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Anecdóticas reflexiones sobre la modernidad, el arte contemporáneo y la globalización de la cultura. ¿Se puede meter en un mismo saco la vida de una mujer de campo, alejada de todo lo que tiene que ver con el arte contemporáneo, las amarguras de un crítico de la plástica moderna, y la...

«Hacemos turismo cultural, visitamos iglesias y catedrales, nos arrobamos ante la belleza de los frescos románicos, de los lienzos renacentistas, de los retablos barrocos, de las imágenes de bulto talladas en sillerías, canecillos y retablos, de las prodigiosas arquitecturas que conforman el...

En este clásico ensayo el filósofo Eugenio d´Ors realiza un recorrido por la que es considerada una de las pinacotecas más importantes del mundo, el Museo del Prado. A través de la visita por las diferentes salas del museo, d´Ors nos guía a través de una selección de obras y a través...

Hemos querido presentar en esta serie las primeras obras que van a sentar las bases del Renacimiento y que, como es bien sabido, se produjeron en Italia a finales de la Baja Edad Media. Se trata de un pequeño grupo de genios que comprenden la profundidad de la transformación socioeconómica...

Suele denominarse así el siglo XV (o mil cuatrocientos), que representa el estallido de la inteligencia artística italiana puesta al servicio de la Iglesia y de la nobleza. Aunque durante mucho tiempo se conservaron las formas góticas, el nuevo estilo transforma radicalmente los elementos...

Pablo Picasso fue publicado por primera vez en español en 1946. Su núcleo originario, sin embargo, hay que buscarlo en la edición francesa de 1930, en la que Ors y Picasso trabajaron en estrecha colaboración, el primero preparando un texto que había de ser la realización efectiva, en el...

Este ejemplar de Eugenio D'ors gira entorno al artista que fue el pionero del rejuvenecimiento del arte clásico, con conceptos y realidades muy claras sobre su arte. Asimismo mostrar la disposición de Cézanne de realizar una innovación en el arte del siglo XX, llevado desde la astuta...

Primer episodio de la colección Primera Temporada. Un ensayo sobre el electrodoméstico favorito, escrito por una de las voces más influyentes y polémicas de nuestra época. El ojo de la casa nos vigila mientras descansamos o trabajamos. Su poder se extiende más allá de las cuatro paredes y...

A palavra pressa é o particípio passado, em latim, do verbo premere (apertar). Assim, pode-se dizer que A História do Cinema para Quem Tem Pressa se propõe a contar uma das maiores sagas do século 20 (e deste início do 21) para quem precisa apertar o passo ou está apertado de tempo. E quem não está? Sabadin traça um panorama do cinema – linguagem que há mais de um século revoluciona nossa maneira de ver a vida –, desde a época em que seus inventores nem sabiam direito o que fazer com ele, até os dias de hoje, quando movimenta bilhões de dólares pelos cinco continentes.

Ни одна культура, ни один культурный этап не имеет такого прямого отношения к современности, как эпоха Возрождения. Ренессанс – наиболее прогрессивный и революционный период в истории человечества. Об этом рассказывает Паола Дмитриевна Волкова в следующей аудиокниге цикла Мост через бездну, принимая эстафету у первого искусствоведа, Джоржо Вазари, настоящего человека своей эпохи – писателя, живописца и архитектора.Художники Возрождения – Сандро Ботичелли и Леонардо да Винчи, Рафаэль и Тициан, Иероним Босх и Питер Брейгель Старший – никогда не были просто художниками.

Orlando would eventually set up his own gallery and watch as Inigo quickly immersed himself in a world of private jets and multimillion-dollar deals for major clients. Inigo seemed brilliant, but underneath the extravagant façade, his complicated financial schemes were unraveling. With debt, lawsuits, and court summonses piling up, Inigo went into a tailspin of lies and subterfuge. At around the same time, Orlando would himself experience a nervous breakdown and leave the art world for good.

What if the British Museum isn't a house of learning, but a vast sinkhole of still-bubbling historic injustice? What if it presents us not with a carefully ordered cross section of history but is instead a palatial trophy cabinet of colonial loot swarming with volatile and errant spirits? When artist and writer Noah Angell first heard murmurs of ghostly sightings at the British Museum he had to find out more. What started as a trickle soon became a landslide as staff old and new brought forth testimonies of their inexplicable supernatural encounters.

Read by the author, Rose Boyt. ‘Hypnotic and propulsive’ - The Sunday Times ‘Thrilling’ - The TLS ‘Compulsive’ - The Observer In Naked Portrait Rose Boyt explores her complicated relationship with her beloved father, Lucian Freud, drawing on a diary she kept while sitting for him and...

Фиалка и плод граната, единорог и собака, бык и лев, попугай и павлин, весы и жемчуг, рог изобилия и зеркало, знак «Зеркало Венеры» и христианский знак «ихтис»…

Featuring an enlightening introduction by the book's translator, Michael T. H. Sadler, providing generational and cultural context for Kandinsky and his work, Concerning the Spiritual in Art gives testimony to the mind and creative expression of Kandinsky and other artists of his generation. This seminal and thought-provoking book exploring the heart of the artistic endeavor belongs in the library of every serious artist and student of modern art.

Unlock the enigmatic world where beauty meets betrayal, where passion for art conceals a sinister underbelly. In this captivating exposé, J.K. Artson unveils the hidden stories that have plagued the art world for centuries. Prepare to be enthralled as you embark on a journey through the shadows of art, crime, and corruption. Discover the rise of illicit acts that threaten our cultural heritage, leaving a trail of stolen masterpieces and shattered legacies in their wake.

In this concise and incredibly engaging short history, Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts journeys from the warrior societies of The Bronze Age all the way to the invention of democracy during the golden age of Athens, charting the incredible rise and fall of the Greek world and revealing just how much the Greeks influenced the world we live in today, from art and philosophy to architecture and politics.

In this concise and incredibly engaging short history, Dr Campbell Price takes us through every aspect of Ancient Egypt, from the incredible architectural marvels of the pyramids of Giza to the visually stunning and complex language of hieroglyphics all the way through to those at the top of society, pharaohs such as Tutankhamen and queens like Cleopatra.

The central argument of Chromophobia is that a chromophobic impulse—a fear of corruption or contamination through color—lurks within much Western cultural and intellectual thought. This is apparent in the many and varied attempts to purge color, either by making it the property of some foreign body—the oriental, the feminine, the infantile, the vulgar, or the pathological—or by relegating it to the realm of the superficial, the supplementary, the inessential, or the cosmetic.

Many people try to describe their experience when “in the zone” or “in the flow” during the creative process. Some claim that a Greater Power or Divine Guidance assisted them. But, what is this state of consciousness, and how do we replicate it? In search of answers, writer and painter Christopher J. Miller took the suggestion of one of his art mentors to watch and chronicle his creative process.