Art Deco Sculpture

Lemberg, or say how the Russians that Lemberg, an important city in western Ukraine, the administrative center of Lviv and appointed its own Raion (district) in this area. It is considered one of the cultural centers of the largest Ukraine. In 2001 there were 725,000 inhabitants, 88% Ukrainians, 9% of Russians and Poles, 1%, with over 200,000 daily commuter displaced.
The city has many companies and universities such as the University of Lviv and the Lviv Polytechnic University. It has a Philharmonic Orchestra and the Opera Theater of Lviv and ballet. The historical city center is located on the World Heritage List. Lviv celebrated its 750th Anniversary in September 2006.
The public bus system is not well developed: it has only a few lines. A cheap alternative are small marshrutka private buses, the city bus does not drive. Marshrutka did not set off or schedule, but are cheaper (1 hryvnia? 20 U.S. cents) and fast. The marshrutka in the S-line cities closest Example SHEHYN Border Polish.
Trams were replaced by trolleybuses, 27 downtown in November 1952. Later, he opened new avenues of apartment blocks on the outskirts of the city. The network now operates more than 200 trolleybuses, mostly the kind of 1960 14tr.
Lviv is a modern center, including nine paths Iron converge, local and international services. Some trains that cross the barrier of the Polish-Ukrainian border (usually Przemy? L). There good connections to Slovakia (Kosice) and Hungary (Budapest). After the standards of Western trains are slow but cheap. A trip to the western border with Hungary and Slovakia (several hundreds of kilometers) costs a few euros / dollars. Many routes have overnight trains with sleeping compartments.
Lviv's historic churches, buildings and relics of the 13th Century. The architecture reflects various European styles and periods. After fires of 1527 and 1556, Lviv lost most of its buildings in the Gothic style, but retains many buildings of the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical styles. There are works by artists of the Vienna Secession, Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
The buildings have many stone sculptures and carvings, particularly in the large doors, hundreds of years ago. The remains of old churches dot the central cityscape. Some buildings 3-5 floors were hidden courtyards and caves in various stages of repair. Some Cemeteries of interest, cemetery eg Lychakivskiy. Leaving more to the central region, the master of architectural style changes radically as Soviet-era high. In the center of the Soviet era is reflected mainly in a modern style, just a few national monuments and sculptures.
Most major museums and galleries of the National Gallery, the Museum of Religion (formerly Museum of Atheism) and National Museum (formerly the Museum Industry).
Lviv is a major center for sport in Central Europe and is considered the cradle of Polish football. The first known official goal in a football match in Poland was found July 14, 1894.
In January 1905, the Polish first ice hockey game was two years after first ski jump in close Slawsko the first year, organized gym games of basketball in Poland were held in Lviv.
Lviv is the hometown of the Eurovision song 2004 winner Ruslana, who was very popular in Europe.
Lviv has much to offer tourists in This city is among them are the Old Town Market Square and Ploshchad Rynok approximately 18,300 square meters.
Old urban fabric of the city and its architecture, Lviv is an example of how the fusion of architectural and artistic traditions of Eastern Europe with those of Italy and Germany.
The role political and economic Lviv attracted a number of ethnic groups with cultural and religious differences that separate them, but communities City, whose proof can be felt in the modern urban landscape emerged.
The Black House and the Armenian Cathedral, with the Orthodox Cathedral Campanile Korniakt are among other attractions.
American Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Cathedral of St. George Orthodox Church Greek and the Dominican Church of Corpus Christi are the churches and monuments, some types of architecture offers Nett.
The Chapel of Boim family, with the castle hill overlooking the historic summit in Lviv really be something more for the visitor.
Lublin Union Hill Cemetery Lychakivskiy should not miss neither. After the Second World War, the town was annexed by the Soviet Union to the Republic Ukrainian SSR and the majority of survivors before the townspeople of war were deported to the former areas of Poland annexed to Germany. This began a period is the destruction of historical monuments in the cemetery. Until 1971, many of the sculptures were destroyed, the cemetery was completely destroyed Eagles Lvov and converted into a tanker. But in 1975 the cemetery was listed and the deterioration of the composition. Since the late 1980s, the cemetery a reconstruction and the time constant and remains one of the main attractions of Lviv.

Restaurants and bars and a lively nightlife, what a pleasant place for tourists of all ages to visit.

