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Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to Josef Albers's Color Experiments

Fritz Horstman - Yale University Press
Format: Paperback

The essence of Josef Albers's Interaction of Color in a format that engages learners of all ages and levels and encourages a hands-on approach Interaction of Color is often presented as an overarching theory of color, but it is actually a method of learning how to better see and understand...
 
 
Don't Build, Rebuild: The Case for Imaginative Reuse in Architecture

Aaron Betsky - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

In a time of climate crisis and housing shortages, a bold, visionary call to replace current wasteful construction practices with an architecture of reuse. As climate change has escalated into a crisis, the reuse of existing structures is the only way to even begin to preserve our wood,...
 
 
Blood and Lightning: On Becoming a Tattooer

Dustin Kiskaddon - Stanford University Press
Format: Hardcover

Any tattoo is the outcome of an intimate, often hidden process. The people, bodies, and money that make tattooing what it is blend together and form a heady cocktail, something described by Matt, the owner of Oakland's Premium Tattoo, as "blood and lightning." Faced with the client's...
 
 
American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond

Jeremy Dauber - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of American Comics and Jewish Comedy comes a highly entertaining book that examines the American obsession with horror - and what it tells us about ourselves. In American Scary, noted cultural historian and Columbia professor Jeremy Dauber takes the reader to the startling...
 
 
Icons of Style: in 100 Garments

Josh Sims - Laurence King Publishing
Format: Paperback

Behind nearly every item in the modern wardrobe is a 'first of its kind' - the definitive item, often designed by a single company or brand for specialist use, on which all subsequent versions have been based (and originals of which are now collector items in the booming vintage...
 
 
Our Hearts Are in Scotland (Victoria)

Lester - 83 Press
Format: Hardcover

Like the soul-stirring call of bagpipes echoing over a misty moor, Our Hearts Are in Scotland bids one to explore the heritage and culture of this hauntingly romantic destination.Our Hearts Are in Scotland takes readers on a memorable journey through this majestic country and is replete...
 
 
The Art of Cosplay and Creative Makeup: Create Incredible Looks with Simple Techniques and Affordable Materials

Chris Peck - Rockport Publishers
Format: Paperback

Body painter extraordinaire Chris Peck, aka Rainbowskinz, shows you the fundamental techniques he uses to create an infinite number of extraordinary looks.. Learn the secrets of stunning transformations with cosplay superstar Chris Peck in The Art of Cosplay and Creative Makeup. Known as Rainbowskinz...
 
 
Start Here: Paint: 50 Ways To Be an Artist Without Trying (Start Here, 2)

Moira Clinch - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

If you've always wished you could paint but have no idea where to begin, get a head start with more than 50 progressive art activities that develop skill and confidence as you go.. Start Here: Paint gives you exciting prompts for kick-starting an artistic practice centered on painting....
 
 
The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience

Nikole Hannah-Jones - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

An illustrated edition of The 1619 Project, with newly commissioned artwork and archival images, The New York Times Magazine's award-winning reframing of the American founding and its contemporary echoes, placing slavery and resistance at the center of the American story.. Here, in these...
 
 
Artist's Watercolor Techniques: Discover How to Paint Landscapes, People and Still Lifes, and Develop Your Own Style

DK - DK
Format: Hardcover

Whether you are just starting out with watercolor painting or want to expand your skills and raise your art to the next level, this book has all the inspiration and practical know-how you'll need.. Starting from the very basics, such as choosing the right brushes and practicing color...