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Pravěký svět Zdeňka Buriana 3: Cesta k člověku
Kniha Pravěký svět Zdeňka Buriana – Cesta k člověka uzavírá trilogii věnovanou paleoartu významného českého malíře. Třetí díl je věnován slavným Burianovým uměleckým rekonstrukcím druhu Homo erectus, ale hlavně neandertálcům a kromaňoncům, včetně výjevů ze života legendárních lovců mamutů z Dolních Věstonic. Kromě ikonických maleb známých z učebnic je v knize otištěna řada ilustrací k povídkám Josefa Augusty, v kterých se snoubí dvě Burianova životní témata – pravěk a dobrodružství
Francis Ford Coppolas Megalopolis
In his debut graphic novel, legendary award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola brings Megalopolis to life with an all-new, reimagined story, adapted by Coppola with Chris Ryall and award-wining artist Jacob Phillips
Megalopolis: An Original Graphic Novel is a unique 160-page graphic novel that presents an alternate version of Francis Ford Coppola's visionary film, created and written by Francis Ford Coppola, adapted by Chris Ryall in collaboration with Coppola, and illustrated by Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Jacob Phillips.
The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare.
Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor's daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.
This graphic novel is a unique, standalone interpretation of the larger world Coppola created; or as Coppola himself put it, Megalopolis: An Original Graphic Novel is "a sibling of the film, rather than just an echo."
Supernatural
From the bestselling author of The Fantastic Gustave Doré.
Featuring 300 exquisite paintings and engravings that reveal the mysterious beauty of nineteenth century Dark Romanticism, Symbolism, and Pre-Raphaelitism, this lavish volume highlights the era's fascination with the spiritual, the macabre, and the sublime.
Supernatural invites readers to experience the otherworldly imagination of celebrated and lesser-known artists who sought to capture the liminal spaces between reality and fantasy.
Divided into 7 thematic chapters Luna (moon), Carmina (charms), Maleficia (witchcraft), Genii (fairies), Phantasmata (ghosts), Angeli (angels), and Daemones (demons)-it pairs breathtaking artwork with insightful commentary that illuminates the themes, symbols, and esoteric traditions woven into these haunting works.
A glossary of 40 terms further clarifies the arcane concepts and spiritual influences at play. The sumptuous package includes gold-embossed cover and spine, decorative belly band, and sprayed edges inscribed with the title. Ideal for art lovers, mystics, and anyone captivated by the uncanny, it offers an unprecedented journey into the supernatural visions of the nineteenth century.
Nordic Noir
Showcases a remarkable collection of graphic art from the postwar period to the present
With many works published for the first time, this lavishly illustrated publication celebrates several Nordic artists who examine the fundamental themes of nature, the environment, identity, and heritage through visually arresting and beautiful prints and drawings.
The overwhelmingly spectacular landscape of the region features prominently in many works-dark fjords, vast uninhabited mountain ranges, and heavily forested areas provide a counterpoint to depictions of densely crowded, highly developed urban spaces viewed through the Nordic lens. A growing mood of melancholy and existential angst, emerging from the trauma of the Second World War and the uncertain threat of the Cold War, is often illustrated by a lone, brooding figure. Prints from the 1970s convey a deep criticism of US foreign policy and the Vietnam War but ironically adopt the iconography of American pop art with striking contemporary imagery and bold use of color. The Indigenous Sámi people living in the northern part of Scandinavia and Russia address issues such as their own heritage and identity within the Nordic world. Regional identity is also explored from pride in the artists' own native countries to coded references to their "Viking" past. The book also features works by contemporary Nordic artists who are constantly challenging the idea of the "perfect" Scandinavian social world often projected by these countries to outsiders.
Vermeer
The paintings of Johannes Vermeer of Delft are some of the most beautiful, even sublime, in the history of art. Yet like the life of Vermeer himself, they are mysterious and have for centuries defied explanation. Following new leads, and drawing on a mass of historical evidence, some of it freshly uncovered in the archives of Delft and Rotterdam, Andrew Graham-Dixon paints a dramatically new picture of Vermeer, revealing many of the painter's hitherto unknown friendships as well as his previously undetected allegiance to a radical movement driven underground by persecution.
