Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Individual Artist    4. Popular Culture - General    5. Art / Popular Culture    6. Individual artists   

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Not his best work
It always amazes me how much this particular book of Hamilton photos goes for. When I finally got a copy I was not that impressed, compared to some of his other early works. Along with the usual pictures of young girls there are a lot of landscapes, which aren't bad but there are numerous other photographers who do a better job of landscape pictures. He has done rarer books in Japan which do command serious money and are worth it to the collector looking for pictures of a very particular nature.

Beautifull!
I have never been so moved by an artist in my life! David has captured purity, in these Angelic forms of innocence.Read more

Subjects:  1. Girls    2. Photography of the nude    3. Photography, Erotic    4. Portraits   

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Better than I had imagined
This book is the next best thing to having the original works. English notes are limited to the beginning and end of the book. I was concerned when I read the review mentioning the cut off Japanese text. Yes, they are cut off, but not lost. The originals would appear exactly the same way. That's because the originals were printed on only one side of double spreads which were folded down the middle, right through those columns of text. You only have to flip the page to see the other half of the text. As for the washed out grays, that is a shame, but I am peronally more interested in Hokusai's line work anyway, so it doesn't bother me. He used the best carvers, so we have a good representation of his original brush work. My one complaint is that the cover on my paperback copy was not well glued to the spine, and fell off in a few minutes. But now my pages spread out flat with no resistance, so maybe it's an improvement.

Essential prints from an "Old Man Crazy about Painting"
This is Hokusai at his best.His quality of line is exceptional and the images are a constant delight.The fertility of the artist's imagination is nothing short of astonishing.Hokusai gives us the mythological origins of Fuji, simple views of Fuji, pilgrims climbing and descending Fuji, Fuji's reflection, Fuji seen through rain and through mist, Fuji framed by trees, windows and bridges, Fuji from near and Fuji from afar.In one striking interior view, we see some surprised people looking at a miraculous vision of an inverted Fuji that floats on a screen before them.The explanation?A knothole in the house's wooden wall has transformed the building into a kind of giant camera obscura, and the morning sun is projecting an image of the mountain onto the screen.So... Fuji outdoors and Fuji indoors. One of the greatest
Hokusai is my second favorite Japanese print artist whose art reflects mostly nature. I have two pictures of his hanging on wall. 100 Views of Mt. Fuji is one of his most beautiful works. It depicts the seasonal changes and the things done on Mt. Fuji. If you are intrested in Japanese woodprint and love nature, I'd strongly advice you to get this book. Awesome! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Asian    4. Drawing By Individual Artists    5. Individual Artist    6. Printmaking    7. Individual artists    8. Japan    9. Prints & printmaking   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. European    4. History - Renaissance    5. Individual Artist    6. Art / General    7. High Renaissance (c 1500-1530)    8. Individual artists    9. Painting & paintings   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Individual artists    3. Japan    4. Oriental art    5. Prints & printmaking   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Individual Photographer    3. Individual Photographers And Their Work    4. Photography    5. Cultural studies    6. Individual photographers    7. Photographs: collections    8. c 1970 to c 1980    9. c 1980 to c 1990    10. c 1990 to c 2000   

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amazing
Nan Goldin captures what it's like to be human in a way that no one else can. Her friends---her family----feel pain and introspection and I felt lonely looking through the book but the rare moments of connection in a world where so many people are alone with their drug addiction, disease, unhappiness, are all the more moving.

Wow
It's really sad how Nan Goldin hasn't gottten a single intelligible review for her seminial work, "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency." Her incredibly self-brutalizing protrayl of her life, friends, lovers, are just the sort of photographs we take when we want memories to cut. Most of the photographs arecandid, fleshy, and almost dirtied with color. People copulate, hurt, masturbate, alienate each other with the sort of urbane nonchalance that people confused in their own lives inflict on others. In one particular self-portrait, Nan Goldin records her battered face directly after being battered by her lover, her bloodied eye matching her pasty lipstick. That one photograph can rip you to shreds if you let it. Originally, Nan Goldin showed "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency" in a slideshow format, which probably has a different feel than the book does. While some of the photos in the book were a little weak in the grain, most of the photos are beautifully reproduced.

Not of interest to me. A little distressing.
I'm glad I didn't buy this book, now that I've seen it. Although the reproduction quality of the photographs is very good, the photographs themselves aren't interesting to me and are even a bit distressing.Read more

Subjects:  1. Erotic photography    2. Individual Photographer    3. Photo Techniques    4. Photography    5. Photography, Erotic    6. Portrait photography    7. Subjects & Themes - Portraits    8. Individual artists    9. Photographs: portraits    10. Sex & sexuality   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Commercial - Illustration - Sci-Fi & Fantasy    4. History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)    5. Individual Artist    6. Novelty    7. Individual artists    8. Miscellaneous Items   

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midsummer snowballs
An excellent overveiw of an Andy Goldsworthy project. Great Huge Images to getyour teeth into.

