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Psalms of praise [board book] : a movement primer / by Hitchen, Danielle,author.(CARDINAL)803161; Blanchard, Jessica,illustrator.(CARDINAL)803162;
Introduces the Psalms to young readers and explore how the fun ways they normally move their bodies are an important part of worship.
Subjects: Board books.; Bible.; Board books; Gesture in worship; Praise of God;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The life and art of Claude Monet / by Pappworth, Sara,author.(CARDINAL)622899; Ryn, Aude van,illustrator.(CARDINAL)429470; Container of (work):Monet, Claude,1840-1926.Works.Selections.(CARDINAL)622922;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86) and index.Claude Monet was a leader of the Impressionists who defined the style that triggered a revolution in art. During the 86 years of his life, Monet never rested and was always driven by the urge to paint. More than 2,000 paintings survive from six highly creative decades. Monet's work remains highly influential his abstraction, gestural strokes, and expressive color capturing the imagination of generation after generation of artists and art lovers. (Amazon)
Subjects: Biographies.; Monet, Claude, 1840-1926; Artists;
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Symbols in art / by Wilson, Matthew(Art historian),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Land and sky -- Plants -- Birds -- Beasts -- Bodies -- Possessions.Iconography, the study of symbols - be they animals, artefacts, plants, shapes or gestures - is an essential element of art history. 0 This guide unravels over fifty of the most common and intriguing visual symbols from across the globe from 2300 BCE to the present day. While symbols cross dialects and national boundaries, their meanings can vary and are often culturally specific. The snake, an object of fascination and mysticism in Aztec culture, usually represents sin in the west. Yinka Shonibare's Last Supper (2013) plays on the grapevine's historic associations to satiric and startling effect. Matt Wilson explores symbolism's subtle implications and overt and covert meanings, providing an indispensable tool for interpretation. A reference section includes suggestions for further reading and a glossary of art and historical terms.
Subjects: Symbolism in art.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Eyes on mime; language without speech. by Walker, Kathrine Sorley.(CARDINAL)125484;
Bibliography: pages 180-181. "Selected filmography": pages 182-184.The character of mime -- The chronology of mime -- An excursion into technique -- Mime in daily life -- Paths ahead.To most people the art of mime will usually bring to mind one name, Marcel Marceau. But, of course, this art of portraying character or telling a story by body movements has a very wide range. We can see mime in ballet, in silent films, in the dance dramas of the Far East and India, in the circus, and in the legitimate theater. In Eyes on Mime, Katherine Sorley Walker traces its development through history, the technique of different gesture languages belonging to different cultures, and the varying ways in which mime is used today, not only in the theater but in our everyday life. Illustrated with over 30 photographs, this interesting book shows just how flourishing and lively an art mime is. -- from dust jacket.
Subjects: Mime.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Encounter / by Kundera, Milan.(CARDINAL)511225; Asher, Linda.(CARDINAL)634273;
The painter's brutal gesture : on Francis Bacon -- Novels, existential soundings -- Blacklists, or Divertimento in homage to Anatole France -- The dream of total heritage -- Beautiful like a multiple encounter -- Elsewhere -- My first love -- Forgetting Schoenberg -- The skin : Malaparte's arch-novel.Milan Kundera's new collection of essays is a passionate defense of art in an era that, he argues, no longer values art or beauty. Art is what we possess in the face of evil and the darker side of human nature. With the same mix of emotion and idea that characterizes his novels, Kundera revisits the artists who remain important to him and whose works help us better understand the world we live in and what it means to be human. An astute reader of fiction, Kundera brings his extraordinary critical gifts to b
Subjects: Painting; Literature, Modern; Music;
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[Paint] : a psychedelic primer. by Campbell, Neil,1958-(CARDINAL)335510; Szewczyk, Monika.(CARDINAL)282254; Lawson, Thomas,1951-(CARDINAL)226320; Watson, Scott.(CARDINAL)282253; Vancouver Art Gallery.(CARDINAL)152249;
Director's foreword / Kathleen S. Bartels - - Introduction: psychedelic as a painting / Monika Szewczyk - - A change of mind / Thomas Lawson -- Transmission difficulties: Vancouver painting in the 1960s / Scott Watson - - Subject: painting blah blah blah / Peter Schuyff & Michael Morris in correspondence - - Characters and gesture as people do / Jessica Stockholder & Elizabeth McInstosh in conversation - - Plates - - Fluid means / Neil Campbell & Monika Szewczyk in conversation - - Artists in the exhibition.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Painting, Canadian; Painting, Canadian;