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Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Marcel Bouraine $42,500.00

ANTIQUE-ART DECO LARGE DANCER IVO SCULPTURE UNIQUE 20" $18,997.99

"LES GIRLS" after CHIPARUS ART DECO STYLE SCULPTURE $10,000.00

AFTER CHIPARUS ART DECO SCULPTURE LEOTARD RARE $8,850.00

Art Deco Bronze Figurine Sculpture by Josef Lorenzl $8,600.00

Chiparus Art deco bronze sculpture entitled "Leotard" $7,500.00

FRENCH ART DECO PERIOD NUDE BRONZE SCULPTURE ON MARBLE $6,950.00

HUGE FRENCH ART DECO SCULPTURE, MALE FIGURE, c1930's $5,500.00

FRENCH ART DECO BRONZE SCULPTURE/ CLOCK- Circa 1930's $5,250.00

HUGE FRENCH ART DECO BRONZE SCULPTURE, LADY W/ ANIMALS $5,000.00

c1920's ORIG. FRENCH ART DECO BRONZE SCULPTURE/ HUNTER $4,000.00

LG. FRENCH ART DECO SCULPTURE "LADY HOLDING DOE" 1930's $3,950.00

FRENCH ART DECO SCULPTURE "LADY WITH DOGS" "S. MELANI" $3,900.00

Splendid Dutch Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Elephants ZIJL $3,750.00

French Art Deco Hunter Lion Metal Sculpture by Limousin $3,750.00

FRENCH ART DECO SCULPTURE, LADY & SWANS, circa 1920's $3,700.00

Circa 1930's FRENCH ART DECO BRONZE SCULPTURE "DOGS" $3,500.00

FRENCH ART DECO PERIOD "CLASSIC LADY" SCULPTURE - LARGE $3,500.00

FRENCH ART DECO SCULPTURE/ CLOCK/ DECO LADY & HER DOG $3,450.00

1920's FRENCH ART DECO PATINATED SPELTER SCULPTURE MALE $3,400.00

30's FRENCH ART DECO BLACK PANTHER ON MARBLE SCULPTURE $3,200.00

FRENCH ART DECO PATINATED METAL SCULPTURE LADY w/ DEER $3,200.00

FRENCH ART DECO SCULPTURE ''LADY W/ DEER'' c.1930's $2,900.00

rare deco figurine sculpture FROGS of Jasper Agate ART $2,870.00

FRENCH ART DECO BLACK PATINATED SCULPTURE LADY W/ DOGS $2,800.00

Bronze Fountain Victorian Art Deco Garden Sculpture $2,595.00

austria wien HAGENAUER 30 ART DECO Horse head sculpture $2,500.00

ULTIMATE SEXY FRENCH ART DECO NUDE SCULPTURE SIGNED COA $2,500.00

c. 1930's FRENCH ART DECO SCULPTURE - "LADY WITH BIRDS" $2,500.00

Art Deco bronze sculpture Nude 22 " Firmin Bate French $2,500.00

FRENCH ART DECO SCULPTURE LADY W/ DOGS "S. MELANI" 1930 $2,450.00

BRONZE_SCULPTURE_ART DECO LADY__FOR FANS OF REMINGTON $2,399.00

BRONZE ART DECO SEATED LADY__ SCULPTURE $2,399.00

c.1930's FRENCH ART DECO FIGURAL SCULPTURE/ LAMP $2,200.00

ART DECO 65 LBS MAJESTIC ANGEL BRONZE STATUE SCULPTURE $1,999.00

EROTIC NUDE ART DECO BEAUTY LADY BRONZE SCULPTURE w/COA $1,995.00

FRENCH ART DECO SCULPTURE/ WOMAN w/ DOG - SIG. "MOLINS" $1,900.00

SPLENDID ART DECO BUTTERFLY LADY BRONZE SCULPTURE $1,895.00

Bronze Sculpture Art Deco Chiparus Child Clown $1,800.00

EROTIC NUDE ART DECO BEAUTY LADY BRONZE SCULPTURE w/COA $1,795.00

Art Deco Nouveau Girl Female BRONZE Sculpture Statue $1,690.00

FRENCH ART DECO SCULPTURE/ MOTHER AND CHILD, c1930's $1,600.00

Japanese Metal Sculpture ROBOT Junk Cyborg Art Deco Toy $1,500.00

Art Nouveau Deco Italian Marble Female bust Sculpture $1,500.00

NICE ART DECO BRONZE SCULPTURE - SILVER PLATED - H: 65" $1,500.00

NICE ART DECO BRONZE SCULPTURE - SILVER PLATED - H: 65" $1,500.00

LG ART DECO POMPEIAN BRONZE NUDE BUST SCULPTURE STATUE $1,500.00

Splendid Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant c1920 $1,400.00

GORGEOUS ART DECO DANSEUSE BRONZE SIGNED SCULPTURE $1,295.00

ART DECO VERY HEAVY SOLID BRONZE BEAR FAMILY SCULPTURE $1,199.00

Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Wall Sculpture Jere Eames E $1,150.00

