Random House New Releases - Art

Botanical Drawing in Color by Wendy Hollender

2010-07-20T00:30:00-05:00

Botanical Drawing in Color A Basic Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic Color
Written by Wendy Hollender

Trade Paperback, 144 pages | Watson-Guptill | Art - Drawing; Art - Color | $24.99 | 978-0-8230-0706-6 (0-8230-0706-5)

The Sound of One Hand by Steven Addiss

2010-07-13T00:30:00-05:00

The Sound of One Hand Paintings and Calligraphy by Zen Master Hakuin
Written by Audrey Yoshiko Seo and Steven Addiss

Hardcover, 288 pages | Shambhala | Art - Individual Artist | $65.00 | 978-1-59030-578-2 (1-59030-578-7)

Illustrated Three-Line Novels by Luc Sante

2010-06-29T00:30:00-05:00

Illustrated Three-Line Novels Felix Feneon
Written by Felix Feneon
Illustrated by Joanna Neborsky
Translated by Luc Sante

Hardcover, 128 pages | Mark Batty Publisher | Fiction - Literary; Art - Popular Culture | $24.95 | 978-0-9841906-6-9 (0-9841906-6-X)

Menko by Remo Camerota

2010-06-29T00:30:00-05:00

Menko Art of the Japanese Game Card
Written by Remo Camerota

Hardcover, 128 pages | Mark Batty Publisher | Games - Card Games; Art - Popular Culture | $16.95 | 978-0-9841906-3-8 (0-9841906-3-5)

Past Objects by John Putnam

2010-06-29T00:30:00-05:00

Past Objects
Written by Scott Jordan
Photographed by John Putnam

Hardcover, 128 pages | Mark Batty Publisher | Art - Popular Culture; Art - Folk Art | $27.95 | 978-0-9820754-3-2 (0-9820754-3-X)

The Green Man by Richard Hayman

2010-06-22T00:30:00-05:00

The Green Man
Written by Richard Hayman

Trade Paperback, 56 pages | Shire | Architecture - History - Medieval; Art - History - Medieval | $12.95 | 978-0-7478-0784-1 (0-7478-0784-1)

Green men are figures or heads that were carved in churches, abbeys and cathedrals from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. Inspired by the illustrations in book margins where heads were used to terminate trails of foliage, they were usually carved in the form of human masks, cats' or demons' heads. The earliest architectural green men are found in the churches of the wealthy and influential, such as Henry I's private chapel in Derbyshire but they were still produced in lesser numbers into the nineteenth century. Richard Hayman discusses the origins and definitions of these fascinating figures and traces their many declines and revivals throughout history - a valuable guide for any church history enthusiast.

Adventures in Letterpress by Brandon Mise

2010-06-01T00:30:00-05:00

Adventures in Letterpress
Written by Brandon Mise

Hardcover, 224 pages | Mark Batty Publisher | Art - Printmaking; Art - Graphic Arts | $45.00 | 978-0-9841906-4-5 (0-9841906-4-3)

Black Comix by Keith Knight

2010-06-01T00:30:00-05:00

Black Comix African American Independent Comics, Art and Culture
Written by Damian Duffy and John Jennings
Introduction by Keith Knight

Hardcover, 176 pages | Mark Batty Publisher | Art - American - African-American; Art - Popular Culture | $45.00 | 978-0-9841906-5-2 (0-9841906-5-1)

Painted Paris by Gilles Tondini

2010-06-01T00:30:00-05:00

Painted Paris Secret underground Graffiti
Written by Gilles Tondini

Hardcover, 128 pages | Mark Batty Publisher | Art - Graffiti & Street Art; Art - Popular Culture | $27.95 | 978-0-9799666-3-7 (0-9799666-3-9)

Cartoon Cute Animals by Christopher Hart

2010-05-25T00:30:00-05:00

Cartoon Cute Animals How to Draw the Most Irresistible Creatures on the Planet
Written by Christopher Hart

Trade Paperback, 160 pages | Watson-Guptill | Art - Cartooning | $21.99 | 978-0-8230-8556-9 (0-8230-8556-2)

Leo and His Circle by Annie Cohen-Solal

2010-05-18T00:30:00-05:00

Leo and His Circle The Life of Leo Castelli
Written by Annie Cohen-Solal

Hardcover, 560 pages | Knopf | Biography & Autobiography - Artist, Architect, Photographer; Art - History - Contemporary (1945-) | $30.00 | 978-1-4000-4427-6 (1-4000-4427-8)

Leo Castelli reigned for decades as America’s most influential art dealer. Leo and His Circle is the story of his astonishing life and career.

