Konst: teman och motiv

Whitney Chadwick’s acclaimed study challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule, who ‘transcended’ their sex to produce major works of art. While acknowledging the many women whose contribution to visual culture since the Middle Ages have often been neglected, Chadwick’s survey amounts to much more than an alternative canon of women artists: it re-examines the works themselves and the ways in which they have been perceived as marginal, often in direct reference to gender. In her disussion of feminism and its influence on such a reappraisal, the author also addresses the closely related issues of ethnicity, class and sexuality. With a new preface and epilogue from an exciting new authority on the history of women artists, this revised edition continues the project of charting the evolution of feminist art history and pedagogy in recent years, revealing how artists have responded to new strategies of feminism for the current moment.

Konstnärens trädgård tar dig till ett 20-tal trädgårdar som inte bara inspirerat konstnärer utan också ofta utgjort förstahandsvalet när de letat efter motiv. Och vad passar då bättre än att man har en egen trädgård? Under deras livstid skänkte trädgården inspiration till skapande arbete i dag vittnar den om drivkrafterna bakom deras verk och privatliv, alltifrån Paul Cézannes hus i södra Frankrike till Skagenmålarna, Frida Kahlo i Mexico och impressionisterna i New England. Claude Monets trädgård i Giverny visar till exempel hur en trädgård kan vara den utlösande katalysatorn bakom hundratals storslagna målningar. Ibland blir en hel by till brännpunkt för en konstnärskoloni, som i Murnau bland de bayerska bergen i södra Tyskland och Skagen på Danmarks nordspets. Bland de konstnärer och platser som behandlas finns: Paul Cézanne, Frida Kahlo, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Salvador Dalí, Leonardo da Vinci, Peter Paul Rubens, Emil Nolde, Skagenmålarna Anna Ancher och P. S. Krøyer, Vasilij Kandinskij och Gabriele Münter i Münter-Haus i Murnau, William och May Morris på Kelmscott Manor i Oxfordshire, Duncan Grant och Vanessa Bell på Charleston i Sussex samt Claude Monet och andra i Giverny och Argenteuil.

Typography, the art of designing printed words, was once the domain of an elite few artists but has become an area with which millions of people engage daily. The widespread usage of digital devices from laptops to tablets and smart phones which are used for written communications means that we are regularly asked to make decisions about the fonts, sizes, and layouts we use in our writing. This broadening engagement with the field of typography has led to a perceptible shift from debates about legibility and technicalities to conversations about which fonts best reflect the writer's personality or style .In this Very Short Introduction, Paul Luna offers a broad definition of typography as design for reading, whether in print or on screens, where a set of visual choices are taken to make a written message more accessible, more easily transmitted, more significant, or more attractive. Considering the development of letterforms and the shapes of letter we use, Luna discusses the history behind our modern day letters and fonts, before considering the issues behind key typographic decisions, and the differences between printed and on-screen typography. Presenting any piece of typography as a fundamental design choice, Luna introduces the options available today, and explores the reasons why key typographic decisions are made.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

A chunky sticker book with thousands of individual letters that can be turned into uniquely idiosyncratic messages or decorations of all kinds.Everyone loves the cool graphic look of the classic ransom note, and letters cut from newspapers make any message a little edgy yet playful.Now The Ransom Note Sticker Book makes it easy to spell out anything you like and capture that unique look. Thousands of stickers – A to Z, plus accents, numerals, and punctuation – in a host of fonts and typefaces are ready for your messages.You can use them to add colour to your journals, you can name your stuff, or you can give a valentine's card a mysterious anonymous touch... Stationery, wrapping paper, and collages will all benefit from these alphabets, and they make the perfect gift for the crafter, journal-keeper or scrap-booker.With a grungy, vintage letterpress vibe, the letters irresistibly recall the age of print newspapers - and the collection includes type ornaments, woodblock illustrations and a range of accents for elegant, multilingual ransom notes.