A bizzarre and wonderful concept...
Midsummer Snowballs.The very idea puts a smile on your face.If that doesn't, then a few photographs of this Summer 2000 exhibition by Andy Goldsworthy will.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1956-    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    5. Conceptual    6. Goldsworthy, Andy,    7. Individual Artist    8. Sculpture    9. Art / General   

Subjects:  1. 1746-1828    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    5. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Private    6. European    7. Exhibitions    8. Goya, Francisco,    9. Graphic Arts - General    10. Individual Artist    11. Individual Painters And Their Work    12. Last years    13. Art / General    14. History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800    15. Painting & paintings    16. Spain   

Subjects:  1. 1760-1849    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Asian    5. Exhibitions    6. Graphic Arts - General    7. Katsushika, Hokusai,   

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MaybeBestBook
The text provides the necessary background to facilitate understanding of the fantastic pictures.A great variety of photos provide wonderful insight into the world of Hiroshige. The pictures can be perused for pure enjoyment.Terrific book.

Superlative Art Book about Superlative Artist.
Quick, stop reading this review and buy this Hardcover book in New or Like New condition now, while you can.For, this is one of the greastest modern so-called 'coffee table' art books that I have come across.Too often these days one finds that such art books which should be large, lushly produced, lovingly put together and brilliantly written are unfortunately done with punk production values resulting in poor reproductions on cheap looking paper stock and accompanied by unedifying, often stultifying essays.Not this one.As I said above it is one of the most impressive art books that I have come across in twenty years of buying them.It is printed and bound in Germany which in itself is commendable and noteworthy because it is quite expensive to produce a book there.I am so glad they did because, as good as they are, Italy and Hong Kong, two places commonly used for producing today's art books, just don't do as good a job as Prestel has done in Germany.This book was originally produced to accompany an exhibition at the Royal Academy of the Arts during 1997.As such, it commanded a skilled and erudite staff of authors to craft both an accurate history and an illuminating commentary of the artist and his art.They are: Matthi Forrer, author of a similar book on Hokusai; Suzuki Juzo, the author of the standard monograph on Hiroshige; and Henry Smith a Professor of Japanese History at Columbia U.You will come back to this book many times over the years because there is so darned much information to absorb, visually and intellectually and because the publisher's top notch production values have accurately captured the spirit and beauty of Hiroshige's Woodblock Prints.This is the sort of book that will be actively sought out by art book collectors in years to come.This is why I say, buy it now, while you can at such a low price.You won't be sorry.

Amazing
I have no experience with art at all, but from my point of view this book is a jewl. Printings are so beautiful and relaxing, and they are numerous in this book. Also the book is well organized with explanations about the paintings. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Asian    4. Individual Artist    5. Techniques - Printmaking    6. History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900    7. Individual artists    8. Japan    9. Oriental art    10. Relief processes (eg woodcut, lino)    11. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. 1746-1828.    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Bulls of Bordeaux    5. European    6. Fine Arts    7. Goya, Francisco,    8. Individual Artist    9. Prints    10. Proverbs    11. Tauromaquia    12. Art / Fine Arts    13. History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900    14. Individual artists    15. Prints & printmaking   

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cool
this address book is just what you need to organize everything itis butiflly illistrated and it isnt so thick that it wont fit in your purse it fits evan in small purses so u can take it anywhereand it matches black purses and red and gray i bought one at a different web site and i loved it but it was 5 dollers more on the other web site then here i knew i should write a reveiw when i saw it on amazon.com cheaper its great buy your Anne Geddes Wild roses address book today

Wonderful little book!
I have had this little address book for about 4 years now and I love it!I have filled it up (I move alot and get to know new people all of the time) so I am going to order another one today so that I can re-do andreorganize my addresses.I have many Anne Geddes publications and this isone of my favorites!

Addresses-Fell short of Expectations
I was looking for a nice address book to give as a gift as a housewarming present and when i saw it I noticed what a waste of money it was. It cost much more than other address books. The cover is decorative but don't letit fool you.. Don't buy this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Blank Books / Diaries / Memory Books    2. Blank Books/Journals    3. Non-Classifiable    4. Miscellaneous Items    5. Photography / Subjects & Themes / Children   

Subjects:  1. Bedrooms    2. General    3. Individual Photographers And Their Work    4. Photography    5. Photography of interiors    6. Photography, Artistic    7. Pictorial works    8. Reference   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Individual Artist    4. Sculpture    5. Art / Individual Artist    6. Exhibition catalogues and specific collections    7. Individual artists    8. Sculpture & other three-dimensional art forms   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. History - General    4. Individual Artist    5. Individual artists    6. Painting & paintings   

Subjects:  1. 1836-1910    2. Art    3. Homer, Winslow    4. Homer, Winslow,   

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Realy good photos of E.H. work
I found this book to be useful as a art student ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1882-1967    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Exhibitions    5. History - General    6. Hopper, Edward,    7. Individual Artist    8. Individual Painters - 20th Century    9. 20th century    10. Biography: general    11. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -    12. Individual artists    13. Painting & paintings    14. USA    15. c 1800 to c 1900