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50 Paintings You Should KnowDiscover the essential art guide with '50 Paintings You Should Know', a captivating paperback by author Kristina Lowis. This beautifully curated collection spans seven centuries, offering readers an insightful exploration of fifty iconic paintings that have shaped the history of art. Each color reproduction captivates the eye and invites reflection, making this book a valuable addition to any art lovers library. Starting from Giotto's majestic Arena
Discover the essential art guide with '50 Paintings You Should Know', a captivating paperback by author Kristina Lowis. This beautifully curated collection spans seven centuries, offering readers an insightful exploration of fifty iconic paintings that have shaped the history of art. Each color reproduction captivates the eye and invites reflection, making this book a valuable addition to any art lover’s library. Starting from Giotto's majestic Arena Chapel frescoes to Botticelli's ethereal 'The Birth of Venus', the text traverses through renowned masterpieces such as da Vinci's enigmatic 'Mona Lisa', Vermeer’s charming 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', and many more, including prominent works by Monet, van Gogh, Kahlo, and Pollock.Not only does this book showcase stunning visual art, but it also delves into the compelling stories behind each piece, the artists' inspirations, and the historical contexts that define their significance. Ideal for students, art historians, or anyone curious about paintings that have withstood the test of time, this book serves as both an introduction and an insightful commentary on masterpieces from the Renaissance to modern art.
With dimensions of 195 x 240 mm and a total of 160 impactful pages, '50 Paintings You Should Know' makes a perfect gift for those eager to immerse themselves in art history. Enjoy seamless delivery within New Zealand, with no extra fees or import taxes, as this product is readily available in stock. Choose Smartfox NZ for your artistic journey and enriching gift ideas today!
CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 195 x 240 mm
Pages: 160
Bind: paperback
Author: Kristina Lowis Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Publication Date: 01-03-2016
Spanning seven centuries, this selection of fifty iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art history while presenting gorgeous color reproductions that are a pleasure to contemplate. Starting with Giotto's Arena Chapel frescoes and continuing through Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, as well as works by Monet, van Gogh, Cassatt, Cezanne, Dali, Kahlo, Hopper, Pollock, Rothko, and O'Keeffe, nearly every important painter is represented in this book. It features works that may be familiar to the eye, but whose histories are even more fascinating. Readers will learn about the painters who created them, the reasons for their importance and the places the paintings can be found. As entertaining as it is informative, this beautiful book is the perfect introduction to great paintings that have stood the test of time.
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Great Overview of the Art of Storytelling
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I chanced on this as an Audible "freebie" to keep on the list for when I was out of credits. Well, it's excellent, and well worth the listen. And excellent survey of the topic spanning topics of performance (preparing, voice, body language, projection), various aspects of framing (culture, age, ethnicity, audience size), story structure and so on
This point is for Hannah B. Harvey, if perchance she reads tese reviews. One point of modern storytelling and writing that is not brought out in your lectures, is that some of the best villain/antagonists are actually the heroes/protagonists of their own stories. This is tangentially alluded to in talking about story viewpoints, but not to the extent that it can be an entirely new story, as Wicked and Maleificent turned The Wizard of Oz and Sleeping Beauty on their heads. And even in the 1960's, many a Bond 007 villain was trying to create what they imagined to be a better world. It's useful to consider in storytelling, as far too many people have forgotten/fail to see the fundamental moral ambiguities of life, and I suspect that goes a long way to explaining the extreme partisanship we see in the world today.
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Sadly, I found the tips and the examples in this lecture to be very simplistic and uninspiring.
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I expected a professional storyteller to be able to keep my interest but I found the presentation to be quite boring. I got nothing out of it that I didn’t already know from just being an avid reader. It felt like a high school lecture. Sigh!!
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★★★★★ 5
Great course on how to improve your storytelling abilities
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Storytelling is a great way to get a point across, and most of us digest information through stories. But when it comes time to tell a story, most of us don't have the skills to make the story engaging or impactful. That's where this course on storytelling comes in. You'll get good pointers on vocabulary, body language, tone, along with deeper pointers about how to shape the view of the story and how to refine its characters. It's all very detailed but it's all very interesting and well worth it. This course will help you see how useful storytelling can be in your personal and professional life, especially if you're in a field where you have to do a lot of public speaking.
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Excellent book!
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Excellent book!
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This book will make a difference in your presentation.
Format: Paperback
If you rely on Powerpoint-like presentation in your work, get Cliff Atkinson's Beyond Bullet Points. I had determined that improving my company's presentations had potentially very high returns so I started poking around the net and Amazon for resources to help. At first, I struck out with books that were supposed to improve presentations, but ended up being guides on technically how to use Powerpoint. That was NOT what I was looking for.
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In a world where most business and how-to books are nothing more that restating what you already know (or, what you know isn't true), this one is an exception. I highly recommend it!
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