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Languages of Truth offers Salman Rushdie's most piercingly analytical views yet on the evolution of literature and culture even as he takes us deep into his own exuberant and fearless imagination Salman Rushdie is celebrated as a storyteller of the highest order, illuminating dee...p truths about our society and culture through his gorgeous, often searing, prose. Now, in his latest collection of nonfiction, he brings together insightful and inspiring essays, criticism, and speeches that focus on his relationship with the written word, and solidify his place as one of the most original thinkers of our time. Gathering pieces written between 2003 and 2020, Languages of Truth chronicles Rushdie's own intellectual engagement with a period of momentous cultural shifts. Immersing the reader in a wide variety of subjects, he delves into the nature of storytelling as a deeply human need, and what emerges is, in myriad ways, a love letter to literature itself. Rushdie explores what the work of authors from Shakespeare and Cervantes to Samuel Beckett, Eudora Welty, and Toni Morrison mean to him, often by telling vivid, sometimes humorous stories of his own personal encounters with them, whether on the page or in person. He delves deeper than ever before into the nature of truth, revels in the vibrant malleability of language, and the creative lines that can join art and life, and he looks anew at migration, multiculturalism and censorship. The ideas, true stories, and arguments presented here are at once revelatory, funny, and eye-opening, enlivened on every page by Rushdie's signature wit and dazzling voice, making this volume a genuine pleasure to read.
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A millennia of art history condensed into 20 accessible chapters
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The story traces the dilemmas of a young Maori Artist as he struggles to come to terms with his relationships, talents and future. Born with an abundance of creativity and living without a mentor in an isolated area, he becomes increasingly alienated from others. He struggles wit...h feelings of uncertainty and doubt which plague his efforts to engage in his talents as he wrestles with whether they can drive his future.
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How to Be a Creative Thinker is a map to your creative mind, the places your creative potential resides, and the allies and enemies along the path. It's a practical guide to the science and psychology of creativity, and the conditions required for cultivating it.
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A groundbreaking sensation: a Master's thesis done in comics form! Now Teaching Artfully, is a compelling graphic novel! If you loved Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud or Unflattening by Nick Sousanis you will fall in love with this revolutionary and
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The Secrets of Art offers a fresh encounter with familiar works of art, revealing untold stories, hidden meanings and surprising revelations hidden beneath the surface
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A road trip book with a difference. Stars of Outlander - Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish - explore Scotland, a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare.
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By Merryl, Jovy
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- RRP: $49.99
- $39.99
- Save $10.00
- Pub Date
29 Dec 21
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Beginning your watercolor journey can feel overwhelming or intimidating, but with Jovy Merryl's easy-to-understand guidance, in-depth exercises and beautiful projects, it's as easy as can be. Mastering watercolor requires a strong foundation, and Jovy sets you up for success thro...ugh lessons on choosing the right materials, understanding color harmony and finding the right paint consistency. She breaks key techniques down into easy-to-follow steps with in-depth lessons on holding your brush, applying the right amount of pressure, creating entire paintings using only a few simple brushstrokes and more. Easy-to-follow exercises provide an effortless way to practice skills and reinforce other essential techniques, like wet on wet, wet on dry and dry on dry painting; layering; negative painting and many others. Each technique is also accompanied by projects like a stunning Cactus Garden, a dreamy Morning Meadow, a charming Floral Border or a picturesque Sunset by the Beach, each designed to help you polish your newfound skills--with the added bonus of a frame-worthy painting when you finish. Packed to the brim with helpful tips and tricks as well as gorgeous projects, this is the only guide you need to go from a watercolor beginner to a pro painter.
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Thanks to art's ability to communicate and influence, it has always had a charged relationship with activism and politics.
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"This is a biography of the Wellington art dealer, Peter McLeavey. It charts the development of contemporary art in New Zealand. The research is based on McLeavey's extensive archive, exhibition files and letters to and from artists around New Zealand, including Colin McCahon, To...ss Woollaston, Len Lye, Milan Mrkusich, Michael Smither, Gordon Walters, Michael Illingworth, Richard Killeen, Robin White, John Reynolds, Yvonne Todd and many more"--Publisher's information.
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