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Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Grade 7 (ABRSM Sight-reading)
This volume contains valuable practice material for candidates preparing for the ABRSM Grade 7 Piano exams. The book is written in attractive and approachable styles and representative of the technical level expected in the exam.Read more
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Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Grade 8 (ABRSM Sight-reading)
This volume contains valuable practice material for candidates preparing for the ABRSM Grade 8 Piano exams. The book is written in attractive and approachable styles and representative of the technical level expected in the exam.Read more
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Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Initial Grade (ABRSM Sight-reading)
This book contains valuable practice material for ABRSM’s Initial Grade Piano exam. * Specimen tests for the exam sight-reading requirements * Representative of the technical level expected in the examRead more
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Piano Star, Book 1: 24 Pieces for Young Pianists Up to Prep Test Level (ABRSM Exam Pieces)
Piano Star is an exciting series for young pianists, offering a rich selection of new repertoire to help players build confidence and musical skills. Piano Star 1 is suitable for learners who have worked through a first tutor and includes compositions by David Blackwell, Jane Sebba, Nancy Litten, Mike Cornick, Sarah Watts, Edmund Jolliffe, Andrew Eales, Kathy Blackwell, Aisling Greally, Alan Bullard, Alasdair Spratt, and Karen Marshall. Key features of the series: – Solo pieces, plus a number of duets – A rich mix of musical styles, with techniques introduced progressively – Fun extension activities – Beautifully illustratedRead more
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Piano Star, Book 2: 26 Pieces for Young Pianistsprep Test Level (ABRSM Exam Pieces)
Piano Star is an exciting series for young pianists, offering a rich selection of new repertoire to help players build confidence and musical skills. Piano Star 2 is at ABRSM Prep Test level and provides alternative repertoire for that assessment and includes compositions by David Blackwell, Edmund Jolliffe, Mike Cornick, Aisling Greally, Christopher Norton, Mark Tanner, Sarah Watts, Alasdair Spratt, Andrew Eales, Heather Hammond, Karen Marshall, Nicholas Scott-Burt, Nancy Litten, Paul Harris, Alan Bullard, and Peter Gritton. Key features of the series: – Solo pieces, plus a number of duets – A rich mix of musical styles, with techniques introduced progressively – Fun extension activities – Beautifully illustratedRead more
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Piano Time 1
Piano Time 1 starts at the very beginning, with simple five-finger tunes for hands separately and together, many with duet parts. It gradually adds more notes and techniques to cover sharps and flats, simple scales and keys, and a range of dynamics and symbols.Read more
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Piano Time 2
Piano Time 2 builds on the techniques acquired in Piano Time 1, extending the range of notes and time signatures and including tones and semitones, chords and triads, arpeggios, major and minor scales, and keep-fit exercises for the left hand. It also introduces simple pedalling, new signs and symbols, and pieces to help players get around the whole keyboard.Read more
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Piano Time Carols – The Oxford Piano Method [Sheet Music]
There’s nothing quite like gathering around the piano at Christmas time to sing and play through the favourite carols, though amidst all the Christmas hurly-burly there’s never much time to practise them. Realising this, Pauline Hall has produced Piano Time Carols – 19 really easy arrangements of the best-loved carols starting at around the level of Piano Time 1. They have been carefully simplified so that, instead of learning just one or two carols, you will find that you can play a wide selection, to the delight of your friends and family!
The left-hand part is, with a single exception, in one position, and there are optional accompaniments to a number of carols for your teacher or a friend to play.Read more
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Piano Time Pieces 1
Piano Time Pieces 1 presents a sparkling selection of pieces in all styles. Here are classical and jazzy pieces, folksongs and specially written tunes, and songs and character pieces of all kinds. Practising the range of techniques and keys introduced in Piano Time 1, these pieces provide a wealth of enjoyable practice and repertoire material for all young pianists.Read more
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Pictures of the Floating World: An Introduction to Japanese Prints
A beautifully packaged, affordable introduction to the perennially popular subject of Japanese printsIn Edo Japan, woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e (“pictures of the Floating World”) captured the entertainment culture of the urban elite and eventually many other subjects as well. These beautiful prints were the result of a meticulous craft process, in which an artist’s initial drawing was translated by expert carvers into multiple printing blocks for different colours.
