The Art of Relevance

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Nina SimonPreface by: Jon MosconeWhat do the London Science Museum, California Shakespeare Theater, and ShaNaNa have in com...

A collection of essays that evaluate the continued relevance of iconographic studies within current art-historical scholarship by exploring the flu...

Reducere. This volume explores some of the more important of Hans-Georg Gadamer's extensive writings on art and literature. The principal text included is 'T...

In art making, materials and media are the intermediaries between private ideas, thoughts and feelings, and their external manifestation in a tangi...

Reducere. An authoritative look at William Blake's life and enduring relevance as a prophetic artist, poet, and printmakerWilliam Blake (1757-1827) created s...

This wide-ranging collection examines the historical roles of Indigenous women, their intellectual and activist work, and the relevance of contempo...

Reducere. When God died, art was born. With Christ's crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, the human imagination began to be remade. In Bezalel's Body: T...

Reducere. Autobiography of a Yogi is an eloquently written story of an extraordinary life and an inspiring meditation on the art of yoga. Written decades ago...

This book explores the cultural, aesthetic, and political relevance of music in radio art from its beginnings to present day. Contributors include ...

Reducere. In art making, materials and media are the intermediaries between private ideas, thoughts and feelings, and their external manifestation in a tangi...

Shows students the relevance of critical-thinking skills by highlighting the advantages of basing one's decisions on a thoughtful understanding of ...

DescriptionPhilosophy of logic is a fundamental part of philosophical study, and one which is increasingly recognized as being immensely important ...

The third edition of Approaches to Art Therapy brings together varied theoretical approaches and provides a variety of solutions to the challenge o...

Reducere. DescriptionMaking the rich narrative world of Talmud tales fully accessible to modern readers, renowned Talmud scholar Jeffrey L. Rubenstein turns ...

This book explores the history and continuing relevance of melancholia as an amorphous but richly suggestive theme in literature, music, and visual...

Reducere. Discover the True Meaning of VictoryThe Art of War is one of the most widely read classics of history--and one of the most practical works of philo...

Reducere. Discover the True Meaning of VictoryThe Art of War is one of the most widely read classics of history--and one of the most practical works of philo...

An innovative retrospective look at the work of one of America's most iconic artists, utilizing the concepts of mirroring and doubling, which have ...

Examines both the art-historical framework of Tomma Abts's painting as well as its deep philosophical and psychological dimensions With a rigorous ...

This is the first book to present a comprehensive overview of the entire career of British artist Richard Eurich (1903-1992), a figurative painter ...

DescriptionIn a series of episodic chapters, he reconsiders from an innovative double perspective a number of key issues in the history of art, fro...

This first comprehensive account of a mid-century master covers the multi-faceted career of a fine artist, graphic designer, teacher, and publisher...

Unlike earlier generations, Jewish American artists born between the 1930s and the early 1960s were among the first to overtly embrace and challeng...

The evolution of business history offers some radical ways forward for a discipline which is rich in potential. This shortform book offers an exper...

``Art is theft, `` Picasso once proclaimed, and much of the best and most ``original`` new art involves an act or two of unequivocal, overt theft. ...

A presentation on the Tibetan Buddhist path to enlightenment, through the lens of an artist's eye and experience. The sacred arts play an essential...

Treasures of Botanical Art reveals the history of botanical painting, its beauty and science, with works from two renowned collections and over one...

Weary of what he called the “tyranny” of western art, Brian Sewell first visited Turkey—a country that had captivated him since he was a boy—in 197...

A guide to preaching and the topics surrounding it. This book offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the art and practise of preaching. Topi...

Reducere. Jean-Michel Basquiat was barely out of his teens when he rocketed to the center of New York's art scene. He was 27 when he died of a heroin overdos...

Imaging Culture is a sociohistorical study of the meaning, function, and aesthetic significance of photography in Mali, West Africa, from the 1930s...

DescriptionThe essence of ninjutsu, explored by the world's most famous living ninja grandmaster. In his classic work Masaaki Hatsumi reveals the h...

Reducere. Keith Haring's brilliantly instant paintings and images are some of the most recognizable of any artist, ever. Out of all the artists that emerged ...

An anthology of the most influential writings on swordsmanship from the samurai era.There is perhaps no more potent symbol of the samurai era than ...

Reducere. Colouring the Rainbow uncovers the often hidden world of Queer and Trans Blak Australia and tells it like it is. Twenty-two First Nations people re...

