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Filled with brilliant reproductions and engaging texts reflecting the latest scholarship, this portable and attractively priced volume is the perfect introduction to one of the most important pioneers of modernism in Britain and beyond. Joseph Mallord William Turner is considered a trailblazer of modernism in Europe. More than almost any other artist in the first half of the nineteenth century, he succeeded in making atmosphere and color the defining elements of his paintings. His world-famous landscapes, seascapes and vedute bear witness to his virtuoso use of light; the figurative seems to dissolve in favor of mood. This book cements Turner's reputation as a role model for the Impressionists and a forerunner of abstraction.An introductory essay sheds light on Turner's life and work within a historical context, while selected paintings and watercolors are examined in detail.

Filled with brilliant reproductions and engaging new texts and reflecting the latest scholarship, this portable and attractively priced volume is the perfect introduction to the most celebrated painter of the Dutch Golden Age. Highlighted by domestic scenes and witty allegories that fuse the ordinary with the extraordinary, Vermeer's luminous paintings have captivated and inspired art enthusiasts for centuries. This book spotlights dozens of his works with stunning reproductions that enable readers to appreciate his mastery of light and shadow, meticulous brushwork, his extraordinary gift for capturing human emotion on canvas, and his innovative use of optical devices. An introductory essay provides biographical background, examines Vermeer's work in the context of the Dutch Golden Age of painting, and explores his enormous influence on modern artists and popular culture.

Within the world of Domstria, a young man from a small village has always dreamed of being a hero, someone who protects the weak and aids those in need. Finally his chance has come with the Dragon Guard, an ancient order of warriors from a bygone age, dedicated to holding back a fallen god. Within the borders of an isolationist nation, Daniel Summers and a few of his fellow recruits will be thrust into a war they never could have imagined. In order to protect everything they love and hold dear, they will have to throw away who they were and become everything they were always meant to be.

Morgan Davis is a psychology professor. While listening to Porky Chedwick, the legendary Pittsburgh disc jockey, he is catapulted back in time to 1958, when he was a teenager. He now has the body and problems of a teenager, including how to deal with his parents, his teachers, his best friend, his girlfriend, and a couple really tough guys who want to knock his head off. ...Morgan has always regarded his teenage years as the best in his life, but he is now confronted with the realities of what they were really like. He re-experiences the thrill and perils of young love, the exhilaration of drag racing his 1951 Ford, the anxiety of being stalked by teenage thugs, the wonder of reuniting with loved ones who have been dead for years, the drudgery of trying to pass a bunch of courses in high school he neither likes nor remembers, and the sheer joy of living in the age when rock 'n' roll was born. Will he try to return to his comfortable, successful, but dull life as a college professor or will he take a risk and start from scratch? That is the dilemma Morgan faces. What would you do? ...

The English poet T. E. Hulme said that the root of Romanticism is man's "infinite reservoir of possibilities." Between the French Revolution and the two World Wars, that reservoir burst forth into a new world of promise and crisis, and at the headwaters was the Romantic movement.Blood, Soil, Paint is an essay on Romanticism, but it is much more than that. It clarifies the intersection between blood, soil, language, and culture, and shows how each influences the others. What emerges is a deeper understanding of the nationalist currents that arose in the Romantic era and continue to this day. Alexander Adams is an artist and critic who has been featured in The Daily Telegraph and is a regular contributor to Bournbrook Magazine, The Jackdaw, The Critic, and The Salisbury Review.

Using artist statements, theoretical writings, statistical data, historical analysis and insider testimony, British art critic Alexander Adams examines the origins, aims and spread of artivism (activism through art). His findings suggest the perception of artivism as a grassroots humanitarian movement could not be more misleading.

This book surveys the origins, uses and manifestations of iconoclasm in history, art and public culture. It is one of the first books to examine the outbreak of iconoclasm in Europe and North America in the summer of 2020 in the context of previous outbreaks.

In Culture War Alexander Adams examines a series of pressing issues in today's culture: censorship, Islamism, Feminism, identity politics, historical reparations and public arts policy.

This revelatory examination of the Surrealist master updates prevailing theories about Magritte's life and beliefs, and offers a surprising new assessment of an artist who strived for anonymity rather than fame. Throughout his career, Magritte subverted expectations about artists in the world by disguising himself as an unremarkable member of the bourgeoisie. While the public mined his work for symbolism and deep meaning, the truth is, that with Magritte, what you see is what you get. What readers will get with this gorgeous volume is a deeply engaging overview of Magritte's entire career, and an eloquent argument that his Surrealist masterpieces were simply an extension of the Romantic tradition. Chronologically arranged, this volume features fullpage reproductions of thirty-five works, each paired with a concise text that highlights its significance in Magritte's catalog. In addition to greatest hits, such as Time Transfixed , 1938; The Treachery of Images , 1929; and The Lov ers, 1928, the inclusion of several lesser-known works provides an overview of the range and character of Magritte's art. Readers will become acquainted with the main figures in the artist's life, including relatives, colleagues, rivals, and they will see how Magritte's relationships with collectors and dealers led to the production of particular works, as well as how his theories about painting evolved over the years. Across this compact but utterly satisfying book, Magritte's exquisite use of color, his grasp of collage and composition, and his superb gifts for invention and mood are luminously and thrillingly in evidence.

For half a century, feminism and New Criticism have sought to reframe the art of women. Portrayed as neglected or suppressed, women's art has recently been subject of widespread research. But has the feminist narrative simply replaced the commonplace belief that women artists were amateurs and unimportant followers with a new myth, equally inaccurate? Have feminist academics, the women-artists lobby and canny art dealers exaggerated the importance and ability of key women artists? Are women artists actually marginalised today?In Women and Art: A Post-Feminist View, Alexander Adams examines how women artists lived and worked historically. He discovers a rich story of success that feminists have tended to underplay. Examining accounts of women artists, recent literature and new statistical data, Adams suggests the true story of women as artists and muses is more complex and surprising than previously presented. Women and Art will startle and inform anyone interested in the role of women in Western art.

Get a glimpse into the life and work of painter, sculptor, and printmaker Edgar Degas, who is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism.