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Violent Cases 3 reviews
Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean
Dark Horse, 2004
Inimitable experience
+ Shows the roots of Gaiman & McKean
+ good job
This is the second book that I've read by Neil Gaiman. The artwork blows you away. This is what graphic novels should look and feel like. Violent Cases just captures the awe and fear of the unknown from a child's perspective. It seemed like I could smell the narrator's cigarette smoke and was ...
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Memories Lost, the art of Hoang Nguyen 3 reviews
Liquidbrush/Brandstudios, 2007
Memories Lost, and now found
+ Nice few pages...
Hoang Nguyen is an amazing illustrator and artist, with a portfolio stretching from hand drawn superheroes in Marvel Comics to 3D cybergods for Bandai Video Games. His diverse style continues to evoke a range of deep emotions, which adds almost a spiritual connection to his work. This book, ...
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Jenny Saville
Gagosian Gallery
Rizzoli, 2005
At thirty-two, Jenny Saville has had a career most artists twice her age would envy. In 1992, the year she completed her studies at Glasgow School of Art, her graduation exhibition sold out. Most notably, one painting was bought by Charles Saatchi and, since then, her international reputation has grown at a rapid and steady pace.Jenny Saville is described as a "New Old Master" for the technical ...
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Stressed Out West: A Nervous, Wordless Graphic Novel1 review
BigDumbAnimal Books, 2005
Stressed is the Best
This is one of the most original graphic novels, and books for the matter, that I've ever read. The bizarre story is told entirely through Albright's amazing drawings, which were all drawn in ballpoint pen. the book is a real trip, and reads like a movie thanks to its lack of text, like 2001 ...
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Dreaming Pictures: Paul Klee (Adventures in Art)2 reviews
Paul Klee, Juergen von Schemm
Prestel Publishing, 1997
A book guaranteed to fascinate all ages
+ Book with many ways of teaching art
This charming book is presented as a children's book, but is suitable for all ages. The large, beautiful illustrations and reproductions coupled with the whimsical text make this imaginative book a delight to look at and read. Small children will appreciate the bright colors of the artworks, and ...
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Wall and Piece54 reviews
Banksy
Random House UK, 2007
Funny and Very Creative Vandalism
+ Great Book for any graffiti enthusiast!
+ finished reading it at the bookstore
+ Mezmerizing!
+ Great collection of graffiti art.
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John Currin 8 reviews
Alison M. Gingeras, Dave Eggers, ...
Rizzoli, 2006
The Fantastic Awkward Nature of Existence
+ The best of John Currin
+ beautiful book
+ It is 5 stars to the book, but does the artist deserve such a book?
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Fine Art Printing for Photographers: Exhibition Quality Prints with Inkjet Printers21 reviews
Uwe Steinmueller, Juergen Gulbins
Rocky Nook, 2006
Make Magic With An Inkjet!!
+ Almost There! Really impressive!
+ Great Book for Detail Oriented Photographers!
+ Fine Art Printing for Photographers: Exhibition Quality Prints with Inkjet Printers
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Dead End2 reviews
Thomas Ott
Fantagraphics Books, 2003
Better than "Greetings From Hellville" but still four stars.
This collection of Ott's stories was more entertaining than the "Greetings From Hellville" collection. I will still give it four stars though. It was worth the look.
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1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die13 reviews
Universe, 2007
Beautiful compilation for all levels of interest
+ Art i s Life
+ Relaxing Retreat into Art.
+ Pretty good! Many images too small though.
+ Is this is a trick? Only 1,000 paintings in the book?
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The Principles of Uncertainty23 reviews
Maira Kalman
Penguin Press HC, The, 2007
Elements of Whimsy
+ Witty, funny and wonderful
+ Poignant and thought-provoking fun
+ Random, charming thoughts
+ A Book to Return to Again and Again
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Antarctica: The Global Warning 9 reviews
Sebastian Copeland
Earth Aware Editions, 2007
SOS for Amazing Antarctica
+ Great Antarctica photos
+ stunning, visuals...
I have visited Antarctica and climbed its ice in some of the very places photographed by Copeland. His amazing images capturing the majestic, awe-inspiring beauty of this magnificant continent can be beaten only by seeing it in person. The included DVD is a real treat, especially on a wide screen, ...
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Modigliani and His Models1 review
Emily Braun, Kenneth Silver, ...
Royal Academy, 2006
Good but not revolutionary.
Another beautiful exhibition catalogue (this one from the Royal Academy in London, 2006), this book is first and foremost a very well illustrated publication with top-quality images of Modigliani's best known portraits and nudes. Some interesting information on his models (lovers, friends, ...
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Mr. Punch18 reviews
Neil Gaiman
Vertigo, 1995
Neil and Dave: a perfect complement
+ Amazing duo
+ Wonderfully moody and oh so atmospheric
+ Very dark and slightly morbid, but not his best..
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Ron Mueck1 review
Robert Rosenblum
Thames & Hudson, 2006
Great Book on the Greatest of all time
This is the book to get if you want the behide the sences look in to the live of a great artist it gives you a studio look at how Ron Mueck does it great book and great price.
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The Photographer's Eye10 reviews
John Szarkowski
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2007
A good overview of B&W photography
I like collections of photos by many different artists, and this book has a good number of diverse pre-1970 photos to browse. There is a minimum of text and that is fine with me. The book's main contribution is that it suggests a means of systematizing photography, by frame, subject, time, details ...
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China! New Art & Artists
Dian Tong
Schiffer Publishing, 2005
When the Cultural Revolution ended in China, the long-repressed artists and writers reemerged. In art, particularly, they began to move away from the Romantic-Realism used in the propaganda art of the 1960s and 1970s, to experiment with new forms and techniques. Influenced by the Western modernist and post-modernist art that was entering the country as part of the "Cultural Discussion," they ...
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Spectrum 14: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (Spectrum (Underwood Books))15 reviews
Underwood Books, 2007
PERHAPS THE BEST SPECTRUM YET!
+ Illustration Artwork Rocks!!!
+ The Same, but Thicker
+ An Excellent Book in the Spectrum yearly series
+ Truly one of the Best Art Books Ever!
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Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Collections4 reviews
Barbara Buhler Lynes
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2007
A TREASURE FOR ALL
+ Very Nice Reproductions!
+ Georgia O'Keeffe Would Have Loved This Book!
For those of us not fortunate enough to be going to Santa Fe this year for the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum (which houses the largest collection of her work), here is an able substitute. Those who have visited the Museum in the past will relish this ...
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Maahvelous!11 reviews
Scott Chambliss
Glitterati, Inc., 2005
This is the Best!
+ SIMPLY DELICIOSSIMO!
+ outside the box
+ A Brilliantly written and illustrated book
+ A New Genre: The Glamour Hero!
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