Initiating readers in the fascinating and complex history of witchcraft, from the goddess mythologies of ancient cultures to the contemporary embrace of the craft by modern artists and activists, this expansive tome conjures up a breathtaking overview of an age-old tradition. Rooted in legend, folklore, and myth, the archetype of the witch has evolved from the tales of Odysseus and Circe, the Celtic seductress Cerridwen, and the myth of Hecate, fierce ruler of the moonlit night. In Witchcraft we survey her many incarnations since, as she shape-shifts through the centuries, alternately transforming into mother, nymph, and crone—seductress and destroyer.Edited by Jessica Hundley, and co-edited by author, scholar, and practitioner Pam Grossman, this enthralling visual chronicle is the first of its kind, a deep dive into the complex symbologies behind witchcraft traditions, as explored through the history of art itself. The witch has played muse to great artists throughout time, from the dark seductions of Francisco José de Goya and Albrecht Dürer to the elegant paean to the magickal feminine as re-imagined by the Surrealist circle of Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, and Leonor Fini. The witch has spellbound through folktales and dramatic literature as well, from the poison apples of The Brothers Grimm, to the Weird Sisters gathered at their black cauldron in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, to L. Frank Baum’s iconic Wicked Witch of the West, cackling over the fate of Dorothy.Throughout this entrancing visual voyage, we’ll also bear witness to the witch as she endures persecution and evolves into empowerment, a contemporary symbol of bold defiance and potent nonconformity. Featuring enlightening essays by modern practitioners like Kristen J. Sollée and Judika Illes, as well interviews with authors and scholars such as Madeline Miller and Juliet Diaz, Witchcraft includes a vast range of cultural traditions that embrace magick as spiritual exploration and creative catharsis.

From antiquity, when the gods and goddesses were commonly featured in works of art, through to the twentieth century, when Surrealists drew on archetypes from the unconscious, artists have embedded symbols in their works. As with previous volumes in the Guide to Imagery series, the goal of this book is to provide contemporary readers and museum visitors with the tools to read the hidden meanings in works of art. This latest volume is divided thematically into four sections featuring symbols related to time, man, space (earth and sky), and allegories or moral lessons. Readers will learn, for instance, that night, the primordial mother of the cosmos, was often portrayed in ancient art as a woman wrapped in a black veil, whereas day or noon was often represented in Renaissance art as a strong, virile man evoking the full manifestation of the sun's energy Each entry in the book contains a main reference image in which details of the symbol or allegory being analyzed are called out for discussion.In the margin, for quick access by the reader, is a summary of the essential characteristics of the symbol in question, the derivation of its name, and the religious tradition from which it springs.

A stunning portfolio of Discworld illustrations from the brush of Paul Kidby, Sir Terry Pratchett's artist of choice.Paul Kidby, Sir Terry Pratchett's artist of choice, provided the illustrations for The Last Hero, designed the covers for the Discworld novels since 2002, and is the author of the bestselling The Art Of Discworld.Now, Paul Kidby has collected the very best of his Discworld illustrations in this definitive volume, including 40 pieces never before seen, 30 pieces that have only appeared in foreign editions, limited editions and BCA editions, and 17 book cover illustrations since 2004 that have never been seen without cover text.If Terry Pratchett's pen gave his characters life, Paul Kidby's brush allowed them to live it, and nowhere is that better illustrated than in this magnificent book. For fans old and new, this beautiful collectors item is the perfect gift for Christmas.'The closest anyone's got to how I see the characters' - Sir Terry Pratchett

This exquisitely produced volume with a silk cover, colored edges, Swiss and Japanese tube binding, and ribbon ties explores Japan’s most haunting monsters through the eyes of its greatest printmakers. Japanese folklore teems with strange and spectral beings— yōkai that slither from wells, creep through forests, or inhabit forgotten household objects. These creatures have long reflected deep cultural anxieties and obsessions. Their influence endures today, pulsing through manga, anime, and horror cinema like walking nightmares haunting our daily lives. In follow up to his bestselling Yōkai Ghosts, Charlier examines these beings through their myths, habitats, and behaviors, uncovering the human fears and desires they embody.With the voice of a storyteller and the insight of a scholar, he traces how these spirits emerged from a world lit only by lanterns, when shadow and silence gave rise to the imagination’s most haunting macabre inventions. Organized thematically, the book’s chapters focus on particular types of yōkai—animal spirits, haunted objects, female demons, and more placing them in their cultural and historical context while revealing their continued relevance. More than a hundred woodblock prints by artists such as Hokusai, Kuniyoshi, Yoshitoshi, Kunisada, and Yoshimori bring these monsters vividly to life.Their dramatic and often humorous depictions helped shape how yōkai were seen and understood in the nineteenth century—and laid the foundation for visual traditions that continue today. Beautifully produced, this volume will appeal to readers fascinated by Japanese folklore, printmaking, horror, and the art of the uncanny.