BRONZE_SCULPTURE_ART DECO WOMAN__FOR FANS OF REMINGTON $999.00

BRONZE ART DECO STANDING LADY__ SCULPTURE $999.00

ITALIAN "ART DECO" SOLID MARBLE SCULPTURE ($2,500) N/R! $999.00

Fine Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Flapper & Dogs c.1925 $950.00

Karl Perl Art Deco Bronze Dancer Sculpture ca. 1920 $950.00

Formal Dressed Lady Bronze Art Deco 3 Foot Sculpture $949.99

Elischer c.1920 Art Deco boy bronze sculpture LISTED $825.00

Huge 1930s French ART DECO PANTHER SCULPTURE by CARVIN $810.00

YOUNG MEN WITH CHERUB BRONZE SCULPTURE FIGURE ART DECO $799.00

SCULPTURE WOMEN EMBROIDERING BRONZE ART DECO SIGNED $799.00

Alabaster Nude sculpture Art Deco Kahn $795.00

FINE ART DECO MARBLE SCULPTURE CLOCK w/ DOGS c. 1920 $775.00

ANTIQUE-NUDE FEMALE ART DECO MINIATURE SCULPTURE RARE!! $699.99

QUALITY ART DECO GUARDIAN ANGEL BRONZE SCULPTURE STATUE $699.00

ART DECO 65 LBS MAJESTIC ANGEL BRONZE STATUE SCULPTURE $699.00

Art Deco Angel pure Bronze Marble Statue Sculpture $699.00

ANTIQUE DECO CARVED MARBLE SCULPTURE STATUE FIGURE ART $650.00

Antique French Art Deco Bronze Gazelle Sculpture $625.00

ART DECO FIGHT BUFFALO AND BEAR BRONZE SCULPTURE FIGURE $599.00

Lady on Shell 2 Foot Bronze Art Deco Sculpture Statue $594.99

SIGNED GREEK ROMANCE BRONZE SCULPTURE STATUE ART DECO $559.20

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture -Similar to Erte Style"Globe" $500.00

ART DECO Bronze SCULPTURE EGYPTIAN DANCER DH CHIPARUS $499.00

ART DECO SIGNED BY MILO FENCER BRONZE STATUE SCULPTURE $499.00

ITALIAN GODDESS DIANA BRONZE SCULPTURE STATUE ART DECO $499.00

ART DECO RENA ROSENTHAL VIENNA BRONZE CAT SCULPTURE $495.00

BRONZE DRAGONFLY ART DECO MISSION SCULPTURE PLAQUE BOY $495.00

WOOD LADY CARVING ART SCULPTURE NUDE BUST STATUE DECO $495.00

ART DECO NUDE KID WITH DOLPHIN BRONZE STATUE SCULPTURE $479.20

BRONZE SCULPTURE NUDE ANGEL WITH LION ART DECO STATUE $479.20

ART DECO NUDE GIRL LADY PANEL PLAQUE SCULPTURE 57" $479.00

BRONZE ART DECO ART NOUVEAU "FRIENDS REWARD" SCULPTURE $450.00

Antique Art Deco Sculpture Statue of Cougar Circa 1920 $450.00

MY WORLD~Brazil Abstract ART DECO Bronze Sculpture $417.95

BRONZE ART DECO ART NOUVEAU BARYE SIGNED SCULPTURE $400.00

SIGNED D.H. CHIPARUS BRONZE STARFISH ART DECO SCULPTURE $399.99

SIGNED Milo! bronze art deco belly dancer sculpture $399.99

WALL MOUNT ART DECO ROMAN SOLDIER BRONZE SCULPTURE $399.20

WALL MOUNT ART DECO ROMAN SOLDIER BRONZE SCULPTURE $399.20

ART DECO EXOTIC HAREM DANCER BRONZE SCULPTURE STATUE $399.00

64" CORPORATE METAL ART SCULPTURE MODERN DECO $399.00

YOUNG MEN WITH CHERUB BRONZE SCULPTURE FIGURE ART DECO $399.00

SIGNED BARYE BRONZE LION SCULPTURE FIGURINE ART DECO NR $399.00

SCHOOL GIRL BRONZE ART DECO SCULPTURE SIGNED NOEE FIGUR $399.00

CHIPARUS DANCER ART DECO BRONZE SCULPTURE STATUE LARGE $399.00

SIGNED ART DECO BRONZE SCULPTURE BY KOWALCZEWSKI BUCKET $399.00

DEBUT ROMAN GIRL BUST BRONZE SCULPTURE MARBLE ART DECO $399.00

CHIPARUS DANCER ART DECO BRONZE SCULPTURE STATUE LARGE $399.00

BIG MOD MODERN ART PAINTING DECO CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE $395.00

