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This monograph details thirty-four major architectural works from Valode and Pistre, including commercial, retail, industrial, and cultural projects. Founded in 1980 by its current directors Denis Valode and Jean Pistre, Valode and Pistre Architects is a highly sought-after architecture and design firm based in Paris. Their predominantly large-scale projects are distinguished by their high degree of diversity from the Contemporary Art Museum of Bordeaux to the L Oreal factory and more recently the T1 Tower La Defense in Paris. Their innovative designs for the Beaugrenelle Center on the Front of the Seine won the Global Award for Excellence in 2015 for its approach to urban development. The book features works such as the Renault Technocentre near Paris, Las Mercedes business park in Madrid, and a group of hotel towers in Beijing. The book also looks at future projects that were recently awarded to Valode and Pistre a new Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center and three stations of the Grand Paris Express transit line.

Today, the works of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) are among the most well known and celebrated in the world. In Sunflowers, The Starry Night, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, and many paintings and drawings beyond, we recognize an artist uniquely dexterous in the portrayal of mood and place through paint, pencil, charcoal, or chalk. Yet as he was deploying the lurid colors, emphatic brushwork, and contoured forms that would subsequently make his name, van Gogh battled not only the disinterest of his contemporary audience but also devastating bouts of mental illness. His episodes of depression and anxiety would eventually claim his life, when, in 1890, he committed suicide shortly after his 37th birthday. This richly illustrated introduction follows Vincent van Gogh’s story from his earliest pictures of peasants and rural workers, through his bright Parisian period, to his final, feverish burst of creative energy in the South of France during the last two and a half years of his life.

Descubra a Vincent van Gogh, el atormentado genio del arte del siglo XIX. Este espléndido volumen reúne su obra pictórica completa, 871 pinturas acompañadas por textos que recorren la vida y la obra de uno de los maestros más destacados de la historia del arte. A través de pinturas como Los girasoles, La noche estrellada y Autorretrato con la... Hoy en día, las obras de Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) se encuentran entre las más conocidas y valoradas del mundo. En pinturas como Los girasoles, La noche estrellada y Autorretrato con la oreja vendada reconocemos a un artista con un talento único para la representación de las texturas y las emociones, la luz y el espacio. Durante su vida, Van Gogh tuvo que enfrentarse no sólo al desinterés de sus contemporáneos, sino también a los devastadores ataques de su enfermedad mental. Sus episodios de depresión y ansiedad le acabarían costando la vida cuando, en 1890, poco después de su 37 cumpleaños, se suicidó. Este exhaustivo estudio sobre Vincent van Gogh ofrece un catálogo completo de sus 871 pinturas acompañadas por textos que recorren la vida y la obra de una de las figuras más destacadas de la historia del arte.

This comprehensive monograph is an exclusive look inside the château that inspired the design of Versailles and today continues to enchant visitors and film directors alike. Vaux-le-Vicomte’s rich history began in 1641 when infamous French finance minister Nicolas Fouquet, the original owner, surrounded himself with the most skilled and talented artisans of the time: the architect Louis Le Vau, the painter Charles Le Brun, and the garden designer André Le Nôtre, to create a perfect harmony between architecture and landscape. The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte and its spectacular gardens fascinated Louis XIV and were the inspira­tion for Versailles. Classified as a historical monument since 1875 under the impetus of the owner at the time, the castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte quickly became a model of the artistic genius of the seventeenth century. This volume traces the château’s history from the seventeenth century through the Belle Époque, World War I, and its public opening in 1968. Exclu­sive photography and archival documents offer unprecedented access to the château, furnishings, and gardens, and illuminate the extraordinary secrets of court life and centuries of celebrations that include the enchanting candlelit tours held today.

Todos actores y personajes así como las personas en general tenemos una persona pública con la que nos presentamos ante los demás, una necesidad insatisfecha encubierta bajo esa máscara y cometemos un error trágico cuando reaccionamos ante un choque entre lo queremos que se piense de nosotros y lo que realmente somos. Sobre estos tres elementos clave Susan Batson ha desarrollado un proceso de técnica actoral que han seguido estrellas de la talla de Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Bradley Cooper o Juliette Binoche. En Verdad, un clásico desde su publicación en 2007, expone didácticamente ante un círculo de alumnos imaginarios (pero en los que no cuesta reconocer actitudes y personalidades frecuentes en el mundo de la interpretación), los múltiples recursos que un actor o actriz debe explorar y aprovechar «para que un personaje esté vivo».