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Viena combina drama y elegancia como pocas ciudades. Majestuosa y sinónimo para muchos de suntuosos palacios y grandeza imperial, la urbe a orillas del Danubio fue durante siglos el corazón del Imperio austrohúngaro. Pero más allá de la exuberancia del barroco, Viena es también una de la capitales de la refinada cultura de café y de la tradición epicúrea, y atesora al mismo tiempo un patrimonio de música, arte y diseño vanguardista y exquisito que va de Johan Strauss a Egon Schiele, de Gustav Mahler a Josef Hoffmann.Vienna, Portrait of a City es un tesoro compuesto por fotografías de los últimos 175 años que repasan la evolución de la ciudad, desde que fuera capital imperial hasta convertirse en metrópolis moderna. Un paseo visual por el tiempo y el paisaje urbano con cientos de imágenes seleccionadas cuidadosamente que muestran el desarrollo arquitectónico de Viena y de las tendencias culturales e históricas que en ella se reflejan, ya sea la Ringstraße, una Gesamtkunstwerk (obra de arte total) urbana del siglo XIX, o los experimentos de la ?Viena Roja? en la década de 1920, cuando la ciudad tuvo un gobierno socialdemócrata por primera vez.

In Los Angeles during the 1940s and 1950s, Disney artists popularized illustration for children both on the big screen and in the pages of the Golden Books, a series of affordably priced children's books. These stories distilled the visual language of Disney films and brought historic and contemporary tales to life through compelling and inventive works of art. The selection of material in this book by 7 different artists reflects the variety of stylistic approaches that defined animation and illustration at the Disney studio.The book begins with an introduction to the artistic milieu that characterized the Disney studio, and each of the 10 stories is illustrated with complete original art and text. Biographies of the artists featured are included in the appendix. This hardcover anthology of vintage illustration will captivate adults and children alike.

In this stunning but sinister visual universe, beasts and birds are not mere aesthetic objects but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles: a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreaks havoc on a formal dinner table; an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. In dazzling watercolor, the images impress as much for their impeccable realism as they do for their complex narratives.

This book tracks the career of the artist over six decades, revealing his retained interest in lighthearted subjects while casting them in traditional modes of painting. It celebrates the artist’s regard for the delights of the quintessentially American summer experience, from its sweet ice creams and chilled soda pops to beach games and barbecues, melting a gray winter into a fading memory. The catalogue features paintings from the 1960s through the 2000s of beach scenes, hot dogs, ice creams, beach balls, and bathing suits.

Dicen que la Historia la escriben los vencedores. En el rock, los grandes momentos se escriben en primera persona. A través de quince entrevistas y perfiles biográficos, Jacobo Celnik recorre con los protagonistas del libro varios momentos esenciales en el desarrollo de un género musical que cambió para siempre en octubre de 1962 con el lanzamiento de “Love Me Do” de The Beatles. Desde la llegada de Andrew Loog Oldham al management de The Rolling Stones, pasando por grandes hitos relacionados con la historia de The Who, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Animals, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, King Crimson, Genesis, Yes, Roxy Music, ELP, Queen, Van Der Graaf Generator y Jethro Tull, este libro es un viaje a la inmortalidad y la atemporalidad de varias edades de oro que tuvo el rock.

The extraordinary paintings and watercolors of this contemporary British abstract artist, deeply influenced by the romantic English landscape tradition of Constable and Turner. This is the first major look at the work of the renowned yet intensely private and reclusive artist William Tillyer (b. 1938), best known for his abstract oil paintings, watercolors, and prints. Tillyer’s skill and hugely varied body of work make him one of Britain’s most respected artists, in the same generation as Lucian Freud and David Hockney. Tillyer is finally getting the recognition he deserves. While Tillyer’s paintings are largely abstract, they are based on the landscape of North Yorkshire, where he has lived and worked for most of his life. The book covers Tillyer’s experiments with nontraditional materials and techniques—his 3D panels, cut canvases, constructed works with found objects, printmaking with a wide range of processes, and paintings on wire mesh.