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    Art & Fear

    Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

    Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 8 min

    What is your art really about? Where is it going? What stands in the way of getting it there?These are questions that matter, questions that recur at each stage of artistic development—and they are the source for this volume of wonderfully incisive commentary. Art & Fear explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Seven Days in the Art World

    Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 21 min

    The art market has been booming. Museum attendance is surging. More people than ever call themselves artists. Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description, and, for some, a kind of alternative religion.In a series of beautifully paced narratives, Sarah Thornton investigates the drama of a Christie's auction, the workings in Takashi Murakami's studios, the ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Reith Lectures

    10 of the best

    Unabridged

    7 hours 30 min

    Ten emblematic lectures by world-leading thinkers, specially selected by the series producer.Since 1948, the BBC's iconic annual lecture series has provided a platform for brilliant, entertaining individuals to discuss and develop their ideas on radio. The topics range from art and science to history, culture, politics and more, and each Reith Lecture - which is a little longer than a TED talk - ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    A Dead White

    An Argument Against White Paint

    Narrated by Wendy S Walters ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 22 min

    Longlisted for the National Book Award for NonfictionAn impassioned, boundary-pushing work of criticism traversing an array of subjects, from fine arts to design to architecture, taking aim at the ubiquity of white paint in our society and what its prevalence reveals about our values.It’s hard to identify a material that takes up more sensory space and has received less critical examination than ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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    Funny Weather

    Art in an Emergency

    by Olivia Laing ...
    Narrated by Sophie Aldred ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 39 min

    "One of the finest writers of the new non-fiction" (Harper's Bazaar) explores the role of art in the tumultuous twenty-first century.In the age of Trump and Brexit, every crisis is instantly overridden by the next. The turbulent political weather of the twenty-first century generates anxiety and makes it difficult to know how to react. Olivia Laing makes a brilliant, inspiring case for why art ... Read more

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    Emotional Design

    Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things

    by Don Norman ...
    Narrated by George Newbern ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 23 min

    Why attractive things work better and other crucial insights into human-centered designEmotions are inseparable from how we humans think, choose, and act. In Emotional Design, cognitive scientist Don Norman shows how the principles of human psychology apply to the invention and design of new technologies and products. In The Design of Everyday Things, Norman made the definitive case for human ... Read more

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    Rembrandt Is in the Wind

    Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith

    by Russ Ramsey ...
    Narrated by Zach Hoffman, John Behrens ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 50 min

    How do art and faith intersect? How does art help us see our own lives more clearly? What can we understand about God and humanity by looking at the lives of artists?Striving for beauty, art also reveals what is broken. It presents us with the tremendous struggles and longings common to the human experience. And it says a lot about our Creator too. Great works of art can speak to the soul in a ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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    On Freedom

    Four Songs of Care and Constraint

    by Maggie Nelson ...
    Narrated by Gabra Zackman ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 5 min

    An expansive, exhilarating work of criticism by one of the most significant writers of our day.So often deployed as a jingoistic, even menacing rallying cry, or limited by a focus on passing moments of liberation, the rhetoric of freedom both rouses and repels. Does it remain key to our autonomy, justice, and well-being, or is freedom's long star turn coming to a close? Does a continued obsession ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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    The Da Vinci Women

    The Untold Feminist Power of Leonardo's Art

    by Kia Vahland ...
    Narrated by Ana Clements ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 36 min

    This new biographical look at Leonardo da Vinci explores the Renaissance master's groundbreaking portrayal of women which forever changed the way the female form is depicted.Leonardo da Vinci was a revolutionary thinker, artist, and inventor who has been written about and celebrated for centuries. Lesser known, however, is his revolutionary and empowering portrayal of the modern female centuries ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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    Kunsthistorie, bind 4.

    Moderne kunst

    by Elie Faure ...
    Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 54 min

    Opdag "Kunstens historie. Bind 4. Moderne kunst" af Élie Faure - en filosofisk og poetisk rejse ind i kunstnerisk skabelse. I dette afsluttende bind overskrider Faure tidsepokerne for at udforske kunsten som menneskehedens vitale puls. Fra afrikanske idoler til Venedigs mesterværker afslører han dybe forbindelser mellem kulturer og figurative udtryk, analyserer den vekslende rytme af syntese og ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Konsthistoria volym 2.

