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    Art & Fear

    Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

    by David Bayles, Ted Orland ...
    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

    by Sarah Thornton ...
    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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    A Dead White

    An Argument Against White Paint

    by Wendy S Walters ...
    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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    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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    Here

    Where the Black Designers Are / A Life in Advocacy

    by Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller ...
    Narrated by Kim Staunton ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 31 min

    Designer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller is legendary for herdecades of scholarship and advocacy, and as a touchstone and conscience for thedesign profession. In HERE: Where the Black Designers Are, Holmes-Millerdocuments the history of—and answers to—the question she has been asking fordecades: “Where are the Black designers?”Holmes-Miller explores this essential question through ... Read more

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    美術史第2巻。

    中世の芸術

    by エリー・フォール ...
    Narrated by エイドリアン・ベール ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 3 min

    この魅力的な第2巻で、エリー・フォールは中世美術を、倫理的宗教と人間の本能の衝突から生まれた精神的かつ感覚的な生命の爆発として探求しています。インドの汎神論からクメールの寺院、中国の静けさから日本の躍動性へ、ビザンチンのモザイク、イスラームのアラベスク、そしてフランスのゴシック大聖堂に至るまで、フォールは芸術が教義と苦悩を超越し、普遍的な調和を称えるものとなったことを明らかにします。彼は歴史、哲学、詩を融合させ、彫刻・建築・絵画を民衆の複雑な自由への賛歌として分析します。インドの石の森からアミアンの響き渡るアーチまで、芸術が死を超え、未来を豊かに育む世界的なパノラマが描かれます。芸術、歴史、精神性を愛する人に理想的な、知的で陶酔的な旅。中世の魂が脈打つ音を感じながらお聴きください。 ... Read more

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    Historia e Artit Vëllimi 3.

    Arti i Rilindjes

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

    Unabridged

    Ky vëllim i tretë i Historisë së Artit të Élie Faure është një zhytje magjistrale në thelbin e Rilindjes, kësaj epoke të rilindjes krijuese ku arti tejkalon Mesjetën për të përqafuar individualizmin dhe humanizmin. Përmes një analize të gjallë të qendrave italiane si Firence, Roma dhe Venediku, autori dekripton revolucionet estetike të mbajtura nga gjigantë të tillë si Mikelanjello, Leonard da ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Creativity, Objective Art & Meditation

    by Osho, Osho ...
    Narrated by Osho, Osho ...

    Unabridged

    45 min

    'OSHO SINGLE': This is a short audio talk by Osho, selected from one of the many series of Osho Talks to listeners from around the world.Can true creativity arise only from meditation?In this illuminating talk, Osho responds to the question: "What is objective art? Is creativity somehow related with meditation?"Osho makes a remarkable distinction between two fundamentally different kinds of ... Read more

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    Designing for Emotion

    How Art Moves Us

    by Ahmed Musa ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 52 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Designing for Emotion explores how art, design, and visual storytelling can evoke deep emotional responses and influence behavior. This book examines the psychology of emotions and how artists and designers can use color, shape, texture, and composition to connect with viewers on a visceral level.Through case studies from iconic artworks, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Longing for Less

    Living with Minimalism

    by Kyle Chayka ...
    Narrated by Christopher Ragland ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 48 min

    Bloomsbury presents The Longing for Less by Kyle Chayka, read by Christopher Ragland.New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice"More than just a story of an abiding cultural preoccupation, The Longing For Less peels back the commodified husk of minimalism to reveal something surprising and thoroughly alive." —Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing“Less is more”: Everywhere we hear the mantra. ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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    Povijest umjetnosti, svezak 4.

    Moderna umjetnost

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

    Unabridged

    Otkrijte "Povijest umjetnosti. Tom 4. Moderna umjetnost" Éliea Faurea - filozofsko i poetsko putovanje u srce umjetničkog stvaralaštva. U ovom završnom tomu, Faure nadilazi epohe kako bi istražio bit umjetnosti kao vitalnog pulsa čovječanstva. Od afričkih idola do venecijanskih remek-djela, otkriva duboke veze između kultura i figurativnih izraza, analizirajući izmjenjujući ritam sinteze i analize ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    تاریخ هنر، جلد ۴.

    هنر مدرن

    by الی فوره ...
    Narrated by آدریان ویل ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 59 min

    «تاریخ هنر. جلد 4. هنر مدرن» اثر الی فور را کشف کنید - سفری فلسفی و شاعرانه به قلب خلاقیت هنری. در این جلد پایانی، فور از دورانها فراتر میرود تا ماهیت هنر را به عنوان نبض حیاتی بشریت کاوش کند. از بتهای آفریقایی تا شاهکارهای ونیز، او پیوندهای عمیق بین فرهنگها و بیانهای تصویری را آشکار میکند و ریتم متناوب ترکیب و تحلیل را که تاریخ را به حرکت در میآورد، تجزیه و تحلیل میکند. از مصر باستان تا عصر مدرن، ... Read more

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    Comprendre le Contexte pour Écrire le Meilleur Prompt

    by Eric Giegelmann ...
    Narrated by Voix Numérique Florian G ...
    Series Audiobook 61 - Technologie, IA et futur

    Unabridged

    3 hours 45 min

    Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et si tout commençait par une simple phrase ?Un mot, une idée, une émotion — et soudain, une machine te répond.Mais que se passe-t-il vraiment entre toi et elle ?Pourquoi certaines requêtes produisent des merveilles,tandis que d’autres s’éteignent dans le vide ?Comprendre le contexte pour écrire le meilleur prompt est bien plus qu’un guide technique ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Totem

    The Untold Story of Sculpture

    by Jo Baring ...
    Narrated by Jo Baring ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 53 min

    A New York Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of 2026A story-driven meditation on one of the oldest art forms and what it reveals about memory, creativity, and being humanWhy have we always made sculpture? What draws us to carve, cast, and mold forms from the materials around us? What do these objects say about the artists who create them and the societies they belong to?In Totem, art ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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    Kunstiajalugu, 4. köide.

