Search Results: Titles starting with T from ART CONSULTING : SCANDINAVIA, Books on Art & Architecture

Denmark 1996. The works of art of master glassblower Lino Tagliapietra are truly inspiring. This exhibition was displayed in 1996 at the Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark. Tagliapietra has carried the Italian glass tradition around the world. His signature Spirale, Saturno, Tartane, Tessuto, and new Hopi shows his deep inspiration from his birthplace Murano. These full-page reproductions of his art glass make the viewer appreciate the elegant vase and bottle forms, which come alive with the spiral, linear, or plaid-like designs in vibrant colors. This book can be enjoyed by the novice as well as the glasswork afficionado. Exquisite!, English/ Danish/ Japanese, Year1996, Illust. B/W2, Illust. Color72, ISBN 8789975146, Code 2437. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark,1996, Cat. of exh. Bio. Pages 81, Size 8 1/2”sq

Finland 1991. A catalog of Finnish ceramic and textile art from the period of 1920-1930, a time during which art reflected culture and politics., Finnish, Year1991, Illust. B/W15, Illust. Color7, ISBN 9519623515, Code 5128. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 39, Size 11 1/2”x 7”

Sweden 1990. Historical textile art form the western Västergötland region of Sweden. The items and the photographs in the book reflect the collection of folk textiles belonging to the regional museum, collected and preserved on an ongoing basis. As each region has its own traditions, this book contains examples of weaving, making of clothes and hats, embroidery, and other decorative arts. Wonderful historical photographs. Extensive Glossary., Swedish, Year1990, Illust. B/W171, Illust. Color18, ISBN 9185884642, Code 2958. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Bibl. Pages 164, Size 9 1/2”x 8 1/2”

Finland 1995. The artistry and technical genius of Native Americans is apparent in this collection of exquisitely crafted North American Indian art assembled by connoisseur Ernest Erickson and donated to the National Museum of Finland. Most North American Indian cultures are represented, but most comprehensively from the Great Plains, with dozens of objects embellished with painted decorations, bead embroidery, and quillwork, all in excellent condition. This book presents the entire collection, with the objects arranged by cultural area. Included are exceptional photographs and descriptions of textiles, baskets, tools and utensils, masks, beadwork, paintings, costumes, drums, and jewelry, as well as photographs of regional inhabitants and scenery. A collection not to be missed!, Finnish/ English, Year1995, Illust. B/W28, Illust. Color202, ISBN 9519075828, Code 2410. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Bibl. Pages 206, Size 11 1/2”x 8 1/2”

Denmark 2007. The rising Copenhagen painter Tal R, born in Israel and represented in New York by Zach Feuer Gallery and in Berlin by Contemporary Fine Arts, here presents new works composed in a palette limited to unmixed brown, red, orange, white, pink, yellow and green. Tal R's painting is fundamentally borne up by a collage principle where the narrative is increasingly subsumed in certain abstract ground rules. With splashing brush and slapdash layering, he paints gleefully in impossible materials, with undisguised clashes and references in the content. This monographic exhibition catalogue says something with painting, not about painting. The design is perfect., English, Year2007, Illust. B/W32, Illust. Color25, ISBN 978-87-91607-01-1, Code 6555. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, Bonnefantenmuseum, The Netherlands & Camden Arts Centre, London 2008, Cat. of exh. Bio. Pages 88, Size 10”x 8 1/2”

Denmark 2003. Mostly full page color images of Tal R’s drawings but also large paintings and some photographic images reproduced in the catalogue. Excerpt from PET’s Dense Transit essay: “And however we twist and turn Tal R’s universe, we can be in no doubt about the outwardness of the endeavour. It may well look like dreaming and epochal randomness - school stories glorified into mythology. 1970s trash transformed into a world-picture etc. Both front and back cover are fold over in full color making it a pretty firm binding., German / English Mostly Visual, Year2003, Illust. B/W28, Illust. Color55, ISBN , Code 7174. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: BAWAG Foundation, Vienna, Austria, Dec. 12, 2003 - Feb. 28, 2004., Cat. of exh. Pages 80, Size 11”x 8 1/2”

