(Part 2) Best individual artists according to redditors
We found 1,780 Reddit comments discussing the best individual artists. We ranked the 825 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
A fascinating story and well worth watching. She was an immense talent. If you want to see her work in higher quality than possible for a video, this book is worth checking out
Because this was the reality of what he had:
>Boys Will Be Boys included pictures of boys, many naked, in various non-sexual activities such as climbing a tree or sitting on a bench. The book had an inscription reading, "To Michael: From your fan. Love XXXOOO Rhonda – 1983, Chicago."[57] Another book, The Boy: A Photographic Essay was inscribed, "Look at the true spirit of happiness and joy in these boys' faces. This is the spirit of boyhood, a life I never had and will always dream of. This is the life I want for my children. MJ." The book contained pictures of boys in various situations by different photographers, including pictures taken during the filming of the 1963 Lord of the Flies movie and showed the boys on the set, usually clothed but sometimes nude, playing in the sand, reading comic books, and having pillow fights.[58][59] The only book depicting male sex acts was a rare out-of-print book called A Sexual Study of Man which featured many images of adult men engaged in all kinds of homosexual intercourse which the prosecution admitted they could not tell if Jackson had opened.[57]
Others are books like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Room-Play-Simen-Johan/dp/1931885095/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
http://vindicatemj.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/porn-found-in-michael-jacksons-home-2/
In a library like this:
http://rhythmofthetide.com/category/favorite-things/books-favorite-things-2
With hetero porn like this:
http://lacienegasmiled.wordpress.com/category/2005-court-case/porn/
Photo of Spence was reportedly of him as a baby/toddler.
There is new evidence, such as accounts from people alive at the time, that suggest he was killed by a young man. (it is unclear why the boy shot him, could have been accidental, could have been malicious)
Here is an article about it that sums it up well: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/12/vincent-van-gogh-murder-mystery
Here is a book that goes into copious detail: https://www.amazon.com/Van-Gogh-Life-Steven-Naifeh/dp/0375758976/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1481781701&sr=8-4&keywords=vincent+van+gogh
I myself read all the letters that are currently published between Vincent and his brother Theo, over 600 letters spanning his life time, read the interviews with people who knew him, looked at his medical history, and though its clear he was unhappy, he did not have the intention of killing himself that day (via the letter he sent that morning), and his autopsy helps prove that he was unlikely capable of creating the wound that he died from.
Frankly, His artwork was just starting to get noticed by the art world, having had his work officially critiqued, he was working on a new piece for a gallery exhibition him and his brother were going to host together to display Vincents work, all together, he was getting better. A couple more months and he would have had the fame he is renowned for. He was having a good day, and died.
Just so you know,
[Here is 'The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist' on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Movie-Art-Syd-Mead-Futurist/dp/1785651188
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Here is 'The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist' on Goodreads
Here is 'Kronovecta' on Amazon
Here is Syd Mead's website
Here is Syd Mead's Wikipedia entry
Her story is here, and book available here.
I got it from this book: https://www.amazon.com/Van-Gogh-Life-Steven-Naifeh/dp/0375758976/ It's 700 pages, but quotes all the letters to his brother to keep it factual.
Here are a few books that will help, but are far from "definitive," there hasn't been a single book like that released for Eva as far as I'm aware (at least not in English).
And that's about it. There are interviews with Anno and such, and EvaGeeks has several of them archived. The mangas done by Sadamoto do feature production notes about changes he made from the show, and what his thoughts are on what Eva represents and such. So there's another 14 volumes, or you can get the omnibuses, of which there are 5.
Other than that, the only other production material I have is all from source material in Japanese - the Laserdiscs came with some really great stuff that I'm translating atm.
Hope this helps!
According to the top Amazon review "a big hunk of this book is [...] dedicated to Blade Runner".
The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist
There were a couple of books with design sketches and storyboards in the 80s but Blade Runner Sketchbook and The Illustrated Blade Runner are collector items and sell for big money now.
I did a project on Van Gogh last semester and after watching the Power of Art episode, I ended up reading the entire book, Van Gogh: The Life, insanely detailed yet really depressing.
I have this. Its got character concepts and some stuff from other Anno/Sadamoto works like Wings of the Hommeniase
Der Mond: The Art of Neon Genesis Evangelion https://www.amazon.com/dp/1421507676/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_U22YBbD78C8QE
Toasters are hard
Chernobyl: Confessions of a Reporter
The only new copy on Amazon is going for $600.
Have you considered that your proposal sounds more like a year-long paid vacation? $50,000 to subsidize your around-the-world journey of a lifetime, and all we get in return are 365 polaroids of your fun (to which you retain all rights)? Unless there's real reason to believe you're going to light the world on fire with your photographic insights (rather than being facetious, I'll offer an example): PASS.
[absolutely ol’Ernie](Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel https://www.amazon.com/dp/3791319906/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yU9EAb53E1BGB)
Babbletees has some great science and nature tees for $15 + shipping (use coupon code PW30 at checkout to get 30% off).
