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Author
Publisher
UIT Cambridge Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (192 pages)
Language
English
Description
In this book, John Lane calls us to awaken to the possibilities of a culture that recognizes the importance of beauty, and to acknowledge that we are only fully human in contact with the beautiful. Once, people were instinctively tuned to the beautiful. In those distant days before the advent of the motor car and the washing machine, the electric toothbrush and the wheel, craftsmen and musicians, masons and poets, painters and dancers simply did not...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (208 pages)
Language
English
Description
Poor Superstar. All the money and fame in the world won't prevent him from having a bad hair day. Or stepping in gum. Or not being able to fit into skinny jeans, or watching helplessly as a scoop of ice cream falls from its cone. Or so an unnamed Superstar's life is ingeniously imagined in this very funny book. Inspired by but not based on Jay Z's monster hit "99 Problems," illustrator Ali Graham riffs on what might be the real problems afflicting...
Author
Publisher
Oldcastle Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1928 pages)
Language
English
Description
Credited with cofounding the movement with his Edwardian/Victorian themed albums, Paul Roland traces the history of the genre, drawing on exclusive quotes from leading writers, artists, musicians, and filmmakers in the fieldWhat began in the late 1980s as an underground community of science fiction and fantasy aficionados with a fetish for Victoriana now pervades almost every aspect of popular culture from music and movies to comics and computer games....
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Bursting into existence in the Pacific Northwest in 1975, the George Jackson Brigade claimed 14 pipe bombings against corporate and state targets, as many bank robberies, and the daring rescue of a jailed member. Combining veterans of the prisoners' women's, gay, and black liberation movements, this organization was also ideologically diverse, consisting of both communists and anarchists. Concomitant with the Brigade's extensive armed work were prolific...
5) Roy's house
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Welcome to Roy's house! Come on in and take a look around. There is a big sofa with room for lots of friends, three red fish swimming in a bowl, a yellow chair for reading, and, of course, Roy's studio, filled with paintbrushes. Susan Goldman Rubin pairs her simple narrative style with the energetic works of Roy Lichtenstein to create an early concept book that is also a fun and accessible introduction to one of the twentieth century's most iconic...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 27 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
"I often feel that trying to make something realistic is the one criteria I can feel fairly sure of. Another one I sometimes use is, would I like to have it in my room? And I occasionally use the idea, if God allowed you to show him one thing to judge you by, would this really be it?" Julian Opie's highly distinctive depictions of the modern world are created in an extraordinary variety of media. His bold portraits, subtle landscapes, unconventional...
Author
Publisher
The Intrepid Traveler
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (256 pages)
Language
English
Description
"The Thinking Fan'sGuide is different kind of guidebook for adifferent kind of theme park experience. Aaron Wallace avoids the ephemera ofprices and menus to explore the heart of the Disney experience, the attractionsthemselves. He provides a lighthearted but scholarly look at the history, lore,and literature that inform the designs and storylines of every ride andattraction in the Magic Kingdom's Adventureland, Frontierland, Liberty Square,Fantasyland,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 29 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Since the 1960s, when he was associated with British Pop Art, Joe Tilson has enjoyed international acclaim for the individuality and originality of his paintings, constructions, prints and multiples. All of his playful, engaging work is informed with ideas from literature, philosophy, ethnography and alchemy. Tilson's early work focussed on mass-market consumerism and politics. But he was soon disenchanted with mechanical methods of production and...
9) Helmetgirls
Author
Series
Art of Camilla d'Errico volume 2
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (111 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour))
Language
English
Description
Camilla d'Errico is a powerful voice in pop surrealism, her work combining diverse influences in imagery is both singular and hauntingly familiar. Compelling and deeply personal, Helmetgirls documents Camilla's art and lifestyle brand that fuses manga, steampunk, and fine art into an original and meaningful aggregate. Gargantuan biomechanical headgear adorns beautiful, wide-eyed, and seemingly fragile girls. More than just decoration, the helmets...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
During this critical decade in American life, artists built on the styles of the 1950s. An explosion of artistic energy produced Pop art, Minimalism, color-field painting, and hard-edged abstraction. Sculptors and painters on both coasts explored new methods and new subject matter. American art in the sixties examines the key figures of that decade including Rauschenberg and Johns, two crucial transitional figures between Abstract Expressionism and...
13) Pop art
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
"'Everything is beautiful' said Andy Warhol, in raptures at the glamour of modern life, consumer society, and the world of the media and its stars; his proclamation can be considered the maxim of the pop generation, which included artists Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenberg, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Tom Wesselmann, and Richard Hamilton, among others. The pop artists of the 1960s had a profound effect on the cloth of art history...
14) American pop art
Author
Publisher
Collier Books
Pub. Date
1974
Physical Desc
xii, 144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
15) Pop art
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
48 pages ; 29 x 23cm
Language
Español
Description
"This art notebook is for the young artists who create with the spirit that inspired pop art. In it, they will learn how to convert a matchbox, a plate of spaghetti, or a magazine into a work of art. It's filled with suggestions on how to experiment with techniques used by the greats of pop art, such as Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Rosenquist."--Worldcat.org.
17) Roy Lichtenstein
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 1050L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
47 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores Roy Lichtenstein's work, life, and his groundbreaking influence on the art world. In Roy's long career as a teacher, artist, and innovator, he changed the way that people thought about art and how artists thought about their subjects.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and accomplishments of the printmaker who overcame poverty and illness to become the founder of the Pop Art movement.
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