In this attractive volume, Sarah E. Thompson, curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, provides a highly readable overview of the cultural and artistic history of ukiyo-e, showcasing 120 exceptional prints from the museum’s world-class collection, by masters including Utamaro, Hokusai, and Hiroshige. She explores each of the principal genres in turn: beauty and fashion, the kabuki theatre, landscape, nature, history and literature, and fantasy.
Pictures of the Floating World features a traditional Japanese stab binding and is housed in a durable slipcase together with three remarkable prints, suitable for framing. It will be a must-have for all art lovers.
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Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design
Now back in print, a revealing look at the visionary French furniture designer and architect, highlighting his virtuoso designs and versatile creativity
“Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design adds even more depth and breadth to the architect’s deserved reputation for creative virtuosity.”―Julie V. Iovine, Wall Street Journal
“[A]n exceptionally informative, readable catalog.”―Roberta Smith, New York Times
The designer and architect Pierre Chareau (1883–1950) was a pivotal figure in modernism. His extraordinary Art Deco furniture is avidly collected and his visionary glass house, the Maison de Verre, is celebrated, but the breadth of his design genius has been little explored. Chareau linked architecture, fine arts, and style; designed furniture for avant-garde films and chic homes; collected artists such as Picasso and Mondrian; and was a radical innovator in the use of materials. This revealing look at the visionary French designer highlights his virtuosity and versatile creativity. Essays by leading scholars embrace the full scope of his invention, offering detailed analyses of individual projects, the interdisciplinary nature of his work, his Jewish background, his place in the avant-garde of Paris between the wars, and his more recent reception. Extensive illustrations present a rich sampling of Chareau’s furniture, architecture, interiors, fabrics, and wallpapers, as well as his own important art collection.
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Pierre Chareau. Volume 1: Biographie. Expositions. Mobilier.
- Creator and architect of the emblematic Maison de verre in Paris, Pierre Chareau left behind a rich and coherent body of work, a “Chareau style” that places him as much in the modernist movement as in avant-garde thinking that embraces a world of new forms and materials
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Creator and architect of the emblematic Maison de verre in Paris, Pierre Chareau left behind a rich and coherent body of work, a “Chareau style” that places him as much in the modernist movement as in avant-garde thinking that embraces a world of new forms and materials.
This first volume looks back at his biography, his decisive encounters with artistic movements such as cubism and primitive arts, and with leading figures such as Nicolas de Staël, Jeanne Bucher, Jacques Lipchitz, Pablo Picasso, Rose Adler, Max Jacob, Jean Lurçat and Rob Mallet-Stevens, who remained loyal to him throughout his short life. It traces his career, from his beginnings as a draughtsman at Waring & Gillow to his emergence as an independent designer; it details his participation in the Salons d’automne, the Salons des artistes décorateurs, the Groupe des 5 and the UAM, which set the tone for the modernity that thrilled the rest of the world; his work on Marcel L’Herbier’s film sets; and his departure for the United States in 1940.
It also introduces us to the collector and gallery owner, surrounded by artists such as Braque, Ernst, Gris, Léger, Lurçat, Masson, Modigliani, Motherwell and de Staël. The boutique he set up with his wife Dollie, on rue du Cherche-Midi, exhibits not only his own works but also the creations they produced: fabrics by Hélène Henry, rugs by Jean Burkhalter and Charchoune…
Richly illustrated with almost 500 visuals, this first volume offers a complete overview of Dollie’s furniture and lighting production, drawing on several iconographic collections (Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, Moma, New York).
