Book Description
The artist William Pope.L, who teaches at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, has been producing some of the most original visual and performing art in America for many years. But it was not until the Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts overturned the recommendations of the NEA's own advisory panel to support this publication and the exhibition it accompanies that Pope.L became the subject of feature articles in the nation's major newspapers. Pope.L became a cause celebre as a result of the scandal, but he deserved to be known long before that. His work is humane, accessible, profound, and humorous; it is also deeply challenging and self-aware. It is neither an accident nor a joke that his business card reads "Friendliest Black Artist in America."
Many of Pope.L's pieces take place on the street. He has eaten and regurgitated copies of The Wall Street Journal, tied himself to a bank door and handed out money (a sort of reverse panhandler), crawled up the Bowery wearing a business suit, and walked down 125th Street in Harlem wearing a 12-foot white cardboard phallus. Although he frequently deals with racial issues, his work confounds preconceptions of what "black art" should be.
This book, which accompanies a nationally touring exhibition of Pope.L's work, explores his impact on American art and culture. It contains sections on practices, body, performance, dialogue, consumption, and a selection of the artist's writings and a chronology. The essays are by Mark H. C. Bessire, Suzanne Preston Blier, C. Carr, Geoffrey Hendricks, Stuart Horodner, Lowery Stokes Sims, Kristine Stiles, and Martha Wilson.
Customer Reviews:
in defense of pope.l (not that he needs my defense).......2004-03-12
The reviewer who suggested that "as long as the grant money keeps pouring in...it beats working for a living" should reread the above press reviews and note that Pope.L is a college professor. In addition to` this, an appreciation for the value of hard work is, I think, visible in his art. Ever considered crawling for miles at a time?
Mortalizing Struggle.......2003-04-29
If you enjoy contemporary art and are open to new ideas with distraction, William Pope.L: The Friendliest Black Artist in America is a must have. William Pope brings forth challenging, comforting, and inspiring notions to the average american.
This is art??.......2003-03-06
The best part was the twelve pages of solid black near the middle. I don't know what the second-best part was. Maybe the jars of rotting mayonaise. Hey, as long as the grant money keeps pouring in, it beats working for a living.
Book Description
A consummate guide to color, this indispensable, spiralbound volume displays 80 color schemes -- drawn from a variety of different mediums, from architecture and apparel to paintings and pottery, across a range of historical periods -- each individually presented, described, and illustrated in a handy, gatefold format, with representative four-color images and actual printed chips for matching against the project at hand. From the dominant reds of ancient Egyptian ochers to the psychedelic palettes of the sixties, Living Colors will inspire professionals and laypeople alike in choosing colors for a multitude of uses.
Customer Reviews:
Incredibly powerful.......2007-01-11
This book is an incredible reference for color theory and history. The inclusion of full panels of color reference make it one of the most useful books on the subject I've ever found.
Very Useful.......2006-02-24
I am in fashion design and have found the color palettes very useful in designing collections. Also, the text is informative without being boring.
Great color palettes.......2005-07-09
I'm a graphic designer and this is a great book to look for color palettes. It explains what period the palette is from and gives you cultural information from that period. The palettes are different and beautiful. Margaret Walsh is a highly respected woman for her color knowledge.
Unwieldly and Difficult To Use.......2003-12-23
The dual spiral constuction of this book makes any it practically impossible to read through the text while keeping the color swatches in view. I find the book to be shabbily put together - the spiral separated from the binding after one gentle use, so I was glad to have picked it up at a bargain book outlet.
There is some useful information in there, but getting it all together is not simple.
An excellent analysis of color palettes across art history.......1999-01-06
This is an excellent book if you want to compare and analyze the basic color palettes used by various art movements and at different times in history. The unique double spiral bound book allows you to look at color illustrations and flip the palettes independently so you to compare and contrast palettes and artwork. I think this would be useful for artists and designers of all sorts including theatre designers.
