Decorative Art

Author : Victoria Charles
Publisher : Parkstone International
ISBN 13 : 1783104600
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1000 Masterpieces of Decorative Art written by Victoria Charles and published by Parkstone International. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ancient Sumerian pottery to Tiffany stained glass, decorative art has been a fundamental part of the human experience for generations. While fine art is confined to galleries and museums, decorative art is the art of the every day, combining beauty with functionality in objects ranging from the prosaic to the fantastical. In this work, Albert Jacquemart celebrates the beauty and artistic potential behind even the most quotidian object. Readers will walk away from this text with a newfound appreciation for the subtle artistry of the manufactured world.

Author : John Michael Vlach
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820312339
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Afro-American Tradition in Decorative Arts written by John Michael Vlach and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Included in the examples are works from the Charleston and Old Slave Mart museums and the ironwork of Philip Simmons.

Author : Frank G. Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory and Practice of Design, and Advanced Text-book on Decorative Art written by Frank G. Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dorothy S. Sides
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486155242
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decorative Art of the Southwestern Indians written by Dorothy S. Sides and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decorative art of the Indians of the American Southwest has long been recognized as one of the most beautiful art traditions in the primitive world. It demonstrates a technical skill with simple materials, a symbolic richness, and a faculty for creating rich effects by the imaginative use of ornament that are all almost unique. Museums use Pueblo ceramics for display pieces, and modern artists and crafters have turned eagerly to the handwork of prehistoric Indian women for inspiration and working ideas. Mrs. Dorothy Sides, a noted artist and collector, has gathered together and redrawn in black and white nearly 300 examples of the finest authentic Southwestern Indian decoration that she has seen in a lifetime of study. She has not limited her selection to one period or style, however; to make her book as useful as possible, she has selected material ranging from the thirteenth century great geometric art of the Pueblos to the handcrafts carried on by the nomadic and Pueblo peoples of the present. The main emphasis of this volume is on ceramic decoration, and Mrs. Sides includes pieces from the rich archeological sites of Pecos, Sikyatki, the Mimbres, and modern Pueblo pottery from Acoma, Zuni, Cochiti, and the Hopi. She also includes designs and motifs from the basketry of the Apache, Pima, and Papago; beadwork from the Mohave; authentic Zuni masks; Hopi kachina dolls; and sand paintings and blanket designs from the Navajo. This broad coverage of beautiful ornament illustrates many different art styles to fit every situation: geometric designs based upon balanced mirror fields of design, symbolic figures of the thunderbird, and modern stylizations. All is beautiful and imaginative. Any crafter working with ceramics will find this book indispensable as a source of rich, easily used, powerful design; workers in wood, weavers, metal workers, and leather workers will find that it will enlarge their decorative resources considerably. It also offers unusual and eye-catching designs for commercial artists who wish to do work suggesting travel, handcrafts, the Southwest, or the social sciences. Individual drawings are royalty-free and may be reproduced without fee or permission. "Worthy of an honored place in the library of aboriginal American art." — F. H. Hodge, Director, Southwestern Museum.

Author : Frances Lichten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decorative Art of Victoria's Era written by Frances Lichten and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Balfour
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Decorative Art written by Henry Balfour and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Decorative Arts: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets written by National Gallery of Art (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of the following works in the National Gallery of Art's collection of decorative arts: Chinese porcelains from the Qing dynasty, Persian and Indian rugs and carpets from the Peter A.B. Widener collection, two Chinese paintings from the 19th century and a 17th century Coromandel lacquer screen.

Author : Le Corbusier
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Decorative Art of Today written by Le Corbusier and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1987 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first English translation of Le Corbusier's densely illustrated polemic against the crafts tradition and superfluous ornament in interior decoration.

Author : Bard Graduate Center
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300196148
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Design written by Bard Graduate Center and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of spectacular breadth, covering the history of decorative arts and design worldwide over the past six hundred years

Author : Iona Plath
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Decorative Arts of Sweden written by Iona Plath and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 1966 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ironware, textiles, pottery, glass, furniture, wood, rosemaling, folk art from 12th century to present, much modern design. 406 photographs.