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Pieter Hugo: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Pieter Hugo’s images are unflinching and unforgettable. Beginning with “Looking Aside,” his series of portraits of marginalized people, Hugo has striven to capture the African continent with empathy and impartiality. Whether confronting the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda, documenting electrical waste dumps in Ghana, or photographing in Nigeria’s dynamic film industry, Nollywood, Hugo treats his subjects with reverence and awe. Including examples of his most recent series taken in the U.S. and China, this book offers stunning reproductions of Hugo’s work in color and black-and-white, accompanied by the photographer’s personal commentary. Bringing together more than a decade of work that has elicited fulsome praise, this volume lets readers appreciate Pieter Hugo’s extraordinary oeuvre.Read more
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Pinewood Studios, 70 Years of Fabulous Filmaking: 70 Years of Fabulous Film Making
Some of the worlds most successful films have been made at Pinewood. Superman, Batman, Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code and the ever popular Bond films, from the first Dr. No in 1962 right up to the highly acclaimed Casino Royale of 2006. Not content to rest on it’s laurels, Pinewood today is going from strength to strengh with the very latest cutting-edge technology and production standards. This fabulous celebration of it’s first 70 years pays fitting tribute to the past but also looks towards what the future promises for this renowned film institution.Read more
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Pinewood: The Story of an Iconic Studio
For eighty years, Pinewood Studios has made dreams a reality. Billions of people across the globe, of all ages, from all walks of life have read six words on cinema or television screens: ‘Made at Pinewood Studios, London, England’. From hosting super spies and superheroes, Pinewood has been home to a galaxy far, far away, helping create the movies that have made audiences laugh and cry in equal measure. Some of the most glittering careers on both sides of the camera have been launched behind the iconic gates of Pinewood.
From James Bond to Star Wars, the modern age of Marvel and the re-imagining of the Disney classics, Pinewood Studios and Shepperton Studios have played host to the greatest and most cherished movies of all time. Complete with many exclusive behind-the-scenes images from those classic movies, this beautiful new book offers insight, anecdotes and interviews with some of the producers, directors and acting talent who have worked at the studios, including Ridley Scott, Barbara Broccoli, Tim Burton and Sir Roger Moore.
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Pink Floyd All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Track
The newest addition to the best-selling All the Songs series details the unique recording history of Pink Floyd, one of the world’s most commercially successful and influential rock bands.
Since 1965, Pink Floyd been recording sonically experimental and philosophical music, selling more than 250 million records worldwide, including two of the best-selling albums of all time Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. While much is known about this iconic group, few books provide a comprehensive history of their time in the studio. In Pink Floyd All the Songs, authors Margotin and Guesdon describe the origin of their nearly 200 released songs, details from the recording studio, what instruments were used, and behind-the-scenes stories of the tensions that helped drive the band.
Organized chronologically by album, this massive, 544-page hardcover begins with their 1967 debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, the only one recorded under founding member Syd Barrett’s leadership; through the loss of Barrett and the addition of David Gilmour; to Richard Wright leaving the band in 1979 but returning; to Roger Waters leaving in 1985 and the albums recorded since his departure, including their 2014 farewell album, The Endless River, which was downloaded 12 million times on Spotify the week it was released. Packed with more than 500 photos, All the Songs is also filled with stories fans treasure, such as Waters working with engineer Alan Parsons to employ revolutionary recording techniques for The Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road Studios in 1972 or producer Bob’s Ezrin’s contribution in refining Water’s original sprawling vision for The Wall.
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Planet Earth III: Accompanies the Landmark Series Narrated by David Attenborough (Planet Earth, 3)
The official tie-in to the third instalment in the legendary Planet Earth franchise
Few places on Earth remain untouched by humans, creating challenges for the wildlife we share it with. We have entered a new age, and we must look at the splendour of the natural world through a different lens.
From the depths of our oceans, to scorching deserts and the most remote jungles, Planet Earth III features spectacular places and surprising animal behaviours from all corners of our world. And for the first time, a human element is introduced to each landscape, highlighting how, in the age of the Anthropocene, today’s planet has been forever changed by humanity and that wildlife now faces new challenges in our crowded, modern world.
Featuring over 250 beautiful full-colour photographs, Planet Earth III reveals the wonders and trials of life on an increasingly fragile planet, bringing you closer than ever before to our world’s most intriguing species, unseen landscapes and natural phenomena.