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Small Size American Handcasted Falcon Bronze Sculpture After Jules Moigniez $449.99 HANDCASTED BRONZE FALCON SCULPTURE MADE IN USA. LARGE SIZE 26 INCH HIGH X 20 INCH LONG. FACLON SCULPTURE BY JULES MOIGNIEZ(1835-1894) WAS OF THE FRENCH NATIONALITY. FROM 1859 TO 1892 HE DISPLAYED 30 ANIMAL GROUPS IN THE SALON WHERE HE MADE HIS DEBUT. MOST OF HIS SCULPTURES WRE OF GAME BIRDS AND HUNTING DOGS. MOST OF HIS WORK APPEARED AT THE 1862 EXPOSITION IN LONDON , WHERE THE ARTIST WON A MEDAL...

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Havana Deco $28.98 An unparalleled tour of the Art Deco-style architecture, interiors, decoration, and art objects of Havana.Cuban artists, open to the winds of change and to outside influences, filtered the movement born in Paris through the dazzling beauty of Caribbean nature and made the art their own. Exteriors and interior spaces, the graphic artists who spearheaded Art Deco's popularity, monumental sculpture, and the contributions of painters are explored here in rich detail. 300 color illustrations.

American Art Deco $25.48 Art Deco was the most important decorative style of the late 1920s and 1930s, and its expression in America was seen in virtually every area of the fine and decorative arts: architecture, sculpture, furniture, textiles, ceramics, silver, graphic arts, and jewelry. This splendid book explores the indigenous tradition of Art Deco in America and, in over 500 illustrations, reveals the beauty and extent of the style as it was manifested here. Most of the important buildings, in all parts of the country, were embellished with strong Art Deco themes. William van Alen, Ely Jacques Kahn, and Joseph Urban, among others, created some of the most memorable architecture of the century: the Chrysler Building and Radio City Music Hall in New York; the Union Trust Building in Detroit; the Richfield Oil Building and the Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles. Furniture, whether in homes, offices, restaurants, or nightclubs, was revolutionized by Art Deco's modernist stylizations (including the uniquely American skyscraper motif), and American designers from Paul Theodore Frankl to Donald Deskey to Russel Wright to Walker von Nessen created sofas, screens, and dressing tables in the Art Deco spirit. On radios, book covers, fabrics, automobiles--the influence of Art Deco abounded. This beautifully produced volume brings American Art Deco to life with illustrations of objects ranging from cocktail shakers to the Trylon and Perisphere of the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Alastair Duncan, an internationally acknowledged authority on Art Deco and Art Nouveau, and author of many books on the subject, has written the definitive volume on the American interpretations of one of the most successful design styles of the century.

The Art Deco Style (Picture Archives) $3.48 468 examples from L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui capture geometric, prismatic Art Deco of 20's and 30's. Gardens, dwellings, interiors, furniture, fabrics, stained glass, sculpture, jewelry, graphics by Brandt, Chareau, Fouquet, Vuitton — 171 other artists, architects, and designers. Over 400 photographs.

Art Deco $8.98 Art Deco New title Published in 2003 by Pitkin Guides

The Art of Sculpture $3.48 An interactive exploration of sculpture through the ages includes fold-outs revealing hidden art treasures in an ancient Chinese tomb, reusable stickers that replace missing parts of the Parthenon, an acetate page depicting the stages of bronze casting, and more.

Art Deco and Other Figures, 2nd Edition $59.98 This important book, now available in a revised edition, contains the most complete range of art deco figures ever published. It is based partly on the original importers catalogues and partly on the wide range of pieces handled by the author Bryan Catley - the leading specialist in the subject. Between the wars an entirely modern style of decorative sculpture emerged which was a complete break with the heavy romantic late nineteenth century schools, and was totally in sympathy with the vibrant young society of the 1920s. The use of bronze and ivory for a great number of these sensual figures in no way obscures the fact that many are of exceptionally high quality; add to this their sense of movement and rhythm and one realises that the large sums they now command is a reflection of a discriminative international collectors market.

Sculpture (Eye on Art) $33.48 Sculpture (Eye on Art) by Don Nardo Published in 2006 by Lucent Books

Greek Sculpture $15.48 Greek Sculpture : The Late Classical Period and Sculpture in Colonies and Overseas (World of Art) by John Boardman Published in 1995 by Thames & Hudson

Art Deco (World of Art) $14.48 Duncan's comprehensive survey of Art Deco--the 20th century's last truly sumptuous style of decorative art--serves as a history of Art Deco, an encyclopedia of its artists and craftsmen, and a handbook for the enthusiast, student, or collector. 170 illustrations, 50 in color.