Book Description
Even when they're working on dream projects, graphic designers often find themselves hampered by tight deadlines and even tighter budgets. This title tells busy professionals how to safeguard their creativity when the odds are stacked against them. Readers will find a host of war stories from fellow designers along with straightforward advice for overcoming such common creativity issues as: Budget limitations Difficult client communications Deadline pressures Artwork limitations They'll also find out how to deal with less frequent—but equally devastating—problems like computer failure and personnel losses. With this book's mix of advice and practical tips, designers of all levels can break out of the handcuffs to wow their clients and peers—no matter what they have to work with.
Pat Knapp has been writing about design for more than a decade. She's a frequent contributor to HOW magazine and the author of Designing Corporate Identity. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Book Description
Edith Head is widely considered the most important figure in the history of Hollywood costume design. Her career spanned nearly half a century and included such classic films as Rear Window and Sunset Boulevard. Her private life and professional achievements have been the subject of speculation since she rose to the top in the late 1940s. Ruthlessly competitive and intensely secretive, Head had few close friends and many detractors. Her longtime friend, protégé, and confidant David Chierichetti offers a privileged glimpse into the personality behind the famously impenetrable "schoolmarm" façade and a comprehensive account of her creative process.
With more than 150 images –– including family snapshots, sketches, and studio portraits of the stars and roles she helped to create, Edith Head is a fresh and vital portrait of the designer, as well as of the era she epitomizes.
Customer Reviews:
Where are the costumes???.......2007-06-05
Edith Head is the single best-known costume designer Hollywood ever produced (she's such an iconic figure that a character modeled on her appeared in the Disney movie "The Incredibles" a couple of years back) and has probably won more Oscars than anyone else in film history. Given that, you would have expected a pictorial biography of this woman to be chock-full of her best designs. Well, it isn't. As other reviewers have noted, the pictorial selection is disappointing, and the writing is plodding. Considering that the author wrote an excellent book on costume design in film some years ago ("Hollywood Costume Design", which should be available from various Marketplace sellers), it's perplexing that what should have been a tour de force has fallen so flat. I suppose those who want to see an in-depth exploration of Ms. Head's work should look for the book "Edith Head's Hollywood" instead.
A fun, fast read........2006-12-25
This is a breezy, readable, can't-put-it-down bio on the infamous, iconic Edith Head. The real advantage this author has, is one of proximity, having worked with her.
This is not a filling meal... it made me want to find her own book - even though she dismisses it later in her life. It digs few probing holes, perhaps because she herself covered all the holes so well. But there is so much DISH here, we don't miss the meal. I'm giving this as a gift to someone who worked in the textile industry.
The real quibble of this book is that there are so FEW pictures of her finished work. With so many juicy anecdotes about different stars, and backstage stories about films, it would have been really nice to have wardrobe shots. Publishers... it isn't too late to add these!
I'm currently reading a bio of Coco Chanel, and it is interesting to see many paralells between the two women, including the trademark streamlined, simplicity they both shared. Edith Head didn't just look inscrutible. She was. This is a fun, fast read.
Interesting read, but not what I was looking for.......2006-07-13
Edith Head was the Coco Chanel of Hollywood. Mysterious, implacable, and scary good at her job. I enjoyed reading a biography of her life and career. Unfortunately, as a costume designer, what I hoped to learn more about was her creative process and the tricks she used to make the actors look like their characters. This book was more of a love letter, so my search for knowledge continues.
Total Confusion.......2006-04-18
This book was one of the most confusing books I ever read. It was poorly written. I was so lost after Head got her job at Paramount. I knew more of what happened to Charles Head. At Paramount, Chierichetti kept listing jobs that other designers were getting and never revealing Edith's outcome or why. Where was Edith? What about Edith? is all I kept asking. Save your money, this book is not worth it.
Would have been a great article.......2004-04-15
Chierichetti has produced what would have been a fascinating article for Vanity Fair or Vogue, but falls short as a full length biography. His subject spent many celebrated decades as a Hollywood costume designer but we learn little about Edith Head's actual creative process, her interactions with the stars she dressed or even how she felt about her job (other than she seemed monumentally insecure about her success). The book is also missing photographic documentation that would help the reader understand how great her impact really was. In the end, we don't learn much more about Edith Head or her life, but rather we learn the same stuff over and over: she was a champion dissembler, she had a complex emotional life, she was conflicted over her parentage and upbringing. Check, check, check. Anything else?
