Art History & Techniques

In this fascinating and entertaining second volume, Christopher Sykes explores the life and work of Britain's most popular living artist. Volume 1 covered his early life: his precocious achievement at Bradford Art College and the Swinging 60s in London, where he befriended many of the iconic cultural figures of the generation.

This large-format hardback book covers mainly the last two decades of Smith’s work, a period in which he has continued to develop his distinctive style. His work is still rich texturally, and reflective and analytical in nature. He creates rhythms and irregular patterns, while celebrating the language of painting.

Who are today's artists? Why do they do what they do? How do they describe their work? A companion volume to the fourth season of the Emmy-nominated "PBS" series, which introduces seventeen artists who draw on a variety of subjects, experiences and aesthetic influences to create their work, this volume addresses such questions.

Offers a critique of photography that asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. This book examines the ways in which we use these omnipresent images to manufacture a sense of reality and authority in our lives.

Selected cover illustrations from our Folk Tales series in full colour, plus a unique insight into their creation

Art history acquires a new rhythm in this unique anthology of artists' record covers from the 1950s to today. More than 450 covers trace the thrilling interaction between music and visual art and the ways in which modernism, Pop Art, and conceptual practice have all informed the way we see the sounds we hear. Featured covers include Salvador...

Discover an engaging new way of learning to draw in this superbly conceived guided sketchbook.

Pick up a pencil and discover the joy of drawing the people you love.

The Labyrinth is a unique vision of a dystopian future from one of the most sought-after visual storytellers in the world and internationally acclaimed author of The Electric State.