Sculpture (Eyewitness Art) $5.48 Sculpture (Eyewitness Art) by Mary-Jane Opie 1st American ed Published in 1994 by DK ADULT

Modern Sculpture $17.48 Modern Sculpture : A Concise History (World of Art) by Herbert Read Reprint Published in 1985 by Thames & Hudson

Silver Art Deco Ring $7.98 Decorate a finger with this silver band decorated with an Art Deco design. About 1/2" wide. Imported.

Art Deco and Modernist Ceramics $19.48 Art Deco and Modernist Ceramics by Karen McCready New Ed Published in 1996 by Thames & Hudson

Houses of the Art Deco Years $19.48 Houses of the Art Deco Years by Jean Gardner, and Alan Powers Published in 2005 by Author Publishing

Art Deco Architecture $9.98 Photographer Paul Clemence captures the emblematic forms of Miami Beach's Art Deco architecture in 20 dramatic black-and-white postcards. Mail them or frame and hang as the fine art they are! This book is the perfect souvenir, and a must-have for lovers of South Beach, Art Deco, architecture, and photography.

Art Deco Designs $4.98 Eye-catching geometrics, vibrant colors, and graciousness of form characterize the elegant style and cool sophistication of the Art Deco designs in this handsome sticker collection. Included are details from works by A. E. Seguy, Serge Gladky, G. Darcy, Jacques Camus, and other Art Deco masters.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden $10.98 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden : 150 Works of Art by Jane McAllister Published in 1997 by Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden

Inside Art Deco $34.98 Art Deco brings to mind a glamorous era of brilliant architecture, striking interior design, elegant furniture, and superb objets d'art. The term evokes an era of the 1920s and 1930s that prized elegant design elements combined with exotic materials, subtle colors, and the finest workmanship. This amply illustrated survey traces the origins of Deco interiors in Europe and follows its American transformation, with concepts of beauty in design expanded to include stream-lined and machine-made interpretations. Many of the most beloved buildings and their interior spaces in America's cities were Deco-inspired. But Art Deco is not just an historic term. As we see in this full color book, a number of today's designers are incorporating Deco elements into contemporary settings. Here, both interiors and furniture exemplify the sinuous lines and geometric shapes of Deco as part of today's interiors. A visual feast, this book will inspire and inform.

Conversations on Sculpture (Perspectives on Contemporary Sculpture) $22.48 A unique collection of interviews with contemporary sculptors drawn from the 25-year history of Sculpture magazine, Conversations on Sculpture offers a valuable overview of three-dimensional art at the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century. The 43 interviews in Conversations on Sculpture capture the wide-ranging possibilities that characterize contemporary sculpture. The book includes an introduction by Robert Hobbs, discussing the sculptors interviewed and also the value of the interview format in exploring contemporary art and artists. There are full-color illustrations throughout. The second book in the "Perspectives on Contemporary Sculpture" series from the newly inaugurated ISC Press, Conversations on Sculpture includes interviews with Richard Serra, Maya Lin, Richard Deacon, Wolfgang Laib, James Turrell, Xu Bing, Liza Lou, Mario Merz, Richard Tuttle, Maurizio Cattelan, and other prominent and emerging artists from the U.S., China, the U.K., Italy, Germany, Cuba, Argentina, Nigeria, Portugal, Brazil, Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands, Korea, Spain, and Ghana. The two volumes, A Sculpture Reader and Conversations on Sculpture, are an invaluable history of contemporary sculpture, installation art, new media, and public art.

Art Deco Style $57.48 The dominant style in architecture and design of the 1920s and 1930s, Art Deco was an exuberant reaction to the austerity of the war years. Characterized by geometric shapes, stylized natural forms and the use of luxurious materials, and inspired by sources ranging from Ancient Egypt to the Ballets Russes, the style quickly spread from France to Britain, the USA and all over the globe during the 1930s.The fascinating text charts the various worldwide manifestations of Art Deco, and demonstrates that the style, although only retrospectively labelled a 'movement', had a coherence that led to its international appeal. The first book to explore Art Deco's pervasive influence in all areas of life, Art Deco Style is illustrated with examples from all over the world, from liners to letter boxes and lampposts.Bevis Hillier is the author of more than 20 books, including Art Deco: A Design Handbook. Stephen Escritt is a specialist in nineteenth- and twentieth-century interior design and furniture.

