General AAS Books

"Helnwein's meticulous Irish landscapes, which are the cornerstone of this Crawford show, are unashamedly aesthetic: gorgeous confections of pure, delicious spectacle. The typically epic but not inhuman scale imitates the subject matter. The tonal realism will make people go "Wow, are they paintings?" - thanks to the photorealist finish which ...more

Written in the form of letters to an aspiring artist, Letters to a Young Artist includes Julia Cameron's hints on how to become an artist and encourage the creative flow. Full of exercises - she suggests, for example, writing 14 pages on anything every morning - and advice on an ...more

"Born April 25, 1879, Eddie Poferl came to the United States in 1887. Eddie worked at many jobs, including being a tattoo artist in a Seattle waterfront tattoo place and was known as Professor Eddie. The book contains his business cards, catalogs, early tattoo machines, and dozen of flash sheets, ...more

An autobiography in collage. Forty-five quirky true stories from the life of the artist written in collage format. Excerpts from some of the stories: I grew up in the shadow of the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. Every year my mother gets two turkeys and names one Thanksgiving and ...more

The book is organized in a novel way, concentrating on themes that run through the whole period and unite Greek, Etruscan and Roman culture. Chapter I begins with the centrality of the body and its presentation. Chapter II turns to the religious framework and looks at gods and heroes. Chapter ...more