    Medeltida konst

    by Elie Fauré ...
    Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 30 min

    I denna fängslande volym utforskar Élie Faure medeltida konst som en explosion av andligt och sensuellt liv, född ur kollisionen mellan etiska religioner och mänskliga instinkter. Från indisk panteism till khmeriska tempel, från kinesisk lugn till japansk dynamik, genom bysantinska mosaiker, islamiska arabesker och franska gotiska katedraler, avslöjar han hur konsten har transcenderat dogmer och ... Read more

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    Misterios del escritorio

    Tras las huellas de creadores en el arte y la ciencia

    Narrated by Javier Poza ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 4 min

    Una expedición a los enigmáticos territorios de la creación artística y científica, con el escritorio como mapa.¿Por qué y para qué se escribe? ¿De dónde provienen las ideas que estimulan y alimentan a un escritor? ¿Cuál es el motor que impulsa la creatividad? Para Federico Reyes Heroles estas preguntas constituyen una curiosidad esencial, el núcleo de una pasión de vida. Para resp... ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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    Zgodovina umetnosti, 2. zvezek.

    Srednjeveška umetnost

    by Elie Faure ...
    Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 3 min

    V tem privlačnem drugem delu Zgodovine umetnosti Élie Faure raziskuje srednjeveško umetnost kot eksplozijo duhovnega in čutnega življenja, rojenega iz trka med etičnimi religijami in človeškimi instinkti. Od indijskega panteizma do khmerskih templjev, od kitajske mirnosti do japonske dinamike, prek bizantinskih mozaikov, islamskih arabesk in francoskih gotskih katedrale, Faure razkriva, kako je ... Read more

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    미술사 1권

    고대 예술

    by 엘리 포르 ...
    Narrated by 애드리안 베일 ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 53 min

    엘리 포르의 시리즈 예술의 역사 제1권은 인간 상상력의 근원으로 향하는 놀라운 여정을 그린다. 이 책은 인간의 시선이 태어난 순간을 추적하며, 구석기 시대의 동굴에서부터 이집트의 거상들, 아시리아의 날개 달린 황소들, 빛이 가득한 그리스의 신전들, 그리고 돌과 도로의 천재 로마에 이르기까지 여행한다.시적인 이야기꾼이자 통찰력 있는 역사가인 포르는 예술 작품이 단순한 장식이 아니라 살아있는 힘의 체계임을 밝힌다. 여기서 형태는 기능과 결합하고, 사상은 육체가 된다 — 예술은 인류가 공유하는 언어이자, 민족의 숨결, 세계의 기억이다.독자는 들소가 뛰노는 동굴, 태양에 달궈진 기둥, 파나테네아 행진이 조각된 프리즈, 그리고 건축이 순수한 의지로 변하는 로마의 경기장을 거닌다 — 각 페이지는 하나의 장면, 각 ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Scholar’s Codex

    Academia explores the games of FromSoftware

    Unabridged

    8 hours 25 min

    In Scholar’s Codex, academics from around the world have come together to explore the themes, lore and ruined majesty of classics like Bloodborne, Dark Souls and Elden Ring. These are games that are defined by their depth and mystery. The result is a book that’s engaging and accessible to readers outside of academia, while travelling straight to the heart of the richest imaginative territory in ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Kunstgeschiedenis Deel 3.

    Renaissance-kunst

    by Elie Faure ...
    Narrated by Adriaan Vale ...

    Unabridged

    Dit derde deel van Élie Faures 'Geschiedenis van de Kunst' is een meesterlijke onderdompeling in de essentie van de Renaissance, dit tijdperk van creatieve wedergeboorte waarin kunst de Middeleeuwen overstijgt om individualisme en humanisme te omarmen. Door een levendige analyse van Italiaanse centra zoals Florence, Rome en Venetië ontcijfert de auteur de esthetische revoluties gedragen door ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    The Art of Dying

    Writings, 2019-2022

    Narrated by T. Ryder Smith ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 46 min

    When Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker’s art critic and the leading art writer of his generation, published his eye-opening autobiographical essay, “The Art of Dying,” in December 2019, he reported that he had lung cancer and had been given six months of life. Fortunately, his treatment was showing some improvement, and so, he wrote, “These extra months are a luxury that I hope to have put to good ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    ¿Qué estás mirando?