Arriving in New York in 1941, Castelli would not open a gallery until fifteen years later, at the age of fifty. But being first to exhibit the unknown Jasper Johns, Castelli emerged a tastemaker overnight and fast came to champion a virtual Who’s Who of twentieth-century masters: Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein, Warhol, and Twombly, among them. The secret of Leo’s success? Personal devotion to his “heroes”: putting young talents on stipend and cultivating careers by finding the ideal collection for each work rather than the top bidder, he transformed the way business was done.

But Castelli had another secret too: his life as an Italian Jew. Annie Cohen-Solal traces a family whose fortunes rose and fell for centuries before the Castellis fled European fascism. Never hidden but never expressed, this experience would form the core of a guarded but magnetic character possessed of unfailing old-world charm and a refusal to look backward—traits that ensured Castelli’s visionary precedence in every major new movement from Pop to Conceptual and by which he fostered the worldwide enthusiasm for American contemporary art that is his greatest legacy.

Leo and His Circle by Annie Cohen-Solal

2010-05-18T00:30:00-05:00

Leo and His Circle
Written by Annie Cohen-Solal

eBook, 560 pages | Knopf | Biography & Autobiography - Artist, Architect, Photographer; Art - History - Contemporary (1945-) | $30.00 | 978-0-307-59304-7 (0-307-59304-5)

Shonen Art Studio by Yishan Li

2010-05-18T00:30:00-05:00

Shonen Art Studio Everything You Need to Create Your Own Shonen Manga Comics
Written by Yishan Li

Hardcover, 128 pages | Watson-Guptill | Art - Techniques; Art - Cartooning | $25.99 | 978-0-8230-3332-4 (0-8230-3332-5)

3D Typography by Emily Anderson

2010-05-04T00:30:00-05:00

3D Typography
Written by Jeanette Abbink and Emily Anderson

Hardcover, 224 pages | Mark Batty Publisher | Art - Typography; Art - Graphic Arts | $45.00 | 978-0-9841906-2-1 (0-9841906-2-7)

LE GUN 1-3 by Andrzej Klimowski

2010-05-04T00:30:00-05:00

LE GUN 1-3
Compiled by Le Gun
Introduction by Andrzej Klimowski

Hardcover, 400 pages | Mark Batty Publisher | Art - Popular Culture; Art | $120.00 | 978-0-9817805-0-4 (0-9817805-0-4)

LE GUN 4 by Le Gun

2010-05-04T00:30:00-05:00

LE GUN 4
Compiled by Le Gun

Hardcover, 152 pages | Mark Batty Publisher | Art - Popular Culture; Art | $34.95 | 978-0-9817805-1-1 (0-9817805-1-2)

Rogues' Gallery by Michael Gross

2010-05-04T00:30:00-05:00

Rogues' Gallery The Secret Story of the Lust, Lies, Greed, and Betrayals that Made the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Written by Michael Gross

Trade Paperback, 560 pages | Broadway | Art - History - American; Business & Economics - Museum Administration & Museology; Social Science - Sociology - Urban | $16.99 | 978-0-7679-2489-4 (0-7679-2489-4)

“Behind almost every painting is a fortune and behind that a sin or a crime.”
With these words as a starting point, Michael Gross, leading chronicler of the American rich, begins the first independent, unauthorized look at the saga of the nation’s greatest museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In this endlessly entertaining follow-up to his bestselling social history 740 Park, Gross pulls back the shades of secrecy that have long shrouded the upper class’s cultural and philanthropic ambitions and maneuvers. And he paints a revealing portrait of a previously hidden face of American wealth and power.

The Metropolitan, Gross writes, “is a huge alchemical experiment, turning the worst of man’s attributes—extravagance, lust, gluttony, acquisitiveness, envy, avarice, greed, egotism, and pride—into the very best, transmuting deadly sins into priceless treasure.” The book covers the entire 138-year history of the Met, focusing on the museum’s most colorful characters. Opening with the lame-duck director Philippe de Montebello, the museum’s longest-serving leader who finally stepped down in 2008, Rogues’ Gallery then goes back to the very beginning, highlighting, among many others: the first director, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, an Italian-born epic phony, whose legacy is a trove of plundered ancient relics, some of which remain on display today; John Pierpont Morgan, the greatest capitalist and art collector of his day, who turned the museum from the plaything of a handful of rich amateurs into a professional operation dedicated, sort of, to the public good; John D. Rockefeller Jr., who never served the Met in any official capacity but who, during the Great Depression, proved the only man willing and rich enough to be its benefactor, which made him its behind-the-scenes puppeteer; the controversial Thomas Hoving, whose tenure as director during the sixties and seventies revolutionized museums around the world but left the Met in chaos; and Jane Engelhard and Annette de la Renta, a mother-daughter trustee tag team whose stories will astonish you (think Casablanca rewritten by Edith Wharton).

