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Real Spaces: World Art History and the Rise of Western Modernism
David Summers Manufacturer: Phaidon Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0714842443 |
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Addressing fundamental problems in modern Western approaches to art, this bold, brilliant and important book proposes a new and flexible conceptual frame-work for the analysis and understanding of all art by replacing the notion of the 'visual arts' with that ofthe 'spatial arts', which comprise two fundamental categories: 'real space' and 'virtual space'. Real space
is the space we share with other people and things, and its fundamental arts are sculpture - the art of personal space - and architecture, the art of social space. Virtual space, representing real space in two dimensions, as in paintings, drawings and prints, always entails a format in real space, thus making real space the primary category.
Using these distinctions and adopting a wide definition of art that in principle embraces anything
that is made, the author examines some of the basic characteristics of all art in a survey that traces the development of human skill from the first hominid tools to the sophisticated universal three-dimensional grid of modern technology, which he describes as
'metaoptical' space. Successive chapters deal with facture, refinement and the discovery of abstract relations; the making of places, boundaries and alignments; the creation of centres and the relations between art, order and political power; the origins of three-dimensional, planar and virtual images; planarity and the development of measures, ratios and grids; virtual images, the development of perspective and the essentially centreless metaoptical world of Western modernism.
This new conceptual framework enables us to treat all traditions on an equal footing and to understand opposition and conflict both within and between cultures. Formalism and other Western approaches to art are not rejected, but are recognised without universal validity being claimed for them.
Throughout, the author insists that art can never be separated from the primary spatial conditions of its uses. His long-awaited study will stimulate people to think in new and fruitful ways about the human purposes of art, and also to think more deeply and critically about the relations between art, political order and technology.
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Seven Stories About Modern Art in Africa
Catherine Lampert Manufacturer: Whitechapel Art Gallery ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0854881093 |
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SEVEN STORIES ABOUT MODERN ART IN AFRICA
Catherine (ed.) Deliss Manufacturer: Flammarion ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000J3Y78Y |
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James Welling: Wolfsburg
James Welling Manufacturer: Distributed Art Pub Inc (Dap) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 3893226559 |
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DC Heroclix Legacy Booster Pack (Heroclix)
Wizkids Manufacturer: WizKids ProductGroup: Book Binding: Misc. Supplies ASIN: 1590412168 |
Book Description
DC Heroclix: Legacy mixes heroes and villains from different times, dimensions, and worlds across the DC Universe. With 97 different figures to play trade and collect - including the giant Steel figure, and several new figures from the bestselling Alex Ross mini-series Kingdom Come - Legacy introduces many of the characters that DC HeroClix fans have been clamoring for. Plus, Legacy marks the debut of the tremendously popular feat, battlefield condition, and bystander tokens that have added untold strategic depth to the HeroClix game. Each pack contains four randomly inserted DC HeroClix: Legacy miniatures, and one Feat card, Battlefield Condition card, or Bystander Token.Customer Reviews:
Excellent Addition to DC Range.......2005-03-30
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DC Heroclix Legacy Booster Pack
Manufacturer: WizKids ProductGroup: Book Binding: Misc. Supplies ASIN: 1590412176 |
Book Description
DC Heroclix: Legacy mixes heroes and villains from different times, dimensions, and worlds across the DC Universe. With 97 different figures to play trade and collect - including the giant Steel figure, and several new figures from the bestselling Alex Ross mini-series Kingdom Come - Legacy introduces many of the characters that DC HeroClix fans have been clamoring for. Plus, Legacy marks the debut of the tremendously popular feat, battlefield condition, and bystander tokens that have added untold strategic depth to the HeroClix game. Each pack contains four randomly inserted DC HeroClix: Legacy miniatures, and one Feat card, Battlefield Condition card, or Bystander Token.
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Film Production Technique: Creating the Accomplished Image
Bruce Mamer Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0534629164 |
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FILM PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE: CREATING THE ACCOMPLISHED IMAGE covers what you need to know about a copywriting career in the electronic media. You will learn information ranging from cutting-edge technologies to the production process.Customer Reviews:
Shallow.......2002-03-30
The BEST general book on film production!.......2002-02-08
Everything Bruce knows is in this book, and everything he teaches in class comes directly from it as well. The only thing missing is your idea, talent, time, and equipment.
You won't regret the investment made in this HOW-TO manual for filmmaking!
So...what are you waiting for? Go make your film!!!
Fan-Freakin'-Tastic.......2000-11-11
I looked through all of the books on Amazon that fell under the category of Cinematography, and then chose about the top 25 rated ones. I went to Inter-Library Loans at my university and requested them all. I got about a dozen.
Of all I got, this one, while broad (which I would have thought to be a disadvantage) was by far the most engrossing and the principles were illustrated (graphically and rhetorically) with a clarity that is unusual and tough to achieve. I'm really going to go off on the lighting section of the book (4 chapters, count 'em- "Concepts and Equipment" (which is as far as most books get), "Exposure and Latitude," "Planning the Lighting" (Hallelujah!)and "Executing the Lighting."
Some great advantages: Most of the books I got read like a lighting catalog (this is a tweenie, this is a mini-mole, this is a HMI blah-blah...) As a student filmmaker, that just wastes my time. I don't have access to 10,000 watt HMIs or ultra-specialized fiber-optic lighting kits, so why should I buy a book that more or less advertises them?
