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4) Abstract art
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240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
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English
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Since the early years of this century, Western abstract art has fascinated, outraged and bewildered. Even today, the meaning and significance of abstract forms can still seem elusive or impenetrable...
8) Kaleidoscope
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English
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An astounding new feat of storytelling from Brian Selznick, the award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck. A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader. Kaleidoscope...
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375 pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cm
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English
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"Definitive monograph on this hugely influential pioneer of abstract art; only book to cover his entire career from 1940s to now; expansively illustrated with insightful texts by leading art historians and curators"--Sleeve insert.
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147 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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English
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"Action/Abstraction Redefined is the first exhibition catalog that analyzes modern Native American art, inspired by abstract expressionism, color field, and hard-edge painting. The publication features paintings and works on paper from the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts' (MoCNA) permanent collection, created in the 1960s and 1970s. The artists in the Action/Abstraction Redefined exhibition challenged stereotypical expectations of Indian art...
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174 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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English
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Push the boundaries of abstract art with a mix of media and methods, with the guidance of expert artist Helen Kaminsky. With this stunning book, explore the possibilities of mixed media in new and impressive ways.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
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English
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Sonia Delaunay, painter and textile, theater, and fashion designer, made enormous contributions to the development of abstraction in the early 1910s, partly because of her son, Charles. In this new book, Delaunay and six-year-old Charles have a fantastical adventure in a world of color and form, a magical road trip in their car, modeled after her 1925 design for a Citroen convertible. They glide into a landscape of colors and shapes drawn from Delaunay's...
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vii, 283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
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English
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"Published on the occasion of an exhibition curated by Lynne Cooke, Woven Histories offers a fresh and authoritative look at textiles-particularly weaving-as a major force in the evolution of abstraction. This richly illustrated volume features more than fifty creators whose work crosses divisions and hierarchies formerly segregating the fine arts from the applied arts and handicrafts. Woven Histories begins in the early twentieth century, rooting...
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