With a supporting cast that includes artists, forgers, and looters, financial geniuses and scoundrels, museum officers (like its chairman Arthur Amory Houghton, head of Corning Glass, who once ripped apart a priceless and ancient Islamic book in order to sell it off piecemeal), trustees (like Jayne Wrightsman, the Hollywood party girl turned society grand dame), curators (like the aging Dietrich von Bothmer, a refugee from Nazi Germany with a Bronze Star for heroism whose greatest acquisitions turned out to be looted), and donors (like Irwin Untermyer, whose collecting obsession drove his wife and children to suicide), and with cameo appearances by everyone from Vogue editors Anna Wintour and Diana Vreeland to Sex Pistols front man Johnny Rotten, Rogues’ Gallery is a rich, satisfying, alternately hilarious and horrifying look at America’s upper class, and what is perhaps its greatest creation.

Clarice Cliff by Will Farmer

2010-04-20T00:30:00-05:00

Clarice Cliff
Written by Will Farmer

Trade Paperback, 56 pages | Shire | Antiques & Collectibles - Pottery & Ceramics; Art - History - Modern (Late 19Th Century To 1945) | $12.95 | 978-0-7478-0774-2 (0-7478-0774-4)

There are few pieces of pottery more recognizable than those designed by Clarice Cliff. For many the epitome of Art Deco, and 1930s style, characterised by bold color and lines, geometric shapes, and stylized representations of the countryside, Clarice Cliff's 'Bizarre' pottery is widely collected all over the world.

This book traces the story of Clarice Cliff and the pottery that she created. Born in 1899 and employed in The Potteries from the age of 13, Clarice was talented, ambitious and resourceful, and in 1927 she was given her own studio at the Newport Pottery, and for the next twelve years she produced a range of designs that were loved by countless ordinary thirties household, and have become icons of the age. Clarice Cliff expert Will Farmer examines each of Clarice's important styles and designs, with the help of a wealth of high quality color illustrations. This is the perfect introduction to this most popular of all British pottery.

Sculpting the Figure in Clay by Dave Brubeck

2010-04-20T00:30:00-05:00

Sculpting the Figure in Clay An Artistic and Technical Journey to Understanding the Creative and Dynamic Forces in Figurative Sculpture
Written by Peter Rubino
Foreword by Dave Brubeck

Trade Paperback, 192 pages | Watson-Guptill | Art - Techniques; Art - Sculpture | $32.50 | 978-0-8230-9924-5 (0-8230-9924-5)

Amsterdam: Made by Hand by Pia Jane Bijkerk

2010-04-13T00:30:00-05:00

Amsterdam: Made by Hand
Written by Pia Jane Bijkerk

Trade Paperback, 216 pages | Little Bookroom | Travel - Shopping; Travel - Europe - Benelux Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg); Art - Design | $18.95 | 978-1-892145-84-0 (1-892145-84-7)

This is the second Made by Hand guide by stylist Pia Jane Bijkerk. The first, Paris: Made by Hand, received an ecstatic reception around the world from magazines such as British House & Garden, Vogue Living, and Martha Stewart Living, and on dozens and dozens of design blogs from design*sponge to decor8. Amsterdam: Made by Hand takes readers to dozens of boutiques, studios, and workshops offering not only newly created items fashioned by hand, but also vintage objects and found objects that may have been reworked by a talented artist. Also included are shops providing exclusive European supplies if you want to make your own objects: fabric, vintage silk tassels, yarn, handmade buttons, flowers in feathers and silk, and more. Pia describes her book the best:

“As a stylist, I am always on the lookout for objects that are distinctive and alluring—which is why I adore all things handmade. Amsterdam: Made by Hand is an insider’s guide where you’ll discover Dutch ateliers tucked away on the cobble stoned backstreets of the old canal district, and boutiques that Dutch designers and stylists have kept well-hidden inside their black books. . . until now. Between its pages you can expect to find woodworkers, flower artists, jewelry designers, dressmakers, ceramicists, and more: with the backdrop of Amsterdam’s beautiful canals and wonky buildings, you can expect to see this quaint old city in a whole new light.”

This is a book for all professional designers and decorators and lovers of design and decorating, lovers of all things handmade, the chic and unique, and of course Amsterdam.

