200

What is happening to pop music and pop culture? Synthesizers, samplers and MDI systems have allowed anyone with basic computing skills to make music. Exchange is now automatic and weightless, with the result that the high street record store is dying. MySpace, Twitter and YouTube are now more important publicity venues for new bands than the concert tour routine. Unauthorized consumption in the form of illegal downloading has created a financial crisis in the industry. The old postwar industrial planning model of pop, which centralized control in the hands of major record corporations, and divided the market into neat segments, is dissolving in front of our eyes. This book offers readers a comprehensive guide to understanding pop music today. It provides a clear survey of the field and a description of core concepts. The main theoretical approaches to the analysis of pop are described and critically assessed. The book includes a penetrating investigation of the revolutionary changes in the production, exchange and consumption of pop music that are currently underway. Pop Music, Pop Culture is an accomplished, magnetically interesting guide to understanding pop music today. [216 Pages, Hardcover]

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Philosophy of the Performing Arts

Davies, David — 19 Apr 2011 08:19:07 +0200

The Performing Arts provides an accessible, yet sophisticated, introduction to the philosophical issues concerning the artistic performance. Taking in the key components of performance - improvisation, rehearsal, audience, the embodied nature of the artistic performer - the book examines the similarities and differences between the performing art forms and presents the key philosophical issues that they bring into play. The book provides a critical overview and a comprehensive framework for thinking about the performing arts, and explores ways in which the 'classical music paradigm' might be extended to other musical genres, to theatre, and to dance. [242 Pages, Softcover]

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Ideas About Art

Desmond, Kathleen K. — 19 Apr 2011 08:18:59 +0200

Ideas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics. It uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art. * An accessible, story-driven introduction to aesthetic theory and philosophy * Prompts readers to develop independent ideas about aesthetics; this is a guide on how to think, not what to think * Includes discussions of non-western, contemporary, and discipline-specific theories * Examines a range of art-based dilemmas across a wide variety of disciplines - from art and design and law to visual and museum studies [276 Pages, Hardcover]

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Ideas About Art

Desmond, Kathleen K. — 19 Apr 2011 08:18:58 +0200

Ideas about Art is an engaging text that teaches students to apply critical theory and develop and support their own opinions concerning aesthetics and art theory. The text examines a range of art-based dilemmas, cases and instances of art in a multicultural context and across a wide variety of disciplines. Organized into small chapters that begin with concrete stimuli for delving into deeper philosophical issues real and hypothetical, Ideas about Art brings art and aesthetics to life. [280 Pages, Softcover]

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Philosophy of the Performing Arts

Davies, David — 11 Apr 2011 08:18:31 +0200

Photography Theory in Historical Perspective

Van Gelder, Hilde / Westgeest, Helen — 6 Apr 2011 08:18:44 +0200

Photography Theory in Historical Perspective aims to contribute to the understanding of the multifaceted and complex character of the photographic medium by dealing with various case studies selected from photographic practices in contemporary art, discussed in the context of views and theories of photography from its inception. [278 Pages, Softcover]

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Photography Theory in Historical Perspective

Van Gelder, Hilde / Westgeest, Helen — 6 Apr 2011 08:18:41 +0200

Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear

Aldrich, Winifred — 6 Apr 2011 08:18:30 +0200

Since the first edition was published in 1980, Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear has become established as the standard work on this subject and has proved invaluable as both a textbook for students and a reference source for the practising designer. In this fifth edition, the chapter on computer aided design now has full colour illustrations and reflects the growing importance of CAD to the industry and as a part of fashion and design courses. The rest of the book has been updated where necessary: in particular, new blocks for tailored shirts, new details on how to adapt men's blocks for women's wear, and a revision of sizing and labelling information. Colour is now used to differentiate the main groups of patterns and with its tried and tested layout with clear text and diagrams, Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear is an essential purchase for students of fashion and design. [198 Pages, Hardcover]

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Islamic Art and Visual Culture

Ruggles, D. Fairchild (ed.) — 6 Apr 2011 08:18:24 +0200

Islamic Art and Visual Culture is a collection of primary sources in translation accompanied by clear and concise introductory essays that provide unique insights into the aesthetic and cultural history of one of the world's major religions. * Collects essential translations from sources as diverse as the Qur'an, court chronicles, technical treatises on calligraphy and painting, imperial memoirs, and foreign travel accounts * Includes clear and concise introductory essays * Situates each text and explains the circumstances in which it was written--the date, place, author, and political conditions * Provides a vivid window into Islamic visual culture and society * An indispensable tool for teachers and students of art and visual culture [196 Pages, Softcover]