He also vividly evokes the world of the Dutch Republic as it was in its so-called Golden Age. This was a watery world of fortresses and flood plains, taverns rocked by argument and cities stunned by devastating attacks and explosions: all linked by a network of canals where a uniquely efficient public transport system, operated by horse-drawn passenger barge, enabled people, goods and ideas to glide effortlessly from one place to another. The author sets Vermeer firmly in the context of his time, revealing the patterns of patronage that make sense of his work, and also exposing the difficulties posed by his home life, which was dominated by his Jesuit mother-in law and disturbed by the psychotic behaviour of her only son.
In the past Vermeer has been imagined as a remote and enigmatic figure, but he emerges from this new account as a man deeply engaged with his own society: well-travelled, a reader of books, a man personally connected to many of the most interesting people of his time, including merchants, philosophers, preachers, bankers and regents, as well as his childhood friend, a philanthropic baker named Hendrick van Buyten. Vermeer was also deeply affected by the struggles that shook his world, the Eighty Years War for Dutch independence and the yet more terrible Thirty Years War, which ravaged the neighbouring German lands and resulted in the deaths of millions. The author shows how he was moved to become a pacifist by such atrocities, and thereafter made many of his closest friends in the ranks of Europe's first peace movement. A further revelation is that Vermeer's closest collaborator and chief patron was a woman, as were many others in his immediate circle. These are all previously untold stories.
The many piercingly direct descriptions of Vermeer's pictures, which are the heart of the book, shed new light on the intentions of the artist. Nearly all of his best loved works, Graham-Dixon shows, were originally painted for a single significant location in Delft. In light of such discoveries every one of Vermeer's major paintings, including The Girl with a Pearl Earring, A View of Delft and The Milkmaid, are reassessed and their meanings rethought. As a result the two great unresolved questions about Vermeer - why did he paint his pictures, and what do they mean? - are persuasively answered here for the first time.
To byl Václav Junek
Akademický malíř Václav Junek, všestranně nadaný výtvarník – malíř, bravurní kreslíř, ilustrátor a grafik. Začínal ve výtvarné redakci Mladého hlasatele, kde na žádost Jaroslava Foglara mimo jiné nakreslil osm příběhů Rychlých šípů. V průběhu let ilustroval mnoho dobrodružných knih Běhounka, Flose, Branalda, Londona, ale také koncem padesátých let „červený“ Slabikář. Rád ilustroval knížky pro nejmenší čtenáře a výborně maloval a kreslil jakékoliv lodě…
J. C. Volkamer. The Book of Citrus Fruits. 45th Ed.
Celestial Citrus
J. C. Volkamer’s 18th-century ode to the citrus fruit
Have you ever thought of citrus fruits as celestial bodies, angelically suspended in the sky? Perhaps not, but J. C. Volkamer (1644–1720) did—commissioning an extravagant and breathtaking series of large-sized copperplates representing citrons, lemons, and bitter oranges in surreal scenes of majesty and wonder.
Ordering plants by post mostly from Italy, Germany, North Africa, and even the Cape of Good Hope, the Nuremberg merchant Volkamer was a devotee of the fragrant and exotic citrus at a time when such fruits were still largely unknown north of the Alps. His garden came to contain a wide variety of specimens, and he became so obsessed with the fruits that he commissioned a team of copperplate engravers to create 256 plates of 170 varieties of citrus fruits, many depicted life size, published in a two-volume work. The first volume appeared in 1708, with the impressively lengthy title The Nuremberg Hesperides, or: A detailed description of the noble fruits of the citron, lemon and bitter orange; how these may be correctly planted, cared for and propagated in that and neighboring regions.
In both volumes, Volkamer draws on years of hands-on experience to present a far-reaching account of citrus fruits and how to tend them—from a meticulous walk-through of how to construct temporary orangeries, glasshouses, and hothouses for growing pineapples to commentary on each fruit variety, including its size, shape, color, scent, tree or shrub, leaves, and country of origin.
In each plate, Volkamer pays tribute to the verdant landscapes of Northern Italy, his native Nuremberg, and other sites that captured his imagination. From Genovese sea views to the Schönbrunn Palace, each locale is depicted in the same exceptional detail as the fruit that overhangs it. We witness branches heavy with grapefruits arching across a sun-bathed yard in Bologna and marvel at a huge pineapple plant sprouting from a South American town. The result is at once a fantastical line-up of botanical beauty and a highly poetic tour through the lush gardens and places where these fruits grew.