First published in 1953, Artemisia is a classic of 20th century Italian literature. From its first publication in 1953, Artemisia, a novel about Artemisia Gentileschi, an iconic 17th century painter, by Anna Banti, a brilliant Italian art historian, established itself as a feminist masterpiece. Like Penelope Fitzgerald’s The Blue Flower and Marguerite Yourcenar’s Memoirs of Hadrian, Artemisia is a book about the process of artistic creation. Much in Gentileschi’s life marked her out as a victim – rape at the age of 18, a forced marriage to a man she did not love and, a powerful, patriarchal father, Orazio Gentileschi, who failed to value her artistic genius. But Gentileschi did not accept the status of victim, in the years between 1610 and 1650; she produced over 50 paintings that have established her as one of the great painters of all time. She gave up everything – 'all tenderness, all claim to feminine virtues' to dedicate herself solely to painting. Sacrifices that Anna Banti, herself an artist, fully understands and captures in this amazing novel. 'What makes Artemisia a great book – and unique in Banti’s work – is this double destiny, of a book lost and re-created. A book that by being posthumous, rewritten, resurrected, gained incalculably in emotional reach and moral authority. A metaphor for literature, perhaps. And a metaphor for reading, militant reading – which, at its worthiest, is rereading – too.' Susan Sontag

Varje bok för sig söker, anar, inspirerar och berör känslighet som en grundläggande mänsklig förmåga med tre alldeles egna ingångar:"Känslighet - en metodbok för förskolan" - är inte i gängse bemärkelse en metodbok. Den vill nämligen något så märkligt som att göra metod för att skapa skimmer för och mellan barn. Ett annat sätt att beskriva boken är att den vill inspirera alla i förskolans värld att ta på allvar vikten av känslighet och känslor. Hos de omgivande barnen men också hos sig själv. På varje uppslag i boken "Inspiration till Känslighet" finns en hel värld att hämta, som en poetisk berättelse. När känsligheten får flyga fritt och flöda fram kan barnen få visa sig stort och berätta någonting om vem de är. Om vart de är på väg. Barnläkaren Lars H Gustafsson har inspirerat oss i TIllitsverket stort, han har skrivit en berättelse som efterord till boken. För det är vi mycket glada.Det var en gång... Ja, det vet vi ju alla.Så börjar en sann saga. När barnen får höra en saga kan det vara som en befrielse när det goda segrar. Det finns en ordning, trots att vi möter besvikelser och svårigheter i livet. Sagan inger hopp och mening. Sagorna och illustrationerna i boken "Sagor för känsliga" har skapats utur Tillitsverkets projekt Känslighet för att ge just sådan näring till barnen.Projektet Känslighet är finansierat av Allmänna arvsfonden och har utvecklats tillsammans med Malmö Förskoleförvaltning utbildningsområde C och Sveriges Förening om Högkänslighet. Den ideella stiftelsen Tillitsverket har sedan 2009 arbetat med lek och skapande för positiv samhällsförändring.Läs mer på www.tillitsverket.se

What will become of us in these trying times? How will we pass the time that we have on earth? In gorgeously rendered graphic form, Light in Dark Times invites readers to consider these questions by exploring the political catastrophes and moral disasters of the past and present, revealing issues that beg to be studied, understood, confronted, and resisted.A profound work of anthropology and art, this book is for anyone yearning to understand the darkness and hoping to hold onto the light. It is a powerful story of encounters with writers, philosophers, activists, and anthropologists whose words are as meaningful today as they were during the times in which they were written. This book is at once a lament over the darkness of our times, an affirmation of the value of knowledge and introspection, and a consideration of truth, lies, and the dangers of the trivial. In a time when many of us struggle with the feeling that we cannot do enough to change the course of the future, this book is a call to action, asking us to envision and create an alternative world from the one in which we now live.Light in Dark Times is beautiful to look at and to hold – an exquisite work of art that is lively, informative, enlightening, deeply moving, and inspiring.

