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Published by Scholastic Reference, 2002
ISBN 10: 0439193796ISBN 13: 9780439193795
Seller: Reliant Bookstore, El Dorado, KS, U.S.A.
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Condition: good. Osti, Roberto (illustrator). This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Integrity of the book is in good condition with no missing pages. Pages can have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer!.
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Published by Scholastic Reference, 2000
ISBN 10: 0439148812ISBN 13: 9780439148818
Seller: Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Osti, Roberto (illustrator).
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Published by Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002
ISBN 10: 0439266718ISBN 13: 9780439266710
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Published by Scholastic Reference, 2000
ISBN 10: 0439095867ISBN 13: 9780439095860
Seller: Jenson Books Inc, Logan, UT, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Osti, Roberto (illustrator). Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Published by Monacelli Studio, 2016
ISBN 10: 1580934382ISBN 13: 9781580934381
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Published by Scholastic Inc., Ny, 2000
ISBN 10: 0439148812ISBN 13: 9780439148818
Seller: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. Osti, Roberto (illustrator). 1st Trade.
Published by Monacelli Studio, 2021
ISBN 10: 1580935516ISBN 13: 9781580935517
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Published by Monacelli Studio, 2021
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: new. Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.INTRODUCTIONFor a figurative artist, a sure sign of accomplishment is the ability to achieve a transcendent artwork-a work of art that conveys a sense of life or expresses psychological character. Such expertise is cultivated not only by mastering drawing techniques and practicing drawing the human form from life, but also by learning to read the many languages and intentions the human body speaks: movement, power, tension or relaxation, friendliness or aggression, and all the rest. These languages can all be understood studying the anatomical, structural, and dynamic aspects of the body and its aesthetic synergies.In my teaching, I aim to give students knowledge of the bodys anatomy and mechanics in as accurate and neutral a way as possible, without influencing their artwork stylistically or aesthetically. Developing style and aesthetics is each artists own personal artistic quest. In my figure anatomy and figure drawing classes, students learn to draw with informed lines that result from an analysis of the subject, as opposed to a passive, imitative approach.With this book, I set out to explore, decode, interpret, and describe the infinite dynamic, expressive, and aesthetic combinations the human form can manifest. All the material in the following nine chapters is holistically directed toward the practice of drawing the human form. Art history, proportions, anatomy, movement, aesthetics, expressivity, and techniques are described separately but at the same time woven together to give the reader a complete view of the marvelous complexity of the human figure.Explaining depictions of the human figure also means defining what the human figure has represented during various historical periods. Art featuring the human figure created over millenniums tells us about the values of past cultures-just as contemporary values must always be considered when drawing, painting, or sculpting the human figure now, to make our art relevant to the times we live in.The first two chapters of the book are dedicated to a discussion of human proportions, anatomical knowledge, cultural values, and aesthetic development in Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Greek art, as well as in art of the Renaissance. Chapters 3 and 4 study anatomy and the structure of the body using an approach specifically directed toward movement, dynamism, and proportional harmonies. At the core of my method, which follows the Renaissance tradition, is the study of the bodys landmarks and the origin and insertion of muscles. Understanding these muscular-skeletal connections is essential to appreciate the human forms structure holistically and is indispensable for accessing the bodys dynamic and aesthetic connections, concepts treated in chapters 5 and 6. Chapters 7 and 8 are devoted, respectively, to the hands and head, exploring both their structural and their expressive qualities.Each chapter investigates a specific method of thinking and looking at the human form, giving the reader a multifaceted understanding of this infinite subject while promoting creativity and personal style. This approach is continued in chapter 9, where various drawing techniques are connected to different conceptual analyses of the human form. Armed with this knowledge, you will be able to read the human form in depth, appreciate its fascinating complexity, avoid a tedious and passive imitative approach, and create accurate, expressive, and aesthetically unique works of art.CHAPTER 5: FLOWS AND RHYTHMS OF THE FIGUREWhen artists study the body through dissection, preparing an corch (flayed model), or examining a textbook, they become acquainted with the bodys parts, what they look like, their locations, and what they are called. But after taking the body apart, todays artists must also put it back together through an artwork. This indispensable operation transforms the human body into a signifier, a vehicle for.
Published by W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 1996
ISBN 10: 0716729547ISBN 13: 9780716729549
Seller: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Roberto Osti (illustrator). First Edition 1st Printing. BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked. DUST JACKET: Previous Owner Markings (Price Clipped); Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. COVER AND TEXT DESIGNER: Diana Blume. COVER PHOTOGRAPHER: Gerry Gropp. ACQUISITIONS EDITOR: Holly Hodder. PROJECT EDITOR: Diane Cimino Maass. ILLUSTRATION COORDINATOR: Susan Wein. PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Sheila E. Anderson. COMPOSITION: Digitype. MANUFACTURING: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. CONTENTS: Foreword by Alfred G. Fischer; Chapter 1 The First Question; Chapter 2 A Glow of Yellow; Chapter 3 Cod-Liver Oil; Chapter 4 The New World; Chapter 5 A Princeton Dialectic; Chapter 6 The Olive and the Harp; Chapter 7 The Hot High Shore; Chapter 8 Skating on Ice; Chapter 9 Choices; Chapter 10 Risks, Rays, and Rambutans; Chapter 11 Claws; Chapter 12 The Struggle of Time; Chapter 13 Barriers Breaking Down; Chapter 14 Integration and the Knowledge Enterprise; Chapter 15 Curator; Glossary; Index. SYNOPSIS: His fingers move across the surface of a shell, feeling the ridges and contours, searching for clues, gathering information unnoticed by the untrained eye. For Dr. Geerat Vermeij's fingers are his eyes. One of the most accomplished evolutionary biologists of our time and the world's leading authority on an ancient "arms race" among mollusks, Dr. Vermeij is blind. No ordinary autobiography, Privileged Hands is the story of Dr. Vermeij's challenge and triumph. What makes his story so compelling is how he sees and what his insights reveal about the wonder of life on planet Earth. His exhaustive research of ancient and living mollusks, particularly shells, is extraordinary in its scope and perspective about how species arm themselves, compete, and survive. This is an intriguing irony for someone whose incomparable story is characterized by an unfailing determination to thrive in a sighted world and in the world of science. For Dr. Vermeij's self-portrait is also a portrait of the practice of science--his views on evolution and biodiversity, and the importance of observation are as much the story as are his family relationships, education, and position on affirmative action. Privileged Hands is provocative and intelligent storytelling: it reveals as much about our own lives as it does about this one, remarkable, scientist's life. Dr. Geerat Vermeij, a preeminent evolutionary biologist and paleontologist, is a professor at the University of California, Davis. He has been awarded MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was the editor Paleobiology and of Evolution, the field's foremost journals of natural history and is the author of A Natural History of Shells; Evolution and Escalation: An Ecological History of Life; and Biogeography and Adaptation: Patters of Marine Life. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Piccin-Nuova Libraria, 2024
ISBN 10: 8829934607ISBN 13: 9788829934607
Seller: libreriauniversitaria.it, Occhiobello, RO, Italy
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Published by Phaidon Press B.V., 2016
Seller: Collectors' Bookstore, Antwerpen, Belgium
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Edition thus. Basic Human Anatomy An Essential Visual Guide for Artists Special Collection by Roberto Osti; Peter Drake. Published by Phaidon Press B.V. in 2016. Hardcover. What makes this title so special is its limited availability. - Publishers Weekly. Collectible item in very fine condition.