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Islamic Art and Visual Culture

Ruggles, D. Fairchild (ed.) — 6 Apr 2011 08:18:23 +0200

A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture

Brown, Rebecca M. / Hutton, Deborah S. (eds.) — 28 Mar 2011 08:17:46 +0200

This companion presents new critical views on crucial aspects of the large and varied field of Asian art and architectural history. The essays collected here provide scholars and the public with an opportunity to engage with the field in all its diversity - from coinage to monastic spaces to imperial commissions and beyond. Regions and topics covered include Korea, Japan, China, several regions of Southeast Asia, South Asia, global and colonial interactions, as well as art and architecture in the UK and UK diasporas. [688 Pages, Hardcover]

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An Introduction to Architectural Theory

Mallgrave, Harry Francis / Goodman, David — 28 Mar 2011 08:17:44 +0200

An Introduction to Architectural Theory is the first comprehensive and critical history of architectural theory over the last forty years. The text surveys the intellectual history of architecture since 1968, including criticisms of high modernism, the rise of postmodern and poststructural theory, critical regionalism and tectonics, and the significant changes that architectural thinking has undergone in the past fifteen years, concluding with an analysis of where architecture stands and where it will likely move in the coming years. [286 Pages, Hardcover]

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An Introduction to Architectural Theory

Mallgrave, Harry Francis / Goodman, David — 28 Mar 2011 08:17:43 +0200

Globalization and Contemporary Art

Harris, Jonathan (ed.) — 28 Mar 2011 08:17:42 +0200

Globalization and Contemporary Art is an unprecedented collection aimed at charting art since 1985 as it has intersected with--and been re-envisioned by--the forces of globalizaton. Tackling the subject through a variety of useful analytics, this volume provides an authoritative, accessible, comprehensive, and challenging account of the impact of globalization upon contemporary visual art and its socio-cultural spheres of production, circulation, and consumption. [552 Pages, Hardcover]

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Global Visual Cultures

Kocur, Zoya (ed.) — 28 Mar 2011 08:17:38 +0200

Global Visual Cultures is a definitive anthology that provides a new and groundbreaking perspective on the field, and addresses multiple interpretations of the visual, from considerations of the everyday to global political contexts. * Expands the theoretical framework for considering visual culture * Brings together a rich selection of readings relevant in a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary settings, from critical theory, anthropology and history, to political science, architecture, and ethnic, race and gender studies * Analyzes cultural phenomena in global and local contexts and across a broad geographical and geopolitical terrain * Address multiple interpretations of the visual, from considerations of the everyday to global political contexts * Offers ample, useful pedagogy that reveals the multi-faceted nature of visual culture [418 Pages, Hardcover]

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Global Visual Cultures

Kocur, Zoya (ed.) — 28 Mar 2011 08:17:37 +0200

Global Visual Cultures is a definitive collection of works that address multiple interpretations of the visual, from considerations of the everyday to global political contexts. Contributing to an expanding theoretical framework for considering visual culture, the volume brings together a selection of readings from critical theory, anthropology and history, to political science, architecture, and ethnic, race and gender studies. Revealing the interplay between areas of study in this diverse field, this definitive anthology provides a new and groundbreaking perspective on visual culture on a global scale. [424 Pages, Softcover]

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Globalization and Contemporary Art

Harris, Jonathan (ed.) — 23 Mar 2011 08:17:36 +0100

American Letters

Pollock, Jackson — 21 Mar 2011 08:18:41 +0100

Jackson Pollock, the towering American artist who was to revolutionize twentieth-century art with his dripping painting technique, grew up between the late 1920s and the late 1940s, the youngest of five boys born in the American West. Though often apart, whether they were traveling for work or for studies, sons and parents kept in close touch through their regular exchange of letters. Their correspondence offers an invaluable insight into the formation of one of America's most influential artists, but it also draws a unique portrait of America itself between two momentous events in its history: the Great Depression and World War II. These letters - many of which are published for the first time in this volume - show that the Pollock brothers took a keen and early interest in art and politics. Their interest in painting was stimulated in part by Thomas Hart Benton, then a teacher at the Art Students League in New York, whose passion and commitment was to influence them profoundly. Jackson followed his oldest brother Charles to New York to study with Benton. While Charles subscribed to many of his mentor's left-wing beliefs and remained determined to bring art and social justice together, Jackson was far less committed to this ideal - he enjoyed life and traveled across America, hitting the open road and jumping from train to train, finding himself thrown out of school and even ending up in prison for a day, prodded on by his pronounced mystical leanings to search for his own way to express his artistic intuitions. Through this vivid, lively and often moving correspondence from an atypical yet very American family, we catch a novel glimpse of Jackson Pollock the man, as well as of the various artistic schools and debates that established what has now become modern art. This remarkable volume will be enjoyed by anyone interested in Jackson Pollock and modern art, as well as anyone interested in twentieth-century America. The volume includes original works of art by Charles Pollock and an Introduction by Michael Leja, an expert on Abstract Expressionism and the work of Jackson Pollock. [252 Pages, Hardcover]

