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This exquisite book takes the reader on a kaleidoscopic journey through the history of makeup, style, and color at the revered fashion house of Dior. An exquisite ode to color, this book presents the history of Dior cosmetics placed within contexts of fashion and art. Divided into twelve chapters (White, Silver, Nude, Pink, Red, Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Gold, Gray, and Black) Dior: The Art of Color showcases not only the sometimes glamorous, sometimes natural cosmetics, but also the aesthetics of color, which was the source of inspiration for so much of Dior’s creations. The evolution of color through the ages is presented with iconic works from renowned artists and Dior makeup advertising campaigns—including creations from some of the greats in the field, such as Serge Lutens, Tyen, and the current head of Dior makeup, Peter Philips—captured by master photographers such as Irving Penn, Guy Bourdin, and Richard Burbridge. With a highly engaging text and never-before-seen imagery, this is a book that no student of fashion or art should be without.

Uno de los manuales más importantes y exitosos de los últimos tiempos, El arte cinematográfico es también un espléndido resumen de todo lo que el estudioso y el aficionado deben saber sobre el cine antes de empezar a profundizar de verdad en la materia. Desde una descripción de los elementos primordiales de la producción cinematográfica hasta una sucinta historia formal del cine, pasando por un visión extremadamente fenoménica del estilo -a partir de la puesta en escena, el montaje, la fotografía y el sonido- y ejemplos de análisis críticos de filmes, el libro no sólo intenta erigirse en un completísimo mosaico sobre todas y cada una de las cuestiones que pueda suscitar el cine entendido como un arte autónomo, sino que además lo hace con un objetivo muy claro: como en El significado del filme, La narración en el cine de ficción y EL cine clásico de Hollywood, los otros tres textos de Bordwell -este último junto con Kristin Thompson y Janet Staiger- también editados por Paidós, lo que debe importar no es tanto lo que dicen las películas como el modo en que lo dicen, o, en otras palabras, lo que Bordwell y Thompson llaman la forma cinematográfica, absolutamente distinta de la literaria o de la pictórica. Pues bien: es el dominio de ese alfabeto lo que conseguirán todos aquellos que se adentren en las páginas de esta obra excepcional.

Esta biografía, magníficamente ilustrada, contiene diez documentos extraíbles, que incluyen pósteres y copias de fotos únicas Los tesoros de Bruce Springsteen relata el increíble ascenso en la carrera musical del Boss a través de fotos históricas, textos reveladores y documentos extraíbles. Los diferentes capítulos analizan en profundidad la trayectoria de Springsteen desde su infancia en Freehold, Nueva Jersey, pasando por la formación de la E Street Band, su álbum de debut «Born to Run» y su primer superéxito, Born in the U.S.A., hasta la actualidad.

No other artist, apart from J. M. W. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840–1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Cézanne called “only an eye, but my God what an eye!” who stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting directly from the object. It could be said that Monet reinvented the possibilities of color. Whether it was through his early interest in Japanese prints, his time as a conscript in the dazzling light of Algeria, or his personal acquaintance with the major painters of the late 19th century, the work Monet produced throughout his long life would change forever the way we perceive both the natural world and its attendant phenomena. The high point of his explorations was the late series of water lilies, painted in his own garden at Giverny, which, in their approach toward almost total formlessness, are really the origin of abstract art. This biography does full justice to this most remarkable and profoundly influential artist, and offers numerous reproductions and archive photos alongside a detailed and insightful commentary.

Ocean Soul is a love story. It is a story of discovery. It is a story of hope. The story begins when a boy who loves the sea attends an event with underwater photographers and has an epiphany: "I had always wanted to explore the oceans, but I now understood how I would do this. I would do it with a camera." With sheer deter­mination, hard work, and a little bit of luck the boy, named Brian Skerry, realized his dream with more than 20 awe-inspiring articles for National Geographic magazine. Now, with Ocean Soul, he showcases his stunning photography and describes his adventurous life in a gripping portrait of the ocean as a place of beauty and mystery, a place in trouble, and ultimately, a place of hope that will rebound with the proper attention and care.

The architectural style of the classic American summer, the shingled house can suggest the beach, the countryside, the mountains, and even the city. AD100 architects Ike Kligerman Barkley, one of the most successful firms practicing in a traditional style today, presents 14 houses that celebrate the simple wood shingle's infinite flexibility--ranging from richly historic to sculptural and experimental. The New Shingled House includes examples throughout the fabled seaside resorts of New England--Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, and the Hamptons--as well as houses in California's Bay Area and Point Loma, on a pristine mountain lake in South Carolina, and a Scandinavian influenced family residence in Connecticut. All are characterized by a sense of graciousness and generosity that makes them unique spaces for the owners and enviable spaces for readers. The versatility of the shingle style allows the designers to explore formal ideas and to respond to client preferences and taste. The houses thus achieve the architects' fundamental goal: when their clients enter their new house for the first time, they should feel as though they have always lived there. This stunning visual presentation features new photography by noted interiors photographer William Waldron, who has captured the graciousness and generosity of the elegant interiors and welcoming porches and terraces that make these houses so inviting and timeless.