These cute-as-can-be notecards give you the chance to spread happiness on every important occasion - birthday, thank you, congratulations, friendship, and just because!...
Keith Haring spent little more than a decade in the spotlight, but in his singular blend of street art, graffiti, a Pop sensibility, and cartoon...
Hiroshige was one of the last great artists of ukiyo-e, the woodblock print genre that flourished between the 17th and 19th century and did much...
Meet the artist whose majestic breaking wave sent ripples across the world.Hokusai(1760–1849) is not only one of the giants of Japanese art and a legend...
Discover Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the artist duo who were born on the same day, met in Paris, fell in love, and became a unique creative...
Throughout his artistic career, Wassily Kandinsky transformed not only his own practice, but the course of art history itself. This essential guide traces Kandinsky's rich...
Bridging the gapExpressionist pioneer Ernst Ludwig Kirchner heralded a new perspective in 20th-century paintingErnst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938) is regarded as one of the key figures...
The unfading popularity of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) attests not only to the particular appeal of his luxuriant painting but also to the universal themes with...
The creations of Jeff Koons (born 1955) are at once immediately accessible and eloquently art historical. From basketball tanks to flower puppies, his instantly recognizable...
Painter, inventor, architect, scientist, and engineer: Leonardo da Vinci stands to this day as one of the most accomplished human beings ever to have lived....
'I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection. I never understood that connection until I sat down to write....
`Kemp is a natural storyteller... This book leads you on a journey through the life, work and legacy of one of history's most intriguing figures.'...
The art of the past can seem very far away, obscured both by time and by knotty academic theory. Foregrounding the experience of the contemporary...
A style of his own: The colorful work of a truly avant-garde painterIn the course of his short life, German painter August Macke (1887 1914)...
Discover the artist who applied paint according to the world around him and bridged the transition from Realism to Impressionism. This richly illustrated introduction to...
In Mars By 1980, David Stubbs charts the evolution of electronic music from the earliest mechanical experiments in the late nineteenth century, through to the...
",Painting with scissors", is how Henri Matisse referred to his cut-outs. Produced towards the end of his life, when the artist was confined to a...
Nicknamed ",il divino,", Renaissance genius Michelangelo combined body, spirit, and God into visionary masterpieces across sculpture, painting, and architecture. From The Pieta to the extraordinary...
Explore the lyrical seven-decade career of Catalan-born Joan Miro, a towering figure of 20th-century art, whose highly individual style reflected Surrealist, Dadaist, and abstract elements...
William Morris (1834-1896) was one of the great figures of the 19th century-a pioneer of modern design. His work as a visionary designer, manufacturer, political...