Titoli in Artisti, architetti e fotografi

Zbiór blisko pięćdziesięciu esejów poświęconych najwybitniejszym polskim artystom od drugiej połowy XIX wieku do czasów współczesnych. Każdy z tekstów koncentruje się na wskazaniu esencji twórczości danego malarza - od zarysowania tła biograficznego, często przez analizę psychologiczną twórcy, po podsumowanie jego dorobku artystycznego. Rozważania wzbogacone są w interpretacje wybranych dzieł sztuki, które niejednokrotnie wykraczają poza oczywiste przesłanie, jakie niesie obraz.

For nearly a decade, Palley has been on the frontline of fire. He has witnessed homeowners on the worst day of their lives. He’s seen puddles of aluminum where cars were once parked. He’s watched as 150-foot walls of flame cascaded down mountainsides and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. And he’s captured, time and again, the tireless commitment of firefighters as they work to save lives and homes, in terrain where fire always seems to have the upper hand.

Jim and Elaine Larison spent years studying, exploring, and living in wild places, making more than 30 environmental films, most for the National Geographic Society. These films won more than 40 international awards from leading environmental and broadcast organizations. This memoir tells the story behind the adventure and describes the rather substantial personal costs of this career.

À l’origine de ce récit, il y a un journal tenu il y a une douzaine d’années. L’acteur y consignait observations, réminiscences, réflexions et instantanés de vie, composant au fil des pages une déambulation sans itinéraire défini, à la manière de Journal intime, le film de Nanni Moretti.

The Art of Youth is a moving inquiry into the nature of artistic prodigies who did their major work at an early age. Renowned novelist Nicholas Delbanco gives us a triptych of indelible portraits: the American writer Stephen Crane, British artist Dora Carrington and the legendary composer George Gershwin. All three lived colorful, productive lives before dying early, at an average age of thirty-five. In this audiobook, Delbanco discovers what it is we mourn in authors who pass away so young, and muses on his own life - one marked by both early success and longevity.

Blanche Bellemarre, Angélina Desmarais, Alice Lebrun, Marge Simpson et la Maude de Harold et Maude. Toutes ces femmes et des centaines d’autres encore, Béatrice Picard les a incarnées au théâtre et à la télévision. Elle a été des premières compagnies théâtrales, elle a joué dans de nombreux radioromans populaires des années 1940 et 1950 et participé à la naissance de la télévision publique et privée. Elle est le dernier témoin direct d’émissions légendaires comme Le Survenant, Cré Basile et Symphorien.

Van Gogh is a vivid portrait of the great Impressionist painter that traces his life from the Netherlands, where he was born into a family of art dealers, through his years in England, the Hague, and Paris, to his final home in Arles, where he discovered the luminous style of his late paintings before his suicide at the age of thirty-seven.

Phoebe Hoban, author of definitive biographies of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Alice Neel, now turns her attention to Lucian Freud, the grandson of Sigmund and one of the greatest painters England has produced. Lucian Freud: Eyes Wide Open is the first biography to assess Freud’s work and life, showing how the two converge.

Very similar in style to Walden, and in fact written while he stayed at Walden Pond, this account chronicles Throeau's 1830 boat trip. In it, he weaves together travel writing, essays on religion, history, and lyrical poetry, as well as his own unique philosophy.

In 1900, an 18-year-old Spaniard named Pablo Picasso made his first trip to Paris. It was in this glittering capital of the international art world that, after suffering years of poverty and neglect, he emerged as the leader of a bohemian band of painters, sculptors, and poets. Fueled by opium and alcohol, inspired by raucous late-night conversations at the Lapin Agile cabaret, Picasso and his friends resolved to shake up the world.

Dans son autobiographie, Louise Forestier nous raconte son parcours artistique, dévoilant dans le même souffle toutes les femmes qui cohabitent en elles et parfois s'entredéchirent. De son enfance à Shawinigan jusqu'à aujourd'hui, elle relate les hauts et les bas de sa vie d'artiste qui a débuté avec beaucoup d'audace… et un pieux mensonge à une religieuse! Celle qui a été de la distribution de plusieurs comédies musicales nous entraine dans les coulisses et sur la scène de Demain matin, Montréal m'attend, L'Osstidcho et Starmania.

