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Author
Publisher
UIT Cambridge Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this book, John Lane calls us to awaken to the possibilities of a culture that recognizes the importance of beauty, and to acknowledge that we are only fully human in contact with the beautiful. Once, people were instinctively tuned to the beautiful. In those distant days before the advent of the motor car and the washing machine, the electric toothbrush and the wheel, craftsmen and musicians, masons and poets, painters and dancers simply did not...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Poor Superstar. All the money and fame in the world won't prevent him from having a bad hair day. Or stepping in gum. Or not being able to fit into skinny jeans, or watching helplessly as a scoop of ice cream falls from its cone. Or so an unnamed Superstar's life is ingeniously imagined in this very funny book. Inspired by but not based on Jay Z's monster hit "99 Problems," illustrator Ali Graham riffs on what might be the real problems afflicting...
3) Pop art
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"'Everything is beautiful' said Andy Warhol, in raptures at the glamour of modern life, consumer society, and the world of the media and its stars; his proclamation can be considered the maxim of the pop generation, which included artists Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenberg, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Tom Wesselmann, and Richard Hamilton, among others. The pop artists of the 1960s had a profound effect on the cloth of art history...
Author
Publisher
Oldcastle Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Credited with cofounding the movement with his Edwardian/Victorian themed albums, Paul Roland traces the history of the genre, drawing on exclusive quotes from leading writers, artists, musicians, and filmmakers in the fieldWhat began in the late 1980s as an underground community of science fiction and fantasy aficionados with a fetish for Victoriana now pervades almost every aspect of popular culture from music and movies to comics and computer games....
7) Five
Author
Publisher
Sony Music Latin
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
Combining tropical and mainstream sounds with poetic lyrics, Prince Royce has taken the music world by storm. His latest promises to be his most powerful yet and features appearances from Zendaya, Farruko, and more.
10) The Joshua Tree
Author
Publisher
Island
Language
English
Description
To mark the 30th anniversary of its release, U2's seminal fifth studio album is expanded to include a live recording of The Joshua Tree Tour 1987 Madison Square Garden concert.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"I often feel that trying to make something realistic is the one criteria I can feel fairly sure of. Another one I sometimes use is, would I like to have it in my room? And I occasionally use the idea, if God allowed you to show him one thing to judge you by, would this really be it?" Julian Opie's highly distinctive depictions of the modern world are created in an extraordinary variety of media. His bold portraits, subtle landscapes, unconventional...
Author
Publisher
The Intrepid Traveler
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"The Thinking Fan'sGuide is different kind of guidebook for adifferent kind of theme park experience. Aaron Wallace avoids the ephemera ofprices and menus to explore the heart of the Disney experience, the attractionsthemselves. He provides a lighthearted but scholarly look at the history, lore,and literature that inform the designs and storylines of every ride andattraction in the Magic Kingdom's Adventureland, Frontierland, Liberty Square,Fantasyland,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Since the 1960s, when he was associated with British Pop Art, Joe Tilson has enjoyed international acclaim for the individuality and originality of his paintings, constructions, prints and multiples. All of his playful, engaging work is informed with ideas from literature, philosophy, ethnography and alchemy. Tilson's early work focussed on mass-market consumerism and politics. But he was soon disenchanted with mechanical methods of production and...
20) Helmetgirls
Author
Series
Art of Camilla d'Errico volume 2
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Camilla d'Errico is a powerful voice in pop surrealism, her work combining diverse influences in imagery is both singular and hauntingly familiar. Compelling and deeply personal, Helmetgirls documents Camilla's art and lifestyle brand that fuses manga, steampunk, and fine art into an original and meaningful aggregate. Gargantuan biomechanical headgear adorns beautiful, wide-eyed, and seemingly fragile girls. More than just decoration, the helmets...
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