Arkadiusz Półtorak – doktor nauk humanistycznych, kulturoznawca, kurator i krytyk sztuki. Związany z Instytutem Sztuki Mediów na Uniwersytecie Pedagogicznym im. KEN w Krakowie o...
Temporary Projects, Eternal ImpressionsThe XXL exploration, now in a condensed handbookThe works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude are monuments of transience. Gigantic in scale, they ...
Dlaczego niektóre produkty wzornictwa przemysłowego odnoszą większy sukces i wywierają większy wpływ? W książce "Arcydzieła wzornictwa" czytelnik znajdzie osiemdziesiąt...
Making sense of revolutionary new formsAbstraction shook Western art to its core. In the early part of the 20th century, it refuted the reign of clear, indisputable forms and confronted audie...
Przed wojną źle, po wojnie jeszcze gorzej. W dwudziestoleciu Maję Berezowską i jej śmiałe rysunki prześladowały bigotki, po 1945 roku – ideolodzy socrealizmu. Ona sama zupełnie się tym jednak...
Ren Hang, who took his life February 23, 2017 is an unlikely rebel. Slight of build, shy by nature, prone to fits of depression, the 28-year-old Beijing photographer was nonetheless at the forefron...
W książce „Dylan i Cohen – Poeci rock-and-rolla” David Boucher z elokwencją akademickiego wykładowcy pokazuje na czym polega poezja w wydaniu obu panów. Odważnie pokazuje, ...
A century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. In this neat, dependable mono...
In a fleeting fourteen year period, sandwiched between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideals for the future, the school...
Delicate illustration that defined an eraWith his instantly recognizable decorative style, Czech artist and Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) defined the look of the fin-de-...
Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau’s bright, bol...
Brimming with visual inspiration and sage advice, this stunning book introduces 100 manga artists, who share their work, their influences, and practical tips in words and images.There a...
William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. As a visionary designer, as well as a manufacturer, writer, artist, and socialist activist, he pioneer...
Visually stunning and deeply insightful, 80s Sound and Vision is THE defining book of an unforgettable decade, capturing the raw energy, creativity and flamboyance of the era through its ...
The definitive biography of a fascinating and paradoxical figure, one of the most influential artists of his—or any—age To this day, mention the name “And...
Niezwykle ważną cechą sztuki chińskiej - a może w ogóle cywilizacji tego kraju - jest wielka trwałość podstawowych jej kanonów, a co za tym idzie - powolność ewolucji. Inną jej cechą ...
Magritte in 400 images offers a selection of the most iconic paintings by René Magritte, along with a multitude of lesser-known jewels from his expansive oeuvre. The novel choice of works wi...
‘Mr. Karpeles, a California-based painter and art critic, has ignited international interest in Czapski’s artwork’ Wall Street JournalThis stunning monograph, a long-overdue...
The life’s work of an infographics pioneerFritz Kahn (1888–1968) was a German doctor, educator, popular science writer, and information graphics pioneer. Chased out of Germany by ...
Redakcja/Edited by Małgorzata GeronTłumaczenie/Translation by Krzysztof Z.CieszkowskiThe Faculty of Fine Arts of the Stefan Batory University in Wilno (1919–1939/45).Educati...