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Color and Culture: Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction (Color & Culture)
John Gage Manufacturer: Bulfinch Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0821220438 |
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Color is fundamental to life and art yet so diverse that it has seldom been studied in a comprehensive way. This ground-breaking analysis of color in Western culture from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century is a John Gage triumph. With originality and erudition, he describes the first theories of color articulated by philosophers from Democritus to Aristotle and the subsequent attempts by the Romans and their Renaissance disciples to organize color systematically or endow it with symbolic power. The place of color in religion, Newton's analysis of the spectrum, Goethe's color theory, and the theories and practices that have attempted to unite color and music are among the intriguing topics this award-winning book illuminates.Customer Reviews:
pretty complete.......2007-01-11
Great coffee table book.......2006-03-19
EXCELLANT SOURCE FOR ARTISTS ON COLOR AND PALETTE DEVELOPMEN.......1999-03-08
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Bright and Beautiful Flowers in Watercolour
Jean Uli Spicer Manufacturer: David & Charles ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0715318756 |
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Hindsight: Boris Vallejo : His Photographic Art
Manufacturer: Thunder's Mouth Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 1560251670 |
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Derriere Views.......2001-03-30
This book contains nudity that would exceed an R rating in a motion picture.
Derrieres. What can I say about them? My guess would be that you either find them interesting to look at . . . or you don't. If you are in the first category, read on. If in the second, look elsewhere.
There are more angles and ways to picture derrieres than I would have imagined before reviewing this book. As a result, there is minimal repetition in the images portrayed here.
Mr. Vallejo primarily photographs to create images for drawing his illustrations. So for the most part these images don't have a lot else going on. They are basically partial body studies. As such, they are unretouched and unfiltered so you see the flaws very clearly (whether scars, stretch marks, blemishes, or whatever). A few have props or interesting poses, but for the most part you can imagine you are taking close-up views of classical statuary from the midpoint of the body in the rear.
As usual, Mr. Vallejo does not name, identify, or number the pages so it is hard to refer to the individual works. I will do my best here in order to give you a better view of what's in the book.
Most of the models are Mr. Vallejo's usuals (including his wife) and are body-builders. But there are also some nonbody-building women in the collection of images. Certainly, body-building seems to have a large impact on the shape and tautness of that area of the anatomy. He uses very few models here, so the images do get a little repetitive from that perspective.
The images are in both color and black-and-white. The images on the facing pages sometimes have interesting dialogues with one another, and sometimes the dialogue doesn't quite work.
The book would have been better with a little more editing. With about 30 fewer of the weakest images removed, a fine essay, and some references to the images, this would have been a five-star book. You can simply skip over those weaker images (once you identify them for yourself), and make the book more interesting for yourself.
Here are my favorites (as best I can describe them without being too lengthy, and in the order they appear in the book):
on point (standing on toes like a ballerina) (b & w)
streamers dangling from head with hand on hip (b & w)
elaborate dragon tattoos on back and derriere (color)
lying on hip on the beach (color)
dress pulled down around thighs (b & w)
wet derriere (b & w)
turned to right with hand on hip (color)
brunette with hands on back of neck with two dimples above the derriere (color)
fully dressed blonde in tight white pants and tall boots (color)
brunette with pearls and gloves (color)
brunette with dark glasses and standing against red background (color)
holding metal bar vertically (color)
cover on head, one shoulder raised against blue/purple background (color)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I suppose what makes this book most unusual is that it addresses a part of our anatomy that it is hard for us to see, except on others. Does that change our perspective? I think so. I suspect it makes us more objective.
After you finish viewing these images, my suggestion is that you take some body part that appeals to you (whether eyes, ears, neck, arms, or whatever) and take a few days to notice them on everyone you see. This will be good experience in helping you become more observant, as well as letting you develop your taste. After you have done this with one area, try it with another one. Keep doing it until you find yourself capturing the personality of people better through what you can observe in these ways. Be sure to consider posture as one of your views.
Get past the surface, to the reality within, through careful observation!