Random House New Releases - Art

Botanical Drawing in Color by Wendy Hollender

Botanical Drawing in Color A Basic Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic ColorWritten by Wendy Hollender

The Sound of One Hand by Steven Addiss

The Sound of One Hand Paintings and Calligraphy by Zen Master HakuinWritten by Audrey Yoshiko Seo and Steven Addiss

Illustrated Three-Line Novels by Luc Sante

Illustrated Three-Line Novels Felix FeneonWritten by Felix Feneon Illustrated by Joanna Neborsky Translated by Luc Sante

Menko by Remo Camerota

Menko Art of the Japanese Game CardWritten by Remo Camerota

Past Objects by John Putnam

Past Objects Written by Scott Jordan Photographed by John Putnam

The Green Man by Richard Hayman

The Green Man Written by Richard Hayman

Adventures in Letterpress by Brandon Mise

Adventures in Letterpress Written by Brandon Mise

Black Comix by Keith Knight

Black Comix African American Independent Comics, Art and CultureWritten by Damian Duffy and John Jennings Introduction by Keith Knight

Painted Paris by Gilles Tondini

Painted Paris Secret underground GraffitiWritten by Gilles Tondini

Cartoon Cute Animals by Christopher Hart

Cartoon Cute Animals How to Draw the Most Irresistible Creatures on the PlanetWritten by Christopher Hart

Leo and His Circle by Annie Cohen-Solal

Leo and His Circle The Life of Leo CastelliWritten by Annie Cohen-Solal

Leo and His Circle by Annie Cohen-Solal

Leo and His Circle Written by Annie Cohen-Solal

Shonen Art Studio by Yishan Li

Shonen Art Studio Everything You Need to Create Your Own Shonen Manga ComicsWritten by Yishan Li

3D Typography by Emily Anderson

3D Typography Written by Jeanette Abbink and Emily Anderson

LE GUN 1-3 by Andrzej Klimowski

LE GUN 1-3 Compiled by Le Gun Introduction by Andrzej Klimowski

LE GUN 4 by Le Gun

LE GUN 4 Compiled by Le Gun

Rogues' Gallery by Michael Gross

Rogues' Gallery The Secret Story of the Lust, Lies, Greed, and Betrayals that Made the Metropolitan Museum of ArtWritten by Michael Gross

Clarice Cliff by Will Farmer

Clarice Cliff Written by Will Farmer

Sculpting the Figure in Clay by Dave Brubeck

Sculpting the Figure in Clay An Artistic and Technical Journey to Understanding the Creative and Dynamic Forces in Figurative SculptureWritten by Peter Rubino Foreword by Dave Brubeck

Amsterdam: Made by Hand by Pia Jane Bijkerk

Amsterdam: Made by Hand Written by Pia Jane Bijkerk

Botanical Drawing in Color A Basic Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic Color
Written by Wendy Hollender

The Sound of One Hand Paintings and Calligraphy by Zen Master Hakuin
Written by Audrey Yoshiko Seo and Steven Addiss

Illustrated Three-Line Novels Felix Feneon
Written by Felix Feneon
Illustrated by Joanna Neborsky
Translated by Luc Sante

Menko Art of the Japanese Game Card
Written by Remo Camerota

Past Objects
Written by Scott Jordan
Photographed by John Putnam

The Green Man
Written by Richard Hayman

Adventures in Letterpress
Written by Brandon Mise

Black Comix African American Independent Comics, Art and Culture
Written by Damian Duffy and John Jennings
Introduction by Keith Knight

Painted Paris Secret underground Graffiti
Written by Gilles Tondini

Cartoon Cute Animals How to Draw the Most Irresistible Creatures on the Planet
Written by Christopher Hart

Leo and His Circle The Life of Leo Castelli
Written by Annie Cohen-Solal

Leo and His Circle
Written by Annie Cohen-Solal

Shonen Art Studio Everything You Need to Create Your Own Shonen Manga Comics
Written by Yishan Li

3D Typography
Written by Jeanette Abbink and Emily Anderson

LE GUN 1-3
Compiled by Le Gun
Introduction by Andrzej Klimowski

LE GUN 4
Compiled by Le Gun

Rogues' Gallery The Secret Story of the Lust, Lies, Greed, and Betrayals that Made the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Written by Michael Gross

Clarice Cliff
Written by Will Farmer

Sculpting the Figure in Clay An Artistic and Technical Journey to Understanding the Creative and Dynamic Forces in Figurative Sculpture
Written by Peter Rubino
Foreword by Dave Brubeck

Amsterdam: Made by Hand
Written by Pia Jane Bijkerk