And if she's into beautiful images of all kinds of organisms, the "Kunstformen der Natur" (Art Forms of Nature) would be a nice book. Plus, it was made around the beginning of the 20th century by Ernst Haeckel ("an eminent German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, professor and artist" according to Wikipedia)
In case you're looking for something beautiful for your coffee table - here's the book.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dancers-Among-Us-Celebration-Everyday/dp/0761171703/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376176769&sr=8-1&keywords=the+dancers+among+us
For anyone who thought this picture was awesome: get your hands on a copy of 100 Suns (ILL it or whatever). You will not regret it.
I have been seeing a lot of these photos around recently. I got my dad a coffee table book a few years ago called 100 Suns which is photographs (some only recently de-classified of 100 of the earliest, above ground nuclear tests. It is a really amazing/terrifying book.
World of Edena
The Incal
Astounding stuff.
Nope. $31!
For the "yes" side:
Chernobyl: The End of the Nuclear Dream
The Legacy of Chernobyl
The Truth About Chernobyl
Ablaze: The Story of the Heroes and Victims of Chernobyl
Chernobyl: The Forbidden Truth
Voices from Chernobyl
Chernobyl Record: The Definitive History of the Chernobyl Catastrophe
Chernobyl: Confessions of a Reporter
Producing Power: The Pre-Chernobyl History of the Soviet Nuclear Industry
Chernobyl 01:23:40
I'd be interested in any reputable publications for "the other side".
This photo made by Igor Kostin, also apears as cover of his book:
http://www.amazon.com/Chernobyl-Confessions-Reporter-Igor-Kostin/dp/1884167578
I'd like to recommend Bridgman's Life Drawing (and others of his) as well.
That looks really interesting.
I love atmosphere, so I'm all about:
Would love any recommendations for similarly moody work?
I don't own the following, but would like:
The actual source for this is Igor Kostin, a journalist who documented the entire disaster... check out his book Chernobyl: Confessions of a Reporter
They aren't all ballet dancers. 12 is Jason McDonald from David Parsons Dance Company. This is from a book called "Dancers Among Us" here is the link http://www.amazon.com/Dancers-Among-Us-Celebration-Everyday/dp/0761171703/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376187960&sr=8-1&keywords=dancers+among+us
Well, if I really have to, I'll pick Gravity's Rainbow, if nothing else because it took me 5 months to get through the damn thing and when I finally finished it about three weeks ago there was this void and I was seriously tempted to start all over again. (I didn't, I bought this one instead, to help with the abstinence.) I'm still thinking about it.
V, on the other hand, was the first Pynchon book I ever read. Knowing absolutely nothing about it I had no idea what to expect, and since it turned out to be very different from anything I can remember ever having read I had a wonderful time reading it.
I'm not the most prolific reader but there are certainly a few people presenting hypothesis that I enjoy so ill put forward their work.
Ralph Ellis's King Jesus series
also comics, comics are good i bought this book for my brother i've read most of it online it is pretty neat :Moebius Library: The World of Edena
The SCI-Arc has every single one of their guest speaker lectures online. That's a good way of getting to hear from world class architects in their own words. They'll talk about anything from their recent works, to their philosophies, to other architects.
I'm sure as an architecture lover, you already have some architects you like, so invest in their published works. They will explain their philosophies and design approaches quite well.
I'd recommend S,M,L,XL by Rem Koolhaas, since it's been one of the most influential books for contemporary architecture.
Along the same lines, Learning From Las Vegas by Venturi is another work that exploded onto the scene and changed the discourse.
If you spend a few minutes on Amazon, you can easily be staring at thousands of dollars worth of delicious books.
correct! I think a lot of old techniques are explained in this book
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Knowledge-New-Expanded-Rediscovering/dp/0142005126
Because it’s boring and that’s why we have cameras. Why draw if you can’t bring something new into the world?
The way the picture was rendered it’s also likely traced:
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Knowledge-New-Expanded-Rediscovering/dp/0142005126
James Nachtwey Inferno
Sebastiao Salgado Migrations out of print. Also see Africa and Genesis
Robert Doisneau Paris
EDIT: Also see Fan Ho. The books go in and out of print but a third is available for pre-order.
Speaking of which, on Dec 22nd I suddenly realized I haven't got anything for my dance partner. I'll see her again on Jan 5th. Any ideas? I am thinking about buying this book for her.
Edit: Ordered it today in a bookstore. Will take some time for it to arrive.
He also must have kept painstaking records. If you read his Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs he more often than not lists the lens used, aperture and often even shutter speed. And this was decades after many of these photos were taken.
Adams always emphasized the role of craft in photography and considered it a prerequisite. This level of fanatical diligence and perfection that he exercised throughout his photography would not have otherwise been possible.
The tools Adams had to work with are still technically excellent, getting them onto mountains is impressive. Whatever you think of his images, he made a huge contribution to the craft, he systematized the process of exposure, development, and printing, and defined a standard of good contrast across the entire tonal range.
Of course people made good prints before Adams published his zone system, and film manufacturers knew the density curves of their product, Adams gave people language to describe an excellent print, and taught photographers how the technical details of density and contrast related to visual appearance.
Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs still stands as a great guidebook to a photographer working in a purely digital medium, he talks about why he wants a certain level of contrast, as much as how he gets it.
These will keep you busy for a while.