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Planner 2024 Weekly | Monthly: Ballroom & Latin Dancing Themed 12 Month Diary/Journal | Ideal Gift For Dance Fans
Thoughtfully Designed By Dancing Feet Journals & Notebooks This 2024 Personal Planner/Diary Is Perfect For Any Ballroom And Latin Dance Fan Wanting To Efficiently Organize Their Year.Features:
⇢ 12 MONTH DATED PLANNER: Daily planner begins in January 2024 and ends December 2024 for 12 months of coverage. Provides at-a-glance calendars for 2023, 2024 and 2025 and a dedicated space to write down all your notable dates for 2024.
⇢ WEEKLY AND MONTHLY VIEWS: The diary features dated weekly spreads with clearly divided sections for daily planning. At the start of each month a mini calendar has been included as well as a lined “to do” column with check-boxes to set goals and write lists, and an area to jot down important notes for the week ahead.
⇢ COMPACT AND LIGHTWEIGHT: The journal measures 6 inches wide by 9 inches long making it ideal for carrying in backpacks, purses, or dance bags. Complete with 120 crisp, white pages to record all your appointments, events and important dates.
⇢ BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCE DETAILS: The planner features Ballroom and Latin Dance themed illustrations throughout and a vibrant image of a dancing couple on the front cover that any dance fan will love.
⇢ EXTRAS: The Personal Organizer includes space on each monthly spread to list any events or socials you may be attending that month as well as any special dates you need to remember e.g. birthdays, anniversaries, dance examinations, competitions or dance lessons. There are also blank, lined pages provided at the back of the journal for jotting down all your important notes.Dance To Express. Not To Impress!
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Play It! Children’s Songs: A Superfast Way to Learn Awesome Songs on Your Piano or Keyboard
A fun and easy way to learn to play the piano or keyboard, with helpful instruction on classic and favorite songs.
Written by the author of the best-selling Build It! series in collaboration with an experienced piano teacher, the Play It! books teach how to play the piano or keyboard in a simple, effective way. Using color-coded notes and character icons, the books include piano sheets of popular and favorite songs as well as a primer on how to read sheet music and some basic techniques. For beginners ages 5 and up, Play It! is the perfect companion on your musical journey.
Features these classic songs and includes color labels inside the book:
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Oh When the Saints Go Marching In
- The Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- Clock Chimes
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Skip to My Lou
- This Land is Your Land
- London Bridge is Falling Down
- Are You Sleeping?
- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
- For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow
- Oh! Susanna
- If You’re Happy and You Know It
- Three Blind Mice
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- The Wheels on the Bus
- I’m a Little Teapot
- B-I-N-G-O
- The Muffin Man
- Pop Goes the Weasel
- Happy Birthday To You
- Five Little Ducks
- Home on the Range
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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Play Music Better: Smart music practice tips that work
Do you want to get better at music? Would you love to unlock your musical potential, explore your creativity and become a better musician?
In Play Music Better, music examiner and renowned teacher, Fiona Berry shares practice tips for music with a holistic approach that combines the mind-body and heart for any adult learning to play an instrument.
You will learn how to gain confidence with music without extended hours of practice, and proven practice methods that will help you make radical progress, gain momentum and fuel your motivation. You’ll also learn that to get the best results, there’s more to practice than repetition and physically playing.
By conquering your mindset, attaining rhythmic precision and vitality in your playing, and gaining the confidence to share music with others, your passion for music will flourish.
In this conversational, practical and action-orientated book, Play Music Better, you’ll discover:
Fiona’s 5 steps that you should go through every time you learn a new piece to develop your practice and performance skills
- How to conquer those fears that get in the way of progress
- How to establish a practice routine that works for you, even if you are short of time.
- The best ways to make learning new pieces easier
- What you should do in your warm-up to ensure you reach your peak level of physical performance.
- How to plan musical goals and measure your progress.
- The best way to structure your practice,
- Understand the effects of posture on coordination and tone.