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The yoga of drawing : uniting body, mind, and spirit in the art of drawing / by Carbonetti, Jeanne,author.(CARDINAL)647077;
Includes bibliographical references (page 111) and index.Part 1 Introduction - perceiving: the practice of opening; the art of contemplation; how to use this book. Part 2 Receiving: the practice of sensing; understanding gesture and contour; exercise - the art of the essential study. Part 3 Feeling: the practice of connecting; gestures of form, rhythm, unity; exercise - the art of the gesture. Part 4 Seeing: the three-dimensional outline; the practice of honouring mystery; exercise - the art of the contour. Part 5 Touching: the practice of holding; volume and value; exercise - the art of shading. Part 6 Simplifying: the practice of unifying; proportion patterns; exercise - the art of rhythm. Part 7 Choosing: the practice of translating; principles of visual harmony; exercise - the art of composing. Part 8 Expressing: the practice of being yourself; seeing yourself in your drawing; exercise - the art of mood. Part 9 Exploring: the practice of drawing from within; searching yourself; exercise - the art of imagination. Part 10 Loving: the practice of communion; being receptive; the art of bliss.
Subjects: Drawing, Psychology of.; Form perception.; Self-perception.; Yoga.;
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Modern masters : American abstraction at midcentury / by Smithsonian American Art Museum.(CARDINAL)277034; Mecklenburg, Virginia M.(Virginia McCord),1946-(CARDINAL)141826; Farrell, Tiffany D.(CARDINAL)310284;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-249) and index.Foreword -- Abstract roundup : making and marketing postwar modernism -- Optics and order -- Significant gestures -- New images of man -- For further reading.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Smithsonian American Art Museum; Art, Abstract; Art, American; Art;
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Central and Eastern European art since 1950 / by Fowkes, Maja,author.; Fowkes, Reuben,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-218) and index.1950s : competing paths to a higher form of realism -- 1960s : gestures of liberation -- 1970s : practicing impossible art -- 1980s : excesses of non-conformity -- 1990s : critical exposures -- 2000s : radical recollections of the global transitioners -- 2010s : sculpting uncertainty.In this path-breaking new history, Maja and Reuben Fowkes introduce outstanding artworks and major figures from across central and eastern Europe to reveal the movements, theories and styles that have shaped artistic practice since 1950. They emphasize the particularly rich and varied art scenes of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia, extending their gaze at intervals to East Germany, Romania, the Baltic states and the rest of the Balkans. 0While politics in the region have been marked by unstable geography and dramatic transitions, artists have forged a path of persistent experiment and innovation. This generously illustrated overview explores the richness of their singular contribution to recent art history. Tracing art-historical changes from the short-lived unison of the socialist realist period to the incredible diversity of art in the post-communist era, the authors examine the repercussions of political events on artistic life - notably the uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the Solidarity movement in Poland, and the collapse of the communist bloc. But their primary interest is in the experimental art of the neo-avant-garde that resisted official agendas and engaged with global currents such as performance art, video, multimedia and net art.
Subjects: Art, Central European; Art, East European; Arts, Modern;
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Figure drawing : design and invention / by Hampton, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)789751;
Includes bibliographical references (page 235).Gesture drawing -- Landmarks -- Forms and connections -- Head drawing -- Anatomy -- The arm -- The hand -- The leg -- The foot -- Drapery -- Some notes on light and shadow."Figure Drawing: Deisgn and Invention is an instructional figure drawing book geared towards the novice and experienced artist alike. This book emphasizes a simplified understanding of surface anatomy, facilitating the artist's understanding of invention and mechanics of the figure, ultimately creating a skill-set that can be succesfully applied to other media. In addition, this book focuses on practical usage, making sure the steps presented here can be assimilated into a cohesive working process."--Back cover.
Subjects: Human figure in art.; Figure drawing.;
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