Moebius also created another Incal-like fantasy series that is not as well known: The Edena cycle, originally published in five volumes, and today available in a single volume in English as The World of Edena. It's the only epic series that he wrote himself without any collaborators, but it's about as crazy and imaginative as anything he did together with Jodorowsky. The style is quite close to The Incal, but a little cleaner and less "dirty".
Simon Roy's Prophet series (still ongoing) is fantastic and very Moebius/Jodorowsky at times.
I'd also recommend Benoit Peeters' Obscure Cities series.
General 'snapshot' street photography is a matter of chance, with a small amount of composition. Very little work and thought goes into the output. What's notable about HCB is that he frequently framed a shot based on artistic composition; and waited for something to happen. Other times he had time to compose a shot he took the time to find the geometry. Even when just out snapping, he looked for scenes where geometry was striking. If you're curious about the way he does this, he talks about it in an old movie.
Asking someone else how to make your work stand out is inherently uncreative, for the record.
One of the most important things I ever learned about photography was that buying gear isn't really useful. Having a working camera and some working lenses is necessary; but if you have something 'semi-professional' or above, there's little to no advantage in upgrading. You have an M8 (or possibly an M6 by now?) and a lens. As long as both are in functional condition; that's all you need in terms of equipment.
Instead, buy books. Here's some suggestions that you might want to consider:
You can also look at libraries for these, and keep an eye on thrift stores and used bookshops. I think you're in London, right? There's a huge gallery on Oxford street, and in Mayfair there's a Leica store where exhibitions are held a few times a year.
The key point is to look at photos; individual photos, contact sheets and whole curated books and exhibitions. Think about how the artists made something like documentary and snapshot photography into an art. Look for ideas you can use, and look for things that haven't been done that you could use to be unique. Look at studio photography. Look at erotic photography. Look at cinema and still life and landscapes and architecture and paintings and drawings and every other image created with artistic intent, that represents a moment of reality. And go from there.
You may enjoy "Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed"
https://www.amazon.co.uk/CCCP-Cosmic-Communist-Constructions-Photographed/dp/3836525194/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473595600&sr=8-1&keywords=Cosmic+Communist+Constructions+Photographed
http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/photography/all/05744/facts.frederic_chaubin_cosmic_communist_constructions_photographed.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Frederic-Chaubin-Communist-Constructions-Photographed/dp/3836525194/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302729170&sr=8-1
No problem! My Grandmother was from the former Yugoslavia so these have a special significance to me. They're just fantastic. If you're interested in more stuff like it, there's another book (that I've been meaning to get) that has more Communist structures like this featured in it. Here.
Few ideas
I like to emphasize the beauty of biology, and Haeckel's Art forms in Nature is a classic:
http://www.amazon.ca/Art-Forms-Nature-Prints-Haeckel/dp/3791319906
The documentary Proteus is also about his work:
http://www.amazon.ca/Proteus-Import-Marian-Seldes/dp/B001B2U1B4/ref=pd_sim_b_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=12FATB7M405CZ21JK1PY
In my opinion, the current science writers aren't quite as good as those from the 60s and 70s (ie: Gould, Loren Eiseley, Rachel Carson, etc.). My favorite book from this era is The Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas. You can read a sample here to see if you agree with me:
http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/cell.pdf
Painters have always used various optical devices, I dont think it detracts from their painting, its just another tool.
Its the Hockney-Falco thesis that you are referring to, he discusses it in depth with proof in this book, its an interesting read, Id give it a whirl if I were you.
A lot of the best literary works can depend greatly on your background. For example, I have many friends who are technicians of one sort or another, so technique was one point to strengthen their connection to art. I might get them to watch Tim's Vermeer and then read David Hockney's Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters. I understand that these assumptions about technique are still theory, but many find it interesting and relatable.
Wait till you see this
Basically the Old Masters had a bunch of aids like this that helped them create sublime, photorealistic renderings in oil.
Also check on David Hockney's Secret Knowledge, if you find this interesting
This definitely resonates with me. I am definitely on a different path from most people and even do things differently from other artists. I've started avoiding talking shop with other lighting people because my design philosophy differs so much from everyone I meet. I also stubbornly stay freelance rather than taking a stable full time job somewhere which makes my schedule really weird. In January I worked 0 hours one week, 81 hours the next, and 0 the week after that.
Doing things alone definitely seems to creep people out. I have a couple small groups of friends but I hate mixing groups for the most part so I guess most people assume I have no other friends. I suppose another creepy thing about me is that I am a really big, strong guy (6'4", 250lbs/193cm, 113kg). It's not sexy bodybuilder strength but more like burly dock worker strength. Huge guy with mental issues? Run for the fucking hills...
I also love to read. On my days off, I'll bring a book down to the coffee shop under my apartment. I recently started reading the newish Van Gogh biography, Van Gogh, the Life. It is a tough read because I see so much of myself in him. What sort of things do you read?
My expectation is the only source for his paper dealing with the suicide being a murder was the book he posted in the comment above. The theory isn't really something that has been accepted, or researched in terms of true academic rigor outside of this book.
In saying that, it is a good book on Van Gogh. It takes its liberties, but that is normal. I'd also suggest [Lust For Life] (https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/lust-for-life/author/stone/pics/) as an option as well. It is a bit more fun to read, and hits a lot of interesting points in his life while taking a few artistic liberties.
