Set in an imaginary European city, The Passion Artist takes us into the dream-like interior world of Konrad Vost, a middle-aged widower grieving for his dead wife, devoted to his schoolgirl daughter, and obsessed with the memory and the fate of his mother, who is an inmate in the city s prison. When Vost discovers that his daughter has become a prostitute, and that the women pr...(展开全部)

Former Israeli intelligence operative Gabriel Allon is drawn back into the game to take on a cunning terrorist on one last killing spree, a Palestinian zealot who played a dark part in Gabriel's past. And what begins as a manhunt turns into a globe-spanning duel fueled by both political intrigue and deep personal passions...

In Anatomy for the Artist, acclaimed artist and teacher Sarah Simblet unveils the extraordinary construction of the human body, and celebrates its continual prominence in Western Art. The transparent body. Using superb, specially commissioned photographs of male and female models, together with historical and contemporary works of art, and her own illustrations, Sarah shows u...(展开全部)

This updated version of "The New Creative Artist" breathes life into a popular North Light Classic, helping artists reach greater levels of creativity, inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Perfect for fans of the original - and anyone who wants to be more creative - this book includes: a fresh, eye-catching design that showcases 50 percent new material; new instruction to addr...(展开全部)

At their best, art galleries and exhibitions are able to open viewer’s senses and create a feeling of ambiance, curiosity, and even sacred space. Artist Exhibition examines the display, presentation and promotion of artist’s works around the world. By sharing works on and off the gallery walls, their transformation from sketch to object d’art through innovative framing, lightin...(展开全部)

《Sketch Book for the Artist》（《艺术家速写簿》）以激发读者用画笔描绘自己周遭的世界为主旨，全书依绘画主题分为动物、植物与花园、建筑、肖像等共计11个部分，应主题及描绘需要介绍各种绘画材料、手法、技法及创作理念。书中附有大量大师作品及作者自己的作品作为例子。

石黑一雄：一九五四年生于日本长崎，五岁时随其父前往英国定居。他迄今共出版六部长篇小说，其作品已被翻译成三十多种语言。他的每部长篇小说都曾获欧美的文学奖项，其中包括一次英国布克奖(《长日留痕》)，另加三次该奖提名。

An Artist of the Floating World (1986) is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. It is set in post-World War II Japan and is narrated by Masuji Ono, an ageing painter, who looks back on his life and how he has lived it. He notices how his once great reputation has faltered since the war and how attitudes towards him and his paintings have changed. The chief conflict deals with Ono's need t...(展开全部)

Following Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work!, both New York Times bestsellers with 614,000 copies in print, The Steal Like an Artist Journal is the next step in the journey. It combines Kleon's unique and compelling ideas on being creative with the physical quality that makes journals like Moleskines so enormously popular. Its page after page of ideas, prompts, quotes, an...(展开全部)

Dave was an extraordinary artist, poet, and potter living in South Carolina in the 1800s. He combined his superb artistry with deeply observant poetry, carved onto his pots, transcending the limitations he faced as a slave. In this inspiring and lyrical portrayal, National Book Award nominee Laban Carrick Hill's elegantly simple text and award-winning artist Bryan Collier's res...(展开全部)