Arts / Painting

Survival of the Beautiful

by David Rothenberg

"The peacock's tail," said Charles Darwin, "makes me sick." That's because the theory of evolution as adaptation can't explain why nature is so beautiful. It took the concept of sexual selection for Darwin to...

Menagerie

by Sharon Montrose

Menagerie

Features Sharon Montrose’s richly evocative photographs of wild and domestic animals displayed in unusual ways. From the baby porcupine to the kitten to the zebra, each animal has a pronounced identity—not...

The Designer's Guide to Color Combinations

by Leslie Cabarga

If you're from the "I don't know zip about color - but I know what I like" school of color theory, this book's for you. You won't find color wheels or letures on color harmony here... just 500+ tried-and-true...

Strokes of Genius 2

by Rachel Rubin Wolf

Celebrate the beauty, diversity and expression of drawing with this second collection in the Strokes of Genius series - 140 examples of the finest drawing being done today. Fresh from the studios and sketchpads...

The Layout Look Book

by Max Weber

When undertaking a new project, the first thing that must be decided on is the layout. Organized so as to encourage creativity, serendipitous discovery, and inspiration, The Layout Look Book is a great guide...

An Orange: A Child's Book of Awareness: A Child's Book of Awareness

by Mark McGinnis

Helping a child to develop a sense of awareness may be one of the greatest gifts we can give. Awareness, presence, mindfulness, and stillness are gifts that improve and heighten our quality of life from the...

South African Art Now

by Sue Williamson

Described by international curator Okwui Enwezor as "one of the most dynamic and vigorous spaces of artistic practice," contemporary South African art is an exciting, emerging scene that is attracting the attention...

Laconia: 1,200 Tweets on Film

by Masha Tupitsyn

If the sound bite is the new order, then how do we make every word count? In today's surplus world of communication overload and cultural clutter, writer and cultural critic Masha Tupitsyn turns to the media...

Prophets & Assassins

by Bob Oré

Men and women who have changed the world often leave a mark on human History. These figures that have reached the rank of prophets share many common traits: humble, yet worshiped by the masses, they usually...

The Crossing Point: Selected Talks and Writings

by Mary Caroline Richards

A stunning example of poetic questioning.

What Photography Is

by James Elkins

In What Photography Is, James Elkins examines the strange and alluring power of photography in the same provocative and evocative manner as he explored oil painting in his best-selling What Painting Is. In the...

Indie Rock Poster Book

by Yellow Bird Project & Andy J. Miller

From the authors of the popular Indie Rock Coloring Book, this poster book is a colorful celebration of indie rock music and art. Showcasing original artwork by thirty of today's cutting-edge illustrators—including...

A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art

by Gertrude Grace Sill

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Social Works

by Shannon Jackson

'a game-changer, a must-read for scholars, students and artists alike' - Tom Finkelpearl

At a time when art world critics and curators heavily debate the social, and when community organizers and civic activists...

Perspective Made Easy - A Step-By-Step Method for Learning the Basis of Drawing

by Ernest R. Norling

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern...

Mellencamp: Paintings and Reflections

by John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp is one if the true Renaissance men of popular music. In the public spotlight for over twenty-five years, with a string of number one hits and multiplatinum records side to his artistic talent...

Rethinking Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education

by New New Museum

For over a decade, Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education has served as the guide to multicultural art education, connecting everyday experience, social critique, and creative expression with classroom...

Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed!)

by Arnold Scaasi

A fascinating read of personal experiences from the famed fashion designer that showcases the lives and contributions of iconic women -- from Jackie Kennedy to Elizabeth Taylor to Laura Bush to Princess Diana...

What Art Is - And Isn't: An Aesthetic Tract

by Donald Knowles Richardson

Synopsis: What Art Is - and Isn't is a fascinating, concise, and cogent explanation of the similarities and differences between art and design, of the role of craft and the computer, and their relationship with...

The Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw, and Never Will See, in The New Yorker

by Matthew Diffee & Robert Mankoff

Each week about fifty New Yorker cartoonists submit ten ideas, yielding five hundred cartoons for no more than twenty spots in the magazine. Arguably the most brilliant single-panel-gag cartoonists in the world...