YOU ARE THINKING TOO MUCH STOP IT!!!!!!!1111!
Think of a drawing as a sister to writing. The more vocabulary you have the more you can say, but that doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't say what ever you want to say with the limited words you have.
The only way to get better at drawing is to draw. You do graphic design so you inherently know this on some level. Anatomy helps. drawing from life is extremely helpful and I always encourage anyone to do it, even if the only way you can is to grab a coffee at a cafe and draw folks walking by.
But... just draw, don't worry about all the technical parts, you will figure it out when the questions come up for whatever drawing you're working on. You have a shit ton of resources I didn't have when I was starting (aka the internets), so... don't worry, just do. If you run into a problem you can't answer, look the shit up. Google images has all the reference you could literally ever want, and if you want to draw from life contact your local art orgs and they should be able to direct you. If they can't. put out a craigslist ad and start your own figure drawing group. I have done it, it's easy! Sometimes when we want something we have to fill the gap, often the folks who wanted the same thing will jump right in with you. Shit just needs a person to have courage to make it start is all.
Don't listen to doubt, doubt is just your insecurity. The only way to learn art is by doing. By doing we make some horrible shit... but that's ok. Artists have to make a lot of terrible things in order to make a good thing, because this is how we learn... by doing. So don't worry. Just do it. Make stuff. Learn anatomy, this dude I like a lot but it's worth it to go more in depth, and just know that art is a journey not a destination. Keep walking the path, you'll get there.
Practice drawing figure studies. Bridgeman and Loomis are a good start. https://www.amazon.com/Bridgmans-Drawing-Dover-Anatomy-Artists/dp/0486227103/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0486227103&pd_rd_r=PJ5P4VBN6H69FDNRDEH0&pd_rd_w=ouHhb&pd_rd_wg=mb9wa&psc=1&refRID=PJ5P4VBN6H69FDNRDEH0
https://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing-All-Its-Worth/dp/0857680986/ref=pd_sim_14_9?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0857680986&pd_rd_r=2TNK24K8G9ZB7WTW7TG0&pd_rd_w=R7NbF&pd_rd_wg=Wmx8W&psc=1&refRID=2TNK24K8G9ZB7WTW7TG0
You could take up drawing, it's extremely cheap and is a very good way to spend time by yourself. I find drawing to be meditative and rewarding, you have the satisfaction of making something yourself as well as learning to see the world differently.
All you need are a set of pencils, a decent sketchbook, a kneaded eraser, and some decent instruction. I'd recommend learning first from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and then moving on to figure drawing. Try Dynamic Figure Drawing or Bridgman's Life Drawing. You can also look up the work of Andrew Loomis for more instruction, which are available as free PDFs.
Later you can experiment using vine charcoal (which can be erased easily) to get the hang of a different instrument than a pencil. Try laying charcoal on its side and making big strokes. This is the first step towards painting. You could even try painting with black and white acrylic only which really isn't much different in terms of skills or cost. If you can get good at drawing I promise you can get good at painting. It just takes a bit of dedication.
I'm your huckleberry.
This notebook.
Woohoo first contest!
I can't sleep so I've been hunting in Amazon lol.
These little softcover notebooks/sketchbooks with beautiful artwork covers are each under $2 shipped with Prime. I added them to my own creativity corner list
Unlined - Van Gogh Notebook (Decorative Notebooks) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486406105/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_tQ0RAb5M995TB
Lined - Monet Water Lilies Notebook (Decorative Notebooks) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486413608/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fU0RAbGP23N11
You should really look at Nachtwey's Inferno. It weighs almost 11lbs/5kg's and is full with haunting images like (and including) the one you posted.
James Nachtwey- wikipedia
Picture is from Sudan, also referenced in his book
www.jamesnachtwey.com [NSFL]
edit: links - No I have not read his books. A quick Google search is as much as I can handle.
I suggest you visit Magnum, LensCulture, Invisible Photographers Asia, In-Public, British Journal of Photography, etc. Have fun!
It's a sample from this photo book perhaps?
http://www.amazon.com/Dancers-Among-Us-Celebration-Everyday/dp/0761171703
There's plenty of those. The trend was arguably kicked off by Ansel Adams with his seminal book The Making of 40 Photographs.
But really, you have to pick one that relates to the kind of photography that interests you.
Woooo! Good choice. If your boyfriend ends up hooked on AA's life and work (if he isn't already) here's another solid entry written by the man himself: http://www.amazon.com/Examples-The-Making-40-Photographs/dp/082121750X
It was penned towards the end of his life and again has a decent mix of technical documentation, anecdotes, and his creative philosophy all rolled into an examination of 40 different prints.
Zak Smith is a pretty great artist! I fell in love with his "Gravity's Rainbow Illustrated" aka "Pictures Showing What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow" and proudly own a first edition print run from before the title was changed. It actually came with a sticker replacing the original title with the new one.
This book is relevant to my interests in a pretty huge way. I think I'm ordering a copy today. Thanks for sharing.
This could be very informative for you.
I agree with you entirely.
I enjoyed V and really enjoyed The Crying of Lot 49 but Gravity's Rainbow was strained to the seams with trying and I respect it absolutely as a work of fiction (and it spawned a series of artwork that I love quite a bit, Zak Smith illustrates Gravity's Rainbow), but I just couldn't appreciate the story itself.
