Folk Art 4

I need not explain how these Shadows were suggested, to any one who has seen WILKIE'S picture, "The Rabbit on the Wall." But by what pains they were invented can never be revealed; for it is known t……続きを見る

Catalogo del progetto espositivo Hierós | Arte Sacra Contemporanea, presso la Galleria del Carbone di Ferrara. A cura di: Paolo Volta, Alessandro Passerini, Giuseppe Bacci. Artisti: Mirko Dadich, Vl……続きを見る

An art book. A collection of pictures. Whatever you want to call it, just look at them. They are beautiful children. Look at these magical and amazing pictures with your eyeballs. Some are done with……続きを見る

Viele Menschen sehen sich gerne Bilder an, um sich dabei zu entspannen und eigene Gedanken fließen zu lassen. Dies gelingt vielen besonders gut bei Bildern, die keine realen Abbilder von Personen, L……続きを見る

“Sono un fachiro, un fachiro Occidentale. Faccio cose incredibili e le faccio per spettacolo, ma non per questo risultano a me ed al mio pubblico meno incredibili, fantastiche, belle, non inganno la……続きを見る

While often less celebrated than their male counterparts, women have been vital contributors to the arts for centuries. Works by women of the frontier represent treasured accomplishments of American……続きを見る

In South Asia goddesses are conceptualized and worshipped in a fascinatingrange of forms – from cosmic beings to bacterial manifestations, from human-like appearances to creatures with animal and in……続きを見る

By teaching you the foundations of natural dyeing, and guiding you through the simple stitch techniques, this book will allow you to dip in and out of projects while learning how to forage for and g……続きを見る

The Author addresses the complex and unsolved relationship that Italians live with their "Cultural Heritage", analyzing the issue of their management and administration. 続きを見る

Learn to create precious watercolor paintings that you can paint and frame in just one day. Paint and Frame: Botanical Watercolor features 20 charming modern watercolor projects including florals, n……続きを見る

En los años ochenta, el crítico y teórico marxista Fredric Jameson afirmaba que tanto el cine como la literatura del "Tercer Mundo" eran, necesariamente, alegóricos. Estas producciones estéticas era……続きを見る

The first half of the twentieth century witnessed a growing interest in America's folk heritage, as Americans began to enthusiastically collect, present, market, and consume the nation's folk tradit……続きを見る

Written on the centenary of Canadian painter Tom Thomson's mysterious death, this book consists of reflections upon twenty-two of Thomson's paintings. Each reflection stands on its own as a two-page……続きを見る

In quelle feste trovavo i madonnari, ma devo dire che non mi impressionavano molto: per me il disegno era solo un disegno e il contesto religioso una scusa per fare festa e divertirsi. Se però si ha……続きを見る

One of the wonderful traditions of Christmas is the Nativity. But you don't have to be Christian or a regular church-goer to love these wonderful displays. The creativity and artistry speaks to all ……続きを見る

Patativa do Assaré. Não só popular, não só erudito. Os dois imbricados. Sua obra extrapola as dicotomias abissais. Uma palavra basta: poeta. Poeta que, no princípio, fora violeiro, repentista, corde……続きを見る

Politics in the Middle East is now 'seen' and the image is playing a central part in processes of political struggle. This is the first book in the literature to engage directly with these changing ……続きを見る

This “jaw-droppingly beautiful book” explores the work and creative process of artists diagnosed with ASD, with a foreword by Temple Grandin (Library Journal). In this volume, behavior analyst and e……続きを見る

Learn how to bring a Japanese aesthetic into your life with these elegant works of floral art. Japanese kirigami (cut paper) flowers are delicate and beautiful examples of paper craft, but are surpr……続きを見る

Nicknamed the “Island of Lace,” the Caribbean island of Saba is the smallest special municipality in the Netherlands. Folklorist Eric A. Eliason, at the behest of the president of the Saba Lace Ladi……続きを見る

This is not your grandma's embroidery book. Featuring a die-cut case with actual stitching on the front cover, Embroidered Life shows that illustrations created with needle and thread can be strikin……続きを見る

This book is a mosaic or quilt of folk art around the world, from polychrome clay figures made in Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla (Mexico) to the baskets Maori women create in New Zealand, from Japanese……続きを見る

Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large, complex, modern-day problems and, as a result, how the role of the designer continues to develop in……続きを見る

This book will inspire and amuse readers and viewers of all ages. We have selected more than100 pieces of our most popular artwork and associated poetry at the request of our online readers to allow……続きを見る

Explore the world of the Fairies through stories, eye witness accounts, art, folk tales, and legends. The author's involvement with the Faeries began with a simple group meditation exercise which ch……続きを見る

"A visual expression combining traditional oil paintings evolving and in some cases transforming technologically into something else." KITCH & ARTE Contemporary Art & Infographics Created by Barbara……続きを見る

Unlike many other handicrafts in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, which have long cultural and historical trajectories, Oaxacan woodcarving began in the second half of the twentieth century and has alwa……続きを見る

In Great and Noble Jar, Cinda K. Baldwin offers the first authoritative study of South Carolina stoneware and traces the ways in which a rich regional tradition emerged from a unique cultural source……続きを見る

Immensely talented and devastatingly self-destructive, singer/songwriter Charles "Butch" Hornsby lived hard and fast. One of the most versatile artists ever to emerge from South Louisiana, Hornsby t……続きを見る

O. W. “Pappy” Kitchens (1901–1986) was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and began painting at age sixty-seven. His self-taught, narrative, visual art springs directly from the oral tradition of……続きを見る