New York Times Bestseller"The ultimate behind-the-scenes account.” —Washington Post“The definitive history of the landmark TV show.” —USA TodayJoin the entire Dunder Mifflin gang on a journey back to Scranton: here’s the hilarious and improbable inside story behind the beloved series.Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews, this definitive oral history with the cast and creators is illustrated with 100 behind-the-scenes photographs. Here, at last, is the untold inside story of The Office, featuring a foreword by Greg Daniels, who adapted the series for the U.S. and was its guiding creative force, and narrated by star Brian Baumgartner (aka "Kevin Malone") and executive producer Ben Silverman..In Welcome to Dunder Mifflin, the entire Office gang reunite after nearly a decade to share their favorite untold stories, spill secrets, and reveal how a little show that barely survived its first season became the most watched series in the universe. This ultimate fan guide and companion pulls back the curtain as never before on all the absurdity, genius, love, passion, and dumb luck that went into creating America’s beloved The Office.Featuring the memories of Steve Carell, John Krasinkski, Jenna Fischer, Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Rainn Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Craig Robinson, Brian Baumgartner, Phyllis Smith, Kate Flannery, Ed Helms, Oscar Nunez, Amy Ryan, Ellie Kemper, Creed Bratton, Paul Lieberstein, Ben Silverman, Mike Schur, and many more.Go even deeper into the world of Scranton with this definitive history of the landmark TV show:Exclusive Cast Interviews: Hear directly from Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, and more as they share their favorite untold stories from the set.Behind-the-Scenes Secrets: Discover how a little show that barely survived its first season became the most watched series in the universe, with details only the insiders know.Never-Before-Seen Photos: Explore a treasure trove of 100 rare and candid photographs that take you right onto the set of Dunder Mifflin.The Ultimate Fan Companion: With a foreword by creator Greg Daniels, this is the must-have book for any fan, perfect for re-watching or discovering the beloved series for the first time.

Beloved by millions, praised by film critic Roger Ebert as “the best animation filmmaker in history,” and referred to as the “Japanese Walt Disney,” Hayao Miyazaki is known for his sense of whimsical adventure, deep reverence for nature, and strong female characters. As a prolific creator, his influence and admirers include Steven Spielberg, Wes Anderson, and Akira Kurosawa.Curated by Spoke Art Gallery, My Neighbor Hayao features work from more than 250 artists in celebration of the acclaimed Japanese filmmaker and animator. Showcasing a diverse array of original painting, embroidery, sculpture, and limited edition prints that were first exhibited at Spoke during three highly popular group exhibitions attracting more than 10,000 attendees, this beautiful book grants fans of Miyazaki another creative avenue to explore his inspired worlds through interpretations of characters and themes found in iconic films including My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, and Princess Mononoke.

Enter a mysterious realm of witchcraft and wonder with an incredible array of easy-to-follow watercolour projects from artist Lizzy Gass. Beginning with small and simple art tutorials, readers will learn how to draw and paint a variety of mystical items and assemble them in their own, unique way on a witch’s shelf. Known for her whimsical creations of various types of fantasy worlds, Lizzy has created the opportunity to look behind the veil of all types of witches and bring the magical items they possess to life.Learn how to draw a Mysterious Cauldron, Magic Potion Bottles, or a Mortar and Pestle with Spelled Herbs to create the gorgeous world of the Kitchen Witch. Create a Pumpkin from the Witch’s Garden or the Floral Teacup with Matching Saucer for the dreamlike Cottage Witch. Draw a Stargazing Telescope or Beautiful Seashells for the mysterious Sea Witch. Add to the page with an Essence of Starlight or Moonlight Infused Amethyst Crystal for the otherworldly Celestial Witch.Sprinkle the page with some sparkling magic as you create these stunning and original pieces of art that, together, illustrate an imaginative look into a witch’s mystical world.This book will include 75 projects with step-by-step illustrations.

Create nine lustrous and captivating little works of art with this unique introduction to oil painting.Acclaimed artist Estelle Day demonstrates all you need to know to embark on your oil painting journey from what paints and supplies you’ll need to essential oil painting techniques. Beginners will build confidence by working on small-scale, still life painting projects designed for canvases measuring no more than 10cm (4in). Also included are outlines for you to trace so you can get started right away!Easy Oil Painting is the perfect beginner’s guide to working with oils and mastering this luminous and exciting medium.

Roger Fry (1866–1934) and his role as critic, curator and member of the Bloomsbury Group are explored in this rich and vibrant biography. From his curation of one of the most important collections in New York and groundbreaking exhibitions in London to his launch of the Omega Workshops with Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, Fry introduced Post-Impressionism, radicalised interiors and changed the landscape of twentieth-century art. His introduction of Cézanne, Van Gogh and Matisse to a British audience played a significant role in a legacy that still inspires today.Often overlooked, Fry was one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century art in Britain, giving a generation of modern artists their first exhibitions, while also creating art himself. Roger Fry: Bloomsbury and the Invention of Modern Art offers a compelling portrait of his extraordinary career and his pivotal role in redefining British art.

