A Spanish Labyrinth: The Films of Pedro Almodovar |
Mark Allinson ISBN: 1860645070 This is a comprehensive introduction to the films of controversial Spanish director, Pedro Almodovar. It: investigates cultural and national contexts for his work; discusses issues of gender, sexuality, and genre; and analyzes his visual style, use of...(read more) |
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Antoni Gaudi |
Rainer Zerbst ISBN: 3822821713 Sorry - no summary available. |
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Contemporary Spanish Cinema |
Barry Jordan, Rikki Morgan-Tamosunas ISBN: 0719044138 Offers an analysis of the main trends and issues in Spanish film since the death of Franco in 1975. While taking account of cinema during the Franco dictatorship, the text focuses principally on developments in the since the 1970s. Acknowledging the...(read more) |
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Dali: The Paintings |
Robert Descharnes, Giles Neret, Gilles Neret ISBN: 3822812099 This publication presents the entire painted uvre of Salvador Dal (1904-1989). After many years of research, Robert Descharnes and Gilles N ret finally located all the paintings of this highly prolific artist. This book therefore presents many works...(read more) |
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Goya |
Robert Hughes ISBN: 0099453681 Sorry - no summary available. |
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Miró |
Jacques Dupin ISBN: 208030450X One of the most significant Spanish painters of the twentieth century, Joan Miro (1893-1983) was also the imaginative creator of ceramics, sculpture, costumes, tapestries, and poetry. From his early interpretations of fauvism and cubism to his later...(read more) |
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Picasso and the Spanish Tradition |
Jonathan Brown (Editor) ISBN: 0300064756 Pablo Picasso has been transformed into a hero of French modernism, but there is a growing awareness that Picasso's involvement with his native Spain was crucial throughout his life. In this work, art historians examine Picasso's involvement with...(read more) |
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Picasso's War: The Extraordinary Story of an Artist, an Atrocity and a Painting That Shook the World |
Russell Martin ISBN: 0743478630 On 26 April 1937, the Basque town of Guernica in northern Spain was bombed by Hitler's Luftwaffe on behalf of Francisco Franco as he waged a bloody civil war. Twenty-four hours later, the village lay in ruins, its population decimated. This act of...(read more) |
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The Arts in Spain |
John F. Moffitt ISBN: 0500203156 This text presents a representative anthology of examples of painting, architecture and sculpture to provide a critical overview of Spain. From Iberian and Roman beginnings, the book traces the development of the arts in Spain, examining the...(read more) |
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The Spanish Portrait: From El Greco to Picasso |
Javier Et Al Portus ISBN: 185759374X Presents a survey of the development of this genre in Spanish art from the 15th century to the early decades of the 20th, through a selection of 87 works. |
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