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Introduction to Graphic Design Methodologies and Processes

Bowers, John — 22 Feb 2011 08:17:16 +0100

A concise, visually based introduction to graphic design methodologies Graphic design has emerged as a discipline complete with a body of scholarly literature devoted to its underlying theory. Introduction to Graphic Design Methodologies and Processes contributes to this expanding discourse by illustrating the value of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in guiding conceptual development in ways beyond those based on taste, style, and personal preference. Introduction to Graphic Design Methodologies and Processes: Introduces a range of practical methodologies pertinent to the interpreting, targeting, and creating of forms and messages Furthers the ability of designers by showing them how to design creatively, collaboratively, and strategically, and as a result, helps them move from form-makers to cultural participants--a transformative trend for design professionals Includes case studies with questions and answers contributed by a diverse group, including Second Story and Sol Sender As professional designers play more strategic roles, the need for material on design methodologies is growing. This concise, visually based introduction to the topic is the designer's definitive resource for defining their purpose, and producing work that is original, appropriate, responsible--and inspiring. [144 Pages, Softcover]

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Dancing Lessons

Burke, Cheryl — 8 Feb 2011 08:17:39 +0100

The inside story of the life of Cheryl Burke, professional dancer, choreographer, and two-time champion on the top-rated TV hit series Dancing with the Stars Cheryl Burke has been dancing since the age of four and competing since she was thirteen years old. Over several exciting seasons, she has captivated audiences of Dancing with the Stars with her incredible dance performances, Emmy-nominated choreography, high energy, and bright smile. In Dancing Lessons, she takes you from her childhood years into the world of competitive ballroom dancing and on to Dancing with the Stars. In each chapter, you will discover a depth of passion in Cheryl's life that perfectly matches the commitment she displays on the dance floor. Cheryl's accounts of being a powerful woman putting her talent to work will inspire everyone to pursue their own dreams. * Includes behind-the-scenes stories and photos from the life of the first two-time champion of Dancing with the Stars * Shares lessons Cheryl has learned from each of her celebrity partners on Dancing with the Stars, from Drew Lachey to Chad Ochocinco * Includes never-before-discussed revelations concerning Cheryl's childhood, weight issues, and the media Read Dancing Lessons and let Cheryl Burke whisk you away to a world full of dancing, entertainment, and life. [256 Pages, Hardcover]

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Digital Photography Lighting For Dummies

Fletcher, Dirk — 29 Nov 2010 08:17:19 +0100

Improve your lighting technique to produce better quality photographs Digital Photography Lighting For Dummies features the tools, concepts, and steps you need to give your subjects a high-quality look and feel. Everyone from advanced beginners to aspiring professional photographers will improve their understanding of lighting basics as well as the parts and functions of their camera. * Explains the different kinds of lighting that different situations require and guides you through changing the settings on your camera * Shows you how to set up equipment to capture the photograph you want with the proper amount of light and shadow * Offers information on the latest lighting equipment and accessories * Includes techniques and skills used by film photographers like David Bailey, Ansel Adams, and Annie Leibovitz Reach for Digital Photography Lighting For Dummies and take your knowledge of lighting and photography to the next level! [368 Pages, Softcover]

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Digital Photography Exposure For Dummies

Doty, Jim — 29 Nov 2010 08:17:18 +0100

Proper exposure techniques and tips in a single practical guide Most of today's cameras do all the work for the user, yet more and more photographers are looking to add some agility and aptitude to their do-it-all cameras. Digital Photography Exposure For Dummies builds upon skills introduced in Photography For Dummies to guide you through creating the perfect shot. Using aperture and shutter speed techniques, as well as knowledge of ISO sensitivity, lens choice, lighting, and color, you will learn a variety of methods and scenarios to produce astonishing and gripping images. * Learn how to control the amount of light let into the lens for each photo * Features full-color examples and comparisons in techniques * Breaks down the settings and adjustments that should be made to achieve different effects * Includes suggested exercises to apply as you become more comfortable with new techniques The step-by-step instructions in Digital Photography Exposure For Dummies allow you to get the picture you want every time! [384 Pages, Softcover]

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