Modern french art

Modern French Culinary Art  BY: Henri-Paul Pellaprat A fifth impression hardcover published by Virtue in 1989 Dustjacket has been plasticated & stuck to books red cover boards, binding is tight & strong, gift inscription on front flyleaf, a large book over 1000 pages   Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation  

"Makonde art can be subdivided into different areas. The Makonde traditionally carve household objects, figures and masks. After the 1930s, the Portuguese colonizers and other missionaries arrived at theMakonde plateau. They immediately showed great interest and fascination for the Makonde wood carvings and began to order different pieces, from religious to political "eminences." The Makonde sculptors, after noticing such interest, decided to carve the new pieces using pau-preto (ebony wood, Diospyros ebenum) and pau-rosa (Swartzia spp.) instead of the soft and non long-lasting wood they had used before. This first contact with the Western culture can be considered to be the first introduction of the classical European style into the traditional Makonde style.Since the 1950s years the socalled Modern Makonde Art has been developed. An essential step was the turning to abstract figures, mostly spirits,Shetani, that play a special role. This shetani style originated in the early 1950s by master carverSamaki Likankoa, whose patronMohamed Peera, an art curator in Tanzania played an instrumental and decisive role in influencing the modern makonde art movement. Some Makonde sculptors, the best known of whom isGeorge Lugwani, have embraced fully abstract style of carving without discernible figures. Makonde are also part of the important contemporary artists of Africa today. The most internationally acknowledged such artist wasGeorge Lilanga.The ex libris of ritual Makonde art are the unique Mapiko masks (singular: Lipiko), which have been used in coming-of-age rituals since before contact was made with missionaries, in the 19th century. These masks are painstakingly carved from a single block of light wood (usually 'sumaumeira brava') and may represent spirits ('shetani'), ancestors, or living characters (real or idealized). The dancer wears them so that he sees through the mask's mouth and the mask faces straight when he bends forward."Price: R550.00Edition: First editionPublished: 1974Publishers: HamlynISBN: 0600361713Condition: Hardcover in good condition, with minor shelf wear and discolouration on the corners of the cover, and top and bottom of the spine. Dust jacket has minor scuff marks around the edges - now covered in a protective plastic sleeve. Internally in very good condition - very clean and tightly bound.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days 1991. A young man is mesmerised by the rolling coverage of Desert Storm. Forging sick notes to avoid work and feigning reasons to avoid his girlfriend, he gradually destroys his whole life. Then he meets Victorien Salagnon, an elderly artist and a veteran of countless wars. Together, they strike a bargain: Salagnon will teach the young man to paint and, in return, he wants his memoirs written down, a ranging, bloody life story of being a teenage resistant in Nazi-occupied France; of hunting rebels in Indochina and engaging in torture in Algeria; of the deaths that were as numberless as they were senseless; of the killing fields on which the modern world is built. Features Summary Angry, dazzling and humane, The French Art of War is the Goncourt-winning novel about the intervals of peace and the moments of unspeakable savagery in French wars spanning half the world and half a century. Author Alexis Jenni (Author), Frank Wynne (Translator) Publisher Atlantic Books Release date 20171031 Pages 624 ISBN 0-85789-754-3 ISBN 13 978-0-85789-754-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days It was the beginning of the Gulf War. I watched it on TV and did little else. I was doing badly, you see. Everything was going wrong. I just awaited the end. But then I met Victorien Salagnon, a veteran of the great colonial wars of Indochina, Vietnam and Algeria, a commander who had led his soldiers across the globe, a man with the blood of others up to his elbows. He said he would teach me to paint; he must have been the only painter in the French Forces, but out there no one cares about such things. I cared, though. In return, he wanted me to write his life story. And so he talked, and I wrote, and through him I witnessed the rivers of blood that cut channels through France, I saw the deaths that were as numberless as they were senseless and I began finally to understand the French art of war. Features Summary Angry, dazzling and humane, The French Art of War is the Goncourt-winning novel about the intervals of peace and the moments of unspeakable savagery in French wars spanning half the world and half a century. Author Alexis Jenni (Author), Frank Wynne (Translator) Publisher Atlantic Books Release date 20170529 Pages 624 ISBN 0-85789-753-5 ISBN 13 978-0-85789-753-4

   D C Heath & Co, 1966. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Faded spine. Written in pen on fist page with tape marks No dust jacket 546 pages  I have many books on sale, please check my listings. I am happy to combine and save postage for you.  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days A broad-ranging retrospective on the transformation of Inuit art in the twentieth century, Inuit Modern features more than 175 works by seventy-five Inuit artists from one of the world's most comprehensive privately held collections of Inuit art: the Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection. In response to new thinking about the North, Inuit Modern Five leading experts on Inuit art have contributed essays and Ingo Hessel, the co-curator, introduces each full-colour plate section, providing a lively and insightful context for the artwork. The Inuit voice is a critical component of Inuit Modern, complementing the scholarly essays. In their interviews, artists Zacharias Kunuk and David Ruben Piqtoukun offer the perspective of Inuit in the twenty-first century. Poems by the beloved writer Alootook Ipellie and quotes from Inuit artists appear throughout the book. Features Summary A gorgeous retrospective on the transformation of Inuit art in the 20th century, mirroring the vast and poignant cultural changes in the North. Author Gerald McMaster (Editor), Ingo Hessel (Editor) Publisher Greystone Books,Canada Release date 20110714 Pages 256 ISBN 1-55365-778-0 ISBN 13 978-1-55365-778-1