- How the brain works, why the way you practice matters and how to avoid the pitfalls of engraining errors.
- Practice methods to achieve accuracy in pitch, rhythm and execution.
- How to raise your level of focus and awareness
- The best ways to gain confidence and overcome those thought intruders.
- Why sharing music will take your enjoyment to a whole new level.
Complete with colour photographs, highlighted musical examples, and practical exercises, this book has everything you need to turn practising into an uplifting and rewarding experience.
The methods work no matter what standard you are and what instrument you play,
So purchase your copy today and unlock a new musical you!
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Plop: Recent Projects of the Public Art Fund
Features projects by forty-five internationally acclaimed artists whose installations in New York City were made possible by the Public Art Fund. It examines the deverse ways in which artists have created a participatory experience of contemporary art in public spaces. Art Fund.Read more
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Pocket Guide to Line Dancing Terminology: A Guide for Beginners
Welcome to the wonderful world of line dancing! If you are just starting out, you may be overwhelmed by seeing large groups of people who seem to know all the dances and who can follow the language of line dancing effortlessly. Well, they all began the same way: one step at a time, one dance at a time. This glossary contains the basic line dance steps you’ll need to recognize to make your learning experience easier. After more than 30 years of teaching, the author has broken down each step into its individual parts and assembled them in an easy-to-use and very portable format. Your job is to learn each step so you can begin to enjoy line dancing and become part of that large group on the dance floor!!Read more
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Poco Piano for Young Children Book One: 1 (Poco Studio Edition)
Book 1 introduces the child to the keyboard, staves, clefs, simple time signatures, note values and rests. Reading encompasses notes from a 5th above to a 5th below Middle C. The notes A and E are introduced first, played by a braced 3rd finger of each hand. This develops a natural, balanced hand position. The 1st line of the treble stave and the 5th line of the bass stave are highlighted, and furhter lines are similarly treated as the child learns more notes. Staccato, slurs, ties, upbeats and repeat signs are all experienced in Book 1. Tempo and dynamic markings encourage musical playing, and are in english. – See more at: http://alfreduk.fabermusic.com/Poco-Piano-for-Young-Children-Book-1-983430482X.aspx#sthash.5aK9EvcH.dpufRead more
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Poco Piano for Young Children Book Two: 2 (Poco Studio Edition)
In Book 2 three new notes in each hand are mastered (up to High C and down to Low C) and the child experiences changes of hand position within a tune. Quavers are introduced in all the time signatures covered in Book 1. Sharps and flats are included, but no mention is made yet of keys, key signatures, scales or triads. Dynamic markings are now in Italian, while tempo indications are still in English. – See more at: http://alfreduk.fabermusic.com/Poco-Piano-for-Young-Children-Book-2-9834304838.aspx#sthash.OBl1PyUe.dpufRead more
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Pokémon 2024 Calendar
This colorful 12-month mini wall calendar features Pokémon of all shapes and sizes along with their stats and facts.
Spend 2024 with your all-time favorite characters from the hugely popular show Pokémon™: The Animated Television Series. Journey through the Pokémon world and have your Pokédex ready for Pikachu, Brionne, Thievul, Quilava, and more. Featuring Pokémon of all shapes and sizes, this 12-month wall calendar is perfect for every aspiring Pokémon Trainer. Gotta catch ’em all!™
Features include:
- 7″ x 7″ (7″ x 14″ open—a great size for small spaces)
- Printed on FSC-certified paper with soy-based ink
- Planning spread for September–December 2023
- Spans January–December 2024
- Official major world holidays and observances
- Moon phases, based on Universal Time
- Stats and descriptions for each Pokémon shown
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Pokémon: Book of Joy: An official illustrated Pokémon pocket book of wisdom, new for Christmas 2023 – the perfect gift for fans of the video game and animated show!
“Anytime I’ve been sad or happy or really mad about something, Pokémon have always been there by my side, through it all.” ASH KETCHUM
Like our heroes Ash and Pikachu, we are all on a road to personal mastery. But life isn’t always sunshine and Jigglypuffs.