Straddling two World Wars and the Great Depression, ushering in the Jazz Age and the era of the automobile and skyscraper, fomenting in the great cities of Europe and America and shaping everything from the Golden Gate Bridge to the humble desk lamp, the story of Art Deco is the story of our modern world. In this book, the most comprehensive account of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period ever assembled, Alastair Duncan celebrates the style’s rich variety of form and its diverse international roots as the very factors that make it a perennial favourite of modern collectors and designers. Sumptuously illustrated and written by one of the world’s leading experts, Art Deco Complete will be the definitive work on the subject for many years to come.

'Stephen’s collection of glorious images is one of the most reliably edifying and entertaining things in my day' Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NighttimeStephen Ellcock's international following avidly await his carefully curated and sequenced albums of little known and public domain imagery on social media. Taking his title from the first ever encyclopedia in the English language All Good Things (Omne Bonum), Ellcock's compendium of art and photography inspired by both the natural world and human endeavour provide comfort in these solace-seeking times.All Good Things evokes the medieval tradition of exquisite, illuminated books: beginning with the universal and travelling through the realms of sky, sea, earth, science and humanity before ending amongst the angels and monsters that have so preoccupied artists over the centuries. Using found artwork from archives, libraries and little-known collections of art, illustration, photography and textiles, this is a glorious adventure; one that can be appreciated on many levels.

FörordJag är mycket glad att du nu håller den här boken i din hand – i avsikt att uppleva den. Javisst, ”uppleva” – jag väljer att inte skriva ”läsa”, så som kanske kunde förväntas. Det är ju ändå en bok med skriven text och javisst, text måste ju faktiskt läsas för att man skall kunna ta del av den.Den innehåller förstås också bilder – målningar i aquarell. Hur tar man då del av dem? Jo, om man betraktar dem, bör man ju kunna ta del av dem, men varför inte försöka få upplevelser av såväl dikter som målningar?Vi kan kommunicera, uttrycka oss, i allt från en tyst tanke via försiktiga ord och meningar till ett crescendo, vars eko tenderar att ta stor plats i våra sinnens aula – själen.En tyst tanke, en försiktig mening eller en ensam ton, kanske från flöjt eller harpa, skärper våra sinnen till koncentrerad tystnad, en nödvändig sådan som skapar utrymme för ett gott mottagande av vad som har avsänts. Med gott mottagande vill jag mena att en upplevelse har skapats.Det välkända pedagogiska knepet att sänka rösten så att den knappt blir hörbar inför en alltför bullrig hop, föder som bekant oftast en unison önskan om tystnad –skärpning.Crescendot kan däremot vara så påtagligt att vi nästan behöver värja oss, för att inte förlora balansen eller blåsas i väg i ett inferno som kommer till oss, fyller oss – kanske svämmar över – ofta utan att vi anstränger eller engagerar oss särskilt mycket.Javisst, den tysta tanken kan också landa i vår själ men dessbudskap och verkliga uttryck behöver tydas, kanske efterspanas, innan dess symboler väcker insikt och skapar upplevelse hos våra sinnen och landar för lång tid framåt i vårt själsliga rum.Alla kreativa gestaltningar – oavsett media – skulle kunna skrivas in mellan dessa båda poler; ”Den tysta tanken” vs ”crescendot”.Jag – som avsändare – vill skapa förutsättningar för dig – som mottagare – att uppleva det jag kommunicerar, så helt och fullt som möjligt. Uppmärksam och nyfiken, som jag tror att du är, kommer du snart att inse, hur de upplevelser du får med den här boken, gärna landar nära polen ”den tysta tanken”. Endast några få når längre bort emot ”crescendots” pol.När jag arbetar gror de flesta av mina akvareller som frön till nästan osynliga tankar. De börjar då ta form på akvarellpapperet såsom väldigt tysta, försiktiga uttryck, som endast jag själv kan avläsa. Du får avläsa dem, först när jag finner målningarna värdiga – då vidtar den kommunikation som förhoppningsvis uppstår när du upplever den här boken.Mina målningars väg från frö till värdigt verk (värdigt att visas) består konkret av ett antal transparenta skikt som målas på varandra – mer eller mindre över hela det framväxande verkets yta, i ömsesidig kommunikation med mig, tills jag anser att värdighet uppstår.De flesta av mina dikter föds som tysta ord och uttryck, som oftast – helt utan förvarning – ”landar” i mina sinnen. De tycks säga: ”Här är jag, så här låter jag men jag är nyfödd – väldigt ung – och behöver din hjälp för att utvecklas, bli mogen, så att du vill presentera mig för dina läsare”. En tidig kommunikation startar, då jag svarar genom att försöka förädla en del av de tysta orden eller tidiga uttrycken. Jag får nya svar, svarar igen, tills jag känner att dikten kan landa som en eftersträvad upplevelse i min egen själ. Först då finns det förutsättningar för att också du som läsare kan få en god upplevelse.Här i ”Aquadikt” vill jag för dig presentera såväl aquareller som dikter samtidigt. Inte alls för att de på något sätt har fötts samtidigt eller som någon sorts ömsesidig förklaring – de går inte nödvändigtvis hand i hand.Den minsta gemensamma nämnaren är jag själv. Det är samma jag som med mina sinnen och estetiska värderingar har kreerat såväl målningar som poesi.Det behöver inte alls vara så, att verken talar till varandra, men väl – att de samsas på gemensam arena – i samma bok – om än i två delar av boken.Lite av en retrospektiv presentation är det dock – verken följer en kronologisk ordning – poesin från ca 1965 och måleriet från 2003 – fram till skrivande stund 2026.Jag nämnde inledningsvis ”tysta ord och tankar”. När du läser en dikt – läs då även ”mellan raderna” – där kan du finna det viktiga ”pausutrymme” som visar den riktigt verksamma tystnadens väg, den väg som kan ge dig avsedd upplevelse.När du betraktar en bild – sträva efter att leva dig in i den. Känn in hur det vore att vara bilden, eller åtminstone att vara en viss del av den – där finner du de osynliga tankarnas väg, den väg som kan ge dig såväl inlevelse som upplevelse, i och av verket.Jag skriver och målar i ganska tydliga bilder, men inte så mycket för att de skall tolkas i förhållande till konkret verklighet, utan mera för att kända element skall ge dig möjlighet att med dem ”försvinna in” i varje verk.Du kommer att finna många gemensamma beröringspunkter och värderingar så, att när du har upplevt boken i sin helhet, säkert kan känna ett samlat uttryck som gäller mitt skapande och blir till en samlad upplevelse för dig – en upplevelse som förhoppningsvis söker fristad även i din själ!Verkens rubriker och titlar tjänar som egennamn, endast för att göra det möjligt att tala om dem. För aquarellernas del talar första delen av titeln om verkets ytterformat – se förklaring i anslutning till innehållsförteckningen.Andra delen av titeln ger en fingervisning om verkets tänkta uttryck – ungefär som inom musiken – men, som sagt, för att öppna för din egen upplevelse, bör du inte försöka tolka eller jämföra titlar med verk. Använd dem endast som egennamn på respektive verk.Jag önskar dig fina upplevelser med boken.Håkan ’Lin Haogan’ Lindskog den 1 mars 2026

