Сьюзи Ходж — библиография

Brimming with upbeat guidance, this accessible handbook shows how anyone can use art to enlighten, uplift, calm and ease stress and anxieties.
Visual art is enlightening, challenging, informative and arresting; but it can also be therapeutic, reducing anxiety and stress levels, and offering perspective on the challenges that we all face in our lives.
This guide introduces readers to new ways of looking at a wide range of art. Through careful examination and explanation, it investigates how engaging with art and drawing upon its ideas can help everyone feel connected and inspired. From Frida Kahlo confronting her anxieties to Henri Matisse embracing happiness, from Louise Bourgeois conquering fear to Auguste Rodin finding hope, it shows how you too can use art to work through difficult emotions and improve your mental wellbeing. Even art that unsettles can help us to think and feel differently.
Artists have been conveying aspirations, emotions, ideas and stories for thousands of years; this book will help everyone to 'read' these messages, and thereby to enrich their own emotional life through art.

An expert and detailed account of the painter Claude Monet, one of the key founders of the Impressionist movement and arguably the most influential artist of modern times.
An insightful biography tells the story of his life, the historical context of society at the time, and his relationships with Renoir, Sisley and Manet.
Features a fabulous gallery of all Claude Monets most significant works accompanied by in-depth analysis of his style and technique.
Explores his courageous rejection of the traditional art world and his decision to establish a new form of painting
Beautifully illustrated with more than 500 reproductions and photographs.

A perceptive and detailed account of the artist Paul Cezanne, who uniquely bridged the gap between the Impressionist and Cubist movements.
A fascinating biography portrays his life in the context of society at the time, and provides an insight into his friendships and family.
Features a handsome gallery of Cezanne's most iconic works, accompanied by expert analysis of his style and technique.
Explains the artist's mastery of colour, composition, design and observation.
Beautifully illustrated with 500 outstanding reproductions and photographs.

Great works of art cannot be fully understood in a single encounter. This is perhaps even truer for modern artworks that may not immediately make sense to, or even appeal to, the casual observer. Viewing an artwork? whether it is a painting, sculpture, installation, video, or photograph? as a whole is one method of interacting with it, but a deeper understanding can only be gained by analyzing it in detail.
Modern Art in Detail: 75 Masterpieces spotlights the finer points that even connoisseurs may miss. The book includes all the minutiae that a quick glance will almost certainly fail to reveal, including subtle internal details. Susie Hodge writes intelligently and informatively about relevant external influences on the artist?everything from global political events to groundbreaking movements such as Cubism, Futurism, and Primitivism, and even scientific and mathematical theories.
This book examines seventy-five artworks from the late nineteenth century to the modern day. It treats each of its subjects on its own merits, but it also views each as part of a tradition that links it to the past, which sees artists pass a baton down through the ages. Moreover, it charts the shift from the supremacy of artistic technique to the dominance of the idea or concept behind the object created.

A new edition to Prestel s popular 50s series, this collection of the finest examples of Art Nouveau showing how the movement impacted every artistic discipline.
The heyday of the Art Nouveau style was relatively short, spanning the decades immediately before and after 1900. However it was a tremendously important period, not only for its radical shift away from the academic and romantic movements of the late 19th century, but also for its embrace of nature and natural fo

Louis Comfort Tiffany was highly skilled in jewellery design, ceramics, enamels, and metalwork but he is best known for his beautiful stained-glass designs. Using opalescent glass in a variety of colours and textures, he created a stunning range of jewel-like Art Nouveau works that influenced much of American modern art. This sumptuous new book features page after page of astounding work, showing Tiffany's skill as a colourist and a craftsman, with works that still inspire artists and audiences

Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books this book focuses on Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. Renowned especially for his style of painting that featured grids of black lines with blocks of primary colour, Mondrian was regarded as a true pioneer of abstract art. Featuring a fascinating introduction to Mondrian’s life and art, this stunning new book brings together a wide selection of his magnificent work.• The most famous and popular artworks from key artists and movements.
• Accessib

Энциклопедия рассказывает о том, как менялось изобразительное искусство на протяжении тысячелетий. Читатель увидит, как развивалась живопись — от наскальных рисунков до поп-арта. Познакомится с интереснейшей скульптурой — древней и современной. Проследит историю фотографии и эволюцию фотоаппарата — от пластиночного до цифрового. Книга научит детей понимать и любить искусство.

Это богато иллюстрированное издание наполнено подробными разборами жизни и творчества таких великих мастеров Золотого века Голландии, как Рубенс, Рембрандт, Вермеер, Хальс, ван Дейк и многих других. Автор бестселлеров об искусстве Сьюзи Ходж становится настоящим проводником в XVII век – период расцвета нидерландской живописи. Книга погружает читателя в контекст времени, рассказывая о Войне за независимость, формировании голландской республики и развитии художественного рынка, а затем раскрывает самые тайные и удивительные истории художников. Благодаря этой книге вы проделаете путь к формированию представления о том, чем жили, о чем думали и переживали великие творцы, чтобы понять, в чем заключались их творческие мотивы и какое влияние они оказали на мировую живопись последующих столетий. Продолжая долгожданную серию «Портрет художника», книга станет красивым подарком с яркими иллюстрациями на мелованной бумаге, а также источником полезных знаний для всех, кто интересуется искусством.