[PDF] Gaudis Mosaics Gaudis Mosaics Ultra Unl eBook

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File Size : 42,3 MB
Release : 2024-07-02
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ISBN : 9781439798485

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Antoni Gaudí, a Spanish architect from Catalonia, was one of the greatest pioneers of 19th-century architecture. Reproduced here is a section of a mosaic sun on the ceiling of Park Güell's Hypostyle Room, alongside the abstract lines from his chimney pots at the Casa Milà building in Barcelona. With this design, we celebrate Gaudí's vision and the sense of heaven on earth he created for us all to enjoy.

Author : Marshall Ward Mount
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Page : 236 pages
File Size : 27,51 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780306803734

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In its painting and sculpture since 1920, African art has combined elements from traditional tribal and modern European art. This book traces this development. Concentrating on the period from 1920 to 1965, the author discusses specific style motifs, as well as ways of handling sculptural forms and surfaces, most of which are drawn from older art. He then shows how this substratum has been shaped by the techniques, media, styles and philosophy of the West. A new introduction by the author describes and assesses current trends in African art.

Author : Robert Biel
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 12,49 MB
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 191130707X

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Faced with a global threat to food security, it is perfectly possible that society will respond, not by a dystopian disintegration, but rather by reasserting co-operative traditions. This book, by a leading expert in urban agriculture, offers a genuine solution to today’s global food crisis. By contributing more to feeding themselves, cities can allow breathing space for the rural sector to convert to more organic sustainable approaches. Biel’s approach connects with current debates about agroecology and food sovereignty, asks key questions, and proposes lines of future research. He suggests that today’s food insecurity – manifested in a regime of wildly fluctuating prices – reflects not just temporary stresses in the existing mode of production, but more profoundly the troubled process of generating a new one. He argues that the solution cannot be implemented at a merely technical or political level: the force of change can only be driven by the kind of social movements which are now daring to challenge the existing unsustainable order.Drawing on both his academic research and teaching, and 15 years’ experience as a practicing urban farmer, Biel brings a unique interdisciplinary approach to this key global issue, creating a dialogue between the physical and social sciences