BELLAS ARTES

Through the turbulent passage of time, graphic design—with its vivid, neat synthesis of image and idea—has distilled the spirit of each age. Surrounding us every minute of every day, from minimalist packaging to colorful adverts, smart environmental graphics to sleek interfaces: graphic design is as much about transmitting information as it is about reflecting society’s cultural aspirations and values.

Meet the artist whose majestic breaking wave sent ripples across the world. Hokusai (1760–1849) is not only one of the giants of Japanese art and a legend of the Edo period, but also significantly influenced Western modernism, whose prolific gamut of prints, illustrations, paintings, and beyond forms one of the most comprehensive oeuvres of ukiyo-e art and a benchmark of japonisme. His influence spread through Impressionism, Art Nouveau, and beyond, enrapturing the likes of Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, and Vincent van Gogh.

La obra maestra de Hokusai, el artista japonés más universal. ¡Descubre la colosal obra que supone la semilla de lo que hoy conocemos como manga! Por primera vez en edición completa y comentada, presentamos en dos grandes tomos los quince volúmenes de esta obra excepcional con más de 4000 imágenes: gran variedad de personajes, figuras en movimiento, animales, peces, árboles, plantas, flores, objetos de la vida cotidiana, arquitectura, paisajes, escenas humorísticas, el mundo sobrenatural y criaturas fabulosas. El Hokusai Manga es una enciclopedia visual del Japón de su tiempo imprescindible para conocer la cultura nipona. A lo largo de esta espectacular obra del artista japonés más célebre de todos los tiempos se representa todo tipo de personajes, seres vivos, objetos e incluso fantasmas y monstruos. No hay nada que no esté aquí dibujado. El Hokusai Manga gozó de gran popularidad en Japón y su éxito se extendió también a Europa, donde causó un gran impacto en artistas como Monet, Degas, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, entre otros, y su influencia aún se deja sentir en la actualidad.

This book documents a revolution. With photos, plans, and descriptions, it explores new approaches in building and presents resourceful and green private homes. Rejecting “stardom” but celebrating diversity, talents such as Suzuko Yamada, Gurjit Matharoo, and the collective Frankie Pappas truly build our future.

Peeking behind the scenes of innovative homes, Philip Jodidio illustrates the evolution of today’s global architecture―from Samira Rathod’s House of Concrete Experiments in India to Tetro’s Açucena House in Brazil, which adapts to its natural terrain. The houses featured in this book may be the first full generation to take advantage of the ubiquity of computing power―from design to fabrication―yet this high-tech approach has in no way diminished their variety and originality. In Italy, Mario Cucinella built TECLA – Technology and Clay, a 3D-printed house created entirely with raw earth. The unique house, printed in 200 hours with 60 cubic meters of natural materials, unveils potential low-cost, environmentally responsible approaches to architecture. In Hyderabad, India, Kanan Modi designed her House of Gardens not only to diffuse and reduce heat within the structure but also to invite the beauty of nature indoors―both essential in the face of rising temperatures and increasing urbanization.

In Sri Lanka, Palinda Kannangara created the Frame Holiday Structure on a budget of $ 40,000. Built from steel scaffolding, exposed brick, and wood floors, the house can be easily disassembled and moved, adapting to the reality of the nearby floodplain. Luciano Lerner Basso’s Fortunata House in Brazil accommodates the surrounding nature: it was built around a tree of an endangered species and sits upon stilts so as not to disturb the forest floor. Miller Hull’s Loom House near Seattle has been called “the world’s most environmentally ambitious home renovation” because of its reliance on recycled materials and its efficient energy use.