SUZUKI SARAH

ΓΙΑΓΙΟΙ ΚΟΥΣΑΜΑ
Η Γιαγιόι Κουσάμα ήθελε πάντοτε να γίνει καλλιτέχνη. Καθώς μεγάλωνε στην Ιαπωνία, φανταζόταν τον γύρω της σαν ατελείωτες σειρές από βούλες τις οποίες αποτύπωνε σε σχέδια και ζωγραφιές. Σε ηλικία είκοσι οκτώ ετών, πήγε στη Νέα Υόρκη και έγινε ευρέως γνωστή για τους πίνακες, τα γλυπτά και τις περφόρμανς της. Ακόμη και σήμερα, παρά το ότι είναι ογδόντα εννέα χρονών και παραμένει μια από τις δημοφιλέστερες εικαστικούς στον κόσμο, δεν έχει σταματήσει ούτε μία μέρα να καταπιάνεται με την τέχνη. Το πολύχρωμο αυτό βιβλίο αφηγείται την ιστορία μιας...
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(H/B) YAYOI KUSAMA
Growing up in Japan, Yayoi Kusama dreamed of becoming an artist. In the fields of her family's nurseries she drew flowers and plants and stones, imagining the world around her as streams and clusters and arrays of dots. After studying traditional painting in Japan, Kusama moved to New York City, where she quickly became famous for her paintings patterned with dots. One of the most popular artists in the world, Kusama lives in Japan and still makes art every day. "Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos," the art...
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(H/B) THE PARIS OF TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
A preeminent artist of Belle Epoque Paris, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) brought the language of the late-19th-century avant-garde to a broad public through his famous posters, prints, and illustrations for journals and magazines. A cultural nexus, he connected artists, performers, authors, intellectuals, and society figures of his day, creating a bridge between the brothels and society salons of the moment. His work allows entry into many facets of Parisian life, from politics to visual culture and the rise of popular entertainmen...
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(H/B) WHAT IS A PRINT?
Printmaking is a diverse world offering a myriad of techniques, each one producing distinctive visual effects - from the rich, velvety lines of dry-point to the bold, flat coloring of screen-print. This volume illuminates a wide range of these techniques, featuring short overviews as well as lush illustrations of more than 130 works from The Museum of Modern Art's unrivalled print collection. Modern masters - including Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol - are joined by a roster of international contemporary artists who continue to e...
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