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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Art and Making of Arcane
Elisabeth Vincentelli · 225 pages
Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue
Bill Watterson · 151 pages
The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern
Carol Strickland · 222 pages
An illustrated tutorial of prehistoric to contemporary world art, from cave paintings to video art installations to digital and Internet media in an easy-to-understand format.
Joseph Cornell: Master of Dreams
Diane Waldman · 152 pages
"Out of the fantasies that enriched a private, often reclusive life, Joseph Cornell created a "poetic theater of memory." His box constructions and collages feature such characters as a Medici princess, birds, ballerinas, and movie stars. Using the seemingly commonplace materials that he collected in five-and-dime stores and other shops in New York City - cordial glasses, mirrors, marbles, and ma
Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art
Jennie Hinchcliff, Carolee Gilligan Wheeler
"What is a good mail day?" A good mail day is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history populated by famous artists as well as everyday practitioners. The term "mail art" refers to pieces of
Chuck Close: Face Book
Chuck Close, Ascha Drake · 56 pages
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals
Ed Emberley · 32 pages
Explains how to use a few simple shapes, letters, numbers, and symbols to draw almost any animal.
The Polaroid Book: Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography
Steve Crist · 353 pages
Selection of photographs from the Polaroid Collections, representing what can be accomplished with Polaroid film.
The Steampunk Bible
Jeff VanderMeer, S.J. Chambers · 224 pages
Steampunk -- a grafting of Victorian aesthetic and punk rock attitude onto various forms of science-fiction culture -- is a phenomenon that has come to influence film, literature, art, music, fashion, and more. The Steampunk Bible is the first compendium about the movement, tracing its roots in the works of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells through its most recent expression in movies such as Sherlock H
The Acme Novelty Datebook, Vol. 1, 1986-1995
Chris Ware · 208 pages
Acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware (Building Stories) reveals the outtakes of his genius in these intimate, imaginative, and whimsical sketches collected from the years during which he completed his award-winning graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth. Acme Datebook Volume One is as much a companion volume to Jimmy Corrigan as a tremendous art collection from of one of America's most
David Bowie Is...
Victoria Broackes, Geoffrey Marsh · 320 pages
David Bowie is a pioneering artist and performer whose career has spanned nearly 50 years and brought him international acclaim. He has sold over 140 million albums, and been cited as a major influence on contemporary artists and designers working across the creative arts.
Picture This: How Pictures Work
Molly Bang · 96 pages
"Everyone knows that a picture tells a thousand words. But what about the elements that make up a picture? Using the tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an example, Molly Bang uses boldly graphic artwork to explain how images--and their individual components--work to tell a story that engages the emotions: Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold?
The Art of the Rise of the Guardians
Ramin Zahed · 156 pages
Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman
George Herriman, Patrick McDonnell, Karen O'Connell, Georgia Riley de Havenon · 224 pages
Icon: A Retrospective By The Grand Master of Fantastic Art
Frank Frazetta · 164 pages
The Art of Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back
Valerie Hoffman, Vic Bullock · 192 pages
Rembrandt, 1606-1669: The Mystery of the Revealed Form
Michael Bockemuhl · 96 pages