TAKA - Art & Architecture 1

40 featured venues. Over 150 original photographs. 3 in-depth interviews ー with a winery founder, a temple priest and a museum curator ー conducted in Japanese by a bilingual author and Kamakura re……続きを見る

A beautiful book on the tradition of kantha, a Bengali embroidery technique with a rich heritage rooted in storytelling and upcycling, with inspiration and techniques for contemporary makers. The wo……続きを見る

Convidado a proferir as prestigiosas Reith Lectures em 1960, o historiador da arte e filósofo Edgar Wind (1900-1971) apresentou à audiência da BBC uma vasta reflexão sobre a arte e as forças anárqui……続きを見る

A young man falls in love, gets hitched, and throws it all out the window to take his newlywed bride on the most rewarding journey of their lives, around this little blue ball we call Earth. Join Ay……続きを見る

Treedom is an exploration of Japan's most well-known treehouse builder Takashi Kobayashi. Takahashi, who has been featured in the New York Times and on Animal Planet's Treehouse Masters, as well as ……続きを見る

After returning from a two-year trip around the world, chronicled in Love & Free, Ayumu Takahashi was ready for another adventure. This time it would happen right in his own backyard, the southern i……続きを見る

當想要鎖緊時，螺絲必須能牢固不鬆動； 而想要鬆開時，螺絲又必須能被輕易鬆開。 螺絲，就是這樣必須具備兩種相反性質、小卻關鍵的機械零件。 「螺絲」是製造有形物件時不可或缺的機械零件之一。動手實踐的自造者……続きを見る

On the History of Rock Music follows the development of rock music from its origins up to the present time. It focuses on the relationship between the sound, improvisations and rhythms in particular……続きを見る

O fotógrafo e jornalista Jean Takada realizou um trabalho de fotografia e reportagem, no centro velho de São Paulo com moradores de rua com supostos problemas mentais. O projeto multimídia traz pers……続きを見る

Lugares são feitos de pessoas. Pessoas e lugares são o alvo e o sonho de todo jornalista que, em sua essência é um ouvidor e contador de histórias. Munidos desses princípios os jornalistas Edgard de……続きを見る

Pierrot, a theatrical stock character known by his distinctive costume of loose white tunic and trousers, is a ubiquitous figure in French art and culture. This richly illustrated book offers an acc……続きを見る

"The Art of Cognitive Behavioral Art Therapy: A Practical Handbook" delves deep into the powerful fusion of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Art Therapy, offering a comprehensive guide for bot……続きを見る

Delve into the world of therapeutic creativity with "The Art of Play and Art Therapy: A Practical Handbook." This comprehensive guide is a treasure trove for therapists, educators, and anyone passio……続きを見る

This book focuses on the 3.11 disaster in Japan, involving a powerful earthquake and tsunami, from an anthropological perspective. It critically reflects on the challenges of conducting anthropologi……続きを見る

The storyline is therapeutic to those having challenges with their own journey, not knowing how to move forward with their dreams and goals – this book is perfect for them to read. The author shares……続きを見る

An easy introduction to the enjoyable art of watercolor sketching! A Beginner's Guide to Watercolor Painting is the perfect book for anyone who wants to experience the spontaneity of watercolor sket……続きを見る

How is art criticism to be understood within an expanding artistic field? A look at its history and its manifestations within globalized conditions shows the variety of the genre, of the criteria an……続きを見る

This volume explores how to engage audiences both beyond and within the academy more deeply in environmental research through arts-based forms. It builds on a multi-pronged case study of scripts for……続きを見る

Tar Wars offers a critical inside look at how leading image-makers negotiate escalating tensions between continuous economic growth mandated by a globalized economic system and its unsustainable env……続きを見る

The unique beauty of the Japanese garden stems from its spirituality and rich symbolism, yet most discussions on this kind of garden rarely provide more than a superficial overview. This book takes ……続きを見る

Moda já deixou de ser sinônimo de futilidade e improvisação há muito tempo. Hoje, nesse mercado em franco crescimento, tecnologia e profissionalismo são imprescindíveis para qualquer empreendimento.……続きを見る

Yoshitaka Amano's lush ethereal paintings of magical creatures, spirits, goblins, and apparitions have been praised and admired all over the world. In Fairies he turns his considerable talent to cap……続きを見る

Worlds of Amano provides a rare look inside the creative process of one of the most influential popular-culture artists working in Japan in the last thirty years. Originally published in France, Wor……続きを見る

Yoshitaka Amano has been praised around the world for his lush watercolors and evocative work dealing with myth and legend. In The Tale of Genji Mr. Amano brings his considerable talent to retelling……続きを見る

The essays in this volume address the displacement of natural and cultural heritage caused by disasters, whether they be dramatic natural impacts or terrible events unleashed by humankind, including……続きを見る

The city of Tokyo, renamed after the Meiji Restoration, developed an urban culture that was a dynamic integration of Edo’s highly developed traditions and Meiji renovations, some of which reflected ……続きを見る

Heritage is a growing area of both tourism and study, with World Heritage Site designations increasing year-on-year. This book reviews the important interrelations between the industry, local commun……続きを見る

Considerata dalla critica una delle più grandi pittrici del XX secolo, Toko Shinoda è emersa all'interno della movimentata scena artistica newyorkese tra gli anni '60 e '70, quando fu scoperta dalla……続きを見る

How do Japanese and Western aesthetics differ? In this comparative cultural study, Takashina Shuji, a leading scholar of Western art history and insightful commentator on Japanese art, compares the ……続きを見る

Compiled by a well-known Japanese actor and artist, Artfully Walking Tokyo and Beyond showcases hidden spots in Tokyo neighborhoods and suburbs with beautiful illustrations. Walking on his own, Taka……続きを見る