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• in Entertainment
  My Top Five Art Books
  A roundup of my five favorite art books; texts I think every illustrator should have by their side.
  by hadesarrow / on Oct 13, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “art books”

 

• consumerbehaviourself:“The Movable Book of Letterforms” by...

  
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  consumerbehaviourself : “The Movable Book of Letterforms” by Kevin Steele (Source:  escapekit ) USA-based graphic designer and book artist Kevin Steele has created The Movable Book of Letterforms, a delightful book that will teach you all you need to know about typography.  Click the video ...
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• Thank You For the Mention, Abigail Ahern

  
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  Well this made my week. Actually my whole month. You know what a fangirl I am of Abigail Ahern. I’ve blogged about her an embarrassing number of times . Anyway, her second book, Decorating With Style , was just published and lo and behold, she includes FROM THE RIGHT BANK in the section titled “Little Black ...
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• Dream Boats and Other Stories by Dugald Stewart Walker

  
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  As is often the case, I keep intending to post various lengthy pieces but pressure of work is preventing that for the moment. So here’s another illustrated book courtesy of the Internet Archive. I linked to this in an earlier post about Walker’s work but hadn’t looked at all the illustrations until now. Dream ...
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• Origami Ballet

  
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  Bethwyn and I continue our irregular but highly satisfying Frugal with the Bruegel project. This is our latest collaborative altered book-in-progress. The base book is a bizarre origami how-to board book with ugly photos of paper flowers.  The additions come mainly from half a dozen 1970s ballet annuals. ...
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• Better World Books UK Discount Coupons

  
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  So you’re ready to make a purchase from Better World Books UK, just click a Better World Books UK coupon codes provided here, and copy it. After that, just paste the code into the coupon box during checkout, your discount should appear automatically. With GetDiscountCoupon.com, you’ll find only the latest ...
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• Better World Books Discount Coupons

  
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  Shopping at betterworldbooks.com? Then you are at right place betterworldbooks.com coupon codes are available, you can find them right here. Online shoppers can use a Better World Books discount coupons with purchase service or products from betterworldbooks.com. Get new Better World Books promo codes, online deals, ...
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• Estes New York

  
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  Were looking all the time at photos of the old New York, searching for traces of the vanished city, but what about in paintings? Richard Estes photorealist paintings capture blocks of that lost world . The Woolworths, cafeterias, candy store windows, Times Square cinemas, burger stands, subway cars, telephone ...
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• Pissarro on Mary Cassatt’s prints

  
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  I had the chance to see some prints by Mary Cassatt in 2007, at the Impressionnism from France and America Exhibition . These prints are delicate and very personnal in their subject and execution. Mary Cassatt was clearly impired by Japanese prints, but re-interpreted with day to day western life themes. ...
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• The House Girl

  
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  Art, slavery and the nature of freedom are the themes of Tara Conklin’s haunting and powerful novel . Lina Sparrow is a young attorney in modern New York who has become involved in a lawsuit seeking reparations for the descendants of American slaves. Lina struggles with feelings of emptiness caused not only by ...
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• The Stuff They Left Behind

  
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  Several months ago, a friend posted a description of how she was using pictures of ancient artifacts with a group of children who were studying the book of Daniel. As I followed the links to those pictures, I became aware of an awakening new connection within myself to Daniel and the setting in which he lived. It ...
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• Diamonds in the haystack

  
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  Im looking for the unexpected, overlooked masterpieces hiding within conventionally marginal artistic genres: novelty Christmas music albums, mass market cowboy novels, direct-to-video action movie sequels, etc. This question was prompted by a glowing review of Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning . If Ignatiy ...
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• Art Wall, Part 26 + Bonus Bookshelves

  
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  The Citizens for Humanity showroom in L.A. has a great art wall worked into built-in bookshelves. Two of my favorite things in one! The whole room has such a nice feeling about it, don’t you think? And of course, I like all the global influences. (Photos: Domaine) Follow FTRB on Facebook | Twitter | ...
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• Enjoy Wildflowers & Art This Memorial Day Weekend

  
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  Annual Wildflower & Art Festival Idyllwild Nature Center Idyllwild, CA May 25-27, 2013 9 AM – 4 PM Visit the Idyllwild Nature Center in the mountain community of Idyllwild this Memorial Day weekend to learn about local wildflowers and native plants. This fun-filled weekend also includes guided nature walks, an ...
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• Efrains Underground New York

  
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  Photographer Efrain Gonzalez recently sent in some of his shots from 1980s and 1990s New York City, along with links to his incredible online collection . His photos are dark and dirty, scenes of smut and grit, the city in the moment just before it was whitewashed and sanitized. Browsing through, youll find ...
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• My First Love

  
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  I posted this to facebook the other day. Ive revised it and thought Id share it here: I dont entirely trust folks who say they dont read. The first thing I gravitate towards in someones home is their stacks of books. I ♥ book p * r n (for those of you not in the know, book p * r n=shots of peoples books.) I ...
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• MAINTENANCE #1

  
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  A. The Death Instinct and the Life Instinct: The Death Instinct: separation, individuality, Avant-Garde par excellence; to follow one’s own path to death—do your own thing, dynamic, change. The Life Instinct: unification, the eternal return, the perpetuation and MAINTENANCE of the species, survival systems and ...
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• Scholar Discusses Artist Marianne North, Answers Your Questions

  
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  In 1871 Marianne North, a forty-year old woman from a wealthy Victorian family, embarked on an adventure to paint the plants of the world. Even by today’s standards, North’s travels are an amazing accomplishment. You might think Marianne North is a one-of-a-kind wonder, however she shares the title of brave ...
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• Studio reading and research - a monthly goal

  
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  Reading is one of my most important research activities. In the past Ive neglected it, "saving" good art books for when I had a nice solid period to read them. Like on my trip to New Jersey when I took a small library. But that trip actually taught me that its when Im reading that my mind is working more and finds ...
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• Let’s Make Some Fingerprint Art

  
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  I am always on the lookout for new craft books, for the simple reason that we like crafting so much but often do need a little boost in inspiration. This great new book is by the same lady as Let’s Make Some Art . It is such a great way of introducing children to creating new art and using other things (namely ...
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• Ros Rixon’s Bottled Love Poems and Beautiful Book Sculptures

  
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  Can you bottle a love poem? Well, technically — yes. That’s what artist Ros Rixon has done in her Love Lines series, in which delicate cutouts of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43 are captured in bottles and boxes for art and ease of gifting. Rixon’s work, spotted via Book Patrol , also encompasses ...
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