It was so far removed from anything that was, to me, accessible, and even far from what I felt was within the realm of accessibility and it almost felt like Pynchon was doing so to prove that he could. The characters were so far off the chart and the events so drug-addled that I couldn't even enjoy it for the ride, much less make any sense of the whole thing.
This may all, of course, be exactly the point of the book, but I think it loses a lot of its oomph if it's too over the top in its execution so that it doesn't correspond with somebody who's probably precisely predisposed to be reached.
The book just seemed to be such a long string of rather pointless, mostly disjoint vignettes about just, plain, absolute, absurdity, and not in a way that meant anything to me, which is very tragic. I respect it immensely, because I think it probably takes a certain amount of talent to miss as wildly with me as this book did, but it was just a slog from the first paragraph and I thought so much of the good stuff (characterization, a solid message, etc.) was all dispensed with in the name of just pure madcap.
Pynchon's been, sort of weirdly, nominated several times for awful writing (tongue-in-cheek, mostly, predictably, for sex scenes), and I think he's a quintessential author who can just soil his writing by overwriting through it, by making things too explicit and over-wrought and I think that this book has several scenes that, while many may appreciate them, venture into this territory.
I think that, had Pynchon reined his narrative in a little bit like classic DeLillo or some of Pynchon's own other works, this would have been a top-tier work. Something inventive and nailing exactly the zeitgeist of a time when a world-consuming war was eminently relatable, but just the sheer arbitrariness (and arbitrary tawdriness of a lot of the book) made it into something that I just couldn't connect with.
I painted an entire series (in different colours) years ago of this very same image, though I can't remember which test it was. I will look it up when I get home. You can see them all (tests that is) in this book - which I have - its quite astounding.
https://www.amazon.com/100-Suns-Michael-Light/dp/1400041139
I'll copy some of my comment from a similar post.
There's Der Mond and Die Sterne, both artbooks of Evangelion.
As far as figures, the Soul of Chogokin line is absolutely marvelous. Unfortunately, most of them are hard or impossible to find. Rebuild EVA-00 is still available at original price. Original EVA-00 is available at a vastly increased price, and EVA-02 is even more expensive. If you find them anywhere else, the Spec XS line is preferable (original Evas 00-04 were released on the older GX line; less posable, coloring's a little too shiny). If you find EVA-01, look for the Renewal version (it fixes a manufacturing error; it's XS-01R instead of XS-01).
Edit: Looks like EVA-00 is back at its usual price on Amazon.
Ooooo that's a good one. So far it's between that and an art book I found.
This is from a book by Swedish artist Ursus Wehrli
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1452114161?pc_redir=1406030877&robot_redir=1
Thank you so much for posting these pictures! They look amazing. This is exactly what I'm looking for. World of Edena is being published in english, though I'm not sure if it's the same publisher. Hopefully, this means they'll be publishing the short stories and Airtight Garage as well.
Edit: Found some information about further english releases:
"Following the debut of The World of Edena this fall, Dark Horse and Moebius Production are also announcing the next installments in the Moebius Library over the next few years, including The Art of Edena, Inside Moebius Part 1, Inside Moebius Part 2, Inside Moebius Part 3, and The Art of Moebius."
I'm a moebius fanatic. His artwork lines my walls. Have you gotten Garden Of Aedena yet ? Probably my favorite thing from him.
Will check Satania right now.
i feel like this would interest you
I went to buy this ( http://www.amazon.com/Vivian-Maier-Street-Photographer/dp/1576875776 ) on Amazon, but they are "Temporarily out of stock.". Thanks Reddit.
Maybe check out this collection of his work coming out in September: The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist https://www.amazon.com/dp/1785651188/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_qOUbzb745N022
has to be the most comprehensive Zaha book there is
http://www.amazon.com/Zaha-Hadid-Complete-Works-1979-2009/dp/3836502941/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321343912&sr=8-1
as for other suggestions one of my all time favorites is S,M,L,XL by OMA, Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau
http://www.amazon.com/S-M-XL-Rem-Koolhaas/dp/1885254865/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321344076&sr=1-5
There's a huge body of architecture to understand. I would highly suggest to start by reading this book by Jackie Gargus as an introduction to architectural history. Some other fantastic books are:
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Complexity and Contradiction by Robert Venturi
Towards a new Architecture by Le Corbusier
Modern Architecture: A Critical History by Kenneth Frampton
Space, Time and Architecture by Sigfried Gideon
The Dynamics of Architectural Form by Rudolf Arnheim
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For more contemporary readings on architecture I would suggest
Red is not a Color by Bernard Tschumi
S, M, L, XL by Rem Koolhaas
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All of these will lead you to hundreds of more specific papers and discussions surrounding architecture.
This is the book the document lists as morphing kids faces onto adult bodies
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Simen-Johan-Room-Lyle-Rexer/dp/1931885095
That's not what it was, it wasn't deemed child pornography in the courtroom, because it literally legally couldn't be. For example, one of the books mentioned in the document, is this one: https://www.amazon.ca/Room-Play-Simen-Johan/dp/1931885095 from the looks of it, I wouldn't deem that child pornography.