Bombay Art Deco Architecture $25.48 Bombay Art Deco presents a treasury of Art Deco buildings comprising residential, commercial and civic architecture created during the glamorous and optimistic era of the mid 1930's and 1940's. The architects, a small list of first generation Indian architects and builders, were mostly educated in English schools and trained in western architectural traditions, if not actually in the West. Impatient with the British reluctance to shed the Gothic and Indo - Saracenic architectural styles that had dominated Imperial Bombay's urban landscape, these visionaries were determined to imbue the city with a new modern style. That style shares its provenance with the Art Deco architecture of Miami Beach, termed Tropical Deco by author Laura Cerwinske in her seminal 1981 book. Built in the same era, the Art Deco architecture of the two cities exhibits similar scale, geometry, tropical vocabulary, and love of romance.

Italian Renaissance Sculpture (World of Art) $14.48 Italian Renaissance Sculpture (World of Art) by Roberta J. M. Olson Published in 1992 by Thames & Hudson

Sculpture at the Corcoran $17.48 Home of a world-renowned sculpture collection, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. chose David Finn to photograph a selection of the most famous and beloved treasures from the museum's permanent collection.

Sculpture Studies 2006 $22.48 The focus of this edition is on Chinese sculpture, art politics in Switzerland and the designer Benno Premsela.

Dakota Smith Art Deco $172.99 Dakota Smith Art Deco Eyeglasses for Men are available at BestBuyEyeglasses.com in the following colors: Black, Green. The style is Rectangle and the frame material is Metal. These frames accept prescription lenses.

Sculpture Today $47.48 Over the past three decades, sculpture has retaken its position at the forefront of contemporary art, with artists redefining the medium in remarkable and revolutionary ways. SCULPTURE TODAY is the only book to provide such a wide-ranging and richly-illustrated overview of contemporary sculpture. Thematic chapters examine the diverse subjects that have inspired sculptors in recent years, including the body, gravity, color, light, architecture, and clothing. A wide range of works is discussed, offering an insight into the incredible range of ideas, styles, materials, techniques, and locations explored in this versatile genre. This authoritative yet accessible text ensures the book's appeal to a wide range of readers.

In The Deco Style $12.98 In the Deco Style unashamedly celebrates the most deliberately elaborate of twentieth-century decorative styles: Art Deco. The sheer diversity and brilliance of the achievements of both interior designers and architects who have contributed to the Deco style are beautifully illustrated in a visual history linked by the commentaries of leading experts from London and New York.Art Deco developed from a characteristically French image of luxury and refinement. Like Art Nouveau, it was not a totally homogeneous style and a number of design characteristics which came later to be known as 'Deco' were subsequent developments of the essentially French style; most interesting among these was the burgeoning Streamline Moderne in the United States, in which Modernist and Deco elements mingled dramatically.In its purest forms, however, Art Deco was essentially a pursuit of refinement, often through the use of exotic and unusual materials: rich woods, novel veneers or inlays and lustrous lacquers. Later American designers were also to bring similar elaboration to the use of metal in some of the most notable interiors of thirties New York. Indeed the Deco phenomenon, far from declining after the famous 1925 Paris exhibition, continued through the thirties and forties in America and received the accolade of a revival on both sides of the Atlantic in the early seventies. This is the first book to treat Deco as an ongoing phenomenon, as susceptible to revival and adaptation as all the great decorative styles of the past.With 346 illustrations, 236 in colour

The Art Deco House $28.98 Modern architecture between the two world wars was a deliberate rejection of the past, causing a tension between traditional concepts of the home as warm, intimate, and comfortable and cool, futuristic visions of the house as a technological paradise. Art deco was an attempt to resolve these tensions. Some of the most popular and influential architects and designers of the past 150 years-Norman Bel Geddes and Richard Neutra, working in the US; Robert Mallet-Stevens in France; and Berthold Lubetkin in the UK-designed houses that could be defined as being in the art deco style. And art deco today enjoys a new popularity unrivaled since its inception in the 1920s. In The Art Deco House, architectural historian Adrian Tinniswood combines fascinating text and stunning photography to create an essential reference for anyone who loves art deco design. Captivating chapters provide detailed overviews of the design, decoration, furnishings, and gardens of the art deco house, covering such themes as streamline moderne, modernist ideas for estates and apartment blocks, urbanism and domestic design, and more. Within each chapter, special stand-alone features draw upon literature, magazines, and museum exhibitions of the day to demonstrate the style and philosophy of the art deco movement. This remarkable guide also features hundreds of stunning, full-color examples of a broad range of art deco houses, including the House of Tomorrow by Norman Bel Geddes; the Henry House in Utrecht, Holland; Geragh in Sandycove, Dublin; and Rudolf Schindler's Los Angeles home.

