The Arts: General Issues

It's the great undoing of my heart as I know it.Daisy Haites thought she'd left everything about her old life in the past: the crime, her family an...

All 20-year-old Daisy Haites has ever wanted is a normal life, but as the heiress to London's most notorious criminal empire, it's just not on the ...

'To create today is to create dangerously'Camus argues passionately that the artist has a responsibility to challenge, provoke and speak up for tho...

From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference,...

What goes into creating art? How can we learn to read paintings? What are the key elements of composition?If you've ever found yourself seeking th...

Anatomy for Artists is an extensive compendium of high quality, detailed photography and drawings, showing the human figure in a variety of shapes,...

'Incisive and provocative ... a sensitive and probing critique' The New York Times'Essential reading ... gripping, inspirational, beautifully writ...

*PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMIS NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW*A mindbending new collection of short stories from the unique, interna...

A mindbending new collection of short stories from the unique, internationally acclaimed author of Norwegian Wood and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.TH...

Two authorities on popular culture reveal the ways in which art can enhance mood and enrich lives - now available in paperback This passionate, tho...

In August 1939, curators at the Louvre nestled the world's most famous painting into a special red velvet-lined case and spirited her away to the L...

Character Design Collection is the dynamic new series from the character-design experts, 3dtotal Publishing. With 50 projects by industry professio...

Thanks to Procreate, designing characters for the entertainment industry can be done on the iPad. In this book for newcomers to the software, sever...

Written by a well-known artist and best-selling art-instruction author with almost rock-star popularity in the contemporary world of representation...

Drawing on his own experiences and inspirations - from staging his first exhibition in his tiny Zurich kitchen in 1986 to encounters with artists, ...

There is growing interest in the relationship between the arts and Christian faith. Much has been written about the arts and theology and the place...

'The Debordian analysis of modern life resonates more deeply and darkly than perhaps even its creator thought possible...' - The New Yorker'Never b...

The Curators Handbook is the essential practical handbook for curators and curatorial students, mapping out every stage of the exhibition-making pr...

Widely considered to be the foundational text of the American landscape tradition, Ralph Waldo Emersons Nature urges Americans to value and immerse...

History didnt listen to women, but that never stopped them from speaking out A lot of history is made up of speeches. Speeches about big ideas, cel...

Before the 1970s, most information concerning the conservation and restoration of paintings, wood, and archaeological artefacts were focused on the...

The true story of the worlds most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession an...

Film is considered by some to be the most dominant art form of the twentieth century. It is many things, but it has become above all a means of tel...

In this brilliant collection of diverse works-essays, short stories, poems, translations-which spans a lifetime's engagement with art, John Berge...

Since first published in 1983, Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics has been the book to read for all those interested in Japanese comics. I...

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicamentsIn this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first ...

The visual arts enrich our lives in many ways: bringing innovative ideas and the pleasures of beauty and emotion, but they can also confound. How T...

The absurd and surreal world of Yokai is back with full of stories to tell Following the success of Yokai Musuem and Yokai Wonderland, we are proud...

An intimate, revealing biography of a talented artist who lived life on her own terms.Pablo Picasso called Françoise Gilot The Woman Who Says No. T...

Art Essays is a passionate collection of the best essays on the visual arts written by contemporary novelists. This vibrant and diverse selection i...

Creating Professional Characters: Develop Spectacular Designs from Basic Concepts is an inspiring and informative exploration of how popular profes...

The first part of this essential handbook provides an art-business analysis of the market for art photography and explains how to navigate it; the ...

The final collection from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, on the subjects of ...

Curating Art Now is a timely reflection on the practice of curating and the role of the art curator during a period of rapid change. Curating h...

An original and breathtakingly beautiful perspective on how art developed through the ages, this book reveals how new materials and techniques insp...