Herbario

Diego Velázquez (Séville, 1599 – Madrid, 1660) Diego Velázquez était un artiste anticonformiste de l'ère baroque. A l'âge de vingt-quatre ans, Velázquez fit son premier voyage à Madrid avec son professeur, Francisco Pacheco, rencontré à Séville. Rapidement, il se qualifia comme maître peintre. Le roi Philippe IV remarqua son génie et le nomma peintre de cour en 1627. Peu après, l'artiste se lia d'amitié avec Rubens à Madrid. Il développa une approche plus réaliste de l'art religieux, où les personnages sont représentés de façon naturaliste et non pas idéalisée. Son...

The self-appointed “leader” of the artists’ group Die Brücke (Bridge), founded in Dresden in 1905, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a key figure in the early development of German Expressionism. His first works show the influence of Impressionism, Post-impressionism and Jugendstil, but by about 1909, Kirchner was painting in a distinctive, expressive manner with bold, loose brushwork, vibrant and non-naturalistic colours and heightened gestures. He worked in the studio from sketches made very rapidly from life, often from moving figures, from scenes of life out in the city or from the Die...

El joven Otis se pierde en la judería de Toledo para adentrarse en un lugar donde el tiempo y la materia confluyen para crear algo que bien podría no tener nombre. Un claro homenaje a esos escritores que, desafortunadamente, nos dejaron antes de tiempo, pero que su obra los sitúa en el Olimpo de las letras.

An illustrated collection of poetry about the people who live along the border between the United States and Mexico. Presented in English and Spanish.

Publicado En Su Totalidad, el diario ilustrado de Frida Kahlo refleja los ultimos diez anos de una vida turbulenta. Este documento, a veces apasionado, otras sorprendente e intimo, custodiado bajo llave durante aproximadamente cuarenta anos, revela nuevos rasgos de la compleja personalidad de esta destacada artista mexicana.

All too often, arts and crafts are considered a simple pastime for housewives "with nothing else to do" but raise children and care for the home (as if these were small tasks!) Fortunately, new generations of artists and designers are increasingly putting craft techniques to use in their artwork and applying artistic techniques to create beautiful yet utilitarian objects. This book is for anyone aiming to create objects of beauty for everyday use in their own home or in the homes of friends and loved ones.