Search Results: Titles starting with R from Howard Karno Books Inc

(Argentina): Grabart Papel & Estampa, 2005. color plates, cat., ports., bio/chron., bibl., color pict. fldg. wrps. Artist Crivelli (b. Argentina 1939) honors Pre-Columbian civilizations by creating conceptual graphic artworks: steles, codex, totems, sculptures and installations. He uses artesan hand made paper from a paste of plants native to the diverse regions of Latin America in what he calls "Papelglifos". The catalogue includes a description of the the creative process of the artist, who is also an advertising and graphic designer.

Santiago de Chile: Constructo; Universidad Andres Bello, 2010. b/w and color plates, plans, elevations, maps, bio/chron., duo tone pict. fldg. wrps. Monograph dedicated to Rafael Iglesia (b. Argentina 1952), architect from Rosario and his particular way of executing his profession, highlighting his selection of materials and designs that solve resistant forces. The book analyses some of his most important constructions and offers a perspective of his thoughts and writings. Contents: Rafael Iglesia: arquitecto a los 40 / Jeannette Plaut -- Ensayo / Rafael Iglesia -- Portafolio de obras: Escalera Casa del Grande -- Quincho Casa Gallo -- Quincha y Piscina -- Casa en la Barranca -- Casa Cruz -- Edificio Altamira -- Parque de diversiones -- Parque independencia -- Centro de iniciación deportiva -- Parque Hipólito Yrigoyen -- De la oficina al taller -- Cuando el problema es la solución -- Taller libre 2004 / Cecilia Puga - Escritos: Consumidores de ciudadanos I -- Consumidores de ciudadanos II --… Read More

Ponce, Puerto Rico: Casa Paoli; Sociedad Amigos de Rafael Ríos Rey, 2005. b/w, duo tone and color plates, ports., illus., draws., facs., tbls., bio/chron., glos., appens., cat., bibl.,illus. rice papers, illus. endpapers, cloth embossed boards, color pict. fldg. wrps. Major monographic study of the mural art of artist Rios Rey (b. Puerto Rico 1911-1980) considered the most important exponent of muralism in Puerto Rico, although an artist of wide spectrum. The edition includes various essays by expert scholars who analyze the life and artwork of the artist from a social, anthropological, historical and philosophical perspective. Rios Rey started his artistic career in 1939 and with government support he traveled to Mexico during the 1960s where he studied the Mexican muralists and was strongly impressed by the narrative quality of the mural. Back in the country he painted historic representations in numerous public buildings, as part of the Government program to embellish public structures. The book… Read More

Guatemala: Programa Permanente de Cultura, Fundación Paiz Guatemala, 1995. b/w and color plates, pict. wrps. Guatemalan artist (1890-1929), of the first quarter of the 20th century, is considered the actual founder of the Escuela de Bellas Arts in Guatemala and was its first director. He was a primary force in the change from 19th century art to modernism in Guatemala.

México, D.F.: Museo Mural Diego Rivera, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 2007. b/w and color plates, ind., ports., cat., color pict. fldg. wrps. Exhibition of the mural and the art surrounding Diego Rivera's famous mural " Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central". Completed in 1947, the mural depicts scenes and people from the Spanish Conquest to the middle of the 20th century. The exhibition is based on the documentary collection of the great collector Ricardo Pérez Escamilla. The exhibition unites in order the documents and original publications that have iconographic roots in the mural. Other works of the epoch have been included to show different imagery or graphics of the images present in the mural as a complement to the exhibition. Curated with texts by Ricardo Pérez Escamilla.

Santiago de Chile: Fondo de Desarrollo de las Artes y la Cultura FONDART, 1998. b/w and color plates, bio/chron., b/w port., fldg. wrps. Installations donated to various public buildings in Santiago by Krause (b. 1957, Germany, moved to Chile 1987). The works are interpretations of the buildings in which they are located. LIMITED EDITION OF 1500.

Buenos Aires: Zurbarán Ediciones, 2003. b/w and color plates, ports., facs., ind., color fldg. pict. wrps. Retrospective monograph on work and life of one of the most prominent artists in Argentina from the 1950s to 1980s.

México: Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, 2006. b/w and color plates, frontis., facs., ports., cat., bio/chron., color pict. d.j. Posthumous homage exhibition dedicated to artist Anguiano (b. Mexico, 1915-2006) gathering drawings, paintings and prints created during 7 decades of productive activity. Exhibition curator Beatriz Vital de Alba analyses the artist's development from his younger academic years to the creation of his social and critical art and following his work as part of the 3rd generation of muralists and as founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP) along Alfredo Zalce, Pablo O'Higgins, Jose Chavez Morado, etc. Includes an interview by Silvia Navarrete.

