The Art Of Wallpaper

Author : Victoria & Albert Museum
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500480206
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Wallpaper written by Victoria & Albert Museum and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color, complete, and create wallpaper patterns inspired by a dazzling range of historical designs The choice of wallpaper—an intricate floral motif, a complex repeat pattern, or a bold abstract design—can transform a room. The Art of Wallpaper showcases inspirational wallpapers from the V&A’s outstanding collection, from intricate hand-drawn designs to bold, woodblocked prints, and invites readers to create designs of their own. The book begins with a brief history of wallpaper manufacture and design. The activities are divided into four sections, becoming progressively more difficult: Experiment with Color, Complete the Repeat, Fill in the Gaps, and Create Your Own. Thumbnails at the end of the book identify all the featured designs. Wallpaper’s ubiquity and versatility have allowed designers to innovate and experiment with color, technique, and style. The Art of Wallpaper encourages readers to explore the endless variety of this medium and provides inspiration for new designs.

Author : SCHOESER
Publisher : Acc Art Books
ISBN 13 : 9781788841689
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Art of Wallpapers written by SCHOESER and published by Acc Art Books. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Collects the majority of William Morris's wallpaper designs in one volume* Accompanies an exhibition at Edinburgh's Dovecot Studios* Beautifully designed, lavishly illustrated, with text by leading authority Mary SchoeserThis extensively illustrated volume focuses on William Morris (1834-1896), placing his wallpaper designs within the context of the radical changes in taste witnessed during the Victorian era. Against a backdrop of the fanciful, naturalistic patterns that typified fashionable papers in Morris's youth, the impact of the Reform Movement of the mid-19th century is underscored, particularly the reformers' crusade against such multi-colored ornamental decoration. Instead, the insistence on the concepts of honesty and propriety as promoted by A. W. N. Pugin and Owen Jones, are demonstrated as influences on Morris. The role of imported Japanese wallpapers is also explored, giving insight into a seldom-discussed cultural exchange evidenced within the story of Morris & Co, which produced wallpapers from 1864 until 1940 and, after a post-war hiatus, from the 1960s to the present. Amplifying Morris's role in the creation of an influential and lasting style, his work is set within a selection by other designers, including Christopher Dresser and C. F. A. Voysey. Also introduced are firms of significance including Jeffrey & Co. and Arthur Sanderson & Sons, both of whom block-printed the Morris wallpapers. In a highly visual presentation, what is revealed are influences across time and within a global context, as pertinent to the creation of wallpaper art in the 19th century as it is today.

Author : Marilyn Oliver Hapgood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wallpaper and the Artist written by Marilyn Oliver Hapgood and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines how major artists over the last five centuries have approached wallpaper design. From Durer, who conceived his designs as seriously as he did a fine woodcut, to William Morris, who believed that wallpaper, like all good design, should transform our lives, to Andy Warhol, whose fascination with multiple images inspired brilliant parodies of the wallpaper tradition, the artists represented here reveal the rich complexity inherent in the art of pattern and form that constitutes wallpaper design.

Author : Heidi Wong
Publisher : Central Avenue Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1771682477
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Turning to Wallpaper written by Heidi Wong and published by Central Avenue Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wear poetry as both perfume and armor." In Turning to Wallpaper, lush, elegant language contrasts with the disturbing and at times gruesome imagery to create a collection that knows exactly how to haunt the reader. Wong’s words and artistry are vibrant with color, richly textured, defiant, and unapologetic in their boldness. Her speaker undertakes a spiritual journey of remembrance that transcends body, tradition, and even nation in the pursuit of authentic art—art that is constructed using radical acceptance of the past as a means to leave it all behind. This is a story where no wounds are softened or left unconfronted. Unconcerned with conventional beauty, it is undeniably beautiful.

Author : Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz
Publisher : Flammarion
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wallpaper written by Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz and published by Flammarion. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wallpaper was initially used as an affordable substitute for lavish coverings, such as frescoes, tapestries, leathers, or hangings. Its current form debuted in sixteenth-century England, and its popularity took off at the end of the eighteenth century following advances in reproduction techniques. Wallpaper transformed the world of interiors, offering depth and perspective, creating the illusion of panoramic vistas, and incorporating narrative sequences, collections of engravings, or brief morality or history lessons. It eventually developed into the wide range of styles that have marked four centuries of decorative art, from Raphael to conceptual art, and from frescoes to photography. This stunning contribution to wallpaper’s current revival offers a comprehensive review of a savoir faire that continues to thrive.

Author : Genevieve Brunet
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500516073
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wallpaper Book written by Genevieve Brunet and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wealth of design inspiration for any home: wallpaper styles to suite every taste, from nostalgic floral prints to playful retro revivals. While it has long been an essential element of interior decor, wallpaper is currently experiencing a creative boom. This everyday material has always reflected social shifts as well as changing fashions, and now designers everywhere are rediscovering its versatility, using it to achieve a variety of imaginative effects. It can add texture, warmth, wit, or personality to any space, becoming a tranquil backdrop or a striking conversation piece. A room may be papered with a profusion of patterns, or a wallpaper mural can make a bold statement, even blurring the boundaries between design and art installation. This book explores the art of wallpaper from its historical beginnings to the present day. Beginning with the handcrafted papiers peints of the eighteenth century through the Arts and Crafts movement, modernism, and Pop art, it traces the influences behind today’s popular motifs and showcases a dazzling selection of the very best in contemporary wallpaper. Some designers are reviving and reinventing traditional craft techniques while others embrace the latest in digital printing technology, even incorporating glow-in-the-dark effects or LED lights.

Author : Gill Saunders
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Walls are Talking written by Gill Saunders and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring works by more than 30 international artists, including Sonia Boyce, Thomas Demand, Robert Gober, Damien Hirst, Abigail Lane, Francesco Simeti, and Niki de Saint Phalle, this collection puts wallpaper in context by showing how historic wallpaper motifs, styles, and methods are used in contemporary art and how existing patterns have been adapted and subverted to telling effect. Inherently ephemeral and often overlooked, wallpaper has hardly been the most obvious medium for a contemporary avant-garde artist; however, during the past two decades, artists exploring themes of home, memory, and identity have created installations with backdrops of specially designed wallpaper which has played a crucial part in the mise en scene. Some of the wallpapers are pictorial polemics that illustrate warfare or racism, and others show obvious conflicts in contemporary Western culture, in particular those associated with gender and sexuality.

Author : Timothy Brittain-Catlin
Publisher : Black Dog Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cutting Edge of Wallpaper written by Timothy Brittain-Catlin and published by Black Dog Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a brief look at the past history of wallpaper, this title goes on to explain the techniques & methods being used in wallpaper design today.

Author : Jessica Stokes
Publisher : Ilex Press
ISBN 13 : 9781781572429
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wallpaper Colouring Book written by Jessica Stokes and published by Ilex Press. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you love to colour, and enjoy experimenting with palettes and combinations, then this surprising and beautiful colouring book is for you. Discover twenty wallpapers in classic designs spanning the decades, from the 18th century to the present day. For each design there are several options to try different colour combinations, and in addition, each is accompanied by a room furnished for the era. The walls are yours to complete in the colours of your choice. And watch out for signs of their occupants: they have left a few clues!

Author : Esther E. Shipman
Publisher : Cambridge Galleries
ISBN 13 : 9781897001417
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Wallpaper written by Esther E. Shipman and published by Cambridge Galleries. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: