Tibetan Designs (Dover Pictorial Archives)

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Inspired by the living legacy of Tibetan art, this vibrant coloring book features 30 designs adapted from authentic scroll paintings and mandalas. Elaborate images depict Buddhas, deities, Tibetan astrology signs, ritual instruments, and other traditional motifs. Great for colorists, designers, and anyone with an interest in religious iconography.

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Tibetan Art Coloring Book
An Incredible Gift
"The Tibetan Art Coloring Book" is one of my favorites!

The Tibetan Art Coloring Book
J. Jamyang Singe
Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Plastic Comb

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ASIN: 0810929074

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Tibetan Art Coloring Book.......2001-12-29

The line drawings in this colouring book are so lovely that I was almost too intimidated to start colouring them in! Truly beautiful illustrations and I have enjoyed my time with them, and look forward to many more hours of colouring.....

An Incredible Gift.......1999-12-13

This book makes an incredible gift. I, personally, can't wait to color in these beautiful Tibetan Drawings. I have always loved the art of Tibet and admired the meditation involved in producing it. I think it is a brilliant idea to make a book that allows all of us a chance to participate in this sacred tradition.

"The Tibetan Art Coloring Book" is one of my favorites!.......1999-09-02

I am a teenager interested in Tibetan culture and the Tibetan Buddhist religion. I love to look at, color, and create my own thangkas (Tibetan paintings), which made this book a pleasure to work on! "The Tibetan Art Coloring Book" is one of two Tibetan art coloring books I have. Unlike the other one, this book comes with a coil on the top, so you can easily fold the book, and go from one picture to another! The paper is of perfect texture to use with colored pencils, being very smooth. I, infact, scanned some of the pictures I colored, and put them on my personal homepage!

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Vision and Invention: A Course in Art Fundamentals
Calvin Harlan
Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0139422439

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Vision and Invention: A Course in Art Fundamentals
Calvin Harlan
Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OIZF5S

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First Monograph on theExplosive and Prolific Swiss Artist Though Roman Signer (b. 1938) identifies himself as a sculptor, his work iswithout boundaries and doesn't fit into an artistic mold.He is interestedin fire, water, wind and time, inspiring unique and witty artisticexpressions that cross and include many different artistic mediums.ROMAN SIGNER, by Gerhard Mack, Paula van den Bosch and Jeremy Millar, theonly monograph to cover the scope of this, literally, explosive artist. The Swiss artist is best known for creating events in which simplematerials (rockets, balloons, rushing water) react with natural forces tocreate surprising lyrical results.Part mad scientist, part sorcerer'sapprentice, part Buster Keaton, Signer often appears in these actions,sometimes at considerable risk to himself. Since the mid 1970s, Signer has examined the forces of elements - air,fire, earth and water - in a combination of performance (documented byphotography and video) and sculpture (the physical remains of his acts). With a Dadaist love for the absurd, his artworks include Race (1981), inwhich the artist races a rocket across a field (hopelessly behind from thebeginning, the artist loses by nearly the entire length); Action at HotelWeissbad (1992), in which an ordinary table is shot out a hotel window, theresulting photographs showing a table flying incongruously over a sleepySwiss village; Power of Rain (1974), in which rainwater gathers slowly in afunnel until its force shatters a block of plaster; and Bicycle withRockets(1991), the photographs of which show a fiery bicycle flyingthrough the gallery like a demon comet. Often Signer will exhibit the remains of an event not witnessed by thepublic, such as four empty barrels and a violently splattered wall, theremains of an explosion of paint in the gallery space (Portrait Gallery,1993), or four sand piles with perfectly round craters on each, the neatresult of four simultaneous explosions at their peaks (Cones of Sand,1988). Roman Signer's work has been exhibited at major venues across Europe andNorth America as well as international exhibitions such as the 48th VeniceBiennale.ROMAN SIGNER offers incredible insight into this prolificartist's life, career and influences.This book is an exciting addition toany contemporary art library as well as the perfect gift for anyone with aninterest in or appreciation for art.

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A welcome and important addition to personal, professional, and academic library collections.......2006-11-05

The collaborative work of architecture critic Gerhard Mack, Paula van den Bosch (Curator of Contemporary Art at Bonnefantunmuseum, Maastrict), and the artist, critic and curator Jeremy Millar, "Roman Singer" offers the reader an extended monograph covering the life and work of the Swiss artist and sculptor Roman Signer who is bet known for creating events in ;which simple materials such as rockets, balloons, and rushing water react with natural forces to create surprising lyrical and artistic results. The informed and informative text featuring an interview by Paula van den Bosch with Roman Signer, Gerhard Mack's discussion of the recurrent motifs and major themes in Signer's works, and a 1984 interview revealing Signer's attitude towards the danger inherit in his approach to (and involvement with) some of his projects is superbly enhanced with ninety color and 40 b/w illustrations. "Roman Singer" offers insightful reading into the man and his work, making it a welcome and important addition to personal, professional, and academic library collections of Art History, Contemporary Art & Artists, and Art Criticism.

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Roman Signer: Travel Photos
Roman Signer
Manufacturer: Steidl
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Binding: Paperback

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Roman Signer (Contemporary Artists)

ASIN: 3865212824
Release Date: 2006-11-15

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Since the early 1970s, Roman Signer has been making art that refuses to be described in conventional terms. His objects and installations look like science experiments, and his photographs and films seem only to document their results: In compliance with carefully planned and strictly executed and documented procedures, Signer sets off explosions and collisions, sending his materials flying through space. Videos like Boot with Rocket capture the original setup, soon to self-destruct. Signer's work gives cause and effect a humorous twist, as it does the scientific method, taking on the self-evidence of scientific logic as an artistic challenge. But in the midst of all this, Signer has also been making a much quieter and more conventional body of work, not unlike the one most readers keep in a shoebox on a shelf in their closets: His "Reisefotos," or travel photographs, track the great experiments of 20 years on and off the road, found works that, like Signer's own, called out to be documented. Whether his subject is a host's arrangement of objects or an event he's reluctantly participating in, it takes on an illustrative or narrative element, and sometimes a touch of irony. Travel Photos presents a previously unknown but completely characteristic side of Signer's work.

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Visionaire No. 39: Play
Wong Kar Wai , Peter Lindbergh , Greg Lynn , Pedro AlmodUvar , Darren Aronofsky , Spike Jonze , Nick Knight , Baz Luhrmann , Tony Oursler , and Roman Signer
Manufacturer: Visionaire Publishing, LLC
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1888645393
Release Date: 2002-11-01

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Description: Visionaire says, "Come PLAY with us." Sixteen artists take to their cameras or computers and create original films in the form of flip books for Visionaire No. 39: Play. Collected together, the sixteen flip books are encased in a sleek tilted case. Contributions include works by leading photographers Steven Meisel, Nick Knight, Mario Testino, Steven Klein, and Craig McDean, plus a provocative dance number captured by Peter Lindbergh and a blooming flower photographed by fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. The issue also features a daredevil explosion by video artist Roman Signer; a collaboration between film-graphics firm Imaginary Forces (Minority Report) and architect Greg Lynn; a special message from artist Tony Oursler's lips; cross-country travel from the Snorri Brothers directing team; work from preeminent filmmakers Pedro AlmodAvar, Spike Jonze, Darren Aronofsky, and Wong Kar Wei; and a burlesque Visionaire can-can dancer by Baz Luhrmann. Visionaire No. 39: Play was conceived in collaboration with the creators of PlayStation 2, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE).

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Friendly Fire
Leonhard Emmerling , Stefan Demary , Max Grueter , Ben Morieson , Euan Macdonald , and Roman Signer
Manufacturer: Kerber
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 3936646538
Release Date: 2004-08-02

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The term "friendly fire"--the inadvertent attack of military units by their allies--is a concise means of subsuming incomprehensible and paradoxical circumstances under one slogan. Here it is also the title of a book on artists Stefan Demary, Euan Macdonald, Max Grueter, Ben Morieson, and Roman Signer, whose subjects include (self-)destruction, absurdity, and borderline experience.

Alfredo Häberli Design Live: Shirana Shahbazi, David Renggli, Walter Pfeiffer, Roman Signer, John M Armleder, Körner Union, Stefan Burger display / inszenieren Alfredo Häberli

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Alfredo Häberli Design Live: Shirana Shahbazi, David Renggli, Walter Pfeiffer, Roman Signer, John M Armleder, Körner Union, Stefan Burger display / inszenieren Alfredo Häberli

Manufacturer: Birkhäuser Basel
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 3764380829

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Der Schweizer Alfredo Häberli (*1964 in Buenos Aires) gehört zu den innovativsten und erfolgreichsten zeitgenössischen Designern: Vom Weinglas zum Stuhl, vom Schuh zum Regalsystem – er findet für alles eine elegante Lösung, die Funktionalität und Präzision mit Leichtigkeit und spielerischem Charme verbindet. Das von Studio Achermann einzigartig gestaltete Buch über sein Schaffen geht neue Wege in der Darstellung von Design: Einige der namhaftesten schweizerischen Künstler – Shirana Shahbazi, David Renggli, Walter Pfeiffer, Roman Signer, John M Armleder, Körner Union, Stefan Burger – inszenieren seine Werke. Das Wechselspiel von Fotokunst und Design macht Form, Funktion und Alltagswirkung von Häberlis Objekten in neuer und ungewohnter Weise sichtbar. Essays von Gianni Jetzer und Stefano Casciani beleuchten Häberlis Werk und die Interpretationen der Künstler vertiefend.

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Grand Street 71: Danger
Jean Stein , Vladimir Sorokin , and Roman Signer
Manufacturer: Grand Street
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1885490224

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More than any other magazine, Grand Street invites its readers into the truly cosmopolitan world of literature and art. Our mission is to offer a distinctive emphasis on emerging and established writers and artists from all parts of the globe.
We took a hiatus from print, but our loyal readers told us that there's no substitute for Grand Street's visionary scope and striking style. Now the magazine marks its return with issue #71, Danger, a fitting theme for our perilous times. It will be published in March 2003, and new issues will follow each fall and spring.
Grand Street has always shared with its readers a dedication to inventive and daring expressions of contemporary ideas. We look forward to presenting the best of original fiction, essays, poetry, and visual art--work that transcends conventional boundaries and challenges expectations--for many years to come.

--Jean Stein, Editor of Grand Street Can't get enough of the freshest, sharpest literary voice around. --The Village Voice
Stunning. --The San Francisco Examiner
Grand Street has a liveliness and variety unmatched by any comparable publication. --Times Literary Supplement
Radical high-class postmodern funk. --Allen Ginsberg
Dandy in its diversity. --The Chicago Tribune

Edited by Jean Stein.

Contributions by legendary pop artist James Rosenquist, American prose master William T. Vollmann, controversial Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin, acclaimed German poet and essayist Durs Grünbein, Algerian artist Rashid Koraichi, Turkish novelist Elif Safak, and many more international writers and artists.

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Günther Vogt legt anhand einer typologischen Struktur (Landschaft, Park, Platz, Garten, Promenade etc.) dar, auf welcher gedanklichen Grundlage die erfolgreichen Projekte von Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten entstehen. In den vergangenen Jahren haben sie viel beachtete internationale Projekte in Europa und den USA realisiert; beispielsweise für die Tate Modern in London, einen neuen Typ des Stadtgartens (mit Herzog & de Meuron), in Zürich haben sie im Hotel Hyatt einen «Wettergarten» von grosser poetischer Kraft geschaffen (mit Meili, Peter Architekten), in Basel einen tropischen Innengarten für den Novartis Campus (mit Diener & Diener) und zuletzt in München den Aussenraum der Allianz Arena gestaltet (mit Herzog & de Meuron).

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No Art = No City!
Kim Adams , Louise Bourgeois , Stephen Craig , Olafur Eliasson , Isa Genzken , Julian Opie , Roman Signer , and Hans Haacke
Manufacturer: Hatje Cantz Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 3775713816
Release Date: 2004-02-02

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In this age of globally connected information societies--of cell phones, email, home shopping, and the Internet--we retreat deeper and deeper within our own four walls. Yet--and perhaps, consequently--public urban spaces are becoming more and more important, having lost none of their significance as interfaces of human communication. Featured here are more than 30 artists who have developed their own personal visions, utopias, and fantasies of a life in and with the city, realized over 30 years of public projects for the city of Bremen. Included are works by Kim Adams, Louise Bourgeois, Olafur Eliasson, Isa Genzken, Hans Haacke, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Atelier van Lieshout, Olaf Nicolai, Julian Opie, Panamarenko, Marjetica Potrc, Tobias Rehberger, Thomas Ruff, Roman Signer, and Winter/Harbelt.

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Oldest Possible Memory, The
Wolfgang Tillmans , Rachel Khedoori , Louise Bourgeois , Marcel Broodthaers , Stan Douglas , Robert Gober , Douglas Gordon , Sarah Lucas , Paul McCarthy , Meret Oppenheim , Jason Rhoades , Pipilotti Rist , Roman Signer , Luc Tuymans , Francis Picabia , and Alexander Calder
Manufacturer: Oktagon
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 3896110926
Release Date: 2001-06-02

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Description: The Oldest Possible Memory was published to accompany an exhibition of one of the most remarkable private collections of 20th century art in the world, thew Sammlung Hauser and Wirth Collection, and to serve as the first volume documenting it. From Louise Bourgeois to Sarah Lucas, Francis Picabia to Robert Gober, Alexander Calder to Raymond Pettibon and many others, the range and quality presented here is astonishing.

Parkett No. 45 Matthew Barney, Sarah Lucas, Roman Signer (Parkett Series , No 45)

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Parkett No. 45 Matthew Barney, Sarah Lucas, Roman Signer (Parkett Series , No 45)
Matthew Barney , and Lucas Sarh
Manufacturer: Parkett
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ASIN: 3907509951
Release Date: 1996-01-02

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Artwork by Matthew Barney, Lucas Sarh.

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Terry Todd was a good cop, and he tried to be a good father. He named his daughter Terri, and his dedication inspired her to become a Police Detective. But when he died, he became a monster with a body patched together from three ruthless mobsters. Now he fights for inner control against their evil souls in a conflict that could take this corrupt, haunted city and dump it deeper into hell. That is, unless his devoted daughter stops him first. In one 36-hour period, Monstros City will be ripped apart by gang warfare and rioting monsters. It will be snared in dirty politics and dark magic. And for the first time, a stitched-together creature called the Frankenstein Mobster will stalk the streets seeking deadly justice.

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