Di Luca Ronconi (1933-2015), uno dei grandi intellettuali del secondo Novecento, è nota la proverbiale riservatezza. Qui, a differenza dei molti libri su di lui, è Ronconi stesso a parlare di sé. Ascoltiamo dunque sulla pagina la voce del regista, che – raggiunti i sessant'anni – ripercorre la propria esistenza, non inseguendo gli aneddoti o i capricci della memoria, ma cercando di arrivare alla scoperta del senso della vita.

When reclusive millionaire artist Robert Indiana died in 2018, he left behind dark rumors and scandal, as well as an estate embroiled in lawsuits and facing accusations of fraud. Here is the true story of the artist’s final days, the aftermath, the deceptive world that surrounded him, and the inner workings of art as very big business.  

Determined, imperious, flighty, charming, Beryl McBurnie was born in Trinidad and went to New York in the early 1940s to study dance and drama. She also made a name for herself as a dancer and singer, Belle Rosette. But she turned her back on the bright lights to return to Trinidad. There she continued the work she had begun before World War II, researching and performing the dances of the Caribbean. This book portrays the woman, explores the influences that shaped McBurnie and those whom she influenced in turn, and tells of her struggle to realize a vision she nurtured for decades.

As iconic rock guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen enters his mid 50s, well-respected rock journalist Anders Tengner takes a look back at the Swedish rock god’s career and life. Malmsteen’s finesse, speed and style took the music world by storm when he first came to international attention in the...

KRĘCONE SIEKIERĄ. 9 SEANSÓW SMARZOWSKIEGO - to nie biografia, ani wywiad-rzeka - to opowieści aktorów i ekipy filmowej (m.in. Agaty Kuleszy, Kingi Preis, Jacka Braciaka, Marcina Dorocińskiego, Lecha Dyblika, Mariana Dziędziela, Arkadiusza Jakubika, Piotra Sobocińskiego jr, Marcina Świetlickiego, Bartłomieja Topy, Mikołaja Trzaski, Tymona Tymańskiego, Roberta Więckiewicza), historie z planów, anegdoty, które zbliżają nas do rozwikłania zagadki, dlaczego reżyser kreuje w swoich filmach tak odpychającą i przerażającą rzeczywistość.

Realmente como dicen Leonardo da Vinci era tal clase de genio que siendo solamente un aprendiz fue capaz de superar a su maestro el gran Verroquio? Qué influencia tuvo la pintura de Francisco de Goya la muerte de sus cuatro hijos? El famoso cuadro “Campos de trigo” de Vincent van Gogh se convirtió realmente en un símbolo para el pintor de su terrible delirio? 

Muchos lo dicen, pero nadie se lo cree. ¿sería posible que Salvador Dalí fue la reencarnación del propio Van Gogh? ¿Cuánto le ayudaron a Gauguin para conseguir la originalidad de sus pinturas, las jovencitas de Tahití?

På natten den sista november 2005 somnade artisten, skådespelaren och småbarnspappan Micke "Svullo" Dubois för allra sista gången. Han tog sitt liv i ett cykelförråd - bara 46 år gammal. Ångesten blev till sist för svår. I nästan tio år var Gitte Nilsson sambo med Micke Dubois. Tillsammans har de tre barn. Gitte kände varenda skrymsle av Mickes hemlighet med depressionerna, ångesten och de förtvivlade ropen på hjälp. Tillsammans med journalisten Niklas Bodell berättar Gitte om glädjen, vreden och vanmakten. Om livet och lidandet med Den Stora Kärleken. Om människan Micke Dubois.

This combination of serious artistic engagement with warmth and clarity of prose revels in the experiences and pleasures of art and the body, identity, and community.