Art Books – ARTMAG https://artmag.co.uk all the Arts in Scotland Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:25:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://artmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/artmag-logo-2023-150.png Art Books – ARTMAG https://artmag.co.uk 32 32 A British Country House Alphabet https://artmag.co.uk/a-british-country-house-alphabet/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:21:13 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53773 Curt DiCamillo’s new series of books uses the alphabet to frame a variety of material of interest to visitors to country houses.

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]]> Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life https://artmag.co.uk/phyllida-barlow-sculpture-1963-2023/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:09:27 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53767 This first major biography of the modernist sculptor Ronald Moody (1900–1984) explores the development of his life and work and re-establishes his place within 20th century art.

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]]> Armed with Madness: The Surreal Leonora Carrington https://artmag.co.uk/armed-with-madness-the-surreal-leonora-carrington/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:06:18 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53765 Leonora Carrington played many roles in her long and extraordinary life: reluctant muse, feminist champion, society heiress, rebel refugee – and the last of the Surrealists.

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]]> Modern Artisan: A World of Craft Tradition and Innovation https://artmag.co.uk/modern-artisan-a-world-of-craft-tradition-and-innovation/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:08:09 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53270 This lavishly illustrated coffee table book pays homage to the diversity of craft traditions and the remarkable skills of artisans around the world such as weavers, woodworkers, ceramists, potters, stone-cutters, beaders, basket-makers and textile artists.

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]]> Hockney’s Pictures https://artmag.co.uk/hockneys-pictures/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:03:58 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53266 Gloriously illustrated, this fully updated edition tells the story of one of the most significant artists of our time.

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]]> Like a Moth to a Flame: The Art of Glen Scouller https://artmag.co.uk/like-a-moth-to-a-flame-the-art-of-glen-scouller/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:01:51 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53263 Throughout a long and distinguished career, Scouller has had over 50 solo exhibitions in the UK and abroad and has also won many awards for his work in both oil and watercolour.

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]]> Impressionist Places https://artmag.co.uk/impressionist-places/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:55:36 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53260 With their light-filled landscapes, Impressionist artists created a new way of seeing nature - but what do the places they painted look like now?

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]]> Great Women Sculptors https://artmag.co.uk/great-women-sculptors/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:39:21 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52864 Featuring over 300 ground-breaking women sculptors from over 60 countries whose work spans 500 years from the Renaissance to the present day.

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]]> Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour https://artmag.co.uk/vanessa-bell-a-world-of-form-and-colour/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:34:50 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52860 Accompanying the exhibition of the same name at MK Gallery in Milton Keynes (until Feb 23, 2025), this is the largest ever survey of work by Vanessa Bell (1879–1961).

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]]> Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin https://artmag.co.uk/wild-thing-a-life-of-paul-gauguin/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:28:20 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52858 Beautifully illustrated, this re-examination of the controversial artist Paul Gauguin is the first full biography in over 30 years.

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]]> Bonnard https://artmag.co.uk/bonnard/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:25:00 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52852 One of the most innovative and influential artists of the early 20th century, Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) was a master of colour, subjective realism and emotional depth.

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]]> To Everything There is a Season: The Art of Emma Haworth https://artmag.co.uk/to-everything-there-is-a-season-the-art-of-emma-haworth/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:57:55 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52250 A painter of the urban scene, Emma Haworth's art is built upon meticulous observation of the ebb and flow of modern metropolitan life in the streets, parks and squares of London, New York, Paris and other great cities.

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]]> MirrorMirror: The Reflective Surface in Contemporary Art https://artmag.co.uk/mirrormirror-the-reflective-surface-in-contemporary-art/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:54:24 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52248 Cindy Sherman, Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusama, Tracey Emin and Jeff Koons are among over 150 contemporary artists whose work shows a fascination with mirrors and reflective surfaces.

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]]> Impressionism and the Sea https://artmag.co.uk/impressionism-and-the-sea/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:50:41 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52245 This beautifully illustrated book of coastal landscapes and the delicate play of light on water illuminates works by the likes of Edouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pisarro, Berthe Morisot, Gustave Courbet and Paul Gauguin.

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]]> Art Heist: 50 Artworks You Will Never See https://artmag.co.uk/art-heist-50-artworks-you-will-never-see/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:45:17 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52239 Reading like a crime novel, Susie Hodge’s meticulously researched Art Heist follows the fate of 50 of the most valuable works ever swiped and answers some of the key questions behind each theft.

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]]> Art, Annotated https://artmag.co.uk/art-annotated/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:51:14 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51986 How did Michelangelo paint nudes? What is Cubism? Where did abstraction come from? These questions and many more are answered in this hefty, beautifully illustrated tome spanning over 3,000 years of paintings, sculptures and prints.

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]]> Money in Art: From Coinage to Crypto https://artmag.co.uk/money-in-art-from-coinage-to-crypto/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:47:38 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51984 Money in Art is an introduction to a wide range of artists from around the world, approached through the lens of this universal theme.

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]]> The Sound of Sleat: A Painter’s Life https://artmag.co.uk/the-sound-of-sleat-a-painters-life/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:42:16 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51980 As nature became a stronger poetic force in his life, the American Abstract Expressionist painter Jon Schueler (1916-1992) left New York in 1957 for the fishing village of Mallaig, overlooking the Sound of Sleat between the Scottish west coast mainland and the Isle of Skye.

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]]> Louis Stettner https://artmag.co.uk/louis-stettner/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:39:46 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51978 Over his 80-year career, the American photographer Louis Stettner (1922-2016) explored a range of subjects, from commuters in New York City to Soviet Union factory workers.

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]]> Journeyman – The Art of Steve Dilworth https://artmag.co.uk/journeyman-the-art-of-steve-dilworth/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:46:17 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51565 Based on five years research and extensive interviews, this is the first comprehensive investigation of the life and work of this important ground-breaking artist, examining in detail the evolution of his remarkable work and revealing him to be one of the most innovative and globally significant artists.

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]]> Vincent: A Graphic Biography https://artmag.co.uk/vincent-a-graphic-biography/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:43:22 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51563 Told in a strip cartoon format, this fresh take on Vincent’s story describes a man who was irascible and short-tempered, passionate and emotional, absurdly talented and, for most of his life, misunderstood and under-appreciated.

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]]> Lavery on Location https://artmag.co.uk/lavery-on-location/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:37:42 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51559 Accompanying the exhibition of the same name at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh (until Oct 27), this fully illustrated book charts the career of one of the most successful artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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]]> The World According to David Hockney https://artmag.co.uk/the-world-according-to-david-hockney/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:29:32 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51556 Preceding the new edition of Hockney’s Pictures to be published by Thames & Hudson in September, this small book of quotes by David Hockney from ‘The World According to’ series covers a range of topics.

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]]> Paris in Ruins: The Siege, the Commune and the Birth of Impressionism https://artmag.co.uk/paris-in-ruins-the-siege-the-commune-and-the-birth-of-impressionism/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:34:24 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=50727 Paris, January 1871 – the final, agonising days of the Franco-Prussian War. As the German army cements its advantage, shells rattle through the Left Bank. It is a bitterly cold winter; there is no fuel, no medicine, no food. The city’s poorer citizens have turned to eating rats, cats and dogs. France has been brought […]

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