Written by some of the greatest Pokémon trainers in history, this inspirational book of wit and wisdom offers advice for every turn of life’s winding path, from the road to Viridian City to the heady heights of Indigo Plateau.
Bursting full of positivity, humour and fun, this charming book of inspirational quotes and illustrations shows that although Jigglypuff, Meowth and Pikachu may be Pokémon, their values could not be more human. We all live in a Pokémon world.
Pokémon Book of Joy will leave you ready to face every challenge along the way. And to truly catch ’em all!
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Polaris: The Art of Meyoco
Welcome to the dreamlike pastel-colored world created by Meyoco.
Discover all with Polaris, her first commercial work collection.
Meyoco is an illustrator based in Southeast Asia who has gained popularity mainly on social media. Natural elements such as flowers, waves, leaves, stars, and bubbles are suddenly infused with a cute and lovely quality when Meyoco colors them in pastels. Meyoco’s wonderfully dreamlike illustrations have won her an increasing number of fans of her social media accounts; as of April 2020, the number of her followers has exceeded 1.22 million on Instagram and 270K on Twitter. This book contains about 240 illustrations that have been carefully chosen from those she has presented in her social media account. It also includes artworks that have been newly drawn for this book, along with some watercolor paintings from Meyoco’s early published collections: doujinshi, “Foliage”, “REVERIE” and “Bodies of Water”. Meyoco also explains the concept of her artworks in her own words. These cute characters and motifs drawn in lovely colors are sure to appeal to people all over the world.Read more
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Polarities
‘Polarities’ materialized in the wake of the pandemic when the artist felt its impacts acutely; after months spent in a hospital with COVID19, Parlá’s doctors weren’t sure if he’d ever paint again. But, an artist to his core, he proved them wrong, and the works that came about carry a heightened sense of spirituality and empathy.More than ever, Parlá sees within his practice the threads that unite us and how our actions (and passivity) become our legacy. A prominent characteristic of his work, the paintings in Polarities share a strong sense of centrum: a heart or prime mover from which bold brushstrokes and elegant lines of script emanate. These marks indicate the beginning of time, the moment from which every passing day and its events have radiated, crashed, and splintered. They are maps and topographies, micro and macro ecosystems.
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Pollock
The rebel hero of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) careened through his life like a firework across the American art landscape. Channeling ideas from sources as diverse as Picasso and Mexican surrealism, he rejected convention to develop his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing.
Pollock’s most famous works are his drip paintings, where he dripped and poured household enamel paint over the canvas with a variety of instruments, from sticks to syringes, hardened brushes to broken bits of glass. The splattered results pulsate with energy, replacing the refinement of easel and brush with something altogether more immediate, vivid, and physical. To evade the viewer’s search for figurative elements in his paintings, Pollock abandoned titles and identified each work with a neutral number only.
Notoriously reclusive and volatile, struggling with alcoholism, married to fellow Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner, and killed in a car crash aged just 44, Pollock is as much a compelling celebrity icon as an artistic pioneer. This essential artist introduction explores both his work and his fame to shed light on masterpieces of the modernist story, and the making of a cultural icon.
About the series
Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:
a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
a concise biography
approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions
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Pop Art
Peaking in the 1960s, Pop Art began as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a wholesale interrogation of modern society, consumer culture, the role of the artist, and of what constituted an artwork.
Focusing on issues of materialism, celebrity, and media, Pop Art drew on mass-market sources, from advertising imagery to comic books, from Hollywood’s most famous faces to the packaging of consumer products, the latter epitomized by Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup cans. As well as challenging the establishment with the elevation of such popular, banal, and kitschy images, Pop Art also deployed methods of mass-production, reducing the role of the individual artist with mechanized techniques such as screen printing.
With featured artists including Andy Warhol, Allen Jones, Ed Ruscha, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Roy Lichtenstein, this book introduces the full reach and influence of a defining modernist movement.