One other great strength- They show a photo of a well lit scene (typical) and then pull back with a diagram illustrating the lighting that has achieved this (Unusual for most books, standard for this one). This shouldn't have to be a revelation, but it is.
My interest in this book was sparked with the great lighting section, but there are some other sections stand out: Composition, Previsualization, Basic Scene structure.
The rest of the book is thorough in examining the underlying principles at work: lens, film stocks, audio (with a great section on recording strategies- wow, not just another explanation of a cardioid mic pattern).
I plan on begging, pleading, threatening, blackmailing or whatever means prove neccessary to convince my film professors that this should be our standard text. I would have had an infinitely better time of things on past projects if I had had it.
excellent book for film students.......1999-10-25
If you're ready to stop DREAMING and start MAKING films..........1999-05-10
I had Bruce, the author, as my film production teacher not too long ago. "Film Production Technique" isn't some esoteric diatribe, it is a nuts and bolts "how to" book on film production. The book is thoughtfully laid out, plain spoken, and punctuated with helpful diagrams and pictures.
Intended for the novice, Mamer's book is an indispensable reference for the seasoned film maker as well.
If you have the nerve, "Film Production Technique" will show you how to make your idea a reality.
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Led Zeppelin Classic Album Edition Box Set (I, II, III, IV, Houses Of The Holy) Authentic Guitar Tab Editions
Led Zeppelin Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0739046160 Release Date: 2007-01-17 |
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Arranged for Guitar Tablature & Standard Notation With Lyrics, Chords & Chord Frames. This set comes with 5 books with accurate transcriptions of the first 5 Led Zeppelin albums. All of the solos, fills, mandolin, alternate guitar tunings, and in some cases organ/synth parts are transcribed as well. From album III - V (Houses Of The Holy) there are detailed notes on each song in the beginning of the books that give insight into how the band recorded the song and sometimes some pointers on how to play the song when there are guitar parts being played through several tracks at once. This collection comes in a beautiful slip cover box. A true value and must have for all Led Zeppelin fans!
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Classic Led Zeppelin III & IV
Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0769205577 |
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LED ZEPPELIN III includes: Bron-Y-Aur Stomp * Celebration Day * Gallows Pole * Immigrant Song * Out on the Tiles * Since I've Been Loving You * Tangerine * That's the Way. ^Led Zeppelin IV} includes: Black Dog * Four Sticks * Misty Mountain Hop * Rock and Roll * Stairway to Heaven * When the Levee Breaks.
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Everyone's Mandala Coloring Book Vol. I (Everyone's Mandala Coloring Book)
Monique Mandali Manufacturer: Mandali Publishling ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1560440147 |
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These original mandala designs by wholistic therapist Monique Mandali appeal to both children and adults. Mandalas have been traditionally used as a source of wisdom and meditation.Customer Reviews:
Very Relaxing.......2007-09-28
Very nice!.......2007-06-12
Great Book!!! Thanks!!.......2007-01-25
Just do it!.......2007-01-13
Love It!.......2006-11-28
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Tuning in Trouble Talk TV's Destructive Impact on Mental Health
Jeanne Albronda & Wilson, Nona Leigh Heaton Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000W3X31S |
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Tuning in Trouble: Talk Tv's Destructive Impact on Mental Health (Jossey Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series)
Jeanne Albronda Heaton , and Nona Leigh Wilson Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787901067 |
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Thoughts During Her Last Days
Edwin R. Larson Manufacturer: GreatUnpublished ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1588988333 Release Date: 2003-05-29 |
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Thoughts During Her Last Days is a collection of nineteen beautiful poems about a son's discovery of his mother's love. Edwin R. Larson poetically describes the dormant love that he could not express during his mother's life but which poured out as he watched her die.
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Borders: Frontiers of Identity, Nation and State
Hastings Donnan , and Thomas M. Wilson Manufacturer: Berg Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1859732461 |
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Border Identities: Nation and State at International Frontiers
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 052158745X |
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This book offers fresh insights into the complex and various ways in which international frontiers influence cultural identities. Ten anthropological case studies describe specific international borders in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America, and bring out the importance of boundary politics, and the diverse forms that it may take. As a contribution to the wider theoretical debates about nationalism, transnationalism, and globalization, it will interest students and scholars in anthropology, political science, international studies and modern history.
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The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class, and Sexual Orientation
Karen E. Rosenblum , and Toni-Michelle C. Travis Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 007299746X |
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The Meaning of Difference is a text-reader about the social construction of difference as it operates in American formulations of race, sex and gender, social class, and sexual orientation. The book is based the conviction that similar processes are at work in the construction of differences of color, sex and gender, class, and sexuality and that these processes likely also apply to other master statuses such as disability. Four framework essays provide the conceptual structure for the book. Following each framework essay is a set of readings that illustrate the concepts and processes described in the essays. The readings have been selected for readability, conceptual depth, and applicability to a variety of statuses.Customer Reviews:
Diversity Explained.......2007-09-26
Great articles.......2007-09-23
facinating insights.......2007-07-16
Great book on diversity in America.......2006-11-10
College Textbook.......2005-03-04
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Consensus and Disunity: The Lloyd George Coalition Government 1918-1922
Kenneth O. Morgan Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0198224974 |
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This book examines the pattern of political and social change in Britain during the period of the Lloyd George coalition government 1918-22, and provides a reassessment of this major administration and its importance for its personality, David Lloyd George.Books:
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