Kirjahaku

The much anticipated follow-up volume to our bestselling 2011 title Installation Art, this is the most impressive collection of renowned avant-garde installation pieces to-date. Only top-tier projects are featured, including biennale pieces from many different countries. Interior gallery and museum installations encourage poetic new ways of looking at enclosed space, while exterior projects on both large and small scales astound through their dramatic use of materials and reinvent the urban and rural built environment. Pink balloons are suspended in rows above the main thoroughfare of a major city, a prism of colored threads hung in the air makes an otherwise blas staircase magical, thin rays of light hover in space, a hole in a gallery wall reveals an entire hidden realm composed of layered ice blocks, while neoclassical arched windows pour transparent crystallized ice flows out onto marble floors. This book changes how we look at our everyday surroundings and their possibilities.

Recent innovations in access to technology have led to an explosion in the number and variety of interactive art installations. Art pieces that would have been inconceivable twenty years ago are now popping up in galleries and public spaces around the world, expanding the range of human experience in mind-boggling ways. New Media Installation offers a fascinating look into the world of technology-based art installations, with a global selection of artists and works. Interactive installations respond to the viewer's voice, touch and proximity, while non-interactive pieces create otherworldly objects and environments for viewers to explore from all angles. Gorgeous photographs capture the size and scale of more than ninety installation pieces that combine light, motion, space and code to create singular experiences.

Humans have been fashioning art and tools from earth for at least 25,000 years. Despite the age of this relationship, continuing technological developments mean we are still coming up with new ways of shaping clay, stone and soil. Elemental/Earth is a deep-dive into the latest in earth-based making, from composite stonework to 3D-printed ceramics. Profiles of artists renowned for their work with earthen materials explore the frontier where inspiration, skill and technology meet. Whether working with new technologies or bare hands and clay, these artisans push the boundaries of stone and soil, creating truly unique, inspiring new forms, never losing sight of the ancient relationship our species shares with the materials. The first in a new series of books exploring on elemental materials, Elemental/Earth presents a bold picture of the present and future of handmade earthenware.

Framed is a beautiful multidisciplinary anthology of art, design and ideas inspired by the humble bicycle. The work in Framed is divided into 6 sections: Urban Art, Paintings, Illustration, Sculptures, Handmade and Extras. Urban Art presents large scale murals and public art from artists such as Ruben Sanchez (Spain), Alex Senna (Brazil), Artez (Serbia) and Chip Thomas (USA). Painting includes the works of creators besmitten by the bicycle for its form, function and symbolism, including; Andrew Hem (USA), Arie Dyanto (Indonesia), Katina Huston (USA), Yuji Yamada (Japan) and many more. Illustration crams in an equally impressive selection of creators; Bruno Mallart (France), Caleb Kozlowski (USA), Mateusz Urbanowicz (Poland/Japan), Little Friends of Printmaking (USA) and Petros Afshar (UK) to name a few. The Sculpture chapter is short and sweet, but begins most impressively with the work of world-renowned artist Ai Wei Wei (China), bookended by the equally talented and dynamic Wil Van Der Laan (Netherlands). Handmade features an interesting cross-section of actual bicycles with offerings ranging from dead-sexy speed machines to practical workhorses and radical concept bikes. The Extras chapter looks at the ascent of bike culture, performance art, urban planning and the incomparable trials rider Danny Macaskill.

The dozens of artists and craftspeople featured in this volume create miniature representations of real-world scenes--everything from housewares, such as a thumb-sized rice cooker, to storefronts and cliffside dwellings suspended in test tubes, all the way up to entire multi-story buildings, with every detail preserved inside and out. Each of these exquisite works tells an intriguing story, encapsulating history, culture and memory, and elevating everyday items--the signage on the side of a garbage can, a rusted downspout--to objects worthy of artistic representation, prompting us through this striking shift of scale to perceive the world in whole new ways. Among the featured artists, Tatsuya Tanaka brings Japanese iconography into his master work "Miniature Calendar," while Joshua Smith, from Australia, keeps streets and addresses and memory alive by re-creating them in miniature, freezing them in time, complete with weeds and water stains. This book not only digs into the stories behind the works, but provides guidance for those who are ready to try their own hand at mini crafts. Three masters share their inspirations and techniques by revealing a detailed process of a single masterpiece.

Whether for globally recognized sporting spectacles like the Olympics or the World Cup, or for lesser-known brands and local tournaments, visual language is critical for promoters and organizers to establish an identity, create fan bases, and generate positive influence. WIN OUT: Sports Graphic Design and Branding hand-picks from around the globe more than eighty inspiring incidences of sports design and branding, from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to Clube, a sports bar in Porto, Portugal, and includes teams, gyms, facilities, and tournaments in a variety of sports. Interviews with select designers and collectors reveal the inspirations and processes in this field and demonstrate how all the things we love about sports--athleticism, excellence, sportsmanship, togetherness, cultural identity--manifest in visual design.

In an increasingly digital world, there's nothing quite like the sentiment of receiving a thoughtful letter via snail mail. Mail Me Art introduces original designs for invitations, postcards, stamps, and seals, offering a fresh perspective on an age-old tradition. Through interviews with international artists and designated chapters on every mailable creation, readers will discover a modern take on postal design and its timeless ability to connect us all.

Icons, pictograms, and symbols are an important part of how we communicate in our every day lives. Whether they're used for branding, interactive applications, or wayfinding signs, the designs must be informative and aesthetic. Iconism highlights the ingenuity of these symbols. The text is divided into four sections: Icon & Pictogram Collections, Visual Identity, Wayfinding, and Interaction Design.

While the golden age of records may never be recreated, the importance of album art has never diminished. Capturing a musician's talent visually is an essential part of their branding success. Behind the Album features 18 designers and their process for creating covers, posters, lyric books, and all the packaging essentials for top musicians. Each designer discusses their sources of inspiration, their interaction with the musicians and producers, and how their own love of music influenced their art.