Publisher: Atlantic Books (2017) ISBN: 9780857897534 Condition: As new Binding: Softcover Pages: 612 Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 4.5cm SKU: Z0395 Weight: 0.85kg Price: R93.00 +++ by Alexis Jenni +++ See photo for synopsis.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'San Francisco Art/Shop/Eat' helps readers find their way up and down the hills of one of the worlds most famous cities. Stroll through old China Town or explore the treasures of the Museum of Modern Art. Features Summary 'San Francisco Art/Shop/Eat' helps readers find their way up and down the hills of one of the worlds most famous cities. Stroll through old China Town or explore the treasures of the Museum of Modern Art.. Author Marlene Goldman (Author), Richard Sterling (Author), Christopher Springer (Author), Tara Austen Weaver (Editor) Publisher Blue Guides Ltd Release date 20050719 Pages 192 ISBN 1-905131-07-0 ISBN 13 978-1-905131-07-5

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Softcover. English. Academy. 1983. ISBN: 0. 332pp with illus. Good condition in softcover. This large, profusely illustrated volume documents the extraordinary achievements of the architects of the turn of the century. In considering Art Nouveau architecture, the book broadens the term's meaning to include not only the French and Belgian types already clearly established. Book No: 47522

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Light up your life. This title deals with luminary design of the 20th century. Designed to be a companion to our classic title 1000 Chairs, this edition contains an awesome selection of over 1,000 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are the 20th century's most interesting electric lights, from Tiffany's beautiful leaded-glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps. All major styles are represented here - Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern Movement, De Stijl, Postwar, Pop, Radical, Post-Modern, and Contemporary - in 640 pages of truly illuminated works. This definitive reference work is a must-have for collectors and design fans. Features Summary Designed to be a companion to 1000 Chairs, this edition contains a selection of over 1,000 lights. It presents chronologically by decade 20th century's most interesting electric lights... Author Charlotte Fiell (Author), Peter Fiell (Author) Publisher Taschen Release date 20131115 Pages 640 ISBN 3-8365-4676-0 ISBN 13 978-3-8365-4676-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days When R.S. Thomas died in 2000, two seminal studies of modern art were found on his bookshelves - Herbert Read's Art Now (1933) and Surrealism (1936), edited by Read and containing essays by key figures in the Surrealist movement. Some three dozen previously unknown poems handwritten by Thomas were then discovered between the pages of the two books, poems written in response to a selection of the many reproductions of modern art in the Read volumes, including works by Henry Moore, Edvard Munch, George Grosz, Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte and Graham Sutherland - many of whom were Thomas's near contemporaries. These poems are published here for the first time - alongside the works of modern art that inspired them. Thomas's readings of these often unsettling images demonstrate a willingness to confront, unencumbered by illusions, a world in which old certainties have been undermined. Personal identity has become a source of anguish, and relations between the sexes a source of disquiet and suspicion.Thomas's vivid engagements with the works of art produce a series of dramatic encounters haunted by the recurring presence of conflict and by the struggle of the artist who, in a frequently menacing world, is 'too brave to dream'. At times we are offered an unflinching vision of 'a landscape God / looked at once and from which / later he withdrew his gaze'. Features Summary Thomas's newly discovered poems written in response to the work of major 20th century artists published for the first time along with the works of modern art which inspired them. Author R.S. Thomas Publisher Bloodaxe Books Ltd Release date 20160929 Pages 96 ISBN 1-78037-307-4 ISBN 13 978-1-78037-307-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Available in both one-volume and two-volume paperback editions, A History of Modern Europe presents a panoramic survey of modern Europe from the Renaissance to the present day. A single author lends a unified approach and consistent style throughout, with an emphasis on the connections of events and people over time. The Third Edition, like the two before it, is authoritative and up-to-date. New to the Third Edition is the theme of empire. From the imperial rivalries between France and Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, through the rise and fall of the Ottoman Turkish empire, and on into the imperial history of the twentieth century decolonization, the spread of the Soviet empire, and the imperial power of the United States the theme of empire helps students find commonalities among the events of European history." Features Summary A classic in its field, loved by instructors and students for its narrative flair, humor, authority, and comprehensive coverage. More than 100,000 copies sold! Author John M. Merriman Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc Release date 20090930 Pages 912 ISBN 0-393-93385-7 ISBN 13 978-0-393-93385-7

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