Chinese Sculpture $53.98 Sculpture is becoming known as one of China’s great arts. Neolithic figurines, rows upon rows of underground terra-cotta statues, exquisite bronzes, Buddhas carved in cave walls—all these are part of a vast sculptural heritage. This gorgeous book, written by a team of eminent international scholars, is the first to offer a comprehensive history of Chinese sculpture. Spanning some seven thousand years, Chinese Sculpture explores a beautiful and diverse world of objects, many of which have come to light in recent decades.The authors analyze and present, mostly in color, more than five hundred examples of Chinese sculpture, dividing China’s rich and complex sculptural legacy into two parts—secular (tomb and mortuary art) and religious (Buddhist, Confucianist, and Daoist art). Throughout, the authors highlight the inventiveness, purposes, and brilliant execution of Chinese sculpture and comment on how the country’s culture nurtured the practical and intellectual choices that shaped its sculptural traditions over the millennia.

Medieval Sculpture and Works of Art $69.48 Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza's collection of Medieval sculpture and works of art is wide-ranging in its scope. It includes fine Gothic sculptures on a large and small scale, ivories and enamels from major European centres, and works of art in other media. In this catalogue every object is illustrated in full colour, often with several different views, and there are many illustrations of comparative detail.The author, Paul Williamson, in addition to discussing the pieces themselves in detail, also addresses himself to wider issues of interest to the student of Medieval art. In a lengthy introduction, he writes two informative essays: one on the collecting of Medieval works of art and the other on the materials and techniques of the Medieval artist.

Art Deco Addresses $9.48 This address book showcases modern Italian graphic design, known for its bold typography and streamlined imagery, in a format that is both practical and gorgeous. With striking tab art, bilingual captions, and a section for special dates, Art Deco Addresses is perfect for graphic designers, and anyone in love with an Italian aesthetic.

Art Deco Furniture $23.98 In the early 20th century, the Art Deco movement created new standards in furniture design, architecture, and the decorative arts. This detailed study serves as both an essential reference book for collectors and a marvelous chronicle of one of the most exciting design movements in recent history. 376 illus. 80 in color.

Art Deco Interiors $25.48 By the time of the great Paris Exhibition of 1925, the idea that an interior and its furnishings should form a complete design--a "total look"--dominated the thinking of both designers and their sophisticated clients. ART DECO INTERIORS documents this flourishing of design ingenuity in Europe and America with more than 300 illustrations, 151 in color.

Italian Baroque Sculpture (World of Art) $12.98 Italian baroque sculpture has enjoyed a controversial reputation, much like that of its chief protagonist, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It has been damned for creating a sham world, distracting the spectator from its spiritual poverty by dazzling technical displays; it has also been condemned as an aberration in taste between the High Renaissance and neo-classicism. Bruce Boucher's text and illustrations offer a fresh view of this rich and varied subject, arguing that Italian baroque sculpture addressed serious issues about art and reality. Baroque sculpture was an art of allegory, one whose visual metaphors were as complex and as stimulating as any metaphysical poem. It was addressed as much to the imagination as to the eye and strove to present the irrational world of saints and mystics in a rational manner. Published to coincide with the four hundredth anniversary of the births of Bernini and Algardi, Italian Baroque Sculpture is the first serious reassessment in English of this major period in European art for more than a generation.

Popular Art Deco $31.98 Covering everyday objects from chromium cocktail shakers to Bakelite radios, this colorful book traces the Art Deco marriage of art and industry. Production-line objects from the 1920s and '30s are increasingly sought after as icons from a crucial era in American industrial design. The ornate style promoted by the 1925 Paris exposition dramatically affected design down to the most utilitarian level, ranging from dime store rouge pots to kitchen utensils, from advertising graphics to book and fabric design, from wallpaper to furniture. This richly illustrated volume, with its comprehensive survey of the style that revolutionized mass marketing, will appeal not only to collectors, designers, and decorators but also to the general reader who seeks guidance to the increasingly important Art Deco marketplace. Other Details: 410 illustrations, 200 in full color

The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture $21.48 The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture : 60 Years Published in 2006 by Colby College Museum of Art

Houston Deco $19.48 When it comes to art deco, Houston is rarely cited in the same breath as Miami, New York, or Los Angeles, but this Texas city boasts many gorgeous examples of this early 20th-century style, some of which are in jeopardy of being forever altered or demolished. In the 1920s, as Houston was beginning its transition from medium-sized Southern city to major American metropolis, local business and civic leaders made a conscious decision to create a new image for their community. As the Roaring Twenties gave way to the Great Depression, Art Deco zigzags and Art Moderne streamlining reshaped the city's stores, skyscrapers, factories, and apartment buildings. More than 100 color photographs showcase the fine detailing on Houston's surviving Art Deco and Art Moderne structures. From downtown landmarks to east end industrial sites, this lavish guide captures the grace and beauty of these innovative designs with an eye towards the importance of conservation, restoration, and preservation.

