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	Picasso Click picture to look inside 'I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso,' declared Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in an apt survey of a triumphant career. He had good grounds for the confidence palpable in his statement, for in the history of 20th century art, his name stands out over all the others. In Picasso's paintings, drawings, lithographs, ceramics and sculptures, he was tirelessly inventive and innovative, exhibiting an aesthetic bravado that kept him one step ahead of his contemporaries. From subject matter to new forms and techniques to new media, Picasso got there first. The Spanish artist's enormous output, from the eight-year-old's beginnings to the late work of a man of ninety-one, is surely one of the most diverse and creatively energetic in the whole history of art, and it is no exaggeration to see him as the genius of the century. This study is a thorough review of Picasso's entire oeuvre, from the early Blue and Rose Periods, through the analytic and synthetic cubism and classicist phase of the all the way up to the art of the old savage Picasso. Author: Carsten-Peter Warncke Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822823775 Published: 2003 Flexicover: 196 x 245 mm, 240 pages Price: £9.99


	Gaudi Click picture to look inside Raised during the Industrial Revolution, Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) strove to distinguish and reaffirm the identity of his native Catalonia as Spain and the rest of Europe modernized. Early neo-Gothic designs were the stepping stone to the mature, original style that came to be synonymous with his name. Incorporating bold colors and odd bits of material into his designs, Gaudí created inspiring, visionary buildings and helped establish Barcelona (most notably with the unfinished Sagrada Família cathedral) as a city of the world. Publisher: Taschen Author: Maria Antonietta Crippa ISBN: 3822825182 Published: 2003 Softcover: 96 pages, 185 x 230 mm Price: £4.99


	Gaudi Wall Calendar 2006 Click picture to look inside The Taschen Wall Calendar Gaudi 2006 features 12 big and beautiful reproductions and an elegant layout for the days of the month. Laminated cover, 300 x 300 mm, 24 pages Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822843423 Published: 2005 Price: £6.99


	Moorish Architecture Click picture to look inside In the summer of 710, a small force under the command of a Berber named Tarif ibn Malik landed to the west of Gibraltar. The Islamic armies that followed in its wake succeeded in conquering large areas of Spain within a short span of years. The conquerors gave the country the name of al-andalus. Thus began a period of cultural permeation that was to last for almost 800 years. In spite of intolerance and animosity, there developed between Muslims, Christians and Jews a shared cultural environment that proved the basis for great achievements. Moorish-Andalusian art and architecture combine elements of various traditions into a new, autonomous style. Among the outstanding architectural witnesses to this achievement are the Great Mosque in Cordova and the Alhambra in Granada, recognized and admired as part of the world's heitage right up to the present day. They are described in detail in this book. The main centres of Hispano-Islamic art and architecture, the cities of Cordova, Seville and Granada, are discussed within the chronological framework of developments, both political and cultural, from 710 to 1492. The author traces the changes in architectural forms over the centuries, and concludes with an attempt to identify those enduring characteristics which run like a thread through Hispano-Islamic architecture, for all the different influences to which it was subject. Alongside mosques, castle ruins and splendid palaces, the reader will find detailed photographs of Moorish decorative art in all its thousand and one variations. Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822821160 Published: 2002 Flexicover: 240 pages, 196 x 245 mm Price: £9.99


	J. H. Elliott - Imperial Spain Since its first publication, J. H. Elliott's work has become established as the most comprehensive, balanced and accessible account of the dramatic rise and fall of Imperial Spain. At its greatest Spain was master of Europe: its government was respected, its armies were feared and its conquistadores carved out the largest empire the world had seen. Yet this power was rapidly to lose its impetus and creative dynamism. How did this happen in such a short space of time? Taking in rebellions, religious conflict and financial disaster, Elliott's masterly social and economic analysis studies the various factors that precipitated the end of an empire. Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0141007036 Published: 2002 Paperback: 448 pages, 129 x 198 mm Price: £9.99


	Goya Francisco Goya (1746-1828), one of Spain's most revered and controversial painters, is known for his intense, chilling and sometimes grotesque paintings depicting the injustice of society with brutal sincerity. Authors: Rainer Hagen and Rose-Marie Hagen Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822818232 Published: Softcover: 185 x 230 mm, 96 pages Price: £4.99


	Dali Picasso called Dali 'an outboard motor that's always running'. Dalí thought himself a genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his head. Painter, sculptor, writer and film maker, Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) was one of the century's greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics - and was rewarded with fierce controversy wherever he went. He was one of the first to apply the insights of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis to the art of painting. Dalí brought extraordinary sensitivity, imagination and concern for precision to bear upon submerged levels of consciousness. This lively biography presents the infamous Surrealist Dalí in full colour and in his own words. His provocative ideas are all here, from the soft watches to the notorious burning giraffe. And the fantastic phenomenon that was Salvador Dalí is grasped entire and placed in his various contexts. Author: Gilles Néret Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822859893 Published: 2000 Softcover: 185 x 230 mm, 96 pages Price: £4.99


	Dali Wall Calendar 2006 Click picture to look inside The Taschen Wall Calendar Dali 2006 features 12 big and beautiful reproductions and an elegant layout for the days of the month. Laminated cover, 300 x 300 mm, 24 pages Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822843369 Published: 2005 Price: £6.99


	Velazquez Acclaimed for its blending of realism with atmosphere, and for its deeply sensitive appreciation of character, the work of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez represents the undeniable pinnacle of the golden age of Spanish painting. Born in Seville but of Portuguese origin, Velazquez became Court Painter to Philip IV in 1623. A steady worker, using primarily sombre low-toned colouring, he met Rubens in 1628, and soon after made a first trip to Italy. The pictures painted there reveal a growing interest in both colour range and in the male nude. Velázquez only returned to Italy once again in the late 1640s, where he painted his famous portrait of Pope Innocent X and his only female nude, the 'Rokeby Venus'. But his greatness lies perhaps in his empathetic studies of such characters as the dwarf playmates of the royal children. The weathering of the skin, rags and mortality, as well as the ageing face of the despondent monarch increasingly preoccupied him in later years. The power, insight and brilliant technique of these paintings were to prove profoundly influential on such later artists as Manet, Delacroix, Picasso and Bacon. Author: Norbert Wolf Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822863246 Published: 2000 Softcover: 185 x 230 mm, 96 pages Price: £4.99


	World Music (vol. 1) - Africa, Europe and the Middle East World Music Volume 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East has full coverage of everything from Congolese soukous to Greek rembetika, and biographies from Thomas Mapfumo to Cheb Khaled to the Afro Celt Sound System. Includes more than 80 articles from expert contributors, focusing on the popular and roots music live and on disc. Extensive discographies for each country, with biography notes on nearly 2000 musicians and reviews of the best available CDs. Publisher: Rough Guides ISBN: 1858286352 Published: 1999 Paperback: 781 pages Price: £17.99

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