Denmark 1999. World reknowned contemporary Danish artist Tal R - a book full of drawings, which we can all relate to ie backyard - OMG what an imagination he has, funny, performance art, some porno. Published by Pars Electronic, Copenhagen 1999., No text - images only, Year1999, Illust. B/WAll black & white, Illust. Color, ISBN 8798783203, Code 7175. Softbound, In Near Perfect condition, Pages 64, Size 12”x 8”

Germany 2013. The Egyptian Boy is a facsimile of a notebook that Tel Aviv–born artist Tal R (born 1967) has been working on for the last three years. The source for his recent group of ceramic sculptures, it explores bodily fragmentation and dismemberment in the manner of the god Osiris., All Visual / No Text, Year2013, Illust. B/W, Illust. Color60, ISBN 9783903348035, Code 6882. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 60, Size 8 x 6 1/2

New York 1997. A photo essay with no text, but a whirlwind of close-up and blurred scenes of what looks like a very long and very wild art party, complete with spontaneous wall-painting and strippers of both genders. Published by Danish art group Space Poetry. BOOK IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN., English, Year1997, Illust. B/W, Illust. Color96, ISBN 8789783441, Code 3214. Signed by artist: Til Lena fra Tal. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 96, Size 10”x 6 1/2”

England 1999. The authorsÂ’s latest novel is subtitled From the Diaries of a Texan Bankruptcy Judge. The judge in this case is a certian Erwin Caldwell, the narrator of this roman noir, who leads the reader through a wildly discursive romp that is also a meditation on the abiding presence of evil in the human heart. The year is 1992, and the rivers in and around rain-soaked Austin are flooding their banks. The life of the city is thrown into confusion, and Judge Caldwell, a comfortably married man, has an affair with the owner of small bookstore. His stepdaughter returns home after being denied tenure at Harvard, her little boy in tow, and Caldwell learns of the death by drowning of the Belgian philosopher-semantisicist Jan van rouwers, revered by a generation of Texas university students. Murder or suicide? An intriguing book, this author has an uncompromising vision of the utter complexity of modern life., English, Year1999, Illust. B/W0, Illust. Color0, ISBN 0811213951, Code 5872. Softbound,… Read More

England 1980. This little folk rhyme concerns an old woman and her naughty cat., English, Year1980, Illust. B/W, Illust. Color12, ISBN 0863150799, Code 1150. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 10, Size 10”x 9 1/2”

Maryland 1993. This catalogue documents for the first time the rich narrative and figurative traditions of contemporary craft artists in the United States, from the turn of the century to the present. Beginning with earlier pieces that often documented historical, commemorative, or mythological events, Tales and Traditions then moves to today’s work, which is often rich with personal imagery and socio-political commentary, included are Carl Milles, Eliel and Loja Saarinen and Helena Hernmarck among many., English, Year1993, Illust. B/W15, Illust. Color39, ISBN 0295972823, Code 3456. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Cat. of exh. Pages 94, Size 11”x 8 1/2”

England 1999. Illustrated with simple, charming watercolor cartoons by Kate Greenaway Medal nominee Emma Chichester Clark, this treasury of nine stories for readers of all ages is presented by Hans Christian Andersen scholar Naomi Lewis, and includes old favorites like "The Little Match Girl" and "The Princess and the Pea" and also some that are rather hard to find elsewhere. As Lewis notes in her introduction: "'Elf Hill' is an extraordinary story, funny and magical; and 'Little Ida's Flowers' is like no other tale I have ever read. Another story which will be new to many children is the lively 'Money-Box Pig.' Who else could have written it but Andersen? A special jewel is the last part of 'The Nightingale"—one of the most marvelous scenes in the whole of fairy tale.", English, Year1999, Illust. B/W1, Illust. Color54, ISBN 9781845074326, Code 6802. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 72, Size 8 1/2”x11

Finland 1982. Tampere, an important Finnish industrial city in the 19th century, is the site of a number of architectural styles: neo-gothic, neo-renaissance, and, of particular interest, Art Noveau. This handsome book celebrates the architecture of the city, as well as the details of ornamentation and interior design of various buildings. Of special note are marvelous ceramic ovens; paintings and stained glass windows by Hugo Simberg; fine architectural drawings by Lars Sonck and Birger Federley. , Finnish w/ English resumé, Year1982, Illust. B/W394, Illust. Color46, ISBN 9511069411, Code 1578. 17 pp. in English.. Clothbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 287, Size 11 1/2”x 9”