No matter what has happened or will happen with Jackson court cases, the fact remains that he's dead, and we will never understand his psyche.
This document disturbs me and makes me sad. That said, I can't imagine that I'd look like a great person if my entire porn history was presented in a courtroom.
For what it's worth, the first three books about boys are all being sold by third party sellers on Amazon. Judge for yourself the content:
The boy
In search of young beauty
Boys will be boys
Chop suey club
Before the hand of man
Robert Maxwell photographs
Taormina
Golden age of neglect
Room to play
Whatever you think of him, good or bad, the fact remains that he's dead dead dead, as dead as anything that has ever been dead. We will never understand.
Vincent enjoyed some minor acclaim near the end of his life from one rising young Parisian star that recognized Vincent's brilliance and sold a few paintings as a result. Still, he was living in an Italian convalescent home, basically an asylum, and was rapidly deteriorating mentally and physically.
The notion that he died without enjoying even a minute fraction of what his legacy would be come is somewhat mistaken. It's also worth nothing that Vincent was brusque, rude, and often belligerent, so our conception of him as a deeply sympathetic tortured soul, while essentially correct, ignores the painful realities of mental illness and social stigmatization and its behavioral manifestations. He was a deeply complicated person that hurt people in his life, though rarely intentionally. His brother Theo suffered the most in trying to support him.
He is and always will be my favorite artist, and seeing his works in Musee D'Orsay was profoundly moving. Separating the person from the art might be impossible here, so it's best to have a more complete and complex picture of who he really was.
This book was outstanding.
Van Gogh: The Life
There are a couple of things worth mentioning with your approach. By tracing someone else's artwork, and then trying to replicate it from memory, you're accomplishing mainly two things: 1. how to draw like the person your tracing and 2. your committing that particular drawing to memory.
This will make it really difficult for you to progress by using your own developed skill as opposed to using the memory of someone else's lines.
I'm going to assume that your ultimate goal is to draw your own characters from your own imagination.
Learning to draw figures from imagination requires a fundamental understanding of basic forms. You will find it very difficult to get this understanding if you are only tracing or copying. I'm not saying that there is no value in tracing and copying, in fact, it's a great way to learn; but don't use it as your only tool!
I'm a web developer, and I'm making a transition into illustration and concept art. This is the path that I took, and it's really helped me along, so maybe it will help you.
1. Sketch.
Do it every day, buy two sketch books. Get a large one (~9x12) that you can keep around the house and doodle and sketch whenever you can. Keep a small one (I recommend a Moleskine Sketchbook a small one so you can carry it in your pocket everywher you go.).
Sketch people with your moleskine wherever you are: coffee shops, on the subway, at the airport, etc. Use a pen, not a pencil. I recommend these Pigma Microns, 02 or 03 size is ideal.
Remember, these aren't finished drawings, so don't fuss over them. Each sketch should take you anywhere between 1 - 3 minutes. If your subject is staying still, spend as long as you like, then move on. Fill every page with many small sketches at frist. Sketch small! You'll find it's easier to capture your subject within 30 seconds if you're sketching fairly small. Here's what a typical page might look like - not mine, btw..
Shoot for about 20 sketches per week. This may sound like a lot, but it's actually nothing. If you get the hang of it, you'll be doing closer to 50 if not more. You'll likely think your first sketchbook sucks! This is part of the process. Don't tear out pages, when you fill the book, stow it away for posterity, and get a new one. You'll look back over your sketchbooks and see how you've actually progressed. Date each book.
2. Do some kind of formal or semi-formal figure drawing study.
Get good books!
This doesn't have to be hardcore. If you're a self-learner, there are a lot of great videos to draw. There are some great books: Glen Vilppu's Drawing Manual, Andrew Loomis Books(http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Figures-Action-Andrew-Loomis/dp/1560100095/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266293971&sr=1-1) and Bridgeman Lifedrawing books(http://www.amazon.com/Bridgmans-Life-Drawing-George-Bridgman/dp/0486227103). I've spent many hours with each of these, so I'm recommending them based on personal experience.
Here's how you use these books. For Bridgeman, you may or may not be interested in actually reading it, it can be fairly technical and/or dense if you're just starting out (but do go back and read it later). My advice is to use your big sketchbook, and go through the entire Bridgeman book(s) sketching his sketches (not tracing) in your own sketchbook. His sketches are presented in a way that shows how you build a figure up from basic shapes and forms, so following them will give force your mind to think about how the shapes are formed and you'll implicitly learn the correct way to build the human figure. Look at each of his sketches closely before you copy them so that you're just not copying lines without thought. Talk to yourself when you're sketching, say things like "This basic form is the chest, it's slightly twisted, which causes a pinch on the one side and a stretch on the opposite..." This is how you'll learn to understand forms that you wouldn't necessarily get from just tracing.
Glen Vilppu's book is a definite read. Your routine should be read a chapter, study his illustrations, and draw it yourself until you completely get it. If you have funds, you can buy the Drawing Manual as a DVD, in which Glen himself actually draws and lectures. He's absolutely terrific. (These are pricey though, but well worth the money.) You may or may not find these in other ways, I'll say no more, but as a redditor, I'm sure you're amply resourceful! (Take the same approach for Loomis.)
