Catherine Ingram

Andy Warhol, the iconic Pop artist, presented himself as the vacuous, dumb kid, famously saying, 'If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintingsand there I am. There's nothing behind it.' This book penetrates the surface and explores Warhols art from his beginnings as a commercial artist to his apotheosis as a society portrait painter. Vivid illustrations reveal Andys worlds: his childhood in Pittsburgh, his chaotic Manhattan mansion and the Silver Factory, where New Yorks bright new things hung out and had fun. Series writer Catherine Ingram brings her extensive knowledge to the book, while specially commissioned illustrations by Andrew Rae vividly portray the text.

Salvador Dalí is one of the most popular artists in the world, known for his lavish lifestyle, gravity-defying moustache and bizarre art. This book tells the story of Dalí's life and explores the meaning of his Surrealist paintings. It goes beyond his fine art practice and discusses his venture into the commercial world from his extravagant jewellery to his cheeky design for the Chupa Chups lollipops. Surrealism is revealed as a way of life; illustrations bring to life the extraordinary Dream Ball at the Coq Rouge, his fabulous home at Port Lligat and his underwater fantasy at the World Fair's Surrealist pavilion. Fun, provoking and endlessly frustrating, Dalí is brought under the spotlight.

In 1956 Time magazine referred to Pollock as 'Jack the Dripper'. His iconic paintings stretch out with the generosity and scale of the landscape of America's West where the artist grew up. Pollock said that he painted 'out of his conscious': the cathartic dribbled paint reflected his troubled mind. This book traces Pollock's career and discusses how his loose, individual style was used as a political weapon in the Cold War, representing America as the free, democratic nation. Illustrations simplify the theory and reveal the hidden meaning behind the mesh of painted lines. Series writer Catherine Ingram brings her extensive knowledge to the book, while specially commissioned illustrations by New York-based illustrator Peter Arkle vividly portray the text

In the history of twentieth century modernism, Henri Matisse is a calm and unstoppable revolution of creative genius. Trained originally in the French classical manner, he was inspired by the Impressionists and Cezanne to create in a style that brought out the beauty of colour, form and line by reducing them to their essentials. While considered a leader of the Fauves and an inspiration to most of the great figures in modern art, he wasn't particularly interested in being associated with any particular school or trend. A family man who worked 'office hours' in his studio he defies the image of the artist as enfant terrible or tortured soul. In a career spanning six decades, he produced masterpiece after masterpiece that constantly challenge how we perceive colour and form.

Text knihy ale zasahuje i dále, do jeho odvážných obchodních transakcí, najdete zde informace o jeho extravagantních špercích i odvážném návrhu lízátek Chupa Chups. Ukazujeme surrealismus jako způsob života, který skvěle ukazují ilustrace, například Dalího domu v Port Lligat nebo podvodní fantazie na světové výstavě. Posvítíme si na všechny stránky Dalího osobnosti – na tu zábavnou, provokující i nekonečně frustrovanou. Kniha byla v deníku The Guardien zařazena do desítky nejlepších "graphic novels" roku 2014.

Nic dalšího v nich není." Tato kniha proniká pod povrch a objevuje Warholovo umění od začátků, kdy pracoval jako reklamní umělec až po vrchol jeho kariéry, kdy byl známým portrétistou. Živé ilustrace odhalují svět jeho v dětství v Pittsburghu, jeho chaotické velkolepé sídlo na Manhattanu i Stříbrná továrna, ateliér, kde se v New Yorku bavil i tvořil Kniha byla v deníku The Guardien zařazena do desítky nejlepších "graphic novels" roku 2014.