Nice photoes...some great....a few sorta cheesy.......2000-01-01
Boris Vallejo is the perfect person to do a butt book........1999-04-05
A Must for Art Fans-- he's on Pg 4.......1999-01-21
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Hindsight: Boris Vallejo-- His Photographic Art
Boris Vallejo Manufacturer: Thunder's Mouth Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1560252227 |
Book Description
Boris Vallejo decided to create this photographic paean to the female derriere partly as a tribute and partly as a challenge: "After all, I asked myself, how many ways can you present one body part?" Hindsight, now in paperback, answers that question. In 100 color and black-and-white images, Vallejo renders the object of his (admitted) obsession with elegance and eroticism. In Hindsight, Vallejo returns to the heart of his inspiration - his love for the human body. He brings to this work the same classic composition and eye for the artistic potential of the body that enliven his paintings. His many fans, as well as photography and erotic art lovers of every kind, will find his exploration of a subject rarely touched upon a refreshing departure from other photography books.Customer Reviews:
Great Butts.......2004-09-17
Hindsight: Boris Vallejo--His Photographic Art.......2000-06-17
WOW!.......2000-06-16
Nice. But so is diversity.......2000-05-10
nice behinds.......2000-05-03
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YOUVE GOT A FRIEND,C B (You've Got a Friend, Charlie Brown)
Charles M. Schulz Manufacturer: Ballantine Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: 044920698X Release Date: 1985-03-12 |
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Economia Teoria y Politica - Problemas 3b: Edicion
Antonio Avila Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Interamericana ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 844811826X |
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KPMG Consulting : The WetFeet.com Insider Guide
WetFeet Manufacturer: Wet Feet Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1582070970 |
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KPMG: The WetFeet.com Insider Guide (Wetfoot.Com Insider Guide)
Wetfeet. Com Manufacturer: Wetfeet.Com ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound ASIN: 1582070180 |
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Do you want to know what a job in this industry is really like-and do you want to know it quickly? WetFeet has the best research (and writing) team in the business. WetFeet guides are the industry standard--based on thousands of insider interviews and written with humor and skill, our materials are recognized by candidates and companies alike as the insider guide of choice.KPMG has solid accounting and consulting practices with a great deal of expertise in various specialties, but if you want opportunities at the firm, it will be up to you to seek them out: not only is the firm highly decentralized, it is feeling the after shocks of several years of massive structural changes. The most recent and significant of these, was, of course, the proposed merger with erstwhile competitor, Ernst & Young, and its subsequent cancellation. Despite the bump this caused, insiders continue to praise the firm's relatively relaxed atmosphere and family-friendly culture. This report covers both the consulting and accounting opportunities at the firm.
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The impact of the corporate income tax: evidence from state organizational form data [An article from: Journal of Public Economics]
A. Goolsbee Manufacturer: Elsevier ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000RQYSWS |
Book Description
This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Public Economics, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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State, Market and Organizational Form (De Gruyter Studies in Organization)
Manufacturer: Walter de Gruyter ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 3110154684 |
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State, Market, & Organizational Form (Studies in Organization)
Ayse (editor); Usdiken, Behlul (editor) Bugra Manufacturer: Walter De Gruyter Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000HLZU1Q |
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White Land, Black Labor: Caste and Class in Late Nineteenth-Century Georgia
Charles L., Jr. Flynn Manufacturer: Louisiana State Univ Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0807110973 |
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Remarriage and Stepparenting: Current Research and Theory
Manufacturer: The Guilford Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0898626978 |
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A collection of research papers.......2000-04-14
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The Alabama and the Kearsarge: The Sailor's Civil War (Civil War America)
William Marvel Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0807858153 |
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On June 19, 1864, the Confederate cruiser Alabama and the USS Kearsarge faced off in the English Channel outside the French port of Cherbourg. About an hour after the Alabama fired the first shot, it began to sink.Customer Reviews:
A Solid Contribution to Civil War Naval Literature.......2000-04-11
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Fire on the Water: The USS Kearsarge And the CSS Alabama
James Gindlesperger Manufacturer: Burd Street Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 157249378X |
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Under Captain Raphael Semmes, the CSS Alabama had been raiding Union merchant ships for nearly two years. The Alabama accounted for almost one of every four Union merchant ships lost during the entire Civil War, with more than 60 ships destroyed. The USS Kearsarge, captained first by Charles Pickering and later by John Winslow, chased the Alabama around the world. Winslow vowed to end the trail of destruction caused by the Alabama. The two finally met in an epic battle off the coast of France on June 19, 1864. Fire on the Water examines the voyages of the Alabama and the Kearsarge toward their destiny. Using the words of the participants, James Gindlesperger offers a rare look into life at sea during the American Civil War. This tale of raw adventure and extraordinary courage will be prized by historians, genealogists, and those who enjoy a good story. Many controversies in after-the-battle studies are also examined.Customer Reviews:
The riveting story of that epic naval confrontation .......2007-03-06
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THE ALABAMA AND THE KEARSARGE: THE SAILOR'S CIVIL WAR. Civil War America Series
William. Marvel Manufacturer: UNC Press, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000N7I05M |
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THE ALABAMA AND THE KEARSARGE: THE SAILOR'S CIVIL WAR. Civil War America Series
William. Marvel Manufacturer: UNC Press, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000Q01YHM |
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Kearsarge and Alabama (Personal narratives of events in the war of the rebellion, being papers read before the Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society. 5th ser.--no. 2)
William H Badlam Manufacturer: The Society ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00087A0KA |
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LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN HISTORY FROM 1500 TO THE PRESENT DAY
Unknown Manufacturer: HAMLYN ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000RZE7IY |
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LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN HISTORY FROM 1500 TO THE PRESENT DAY
Marcel (Editor) Dunann Manufacturer: Harper & Row ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000IO8RB2 |
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LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN HISTORY FROM 1500 TO THE PRESENT DAY
Unknown Manufacturer: READERS UNION PAUL HAMLYN ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000SACXJI |
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History From 1500 to the Present Day
Marcel Dunan Manufacturer: Harper & Row, Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NT2S1W |
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History from 1500 to the Present Day
Marcel (editor) Dunan Manufacturer: Crown Publishers, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000GWZ76O |
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History from 1500 to the Present Day
Marcel (ed.) Dunan Manufacturer: Larousse ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000X6MNTW |
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Larousse Encyclopedia of MODERN HISTORY From 1500 to the present day.
Manufacturer: Hamlyn ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000J00FBK |
Product Description
French translated into English History book. A different perspective than American books. 8x11
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History from 1500 to the Present Day.
Marcel, ed. Dunan Manufacturer: Paul Hamlyn [] ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KIT7II |
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History from 1500 to the Present Day.
LAROUSSE. Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MXJ1EG |
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Larousse encyclopedia of modern history from 1500 to the present day;
Manufacturer: Hamlyn ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0600360660 |
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The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World)
Anthony J. Gaston , and Ian L. Jones Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0198540329 |
Book Description
The auks are marine birds widespread in the cooler parts of northern seas. Often regarded as the northern hemisphere's counterparts to penguins, they are accomplished underwater swimmers, able to dive to great depths. Among bird families, they exhibit an unusual degree of variability in theirCustomer Reviews:
A ýmust haveý for serious seabird enthusiasts........1999-03-08
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Atlantic Alcidae
T. R. Birkhead Manufacturer: Academic Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0125156715 |
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Atlantic Alcidae: The Evolution, Distribution and Biology of the Auks Inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Water Areas
David N. Nettleship Manufacturer: Academic Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0125156707 |
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Auks: An Ornithologist's Guide
Ron Freethy Manufacturer: Facts on File ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0816016968 |
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Penguins, Puffins And Auks: Their Lives and Behavior
William Ashworth Manufacturer: Crown ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0517575515 Release Date: 1993-09-21 |
Book Description
A large-format, magnificently illustrated nature book devoted to the black-and-white birds that fly in water and walk like people. With vivid photographs, Art Wolfe portrays penguins, auks, and puffins in their native habitats. William Ashworth's enlightening text points out the similarities and differences between penguins and auks. Full-color photographs.Customer Reviews:
Great Pictures - Especially of the Leopard Seal.......1999-08-13
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The Atlantic Alcidae : The Evolution, Distribution and Biology of the Auks Inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Water Areas
David N.; Birkhead, Tim R. (Eds.) Nettleship Manufacturer: Academic Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OHFDHO |
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The Atlantic Alcidae,: The seasonal and geographical variation of the auks inhabiting the Atlantic ocean and the adjacent waters, (Göteborgs kungl. vetenskaps- ... Handlingar. 6. följden, ser.2)
Finn Salomonsen Manufacturer: Elanders boktryckeri aktiebolag ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007J1GR0 |
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Atlantic Alcidae: The Evolution, Distribution and Biology of the Auks Inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Water Areas
David N. Nettleship Manufacturer: Academic Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OHBFFS |
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The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World)
A. J.; Jones, I. L. Gaston Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OKSB98 |
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Bird islands on New Zealand
Robert A Wilson Manufacturer: Whitcombe and Tombs ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007KAF3U |
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