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Art heist 50 stolen artworks you will never see
Susie Hodge
- Ivy Press
- 12 Septembre 2024
- 9780711287938
An intriguing investigation into over 50 elusive artworks that were stolen and never recovered.
Mona Lisa, Starry Night, Birth of Venus. People travel for hundreds of miles to observe these breathtaking paintings with their own eyes. Now discover the artworks that nobody can ever see... and the fascinating stories behind their disappearance.
In this collection of daring heist stories, read about:
Michelangelo's Mask of a Faun
Caravaggio's Nativity
Rembrandt's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Cézanne's View of Auvers-sur-Oise
Van Gogh'sThe Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring
With meticulous research and engaging storytelling, this book uncovers the mysteries surrounding the thefts of these valuable artworks and many more.
Each fated work will be discussed to reveal why it, and the artist who made it, was significant. Gain a deeper appreciation for these artists and the lasting impact they've had on the art world.
This book also answers key questions about each missing piece, including:
Why and how was it stolen?
What attempts have been made to recover it?
Leads, red herrings and suspects.
Whether you're passionate about art or drawn to the thrill of solving mysteries, this book offers a compelling narrative that will keep you engaged from cover to cover. It's a must-read for anyone curious about the intersection of art, crime and history. -
The Short Story of Art est une bonne introduction à l'Histoire de l'Art. Constuite simplement, elle présente 50 oeuvres clés, des peintures rupestres de Lascaux à des installations contemporaines, et les relie, section par section, aux grands mouvements, thèmes, et techniques artistiques.
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The short story of modern art a pocket guide to key movements, works, themes and techniques
Susie Hodge
- Laurence King
- 27 Février 2019
- 9781786273697
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Painting masterclass: creative techniques of 100 great artists
Susie Hodge
- Thames & Hudson
- 11 Mai 2019
- 9780500239957
Drawing Masterclass explore les oeuvres des plus grands artistes décrit comment leur travail a été créé. Avec des analyses détaillées et des sections d'instructions créatives instructives, il invite le lecteur à transmettre le mouvement comme Degas, appliquer l'acrylique comme Twombly et commander la couleur comme Matisse. Organisé en sept chapitres couvrant des genres importants: nus, figures, paysages, natures mortes, visages, fantasmes et abstractions, chaque chapitre choisit une section d'artistes et examine leur pratique en détail, en utilisant des oeuvres clés. Un profil biographique détaillé présente les artistes, leurs oeuvres, leurs techniques...
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The Elements of Art deconstructs great works of art into manageable components so that you can better understand and appreciate them.
Knowing how to interpret art is one of the biggest issues facing casual gallery-goers. They may ask themselves questions like: Why is the Mona Lisa so small? Why are some frames gilded in gold while others are non-existent? What can the use of material say about a work, whether it's an oil painting, collage or made of found objects? And does the life of the artist matter?
This book answers all of these questions and more and introduces the key elements with which you can analyse and better understand artwork. From colour, medium and size to where the piece is situated, and the artist who made it, you'll learn what's important and what's not so important.
The book includes two parts:
Part One introduces the elements using examples from throughout art history, introducing key terms and techniques while giving you the tools to apply lessons learned outside of the book.
Part Two puts the elements into practice by breaking down 30 great artworks element by element-from Michelangelo to Frida Kahlo.
With the Elements of Art, you'll learn important information about technique, style, material, location and colour that will shape you to read and interpret art. Whether you're a student, teacher, culture vulture or art enthusiast, this book will help you de-mystify great works of art, making for a more meaningful, fulfilling and enjoyable visit to any gallery. -
Un petit livre accessible en anglais pour découvrir l'architecture et l'Histoire des grands bâtiments.
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Why is art full of naked people? and other vital questions about art
Susie Hodge
- Thames & Hudson
- 1 Septembre 2016
- 9780500650806
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Art : explained 100 masterpieces and what they mean
Susie Hodge
- Laurence King
- 1 Juin 2022
- 9780857828972
Why did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, or Rembrandt obsess over painting his own image? What's the secret behind the Terracotta Army, or Andy Warhol's soup cans? Art: Explained offers straightforward and satisfying answers to 100 of these fascinating questions. If you've ever looked at an art masterpiece in awe, but wondered just what it means, here is your guide.
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Brimming with upbeat guidance, this accessible handbook shows how anyone can use art to enlighten, uplift, calm and ease stress and anxieties.
Visual art is enlightening, challenging, informative and arresting; but it can also be therapeutic, reducing anxiety and stress levels, and offering perspective on the challenges that we all face in our lives.
This guide introduces readers to new ways of looking at a wide range of art. Through careful examination and explanation, it investigates how engaging with art and drawing upon its ideas can help everyone feel connected and inspired. From Frida Kahlo confronting her anxieties to Henri Matisse embracing happiness, from Louise Bourgeois conquering fear to Auguste Rodin finding hope, it shows how you too can use art to work through difficult emotions and improve your mental wellbeing. Even art that unsettles can help us to think and feel differently.
Artists have been conveying aspirations, emotions, ideas and stories for thousands of years; this book will help everyone to 'read' these messages, and thereby to enrich their own emotional life through art. -
De William Morris à Pablo Picasso, ce livre montre les maisons des artistes célèbres. Susie Hodge présente la vie et le travail de chaque artiste à partir de leurs domiciles, et nous explique comment ils influencent leurs créativités.
À partir de l'architecture, de l'intérieur et des oeuvres crées dans chacun des domiciles, on découvre l'intimité de chaque artiste, et le rôle que leurs maisons jouent dans leurs oeuvres. -
Learn about 21 key art movements across history, and create over 21 unique art projects inspired by them with a bumper pack of materials.
The box kit is packed with sheets of art supplies, giving you everything you need for all the projects in the book. Enclosed are:
3 sheets of card stencils
9 sheets of press-out paper pieces
3 sheets of coloured tissue paper
4 sticker sheets
14 sheets of patterned printed paper
7 press-out model sheets
Inspired by the art movements highlighted in the book, the step-by-step projects enable you to craft unique sculptures, model monuments, collages, paintings, and installations.
Explore art from around the world, from prehistory to the present day, including:
Prehistoric art: Cave paintings, Venus of Willendorf
Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Indus Valley
Islamic Art: Calligraphy, Ottoman tiles, Persian Kilim, Mamluk metalwork
Aztec and Incan art: jewellery and relief carvings
Italian Renaissance: perspective, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
Optical Illusions: trompe l'oeil, impossible objects, Hogarth and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
The art of Benin: Edo bronze work
Mughal Art: Architecture (Taj Mahal), Miniature Paintings, Sahifa Banu
Edo Period Japan: Woodblock Art and Hosukai, Nanga and Ema Saiko, formal gardens
Korean Joseon Art: art and poetry with Heo Nanseolheon, Jeong Seon, pottery
Indonesian traditional art: Batik textiles, shadow puppetry
Imperial Chinese art: calligraphy, porcelain, Yun Bing
First Nations of Western Canada: wooden carvings, chilkat weaving, formlines
Modernism: Fauvism and Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo
Impressionism: Mary Cassat, Monet
Post-Impressionism: Vincent van Gogh, pointillism and Georges Seurat
Aboriginal Art of Australia: dot painting and the Dreamtime
American Modernism: Georgia O'Keeffe, Morgan Russell
Abstract Art: Hilma af Klint, Wassily Kandinsky
Pop Art: screenprinting and Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein
Street Art: Keith Haring, Basquiat, Banksy, Falko 1
Written by Susie Hodge, a British art historian, author, artist, and journalist with more than one hundred books to her name for both adults and children. She has an MA in the history of art from Birkbeck, University of London, and is a fellow of the Royal Society for Arts. She has twice been named the No. 1 art writer by the Independent. She often appears in documentaries, arts programmes and news channels, and is valued for her ability to simplify complex ideas quickly for viewers.
Illustrated by Jenny Bowers, a member of an award-winning design studio and a
graduate of the Royal College of Art, London. Her illustrations can be seen on the packaging of Le Chocolat des Français often found in museums such as the MOMA. Her work has also been featured in large magazines such as Vogue Japon and newspapers such as the Guardian.
Make Art promotes artistic freedom to inspire young minds aged 7 and up.
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Why your five year old could not have done that
Susie Hodge
- Thames & Hudson
- 20 Septembre 2012
- 9780500290477
Avec les reproductions de 100 oeuvres d'art qui se sont attirées les foudres du public, Susie Hodge lutte pied à pied contre les idées reçues et prouve que l'art n'est pas - et n'a jamais été - un jeu d'enfants.
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Explorez les paysages et les lieux qui ont inspiré le grand art : trouvez la paix dans le jardin de Monet, escaladez le mont Fuji lors d'un pèlerinage avec un artiste de l'ukiyo-e, naviguez avec Gauguin vers le Pacifique Sud pour agrandir vos horizons ou contemplez la lumière et les saisons changeantes sur Chelsea Embankment . Dans ce guide, Susie Hodge, autrice à succès et historienne de l'art, présente 25 destinations artistiques célèbres et oubliées à travers le monde, et les relie aux chefs-d'oeuvre qui les célèbrent.
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Discover art that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when artists take tradition and rip it up.
ArtQuake tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that shook the world, telling the fascinating stories behind their creation, reception and legacy. From Gustave Courbet's The Bathers (1853) to Marcel Duchamp's Fountain (1917); Yves Klein's Untitled Anthropometry (1960) to Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party (1974-79); Andres Serrano's Piss Christ (1987) to Banksy's Love is in the Bin (2018) - meet huge egos, uncompromising feminists, gifted recluses, spiritualists, anti-consumerists, activists, satirists and more.
In telling the history of modern and contemporary art through the works that were truly disruptive, and explaining the context in which each was created, ArtQuake demonstrates the heart of modern art, which is to constantly question and challenge expectation.
If you like this, FilmQuake is also available.
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De la poterie au pointillisme, ce joli livre relève le défi de faire découvrir le monde de l'art aux enfants en 100 mots clés illustrés par Marco Farina. Matériaux, méthodes, styles, courants, la spécialiste Susie Hodge a choisi avec soin les mots qu'il faut pour aller à l'essentiel.
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100 chefs d'oeuvre de l'art occidental analysés par le détail, de la Renaissance à Paula Rego.
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The short story of contemporary art : A pocket guide to key movements, works, themes & techniques
Susie Hodge
- Laurence King
- 13 Février 2025
- 9781399618731
The Short Story of Contemporary Art is a must-read introduction to this exciting and important period from bestselling author and art historian Susie Hodge.
This fascinating pocket guide to art explains the how, why and when of contemporary art - who introduced certain techniques or genres, and why these matter.
Simply constructed, the book explores 40 key works - from the iconic sculpture of Barbara Hepworth to the street art of Keith Haring and the performance pieces of Marina Abramovic - and links them to the most important movements, themes and techniques. Accessible, concise and richly illustrated, the book reveals the connections between different periods, artists and styles, giving readers a thorough understanding and broad enjoyment of contemporary art. -