    150 años de arte moderno en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

    by Will Gompertz ...
    Narrated by Julio Lorenzo ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 45 min

    Amantes del arte, escépticos y desconcertados: esta historia del arte moderno es para vosotros¿Qué es el arte moderno? ¿Por qué se ama o se odia? ¿Y por qué es siempre tan exageradamente caro?Will Gompertz, director de Arte de la BBC, exdirector de la Tate Gallery de Londres y uno de los mayores expertos del mundo, ha escrito una deslumbrante guía que cambiará para siempre la manera en que miramos ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Sejarah Seni Volume 2.

    Seni Abad Pertengahan

    by Elie Faure ...
    Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 55 min

    Dalam jilid yang memikat ini, Élie Faure menggali seni abad pertengahan sebagai ledakan kehidupan spiritual dan sensual, lahir dari benturan antara agama-agama etis dan naluri manusia. Dari panteisme India hingga kuil-kuil Khmer, dari ketenangan Tiongkok hingga dinamika Jepang, melalui mosaik Bizantium, arabesque Islam, dan katedral Gotik Prancis, Faure mengungkapkan bagaimana seni melampaui dogma ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    1000 Fehler

    Unabridged

    40 min

    Die Audioproduktion "1000 Fehler" basiert auf gesprochenen Text-Fragmenten der Agentur Bilwet aus Amsterdam und elektronischen Improvisationen von Brüsseler Platz 10a-Musik aus Köln. Brüsseler Platz 10a-Musik besteht aus Georg Odijk (a-Musik), Jan St. Werner (Mouse on Mars, Microstoria) und Marcus Schmickler (Pluramon, Wabi Sabi). In ihren Sessions und Live-Auftritten verwenden sie Generationen ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Lịch sử nghệ thuật Tập 2.

    Nghệ Thuật Thời Trung Cổ

    by Elie Faure ...
    Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

    Unabridged

    Trong tập sách hấp dẫn này, Élie Faure khám phá nghệ thuật thời trung cổ như một vụ nổ của cuộc sống tâm linh và gợi cảm, sinh ra từ cú va chạm giữa các tôn giáo đạo đức và bản năng con người. Từ chủ nghĩa nhất thể Ấn Độ đến các ngôi đền Khmer, từ sự thanh bình Trung Quốc đến động lực Nhật Bản, qua các bức khảm Byzantine, arabesque Hồi giáo và các nhà thờ Gothic Pháp, ông tiết lộ cách nghệ thuật ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Historia sztuki, tom 4.

    Sztuka nowoczesna

    by Elie Faure ...
    Narrated by Adriana Vale'a ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 17 min

    Odkryj "Historię sztuki. Tom 4. Sztuka nowoczesna" Élie'a Faure'a - filozoficzną i poetycką podróż do serca twórczości artystycznej. W tym ostatnim tomie Faure wykracza poza epoki, aby zbadać istotę sztuki jako życiowego pulsu ludzkości. Od afrykańskich idoli po weneckie arcydzieła, ujawnia głębokie związki między kulturami i figuralnymi wyrazami, analizując naprzemiennie rytm syntezy i analizy, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Rebels and Visionaries: The Radical Evolution of Modern Art

    by Ciro Irmici ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 57 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Rebels and Visionaries: The Radical Evolution of Modern ArtDive into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of modern art with "Rebels and Visionaries: The Radical Evolution of Modern Art"—a compelling journey through the revolutionary movements, groundbreaking artists, and transformative ideas that have shaped the art world from the late 19th century to the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    История искусств Том 2.

    Средневековое Искусство

    Narrated by Адриан Вейл ...

    Unabridged

    В этом захватывающем томе Эли Фоур исследует средневековое искусство как взрыв духовной и чувственной жизни, рожденный из столкновения этических религий и человеческих инстинктов. От индийского пантеизма до храмов кхмеров, от китайского спокойствия до японской динамики, через византийские мозаики, исламские арабески и французские готические соборы, Фоур раскрывает, как искусство превзошло догмы и ... Read more

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