DescriptionIn the first volume to collect the paintings and drawings of Clarence Major, readers are offered six decades of unique, colorful, and co...

Reducere. Look deep down inside your soul and you will know that to improve you need to take things to a different level. The question is: how? In warfare, a...

Reducere. Rituals mark life's momentous and symbolic events: from special birthdays and holidays to personal affairs such as a child's first day of school or...

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's landmark essay in decolonial thought is animated for a new generation with art by Estefanía Peñafiel LoaizaIn 1985, In...

DescriptionA new illustrated edition of Sun Tzu's classic ancient Chinese meditation on military strategy and human psychology, with a new commenta...

Reducere. Rituals mark life's momentous and symbolic events: from special birthdays and holidays to personal affairs such as a child's first day of school or...

DescriptionIn this innovative anthology, Angela Lord presents a unique series of commentaries on art, aesthetics, and color by three of Western cul...

DescriptionChosen to represent the United States at the 46th Venice Biennale, Bill Viola, a New York artist living on the West Coast, is recognized...

In this authoritative, lively book, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco presents a learned summary of medieval aesthetic id...

Reducere. How did we get here? And where do we find a remedy? In this modern classic, Francis A. Schaeffer traces trends in twentieth-century thought and unp...

DescriptionMexico's love of celebration is well known, and cartoner a, a kind of papier-m ch art, produces the objects that are essential to Mexica...

DescriptionThe fifty buildings presented here in chronological order represent the most compelling, intriguing, and awe-inspiring structures from a...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Sumita MukherjeeSTEAM AHEADDIY FOR KIDS is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction book for parents and children. It in...

Reducere. Global Marketing Management, 8th Edition combines academic rigor, contemporary relevance, and student-friendly readability to review how marketing ...

Reducere. Published posthumously in 1965, this book contains various essays by R. G. Collingwood concerning history, philosophy, and their relationship. The ...

Reducere. A Map to the Door of No Return is a timely book that explores the relevance and nature of identity and belonging in a culturally diverse and rapidl...

Reducere. Although the seasons have been a perennial theme in literature and art, their significance for philosophy and environmental theory has remained lar...

DescriptionFull of entertaining stories and real-life illustrations, this classic book will give you the strategies you need to become proficient i...

Reducere. This Companion offers fresh insight into the art and politics of James Baldwin, one of the most important writers and provocative cultural critics ...

Reducere. Decolonising the Digital: Technology as Cultural Practice is a collection of critical essays, showcases, and interviews by Australian experimental ...

Reducere. "Superb...a series of masterly drawn glimpses into the storymaking art of one of Africa's great modern literary geniuses." -Alan Cheuse, NPR A sele...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Barbara IllowskyAuthor: Susan DeanIntroductory Statistics follows the scope and sequence of a one-semester, introduction to...

The Autobiography of Giambattista Vico is significant both as a source of insight into the influences on the eighteenth-century philosopher's intel...

DescriptionClimate models have evolved into Earth system models with representation of the physics, chemistry, and biology of terrestrial ecosystem...

The first focused study of Nietzsche's Dawn, offering a close reading of the text by two of the leading scholars on the philosophy of Nietzsche Pub...

In The Birth of Tragedy Nietzsche expounds on the origins of Greek tragedy and its relevance to the German culture of its time. He declares it to b...

Reducere. The shaman occupies a key role as a healer mediating between the world of the living and the world of spirits and is a potent figure in alternative...

Bernard continually returns to the classical idea that the quality of desire shapes theological imagination. By attending to the multiple ways he d...

Reducere. "A fresh lens for viewing Jacob Lawrence's art: through the perspective of teens of color. . . . An invaluable resource amplifying marginalized tee...

DescriptionAndr Bazin's writings on cinema are among the most influential reflections on the medium ever written. Even so, his critical interests r...

DescriptionNotable advances of the last quarter-century have deepened our appreciation of the three-dimensional nature of the ocean's large-scale c...

This eagerly awaited first monograph focuses on Alexander Ponomarev, one of Russia's most eminent and singular contemporary artists. Alexander Pono...

Published in English for the first time, Refugee Conversations is a delightful work that reveals Brecht as a master of comic satire. Written swiftl...

Reducere. "Sufism and Islam cannot be separated, in the same way that higher consciousness or awakening cannot be separated from Islam. Islam is not a histor...

Tom Morris is the former Notre Dame philosophy professor whose classes became a campus legend and whose nationwide speaking engagements have electr...