An authorized account of the life and work of the influential British artist covers his education at the Royal College of Art, the role of the 1960s in shaping his vision, and his relationship with Peter Schlesinger during the turbulent emergence of gay rights
The astounding first volume, exploring the fascinating world of the most popular living artist in Britain today. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the last five decades. His story is one of precocious achievement at Bradford Art College, the Swinging 60s in London where he befriended many of the iconic cultural figures of the generation, to California and the cool of the swimming pool series of paintings, through the acclaimed set designs for countless operas around the world and major retrospective exhibitions at The Tate and The Royal Academy of Art. With unprecedented access to interviews, family and friends and Hockney's own notebooks and paintings, this volume will deliver an honest and revelatory account of the man who many believe to be Britain's greatest living artist.
In this astounding first volume of his authorised biography Christopher Sykes explores the fascinating world of the most popular living artist in the world today. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the last five decades; His story is one of precocious achievement at Bradford Art College, the Swinging 60s in London where he befriended many of the iconic cultural figures of the generation, to California and the cool of the swimming pool series of paintings, through the acclaimed set designs for countless operas around the world and major retrospective exhibitions. With unprecedented access to interviews, family and friends and Hockney's own notebooks and paintings, this volume will deliver as honest and revelatory account of the man who many believe to be Britain's greatest living artist.
Wer schon immer einmal einen Blick in die Refugien anderer Bücherfreunde werfen wollte, liegt mit diesem Bildband goldrichtig. Die vierzig Bücherliebhaber, deren Bibliotheken hier vorgestellt werden, teilen das Grundgefühl, dass ihr Zuhause erst durch Bücher wohnlich wird. Erstaunlich aber, wie unterschiedlich ihre Bibliotheken sind! Vom 'Bücherturm' in einem luftigen New Yorker Loft über den behaglichen Raum in einer ehemaligen Scheune bis zur eleganten Herrenhausbibliothek reicht das faszinierend vielfältige Spektrum. Bunt ist auch der Kreis derer, die wir auf diese Weise kennenlernen: der Herzog von Devonshire, Flora Biddle vom berühmten 'Whitney Museum of American Art', Keith Richards von den 'Rolling Stones' ... Zusätzliche Kapitel geben professionellen Rat zu Aufbau und Systematisierung einer Büchersammlung, zu Regalen, Bibliotheksleitern und Beleuchtung, Pflege und Restaurierung von Büchern.
Ikona hudobnej scény Eric Clapton vo svojom dojí¬mavom životopise otvorene rozpráva o svojom dobrodružnom a inšpiratívnom živote, pričom po prvý raz mapuje svoju profesionálnu kariéru. Narodený v roku 1945 ako nemanželské dieťa, vyrastal u starých rodičov a až v deviatich rokoch sa dozvedel, že žena, ktorú považoval za sestru, je jeho matka. Gitara mu v puberte poskytla útechu a vďaka talentu sa stal kultovou postavou britských klubov. Po vzniku formácie Cream, ktorá sa stala „superskupinou“, sa stal celosvetovo uznávanou hviezdou. Po dvoch rokoch sa kapela rozpadla kvôli konfliktom. Clapton si zahral s ikonami ako Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan a Beatles, no jeho láska k Pattie Boydovej, manželke jeho priateľa Georga Harrisona, ho uvrhla do zúfalstva a drogovej závislosti. Na začiatku sedemdesiatych rokov prekonal závislosť a vydal úspešný album 461 Ocean Boulevard, vrátane hitu I Shot the Sheriff. Následne sa oženil s Pattie, no čoskoro prešiel na alkohol, čo poškodilo jeho hudbu a manželstvo. V osemdesiatych rokoch sa zotavil z alkoholizmu a stal sa otcom, no tragédia, keď pri nehode stratil syna Conora, ho zasiahla. Hľadal útechu v hudbe a zložil pieseň Tears in Heaven.
Ireland boasts an architectural treasure trove of 18th and 19th-century country houses. This text looks at 26 of these county seats, from Curraghmore in County Waterford and Ballywater Park in County Down, to Glin Castle in County Limerick.
This eagerly anticipated companion volume to "At Home with Books" contains beautiful color photographs and detailed advice about collecting, displaying, maintaining, and living with an art collection. 300 full-color photos.
In this chronological selection of 32 of the most notable houses of England and Wales, the authors present a panoramic history of the great house. The original photographs include examples of English art and architecture, from medieval stone to the excesses of High Victorian taste.
1982 Chatto & Windus 1st ed.,pub. in England. Bad boys, villains,, cheats, spendthrifts- an entertaining history of rogues who disgraced their families by Christopher Sykes.