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Art From The Sacred To The Profane: East by Schuon Frithjof
epub |eng | | Author:Schuon, Frithjof

In Christianity the sacred emanates from the sacrament, which confers upon the collective sense of the sacred its characteristic quality, notably the taste for solemnity, without forgetting the splendor of ...
( Category: Religious September 22,2017 )
The Supermodel and the Brillo Box by Don Thompson
epub |eng | 2014-04-21 | Author:Don Thompson

MAURIZIO CATTELAN, Stephanie, (2003) Wax, pigment, synthetic hair and metal, 43 5⁄16 x 25 9⁄16 x 16 9/16 in. (110 x 65 x 42 cm). Photo, Achim Hatzius, reproduction permission ...
( Category: Business of Art September 22,2017 )
Post-Impressionism by Nathalia Brodskaya
epub |eng | 2014-04-08 | Author:Nathalia Brodskaya [Brodskaïa, Nathalia]

84. Vincent van Gogh, Still Life with Irises, 1890. Oil on canvas, 92 x 73.5 cm. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. 85. Vincent van Gogh, Dr. Paul Gachet, 1890. Oil on ...
( Category: Sculpture September 22,2017 )
On the New by Boris Groys
epub |eng | | Author:Boris Groys

1See William A. Camfield, Marcel Duchamp: Fountain, Houston, 1989, pp. 29ff. 2See, for example, Nikolai Taraboukine, Le dernier tableau. 3Duchamp took much of his inspiration from Raymond Roussel’s novels, which ...
( Category: History & Criticism September 22,2017 )
Existence by David Hinton
epub |eng | | Author:David Hinton

9 LIKE POETRY, the visual arts also give shape to this cosmology of Absence and Presence in ways that create it as an immediate emotional experience, that engage 心 as ...
( Category: Painting September 21,2017 )
The Porcelain Thief: Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China by Huan Hsu
azw3 |eng | 2015-03-24 | Author:Huan Hsu [Hsu, Huan]

UNTIL I SAW those shards in the Pottery Workshop’s coffee shop, I had seen no indication of such abundance. The Jingdezhen I had experienced appeared paved over and far removed ...
( Category: Ethnic & National September 20,2017 )
Powerful Watercolor Landscapes by Catherine Gill
epub |eng | 2011-09-20 | Author:Catherine Gill

HOLLYHOCKS Watercolor and pastel | 22″ × 30″ (76cm × 56cm) Collection of Pamela Hathaway A painting built around shape synonyms I based Hollyhocks around the repeated shape synonym of ...
( Category: Painting September 20,2017 )
Honor Bound: by Raffaele Sollecito
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-09-19 | Author:Raffaele Sollecito

—Luke 1 1:52-54 Chapter III The Protected Section In May 2008, the authorities in Terni finally moved me out of solitary confinement. I was moved instead into the sezione protetta, ...
( Category: True Crime September 19,2017 )
Art, Ideology, and Economics in Nazi Germany: The Reich Chambers of Music, Theater, and the Visual Arts by Alan E. Steinweis
epub |eng | 2010-07-09 | Author:Alan E. Steinweis

Jews defined according to the Nuremberg Laws are to be excluded as a matter of principle; half Jews are to be permitted in the chambers only in very special individual ...
( Category: History & Criticism September 19,2017 )
The Crimes of Paris by Dorothy Hoobler; Thomas Hoobler
mobi |eng | 2009-04-26 | Author:Dorothy Hoobler; Thomas Hoobler

It was not long before Apollinaire visited Picasso’s studio, and he later recalled that it was “cluttered with canvases representing mystical harlequins and drawings on which people walked and which ...
( Category: History & Criticism September 19,2017 )
Japanese Tattoos by Brian Ashcraft & Hori Benny
epub |eng | | Author:Brian Ashcraft & Hori Benny

There are numerous carp breeds in Japan. Here, goldfish accompany a gold carp, creating a visual pun. Like koi, Japanese goldfish tattoos come in a variety of colors. In Japanese ...
( Category: History & Criticism September 18,2017 )
The Charioteer: A Novel by Mary Renault
epub |eng | 2013-09-10 | Author:Mary Renault [Renault, Mary]

9 “HERE, SPUD.” “HELLO,” SAID Laurie, peering into the bathroom from which Reg’s voice had come. “Thought I recognized your step. Have to listen for it now. Just a bit ...
( Category: Literary September 18,2017 )
The Whitney Women and the Museum They Made by Flora Miller Biddle
epub |eng | 2017-01-26 | Author:Flora Miller Biddle

Larry Tisch was our most powerful trustee in the financial world. Compact, with a disproportionately large, balding head, blue eyes, and a serious mien, he was soft-spoken and courteous. His ...
( Category: Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions September 17,2017 )
Death of a Dissident: The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the Return of the KGB by Alex Goldfarb & Marina Litvinenko
epub |eng | 2012-12-25 | Author:Alex Goldfarb & Marina Litvinenko [Goldfarb, Alex & Litvinenko, Marina]

Sasha’s trial began in early October. The hearing was closed; Marina had to wait in the hallway. All she could think about was how to catch a glimpse of Sasha ...
( Category: Politics & Government September 16,2017 )
Painting Sunlight and Shadow with Pastels: Essential Techniques for Brilliant Effects by Price Maggie
epub |eng | 2011-03-09 | Author:Price, Maggie [Price, Maggie]

Touch of Light - Phil Bates Pastel on Wallis sanded pastel paper 16″ × 16″ (41cm × 41cm) LIVELY COLOR MAKES SHADOWS INTERESTING The road or leaf-strewn flat plane in ...
( Category: Drawing September 15,2017 )

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