Afshin was born in Iran, in 1969. An exceptional emerging artist, he first painted an oil painting at the age of nine. Afshin now lives and works in the United Kingdom. A selected list of Afshin's solo exhibitions is as follows: 2002: ZCMI Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Nikombashi Mitsokushi Gallery, Tokyo. 2001: St Raphael Gallery, London; The Mall Gallery, London and Brunei Gallery, London
Raphael ( Urbino, 1483 Roma, 1520) Pintor renacentista italiano considerado como uno de los más grandes e influyentes artistas de todos los tiempos. Pocos pintores del Renacimiento italiano han sabido interpretar el ideal de belleza y el amor hacia el clasicismo que supone el Humanismo como lo hace Rafael Sanzio, el más joven de los tres grandes creadores del Cinquecento y también el más
Adam Raphael, photographer of the widely praised Room Service, offers a delicious collection of young men in his newest book, Barely Working. Once again documenting a racially diverse group of the finest faces and bodies, Raphael has captured his models in various working situations including auto repair, car washing, landscaping,...more
In his "Lives of the Artists", Vasari wrote: "While we may term other works paintings, those of Raphael are living things, the flesh palpitates, the breath comes and goes, every organ lives, life pulsates everywhere." In this extensively illustrated book featuring some 300 illustrations, the author takes a critical look...more
Adam Raphaels ROOM SERVICE is a luxurious collection of 150 photographs of racially diverse male models lounging, bathing, and dining amid the sumptuous interiors and elegant finishes of the finest hotels of East Coast America. The young men of ROOM SERVICE are models of the highest caliber whose flawless physiques...more
Raphael's St. George and the Dragon is the work of a genius -- an exquisitely rendered vision of heroism and innocence by one of the greatest painters of all time. Yet the painting's creation is only the beginning of its fascinating story, which spans centuries of power play and intrigue,...more
This enthralling book views the lives and greatest works of the Renaissance masters through the prism of their ardent rivalry. Rona Goffen, one of the most highly respected scholars of the Italian Renaissance today, brings Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Titian to life in this lively account of their passionate strivings...more
Eight supermodels, 10 days, one world-class fashion photographer---it was a Sports Illustrated swimsuit photo shoot almost too perfect to imagine. But it happened last summer, at Harbour Island in the Bahamas--a reunion of SI Swimsuit Issue covergirls Rachel Hunter, Rebeca Romijn, Daniela Pestova, Elle MacPherson, Yamila Diaz-Rahi, Elsa Benitez, Veronica...more
Based on interviews with Stan Lee and dozens of his colleagues and contemporaries, as well as extensive archival research, this book provides a professional history, an appreciation, and a critical exploration of the face of Marvel Comics. Recognized as a dazzling writer, a skilled editor, a relentless self-promoter, a credit...more
This groundbreaking study of Raphael's loggia has four parts. The first and second concern the grotesques and the Bible illustrations, respectively, while the third examines the lives and artistic styles of the members of Raphael's workshop - then the largest operation of its kind - who worked with him on...more
Vasari's colorful and detailed portraits of the most representative figures of Italian art trace the flowering of the Renaissance across three centuries. This single-volume edition of selections from Vasari's immense work profiles 8 of the book's most noteworthy artists and includes an introduction, notes, and glossary; and woodcut portraits of...more