Few colored sets of Volkamer’s work are still in existence today. This publication draws on the two recently discovered hand-colored volumes in the city of Fürth’s municipal archive in Schloss Burgfarrnbach. The reprint also includes 56 later discovered illustrations that Volkamer intended to present in a third volume.
Deset doteků
Album reprodukcí výtvarných záznamů na papíře vychází jako další svazek tematické edice Deset, která představuje díla současných výtvarných umělců.
Miloš Šejn (*1947, Jablonec nad Nisou) je český tvůrce, známý svým originálním přístupem k uměleckým médiím a schopností propojit moderní technologie s tradičními formami umění. V jeho práci se objevují prvky, které zpochybňují a zkoumají hranice mezi realitou a reprezentací. Jeho díla se dotýkají témat jako identita, paměť a vztah mezi přírodou a člověkem. Mohou mít formu poetických a symbolických kompozic, které diváka vyzývají k reflexi a introspekci.
I když je známý především svými experimenty s novými technologiemi a médii, jeho umělecký základ vychází z tradiční kresby a malby. Pokud jde o jeho vliv, Miloš Šejn je považován za významného představitele současného evropského umění, jehož práce měla a stále má dopad na další generace umělců, teoretiků a kurátorů.
Goya. The Complete Prints
The Soul of Spain
The entirety of the artist’s etchings and lithographs collected in one volume
Francisco de Goya was one of the most innovative peintre-graveurs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, his etchings and lithographs masterpieces of modern printmaking. Trained in Spain and Italy, and appointed First Court Painter to Charles IV early in his career, he brought the sensibilities of the Enlightenment into uneasy dialogue with the brutal realities of his time.
Whether working in single sheets, like the harrowing The Garrotted Man or the sublime Seated Giant, or across his celebrated series—the satirical Caprichos, the unflinching Desastres de la Guerra, the dynamic Tauromaquia, and the nightmarish Disparates—Goya chronicled both the spirit and the shadows of a world in upheaval, where the individual was often crushed by violence, superstition, or power. These weren’t just reflections on Spanish society. They were indictments, meditations, and warnings, etched in copperplates.
This landmark collection of 287 etchings and lithographs gathers Goya’s complete printed aeuvre, including editions produced under his direct supervision, as well as rare state proofs from unpublished series, giving uncommon insight into his restless experimentation and meticulous control over the printmaking process.
With a detailed commentary on each image and commanding essays by José Manuel Matilla and Anna Reuter, this volume is the culmination of more than two centuries of scholarly research, and is a searing visual narrative. Goya did not simply depict his world. He dissected it, laying bare the eternal tensions between reason and madness, justice and cruelty, hope and despair.
Pretty Ugly
Illustrators have a tough job catching the attention of distracted viewers today. The firehose of images we encounter in today’s visual landscape bombards us non-stop. This book features the work of creators that are making work unique enough to break through. Brace yourself as you dive into PRETTY UGLY — a provocative collection that pushes the boundaries of illustration into the realm of the grotesque and the bizarre, featuring pages packed with deranged characters, surreal landscapes, and grotesque imagery that will make you look twice and then some. Whether you’re a connoisseur of the absurd or simply curious about the depths of creative weirdness, PRETTY UGLY promises an offbeat journey through the uncharted territories of artistic expression.
Významy krajiny
John Sallis vo svojej knihe Významy krajiny, ktorá sa venuje stvárneniu krajiny v maliarstve, vychádza z tvrdenia, že zem je základným elementom, ktorý poskytuje ľuďom i ostatným živým bytostiam útočisko a čitateľom predkladá pôsobivé syntetické dielo. Významy krajiny ponúkajú tri druhy analýz, ktoré sú síce odlišné, ale priebežne sa neustále prelínajú. Prvá pozostáva z rozsiahlych analýz charakteristických krajín štyroch exemplárnych maliarov, Paula Cézanna, Caspara Davida Friedricha, Paula Kleeho a Guo Xiho. Sallis sa následne obracia k vlastným spisom týchto umelcov – traktátom, esejam a listom – o umení vo všeobecnosti a krajinomaľbe zvlášť, a zasadzuje ich do filozofického kontextu. Tretí druh analýz čerpá ako z teoretických textov samotného autora, tak aj z kanonických textov filozofie umenia (Kant, Schelling, Hegel a Heidegger). Ide o analýzy, ktoré čitateľovi ponúkajú prehĺbenie porozumenia pre krajinu ako pozemský príbytok človeka i pre krajinomaľbu, ktorá v súčasnom umení zažíva istú renesanciu. Súčasťou knihy je aj 32 diskutovaných farebných reprodukcií.