About the series
Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art History series features:
approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions
a detailed, illustrated introduction
a selection of the most important works of the epoch, each presented on a two-page spread with a full-page image and accompanying interpretation, as well as a portrait and brief biography of the artist
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Portrait Drawings: 42 Works (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
Collection of portraits, selected from public and private holdings by art historian Trevor J. Fairbrother, reveal the technical skill and intuitive eye for which American portrait painter John Singer Sargent is renowned. Drawings in pencil, pastels and charcoal ― a lesser-known aspect of Sargent’s oeuvre ― are shown. List of Plates. Introduction. Captions.Read more
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Poses for Fashion Illustration (Card Box): 100 essential figure template cards for designers
Are you looking for the perfect fashion templates to capture your creativity?Fashionary have seen the stiff, impractical fashion templates available, and come up with a modern alternative. Their set of 100 pose cards are accurately proportioned, with practical poses that cover basic style to couture to sportswear – even including a built-in filing system to accommodate the busy fashion professional.
The guide book includes detailed step by step demonstrations of fashion sketching, beautifully drawn by fashion illustrator Connie Lim.
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Prada Catwalk: The Complete Collections
‘The perfect printed tool for Prada fans everywhere’ Wallpaper*Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1913 in Milan, Prada entered the field of fashion when Miuccia Prada took the helm of the family company in 1979. After initially focusing exclusively on accessories, she presented the house’s first fashion collection in 1988. She would soon transform Prada into one of the world’s most influential luxury brands with a deeply personal, sophisticated and subtly subversive approach.
This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by a brief biographical profile of Miuccia Prada, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights, and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images that showcase hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs – and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway, from Naomi Campbell and Gisele to Kate Moss and Kaia Gerber. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book.
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Press:Ghostbusters: P.K.E. Meter, m. B (Rp Minis)
This officially licensed kit includes a mini replica of the Psychokinetic Energy (P.K.E. Meter) from the 1984 classic movie, Ghostbusters!- SPECIFICATIONS 4” mini P.K.E. meter with sensor wings that pop open at the push of a button LIGHTS ON
- 2 light modes consisting of multi-color LEDs + light that glows along the wings
- SOUND EFFECT WITH AUTHENTIC RECOGNITION
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- INCLUDED BOOK INCLUDES 8 full-color stickers
- PERFECT GIFT A unique gift for fans of the Ghostbusters movies
- OFFICIALLY LICENSED Authentic collectible
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Pride, Pop and Politics
Pride, Pop and Politics charts the development of gay culture and the rise of LGBTQ politics in the UK, from the formation of the Gay Liberation Front to the present day, through the music that provided the soundtrack.Fifty years on from Britain’s first Pride march, the long road to LGBT equality continues. Through protest songs and gay club nights, street theatre activism and fundraising concerts, the performing arts have played an influential role in each great stride made.With new interviews with musicians and DJs, performers and activists, including Andy Bell, Jayne County, John Grant, Horse McDonald and Peter Tachell, Pride, Pop and Politics hears from those whose art has been influenced by the campaign for LGBT rights – and helped push it forward.This informative, eye-opening book is the first to focus on the relationship between gay nightlife and political activism in Britain.Darryl W. Bullock won the prestigious Penderyn Music Book Prize in 2022 with The Velvet Mafia, a thrilling account of the gay men who ran the swinging sixties.Read more
£10.40Pride, Pop and Politics
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Primo Piano. Easy Piano Music for Adults. 55 Timeless Piano Songs for Adult Beginners with Downloadable Audio
If you have just started reading sheet music you probably noticed that there are not many options for adult piano beginners besides children music or songs that just are not so inspiring to play.If you are just starting out at the piano and want toplay easy songs that sound sophisticated, then this is the perfect book for you.
In this book you will find a wonderful and diverse selection of many evergreen pieces in simplified versions, along with corresponding fingerings.
In this book will get:
- 55 EASILY ARRANGED PIANO PIECES — All songs have been specifically arranged for learners. This means that all complex chords and rhythms have been simplified. In addition, all the pieces are kept relatively short, only one or two pages long. This will allow you to play otherwise complicated but beautiful melodies without any trouble.