Sweden 1994. This large, handsome book is a compendium of the best in Swedish art and design over the last 150 years, with a concentration on contemporary works. Paintings, graphic design, illustration, ceramics and glass, sculpture, metalwork, photography, furniture, industrial design, and textiles are featured in beautiful color reproductions with detailed information about the designer, the medium of the work, and the manufacturing date. In short, all revelant information is offered here. It specifically includes examples of decorative Orrefors glass, the design of tools, intricate book illustrations and sleek metal vases . The vast array of selections are distinctive and unusual. This book should be a standard feature in all libraries of contemporary art and design. Index of all designers and craftspeople in back of book., Swedish, Year1994, Illust. B/W219, Illust. Color584, ISBN 9171250182, Code 2335. Hardbound, Not in perfect condition., Bibl. Index. Pages 399, Size 13”x 10”

Denmark 1995. Tansey’s newest collection of work entitled “Border” is preoccupied with the problems and potentials of the transitional nature of our era. Borders and the transitoriness are specifically the overall theme of his newest paintings. They incorporate a movement from one state to another; positions are exchanged across or behind frames, setting, or binding structures. In addition, his work borrows features from mass-reproduced pictures, above all, usually monochrome surfaces that have associations with reproductive and mechanical reproduction., English/ Danish, Year1995, Illust. B/W8, Illust. Color5, ISBN 8789803124, Code 3737. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1995, Cat. of exh. Bibl. Bio. Pages 32, Size 12 1/2”x 9”

Finland 2006. Marjatta Tapiola was born in 1951 in Sysmä, Finland. Her paintings are expressionistic in the figurative manner, painting mainly in animal and human forms and abstract forms stemming from human qualities. Tapiola is included in many museum collections around Europe and has received a number of awards in addition to being a professor of painting at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts., Finnish/English, Year2006, Illust. B/W7, Illust. Color54, ISBN 9525654028, Code 6015. Hardbound, In Pristine Condition, Bibl. Bios. Index. Cat. of exh. Pages 116, Size 10” x 12 1/2”

Finland 2014. The year 2014 marks the centenary of the birth of designer Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914 – 1999). In honour of this event, Designmuseum staged a major exhibition of his work featuring both furniture and sketches from archive collections that have not been displayed previously. The book Ilmari Tapiovaara – Life and Design published in connection with the exhibition. Originally trained as an interior architect, Ilmari Tapiovaara followed an extensive career in design. He was the artistic director of a furniture factory, a teacher, an expert serving in development cooperation and the head of his own design office, among other work. Tapiovaara was a charismatic speaker and skilled writer with a public presence as a spokesman for modern professional design. The Ilmari Tapiovaara centenary exhibition presented one of FinlandÂ’s most significant designers in broad perspective. The numerous sketches, items of furniture, interior designs and personal items on show lead the viewer through Ilmari… Read More

New York 2001. This volume explores the work of this revered Finnish “jack of all trades” designer of the modern era. Though somewhat short-lived, the climax of his career took place during the 1950s and 60s, when he belonged to the absolute elite of Finnish design. Featuring rare designs and never before seen prototypes from the Tapiovaara estate, as well as the story of his renowned Domus chair., English, Year2001, Illust. B/W29, Illust. Color41, ISBN 9519580654, Code 4641. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: R Gallery, New York, NY, 2001, Cat. of exh. Bio. Pages 47, Size 8 1/2”sq

Denmark 2000. An exhibition about taste, one of the greatest taboos of our age, and one of the hardest concepts to define. Bayley, one of the world’s foremost commentators on design, style and popular culture, uses 20 examples to explore how shapes, colours and details carry meaning. Taste is central to the design profession which, in turn, decides on the form and character of the man-made world, English/ Danish, Year2000, Illust. B/W5, Illust. Color45, ISBN 8790904133, Code 4744. Also available in softbound at $29.50.. Clothbound with Jacket, In Pristine Condition, Pages 96, Size 8”x 4 1/2”