Nikifor (Epifaniusz Drowniak) to jeden z najbardziej fascynujących artystów sztuki europejskiej XX wieku, samouk, półanalfabeta postać tajemnicza i kontrowersyjna. Znaczną część swojego życia spędził w skrajnej nędzy, aby pod koniec dostąpi
Krótka historia sztuki to nowe, całkowicie innowacyjne wprowadzenie do tematu sztuk pięknych. Skonstruowana w prosty sposób książka omawia ponad 100 najważniejszych dzieł sztuki od rysunków naskalnych w Lascaux po współczesne instalacje i ł
W Musée d’Orsay znajduje się najwspanialsza kolekcja dziewiętnastowiecznej sztuki francuskiej – obrazy Maneta, Moneta, Renoira, Degasa, van Gogha, Bonnarda, także Cabanela i Moreau. To stosunkowo niedawno powstałe muzeum ma w swych zbiorach
Niezwykły, bogato ilustrowany album ukazujący życie i twórczość Wojciecha Sadleya (ur. 1932), profesora warszawskiej Akademii Sztuk Pięknych. Niesie on wiedzę o jednym z czołowych polskich artystów, któremu udało się zainteresować swoimi pr
Most commonly associated with the birth of the Impressionist movement in mid-19th-century Paris, Edgar Degas (1834–1917) in fact defied easy categorization and instead developed a unique style, strongly influenced by Old Masters, the body i
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938) is regarded as one of the key figures in 20th-century European art. A Modernist to his bones, he sent seismic waves through the art world with his hard-edged, intensely colored paintings and disseminated hi
In endless odes to the female form, Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) traced elongated bodies, almond eyes, and his own name into art history. His languid female subjects are as instantly recognizable as they are startling, sensual, and swan-ne
Resisting interpretation or classification, Mark Rothko (1903–1970) was a prominent advocate for the artist’s consummate freedom of expression. Although identified as a key protagonist of the Abstract Expressionist movement, first formed in
In a fleeting fourteen year period, sandwiched between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideals for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craft
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) was a major figure in modern American art for some seven decades. Importantly, her fame was not associated with shifting art styles and trends, but rather with her own unique vision, based on finding essential a
In the work of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) lies an impact akin to a sudden acquisition of sight. His landscapes and seascapes scorch the eye with such ravishing light and color, with such elemental force, it is as if the sun i
Psychodrama: The reverberating power of an Expressionist icon A hairless, ghostly figure on a bridge. The sky orange-red above him. His hands raised to his ears, his mouth wide in a haunting wail. In painting The Scream, Edvard Munch (1863
“Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.” ―Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir’s timelessly charming paintings still reflect our ideals of happiness, love, and beauty. TASCHEN’s Renoir: Painter o
Edward Hopper (1882–1967) is something of an American success story, if only his success had come swifter. At the age of 40, he was a failing artist who struggled to sell a single painting. As he approached 80, Time magazine featured him on
The art of ancient Egypt that has been handed down to us bears no names of its creators, and yet we value the creations of these unknown masters no less than the works of later centuries, such as statues by Michelangelo or the paintings by
The last three decades have marked an era of technological upheaval as frenetic and groundbreaking as there ever has been. From early desktop computers and mobile phones to virtual reality: the web is now virtually inseparable from all face
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