Art Deco San Francisco $37.98 The Castro Theatre, the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Headquarters, 450 Sutter Medico-Dental Building – these masterpieces of San Francisco’s Art Deco heritage are the work of one man: Timothy Pflueger. While his contemporaries looked to beaux arts traditions to rebuild the city, he brought exotic Mayan, Asian, and Egyptian forms to buildings ranging from simple cocktail lounges to the city’s first skyscrapers. Pflueger was one of the city’s most prolific architects during his 40-year career. Therese Poletti tells the fascinating story of Pflueger’s life and work in "Art Deco San Francisco". In lively detail, she relates how Pflueger built extravagant compositions in metal, concrete, and glass.

Sculpture since 1945 (Oxford History of Art) $16.98 Since 1945 the modern revolution in sculpture has gathered pace, and even the term sculpture has ceased to be the fixed category it once was. In Sculpture Since 1945, Andrew Causey provides a ground-breaking account of the development of post-War sculpture. In over 130 beautiful illustrations, Causey examines innovative and avant-garde works in relation to contemporary events, festivals, commissions, the marketplace, and the changing functions of museums. He also explores the use of everyday objects and the importance of sculptural context, discussing figurative and non-figurative works, Anti-form, Minimalism, experimental form, Earth art, landscape sculpture, installation, and performance art. A final chapter brings the discussion of sculpture right up to the present day by examining sculpture since 1980. The holistic picture of post-War sculpture which emerges in Sculpture Since 1945 establishes for the first time key events and themes around which future debate will center.

What Is Sculpture? (Start-Up Art and Design) $25.98 What Is Sculpture? (Start-Up Art and Design) by Louise Spilsbury, and Richard Spilsbury Published in 2008 by Cherry Tree

Tropical Deco $15.98 Born out of fantasy and speculation, designed for fun and profit, Miami Beach has been, from its inception, a city of mythical composition. Its famed Art Deco District was designated a Historic District by the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and today the area is basking in a revival of interest and attention. Nevertheless, while fashion photographers and entrepreneurs, artists, developers, restaurateurs and club owners flock to the neighborhood, it is still struggling, after years of deterioration and neglect, to recreate itself out of its own forgotten glamour. Despite a new palette of confectionery colors and the renovation of numerous buildings, the Art Deco District remains in need of urban cultivation, of a reinterpretation that transcends its original resort identity. Author Laura Cerwinske introduces Tropical Deco: The Architecture and Design of Old Miami Beach by discussing both the area's past and its future. Throughout her comprehensive exploration of the most concentrated neighborhood of Art Deco buildings in the world, she details the style's evolution and examines its design.Tropical Deco: The Architecture and Design of Old Miami Beach treats its readers to a delightful view of a unique adaption of a historic architectural style. For, while Miami Beach's Art Deco architecture derives its stylistic roots from the streamlined and electric visions of the cosmopolitan North, Tropical Deco design is much softer and more temperately seductive. These are buildings whose narrative and evocative nature is at once sophisticated, naive and filled with humor.

Sculpture in Stone $25.48 Art teachers, students, and ambitious amateurs all will value this copiously illustrated volume. It presents both a general overview of sculpture and a practical guide to working in stone. All important stone-working equipment and tools are shown, from compass and calipers to chisels, mallets, saws, sanders, and drills. Examples of finished pieces are shown from all over the world, and cover many historical eras, including statues and relief carvings from ancient Egypt and the Orient, marble masterpieces from the Italian Renaissance, and abstract figures from the modern era. Different types of stone are shown and described, including alabaster, most often used in small-scale pieces, as well as sandstone, granite, and marble. Practical instruction includes methods of measuring and copying in stone from a clay model. Step-by-step photo essays show several different contemporary works in progress, starting with a rough stone slab and progressing to completion and installation of a finished sculpture. Examples range in scale from small figurines to public monuments. Hundreds of full-color photos show the artist's studio, the processes of stone working, and magnificent examples of world famous artworks in stone. Other informative features include a six-page glossary of stone-working terms and a brief bibliography. Here is a fine reference volume for artists and craftsmen?but also a book for the personal library of every general reader who has an interest in sculpture and the fine arts.

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