This alone should take months! Don't rush yourself! Don't give up! Don't just rush to the end of the book for the sake of completing in, take as long as you need to on each section. The key is to build that fundamental understanding that will enable you to draw from imagination.
3. Go to an Open drawing session
Usually at local colleges or art centres, you can usually find some sort of open figure drawing session. These are typically self-directed, there is no instructor, you pay a small fee, show up with your materials and draw from a live nude model.
There really is no better way to learn than to draw directly from life. You'll see things that you'll never see if you draw from photographs or from other people's artwork. You really do get a whole new perspective. Again, as you draw, it may help to narrate to yourself what it is you're doing, and to understand why the forms are as they are. These types of classes start off with a few quick gesture drawings that take from 1-3 minutes. Then the model will settle down to longer poses, 10 or 20 minutes or longer.
4. Take a life drawing class
If your local college or art school offers night classes, take them. Having a good instructor will help propel you and give you someone to talk to. Night class courses are often taught by people in the industry, so you can really pick their brains. These types of courses last about 12 weeks, one class per week.
5. Draw every day
Wake up early if you have to. Spend 1 or 2 hrs every day somewhere drawing something, either studying from the books, or drawing from your imagination, or copying from your favourite artist. Just do it! This is now part of your lifestyle.
Get a Wacom tablet if you want to sit at your computer and draw. You can use Painter or Photoshop. Personally, I prefer Photoshop, and Painter Sketch Pad (as opposed to the full Painter app).
Within weeks, you'll be able to see a huge jump in your skill and ability from when you started, and you may start seeing your own style emerge. Within a year you'll be able to draw convincingly from imagination, and once you can do that, it's pretty much limitless.
Good luck.
I've been trying to strengthen my anatomy and proportions over the last 6 months or so and the only advice I can give to this is draw draw draw. Don't worry about it looking wonky but if it does, find out why and see what you can do to improve it.
There seems to be a point when a light bulb just goes off and all of a sudden you understand how to get consistent results of how you want things to look and translating it to the paper/screen.
Check out these, I've found them pretty useful:
http://www.amazon.com/Bridgmans-Drawing-Dover-Anatomy-Artists/dp/0486227103
http://www.amazon.com/Constructive-Anatomy-Dover-Artists/dp/0486211045/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418314804&sr=1-1&keywords=Constructive+Anatomy
This IS a tough one but I have this pretty notebook on my Under $5 list :)
Aww, those are so cute! I totally want one! Hootie c:
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Thanks for the interesting contest!
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Thanks for the contest!! :D
[This super adorable notebook] (http://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0486406105/ref=aw_wl_ov_dp_1_1?colid=RXUSRXI7HI18&coliid=I2TR6ZXY03G0UR) is $1.29 with prime! :D
Edit: AHHH so close!
There is a book
In his book "The Making of 40 Photographs" he discusses how this picture was taken. Sadly, I lent it to a friend so I can't quote it, but it really gives you insight into how he worked, and why he was such a genius. This picture especially.
"The Camera" and "The Negative" should be required reading for anyone who buys a camera, digital or film.
Perhaps you'd like Pictures Showing What Happens On Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow by Zak Smith. As I understand it, it's pretty much exactly what the title says it is.
I can't answer your question because I got distracted after starting the second section (~200 pages in) and haven't gotten back to it yet.
Don't forget the Zak Smith picture accompaniment,
http://www.amazon.com/Pictures-Showing-Happens-Pynchons-Gravitys/dp/0977312798
Remember this is for the children, they need something to help them get through the big words.
"100 Suns" by Michael Light
It is a glossy photography book that is only photographs of atomic explosions during tests. Many of them are in first millionth of a second after detonation, so they are completely bizarre looking.
"What's Out There: Images from Here to the Edge of Universe"
Good Astronomy photography book.
Just pick the subjects you're most interested in, and buy the most beautiful books you can find on them. Depending on how open you are about your interests (say, some are too nerdy for regular people?), this can really be anything. I mean, I would proudly display this, had I a coffee table on which to display it, but were I more shy about my anime interests then I would probably go more towards this or this.
Really, all I can say is look for books that represent you. Unless you're hoping for one-night-stands, in which case look for books that represent the you you want other people to see. Even for that I wouldn't know what to suggest, you're being rather vague.
[Here you go.] (http://www.amazon.com/Der-Mond-Neon-Genesis-Evangelion/dp/1421507676/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406908227&sr=8-1&keywords=der+mond)
If you like this kind of stuff you really should check out the book the art of cleaning up by Ursus Wherli
I instantly remembered this book when I saw those pictures.
This is from an art project. The book is on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Clean-Up-Life-Made/dp/1452114161
If you like the aesthetics of this pic, you should check out The Art of Clean Up: Life Made Neat and Tidy
From this book:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1452114161/ref=mp_s_a_1_71?ie=UTF8&qid=1519169651&sr=8-71&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=neat
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1452114161/ref=aw_ls_4_5?colid=5S8DF8P4VR5R&coliid=I2M5J1AIB8X1V8
https://www.amazon.com/Toaster-Project-Attempt-Electric-Appliance/dp/1568989970
Here's my build it's 11-12 pounds
For an absolute beginner shooting digital, Ken Kobre's Photojournalism and Bruce Barnbaum's The Art of Photography would be my pick, if only because those were the books I learned from in j-school.