- BEAUTIFUL MELODIES – Most pieces for beginners often sound quite boring. However, in this book you will find compositions that are both easy to play and sound sophisticated and rich. This will allow you to express your feelings brilliantly without growing tired of the song.
- DIVERSE COLLECTION – You will get a very varied selection of songs, from classics and famous English evergreens to international folk songs. This diverse selection of sheet music will fuel your enjoyment when practicing the piano.
- INCREASING LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY – This collection of sheet music contains pieces that vary in difficulty. At the beginning, the pieces are much easier and gradually become more challenging as the book progresses. This will keep you motivated constantly and enable you to accelerate your progress.
- FREE DOWNLOADABLE AUDIO FILES – Do you want to get an idea of what a piece should sound like? If you are unsure how to play a piece, our audio files will help you get a feel for the melody.
If you finally want to play the piano with soul and expression, buy this book NOW to facilitate your way into the magic world of piano playing.
This book is also a perfect gift idea, birthday gift or Christmas present!
Good luck and enjoy practicing!
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Print Making Book, The: Projects and Techniques in the Art of Hand-Printing
The Print Making Book: Projects and Techniques in the Art of Hand-Printing – This book is your complete introduction to the art of hand printing.
With 23 projects to make, you will be guided through a plethora of techniques that include relief, screen, and mono-printing, all using tools and materials that are easy to source and use at home in your kitchen, bathroom, or garden.
A printing press is not required for any of the projects. Vanessa Mooncie’s beautiful original designs will enable you to make your own the following beautiful projects:
- Printed greetings cards
- Crockery
- Cushions
- Silk scarves
- Jewellery
- Bags
- Wallpaper
Plus, many more inspirational projects for fashion and home. With easy-to-use templates and beautiful step-by-step illustrations, you can create that special, individual gift with handmade charm.
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Print Workshop: Hand-Printing Techniques and Truly Original Projects
This is a crash-course on printing with techniques, materials and surfaces that can all be done in the home. Every project features Yellow Owl Workshop’s sought-after motifs and the author’s art-school style illustrations. This title is full of original ideas for things to make and use, such as jar labels, pillows and a stationary set. “Print Workshop” grabs readers hand and leads them through a crash-course on printing with techniques, materials and surfaces they never dreamed they could take on at home. It can be as simple as carving a potato or as complex as a chemical bath, but no matter the skill level, these printing techniques never require expensive equipment or lots of space. Everything in this book is easily do-able at home; and every project features Yellow Owl Workshop’s sought-after motifs and Christine’s art-school style illustrations. The book is full of original ideas for things to make and use. There’s jar labels for your canning and pickling needs. There’s pillows inspired by YOW’s famous city and bicycle stamps. There’s everything from a stationary set (complete with wax seal) to a dartboard, from a deck of cards to a fine art print.Read more
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PRINTABLE: Printing techniques and effects in visual design
PRINTABLE is a stunning showcase of familiar and innovative methods that elevate printed matter for branding and beyond.In an increasingly digital world, the art of printing has become more precious than ever. Although screens continue to take over society and sustainable practices have improved the preservation of natural resources, many designers still thrive on delivering tactile experiences, experimenting with new techniques or being inventive with conventional materials to bring their ideas to life in meaningful and visually impactful ways.
Featuring printing experts, printmakers, and creative projects from around the world, PRINTABLE celebrates craftsmanship and serves to inspire those looking to add more character and dimension to their work.
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Printed in North Korea: The Art of Everyday Life in the DPRK
Never-before-seen North Korea – a rare glimpse into the country behind the politics and the creativity behind the propaganda
This incredible collection of prints dating from the 1950s to the twenty-first century is the only one of its kind in or outside North Korea. Depicting the everyday lives of the country’s train conductors, steelworkers, weavers, farmers, scientists, and fishermen, these unique lino-cut and woodblock prints are a fascinating way to explore the culture of this still virtually unknown country. Together, they are an unparalleled testament to the talent of North Korea’s artists and the unique social, cultural, and political conditions in which they work.
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