Showing posts with label Ornament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ornament. Show all posts

Friday, March 7, 2025

Art Deco Architecture Design, Decoration and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties

 


Art Deco's sheer exuberance ensured its success across the globe and it adapted to the most diverse situations, as shown by examples ranging from offices in Europe and gas stations in America to maharajahs' palaces in India and imperial dwellings in Japan. Public buildings of all kinds-whether fountain or state capitol, skyscraper or bus terminal-bear witness to its decades of popularity. Sumptuously illustrated, this unrivaled study provides a comprehensive guide to the best loved of all 20th-century architectural styles. 376 illustrations, 146 in color

 

Thursday, May 16, 2024

800 Classic Ornaments and Designs



Featuring a lavish selection of ornaments ― decorated with flowers, mythological creatures, and other fanciful touches ― this treasury of royalty-free art also includes striking designs incorporating classical columns, a rich selection of heraldic designs, and a variety of charming calligraphic alphabets. A priceless resource for artists and designers.


Sunday, May 5, 2024

5000 Designs and Motifs from India



Over the last five thousand years, Indian artists have developed a wide range of unique and decorative artistic styles. This rich collection of copyright-free designs and motifs draws on that heritage to provide today's artists and designers with a stimulating and practical archive of usable material.
In this volume are designs adapted from seals, dolls, and toys of the Harappa culture; punch-marked coins and pottery from South India; Ajanta and Bagh murals; Muslim monuments; Buddhist temples; textiles from Gujarat, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and other regions; and much more.
Embodying the variety and complexity of traditional Indian design, the motifs in this collection will be of immediate use to artists and illustrators as well as providing an exciting glimpse into the rich store of Indian decorative art.

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En los últimos cinco mil años, los artistas indios han desarrollado una amplia gama de estilos artísticos únicos y decorativos. Esta rica colección de diseños y motivos libres de derechos de autor se basa en ese patrimonio para proporcionar a los artistas y diseñadores de hoy en día un estimulante y práctico archivo de material utilizable.
En este volumen se encuentran diseños adaptados de sellos, muñecas y juguetes de la cultura Harappa; monedas y cerámica marcadas con punzón del sur de la India; murales de Ajanta y Bagh; monumentos musulmanes; templos budistas; textiles de Gujarat, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh y otras regiones; y mucho más.
Los motivos de esta colección, que encarnan la variedad y complejidad del diseño tradicional indio, serán de uso inmediato para los artistas e ilustradores, además de proporcionar una emocionante visión de la rica reserva de arte decorativo indio.