A gem of a book that stays with you long after you have finished it. Edvard Munch wrote continuously; letters, diaries, literary texts and other notes. In Like a Ghost I Leave You you will find striking statements about art versus nature, enemies, money, death and much more. - "Had I been in Possession of the as yet undiscovered little Remote telephone which one carries around in one’s Pocket You would have long ago received Communications from me"- Undated draft of a letter to Jens Willumsen.

From the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The movement of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives has been the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The practice has both inspired reverence and worship, and deepened our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. While modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological knowledge, their lineage reaches back to ancient Mesopotamia. As author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology, the second volume in TASCHEN’s Library of Esoterica series, astronomy and astrology were once sister sciences: the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid at Giza was built to align with constellations, Persian scholars oversaw some of the first observatories, and even Galileo cast horoscopes for the Medicis. But with the Enlightenment and the birth of exact science, the practice moved to places where mystery was still permitted, inspiring literature, art, and psychology, and influenced artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Byron, and Blake. Later movements like the Theosophists and the New Agers, would thrust the practice into the mainstream. Edited by Jessica Hundley, this vibrant visual history of Western astrology is the first ever compendium of its kind, exploring the symbolic meaning behind more than 400 images, from Egyptian temples and illuminated manuscripts to contemporary art from across the globe. Works by artists from Alphonese Mucha and Hilma af Klint to Arpita Singh and Manzel Bowman are sequenced to mirror the spin of the planets and the wheel of the zodiac. With wisdom from new interviews with astrologers like Robert Hand, Jessica Lanyadoo, and Mecca Woods, Astrology celebrates the stars and their mysterious influence on our everyday lives.