Art
History of Art
This classic book uses an exceptional art program, featuring impeccable accurate five-color illustrations, to introduce readers to the vast world of painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and the minor arts.
Zen and the Art of Street Fighting
In twelve action-packed episodes, Jack Sabat recounts the great fights and lessons learned in nearly thirty years of practicing and teaching karate.
Art Nouveau Frames and Borders
From the end of the 19th century to the First World War, the fine and applied arts were profoundly influenced by the artistic movement known as Art Nouveau. Here for contemporary use, a total of 250 authentic, copyright-free frame and border designs ha...
Reading Buddhist Art
Buddhism has a history of over 2, 500 years, and its arts have existed for almost as long, weaving their way with monks and pilgrims through broad areas of Asia and across seas, intermingling with the arts and styles of indigenous cultures. Not sur...
Art in China
The fine arts of China are often ignored by the Western world, from jade tablets, painted silk hand scrolls and fans to ink and lacquer paintings and calligraphy.
Art, Activism, and Oppositionality
There is a common perception in the arts today that overtly activist art -- often seen to sacrifice an aesthetic pleasure for a subversive one -- is no longer in fashion.