Buenos Aires: Mundial Impresos, 2004. b/w and color plates, port., bio/chron., illus. endpapers, color pict. d.j. Panorama of the life and art work of surrealist painter and sculptor Conti (b. Argentina 1931, immigrated to US in 1977), who was a member of the Grupo Litoral, along with painters Juan Grela, Zerva, Pedrotti, Miranda, Ottman, García Carrera, and others. In New York, he painted the urban landscape: mixing signs, buildings and people, however often using Pre-Columbian elements and symbolism. The book is divided in two separate sections titled: Between the Organic and Dense World of the Littoral and the Inorganic Landscape of New York (Raul Santana), and the second: El realismo mágico de la urbanidad: Nueva York y el arte de Raul Conti (Taina Beatriz Caragol-Barreto and Marc Neumann). ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXT.

Madrid: Ediciones Vanguardia Cubana, 2012. (printing error : English version of Chapter Five is missing, as it has no text, only images). color & b/w plates, facs., ports., bibliographical references (p. 205-209), bio/chron, color pict. boards. The structure of the book follows the pattern of the life experiences of painter, designer, photographer, muralist, and graphic artist Raul Martínez (b. Cuba 1927-1995) and how personal, political and aesthetic conditions defined his artistic production. Chief curator Corina Matamoros presents a comprehensive study where she establishes the connections of the constantly evolving artistic trajectory of Martinez, recalling through her personal observations the stages of doubts and ruptures his work underwent. A pioneer of the pop art movement in Cuba, as well as the political influences of Cuban Revolutionary art, Martinez' artistic trajectory spanned from Abstract Expressionism, to the later collages of historical and militaristic figures. Martinez' also had… Read More

Bogotá, Colombia: Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, 1984. (2.5in. tear on d.j.). b/w and color plates, ports., bio/chron., color pict. d.j. PRESENTATION COPY. Major monograph on abstract sculptor (b.1922) who was born in Pamplona, Spain, but was raised, studied and worked in Colombia. Although originally trained as an architect, he returned to the University of Fine Arts in Bogota to become one of Colombia's most prominent painters. SPANISH AND ENGLISH TEXT.

New York: Nohra Haime Gallery, 1988. b/w and color plates, cat., bio/chron., color pict. wrps. Text by Ricardo Pau-Llosa.

(Monterrey), Garza García, México/Bogot: Galería Alfred Wild/Ramis F. Barquet Galería, 1991. color plates, bio., chron., bibl., pict. wrps. Recognized Peruvian abstract painter who currently is living in New York.

Santiago de Chile: Galería de Arte Isabel Aninat, 2005. b/w and color plates, ports., cat., bios/chrons., color pict. wrps. Exhibition of artist Llona's (b. Peru 1947) recent large format paintings of strong red tones are considered abstract expressionism. Another parallel exhibition with other paintings was held in the Sala Matta of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Texts by art critic Silvio de Ferrari Lercari.

Lima: Galería Cecilia González, 1997. color plates, port., bio./chron., pict. wrps. Text by Jorge Bruce on works on paper by noted artist (b.1947, Peru).

Santiago: Galería Arte Actual, 1984. b/w and color plates, port., chron., cat., wrps. Noted Peruvian born Abstract-Expressionist (b. 1947). Llona was educated at the Pratt Institute and recently has been working in New York.

Buenos Aires: Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, 2007. color plates, ports., facs., cat., bios., wrps. Exhibition on Argentinean master painters Gómez Cornet (1898-1964) and Gramajo Gutiérrez (1893-1961) characteristic both for the chromatic brilliance and dignity of the people and the local popular traditions of the rural and ethnic communities. LIMITED EDITION OF 1000.

México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Arquitectura, 2005. color and b/w plates, cat.,bio chron., pict. d.j. OCLC: 60711599. The life and architecture of Noriega (b. Mexico 1914-1989), a prolific architect and the director of the school of architecture at UNAM from 1957-1961. His most noted work came from the 1950s and 1960s. Part of a monographic series on 20th century modern architects in Mexico. LIMITED EDITION OF 1000.

Toluca, Méx: Miguel Ángel Porrúa, H. Ayuntamiento de Toluca, 2000. plates, facs. bibl., wrps. Architect and Royal Engineer under the Maximillan regime in Mexico. Rodríguez Arangotti (b. 1830, - d. Mexico 1882) studied at the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico and won a scholarship to study in Europe and received his doctorate in Rome. In Paris he became part of the Academia Imperial de Bellas Artes and won the Napoleon II award for his project "Escuela de Marina y Puerto en Tehuantepec. He returned to Mexico in 1864.

Bogotá: Fondo Cult. Cafetero, 1987. color and b/w plates, chron., cat., bibl., pict. wrps. Essentially a catalogue raisonne of 19th century Colombian costumbrista artist.