Arte valenciano

La vida y obra de Van Gogh se hallan tan entrelazadas, que es casi imposible apreciar sus pinturas sin ver reflejada en ellas la historia de su vida: una vida de la que se habló tanto, que ya se ha convertido en leyenda. Van Gogh es la encarnación del sufrimiento, un mártir incomprendido del arte moderno, el emblema del artista como un extraño.

The Short Story of Art explores 50 key works, from the wall paintings of Lascaux to contemporary installations, and then links these to sections on art movements, themes and techniques. The design of the book allows the student or art enthusiast to easily navigate their way around key periods, artists and styles. It simplifies and explains the most important and influential concepts in art, and shows how they are linked. The book explains how, why and when art changed, who introduced certain things, what they were, where they were produced, and whether they matter. It demystifies artistic...

¿Es posible que la humanidad pueda expandirse a través del universo? De poderse ¿Cómo podría? ¿Cuáles serían los motivos para llegar a otros mundos? ¿Somos un virus o somos una semilla de vida?

Salvador Dalí was one of the 20th century's true eccentrics and exhibitionists. One of the first to apply Freud's teachings to the art painting, Dalí approached the subconscious with extraordinary sensitivity and imagination. Readers can see the fruits of this union for themselves with color reproductions. Insightful text presents the infamous surrealist as he truly was.