Preložil Ladislav Tkáčik.
Autumn in Japan
This luxurious boxed set with exquisite accordion-fold pages and a booklet offers a captivating journey into the heart of autumn through the eyes of Japan’s master printmakers.
For centuries, autumn has held a central place in Japanese culture and folklore, celebrated for its vivid beauty and profound spiritual resonance. Featuring over seventy exquisite accordion-fold reproductions and an accompanying booklet with insightful texts, this edition beautifully captures the spirit and symbolism of autumn in Japan.
It showcases works of iconic artists such as Hokusai, Hiroshige, Harunobu, and Hasui, whose prints reflect the country’s intimate connection to nature and their attention to seasonal cycles. From luminous forests and vibrant maple trees to serene lakes and majestic mountains, each work is both a tribute to nature’s fleeting splendor and an expression of the ephemeral poetry that defines the season. The unique accordion-fold design allows readers to experience these masterpieces in an immersive format.
The accompanying booklet provides an engaging introduction to the works’ historical and cultural significance. Perfect for seasoned collectors and those discovering Japanese art for the first time, this beautifully crafted edition highlights the profound connection between art and nature.
Whether as a decorative object, a thoughtful gift, or a source of inspiration, this boxed set offers a stunning exploration of autumn’s beauty and its lasting influence on one of the world’s most revered art forms.
Klimt: The Bigger Picture
Gustav Klimt’s visionary talent comes alive in this sumptuous book that features 90 impeccably reproduced works including 6 stunningly detailed fold-out spreads.
This stunning volume offers readers an unparalleled opportunity to explore Klimt’s artistry through iconic works such as The Kiss, The Three Ages of Woman, Judith I, and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.
These large-scale fold-outs reveal intricate details, transforming the book into an immersive journey through Klimt’s extraordinary use of color, pattern, and ornamentation. Philippe Thiébaut’s insightful text incorporates the latest research on Klimt and the historical context of his work, adding depth and perspective.
Elegantly designed with a canvas cover, colored edges, and exceptional production quality, the book showcases Klimt’s groundbreaking vision with remarkable clarity. From the golden brilliance of Hope II to the ethereal beauty of Water Serpents I, each page invites readers to explore the textures and emotional resonance that define his style.
With its thoughtful design and captivating imagery, this volume brings Klimt’s artistic world to life, illustrating how he transformed portraiture and landscapes into striking symbolic masterpieces. Perfect for both devoted fans and those discovering Klimt for the first time, it offers an essential and unforgettable look at one of Modernism’s most celebrated figures.
Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists
The complete guide to painting the portrait in oils.
From Steve Forster, award-winning portrait artist and co-director of the Long Island Academy of Fine Art, Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists presents essential lessons on how to paint a radiant likeness in oils in ten comprehensive chapters, each with skill-building exercises and QR codes to instructional videos:
Discover fundamental materials, techniques, and basic anatomy and feature development for creating an underdrawing.
Explore color theory and color palette structures.
Learn painting techniques, including different shape and lighting approaches.
Consider creative strategies for portraits.
See how digital painting techniques can be used to support and enhance traditional painting techniques.
Perfect for artists at all skill levels who want to explore capturing form and light through realistic painting techniques, Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists shows you how to capture the human portrait from a diverse range of perspectives, flesh tones, and light effects.
The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.
Also available from the series: Drawing the Head for Artists, Essential Human Anatomy for Artists, Figure Drawing for Artists, Life Drawing for Artists, Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists, Dynamic Still Life for Artists, Facial Expressions for Artists, Landscape Painter's Workbook, Plein Air Techniques for Artists, and Sketching Techniques for Artists.
Anna-Eva Bergman a Hans Hartung: A nic nás nerozdělí
Tato publikace doprovází první velkou retrospektivní výstavu věnovanou umělecké dvojici Anně-Evě Bergman a Hansi Hartungovi. Bergman (1909–1987), která měla švédsko-norské kořeny, byla průkopnicí abstraktního umění nacházející hlubokou inspiraci v krajině a přírodních tvarech. Hartung (1904–1989), pocházející z Německa, sehrál zásadní roli při formování gestické malby a informelu.