For an intermediate film photographer who needs inspiration or thoughtful meditations on the medium more than they need inspiration, I am always going back to Vivian Maier: Street Photographer, Annie Leibovitz's A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005, and the exhibition book from Francesca Woodman's exhibit at SFMOMA/the Guggenheim. But I have an abiding interest in female photographers, self-portraiture, and the female gaze, so YMMV there.
I recommend this book if that's the case. https://www.amazon.com/Movie-Art-Syd-Mead-Futurist/dp/1785651188
S,M,L,XL --kind of a coffee table book. some pages with lots of text, many pages with only pics and plans. a somewhat non-linear book in many ways. about photography, graphic design, architecture, and designing entire cities, and other stuff too. when i get stuck for ideas or need a jolt, i can just pick this up, open to a random page, and get recharged.
S, M, L, XL by Rem Koolhaas
The only two books of naked boys:
>Boys Will Be Boys included pictures of boys, many naked, in various non-sexual activities such as climbing a tree or sitting on a bench. The book had an inscription reading, "To Michael: From your fan. Love XXXOOO Rhonda – 1983, Chicago."[57] Another book, The Boy: A Photographic Essay was inscribed, "Look at the true spirit of happiness and joy in these boys' faces. This is the spirit of boyhood, a life I never had and will always dream of. This is the life I want for my children. MJ." The book contained pictures of boys in various situations by different photographers, including pictures taken during the filming of the 1963 Lord of the Flies movie and showed the boys on the set, usually clothed but sometimes nude, playing in the sand, reading comic books, and having pillow fights.[58][59] The only book depicting male sex acts was a rare out-of-print book called A Sexual Study of Man which featured many images of adult men engaged in all kinds of homosexual intercourse which the prosecution admitted they could not tell if Jackson had opened.[57]
I guess when they confiscated those two books from that fan in 1993 that had been given to MJ in 1983, he hadn't known where else to obtain child pornography and so had left it at that, not collecting anymore and then not having any again when his home was raided in 2003.
Others are books like this, which Redditors seemed to feel was really awful but actually seems to hurt the prosecution really:
http://www.amazon.com/Room-Play-Simen-Johan/dp/1931885095/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
As they show how sad the adultification of children is, not how wonderful.
There's also books in there from photographers who'd sent them to him, other photographers who'd worked with him, and famous photographers like one who had been persecuted by the Nazis.
And the photo of Spence was of a toddler.
You also realize ALL of that was shown to three juries so far, none of which has indicted him with a crime?
You mean this book that anyone can buy right now off amazon?
Room to Play https://www.amazon.com/dp/1931885095/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_31ePCbKARTR3M
“Simen Johan’s Room To Play has probably been most responsible for many of the more salacious media headlines, as Johan’s style (like that of Jonathan Hobin) often features photographs of children in what appear to be extreme or neglectful conditions. The “morphing” photographs in Johan’s book-where children’s faces appeared to be superimposed over adult bodies (and vice versa)-are clearly part of an artistic statement about the loss of childhood and what happens when children are forced too soon into the turmoil and pain of adulthood. “
Trust me, I’ve done all the research. I’m not a biased individual or Jackson fan trying to bend the truth. The guy was weird but the claims from his trials were spun so badly by the media it’s not even funny. None of these items were ever brought to trial because none of it would have ever held up in court.
Also: bio books
Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms in Nature Coloring Book https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764974718/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_KJQcBbKBS180V
Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel https://www.amazon.com/dp/3791319906/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_vLQcBb6P811G0
The Anatomy Coloring Book https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321832019/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_VMQcBb9XJGXX9
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region https://www.amazon.com/dp/0394507606/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7OQcBb7QBN95M
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders: North America (National Audubon Society Field Guides (Paperback)) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0394507630/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_5PQcBb0PZQYNW
Preserved specimen: Real Bat Specimens Science Classroom Specimen for Science Education https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072BCCTL1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZSQcBbE7HYPN2
Real Snake Skeleton Specimen in Acrylic Block Paperweights Science Classroom Specimens for Science Education https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078581LLZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_OTQcBbN1W3JWE
Models:
Wellden Medical Anatomical Human Skull Model, 3-part, Numbered, Life Size https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EKC5SHS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YZQcBbCF8D61B
Anyone who likes this (all of you) should check out this book: BOOK!
Some kind man went around the former Soviet Union, as well as Cuba, and photographed nearly every awesome building those crazy communists built. One of my favs: here
I have had this book on my Amazon wishlist for a while:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/3836525194
Actually, all you need is a projector. That's how this sort of thing is done - much like paint by number without the outlines done for you. You might like David Hockney's book Secret Knowledge about the use of optics in art.
Introduction & enjoyable read:
Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Book series (there are 3 books - 1st one is highly recommended - by many is #1 best selling photography book ever)
...aaaaand The Moment it Clicks (by Joe McNally)
For portraits: Peter Hurley
Masterpiece: James Nachtwey - Inferno (if fact ANYTHING of James Nachtwey - the guy is alone in his own league)
Here are some links for the product in the above comment for different countries:
Link: "100 Suns" by Michael Light
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