Customer Reviews:
Dishy and funny.......1999-12-25
A fascinating look into the nooks and cranies of the man, his associates and his world. A fun and fast read.
Dynamite, in depth, more than you wanted to know!.......1999-09-24
Yikes! No wonder why Calvin Klein tried to stop this book, it doesn't let up. The best parts were the kidnapping chapters and all the business stuff. I felt like I was inside the fashion industry--and didn't like it. This book isn't for the squeamish.
Poorly written !.......1999-08-20
It's such a shame when writers decide to slander/libel/sling mug at their subjects rather than provide the reader with an objective chronology and review of a celebrity's life. I guess it makes the book "juicier" and more "saleable" to some non-discerning readers. But this is nothing better than one of those groery-store tabloids.
Amazing!.......1999-05-23
This was a fascinating book in how complete and in-depth is was. I got to understand the entire fashion and advertising industry, and the chapters about perfumes and cosmetics were terrific. The personal stuff about Calvin Klein was a little less amusing, but the chapter on his daughter's kidnapping was better than in any suspense book I ever read. No wonder why Klein tried to stop this book.
mildly amusing.......1998-07-20
Let's face it, the term "fashion genius" is a contradiction in terms; an oxymoron. But this book is fun in that it has juicey gossip, and shows how much luck was involved in this success story.
Product Description
38 Profiles of Afro-American designers and textile artist from 1850 to the present. @ designers are from jamaica, W.I., 1 is from Ghana. Featuring Ann Lowe who designed Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress, and Elizabeth Keckley, who designed for Mary Lincoln. others are profiled domonstrating their srtruggles & contribution to the world of fashion.
Book Description
Help in handling a common problem in architectural education and practice: getting the job done on time. This book addresses the special time management issues that confront designers. It offers students and professionals guidance in recognizing and understanding these problems and developing effective strategies for overcoming them. Illustrated with lighthearted drawings, it includes exercises aimed at exploring each designer's personal situation and reinforcing good practice. 120 line drawings.
Customer Reviews:
Must read for design students and professionals.......2004-03-09
An extremely lucid and entertaining manual on a subject that can be tedious. Humorously illustrated by the author, it includes a good summary of pitfalls in the design process. This book can go a long towards meeting design deadlines, while still having a life outside the design studio.
Customer Reviews:
Eames.......2005-01-13
This text is the latest printed material on the work of Charles and Ray Eames. With recent publications by Eames Demetrios and Vitra Design, this text provides a unique modern perspective of the Eames's work. I am a scholar of the Eames' work and this book has many never seen before photo's and illustrations of Charles and Ray. I highly reccomend this title for anyone who intends serious to pursue serious scholarship of Charles and Ray.
Book Description
Every homeowner has felt the impluse to modify of redesign his or her property. But few people know just where to begin. Now an acclaimed expert has provided a simple, thorough, and practical step-by-step program that will enable anyone to create a home landscape that fits his desires, personality, and budget. No prior gardening or landscape experience is required--just a desire to create the most comfortable, livable environment in your outdoor space.The complete Home Gardening Designer will show you how to design bfore landscaping, taking into account such factors as space, the amount of privacy you want, the things you and your family want to do outdoors, and the kinds of features and plants that you find most appealing. Useful charts and a personalized design worksheet will help you to:make your landscape fit your personality and family needschoose your plants for blooming times, fragrance and year-round interestselect, buy and properly use construction materialsreduce costs through energy-conscious designwork effectively with a professional landscape designer, nurseryman or contractorarrange the right seating, traffic patterns, sculpture, and water featuresrealize your dreams on a tight budget.
Book Description
Costumes, settings, groupings, entire scenes in 268 enjoyable woodcuts. Fully identified.
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The Beacon Hill Collection Inspired By the Early Designers & Craftsmen of the Eighteenth Century Who Created & Made Furniture of Lasting Beauty in Keeping with the Graceful Living of the Times: As Interpeted By the Lammert Furniture Company - 115 pages full of black and white photographs
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