Batman, el héroe

Many of us have long been captivated by images of knights in shining armor evoking the age of chivalry and the ideals of Camelot. In this richly illustrated volume, the beauty and complexity of the actual armor worn by European knights and soldiers comes brilliantly to the fore. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana} How to Read European Armor presents a compelling overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century, the period when armor as an art form achieved its highest levels of stylistic beauty and functional perfection. During that...

This new and spectacular series of more than 180 paintings, all of them chosen by Fernando Botero himself, and 50 of which have never been published before, reveal the essence of the feminine in his work. Four drawings on acetate inserts that Botero created exclusively for this book and an essay on the work of Botero written by the famous Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes complements this impressive survey of Botero's work. Esta nueva selección de las pinturas de Fernando Botero, es una nueva y espectacular serie de más de 180 pinturas, 50 de ellas hasta ahora inéditas y escogidas por el...

Pop artists of the 1960s, heralded by the Great Andy Warhol, commented on everything from mainstream media to consumer society to advertising to product packaging with colorful and often comical works. Pop Art’s profound influence on contemporary art and culture remains prominent today. Nowhere else can you find so much Pop Art in such a compact, stylish book. Featured artists include - Tom Wesselmann, Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, Allan Jones, Allan d'Arcangelo, Wayne Thiebaud, Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg, Peter Phillips, George Segal, Ed Ruscha, Robert Indiana, Jasper...

Hace un siglo, la belleza era considerada de forma unánime como meta suprema del arte y hasta como sinónimo de excelencia artística. Hoy, en cambio, algunos la contemplan como algo parecido a un delito estético. En nuestros días, determinada crítica increpa a los artistas cuando sus obras parecen aspirar a la belleza. En los últimos años, sin embargo, algunos artistas, críticos y comisarios de exposiciones han empezado a contemplar la belleza de distinta manera. A menudo el debate resulta confuso: en ocasiones los especialistas ven la belleza como una traición frente al verdadero...