Publikace sleduje jejich životní cestu od jejich prvního setkání ve dvacátých letech 20. století přes více než desetileté odloučení až po opětovné shledání v roce 1952 a jejich úmrtí v osmdesátých letech. Kniha prezentuje jejich kresby, mistrovské malby, vzájemné dárky, archivní dokumenty a fotografie, z nichž mnohé nebyly dosud publikovány. Poprvé jsou jejich společné tematické zájmy – příroda, kosmos, hudba a další – představeny v tandemové podobě, aby vykreslily jejich sdílený umělecký život.
Katalog obsahuje rozsáhlou esej od kurátora Pierra Wata a ředitele Fondation Hartung-Bergman, Thomase Schlessera, zkoumající témata výstavy, dále text od kurátora Thea Carnegyho-Tana detailně mapující vztah obou umělců k hudbě, rozhovor se zakladatelkou platformy pro ženy v umění AWARE Camille Morineau a spisovatelkou a kritičkou Catherine Millet a literární esej od historičky umění Pauline Mari.
Seurat
Georges Seurat (1859-1891) was only 31 when he died, but during his short life he created hundreds of drawings, oil sketches, and paintings on canvas that introduced a fresh perspective in European painting.As a student at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he carefullly observed the work of Delacroix and became fascinated with the interplay between light and color. In doing so, he developed Divisionism, using small dabs of paint from the point of the brush to create pointilist images that shimmered with luminescence and hinted at movement.In this accessible introduction to Seurat, meet an artist driven by a need to capture nature and the simple pleasures of life through a new language of painting.
Hokusai. Beyond the Great Wave
An important publication on Hokusai's remarkable late work, originally published to accompany the acclaimed retrospective at the British Museum and now available in a compact edition.
Hokusai (1760-1849) created sublime works during the last thirty years of his life, right up to his death at the age of almost ninety. This book presents fresh scholarship on the paintings and prints created by the artist during his final three decades, bringing together the finest examples to be found in Japan and around the world.
Hokusai's personal beliefs are studied here through major brush paintings, drawings, woodblock prints and illustrated books. This publication gives due attention to the contribution of Hokusai's daughter Eijo (Oi), an accomplished artist in her own right. Hokusai continually explored the mutability and minutiae of natural phenomena in his art. His late subjects and styles were based on a mastery of eclectic Japanese, Chinese and European techniques and an encyclopedic knowledge of nature, myth and history. The collection of Hokusai's works draws on the finest to be found in Japan and around the world, making this a uniquely valuable overview of the artist's late career.
Akademický maliar a sochár Štefan Zamarovský Galvánek
Publikácia je venovaná biografii kanadského akademického maliara a výtvarníka so slovenskými koreňmi. Obsahuje časovú os od umelcovho narodenia v roku 1949, emigráciu v roku 1968, kanadskú tvrbu v rokoch 1970 - 2019 až po aktálne pôsobenie na Slovensku. Plní funkciu katalógu celoživotného diela a má aj biografickú, umenovednú a dokemntačnohistoricú hodnotu.
Stíny horkého léta Traudi Schönfeld
Portréty copaté dívky a otlučených věcí ze starého domu nakreslené černým pískem. Zobrazení prostá, vykořeněná ze sudetského kdysi, tak intimní, že vyvolávají ostych. Víc vzpomínka než skutečnost. Pak klíště, lesní mravenci, netopýr, pavouci, lišaj a další pohledům skrytí obyvatelé místa. Zachycení na přírodním papíře z himálajských rostlin, jehož struktura připomíná lidskou kůži. Formáty přes dva metry, jako by zdůrazňovaly, že záležitosti člověka pomíjejí, ale příroda je věčná. Mezi nimi na ramínku uniforma BDM, říšského Svazu německých dívek. Jako nová.
Erika Bornová ve svém nejnovějším cyklu kreslí a maluje, jaké to je sdílet osobní prostor se stínem z minulosti. A všude kolem temná krása rozkladu. Jedno jestli z pozůstatků věcí a těl nebo rozvrácených dějin. Tehdy, stejně jako dnes.
