BELLAS ARTES

Criticado en vida tanto por su estilo como por sus temáticas, el frances Édouard Manet (1832-1883) es considerado en la actualidad una figura crucial de la historia del arte: el pintor que posibilitó la transición del Realismo al Impresionismo. En su obra, Manet combinó una gran tecnica pictórica con imágenes asombrosamente modernas de la vida contemporánea, centradas en el París más urbanita. Retrató los parques, bares y cabares de la ciudad, a menudo recreándose en aspectos provocadores y clandestinos. El Salón de París rechazó su Almuerzo sobre la hierba, donde hombres completamente vestidos aparecen junto a una mujer desnuda. Y la pose descarada de una prostituta de mirada inmutable, Olympia, versión moderna de la Venus de Urbino, de Ticiano, escandalizó a la sociedad de su tiempo. Repleto de ilustraciones, este libro presenta la obra de Manet y descubre la manera única en la que el pintor combinó Realismo e Impresionismo, re interpretando también a los antiguos maestros, en un estilo que se convertiría en paradigma para las generaciones modernistas venideras.

Las frases célebres del legendario diseñador Yves Saint Laurent sobre alta costura, mujer, estilo y elegancia, en un precioso formato. Fundada por Yves Saint Laurent y Pierre Bergé en 1962, poco después de que el joven modista dejara su puesto al frente de Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent se convirtió en una de las casas de alta costura más exitosas e influyentes de París. Con Le Smoking, el primer traje de esmoquin para mujer, de 1966, Saint Laurent también presentó creaciones icónicas inspiradas en el arte, desde vestidos de Mondrian hasta preciosos bordados de Van Gogh y la famosa colección Ballets Rusos.

Among the few women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907–1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; along with hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists such as Manuel and Lola Álvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray, and Martin Munkácsi, they made Frida Kahlo an iconic image of 20th century art.After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter of her own free will. Her marriage to Diego Rivera in 1929 placed her at the forefront of an artistic scene not only in the cultural Renaissance of Mexico, but also in the United States. Her work garnered praise from the poet André Breton, who added the Mexican painter to the ranks of international surrealism and exhibited her work in Paris in 1939 to the admiration of Picasso, Kandinsky, and Duchamp.We access the intimacy of Frida’s affections and passions through a selection of drawings, pages from her personal diary, and an extensive illustrated biography featuring photos of Frida, Diego, and the Casa Azul, Frida’s home and the center of her universe.This book allows readers to admire Frida Kahlo’s paintings like never before, including unprecedented detail shots and famous photographs. It presents pieces in private collections and reproduces works that were previously lost or have not been exhibited for more than 80 years.

Un viaje a través de la historia mediante 80 obras de arte y sus gamas cromáticas cuidadosamente seleccionadas. El color permite a los artistas narrar historias, expresar su individualidad, evocar una atmósfera y plasmar mensajes subliminales, y los artistas más grandes han cargado sus pigmentos con referencias sociales, políticas y religiosas. Desde tierra a piedras semipreciosas e insectos machacados, se examinan los inesperados materiales utilizados para crear pigmentos y hasta qué extremos han llegado los artistas para conseguirlos.

This beautiful volume celebrates a dreamy vacation-and-escape destination, showcasing the most exclusive homes in the Caribbean tropical paradise of Punta Cana. This book takes us on a tropical adventure through Punta Cana Resort & Club’s most exclusive seaside homes. The stunning homes featured in this beautiful volume are set in exotic locations, with endless turquoise sea and sand views, on sweeping terraces with glimmering pools and dramatic sunsets. Breathtaking interiors with colorful tiles, earth-toned walls, thatched roofs, and natural wood finishes bring serenity and joy.

Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect. For years, she was widely acclaimed and won numerous prizes despite building practically nothing. Some even said her work was simply impossible to build. Yet, during the latter years of her life, Hadid’s daring visions became a reality, bringing a new and unique architectural language to cities and structures such as the Port House in Antwerp, the Al Janoub Stadium near Doha, Qatar, and the spectacular new airport terminal in Beijing. By her untimely death in 2016, Hadid was firmly established among architecture’s finest elite, working on projects in Europe, China, the Middle East, and the United States. She was the first female architect to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal, with her long-time Partner Patrik Schumacher now the leader of Zaha Hadid Architects and in charge of many new projects. Based on the massive TASCHEN monograph, this book is now available in a compact edition covering Hadid’s complete works, including ongoing projects. With abundant photographs, in-depth sketches, and Hadid’s own drawings, the volume traces the evolution of her career, spanning not only her most pioneering buildings but also the furniture and interior designs that were integrated into her unique, and distinctly 21st-century, universe.