    Moodne kunst

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

    Unabridged

    Avastage "Kunsti ajalugu. 4. köide. Kaasaegne kunst" Élie Faurei autorluse all - filosoofiline ja luuletuslik teekond kunstilise loomingute südamesse. Selles lõppköites ületab Faure ajastuid, et uurida kunsti kui inimkonna elutähtsate pulsina. Aafrika idoolidest Veneetsia meistritöödeni paljastab ta sügavaid sidemeid kultuuride ja kujutavate väljenduste vahel, analüüsides sünteeesi ja analüüsi ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Contra la interpretación y otros ensayos

    by Susan Sontag ...
    Narrated by Mariana de Iraola ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 48 min

    Este libro reúne los ensayos más célebres de Susan Sontag, una obra imprescindible para el pensamiento contemporáneo.Publicado por primera vez en 1966, este celebrado libro de Susan Sontag, su primera colección de ensayos, se convirtió rápidamente en un clásico contemporáneo que ha tenido una gran influencia en el pensamiento sobre el arte y la cultura actuales, no solo circunscrita a Estados ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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    Concerning the Spiritual in Art

    by Wassily Kandinsky ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice George E ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 56 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.First published in 1911, Concerning the Spiritual in Art is a groundbreaking manifesto that redefined the purpose and power of art in the modern age. Written by pioneering abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky, this influential treatise explores the deep, transformative connection between art, the human spirit, and the evolution of culture.In this work, ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    How to See

    Looking, Talking, and Thinking About Art

    by David Salle ...
    Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 26 min

    How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us? Internationally renowned painter David Salle's incisive essay collection illuminates the work of many of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Engaging with a wide range of Salle's friends and contemporaries—from painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz, ... Read more

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    Ιστορία της Τέχνης, Τόμος 4.

    Μοντέρνα Τέχνη

    by Ελί Φωρ ...
    Narrated by Άντριαν Βέιλ ...

    Unabridged

    Ανακαλύψτε "Ιστορία της Τέχνης. Τόμος 4. Σύγχρονη Τέχνη" του Élie Faure - ένα φιλοσοφικό και ποιητικό ταξίδι στην καρδιά της καλλιτεχνικής δημιουργίας. Σε αυτόν τον τελικό τόμο, ο Faure υπερβαίνει τις εποχές για να εξερευνήσει την ουσία της τέχνης ως ζωτικός παλμός της ανθρωπότητας. Από αφρικανικά είδωλα έως στα αριστουργήματα της Βενετίας, αποκαλύπτει τις βαθιές σχέσεις μεταξύ πολιτισμών και ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Konsthistoria, volym 4.

    Modern konst

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

    Unabridged

    10 hours 1 min

    Upptäck "Konstens historia. Del 4. Modern konst" av Élie Faure – en filosofisk och poetisk resa till kärnan av det konstnärliga skapandet. I denna avslutande del överskrider Faure epokerna för att utforska konstens väsen som mänsklighetens vitala puls. Från afrikanska idoler till Venedigs mästerverk avslöjar han de djupa banden mellan kulturer och figurativa uttryck, och analyserar det växlande ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Reith Lectures

    10 of the best

    by Various ...
    Narrated by Grayson Perry, Hilary Mantel, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Atul Gawande, Margaret Macmillan, Michael J. Sandel, Tom Kirkwood, Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Daniel Barenboim, Eliza Manningham-Buller ...

    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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    Little Book of Dior

    by Karen Homer ...
    Narrated by Ana Clements ...
    Series series The Story of the Iconic Fashion House

    Unabridged

    1 hour 35 min

    Opulent, feminine, iconic. The House of Dior revolutionized the way women dressed, shopped and saw themselves.From the trailblazing New Look silhouette in 1947 through to their exquisite red-carpet couture and feminist T-shirts, Dior's pieces have been worn by everyone from Sophia Loren to Natalie Portman. The last word in elegance and celebration of the female form, the House that changed the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    تاريخ الفن، المجلد الرابع.

    الفن الحديث

    by إيلي فوري ...
    Narrated by أدريان فالي ...

    Unabridged

    اكتشف "تاريخ الفن. المجلد 4. الفن الحديث" لإيلي فور، رحلة فلسفية وشاعرية في قلب الإبداع الفني. في هذا المجلد الختامي، يتجاوز فور الحقب الزمنية ليستكشف جوهر الفن كنبض حيوي للبشرية. من التماثيل الأفريقية إلى روائع البندقية، يكشف الروابط العميقة بين الثقافات والتعبيرات التشكيلية، محللاً الإيقاع المتناوب بين التركيب والتحليل الذي يحرك التاريخ. من مصر القديمة إلى العصر الحديث، عابراً اليونان والهند ... Read more

    $11.99 USD