Customer Review: I cannot understand how other reviewers can praise the photos in this book as the quality is really lousy. Many have a colour cast; most have lousy contrast due to completely ignoring lighting. And some are even out of focus. When you are creating a book where photos are the main contents, this... more info
I purchased this book as a present for my grandson who is studying Art at A-level. Unfortunately, I had to return it as he already has a copy of it! The book has good illustrations and is a useful resource for those studying 'Street Art'. I would recommend it to anyone interested in this... more info
Customer Review: I saw this today at the exhibition for #40 and was sorely tempted to get the cheaper paperback version but thought the quality of the reproductions was not so good although the book and the text looked wonderful and very interesting. This is a good reduction and buy on Amazon because the hard back... more info
Customer Review: A book not only about Art History but about critical thinking and questioning hundreds of years of canonical received wisdom. Snappily written and provocative, I have given it as a gift to many.
Customer Review: A beautifully produced book with superb photographs to elucidate the text.
Very clear, concisely instructive chapters on a wide range of topics, for beginners as well as the more experienced digital photographer.
I was only slightly disappointed in the lack of hardback covers.Digital... more info
Customer Review: I recently visited the marvellous Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and was stimulated to buy this book. I love the paintings of Van Gogh but my knowledge of the man was superficial. I knew the basics, that he was considered to be mad, had lopped part of his ear off and eventually shot himself. The... more info
Customer Review: An invaluable tool for anyone who wishes to learn to draw. An interesting Psychophysical point also that negative space or void is necessary for form to exist.
Customer Review: This is a remarkable piece of work and it is rather bleak in its implications. Barthes so often touches on the inexplicable and for many his writings are paradoxical and sometimes unapproachable. The key so often is understanding that he stands at a kind of pinnacle of polemics of the last century... more info