Literatúra faktu sa teší veľkej obľube už od konca druhej svetovej vojny. V širšom slova zmysle označuje širokú škálu nefiktívnej literatúry, ktorá využíva biografické, reportážne, cestopisné, memoárové a denníkové prvky. Má obrovský význam pre kultúru, keďže sú v nej príťažlivo spracované udalosti dejinných a súčasných vedeckých materiálov. Najslávnejšími autormi sú napr. E. von Däniken, L. Souček či V. Zamarovský. Ak ste fanúšikom tejto literatúry a okrem čítania sa radi dozvedáte množstvo zaujímavostí, kníhkupectvách zoženiete rôzne knihy, ktoré si vás určite získajú.
We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but is there really anything special about us that sets us apart from other animals? Humans are the slighte…
Provo bylo amsterdamské anarchistické hnutí, které existovalo pouze dva roky (1965-1967), i když dozvuky jeho existence rezonovaly v Nizozemsku i v zahraničí mnoho dalších let. Hnutí Provo svým konceptuálním aktivismem a spekulativními politickými návrhy (tzv. bílé plány) ovládlo představivost celé jedné ...
Kniha nabízí přehled vývoje výtvarné kultury na Iberském poloostrově od pravěkých počátků až po díla zakladatele moderního evropského umění Pabla Picassa. Koncepce knihy zohledňuje zejména její hlavní zamýšlené čtenářské publikum: od studentů humanitních disciplín - dějin umění, hispanistiky, historie ...
In 1303, Giotto, then considered the preeminent painter in Italy, was commissioned to paint the Arena Chapel in Padua. The resulting Chapel and its panels, deta….
The latest edition of the bestselling guide to running a successful gallery, told from the expert perspective of art-world insiders.What makes an art gallery successful? How do galleries ensure their marketing is right? How should galleries best approach new markets and customers, while still serving ...
Calligraphy literally translates as ''beautiful writing\''; it is a traditional skill in many countries around the world, and it has had a contemporary resurgence as a stylish medium for creating artwork. The book starts with the basic techniques and helps the reader progress th rough to 65 projects, ...
Takeshi Kovacs has come home. Home to Harlan''s World. An ocean planet with only 5 per cent of its landmass poking above the dangerous and unpredictable seas. Try and get above the weather in anything more sophisticated than a helicopter and the Martian orbital platforms will burn you out of the sky. ...
From the authors of London for Lovers, this is an inspiring and comprehensive guide to London''s wild side. From exploring secret gardens, parks, farmers markets and city farms, to discovering the best spots for urban bee-keeping, foraging, open-air swimming and mudlarking, Wild London is packed with ...
Focusing on fifty diverse women artists, from Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi through Judy Chicago, Ana Mendieta and the Guerrilla Girls to Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman and Louise Bourgeois, this book equips the reader with a general understanding of the history of art by women, as well as ...
Surrealism is the first in an expanded range of Themes and Movements titles which look beyond the post-1945 period to survey all of the twentieth century''s major art movements. Mary Ann Caws is an internationally respected scholar of Surrealism who has translated many of its major texts and published ...
